For procedures for the conversion to the mono- and bis-silyl enol ethers, using HMDS/ imidazole and LDA/ TMS chloride respectively, see: Synthesis, 431 (1977).
Reacts with primary amines to give ?-amino enones, which can be aromatized to m-amino-phenols by oxidation with Hg(OAc)2: Synthesis, 471 (1982).