{"title":"Cu(II)-NHC Catalyzed Insertion of Quinoid Carbenes into cis-Epoxides: Stereoselective Synthesis of trans-Dihydronaphthodioxine","authors":"Satabdi Bera, Subarna Pan, Rajarshi Samanta","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00020","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A straightforward synthesis of <i>trans</i>-dihydronaphthodioxine has been efficiently accomplished through Cu(II)-NHC catalysis, involving the stereoselective ring opening of <i>cis</i>-epoxides with quinoid-carbene. Intramolecular S<sub>N</sub>2-like substitution facilitates the inversion of stereochemistry during <i>cis</i>-epoxide ring opening. This reaction has been developed under simple conditions, demonstrating a broad substrate scope with a wide chemoselective profile. Additionally, late-stage functionalization of complex bioactive molecules has been successfully achieved.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00020","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A straightforward synthesis of trans-dihydronaphthodioxine has been efficiently accomplished through Cu(II)-NHC catalysis, involving the stereoselective ring opening of cis-epoxides with quinoid-carbene. Intramolecular SN2-like substitution facilitates the inversion of stereochemistry during cis-epoxide ring opening. This reaction has been developed under simple conditions, demonstrating a broad substrate scope with a wide chemoselective profile. Additionally, late-stage functionalization of complex bioactive molecules has been successfully achieved.
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