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Dominik Nitsch1, Thorsten Bach
1Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I and Catalysis Research Center (CRC), Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany.
Abstract:
A convergent synthesis of the title compounds is reported, which relies on a successive 2-fold SN'-type substitution reaction at methoxy-substituted propargylic acetates. The furan C3-C4 bond is presumably established by silyl enol ether attack at a propargylic cation intermediate. The resulting α-methoxyallene is intramolecularly substituted, leading to cyclization by displacement of the methoxy group (O-C2 bond formation) and to simultaneous formation of the exocyclic alkene double bond. Despite the relatively mild conditions, the reactions were complete within 5 min.
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