I. Yavari, A. Samzadeh‐Kermani
Aug 27, 1998
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Ethyl 4-aryl-2,4-dioxobutanoates undergo stereoselective intramolecular Wittig reaction with a vinyltriphenylphosphonium salt to yield cyclobutene derivatives, which undergo electrocyclic ring-opening reactions in boiling toluene to produce highly electron-deficient 1,3-dienes.