A. Esteves, E. Ferreira, M. J. Medeiros
Apr 2, 2007
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Tetrahedron
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Abstract The controlled-potential reduction of [1-bromo-2-methoxy-2-(prop-2′-ynyloxy)ethyl]benzene ( 1a ), 1-[2-bromo-2-phenyl-1-(prop-2′-ynyloxy)ethyl]-4-methoxybenzene ( 1b ) and 2-bromo-3-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-propargyloxypropanamide ( 1c ) catalysed by (1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)nickel(I), [Ni(tmc)] + , at a vitreous carbon cathode in DMF/Et 4 NBF 4 leads to 2-methoxy-4-methylene-3-phenyl-tetrahydrofuran ( 2a ), 2-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-4-methylene-3-phenyl-tetrahydrofuran ( 2b ) and 2-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-carbamoyl-4-methylenetetrahydrofuran ( 2c ), respectively, in very high yields.