Volume 43, Issue 11 pp. 1239-1245
Concise Report

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Selective [4+2] Benzannulations of Pyridones with Alkenes: Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of a Novel Fluorescent Quinolinone

Yiwei Xu

Yiwei Xu

Key Laboratory of Xin′an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038 China

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Yuanyuan Wang

Yuanyuan Wang

Key Laboratory of Xin′an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038 China

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Jing Li

Jing Li

Key Laboratory of Xin′an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038 China

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Jinxiang Ye

Jinxiang Ye

Key Laboratory of Xin′an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038 China

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Hui Miao

Corresponding Author

Hui Miao

Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Hormone and Reproduction, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, Anhui, 236037 China

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Qianwen Gao

Corresponding Author

Qianwen Gao

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China

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Chenggui Wu

Corresponding Author

Chenggui Wu

Key Laboratory of Xin′an Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038 China

Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Hormone and Reproduction, School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, Anhui, 236037 China

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First published: 25 February 2025

Comprehensive Summary

Herein, an intermolecular palladium(II)-catalyzed regioselective [4+2] benzannulation reaction capable of converting 2-pyridones into quinolinones was developed using electron-deficient alkenes as two-carbon units. An examination of the reaction mechanism indicated that the extension from 2-pyridone to quinolinone was likely facilitated through a series of sequential C—H activation reactions or 6π electrocyclization, culminating in dehydrogenative aromatization. This method of diversity-oriented synthesis of quinolinone derivatives is characterized by a broad substrate scope, atom economy, and excellent chemical selectivity. In addition, these quinolinone derivatives exhibit fluorescent absorption within the visible-light spectrum, which makes them suitable candidates for the development of innovative fluorescent probes.

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