Synthesis 2025; 57(04): 883-890
DOI: 10.1055/a-2492-4375
paper

N-(Trimethylsilyl)diethylamine-Promoted Intramolecular SNAr Reaction of Electron-Rich Aryl Fluorides

a   Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Yurika Ichikawa
a   Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Shiho Suzuki
a   Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
,
Yui Hamabe
a   Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Nanomi Nakahara
b   Department of Medicinal and Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan
,
Yuka Gonno
b   Department of Medicinal and Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan
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Minoru Ozeki
b   Department of Medicinal and Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan
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Ikuo Kawasaki
b   Department of Medicinal and Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8179, Japan
,
Masahiro Egi
a   Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant No. 20K15468).


Abstract

N-(Trimethylsilyl)diethylamine (TMSNEt2) significantly promotes intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions of electron-rich aryl fluorides with t-BuOK and crown ether. Although substrates bearing electron-donating groups are conventionally inert under SNAr conditions, the activation of substrates by TMSNEt2 enables the reactions to proceed even at room temperature. This method is applicable to the preparation of benzo-fused oxygen-containing heterocycles, such as 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines, 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzoxazepines, and 3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran, in good to excellent yields (56–93%).

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Publication History

Received: 26 October 2024

Accepted after revision: 28 November 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
28 November 2024

Article published online:
22 January 2025

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