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Rhodium-catalysed tetradehydro-Diels-Alder reactions of enediynes via a rhodium-stabilized cyclic allene.


ABSTRACT: Efficient methods for the synthesis of fused-aromatic rings is a critical endeavour in the creation of new pharmaceuticals and materials. A direct method for preparing these systems is the tetradehydro-Diels-Alder reaction, however this is limited by the need for harsh reaction conditions. A potential, but underdeveloped, route to these systems is via transition metal-catalysed cycloaromatisation of ene-diynes. Herein, tethered unconjugated enediynes have been shown to undergo a facile room-temperature RhI-catalysed intramolecular tetradehydro-Diels-Alder reaction to produce highly substituted isobenzofurans, isoindolines and an indane. Furthermore, experimental and computational studies suggest a novel mechanism involving an unprecedented and complex RhI/RhIII/RhI/RhIII redox cycle involving the formation of an unusual strained 7-membered rhodacyclic allene intermediate and a RhIII-stabilized 6-membered ring allene complex.

SUBMITTER: Thadkapally S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162385 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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