Combining Bidentate Lewis Acid Catalysis and Photochemistry: Formal Insertion of o-Xylene into an Enamine Double Bond
Author(s) -
Sebastian Ahles,
Julia Ruhl,
Marcel A. Strauss,
Hermann A. Wegner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
organic letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.94
H-Index - 239
eISSN - 1523-7060
pISSN - 1523-7052
DOI - 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01020
Subject(s) - enamine , chemistry , lewis acids and bases , double bond , catalysis , cyclobutanes , denticity , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , cycloaddition , crystal structure
A bidentate Lewis acid catalyzed domino inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction combined with a photoinduced ring opening formally inserts o-xylene moieties into enamine double bonds. After reduction, phenethylamines were obtained in good yields. The scope of the reaction was determined by variation of all three starting compounds: phthalazines, aldehydes, and amines.
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