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One-pot multistep synthesis of bipolar carbazolo-phenazines: Hydrogen bond control of Diels-Alder cycloaddition and application for fluoride sensing

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Abstract

Access to novel bipolar carbazolo-phenazines is demonstrated by one-pot IBX-initiated multistep cascade, which involves oxidation of 2-naphthols to 1,2-naphthoquinones, Diels-Alder cycloaddition, aerial dehydroaromatization and cyclocondensation. With unprotected dienic indolylacrylates, N[sbnd]H⋯O hydrogen bonding in the transition state controls the product selectivity almost exclusively in favor of Diels-Alder cycloaddition over the competing Michael addition. The utility of one of the carbazolo-phenzines as applied to selective naked-eye sensing of fluoride is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2210-2216
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron
Volume73
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cycloaddition
  • Cyclocondensation
  • Dehydroaromatization
  • Naphthoquinone
  • Phenazines

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