TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, cilt.50, sa.17, ss.1989-1991, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
2 -Bromo-3-(trimethylstannyl)cyclopenta-1,3-diene is the key-intermediate for the synthesis of vic-bromo(trimethylstannyl)bicycloolefins via Diels-Alder reaction with dienophiles. The cycloadducts can be cyclotrimerized by copper(1)2-thiophenecarboxylate (CuTC) to afford functionalized benzocyclotrimers, (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.