Diastereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydrobenzofuro[3,2- b]pyridines via a Carbon-Carbon Double-Bond Cleavage/Rearrangement Cascade

Org Lett. 2021 Apr 2;23(7):2654-2658. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00564. Epub 2021 Mar 17.

Abstract

A new Lewis acid-catalyzed [2 + 2] cycloaddition/retroelectrocyclization (CA-RE)/1,6-addition relay of aurone-derived 1-azadienes and 1-alkynylnaphthalen-2-ols has been reported, leading to the regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of 1,2-dihydrobenzofuro[3,2-b]pyridine with a chiral carbon center and an axial chirality in good yields. This protocol enables the C-C double-bond scission/recombination to rapidly construct aza-heterocyclic architectures and features 100% atom utilization, a wide substrate scope, good compatibility with substituents, and excellent diastereoselectivity.