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Synthesis of Benzofurans and Benzoxazoles through a [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement: O-NHAc as a Multitasking Functional Group
Yan, Dingyuan,Jiang, Heming,Sun, Wenxue,Wei, Wei,Zhao, Jing,Zhang, Xinhao,Wu, Yun-Dong
, p. 1646 - 1653 (2019)
The synthesis of heterocycles relies heavily on diverse sigmatropic rearrangements triggered by the cleavage of X-Y (X, Y = C, O, N, S, I) bonds. However, a unified rearrangement approach for constructing heterocyclic libraries is highly desirable. Encouraged by computational analysis of [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements, we can now rapidly synthesize oxa-heterocycles by treating N-phenoxyacetamides (Ph-ONHAc) with compounds containing an sp-hybridized carbon. The generality of the process is illustrated by the late-stage diversification of natural products, including estrone and an approved drug. A combination of experimental and computational studies revealed that the reactions proceed through a facile Claisen-like [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/annulation process.
