A Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Demethylation−Cyclization of <i>o-</i>Anisole-Substituted Ynamides in the Synthesis of Chiral 2-Amido Benzofurans - Concepedia

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A Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Demethylation−Cyclization of <i>o-</i>Anisole-Substituted Ynamides in the Synthesis of Chiral 2-Amido Benzofurans

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2007

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Jossian Oppenheimer, Whitney L. Johnson, M. R. Tracey, Richard P. Hsung, Peiyuan Yao, Renhe Liu, Kang Zhao

Organic Letters

Abstract

A Rh(I)-catalyzed demethylation-cyclization sequence for a direct transformation of o-anisole-substituted ynamides to benzofurans is described here. The Ag salt functions synergistically with Rh(I) for the key demethylation step.

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