Abstract
Treatment of benzyl γ-(trimethylsilyl)propargyl ether with n-BuLi is shown to afford the rarely precedent ortho-[2,3]-Wittig product in remarkable preference to the [1,2]-Wittig product. The factors governing the periselectivity in this type of carbanion rearrangement are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1394-1395 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)