Synthesis of benzofuranyl indolinones and benzonaphthoxazepinones via reaction of sulfonyl phthalide with nitroisatylidenes

Abstract

Attempted [4+2] Hauser-Kraus annulation of sulfonyl phthalide with nitroisatylidene led to the formation of benzofuranyl indolinones, instead of the expected spironaphthoquinone oxindoles, via nucleophilic vinylic substitution of the nitro group. By contrast, the reaction of sulfonyl phthalide with nitroisoxazolyl isatylidene followed the [4+2] Hauser-Kraus pathway, yielding benzonaphthoxazepinones via spontaneous rearrangement of the initially formed Hauser-Kraus adducts, namely, spironaphthoquinone-oxindoles.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug 2025
Accepted
19 Sep 2025
First published
22 Sep 2025

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Synthesis of benzofuranyl indolinones and benzonaphthoxazepinones via reaction of sulfonyl phthalide with nitroisatylidenes

A. Suresh, L. Satham, R. Kumari and I. N. Namboothiri, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5OB01255D

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