Synthesis of 1-Alkyl-3-(2-oxo-2-aryl/alkyl-ethyl)indolin-2-ones through Gold/Bronsted Acid Relay Actions: Observation of Selective C=C Bond Cleavage of Enaminones

Yulei Zhao, Yang Yuan, Lingkai Kong, Fangfang Zhang, Yanzhong Li

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Abstract

A novel gold(I)/Bronsted acid sequential catalyzed/promoted procedure to synthesize 1-alkyl-3-(2-oxo-2-aryl/alkyl-ethyl)indolin-2-ones under mild reaction conditions is developed. This methodology is realized by relay actions of gold and a Bronsted acid in a one-pot multistep manner. The gold(I)-catalyzed chemoselective C(sp 2)-H functionalization of enaminones and Bronsted acid promoted cleavage of the C=C bond are integrated effectively. Based on the results of control experiments and ESI-MS analysis, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3609-3618
Number of pages10
JournalSynthesis (Germany)
Volume49
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Aug 2017

Keywords

  • Bronsted acid promotion
  • C(sp )-H functionalization
  • carbon-carbon bond activation
  • gold(I) catalysis
  • one-pot synthesis

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