Metal-free decarboxylative annulation of <i>N</i>-arylacrylamides with vinyl acids to synthesize benzo[<i>b</i>]azepin-2-ones
Gao-Ang Pan, Yang Li, Jin‐Heng Li
Abstract
An efficient oxidative decarbonylative (3 + 2)/(5 + 2) annulation of <italic>N</italic>-arylacrylamides with vinyl acids for the synthesis of diverse seven-membered N-heterocycles under metal-free conditions has been developed.
Topics & Concepts
AnnulationChemistryMetalOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryCatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions