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JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 81, Issue 24, Pages 12169-12180Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01836
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- National Science Foundation of China [20971026, 21271047]
- ShanXi Science and Technology Department, China [MH2014-07]
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2-Arylbenzazoles are promising molecules for potential applications in medicine and material areas. Efficient protocols for direct regioselective functionalization of 2-arylbenzoxazoles are in high demand. Herein, we disclose a general method for selective ortho-olefination of 2-arylbenzo [d] oxazoles with alkenes enabled by versatile Cp*Rh(III) in high yields. This protocol features broad functional group tolerance and high regioselectivity. Intermolecular competition studies and kinetic isotope effect experiments imply that the oxidative olefination process occurs via an electrophilic C-H activation pathway. The molecular structure of the m-fluoro-substituted olefination product confirms regioselective C-H activation/olefination at the more hindered site in cases where the meta F atom or heteroatom substituent existed. Apparent torsion angles were observed in the structures of mono-and bis-olefination products, which resulted in distinct different chemical shifts of olefinic protons. Additionally, two gram-scale reactions and further transformation experiments demonstrate that this method is practical for synthesis of ortho-alkenylated 2-arylbenzoxazole derivatives.
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