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A one-pot successive cyclization–alkylation strategy for the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted benzo[b]thiophenes
Author(s) -
Christopher Cunningham,
Matthew R. Cloyd,
A Phillips,
Soha Khan,
Katherine Whalen,
Tanay Kesharwani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
organic and biomolecular chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.923
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1477-0539
pISSN - 1477-0520
DOI - 10.1039/d1ob00358e
Subject(s) - chemistry , thiophene , propargyl , alkylation , nucleophile , one pot synthesis , combinatorial chemistry , organic synthesis , nucleophilic substitution , organic chemistry , catalysis
In this study, a new environmentally benign iodine-mediated one-pot iodocyclization/alkylation strategy for the synthesis of benzo[b]thiophene derivatives starting from 2-alkynylthioanisoles was developed. The synthesis of a diverse population of 2,3-disubstituted benzo[b]thiophenes was achieved in high yields by employing moderate reaction conditions using 1,3-dicarbonyl substrates as the nucleophile and various substituted propargyl alcohols as both the cyclization precursor and the alkylating agent. This method resulted in the formation of a series of complex structures obtained in a single step. Additionally, a strategy was devised for the one pot iodocyclization/oxidation of propargyl alcohols into carbonyl functionalized benzo[b]thiophene structures. These green one-pot reaction processes were designed to reduce wastes and byproducts while generating a complex substitution pattern on the benzo[b]thiophene structure. The reported methodologies may be used to synthesize more functionalized benzo[b]thiophene structures that can be used in both biomedical and organic electronic applications.

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