RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Exploring the Reactivity of α-Lithiated Aryl Benzyl Ethers: Inhibition of the [1,2]-Wittig Rearrangement and the Mechanistic Proposal Revisited A1 Velasco, Rocío A1 Silva López, Carlos A1 Nieto Faza, Olalla . A1 Sanz Díez, Roberto K1 density functio nal calculations K1 lithiation K1 oxygenheterocycles K1 reaction mechanisms K1 Wittig rearrangement K1 Chemistry, Organic K1 Química orgánica AB By carefullycontrolling the reactiontemperature,treatment of aryl benzylethers with tBuLi selectivelyleadsto a-lithiation, generating stable organolithiums that can bedirectlytrapped with avariety of selected electro philes,before they can undergo the expected [1,2]-Wittigrear-rangement. This rearrangement has been deeplystudied,both experimentally and computationally,with aryl a-lithiat-ed benzyl ethers bearing different substituents at the arylring. The obtained resultssupport the competence of acon-certedanionic intramolecular addition/elimination sequenceand aradical dissociation/recombination sequence for ex-plaining the tendency of migrationfor aryl groups.Themore favored rearrangementsare found for substrates withelectron-poor aryl groups that favor the anionic pathway PB Wiley-VCH Verlag SN 0947-6539 YR 2016 FD 2016-10 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4279 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4279 LA eng NO Junta de Castilla yLejnandFEDER (BU237U13 and BU076U16) and Ministerio de Econom&ayCompetitividad (MINECO) and FEDER (CTQ2013-48937-C2-1Pand 2-P) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 29-abr-2024