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Multicomponent Cascade Cycloaddition Involving Tropone, Allenoate, and Isocyanide: A Rapid Access to a 7, 6, 5-Fused Tricyclic Skeleton

S Jia, S Su, C Li, X Jia, J Li

Index: Huang, Xiaomei; Xu, Shuguang; Tan, Qitao; Gao, Mingchun; Li, Minjie; Xu, Bin Chemical Communications, 2014 , vol. 50, # 12 p. 1465 - 1468

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Abstract

Multicomponent cascade cycloaddition of tropone, allenoate, and isocyanide has been disclosed. This method allows for the rapid construction of a highly unusual tricyclic skeleton in an efficient manner. The proposed transformation proceeds through [8+ 2+ 1]