A method for the [2+3] pyrroline annulation to the six-membered non-aromatic enols using 3-aryl-2H-azirines as annulation agents is developed in the current study. The reaction proceeds as a formal (3+2) cycloaddition via the N1-C2 azirine bond cleavage and is catalyzed by both Cu(II) and Cu(I) compounds. The new annulation method can be applied to prepare pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinoline, chromeno[3,4-b]pyrrole, and naphtho[1,8-ef]indole derivatives in good to excellent yields from enols of the quinolin-2-one, 2H-chromen-2-one, and 1H-phenalen-1-one series.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5681
JournalMolecules
Volume27
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

    Research areas

  • annulation, azirines, copper catalysis, cycloaddition, pyrrolines, Azirines/chemistry, Copper/chemistry, Pyrroles/chemistry, Indoles/chemistry, Catalysis, Cycloaddition Reaction, Quinolones

    Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Organic Chemistry

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