Access to dihydropyrano[3,2- b]pyrrol-5-ones skeletons by N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [3+3] annulations

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Aug 25;56(68):9854-9857. doi: 10.1039/d0cc04661b.

Abstract

A novel and efficient NHC-catalyzed [3+3] annulation of enals with pyrrol-4-ones was developed, thus providing the dihydropyrano[3,2-b]pyrrol-5-one core structures with broad scope and good to excellent enantioselectivities. Notably, this strategy could also expand to the synthesis of axially chiral compounds and polysubstituted indoles.