Kinetic versus thermodynamic access to imidazoisoindolones, benzimidazoisoindolones, and [1, 4] diazepinoisoindolones: intramolecular nitrogen and π-aromatic …
Efficient assembly of substituted imidazo [2, 1-a] isoindolones is reported from suitable α, β- diamine (or corresponding β-nitroamine) and phthalic anhydride () in a three-or four-step sequence in good yields. The key step of this methodology is based on an intramolecular α- aza-amidoalkylation of the N-acyliminium species. Furthermore, when R2 is an aromatic moiety a competing α-amidoalkylation took place and imidazo [2, 1-a] isoindolones (or ...