α-Lithiated Aryl Benzyl Ethers: Inhibition of [1,2]-Wittig Rearrangement and Application to the Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan Derivatives

The use of t-BuLi at low temperature selectively leads to α-lithiation of benzyl phenyl ether generating a stable organolithium, which can be efficiently trapped with a variety of selected electrophiles prior to suffering the expected [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. In the case of (o-alkynyl)phenyl benz...

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Autores: Velasco, Rocío, Feberero, Claudia, Sanz Díez, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/4276
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4276
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chemistry, Organic
Química orgánica
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Sumario:The use of t-BuLi at low temperature selectively leads to α-lithiation of benzyl phenyl ether generating a stable organolithium, which can be efficiently trapped with a variety of selected electrophiles prior to suffering the expected [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. In the case of (o-alkynyl)phenyl benzyl ethers, the intermediate α-aryloxyorganolithium undergoes an unexpected anti intramolecular carbolithiation reaction leading to functionalized benzo[b]furan derivatives.