BASE-CATALYZED RING OPENINGS OF BENZOCYCLOBUTENONES AND BENZOCYCLOBUTENOLS
BASE-CATALYZED RING OPENINGS OF BENZOCYCLOBUTENONES AND BENZOCYCLOBUTENOLS
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DOI:
10.1139/v95-205
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发表时间:
1995-10-01
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DURST, T
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作者:
BRADLEY, JC;DURST, T
The base-catalyzed ring opening of a number of isomeric E- and Z-benzylidenebenzocyclobutenones and -ols has been studied in both protic and aprotic solvents. Cleavage of the C1-C2 bond results in the formation of stilbenes with mainly, and at times exclusively, retained stereochemistry. For the alcohols, these results point to an oxyanion-induced carbon-carbon bond cleavage leading to a vinyl anion that is protonated with retention of configuration in the protic solvents rather than to an electrocyclic ring opening to an alkoxy o-quinodimethane. Reaction of the Z isomer of benzylidenebenzocyclobutenol with methyllithium in THF at 20 degrees C causes isomerization to the E isomer, cleavage of the C1-C2 bond, and recyclization of the resultant isomerized vinyl anion.