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Dibromoisobenzofuran as a formal equivalent of didehydroisobenzofuran: Reactive platform for expeditious assembly of polycycles

H Haneda, S Eda, M Aratani, T Hamura

Index: Hamura, Toshiyuki; Nakayama, Ryosuke Chemistry Letters, 2013 , vol. 42, # 9 p. 1013 - 1015

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Abstract

Two-directional annulation of dibromoisobenzofuran, a formal equivalent to didehydroisobenzofuran, was developed. Importantly, selective bromine–lithium exchange allows the tandem generation of benzynes and dual cycloadditions with two different