Facile Dearomatization of Nitrobenzene Derivatives and Other Nitroarenes with <i>N</i>‐Benzyl Azomethine Ylide

Abstract

Breaking the aromaticity barrier: Nitrobenzene derivatives and other nitroarenes smoothly react at room temperature with an azomethine ylide to yield polycyclic adducts in high yields (see scheme; Bn=benzyl, TFA=trifluoroacetic acid). This unprecedented loss of aromaticity delivers scaffolds prone to a number of potentially interesting derivatizations. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.