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Ligand-controlled regiodivergent nickel-catalyzed annulation of pyridones
Donets, Pavel A.,Cramer, Nicolai
supporting information, p. 633 - 637 (2015/03/04)
The 1,6-annulated 2-pyridone motif is found in many biologically active compounds and its close relation to the indolizidine and quinolizidine alkaloid core makes it an attractive building block. A nickel-catalyzed C-H functionalization of 2-pyridones and subsequent cyclization affords 1,6-annulated 2-pyridones by selective intramolecular olefin hydroarylation. The switch between the exo- and endocyclization modes is controlled by two complementary sets of ligands. Irrespective of the ring size, the regioselectivity during the cyclization is under full catalyst control. Simple cyclooctadiene promotes an exo-selective cyclization, whereas a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene ligand results in an endoselective mode. The method was further applied in the synthesis of the lupin alkaloid cytisine.
