Experimental results and computational insight into sequential reactions of β-(2-aminophenyl)-α,β-ynones with aryl isocyanates/benzoyl isothiocyanate

Org Biomol Chem. 2020 Apr 29;18(16):3177-3189. doi: 10.1039/d0ob00087f.

Abstract

The investigation on tandem addition/cyclization reactions of β-(2-aminophenyl)-α,β-ynones with aryl isocyanates/benzoyl isothiocyanate is reported. Experimental results show the suitable conditions to selectively direct the reaction outcome towards the product of 6-exo-dig N-, O-, or S-annulation of the in situ generated alkynyl urea/thiourea intermediate. The reaction of a variety of β-(2-aminophenyl)-α,β-ynones with aryl isocyanates/benzoyl isothiocyanate led to the selective formation of quinazoline or benzoxazine/benzothiazine derivatives, respectively. Density functional theory calculations provide a plausible rationale for the reaction outcome.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't