Chemical Communications 2013-09-11

Functionalized heterocyclic scaffolds derived from Morita-Baylis-Hillman Acetates.

Huajian Zhu, Nana Shao, Tong Chen, Hongbin Zou

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(70) , 7738-40, (2013)

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Abstract

Five series of heterocycles with extraordinary structural diversity have been regiospecifically synthesized from the same Morita-Baylis-Hillman Acetates (MBHAs). All four potential electrophilic sites (α, β, γ, δ) of MBHAs are proved to be reactive.