Synlett 2019; 30(13): 1585-1591
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611864
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Iron-Catalyzed Regioselective Decarboxylative Alkylation of Coumarins and Chromones with Alkyl Diacyl Peroxides

Can Jin
a   College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China   Email: jincan@zjut.edu.cn
,
Xun Zhang
a   College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China   Email: jincan@zjut.edu.cn
,
Bin Sun
b   Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China   Email: sunbin@zjut.edu.cn
,
Zhiyang Yan
a   College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China   Email: jincan@zjut.edu.cn
,
Tengwei Xu
a   College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China   Email: jincan@zjut.edu.cn
› Author Affiliations
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21606202) for financial support. We are also grateful to the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals for the financial help.
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Publication History

Received: 01 May 2019

Accepted after revision: 26 May 2019

Publication Date:
26 June 2019 (online)


Abstract

A facile iron-catalyzed decarboxylative radical coupling of alkyl diacyl peroxides with coumarins or chromones has been developed, affording a highly efficient approach to synthesize a variety of α-alkylated coumarins and β-alkylated chromones. The reaction proceeded smoothly without adding any ligand or additive and provided the corresponding products containing a wide scope of functional groups in moderate to excellent yields. This protocol was highlighted by its high regioselectivity, readily available starting materials, and operational simplicity.

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