Magnesium-Mediated Regioselective Additions of Bromoform to Quinone Methides and Aurone-Derived Azadienes

Abstract

The magnesium-mediated addition of bromoform to conjugated electron-deficient alkenes and imines, such as para-quinone methides (p-QMs) and aurone-derived azadienes, respectively, is reported here for the first time. While p-QMs undergo exclusive and hitherto unreported 1,6-addition of bromoform to afford benzylic tribromomethylated diarylmethanes, aurone-derived azadienes undergo both 1,2- and 1,4-additions to furnish α- and γ-tribromomethylamines. A mechanism involving the intermediacy of the tribromomethyl radical has been proposed based on control experiments and EPR studies. Representative synthetic transformations have also been carried out.

Key words

magnesium-mediated addition - bromoform - conjugate addition - p-quinone methides - azadienes - diarylmethanes

Publication History

Received: 21 May 2024

Accepted after revision: 26 June 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
26 June 2024

Article published online:
25 July 2024

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