Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 16, 2025
![Cercosporin-Photocatalyzed [4+1]- and [4+2]-Annulations of Azoalkenes Under Mild Conditions](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront.jove.com%2FCDNSource%2Fteasers%2F60786.jpg&w=3840&q=50)
Cercosporin-Photocatalyzed [4+1]- and [4+2]-Annulations of Azoalkenes Under Mild Conditions
Published on: July 17, 2020
Enantioselective Dearomative [4+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of 1-Naphthols with In-Situ Generated ortho-Quinone
Sushree Ranjan Sahoo1, Khushboo Gupta1, Vinod K Singh1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India.
Abstract:
We disclose a catalytic, enantioselective dearomative reaction of non-functionalized 1-naphthols, which poses a synthetic challenge to organic chemists because of the relative ease of rearomatization via the elimination of a proton. In this work, the direct dearomatization of non-functionalized 1-naphthols was achieved through a chiral phosphoric acid (CPA) catalyzed enantioselective dearomative [4+2] cycloaddition reaction with in-situ generated ortho-quinone methides (o-QMs). The reported convergent method allows the use of readily available simple 1-naphthols without pre-functionalization, furnishing a variety of naphthopyran derivatives in good yields (up to 96 %) and moderate to excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99 % ee) under mild reaction conditions. The observed regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivities are the keys to the success of the current strategy utilizing o-QM as a diene surrogates, in combination with CPA catalysis.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cycloaddition Reactions: Overview
Cycloaddition Reactions: MO Requirements for Thermal Activation
[4+2] Cycloaddition of Conjugated Dienes: Diels–Alder Reaction
ortho–para-Directing Activators: –CH3, –OH, –⁠NH2, –OCH3
Cyclohexenones via Michael Addition and Aldol Condensation: The Robinson Annulation
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution: Elimination–Addition

