School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Minatojima, Kobe 651-8530, Japan
Abstract:
The trapping reaction of the transient intermediate ortho-quinone methides, generated by the insertion of arynes into a carbon–oxygen double bond of DMF, with dienophiles was investigated. The 4+2] cycloaddition products were obtained when the diesters of acetylenedicarboxylic acid were employed as dienophiles.