Water-Promoted, Silver–Phosphine Complex–Catalyzed Stereoselective Cyclization of 2-(1-Hydroxy-3-arylprop-2-ynyl)phenols Leading to a Highly Efficient Approach to Aurones
摘要:
Silver-phosphine complexes can be utilized as highly efficient catalysts for the cyclization of 2-(1-hydroxy-3-arylprop-2-ynyl)phenols (1) to give product 2, key intermediates to synthesize aurones (4), with good yields and stereoselectivities in water-toluene mixed solvent. With fluoride as the counteranion, complete E- or Z-stereoselectivities were achieved at high temperature or room temperature, respectively. Furthermore, after removing water from the reaction mixtures, the toluene solution containing crude products 2 can be treated by MnO2 directly without further purification, to give aurones 4 in good yields.
Water-Triggered, Counter-Anion-Controlled, and Silver−Phosphines Complex-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cascade Alkynylation/Cyclization of Terminal Alkynes with Salicylaldehydes
作者:Min Yu、Rachid Skouta、Lei Zhou、Huan-feng Jiang、Xiaoquan Yao、Chao-Jun Li
DOI:10.1021/jo900079u
日期:2009.5.1
A highly efficient alkynylation-cyclization of terminal alkynes with salicylaldehydes leading to substituted 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3-ol derivatives was developed by using Cy3P-silver complex as catalyst in water. Counter anions in the silver complex proved to be the key factor to Z/E stereoselectivity control. Aurones can also be obtained effectively from the cascade reaction followed by oxidation without further purification.