Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of (Dihydro)quinolones by Cyclization of Benzaldehyde-Tethered Ynamides and Anilines

Zhengyu Han, Jiaxin Huang, Peinan Shang, Xiaolin Zhu, Hai Huang*, Jianwei Sun*

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Abstract

2-Quinolones represent a versatile class of compounds that are prevalent in natural and medicinally relevant molecules. Here we report a new approach to the selective formation of these structures. By gold catalysis, a range of benzaldehyde-tethered ynamides reacted with anilines, leading to 4-amino-3,4-dihydro-2-quinolones with high efficiency and excellent diastereoselectivity in dichloromethane. Interestingly, with methyl acetate as the solvent, the same reaction produced 3-aryl 2-quinolones as the major products. The use of a substoichiometric amount of the aniline could also promote this transformation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2799-2805
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2025

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