title: Synthesis of benzodiquinanes via tandem palladium-catalyzed semipinacol rearrangement and direct arylation.
abstract: A palladium-catalyzed tandem semipinacol rearrangement/direct arylation reaction using α-aryl isopropenyl-tert-cyclobutanols has been developed. This reaction gives access to benzodiquinanes in moderate to good yields and tolerates alkyl-, alkoxy-, and halogen-substituted aryl groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, York University, 440 Chemistry Building, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3.
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweinitz
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chtchemelinine
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orellana