The regioselective alkylation and oxidative rearrangement of isobenzofurans has been achieved to generate substituted 4,8-dihydroxyisochromanones in good yields and with complete regiocontrol.
Disclosed is a new, catalytic, and general methodology for the chemical synthesis of biaryl, heterobiaryl, and polyaryl molecules by the cross-coupling of o-methoxybenzamides with aryl boroneopentylates. The reaction is based on the activation of the unreactive C-OMe bond by the proximate amide directing group using catalytic RuH2(CO)(PPh3)3 conditions. A one-step, base-free coupling process is thereby
Regiodivergent Iodocyclizations for the Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of syn- and anti-Hydroxyl-Isochromanones and -Isobenzofuranones: Concise Synthesis of the Isochromanone Core of the Ajudazols
An efficient synthetic strategy to access hydroxyl-isochromanone and -isobenzofurans from readily available joint alkene precursors by a regiodivergent one-pot iodocyclization-substitution tandem process is reported. The cyclizations proceed with excellent diastereoselectivities, with E-alkenes giving syn-configured products and Z-alkenes giving anti-products. A strong influence of light on the regioselectivity of the reaction was observed. High yields were also observed under radical conditions. The protective-group-free method enables a highly concise synthesis of the authentic isochromanone core of the ajudazols, which are highly potent inhibitors of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
The tertiary amide as an effective director of ortho lithiation