Abstract
An efficient method for the direct β-acylation of arylidene pyrazolones and thiazolones with acyl chlorides in the presence of a base catalyzed by organophosphanes is reported. A variety of functionalized 4-arylidene pyrazolone and 5-arylidene thiazolone derivatives were prepared under metal-free and mild conditions via a tandem phospha-Michael addition/O-acylation/intramolecular cyclization/rearrangement sequence. Our mechanistic investigations revealed that the reaction is highly stereospecific to provide exclusively cis-isomers, and the methodology can also be scaled up with similar efficacy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6868-6872 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Sep 4 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry