A new cycloaddition profile for <i>ortho</i>-quinone methides: photoredox-catalyzed [6+4] cycloadditions for synthesis of benzo[<i>b</i>]cyclopenta[<i>e</i>]oxepines
Kenta Tanaka, Y. Asada, Yujiro Hoshino
Abstract
]oxepines. The present reaction represents a promising tool for the synthesis of natural products and bioactive compounds that contain a benzoxepine structure.
Topics & Concepts
CycloadditionQuinoneChemistryCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistrySynthesis of Indole DerivativesPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques