Whl le organometal I Ic addltlons8*'* to these p-qulnol ethers have not been extenslvely studled, some representatlve 1, 2-additions of organometal Ilcs and the 1, 4-Initiated reactions have been successfu Ii y performed wlth 7a as III ustrated below. Thus, these readi I y aval I ab I e p-qulnol ethers are attractive candidates for the synthesls of functlonalized blphenyls and thelr hlgher homologues.'3