Regioselective activation of benzocyclobutenones and dienamides lead to anti-Bredt bridged-ring systems by a [4+4] cycloaddition

Bridgehead carbon benzofused-bridged ring systems have previously not been accessible via synthetic approaches. Here, the authors report a formal type-II [4 + 4] annulation approach that provides fully sp2-carbon embedded anti-Bredt bicyclo[5.3.1] skeletons through the Rh-catalyzed C1–C8 activation...

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Main Authors: Jianyu Zhang, Xi Wang, Tao Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23344-0