Abstract
The Ugi four-component reaction (U-4CR) of a number of 2-aminophenols was carried out with 2-alknylbenzaldehydes, benzyl isocyanide, and 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzoic acid in MeOH under microwave heating (MW, 80 ˚C, 20 min). The reaction mixture was then directly treated with aqueous K2CO3 (MW, 100 ˚C, 10 min) to promote an intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr), resulting in the formation of highly functionalized dibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepin-11(10H)-ones. The N-benzyl amide and arylalkynyl moieties, derived from benzyl isocyanide and 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes, allow for further assembly of 1,3-dihydro-2H-3-benzazepin-2-one scaffold via an intramolecular 7-endo-dig hydroamidation catalyzed by 10 mol% Pd(PhCN)2Cl2 (THF, 60 ˚C, 24 h, 61-74%). This new post-Ugi annulation enables an expeditious access to the C-N bond-linked conjugates of two benzannulated seven-membered-ring heterocycles.
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