A new approach to the synthesis of 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin derivatives
摘要:
A new, simple, one-step synthesis of 3-substituted 3,4-dihydroisocoumarins is developed. The products are obtained by the reaction of o-methoxycarbonyl arenediazonium bromides with unsaturated compounds in the presence of CuBr as a catalyst. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Photocatalyzed reactions of 2-(alkoxycarbonyl)benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborates with various alkenes afforded isochromanones in good yields, according to a mechanism that was investigated. The advantage of using highly soluble esters rather than carboxylic acids as starting compounds became evident when the reactions were performed under flow conditions. On the other hand, when 2-vinylbenzoic acid