Functionalized angular cycloalkane-fused naphthalenes were prepared using a two-step process involving a Pdcatalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura coupling of aryl pinacol boronates and vinyl triflates followed by a boron trifluoride etherate-catalyzed cycloaromatization.
Total syntheses of (+)‐cinereain and (−)‐janoxepin, two fungal cyclotripeptides featuring a complex heterocyclic core and interesting phytotoxic and antimalarial activities, have been achieved in a convergent manner. A key step in this synthesis is a one‐pot cascade initiated by the cyclocondensation of two fragments—a hindered 2‐vinylcyclopropane‐1‐acyl fluoride and an electron‐deficient cyclic amidine—to release a reactive spiro[2‐vinylcyclopropane‐1,5′‐pyrimidine‐4′,6′‐dione]. This intermediate underwent a spontaneous retro‐Claisen rearrangement that was rationalized by DFT calculations. The cascade directly afforded a 2,5‐dihydrooxepin‐fused heterotricyclic product, and the challenging oxepin ring was finally forged by the palladium‐catalyzed β‐hydride elimination of an allylic fluoride intermediate.
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