Halocarbon Chemistry. !. (2-Hydroxyaryl)acetylenes from Haloethyl Aryl Ethers. A New O to C Rearrangement.
A new base-induced (BuLi) oxygen-to carbon rearrangement is described which involves the direct conversion of phenyl tetra(or tri)haloethyl ethers and the related intermediate phenoxyalkynes to the corresponding 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)alkynes in good to excel