646522-92-1Relevant articles and documents
Unexpected Migration and Oxidative Cyclization of Substituted 2-Acetophenone Triflates under Basic Conditions: Synthetic and Mechanistic Insights
Coe, Jotham W.,Bianco, Krista E.,Boscoe, Brian P.,Brooks, Paige R.,Cox, Eric D.,Vetelino, Michael G.
, p. 9964 - 9970 (2007/10/03)
Oxidative ring closure of alkyl-substituted 2-hydroxyacetophenone trifluoromethanesulfonate esters (triflates) occurs upon exposure to base in anaerobic DMF at 20-90 °C. Alkyl substitution is required for ring closure. A migrated enol triflate product forms at lower temperature in high yield via migration of the trifluoromethanesulfonate in the unsubstituted and monoalkyl-substituted cases. The alkyl-substituted enol triflates also enter into the benzofuran-3-one ring-forming process under thermal cyclization conditions. Potential mechanistic pathways are evaluated.