An organocatalyzed dearomative aza-Michael/Michael addition cascade of 2-nitrobenzofurans and 2-nitrobenzothiophenes with 2-aminochalcones has been developed, opening a new channel to access a series of optically active tetrahydrobenzofuro[3,2- b]quinolines and tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[3,2- b]quinolines bearing three contiguous stereocenters with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (all cases >20:1 dr, up to 99% ee). This study features the first asymmetric dearomative cascade reaction of 2-nitrobenzofurans and 2-nitrobenzothiophenes beginning with aza-Michael addition. The potential applications of the methodology were demonstrated by the preparative-scale experiment and the versatile transformations of the products.
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Chemistry
January 2022
College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan province 450000, P. R. China.
The application of dinuclear zinc catalysts in a dearomatization reaction has been developed. Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization [3+2] annulations of 2-nitrobenzofurans or 2-nitrobenzothiophenes with CF -containing N-unprotected isatin-derived azomethine ylides catalyzed by dinuclear zinc catalysts are realized with excellent diastereomer ratios (dr) of >20 : 1 and enantiomeric excess (ee) of up to 99 %. This protocol provides a practical, straightforward access to structurally diverse pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles containing a 2,3-fused-dihydrobenzofuran (or dihydrobenzothiphene) moiety, and four contiguous stereocenters.
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May 2019
Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
An efficient Ph2PMe-catalyzed dearomative (3 + 2) annulation of 2-nitrobenzofurans, 2-nitrobenzothiophenes, and 3-nitrobenzothiophenes with allenoates has been developed. With the developed protocol, a series of structurally important cyclopenta[b]benzofurans and cyclopenta[b]benzothiophenes were obtained in good to excellent yields (up to 98%) under mild conditions. In addition, preparative-scale experiments and transformations were conducted to exemplify the synthetic utility.
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April 2019
National Engineering Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu 610041 , China.
An organocatalyzed dearomative aza-Michael/Michael addition cascade of 2-nitrobenzofurans and 2-nitrobenzothiophenes with 2-aminochalcones has been developed, opening a new channel to access a series of optically active tetrahydrobenzofuro[3,2- b]quinolines and tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[3,2- b]quinolines bearing three contiguous stereocenters with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (all cases >20:1 dr, up to 99% ee). This study features the first asymmetric dearomative cascade reaction of 2-nitrobenzofurans and 2-nitrobenzothiophenes beginning with aza-Michael addition. The potential applications of the methodology were demonstrated by the preparative-scale experiment and the versatile transformations of the products.
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