Synthesis and domino reactions of 1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)allenes

Abstract

The reaction of dilithiated 1,1-diphenylallene with aryl ketones provides a convenient access to novel 1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)allenes, which undergo Friedel–Crafts-type domino reactions upon treatment with TsOH.

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