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Metal-Free Tandem Rearrangement/Lactonization: Access to 3,3-Disubstituted Benzofuran-2-(3H)-ones
Santi, Micol,Ould, Darren M. C.,Wenz, Jan,Soltani, Yashar,Melen, Rebecca L.,Wirth, Thomas
, p. 7861 - 7865 (2019/04/25)
A novel metal-free synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted benzofuran-2-(3H)-ones through reacting α-aryl-α-diazoacetates with triarylboranes is presented. Initially, triarylboranes were successfully investigated in α-arylations of α-diazoacetates, however in the presence of a heteroatom in the ortho position, the boron enolate intermediate undergoes an intramolecular rearrangement to form a quaternary center. The intermediate cyclizes to afford valuable 3,3-disubstituted benzofuranones in good yields.
