A remarkably simple and efficient benzannulation reaction

James A. Bull, Michael G. Hutchings, Peter Quayle

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    Abstract

    (Chemical Equation Presented) On a short fuse: Although fused aromatic rings are common structural motifs in natural products, there are relatively few direct methods for the preparation of such systems from acyclic precursors. An atom-transfer radical cyclization carried out under microwave (MW) irradiation has now been developed which gives rapid access to functionalized aromatic compounds from readily available starting materials (see scheme). © 2007 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1869-1872
    Number of pages3
    JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
    Volume46
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Cyclization
    • Fused-ring systems
    • Microwave irradiation
    • Radical reactions
    • Synthetic methods

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