Tungsten catalysed decarboxylative [3 + 2] cycloaddition aromatization: one-pot synthesis of trifluoromethyl-pyrrolo[2,1-<i>a</i>]isoquinolines with visible light irradiation
Daohong Yu, Yungen Liu, Chi‐Ming Che
Abstract
Trifluoromethyl-pyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolines, which are difficult to prepare via traditional methods, could be readily prepared via a tungsten-catalysed decarboxylative [3 + 2] cycloaddition aromatization process.
Topics & Concepts
AromatizationChemistryCycloadditionTrifluoromethylTungstenMedicinal chemistryPhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisAlkylFluorine in Organic ChemistrySynthesis and Characterization of PyrrolesCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms