(1) Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA;(2) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA;
Abstract:
3-Alkyl isocoumarins are provided by CuI/amino acid-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction of o-bromo benzoic acids and terminal alkynes and the subsequent additive cyclization. This cascade process allows synthesis of
diverse isocoumarins by varying both coupling partners bearing a wide range of functional groups.