Annulation

About: Annulation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10152 publications have been published within this topic receiving 189701 citations.

Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirobenzazepinones with Atroposelectivity and Spiro-1,2-Diazepinones by NHC-Catalyzed [3+4] Annulation Reactions

Abstract: A strategy for the NHC-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of spirobenzazepinones, spiro-1,2-diazepinones, and spiro-1,2-oxazepinones has been developed via [3+4]-cycloaddition reactions of isatin-derived enals (3C component) with in-situ-generated aza-o-quinone methides, azoalkenes, and nitrosoalkenes (4atom components). The [3+4] annulation strategy leads to the seven-membered target spiro heterocycles bearing an oxindole moiety in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities with a wide variety of substrates. Notably, the benzazepinone synthesis is atroposelective and an all-carbon spiro stereocenter is generated.

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Switchable Reactions of Enals with Azoalkenes: Formal [4 + 3] and [4 + 1] Annulations for the Synthesis of 1,2-Diazepines and Pyrazoles

Abstract: A regio- and enantioselective formal [4 + 3] annulation reaction between enals and in situ formed azoalkenes has been achieved. A diverse set of 1,2-diazepine derivatives were synthesized in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities (often 99% ee). Alternatively, modifying the standard NHC catalyst switched the reactivity toward a formal [4 + 1] annulation to afford functionalized pyrazoles. The electronic and steric properties of the N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalyst play a vital role in controlling the reaction pathway (homoenolate vs acyl-anion reactivity of enal), allowing selective access to diverse 1,2-diazepine and pyrazole derivatives from identical substrates.

Synthesis of cyclic alkenyl ethers via intramolecular cyclization of O-alkynylbenzaldehydes. Importance of combination between CuI catalyst and DMF.

Abstract: An efficient and remarkably general method for the synthesis of cyclic alkenyl ethers via the Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of O-alkynylbenzaldehydes has been developed. The survey of metal catalysts and solvents revealed that the combination of copper(I) iodide and DMF was the catalytic system of choice. The reaction most probably proceeds via the nucleophilic addition of alcohols 2 to O-alkynylbenzaldehydes 1 to generate the corresponding hemiacetals, and subsequent nucleophilic attack of the hemiacetal oxygen to the copper coordinated alkyne would give the annulation products 3. In all cases, the reaction proceeded in a regiospecific manner leading to the six-membered endocyclic products via 6-endo-dig cyclization.