Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5267569 Tetrahedron Letters 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Benzamides with tethered acetal groups undergo reactions in CF3SO3H to give ring-fused isoindolinones by a cyclization cascade. The reaction initially forms an N-acyliminium ion which then gives the isoindolinone by the aza-Nazarov reaction. An unusual variant also cyclizes at the allylic position.

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