Abstract
We report here the efficient, intramolecular trapping in a Diels-Alder (DA) sense of thermally generated benzynes by one of two pendant arene rings. A more electron-rich ring (p-methoxyphenyl) reacted substantially faster than a simple phenyl ring, which was, in turn, slightly more reactive vs a 4-carbomethoxyphenyl ring. Photoinduced di-π-methane rearrangement of the initial DA adducts gave rise to unusual isomeric polycyclic adducts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 856-859 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 20 2015 |
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