Synthesis of quinolines and naphthyridines via catalytic retro-aldol reaction of β-hydroxyketones with ortho-aminobenzaldehydes or nicotinaldehydes

Autor: Song-Lin Zhang, Zhu-Qin Deng
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 14:8966-8970
ISSN: 1477-0539
1477-0520
Popis: A Cu(I)-catalyzed retro-aldol reaction of β-hydroxyketones with ortho-aminobenzaldehydes and nicotinaldehydes is reported that produces a range of quinolines and naphthyridines with high efficiency and selectivity. This reaction uses β-hydroxyketones as a regiospecific ketone-protected enolate source via copper-catalyzed retro-aldol Cα–Cβ bond cleavage. The in situ generated copper enolate undergoes kinetically favorable cyclization with ortho-amino aryl aldehydes to produce quinolines and naphthyridines in a chemo- and regioselective manner. The mild and weakly basic reaction conditions also suppress possible side reactions of benzaldehydes under strongly basic conditions, resulting in improved reaction yields.
Databáze: OpenAIRE