Palladium(II)-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation/C-C Coupling/Intramolecular Tsuji-Trost Reaction Cascade: Facile Access to 2H-Pyranonaphthoquinones

Org Lett. 2015 Jul 17;17(14):3410-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01304. Epub 2015 Jul 7.

Abstract

An efficient one-pot synthesis of 2H-pyranonaphthoquinone was achieved via a palladium-catalyzed C-H bond activation/C-C bond formation/intramolecular Tsuji-Trost reaction cascade. The unprecedented procedure exhibits excellent functional group tolerance, giving the target naphthoquinones in moderate to good isolated yields (40-88%) under mild reaction conditions. Scalable production of the product can make this reaction a method of choice for the synthesis of 2H-pyranonaphthoquinones.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Palladium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Naphthoquinones
  • Palladium