Nucleophile- or Light-Induced Synthesis of 3-Substituted Phthalides from 2-Formylarylketones
摘要:
The surprisingly facile conversion (isomerization) of 2-formyl-arylketones into 3-substituted phthalides, as observed for the marine natural product pestalone and its per-O-methylated derivative, was investigated using a series of simple 2-acylbenzaldehydes as substrates. The transformation generally proceeds smoothly in DMSO, either in a Cannlzarro-Tishchenko-type reaction under nucleophile catalysis (NaCN) or under photochemical conditions (DMSO, 350 nm).
<i>N</i>-Capping of Primary Amines with 2-Acyl-benzaldehydes To Give Isoindolinones
作者:Daniel Augner、Dario C. Gerbino、Nikolay Slavov、Jörg-Martin Neudörfl、Hans-Günther Schmalz
DOI:10.1021/ol202271k
日期:2011.10.7
A unique reactivity pattern, first observed in the conversion of the marine natural product pestalone into pestalachloride A, was investigated. It was shown that 2-formyl-arylketones smoothly react with ammonia and primary amines, respectively, under mild conditions to afford 3-substituted isoindolinones in high yield. The reaction represents a new option for the derivatization (N-capping) of primary amines. As the substrates are readily accessible the methodology opens a short and modular access to pharmaceutically relevant substituted isoindolinones.