Benda Konstantin, Knoth Tanja, Danheiser Rick L, Schaumann Ernst
Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Clausthal, Leibnizstraβe 6, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
Tetrahedron Lett. 2011 Jan 5;52(1):46-48. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.10.130.
2-Silyl-cyclobutene(di)ones are obtained by an addition/substitution approach on dimethyl squarate using silyl anions. The acetal and in particular the thioacetal derivatives readily undergo electrocyclic ring opening to reactive silyl(vinyl)ketenes.