Csp 2–H functionalization of phenols: an effective access route to valuable materials via Csp 2–C bond formation

G Brufani, B Di Erasmo, CJ Li, L Vaccaro - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the vast majority of top-selling pharmaceutical and industrial products, phenolic structural
motifs are highly prevalent. Non-functionalized simple phenols serve as building blocks in …

Defluorinative Multi‐Functionalization of Fluoroaryl Sulfoxides Enabled by Fluorine‐Assisted Temporary Dearomatization

M Hu, Y Liang, L Ru, S Ye, L Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to its unique physical properties, fluorine is often used to open up new reaction
channels. In this report, we establish a cooperation of [5, 5]‐rearrangement and fluorine …

A Review on Functionalization of Benzo‐5, 6‐Fused Bicyclic Heteroaromatic Compounds

M Pradeep Kumar, AS Annie… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the decades, functionalized heteroaromatic compounds and their scaffolds have drawn
the significant attention in synthetic organic chemistry as well as in interdisciplinary sciences …

Arylation of benzazoles at the 4 positions by activation of their 2-methylsulfinyl groups

R Wakabayashi, S Wang, T Kurogi… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Treatment of 2-methylsulfinylbenzazoles with triflic anhydride in the presence of phenols
yields the corresponding 4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfanylbenzazoles. This …

Synthesis of benzothiophenes via sulfonium-[3, 3]-rearrangement of aryl sulfoxides with allenenitriles

L Zhang, K Wan, H Wang, M Wang, A Cui… - Organic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A general one-pot, two-step synthesis of benzothiophenes is presented. First, the Morita–
Baylis–Hillman (MBH) type sulfonium-[3, 3]-rearrangement of aryl sulfoxides with …

Highly substituted benzo [b] furan synthesis through substituent migration

A Kobayashi, S Tabata, S Yoshida - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
An unusual benzofuran synthesis from 2, 6-disubstituted phenols and alkynyl sulfoxides is
disclosed. Various highly substituted benzofurans were synthesized via the charge …

Mechanistic Insights into the Gold (I)-Catalyzed [3, 3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Sulfoniums for the Formation of Chiral 1, 4-Dicarbonyls or Formal α-Arylation of …

W Zhou, YQ HUANG, V Gandon… - Organic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Starting with vinyl sulfoxides and propargyl silane, the Au (I)-catalyzed asymmetric [3, 3]-
sigmatropic rearrangement of sulfonium intermediate furnished, after protodemetallation …

Transition‐metal‐free Regioselective C‐H Arylation of Heteroarenes

S Choudhary, T Yadav, J Jaleel… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Regioselectively arylated heteroarenes are privileged scaffolds with remarkable biological
and optoelectronic properties. Traditional arylation approaches based on the transition …

Interception of Alkynyl Tetracoordinate Borons with Sulfur Electrophiles beyond the Zweifel Pathway

X Ma, Y An, L Li, M Cai, Q Song - Angewandte Chemie International … - Wiley Online Library
Zweifel reaction is a powerful strategy to construct olefins from alkenyl tetracoordinate
borons in organoboron chemistry, however, it usually only involves one functional group …