Chemistry Letters

Novel Synthesis of 1, 3-Disubstituted Alkyl-and Aralkylnaphthalenes from Methylenetriphenylphosphorane, 1, 1-Disubstituted Epoxides, Paraformaldehyde, and …

K Okuma, Y Hirose, K Shioji

Index: Okuma, Kentaro; Hirose, Yoshitaka; Shioji, Kosei Chemistry Letters, 2002 , # 4 p. 438 - 439

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Abstract

A novel approach toward the synthesis of 3-methylnaphthalenes is achieved by the reaction of 3-methylene-5, 5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans derived from methylenetriphenylphosphorane, 1, 1-disubstituted epoxides and paraformaldehyde with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate in the presence of diisopropylethylamine.