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SUBMITTER: Chen PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4049219 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tetrahedron 20140701 27-28
A concise approach to access functionalized benzocyclobutenones from 3-halophenol derivatives is described. This modified synthesis employs a [2+2] cycloaddition between benzynes generated from dehydrohalogenation of aryl halides using LiTMP and acetaldehyde enolate generated from <i>n</i>-BuLi and THF, followed by oxidation of the benzocyclobutenol intermediates to provide benzocyclobutenones. The [2+2] reaction can be run on a 10-gram scale with an increased yield. A number of functional group ...[more]