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Bismuth triflate catalyzed Claisen rearrangement of allyl naphthyl ethers

T Ollevier, TM Mwene-Mbeja

Index: Ollevier, Thierry; Mwene-Mbeja, Topwe M. Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 24 p. 4051 - 4055

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Abstract

Bismuth triflate was found to be an efficient catalyst for the Claisen rearrangement of allyl naphthyl ethers. The reaction proceeds smoothly with a catalytic amount of bismuth triflate (20mol%) to afford the corresponding ortho-allyl naphthol in moderate to good yields in most cases.