N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Aza-Benzoin-Michael Addition-Lactamization Cascade Incorporating a Formal [4 + 1]
Bandari Anilkumar1,2, Prashant Kumar Sinha1,2, Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu3
1Department of Organic Synthesis & Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500007, India.
Abstract:
In this letter, we disclose a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed one-pot cascade annulation that brings together ortho-formyl cinnamates and benzothiazole imines through an umpolung-driven strategy. This reaction proceeds through the NHC-catalyzed aza-benzoin reaction, followed by intramolecular C-Michael addition and γ-lactamization. The presented cascade quickly builds complex multicyclic indanone-fused heterocycles by forming two carbon-carbon bonds and one amide bond, with two five-membered ring-forming events that feature two stereogenic centers in one go. The densely functionalized products containing benzothiazole were generated in good yields under mild reaction conditions with a broad range of substrates.
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