Photochemical reaction of ortho-formylbenzyltrialkylstannanes for the generation of α-oxy-o-quinodimethane

Abstract

Irradiation of o-formylbenzyltrialkylstannanes in benzene gives α-trialkylstannoxy-o-quinodimethanes which are trapped with dienophiles at room temperature to afford cycloadducts with high stereoselectivities, while the corresponding silane and germane gave a different type of o-quinodimethane and moderate stereoselectivities in cycloadditions.

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