Gram-Scale Synthesis of 3-Sulfonyl Flavanones

J Org Chem. 2020 Jan 17;85(2):1033-1043. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02980. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Abstract

In this paper, an easy-operational, high-yielding method for the gram-scale synthesis of 3-sulfonyl flavanones is described by a one-pot straightforward POCl3 mediated intermolecular (5 + 1) annulation of the β-ketosulfones with an o-hydroxyaryl group (dual nucleophile) and arylaldehydes (dual electrophile) in refluxing toluene for 3 h. A plausible mechanism is proposed and discussed. This protocol provides a highly effective annulation via one carbon-oxygen (C-O) and one carbon-carbon (C-C) bond formations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't