Green Synthesis Lab, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, India
Abstract:
Aza-Michael adducts of chalcones and diethyl N-arylphosphoramidates undergo reductive cyclization with sodium borohydride followed by sodium hydride to afford 1,2,4-trisubstituted azetidines diastereoselectively in a one-pot procedure and excellent yields.