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Organocatalytic Friedel–Crafts Alkylation/Lactonization Reaction of Naphthols with 3‐Trifluoroethylidene Oxindoles: The Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydrocoumarins
Author(s) -
Zhao YunLong,
Lou QinXin,
Wang LongSheng,
Hu WenHui,
Zhao JunLing
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201609390
Subject(s) - friedel–crafts reaction , alkylation , catalysis , chemistry , organocatalysis , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis
Naphthols and 3‐trifluoroethylidene oxindoles were found to undergo an asymmetric Friedel–Crafts alkylation/lactonization reaction, catalyzed by only 2.5 mol % of a quinine‐derived squaramide catalyst, to afford the corresponding α‐aryl‐β‐trifluoromethyl dihydrocoumarin derivatives in high yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantio‐ and diastereoselectivities (up to 98 % ee , >20:1 d.r.). Importantly, the lactonization proceeded by nucleophilic attack of the naphthol hydroxy group at the amide motif of the oxindoles under mild reaction conditions. This protocol represents a new strategy for the formation of dihydrocoumarins by an efficient intramolecular amide C−N bond‐cleavage and esterification process.