Naphthoquinone-Directed C–H Annulation and Csp3–H Bond Cleavage: One-Pot Synthesis of Tetracyclic Naphthoxazoles

M Wang, C Zhang, LP Sun, C Ding…

Index: Gu, Lijun; Jin, Cheng; Guo, Junming; Zhang, Lizhu; Wang, Wei Chemical Communications, 2013 , vol. 49, # 93 p. 10968 - 10970

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Abstract

One-pot synthesis of tetracyclic naphthoxazole derivatives from electron-deficient naphthoquinones and alkynes was achieved via Rh (III)-catalyzed C–H activation and Csp3– H bond cleavage for the first time. This approach proceeds through a tandem cascade