The titanium(III)- and samarium(II)-promoted rearrangement of a vinylcyclobutene 1,2-diester to 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-phthalates

Authors
Russo, T Pinhas, AR
Citation
T. Russo et Ar. Pinhas, The titanium(III)- and samarium(II)-promoted rearrangement of a vinylcyclobutene 1,2-diester to 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-phthalates, ORGANOMETAL, 18(25), 1999, pp. 5344-5346
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
ORGANOMETALLICS
ISSN journal
02767333 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
25
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5344 - 5346
Database
ISI
SICI code
0276-7333(199912)18:25<5344:TTASRO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We have discovered a novel rearrangement of a vinylcyclobutene 1,2-diester into a mixture of 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-phthalates. On the basis of deuterium labeling studies, a mechanism for this rearrangement is proposed.