Abstract
Aryne intermediates are versatile and important reactive intermediates for natural product and polymer synthesis. 2-Naphthynes are relatively unexplored because few methods provide precursors to these intermediates, especially for those bearing additional substituents. Here we report a general synthetic strategy to access 2-naphthyne precursors through an Asao-Yamamoto benzannulation of ortho-(phenylethynyl)benzaldehydes with halo-silylalkynes. This transformation provides 2-halo-3-silylnaphthalenes with complete regioselectivity. These naphthalene products undergo desilylation/dehalogenation in the presence of F- to generate the corresponding 2-naphthyne intermediate, as evidenced by furan trapping experiments. When these 2-naphthynes are generated in the presence of a copper catalyst, ortho-naphthalene oligomers, trinaphthalene, or binaphthalene products are formed selectively by varying the catalyst loading and reaction temperature. The efficiency, mild conditions, and versatility of the naphthalene products and naphthyne intermediates will provide efficient access to many new functional aromatic systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5675-5681 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
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CCDC 1539451: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Hein, S. J. (Creator), Lehnherr, D. (Creator) & Dichtel, W. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2017
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1nnxqy, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1nnxqy&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1539450: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Hein, S. J. (Creator), Lehnherr, D. (Creator) & Dichtel, W. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2017
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1nnxpx, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1nnxpx&sid=DataCite
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