Tandem C-C/C-N Bond Formation via Rh(III)-Catalyzed α-Fluoroalkenylation and Sequential Annulation of 2-Arylquinazolinones and gem-Difluorostyrenes

J Org Chem. 2023 Jan 6;88(1):143-153. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02006. Epub 2022 Dec 23.

Abstract

An efficient method of Rh(III)-catalyzed coupling reaction between 2-arylquinazolinones and gem-difluorostyrenes has been developed. In this work, two diverse structures of monofluoroalkenes and isoindolo[1,2-b]quinazolin-10(12H)-one derivatives were respectively synthesized by controlling the amount of additives (Ca(OH)2 and AgNTf2) to achieve controlled stepwise breaking of the C-F bonds of gem-difluorostyrenes. This reaction has the characteristics of a wide range of substrates and good functional group tolerance. Meanwhile, several control experiments were conducted and a plausible mechanism was proposed.