Abstract
A novel unprecedented triphenylphosphine-mediated [4 + 3] annulation reaction of 2-benzylidene indane-1,3-diones and -diynoates through initial phosphine α-addition was discovered and found to result in biologically interesting indeno[1,2-b]oxepin-4-ylidenes in up to 75% yield. The seven-membered separable Z and E isomeric oxepins were confirmed using single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2993-2997 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 29 Apr 2022 |