α-Phenylthioaldehydes for the effective generation of acyl azolium and azolium enolate intermediates

Ewing, Paul M. D. A.; Majhi, Pankaj Kumar; Prentice, Callum; Young, Claire M.; van Rees, Karlotta; Arnold, Polly L.; Zysman-Colman, Eli; Smith, Andrew D.

doi:10.1039/D3SC06879J

Title: α-Phenylthioaldehydes for the effective generation of acyl azolium and azolium enolate intermediates

Journal Article · 18 June 2024 · Chemical Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC06879J · OSTI ID:2352791

Ewing, Paul M. D. A. ^[1]; Majhi, Pankaj Kumar ^[2]; Prentice, Callum ^[2]; Young, Claire M. ^[2]; van Rees, Karlotta ^[3];

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EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK, EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JF, UK
EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JF, UK
Dept of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Readily prepared α-phenylthioaldehydes are introduced as acyl azolium and azolium enolate precursors for a range of NHC-mediated catalytic processes incorporating redox rearrangements, redox esterifications and enantioselective [4 + 2]-cycloadditions.

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