Mallik S, Bhajammanavar V, Baidya M. Catalyst-Controlled Regioselective Nitrosocarbonyl Aldol Reaction of Deconjugated Butenolides.
Org Lett 2020;
22:1437-1441. [PMID:
31999129 DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00039]
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Abstract
An unprecedented regiodivergent nitrosocarbonyl aldol reaction of γ-substituted deconjugated butenolides is described. While Lewis base catalyst quinidine leveraged O-selective nitrosocarbonyl aldol reaction exclusively at the γ-position of deconjugated butenolides to produce γ-aminoxylation products, Lewis acid catalyst Cu(OTf)2 steered the competitive N-selective nitrosocarbonyl aldol reaction at the β-position, resulting in heterodifunctionalized butenolides. Both processes were amenable to a broad range of substrates and scalable, while the latter one represents a rare example of one-pot hetero-β,γ-difunctionalization of butenolide scaffolds.
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