A novel and efficient route for the synthesis of new benzo[b]acridones has been described. It involves the Diels-Alder reaction of N-substituted-4-quinolone-3-carbaldehyde with ortho-benzoquinodimethanes giving benzo[b]-1,6,6a,12a-tetrahydroacridones, which are the result of a cycloaddition reaction followed by an in situ deformylation. The oxidation of these tetrahydroacridones in dimethyl sulfoxide using a catalytic amount of iodine gives the new benzo[b]acridone derivatives. It was demonstrated that the cycloaddition reaction is only efficient if an electron-withdrawing N-protecting group is present.
本研究描述了合成新
苯并[b]吖啶酮的新颖而高效的路线。该方法涉及 N-取代-4-
喹啉酮-3-
甲醛与邻苯醌二
甲烷的 Diels-Alder 反应,通过环加成反应和原位变形反应生成苯并[b]-1,6,6a,12a-四氢
吖啶酮。使用一定量的
碘催化这些四氢
吖啶酮在
二甲基亚砜中的氧化反应,可以得到新的
苯并[b]吖啶酮衍
生物。实验证明,只有当存在一个电子撤回的 N 保护基团时,环化反应才会有效。