Dual Functional Pd-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reaction by Umpolung Chemistry of the Oxygen Atom in Electrophiles

J Org Chem. 2021 May 7;86(9):6847-6854. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02413. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Abstract

A Pd-catalyzed multicomponent reaction was developed by trapping oxomium ylide with nitrosobenzene via Pd-promoted umpolung chemistry. The Pd catalyst plays two important roles: diazo compound decomposed catalyst and Lewis acid for the activation of nitrosobenzene. This strategy provides some insight into a new way for discovery of multicomponent methodology to construct complex molecules. The developed method also provides rapid access to a series of O-(2-oxy) hydroxylamine derivatives, which exhibit good anticancer activity in osteosarcoma cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Lewis Acids
  • Oxygen*
  • Palladium*

Substances

  • Lewis Acids
  • Palladium
  • Oxygen