Three-component coupling reaction and cyclization of N-tosylimines and TMS-substituted propiolate mediated by DABCO

A new three-component coupling reaction of methyl 3-trimethylsilylpropiolate, N-tosylimine, and tosylamide mediated by DABCO was developed. This reaction was based on the consecutive alpha- and beta-activation method of propiolate involving intramolecular silyl migration previously developed by our group. On the basis of these results, a new cyclization reaction was designed to find a chromene-forming reaction utilizing salicyl N-tosylimine as a bifunctional substrate.