Ruthenium‐Catalyzed C−C Bond Cleavage of 2H‐Azirines: A Formal [3+2+2] Cycloaddition to Fused Azepine Skeletons
- 22 January 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Vol. 55 (8) , 2861-2865
Abstract
2H‐azirines can serve as three‐atom synthons by C−C bond cleavage, however, it involves a high energy barrier under thermal conditions (>50.0 kcal mol−1). Reported is a ruthenium‐catalyzed [3+2+2] cycloaddition reaction of 2H‐azirines with diynes, thus leading to the formation of fused azepine skeletons. This approach features an unprecedented metal‐catalyzed C−C bond cleavage of 2H‐azirines at room temperature, and the challenging construction of aza‐seven‐membered rings from diynes. The results of this study provide a new reaction pattern for constructing nitrogen‐containing seven‐membered rings and may find applications in the synthesis of other complex heterocycles.Keywords
Funding Information
- NSFC (21372219, 21572225)
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