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Kanta Pajujantaro1, Changjiang Wu1, Haifan Wang1
1Organoselenium Synthesis and Function Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A metal-free borane-catalyzed chalcogenative cyclization strategy for constructing chalcogen-containing heterocycles from unactivated alkenes with thiosuccinimides or selenophthalimide is developed herein. This method results in excellent substrate and functional group tolerance and high levels of chemo- and regioselectivity. Furthermore, the protocol enables the late-stage diversification of commercially available pharmaceuticals. Mechanistic studies suggest that the borane catalyst activates thiosuccinimides and selenophthalimides to form electrophilic species, which subsequently induce this chalcogenative annulation.
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