Chen Jinglong, Song Qiuling, Li Pixu, Guan Hairong, Jin Xianglin, Xi Zhenfeng
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Org Lett. 2002 Jun 27;4(13):2269-71. doi: 10.1021/ol0261478.
[reaction: see text] Reaction of 1,4-dilithio-1,3-diene derivatives with 2 equiv of aldehydes affords polysubstituted 2,5-dihydrofurans in good to high yields with perfect regio- and stereoselectivities. Hexa-2,4-diene-1,6-dialcoholates are proposed as the first intermediates, which undergo a cyclization and subsequent elimination of Li(2)O to generate the 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives.