Use of the Nosyl Group as a Functional Protecting Group in Applications of a Michael/Smiles Tandem Process
Siomenan Coulibali1, Timothé Godou1, Sylvain Canesi1
1Laboratoire de Méthodologie et Synthèse de Produits Naturels, Université du Québec à Montréal , C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada.
Abstract:
Concise preparations of elaborated polycyclic and heterocyclic systems present in natural products were obtained using the nosyl group as a functional protecting group not only to mask the reactivity of a sensitive moiety but also to provide a structure desired in the final target. The group is transferred to the substrate during deprotection through a novel extension of the Truce-Smiles rearrangement in tandem with a 1,4-addition. This strategy provides access to a ring system laden with valuable functionalities for subsequent manipulations and can serve as a versatile building block for the construction of more complex molecular architectures such as indoles in a manner compatible with the concepts of green chemistry and atom economy.
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