Iron(III)-promoted hydrofunctionalization/bicyclization of 1,7-enynes toward benzo[a]fluoren-5-ones

Mechanism and Origins of Enantioselectivity of Cobalt-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroacylation/Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes with Aldehydes

Density functional theory calculations were performed to investigate the cobalt-catalyzed intermolecular hydroacylation/cyclization of 1,6-enynes. The computations show that the initial oxidative cyclization constitutes the rate-determining step of the overall reaction....

Metal-/solvent-free oxidative [4+2]/[3+2] annulation of 2-ethynylbenzaldehydes with arylalkenes: Facile synthesis of benzo[a]fluoren-5-ones

We report here a DTBP-mediated oxidative [4+2]/[3+2] annulation between 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes and terminal arylalkenes enabled by aldehyde C(sp2)-H functionalization for assembling a range of benzo[a]fluoren-5-ones with high step-economy, simple operations under...

Iron-catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer induced cyclization of 1,6-enynes for the synthesis of ketoximes: a combined experimental and computational study

An iron-catalyzed reductive radical cyclization/hydro-oximation of 1,6-enynes with tBuONO was developed, leading to functionalized benzofuran, benzothiophene, and cyclopentenyl-based ketoximes.

Radical Tandem Bicyclization Triggered by the α-Position of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Bearing Nonterminal 1,6-Enynes: Synthesis of the 5H-Benzo[a]fluoren-5-one Skeleton

A novel method for the synthesis of 5H-benzo[a]fluoren-5-one from inactive nonterminal 1,6-alkynes through a free radical tandem bicyclization process has been established. This process achieved a continuous cyclization triggered rarely by the α-position of α,β-unsaturated ketones. The reaction constructed three C-C bonds in one step with the readily accessible substrates and excellent substrate compatibility.