Abstract
The rhodium(III)-catalyzed cross-coupling of (hetero)aryl nitrones with Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) adducts is described. An allylated intermediate derived from aryl nitrones and MBH adducts allows the formation of bridged cyclic compounds via an exotype [3 + 2] cycloaddition. In sharp contrast, electron-rich indolinyl or aniline substrates were found to couple with MBH adducts to generate naphthalene or carbazole derivatives, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4632-4636 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| State | Published - 3 Aug 2018 |