Synthesis and Reaction of ortho-Benzoquinone Monohemiaminals

Emi Saito, Yuri Matsumoto, Akihiko Nakamura, Yuki Namera, Masahisa Nakada*

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Abstract

The preparation and reactions of ortho-benzoquinone monohemiaminals are described. The oxidative dearomatization of phenols bearing amino alcohol groups induced N-cyclization to afford ortho-benzoquinone monohemiaminals. The N-cyclization stereoselectively affords the product when a chiral amino alcohol is used as the substituent. The chiral ortho-benzoquinone monohemiaminal undergoes stereoselective Diels-Alder reactions with electron-deficient alkenes, as expected, confirming the promising utility of ortho-benzoquinone monohemiaminals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)692-695
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Feb 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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