Z. Naturforsch. 2013,
68b, 378 – 382
doi:10.5560/ZNB.2013-2298
Regioselective Synthesis of 5-(2-Methoxyethyl)biphenyls by Formal [3+3] Cyclocondensations of 1,3-Bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-1,3-butadienes
Franziska
Bendrath1,2,
Verena
Specowius1,2,
Zharylkasyn A.
Abilov3,
Ashot. S.
Saghyan4,5,
Christine
Fischer2, and
Peter
Langer1,2
1 Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
2 Leibniz Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
3 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi ave. 71, 050040 Almaty, Kazakhstan
4 Faculty of Chemistry, Yerevan State University, Alex Manoogian 1, 0025 Yerevan, Armenia
5 Scientific and Production Center ''Armbiotechnology'' of NAS RA, Gyurjyan str. 14, 0056 Yerevan, Armenia
Received November 21, 2012; in revised form December 19, 2012 / published online April 19, 2013
5-(2-Methoxyethyl)biphenyls have been prepared by regioselective formal [3+3] cyclocondensations of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-1,3-butadienes.
Key words: Arenes, Cyclizations, Silyl Enol Ethers, Regioselectivity