Intramolecular addition of benzyl anion to alkyne utilizing [1,2]-phospha-Brook rearrangement under Brønsted base catalysis

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Sep 13;15(35):7277-7281. doi: 10.1039/c7ob02059g.

Abstract

A novel reaction system for intramolecular addition of benzyl anions to alkynes was developed by utilizing the [1,2]-phospha-Brook rearrangement under Brønsted base catalysis. The present reaction is a rare example of a catalytic addition reaction of an unstabilized benzyl anion under Brønsted base catalysis.