Lewis acid-mediated ring expansion reaction of benzo[b]cyclopropa[e]pyran-7-ol acetates: Facile synthesis of 2-alkyl substituted 2,3-dihydro-1-benzoxepins
Y. Sugita et al., Lewis acid-mediated ring expansion reaction of benzo[b]cyclopropa[e]pyran-7-ol acetates: Facile synthesis of 2-alkyl substituted 2,3-dihydro-1-benzoxepins, HETEROCYCLE, 53(6), 2000, pp. 1251-1254
In the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf), benzo
[b]cyclopropa[e]pyran-7-ol acetates easily reacted with silyl enol ethers t
o give 2-alkyl substituted 2,3-dihydro-1-benzoxepin derivatives in good yie
lds.