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Three-component coupling sequence for the regiospecific synthesis of substituted pyridines
Ming Z Chen1, Glenn C Micalizio
1Kellogg School of Science and Technology at The Scripps Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
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A de novo synthesis of substituted pyridines is described that proceeds through nucleophilic addition of a dithiane anion to an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl followed by metallacycle-mediated union of the resulting allylic alcohol with preformed trimethylsilane-imines (generated in situ by the low-temperature reaction of lithium hexamethyldisilazide with an aldehyde) and Ag(I)- or Hg(II)-mediated ring closure. The process is useful for the convergent assembly of di- through penta-substituted pyridines with complete regiochemical control.
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