Li Diao, Cheng Yang, and Peter Wan* Department of Chemistry, Box 3055, University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6 Received January 9, 1995 0-and p- quinone methides (QMs, 1 and 2, respectively) are intermediates of relevance in a variety of areas. o-QMs are widely used in organic synthesis, in particular for carrying out" reverse electron demand" Diels-Alder [4+ 21 cycloadditions with electron rich alkenes, to give ...
