Divergent Metal-Free [4 + 2] Cascade Reaction of 1-Indanylidenemalononitrile with 3-Benzylidenebenzofuran-2(3 H)-one: Access to Spiro-dihydrofluorene-benzofuranone and Axially Chiral Fluorenylamine-phenol Derivatives

Ran Li, Lei Yao, Yan Bo Wang, Jun Yan Zhu, Lixiong Zhang, Ji Ya Fu, Chuan Bao Zhang, Lili Zhao

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Abstract

An efficient cascade reaction of 1-indanylidenemalononitrile with 3-benzylidenebenzofuran-2(3H)-one divergently promoted by DABCO or chiral organocatalyst was developed under mild reaction conditions, and various spiro-dihydrofluorene-benzofuranones were produced in gratifying results, respectively. It is worth noting that both the spiro and axially chiral products can be obtained by tuning the reaction conditions. The mechanism of the transformation was also studied by quantum chemical calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5611-5615
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume23
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Aug 2021

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