Copper(II)/DBU Relay Catalyzed Annulation of α-Carbonyl-γ-alkynyl Sulfoxonium Ylides for Accessing N-Sulfonamido 2 H-Isoindoles

Org Lett. 2023 Dec 1;25(47):8495-8500. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03479. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

Abstract

A copper(II)/DBU relay catalyzed annulation of α-carbonyl-γ-alkynyl sulfoxonium ylides as a new class of sulfoxonium ylide reagents with sulfonyl hydrazides is reported, enabling intramolecular oxygen migration to produce a series of N-sulfonamido 2H-isoindoles with good yields. The present annulation proceeded readily by combining the Cu(II)-catalyzed 6-endo-dig oxo-cyclization with the DBU-catalyzed isochromene skeletal rearrangement, resulting in the formation of multiple new chemical bonds.