Coppi DI, Salomone A, Perna FM, Capriati V. 2-Lithiated-2-phenyloxetane: a new attractive synthon for the preparation of oxetane derivatives.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2011;
47:9918-20. [PMID:
21814695 DOI:
10.1039/c1cc13670d]
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Abstract
A valuable and direct method to access 2-substituted-2-phenyloxetanes by electrophilic quenching of the corresponding 2-lithiated derivative has, for the first time, been described. 2-Lithiated-2-phenyloxetane was found to be configurationally unstable. Evidence is presented to show that electron-transfer processes are also operative in the coupling reactions with electrophiles.
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