H. Shirakawa, H. Sano
May 13, 2014
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Synthesis
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Abstract 2-[(Trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzyl methanesulfonates react with potassium fluoride in the presence of a catalytic amount of 18-crown-6 at room temperature to give o-quinodimethanes, which are trapped with electron-deficient olefins to afford [4+2] cycloadducts in good yields.