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Sterically Controlled C−H Olefination of Heteroarenes
Author(s) -
Chen Hao,
Farizyan Mirxan,
Ghiringhelli Francesca,
Gemmeren Manuel
Publication year - 2020
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.202004521
Subject(s) - steric effects , regioselectivity , reagent , limiting , combinatorial chemistry , context (archaeology) , surface modification , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , biology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering
The regioselective functionalization of heteroarenes is a highly attractive synthetic target due to the prevalence of multiply substituted heteroarenes in nature and bioactive compounds. Some substitution patterns remain challenging: While highly efficient methods for the C2‐selective olefination of 3‐substituted five‐membered heteroarenes have been reported, analogous methods to access the 5‐olefinated products have remained limited by poor regioselectivities and/or the requirement to use an excess of the valuable heteroarene starting material. Herein we report a sterically controlled C−H olefination using heteroarenes as the limiting reagent. The method enables the highly C5‐selective olefination of a wide range of heteroarenes and is shown to be useful in the context of late‐stage functionalization.