1,2-Acyl migration with α-imino rhodium carbenoids leading to substituted 1-naphthols.
Tomoya MiuraShunsuke MoritaniYota ShiratoriMasahiro MurakamiPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)
A unique method for the synthesis of substituted 1-naphthols by a rhodium(II)-catalysed ring-expansion reaction of 2-triazolyl-1-indanone derivatives is reported. 1,2-Acyl migration occurs with an intermediate α-imino rhodium carbenoid generated from the triazolyl moiety.