RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 α-Lithiated Aryl Benzyl Ethers: Inhibition of [1,2]-Wittig Rearrangement and Application to the Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan Derivatives A1 Velasco, Rocío A1 Feberero García, Claudia A1 Sanz Díez, Roberto K1 Chemistry, Organic K1 Química orgánica AB The use of t-BuLi at low temperature selectively leads to α-lithiation of benzyl phenyl ether generating a stable organolithium, which can be efficiently trapped with a variety of selected electrophiles prior to suffering the expected [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. In the case of (o-alkynyl)phenyl benzyl ethers, the intermediate α-aryloxyorganolithium undergoes an unexpected anti intramolecular carbolithiation reaction leading to functionalized benzo[b]furan derivatives. PB American Chemical Society SN 1523-7060 YR 2015 FD 2015-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4276 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4276 LA eng NO Junta de Castilla y León (BU237U13) andMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) andFEDER (CTQ2013-48937-C2-1-P) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 26-abr-2024