Abstract
On treatment with ButLi and HMPA, N-tert-butyl-N-benzyl-1-naphthamide undergoes cyclisation to a tricyclic enolate which reacts diastereoselectively with electrophiles to give substituted 2,3,3a,9b-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[e]-isoindol-1-ones, the first example of an anionic cyclisation onto an aromatic ring.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-298 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 1998 |