Michael Greaney and co-workers from the University of Manchester have reported in ACIE on an aryl Truce-Smiles rearrangement to synthesize biaryl amines.
Archive for the ‘benzyne’ Category
Some benzyne chemistry
Posted by naturalproductman on February 16, 2016
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Benzyne chemistry for tubingensin A
Posted by naturalproductman on February 19, 2014
Neil Garg and co-workers have reported in JACS on the synthesis of tubingensin A. An interesting [2+2] reaction occurred between a benzyne and an enolate.
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First benzynes now pyridynes
Posted by naturalproductman on January 4, 2013
Benzynes have been the rage lately but I guess it was bound to happen where someone would exploit pyridynes.
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Benzyne cascade
Posted by naturalproductman on May 11, 2012
Richard Hsung and co-workers at the University of Wisconsin have reported in Organic Letters on a synthesis of chelidonine.
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MCC with benzynes
Posted by naturalproductman on September 24, 2011
Hiroto Yoshida and co-workers at Hiroshima University have reported in ACIEE on a three component coupling between a benzyne, aryl or alkynyl bromide and nucleophile to form substituted aryl bromides. What’s fascinating is that the aryl or alkynyl group transfers to the nucleophile.
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Benzynes with allenoic acids
Posted by naturalproductman on September 18, 2011
Shengming Ma and co-workers at Zhejiang University have reported on the utility of allenoic acids by reacting them with benzynes to form chromones.
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Benzyne mcr
Posted by naturalproductman on May 27, 2011
Hideto Miyabe and co-workers from Hyogo University have reported in ACIEE on a multicomponent reaction between benzynes, DMF and beta-ketoesters or 1,3-diketones to afford 2H-chromene or isocoumarin derivatives.
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