Synthesis of chroman-annulated cyclopropanols via photoinduced intramolecular [2 + 1]-cycloaddition of 2-allyloxybenzaldehydes.
Elvira R ZaitsevaVictoria E OpryshkoDmitrii S IvanovAndrey A MikhaylovAlexander Yu SmirnovMikhail S BaranovPublished in: Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2023)
2-Allyloxybenzaldehydes undergo [2 + 1] cycloadditions under 365 nm LED irradiation to form the corresponding chroman-fused cyclopropanols. The reaction proceeds easily without any catalysts or additives in dimethyl sulfoxide.