Uses
1-Methoxy-1,3-cyclohexadiene was used in the following studies:
- Synthesis of tetracyclic polyhydroxyquinones via Diels-Alder reaction.
- Synthesis of tetra-ortho-substituted biaryls via Diels-Alder reaction.
- Synthesis of optically active form of dihydroisocoumarin fragment of the gastroprotective natural product AI-77-B, via regiospecific Diels-Alder reaction with an acetylenic ester derivative.
General Description
1-Methoxy-1,3-cyclohexadiene is a useful Diels-Alder diene employed in Diels-Alder cycloadditions. It undergoes Diels-Alder reaction with alkyne to yield anisole derivative.
