Organic letters

Regiodivergent Halogenation of Vinylogous Esters: One-Pot, Transition-Metal-Free Access to Differentiated Haloresorcinols

X Chen, JS Martinez, JT Mohr

Index: Chen, Wen; Yang, Xiao-Dong; Li, Yan; Yang, Li-Juan; Wang, Xue-Quan; Zhang, Gao-Lan; Zhang, Hong-Bin Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 9, # 11 p. 4250 - 4255

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Abstract

We report an efficient method for the regiodivergent synthesis of halogenated resorcinol derivatives using readily available vinylogous esters and sulfonyl halide halogen donors. Either the 4-or 6-haloresorcinol isomer is accessible from a common precursor. In contrast to