Synlett 2025; 36(03): 238-241
DOI: 10.1055/a-2319-3343
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Organocatalytic [3+2] Annulation of β-Tetralones with α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes

Zheyao Li
a   Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design; School of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactors, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China
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Xinzhe Zhang
a   Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design; School of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactors, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China
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Jiawei Yu
a   Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design; School of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactors, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China
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Huiwen Zhang
b   WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., 288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, P. R. of China
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Xinhong Yu
a   Engineering Research Centre of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design; School of Pharmacy and State Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Reactors, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21476078) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (12431900902).


Abstract

The NBS-mediated organocatalytic cascade synthesis of 4,5-dihydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan-1-carbaldehydes from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and 2-tetralones have been developed. In this synthesis strategy, the C1 of in situ generated brominated 2-tetralone was used as identical twin electron donor–acceptor, and the Cβ and Cα of enals were used as the heterogeneous twin electron acceptor–donors. The process has been realized by a synergistic amine/p-TSA catalyzed one-pot cascade Michael addition–cyclopropanation–ring opening–oxa-Michael addition under mild conditions and without the use of transition metals.

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Publication History

Received: 03 April 2024

Accepted after revision: 03 May 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
03 May 2024

Article published online:
03 June 2024

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