Ni-Catalyzed 1,5-Sigmatropic Ester Shift on Cyclopentadiene Rings: Regioselective Conversion of 5,5-Disubstituted Cyclopentadienes to CH2-Cyclopentadienes

Hongyan Bi, Jiaxin Chu, Xiao Li Zhao, Sunewang R. Wang

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Abstract

Described herein is a nickel(II)-catalyzed regioselective rearrangement of 5,5-disubstituted cyclopentadienes to fully functionalized CH2-cyclopentadienes via successive 1,5-sigmatropic shifts of the ester group on the quaternary carbon and hydrogen under mild basic conditions. The obtained CH2-cyclopentadienes were also readily applied in the preparation of highly functionalized dibenzo[e,g]azulene derivatives in two steps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1437-1441
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume26
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Feb 2024

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