One-Pot Access to 4-Aryl-2-arylacetoxynaphthalenes via Benz­annulation of Oxygenated Arylacetic Acids and Alkyl Aryl Ketones

Abstract

Trifluoroacetic anhydride mediated one-pot intermolecular formal (4+2) benzannulation of oxygenated arylacetic acids with alkyl aryl ketones provides 4-aryl-2-arylacetoxynaphthalenes in moderate to good yields in the presence of H₃PO₄ in an open-vessel in a straightforward procedure. A plausible mechanism is proposed and discussed. This protocol provides a highly effective ring-closure via two carbon–carbon (C–C) and one carbon–oxygen (C–O) bond-formation events.

Key words

trifluoroacetic anhydride - benzannulation - arylacetic acids - 4-aryl-2-arylacetoxynaphthalenes - easy operation

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