A convenient BF(3).Et(2)O-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts cyclization of iodinated allylic alcohols is reported. The present reaction provides an efficient protocol to 3-iodo-1(H)-indene derivatives in good to high yields under mild conditions. Further, the iodoindene derivatives are valuable synthetic building blocks for elaboration of molecular complexity, such as in the construction of multiaryl substituted indenes by Suzuki coupling reaction.
Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,7-diyn-3,6-bis(propargyl carbonate)s leads to a highly efficient and diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized naphtho[b]cyclobutenes. A cascade sequence involving gold-catalyzed double 3,3-rearrangement, 6π-electrocyclic reaction and a decarbonylative cyclization was proposed for this reaction.
Gold-catalyzed cascade cyclization/1,2-rearrangement of 1-(2-furanyl)phenyl propargyl alcohols has been developed, which provides a rapid and efficient access to multisubstituted 1-naphthols bearing an enal or enone moiety with high stereoselectivity. The (Z)- or (E)-stereochemistry can be easily controlled by choosing protected- or non-protected substrates. The utility of the methodology has been illustrated in the first total synthesis of wailupemycin G.
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