Synthesis of spiropyrans and arylquinones via Ru(II)-catalyzed condition-controlled coupling of 3-aryl-2H-benzoxazinones with benzoquinones

Synthesis of Polycyclic Heteroarenes via Rh(III)-Catalyzed Twofold C-H Activation of 3-Aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazines and Annulation with α-Diazo-β-ketoesters

An efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed annulation between 3-aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazines and α-diazo-β-ketoesters was developed, affording a series of polycyclic heteroarenes in moderate to excellent yields with good functional group compatibility. The procedure featured high efficiency, redox neutrality, twofold ortho-C-H activation, and dual [4 + 2] annulation. Moreover, several important intermediates and products have been isolated as powerful evidence for the proposed reaction mechanism.

C-H activation-initiated spiroannulation reactions and their applications in the synthesis of spirocyclic compounds

Spirocyclic skeletons are prevalent in natural products, pharmaceuticals and organic functional materials. Meanwhile, transition-metal-catalyzed C-H activation reactions have demonstrated unparalleled advantages such as high efficiency, excellent atom-economy, good chemoselectivity and regioselectivity for the formation of target organic molecules. In recent years, C-H activation reactions have been creatively utilized in the synthesis of spirocyclic compounds. This review summarizes the most recent progress made in C-H activation-initiated spiroannulation reactions and their applications in the construction of structurally diverse and biologically valuable spirocyclic scaffolds by using alkynes, diazo compounds, maleimides, alkenes, quinones and cyclopropenones as the coupling partners.

Synthesis of spiropyrans via Ru(II)-catalyzed coupling of 3-aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazines with benzoquinones

An efficient Ru(II)-catalyzed C-H activation-based spiroannulation of benzoxazines with the easily available benzoquinone and N-sulfonyl quinone monoimine has been realized, providing a straightforward strategy to access NH-containing spiropyrans in moderate to good yields with good functional group compatibility. The procedure features atom- and step-economy, mild conditions, and excellent chemoselectivity. Moreover, a catalytically competent five-membered cycloruthenated complex has been isolated.