Lithium(1+)-Catalyzed Nazarov-Type Cyclization of 1-Arylbuta-2,3-dien-1-ols: Synthesis of Benzofulvene Derivatives
Masahiro Sai, Seijiro Matsubara*
*Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of
Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto
615-8510, Japan, Email: matsubara.seijiro.2e
kyoto-u.ac.jp
M. Sai, S. Matubara, Synlett, 2014, 25, 2067-2071.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378333
Abstract
Lithium hexafluorophosphate is an effecient catalyst for a Nazarov-type cyclization of 1-arylbuta-2,3-dien-1-ols into benzofulvenes, which are valuable building blocks for functional materials and bioactive compounds.
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Key Words
catalysis, cyclizations, benzofulvenes, indenes, dienols, lithium, Nazarov reaction
ID: J60-Y2014
