Modification of the Orientation of Substitution Reactions on Thiophene and Furan Derivatives
- 1 July 1968
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
- Vol. 7 (7) , 519-529
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.196805191
Abstract
Under normal conditions, thiophene and furan derivatives are substituted in the α position, and no convenient alternative methods for the preparation of β‐substitution products have been available until now. The present article describes a method that permits the synthesis of many β‐substituted thiophenes and furans. In this method, the carbonyl group in α‐aldehydes or ketones of the thiophene and furan series is blocked by complex formation with an excess of aluminum chloride, so that electrophilic substitution takes place in position 4. In another useful method, the carbonyl group is blocked by acetalization. The acetals can be metalated in the ring by organolithium compounds.Keywords
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