A 1,3‐dipolar azide–alkyne cycloaddition has been used to prepare a magnetic nanoparticle immobilized MacMillan catalyst that catalyzes the enantioselective 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition between nitrones and α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes. The catalyst can be recovered and recycled for five consecutive runs without any significant loss in yields and diastereo‐ and enantioselectivities of the isoxazolidines.
Multifunctional 3‐amino‐4‐dialkylphosphono‐2‐quinolinones have been prepared by “one‐pot” nucleophilic addition and regioselective ring enlargement of imino isatins. The addition reaction between imino isatins and dialkyl (diazomethyl)phosphonate proceeds smoothly using potassium carbonate as a catalyst, and a subsequent regioselective ring expansion promotes by salicylic acid to afford the desired products in high yields.
A method to access α‐thioaryl ketones and α‐thioaryl esters employing copper acetate (hydrate) as catalyst and readily accessible diaryl disulfides and β‐diketones (or β‐keto esters) has been developed. Both alkyl‐ and aryl‐substituted carbonyl compounds can be prepared.
The first highly enantioselective formal [4+2] tandem cyclizations between isatylidenemalononitriles and activated dienes catalyzed by bifunctional chiral phosphine catalysts have been developed, yielding multistereogenic spirocyclic oxindoles in high yields and excellent optical purity. This reaction is accomplished via a tandem Rauhut–Currier/Michael/Rauhut–Currier reaction sequence.
Rhodium‐catalyzed tandem annulation reactions via olefination and subsequent intramolecular C‐Michael‐type cyclization represent an efficient approach for the direct construction of C C bonds. The simple and atom‐economic strategy produces various alkylation derivatives of 7‐azaindole with a quaternary carbon center from 7‐azaindoles and olefins.
A straightforward method based on an iron(III) complex‐catalyzed cyclization of 2‐(1‐hydroxyallyl)phenols is reported to access a large variety of 2H‐chromenes. This method was applied to the total synthesis of a natural product, tephrowatsin B.
The rhodium(I)‐catalyzed reaction between arylboronic esters and excess 1,2‐dichloroethene selectively afforded (2‐chlorovinyl)arenes. Double arylation yielding 1,2‐diarylethenes was observed when 1,2‐dibromoethene was reacted with 2.5 equivalents of arylboronic acid.
1‐Bromo‐2‐(cyclopropylidenemethyl)benzenes react with 2‐alkynylphenols under palladium catalysis, leading to indeno[1,2‐c]chromenes in moderate to good yields. The molecular complexity and diversity can be introduced efficiently from easily available starting materials.
