Potassium <i>tert</i>-Butoxide-Mediated Condensation Cascade Reaction: Transition Metal-Free Synthesis of Multisubstituted Aryl Indoles and Benzofurans
作者:Pengfei Yang、Weiyan Xu、Rongchao Wang、Min Zhang、Chunsong Xie、Xiaofei Zeng、Min Wang
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01093
日期:2019.5.17
tert-butoxide-mediated condensation reactioninvolving a vinyl sulfoxide intermediate. Products are obtained from N- or O-benzyl benzaldehydes using dimethyl sulfoxide as a carbon source. The methodology features a wide functional group tolerance and transition metal-free environment. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the reactioninvolves a tandem aldol reaction/Michaeladdition/dehydrosulfenylation/isomerization