Facile aluminum(III) chloride catalyzed preparation of β,γ-unsaturated O-aryl esters from allylsilanes and aryl chloroformates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1995-3885

The aluminum trichloride catalyzed reaction of phenyl chloroformate (1a) with allylsilanes 2a-e gives phenyl 3-alkenoates in excellent yields. The reaction with allyltrimethylsilane 2a also works with a number of para substituted aryl chloroformates 1b-f.