Synthesis of a Tricyclic Mescaline Analogue by Catalytic C−H Bond Activation
作者:Kateri A. Ahrendt、Robert G. Bergman、Jonathan A. Ellman
DOI:10.1021/ol034228d
日期:2003.4.1
[reaction: see text] A tetrahydrobis(benzofuran) mescalineanalogue has been prepared in six steps and 38% overall yield from (4'-O-methyl)methyl gallate. The key step in this synthesis is a tandem cyclization reaction via directed C[bond]H activation followed by olefin insertion.