{"title":"Electronic effect-controlled cyclizations for the synthesis of isoquinoline-fused oxazabicycles","authors":"Vijayabhaskar Bandaru , Sameer Vyasamudri , Jyothi Dhuguru , Vinod Jadhav , Ding-Yah Yang , Siddaiah Vidavalur","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155770","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report an efficient synthesis of isoquinoline-derived 2,8-oxazabicycles through the coupling of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with 3-electron-withdrawing-substituted coumarins in toluene under refluxed conditions, without the need for external reagents. This domino reaction is primarily governed by the electronic properties of the reactants. The reaction mechanism is proposed to follow a sequence of Michael addition, lactone ring-opening, and intramolecular cyclization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 155770"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tetrahedron Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403925003193","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We report an efficient synthesis of isoquinoline-derived 2,8-oxazabicycles through the coupling of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with 3-electron-withdrawing-substituted coumarins in toluene under refluxed conditions, without the need for external reagents. This domino reaction is primarily governed by the electronic properties of the reactants. The reaction mechanism is proposed to follow a sequence of Michael addition, lactone ring-opening, and intramolecular cyclization.
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Tetrahedron Letters provides maximum dissemination of outstanding developments in organic chemistry. The journal is published weekly and covers developments in techniques, structures, methods and conclusions in experimental and theoretical organic chemistry. Rapid publication of timely and significant research results enables researchers from all over the world to transmit quickly their new contributions to large, international audiences.