Tandem Demethylation/Annulation/Oxidation of 2,3-Bis(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropanals for One-Pot Construction of Coumestans

Jiefeng Zhang, Jiakun Qiu, Chunmei Xiao, Lifang Yu, Fan Yang, Jie Tang

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Abstract

A convenient and practical approach to coumestans has been successfully developed by using a one-pot tandem demethylation/annulation/oxidation reaction sequence that employs easily accessible 2,3-bis(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropanals as the starting material. This synthetic protocol provided a variety of coumestan derivatives in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. The exploration of biologically active coumestan compounds is a potential application of this synthetic method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3380-3385
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2016

Keywords

  • Annulation
  • Domino reactions
  • Oxidation
  • Oxygen heterocycles
  • Tautomerism

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