Multicomponent benzannulation of allylic P-ylides with isocyanates or aldehydes for construction of anilines and biaryls

  • Kaki Raveendra Babu
  • , Yang Li
  • , Wenbo Xu
  • , Yuhai Tang
  • , Wenquan Zhang
  • , Silong Xu

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Abstract

The reactivity of allylic phosphorus ylides generated in situ from alkoxycarbonylmethylenephosphoranes and propiolates is investigated toward isocyanates and aromatic aldehydes, which leads to one-pot multicomponent benzannulations for efficient synthesis of polysubstituted anilines and biaryls, respectively. The mechanism may involve a tandem [2+2] cycloaddition/fragmentation/Wittig/cyclization/elimination/aromatization sequence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8865-8868
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume56
Issue number62
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Aug 2020

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