Described here is the first example of Cu(0)-catalyzed intramolecular decarbonylative rearrangements of readily available N-aryl isatins assisted by solvent dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)under air atmosphere and additive-fr...Described here is the first example of Cu(0)-catalyzed intramolecular decarbonylative rearrangements of readily available N-aryl isatins assisted by solvent dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)under air atmosphere and additive-free conditions leading to various biologically important acridones in good to excellent yields.This novel transformation is proposed to go through a sequential DMSO-aided Cu insertion into the amide C-N bond,CO extrusion,Cu migration,reductive elimination and DMSO-aided proton migration processes,involving multiple types of bond cleavage and formation in a single chemical step.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1604285 and 21877206)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China(No.IRT1061)the 111 Project(No.D17007)。
文摘Described here is the first example of Cu(0)-catalyzed intramolecular decarbonylative rearrangements of readily available N-aryl isatins assisted by solvent dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)under air atmosphere and additive-free conditions leading to various biologically important acridones in good to excellent yields.This novel transformation is proposed to go through a sequential DMSO-aided Cu insertion into the amide C-N bond,CO extrusion,Cu migration,reductive elimination and DMSO-aided proton migration processes,involving multiple types of bond cleavage and formation in a single chemical step.
