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Synthesis of phenanthrenes through copper-catalyzed cross-Coupling of N-tosylhydrazones with terminal alkynes
Hossain, Mohammad Lokman,Ye, Fei,Liu, Zhenxing,Xia, Ying,Shi, Yi,Zhou, Lei,Zhang, Yan,Wang, Jianbo
, p. 8689 - 8699 (2015/01/08)
A novel protocol for the synthesis of phenanthrenes through the copper-catalyzed reaction of aromatic tosylhydrazones with terminal alkynes is explored. The reaction proceeds via the formation of an allene intermediate and subsequent six-π-electron cyclization-isomerization, affording phenanthrene derivatives in good yields. The transformation can be performed in two ways:(1)with Ntosylhydrazones derived from [1,1'-biphenyl]-2-carbaldehydes and terminal alkynes as the starting materials and(2)with Ntosylhydrazones derived from aromatic aldehydes and 2-alkynyl biphenyls as the starting materials. This new phenanthrene synthesis uses readily available starting materials and a cheap copper catalyst and has a wide range of functional group compatibility.
