Dearomatizing Annelation of Five-Membered Rings to Naphthalenes by Organolithium Cyclization.

Jonathan Clayden, Martin N. Kenworthy

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    Abstract

    .gamma.-Lithiopropylnaphthalenes and their oxa- and aza-tethered analogs cyclize by nucleophilic addn. of the organolithium to the naphthalene ring. The resulting benzyllithiums react stereoselectively with electrophiles to give dearomatized tricyclic products with structural similarity to the arylnaphthalene lignans. [on SciFinder (R)]
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)787-790
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

    Keywords

    • Lignans Role: PNU (Preparation, unclassified), PREP (Preparation) (arylnaphthalene; dearomatizing annelation of five-membered rings to naphthalenes by organolithium cyclization); Cyclization; Lithiation; Substitution reaction (dearomatizing annelation of five-membered rings to naphthalenes by organolithium cyclization)

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