title: A benzannulation strategy for the synthesis of phenols and heteroaromatic compounds based on the reaction of (trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes with lithium ynolates.
abstract: (Trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes react with lithium ynolates to generate 3-(oxido)dienylketenes which undergo rapid 6π-electrocyclization. The ultimate products of this benzannulation are highly substituted resorcinol monosilyl ethers which are formed via a [1,3] carbon to oxygen silyl group shift. Further transformations of the benzannulation products are described providing efficient access to ortho-benzoquinones and benzofuran, benzoxepine, and benzoxocine ring systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Rick L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Danheiser