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C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization of Benzo[c]oxepines via C–O bond Cleavage: Formal [3+3] Synthesis of Multisubstituted Chromans

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posted on 2018-02-19, 00:00 authored by Miao Wang, Bo-Cheng Tang, Jia-Chen Xiang, Yan Cheng, Zi-Xuan Wang, Jin-Tian Ma, Yan-Dong Wu, An-Xin Wu
An efficient base-promoted C­(sp3)–H bond functionalization strategy for the synthesis of multisubstituted chromans from the formal [3+3] cycloaddition of benzo­[c]­oxepines and electron-rich phenols has been developed. The corresponding 4H-chromenes can be easily obtained in excellent yields by simple filtration from chromans. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that the C–O bond cleavage is the key step for the C­(sp3)–H bond functionalization and that this reaction could have occurred through tandem C–O bond cleavage/Michael addition/annulation reactions.

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