Li X, Shen Y, Zhang G, Zheng X, Zhao Q, Song Z. Ru(II)-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Alkylation and Annulations of Benzaldehydes with Iodonium Ylides under Chelation Assistance.
Org Lett 2022;
24:5281-5286. [PMID:
35849760 DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01843]
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Abstract
A Ru(II)-catalyzed decarbonylative alkylation and annulation of salicylaldehydes and 2-aminobenzaldehydes with iodonium ylides has been developed for the synthesis of dibenzo[b,d]furans and NH-free carbazolones. The reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions with a low catalyst loading and a broad substrate compatibility. Notably, hydroxy and free amino groups were demonstrated to be the effective directing groups, enabling the successful aldehyde C-H bond activation and subsequent decarbonylation and annulation under the inexpensive Ru(II) catalyst.
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