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

Authors

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Huiwen Zhang

    b   WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., 288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, P. R. of China
  • 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

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21476078) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (12431900902).


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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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