A comparison of the benzylic and the allylic group as a donor in the formal [4+2] cycloaddition to tetrahydropyrans using donor-acceptor cyclobutanes

Ahmed, Awais; Christie, Steven; Pritchard, Gareth

A comparison of the benzylic and the allylic group as a donor in the formal [4+2] cycloaddition to tetrahydropyrans using donor-acceptor cyclobutanes

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posted on 2017-07-26, 12:41 authored by Awais Ahmed, Steven ChristieSteven Christie, Gareth Pritchard

The allyl group was shown to be preferred over the benzyl group as a donor in the formal [4+2]-cycloaddition reaction between a donor-acceptor cyclobutane and various aldehydes to give tetrahydropyrans.

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Tetrahedron Letters

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AHMED, A., CHRISTIE, S.D.R. and PRITCHARD, G.J., 2017. A comparison of the benzylic and the allylic group as a donor in the formal [4+2] cycloaddition to tetrahydropyrans using donor-acceptor cyclobutanes. Tetrahedron Letters, 58 (31), pp. 3028-3031.

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2017-06-14

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2017

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This article was published in the journal Tetrahedron Letters [© Elsevier] and the definitive version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.06.046