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Enantioselective Organocatalytic Cascade Approach to Different Classes of Benzofused Acetals
Paz, Bruno Matos,Klier, Lydia,N?sborg, Line,Lauridsen, Vibeke Henriette,Jensen, Frank,J?rgensen, Karl Anker
, p. 16810 - 16818 (2016)
A novel enantioselective organocatalytic strategy is presented for the synthesis of tetrahydrofurobenzofuran and methanobenzodioxepine natural product core structures. The strategy is based on a pair of divergent reaction pathways in which hydroxyarenes react with γ-keto-α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, catalyzed by a chiral secondary amine. One reaction pathway, which leads to chiral 5,5-fused acetals with two stereocenters—the tetrahydrofurobenzofuran scaffolds—proceeds in moderate yields and up to 96 % ee. The other reaction pathway provides 5,6-bridged methanobenzodioxepine scaffolds with three stereocenters in moderate to good yields and up to 95 % ee. The reaction is remarkable as it can proceed with catalyst loadings as low as 0.25 mol %, providing one of the highest known turnover numbers in iminium ion catalysis. Furthermore, the hemiacetal tetrahydrofurobenzofuran can undergo functionalizations including reduction, oxidation, and allylation. Finally, the effects involved in the substrate control for the divergent pathways, based on both experimental and computational studies, have been investigated. A model involving steric, electronic and stereoelectronic interactions is discussed to rationalize the observed selectivities.
Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyridines via a One-Pot Metal-Free Strategy
Wei, Hongbo,Li, Yun,Xiao, Ke,Cheng, Bin,Wang, Huifei,Hu, Lin,Zhai, Hongbin
supporting information, p. 5974 - 5977 (2016/01/09)
An efficient strategy for the one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted pyridines via a cascade reaction from aldehydes, phosphorus ylides, and propargyl azide is reported. The reaction sequence involves a Wittig reaction, a Staudinger reaction, an aza-Wittig reaction, a 6π-3-azatriene electrocyclization, and a 1,3-H shift. This protocol provides quick access to the polysubstituted pyridines from readily available substrates in good to excellent yields.
