Catalysed 1,2-vs. 1,4-addition of 3,4-dichlorocyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione with unsaturated organosilanes
Abstract
3,4-Dichlorocyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (squaric acid chloride) reacts with allylsilanes and silyl enol ethers in the presence of TiCl4 at C-1 and/or C-4, depending on the substitution pattern of the organosilane.