Intramolecular Alkene-Alkene Coupling via Rh(III)-Catalyzed Alkenyl sp2 C-H Functionalization: Divergent Pathways to Indene or α-Naphthol Derivatives

Manikantha Maraswami, Thomas Diggins, Jeffrey Goh, Raymond Tio, Wan Qing Renee Ong, Hajime Hirao, Teck Peng Loh

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Abstract

Highly selective synthesis of either indene or 1-naphthol derivatives through intramolecular alkene-alkene cross-coupling is reported. The reaction works with different alkene pairs that couple to give the corresponding products in good to satisfactory yields. The indene products of our reaction also allow further derivatization. The reaction pathway is dependent on alkene functionalities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11494-11500
Number of pages7
JournalACS Catalysis
Volume11
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Sep 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • C−H activation
  • alkene
  • indene
  • naphthol
  • rhodium

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