Novel dienes from α-ylidene and α-alkoxylidene lactones. Useful intermediates for the synthesis of benzofurans
Abstract
Novel dienes, formed by reaction of α-ylidene and α-alkoxylidene lactones with the lithium salt of acetonitrile, are readily converted into benzofuran precursors by a highly regioselective (and in the case of the former derivatives) a highly stereoselective Diels–Alder reaction.