Ring-Opening Reactions of Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutanes with Electron-Rich Arenes, Thiols, and Selenols. 2019

Alexander Kreft, and Stephanie Ehlers, and Peter G Jones, and Daniel B Werz

Donor-acceptor (D-A) cyclobutanes with two geminal ester groups as acceptors are reacted with electron-rich arenes as nucleophiles to afford ring-opened products. AlCl3 mediates this Friedel-Crafts-type reaction. A variety of donors and electron-rich arenes are used. Nucleophilic thiols and selenols also trigger this ring-opening reaction. Furthermore, a comparison of various physical parameters has been carried out for several D-A cyclobutanes.

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