Abstract
2-Bromo-3-methoxycyclohex-2-en-1-ones are readily alkylated at C-6 with reactive halides, and then treatment with DBU (2 equiv) in PhMe at room temperature results in smooth loss of bromide and aromatization to resorcinol monomethyl ethers of defined substitution pattern.
Supporting Information
Copies of NMR spectra of 1, 2, 4, 14–26, 28, 30, 31, 33, and 34 and an ORTEP diagram and X-ray data (CIF) for compound trans-2. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
