RESUMO
One by one: starting from simple phenols, a diverse series of oxygenated terphenyl compounds can be prepared in a concise and practical manner using sequential arylation reactions involving phenol oxidation/rearomatization and quinone monoacetal intermediates. Many of the terphenyl products can be used for preparing well-defined oligomers and, furthermore, contain valuable functional groups that can be transformed for further diversification.
Assuntos
Fenóis/química , Compostos de Terfenil/química , Benzoquinonas/química , Oxirredução , Oxigênio/químicaRESUMO
The expeditious and efficient [3+2] coupling approach of quinone monoacetals 1 with alkene nucleophiles 2 by the action of an activated Brønsted acid in the presence of a hydrogen bond donor perfluorinated alcohol has been achieved. With the optimized combined acid, the reaction could proceed under mild conditions by only mixing the two reactants to afford the cycloadducts 3 in a short time (within 10 min) with good to quantitative yields.