A Metal-Free Oxidative Dehydrogenative Diels-Alder Reaction for Selective Functionalization of Alkylbenzenes.

Chemistry

Abteilung Chemische Biologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.

Published: June 2017

Functionalization of C(sp )-H bonds under metal-free reaction conditions is a great challenge due to poor bond reactivity. A novel metal-free oxidative dehydrogenative Diels-Alder reaction of alkylbenzene derivatives with alkenes through C(sp )-H bond functionalization is described. The developed oxidative method provides a straightforward approach to biologically relevant 1,4-phenanthraquinone and isoindole derivatives from readily available starting materials. Furthermore, the synthesis of nitrostyrenes from enylbenzene derivatives by selective C(sp )-H bond functionalization has been demonstrated.

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