Methylenation Of Allylbenzene?

[Bwiti]

I was just wondering if methylenation of allylbenzene is possible, like with catechol, or must it have two OH groups? Or, will the methylenedioxyallylbenzene have to be made from allylcatechol?  

[Rhodium]

Bwiti... You really should know better than to ask that! Of course you need allylcatechol, there is no way you can add oxygen groups like that to alkylbenzenes...

[Aurelius]

Come on man!!! Do I need to take you back to school? 

[allcaps]MASSIVE FLAMING[/allcaps]


Bwiti, pm me.  I've got a question for you.  (unrelated to the above)

[El_Zorro]

*WARNING: Question with no theoretical background whatsoever*

What if someone was to para-brominate allylbenzene, or even methamphetamine?  Then couldn't the Cu powder and NaOH procedure be used on that to make a -OH substituted allyl benzene or amphetamine?  Then if you were to brominate again, would it result in a single bromination right next to the -OH group?  If it did, it wouldn't matter what side of the -OH it was on, and then maybe the Cu powder and NaOH again, then methylenation?

Sorry if this is completely wrong, I warned you I have no technical basis for the questions, it was just a thought.

[Rhodium]

You cannot do that, the side-chain will react.

[El_Zorro]

Shit, I forgot about that double bond.  But what about just plain old methamphetamine, or amphetamine?  The Br won't replace the amine group, will it?

[Bwiti]

Oops! Sorry about that. I shall bow-out, and do the right thing.