Chemodivergent synthesis of benzofurans and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans has been realized.Under a reaction system consisting of DBDMH and K_(2)CO_(3) as promotors,controlled conditions enabled the formation of two sets of ...Chemodivergent synthesis of benzofurans and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans has been realized.Under a reaction system consisting of DBDMH and K_(2)CO_(3) as promotors,controlled conditions enabled the formation of two sets of valuable heterocycles from the tandem transformation of enaminones and salicylaldehydes.The key to success was the identification of the reaction parameters,in which the imine intermediate which was formed by transient halogenation coupling and substitution processes underwent either aldol condensation/annulation or imine hydrolysis/aldol condensation.The additives NH_(4)Cl or Fe_(2)(SO_(4))_(3) controlled the unique selectivity of this reaction.A broad substrate scope of enaminones and salicylaldehydes has been employed in this reaction,demonstrating excellent functional group tolerance and versatility.展开更多
基金the Science and Technology Foundation of Henan Province(222102310580)Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College StudentsHenan University of Science and Technology(2023180).
文摘Chemodivergent synthesis of benzofurans and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans has been realized.Under a reaction system consisting of DBDMH and K_(2)CO_(3) as promotors,controlled conditions enabled the formation of two sets of valuable heterocycles from the tandem transformation of enaminones and salicylaldehydes.The key to success was the identification of the reaction parameters,in which the imine intermediate which was formed by transient halogenation coupling and substitution processes underwent either aldol condensation/annulation or imine hydrolysis/aldol condensation.The additives NH_(4)Cl or Fe_(2)(SO_(4))_(3) controlled the unique selectivity of this reaction.A broad substrate scope of enaminones and salicylaldehydes has been employed in this reaction,demonstrating excellent functional group tolerance and versatility.