DOI: 10.1039/d6cc05631h ISSN: 1359-7345
[3+2] Cascade ring-closing/ring-opening strategy via C2–O bond cleavage: access to nitro-functionalized N -indene-tethered benzyl alcohols
Imtiaj Mondal, Gracy Salam, Moumita Chowdhury, Dibas Dandapat, Kushal Chowdhury, Indubhusan DebWe report the use of 1,3-benzoxazine for a Rh(
iii
)-catalyzed cascade [3+2]-annulation with nitroalkenes, affording diverse nitro-substituted
N
-indene-tethered benzyl alcohols through formation of two C–C bonds and cleavage of the C2–O bond.