DDQ-mediated oxidative coupling: An approach to 2,3-dicyanofuran (thiophene)

Zheng Lin Wang; Hong Liang Li; Li Shi Ge; Xing Lan An; Zi Gang Zhang; Xiaoyan Luo; John S. Fossey; Wei Ping Deng

doi:10.1021/jo4026034

DDQ-mediated oxidative coupling: An approach to 2,3-dicyanofuran (thiophene)

Zheng Lin Wang
, Hong Liang Li
, Li Shi Ge
, Xing Lan An
, Zi Gang Zhang
, Xiaoyan Luo^*
, John S. Fossey
, Wei Ping Deng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A facile oxidative coupling of α-carbonyl radicals to 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) for the synthesis of 2,3-dicyanofurans and thiophenes starting from readily available β-diketones, simple ketones, and β-keto thioamides in up to 95% yield in one step was developed. Mechanistic investigations revealed that a radical process could be involved in this transformation, and a water promoted C-C bond cleavage pathway is proposed for the formation of 2,3-dicyanofurans and thiophenes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1156-1165
Number of pages	10
Journal	The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume	79
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jo4026034
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2014

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DDQ-mediated oxidative coupling: An approach to 2,3-dicyanofuran (thiophene)

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