Title |
Amine‐Catalyzed Highly Regioselective and Stereoselective C(sp2)–C(sp2) Cross‐Coupling of Naphthols with trans‐α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes
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Published in |
Chemistry - An Asian Journal, July 2015
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DOI | 10.1002/asia.201500460 |
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Authors |
Yang Hu, Yueyue Ma, Rengwei Sun, Xinhong Yu, Hexin Xie, Wei Wang |
Abstract |
We describe a metal-free C(sp2)-C(sp2) cross-coupling approach to highly congested (E) α-naphtholylenals from simple naphthols and enals.The mild reaction conditions by the use of PHBP as the bromination reagent in the presence of piperidine or diphenylprolinol TMS ether as promoters enable the process in good yields and with high chemo-, regio- and stereo-selectivities.The process involves an unprecedented pathway of in situ regio-selective 4-bromination of 1-naphthols and the subsequent unusual aromatic nucleophilic substitution of the resulted 4-bromo-1-naphthols with the α-C(sp2) of enals via a Michael-type Friedel-Crafts alkylation-dearomatization followed by a cyclopropanation-ring opening cascade process.The noteworthy features of this strategy are highlighted by its highly efficient creation of a C(sp2)-C(sp2) bond from readily available unfunctionalized naphthols and enals catalyzed by non-metal, readily available cyclic secondary amines under mild reaction conditions. |
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