Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-4-arylquinolin-2-ones Including Viridicatol via a Darzens Condensation/Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Strategy

J Org Chem. 2018 Nov 2;83(21):13132-13145. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01871. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Abstract

The new efficient synthesis of biologically important 3-hydroxy-4-arylquinolin-2-ones through the Darzens condensation (epoxidation) of dichloroacetanilides with aromatic aldehydes followed by one-pot dechlorative epoxide-arene cyclization is described. This methodology has been utilized for the synthesis of naturally occurring viridicatol, a fungal metabolite isolated from the penicillium species.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't