Aryne‐Induced Novel Tandem 1,2‐Addition/(3+2) Cycloaddition to Generate Imidazolidines and Pyrrolidines

Metal Free Bi(hetero)aryl Synthesis: A Benzyne Truce-Smiles Rearrangement

A new benzyne transformation is described that affords versatile biaryl structures without recourse to transition‐metal catalysis or stoichiometric amounts of organometallic building blocks. Aryl sulfonamides add to benzyne upon fluoride activation, and then undergo an aryl Truce–Smiles rearrangement to afford biaryls with sulfur dioxide extrusion. The reaction proceeds under simple reaction conditions and has excellent scope for the synthesis of sterically hindered atropisomeric biaryl amines.

Aryne-induced dearomatized phosphonylation of electron-deficient azaarenes

Aryne-induced dearomatic phosphonylation of electron-deficient azaarenes.

Synthesis of functionalized amino epoxides by a three-component coupling involving aziridines, arynes and aldehydes

A three-component coupling of arynes, aziridines and aldehydes/isatins resulting in the synthesis of N-aryl α-amino epoxides has been demonstrated.