Base-induced or reductive cleavage of isoxazole rings followed by silylation of the resulting open-chain products affords bis(siloxy)butadienes in high yields. Their synthetic usefulness in the construction of multifunctionalized aromatic systems, via Diels-Alder reactions, is shown. The ability of bis(siloxy)butadienes to undergo deprotonation and reaction with electrophiles is also studied.
isoxazoles - siloxybutadienes - silyl dienol ethers - Diels-Alder cycloaddition - β-diketones