Regioselective functionalisation of dibenzothiophenes through gold-catalysed intermolecular alkyne oxyarylation

Paul Davies, Richard Grainger, Matthew Barrett

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Abstract

A protocol has been developed for direct Csp3-Csp2 bond formation at the 4- and 6-positions of dibenzothiophenes using a gold(I) catalyst with terminal alkynes and dibenzothiophene-S-oxides. The sulfoxide acts as a traceless directing group to avoid the need to prefunctionalise at carbon. The iterative use of this protocol is possible and has been employed in the preparation of novel macrocyclic structures. In addition, a cascade process shows how oxyarylations can be combined with other processes resulting in complex, highly efficient transformations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8676-8686
Number of pages11
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number32
Early online date7 Jul 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2015

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