Rh-Catalyzed Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives from Phenolic Acetates and Acrylates via C–H Bond Activation

Autor: Sunita K. Gadakh, Arumugam Sudalai, Soumen Dey
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 80:11544-11550
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01713
Popis: An efficient annulation strategy involving the reaction of phenolic acetates with acrylates in the presence of [Rh2(OAc)4] as catalyst and formic acid as reducing agent, leading to the high yield synthesis of coumarin derivatives, has been developed. The addition of NaOAc as a base increased the yield of the products. The reaction is quite successful for both electron-rich as well as electron-deficient phenolic acetates, affording coumarins with excellent regioselectivity, and proceeds via C-H bond activation proven by deuterium incorporation studies.
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