A mild tetradehydro-Diels-Alder reaction of aryldiyne compounds affords exclusively linear products

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Apr 13;20(15):3174-3182. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00121g.

Abstract

The thermal tetradehydro-Diels-Alder (TDDA) reaction for the synthesis of polysubstituted aromatic compounds remains underestimated probably due to the harsh conditions and multiproduct results. Herein, a mild intramolecular TDDA reaction of aryldiyne compounds is presented with linear naphthalenes only, exhibiting good functional group tolerance. The reaction is easy to operate and amenable to multigram-scale synthesis. From the preliminary work, it was found that the mild conditions may be the key to the completely linear product in the reactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Naphthalenes*

Substances

  • Naphthalenes