title: Intramolecular Cyclizations of o-Acylbenzyllithiums. Formation of Benzocyclobuten-1-ol Derivatives and Their Thermal Isomerization.
abstract: The formation of benzocyclobutenol derivatives by intramolecular cyclizations of o-acylbenzyllithiums is described. Treatment of o-(trialkylsilylmethyl)phenyl ketones with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) followed by quenching of the resulting benzylic carbanions with chlorotrialkylsilane resulted in stereoselective formation of the corresponding 1-trialkylsiloxy-2-(trialkylsilyl)benzocyclobutenes in good yields. Subsequently, o-acyl-m-methoxybenzyllithiums were found to work well in cyclization to benzocyclobuten-1-ol derivatives. The reaction of 2-benzoyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyllithium, generated in situ by deprotonation of 6-methyl-2,3,4-trimethoxybenzophenone with LDA, with chlorotrimethylsilane afforded the corresponding 1-(trimethylsiloxy)benzocyclobutene. Cyclization of 2-pivaloyl-3-methoxybenzyllithiums, generated in situ from tert-butyl 2-methyl-6-methoxyphenyl ketones upon deprotonation with LDA, proceeded spontaneously even at -78 degrees C to give the corresponding benzocyclobuten-1-ols. We also describe the results of thermal isomerization of these 1-trimethylsiloxy-2-(trialkylsilyl)benzocyclobutenes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, Koyama-minami, Tottori 680-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawakita
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mannami
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irisawa
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Hisatoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi