An Efficient Synthesis of Poly-Substituted Phenols and Pyridines from Morita-Baylis-Hillman Acetates and Diethyl Oxalacetate

Enantioselective, organocatalytic Morita-Baylis-Hillman and Aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reactions: stereochemical issues.

Conscious of the importance that stereochemical issues may have on the design of efficient organocatalyts for both Morita-Baylis-Hillman and aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction we have analyzed them in this minireview. The so-called standard reactions involve "naked" enolates which therefore should lead to the syn adducts as the major products, irrespective of the E, Z stereochemistry of the eno...

Maleimide as an efficient nucleophilic partner in the aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction: synthesis of chiral 3-substituted-3-aminooxindoles.

A highly enantioselective Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction of maleimides with isatin derived ketimines has been developed to obtain enantiomerically enriched 3-substituted-3-aminooxindoles using β-isocupreidine as an organocatalyst. Maleimide acting as a nucleophile provides products with up to 99% ee.

Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman/aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reactions.

A facile and mild synthesis of trisubstituted allylic sulfones from Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates.

An efficient and catalyst-free synthesis of trisubstituted allylic sulfones through an allylic sulfonylation reaction of Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) carbonates with sodium sulfinates has been developed. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a series of trisubstituted allylic sulfones were rapidly prepared in good to excellent yields (71%-99%) with good to high selectivity (Z/E from 79:21 to ...

Synthesis of hydrazinoheterocycles from Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of nitroalkenes with azodicarboxylates.

Conjugated nitroalkenes and nitrodienes undergo smooth α-hydrazination with azodicarboxylates through an imidazole catalyzed carbon-heteroatom bond formation under Morita-Baylis-Hillman conditions. The resulting hydrazinonitroalkenes take part in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with azide under mild conditions to give hydrazinotriazoles. A [3 + 2] annulation with phenols and naphthols involving Micha...