The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Practical multigram syntheses of benzocyclobutenediones

MS South, LS Liebeskind

Index: South, Michael S.; Liebeskind, Lanny S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 47, # 20 p. 3815 - 3821

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Abstract

Experimentally simple syntheses of benzocyclobutenedione and substituted benzocyclobutenediones (3-OH; 40H; 4Me;% OH, &Me) are described which allow the synthesis of these compounds on large scale from inexpensive starting materials. The regiospecific and stereoselective cycloaddition of trimethylsiloxy dienes to 1, 4-di-chloro-3, 3, 4-trifluorocyclobutene forms the basis of the synthesis of the substituted ...