Abstract
A synthetic method for the preparation of 1‐alkoxy‐1,3‐cyclohexadienes is presented. Iron complexation/decomplexation is used to produce and purify the desired compound without contamination of isomeric byproducts.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Grant AR‐1474) for financial support. We would also like to thank Ms Claire Bundick for practical assistance and Dr Mehdi Moini for HRMS analyses.