Practical synthesis of phthalimides and benzamides by a multicomponent reaction involving arynes, isocyanides, and CO2/H2O.

Trinadh Kaicharla, Manikandan Thangaraj, Akkattu T Biju

Organic letters 2014 Mar 21

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Transition-metal-free multicomponent reactions involving arynes and isocyanides with either CO2 or H2O have been reported. With CO2 as the third component, the reactions resulted in the formation of N-substituted phthalimides. The utility of water as the third component furnished benzamide derivatives in moderate to good yields. These reactions took place under mild conditions with broad scope.

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Trinadh Kaicharla, Manikandan Thangaraj, Akkattu T Biju. Practical synthesis of phthalimides and benzamides by a multicomponent reaction involving arynes, isocyanides, and CO2/H2O. Organic letters. 2014 Mar 21;16(6):1728-31