INTRAMOLECULAR ANIONIC CYCLIZATIONS OF o-CINNAMYLOXY- AND o-PHENYLPROPARGYLOXYBENZYLIDENEAMINES

Abstract
The intramolecular anionic cyclization of o-cinnamyloxybenzylideneamines proceeded via an allyl anion and/or an azaallyl anion to give a mixture of 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and/or a perhydropyrro[3,2-c]benzopyrane. In a similar reaction o-phenylpropargyloxybenzylideneamines gave 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and/or a benzooxepine derivative exclusively via a propargyl anion. It was revealed that the relative yields of the products were dependent on the nature of amines in imines.