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Article history: A convenient and efficient base-promoted cascade reaction for the synthesis of cis-1,3-disubstituted
Received 16 May 2020 isoindolines has been reported herein. We discovered that various N-protected imines bearing a
Accepted 4 June 2020 Michael acceptor react smoothly with several nitrogenous nucleophiles in the presence of 1,8-diazabicy-
Available online 12 June 2020
clo[5.4.0]-7-undecene under mild conditions. cis-1,3-Disubstituted isoindolines bearing aminal function-
ality were assembled as a single diastereomer in moderate to good yields (52%–94%). This cascade
Keywords: process features the direct amidation of imines followed by the intramolecular aza-Michael reaction.
Cascade reaction
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Isoindoline
Direct amidation
Aza-Michael reaction
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Table 2
Scope of Imines 1.a
Table 3 Conclusion
Scope of nitrogenous nucleophiles 2.a
Acknowledgments
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