All-Carbon (4+2) Annulations Catalysed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
All-Carbon (4+2) Annulations Catalysed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
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DOI:
10.1055/s-0036-1588109
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发表时间:
2017-04-01
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2
通讯作者:
Lupton, David W.
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作者:
Levens, Alison;Lupton, David W.
Less than five years ago we reported the NHC-catalysed (4+2) annulation of dienol ethers and unsaturated acyl fluorides. From a mechanistic perspective, this reaction likely involves a vinylogous Michael addition followed by an aldol/beta-lactonisation cascade. In this account, the discovery of this reaction and ensuing studies into its mechanism and utility in multistep synthesis will be examined. The subsequent development of chiral catalysts designed for this reaction and the achievement of a first-generation and later second-generation approach to an enantioselective variant of this reaction will be discussed. Finally, related redox isomerisation cascades leading to benzaldehydes will be introduced, as will reactions in the field of NHC catalysis that exploit similar reaction cascades.1 Introduction2 Reaction Design and Discovery3 Mechanistic Studies and beta-Lactone Interception4 Enantioselective Cyclohexenyl beta-Lactone Synthesis5 Enantioselective Cyclohexadiene Synthesis6 Redox Isomerisation7 Related NHC Catalysis8 Conclusions