Organolithium additions to styrene derivatives: Intramolecular alkylation processes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00797-6

2-Benzyloxystyrene undergoes efficient carbolithiation-protonation at - 78°C. At higher temperatures, however, carbolithiation is followed by intramolecular alkylation to generate the corresponding 2-alkylphenol. 2- Alloxystyrenes are shown to undergo sim