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N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed [4+3] Cycloaddition to Synthesize 4-Aminobenzoheptenolactons

  • Chunbo Dai ,
  • Siqi Xia ,
  • Xiaoyu Chen ,
  • Limin Yang
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  • Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121
† These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Received date: 2023-01-10

  Revised date: 2023-02-20

  Online published: 2023-03-01

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(22271071); Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LY20B020010)

Abstract

A highly efficient N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed formal [3+4] cycloaddition reaction of γ-chloroenal with iminoquinones has been developed, producing 4-aminobenzoheptenolactone derivatives in good yields. In order to explore the role of nitroheterocyclic carbene in the site selectivity of the reaction, a theoretical study was carried out using density functional theory. The study showed that the deformation force was the main reason for the difference in site selection.

Cite this article

Chunbo Dai , Siqi Xia , Xiaoyu Chen , Limin Yang . N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed [4+3] Cycloaddition to Synthesize 4-Aminobenzoheptenolactons[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 , 43(3) : 1084 -1090 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202301011

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