Process for preparing hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutenes

Details Process for preparing hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutenes Process for preparing hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutenes

1992-11-25

1994-09-20

Reamer, James H.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568323, C07C 2914

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ABSTRACT:
A process for preparing a substituted or unsubstituted 3- or 4-hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutene compound comprises reducing a corresponding 3- or 4-formyl or ketobenzocyclobutene compound with a hydride at a temperature below that at which dimerization or oligomerization of the formyl- or ketobenzocycloutene compound or the thus-produced hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutene compound is a significant side reaction, for a time sufficient to convert the formyl- or ketobenzocyclobutene compound to the hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutene compound. In a two-step process, formylbenzocyclobutenes are prepared from bromobenzocyclobutenes in 90% yield or from benzocyclobutenes in a 70% yield, and then converted to hydroxymethylbenzocyclobutenes for an overall yield of about 85% from a bromobenzocyclobutene or of about 65% from a benzocyclobutene. In a two-step process, ketobenzocyclobutenes from bromobenzocyclobutene Grignard reagents and an N-alkanoyl- or N-aroyl-2-methylaziridine are converted to hydroxyalkylbenzocyclobutenes in high yields.

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