Abstract
The reaction conditions and scope of the excited-state Nazarov reaction of dicyclicvinyl ketones were studied. The stereochemistry of this electrocyclization is consistent with the mechanism of the pericyclic reaction and Woodward-Hoffmann rule. UV-light-promoted excited-state Nazarov reactions gave hydrofluorenones bearing a syn-cis configuration via a disrotatory cyclization. The core tricyclic hydrofluorenones of pyrrocidines and wortmannines were constructed via the excited-state Nazarov reactions, which demonstrated their synthetic potential in complex natural product total synthesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2736-2741 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 2 Apr 2021 |