An unexpected Lewis acid catalyzed Diels-Alder cycloaddition of aryl allenes and acrylates

Michael L. Conner, M. Kevin Brown

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Abstract

An unexpected [4+2] cycloaddition of aryl allenes and simple acrylate derivatives is reported. This process functions well with a variety of allenes and acrylates to generate bi- and tricyclic dihydronaphthalene derivatives through a nonconventional bond disconnection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3759-3765
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron
Volume72
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 30 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acrylates
  • Allenes
  • Cycloaddition
  • Diels-Alder
  • Lewis-acid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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