RAPID, ONE-POT CONVERSION OF ARYL FLUORIDES INTO PHENOLS WITH 2-BUTYN-1-OL AND POTASSIUM<i>t</i>-BUTOXIDE IN DMSO

Jeremy I. Levin, Mila T. Du

Synthetic Communications · 2002 · 28 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Aryl fluorides react rapidly with 2-butyn-1-ol and potassium t-butoxide in DMSO under microwave irradiation to give propargylic ethers. These ethers isomerize in situ to the corresponding allenyl ethers, which hydrolyze on work-up to give phenols in good yield.

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