Since
its
discovery
in
1877,
the
Friedel-Crafts
alkylation
reaction
has
been
method
of
choice
to
prepare
various
aryl
hydrocarbons.
Recent
developments
for
this
have
resulted
synthesis
these
compounds
one
pot
process
with
metal
as
well
free
protocols.
However,
common
feedstock
aldehydes
using
electron-deficient
arenes
and
also
two
different
arene
nucleophiles
are
quite
challenging
scantily
explored.
Herein,
we
provide
a
solution
problems
by
new
concept,
“catalyst
activation”
accomplished
increasing
Brønsted
acidity
p-toluenesulfonic
acid
(pTSA)
through
strong
hydrogen
bonding
hexafluoroisopropanol
(HFIP).
The
real-time
NMR
titration,
computational
studies,
reveal
multiple
roles
HFIP
para-toluene
sulphonic
stabilization
transition
states
formed
during
electrophilic
aromatic
substitution.
developed
great
potential
industrial
application
reflected
bio-active
natural
products
like
arundine,
tartarinoid
C,
several
other
bioactive
molecules.
Also,
used
was
recovered
gram-scale
making
protocol
highly
cost-effective
conducive
production.
Nature
forges
a
plethora
of
structurally
divers
polyenes
with
high
efficiency
and
selectivity
in
single
cyclization
step
from
achiral
precursor.
Imitating
this
powerful
strategy
has
been
the
subject
numerous
synthetic
efforts.
While
bromo-
iodocyclizations
have
recently
successfully
implemented,
chlorocyclizations
scantly
investigated.
Here,
we
present
selective
generally
applicable
biomimetic
concept
on
direct
chlorination-induced
polyene
by
utilizing
confined
HFIP-chlorenium
network
inspired
enzymatic
pocket
terpene
cyclases.
Chloro-iodanes
proved
to
be
superior
as
electrophilic
chlorine
source.
Together
catalytic
amounts
saccharine
HFIP,
manifold
different
alkenes
various
inter-
intramolecular
nucleophiles
were
converted
yields
selectivities
(up
78%
yield
d.r.
>95:5).
The
platform
was
even
extended
several
challenging
terpenes
terpenoid
carbon
frameworks.
NMR
experiments
revealed
attractive
non-covalent
interactions
between
F-alcohol
lactone
moiety
chloro-iodanes
that
are
probably
facilitating
chlorocyclization.
results
mark
another
milestone
polyenes,
allowing
access
these
molecules.
Since
its
discovery
in
1877,
the
Friedel-Crafts
alkylation
reaction
has
been
method
of
choice
to
prepare
various
aryl
hydrocarbons.
Recent
developments
for
this
have
resulted
synthesis
these
compounds
one
pot
process
with
metal
as
well
free
protocols.
However,
common
feedstock
aldehydes
using
electron-deficient
arenes
and
also
two
different
arene
nucleophiles
are
quite
challenging
scantily
explored.
Herein,
we
provide
a
solution
problems
by
new
concept,
“catalyst
activation”
accomplished
increasing
Brønsted
acidity
p-toluenesulfonic
acid
(pTSA)
through
strong
hydrogen
bonding
hexafluoroisopropanol
(HFIP).
The
real-time
NMR
titration,
computational
studies,
reveal
multiple
roles
HFIP
para-toluene
sulphonic
stabilization
transition
states
formed
during
electrophilic
aromatic
substitution.
developed
great
potential
industrial
application
reflected
bio-active
natural
products
like
arundine,
tartarinoid
C,
several
other
bioactive
molecules.
Also,
used
was
recovered
gram-scale
making
protocol
highly
cost-effective
conducive
production.
Since
its
discovery
in
1877,
the
Friedel-Crafts
alkylation
reaction
has
been
method
of
choice
to
prepare
various
aryl
hydrocarbons.
Recent
developments
for
this
have
resulted
synthesis
these
compounds
one
pot
process
with
metal
as
well
free
protocols.
However,
common
feedstock
aldehydes
using
electron-deficient
arenes
and
also
two
different
arene
nucleophiles
are
quite
challenging
scantily
explored.
Herein,
we
provide
a
solution
problems
by
new
concept,
“catalyst
activation”
accomplished
increasing
Brønsted
acidity
p-toluenesulfonic
acid
(pTSA)
through
strong
hydrogen
bonding
hexafluoroisopropanol
(HFIP).
The
real-time
NMR
titration,
computational
studies,
reveal
multiple
roles
HFIP
para-toluene
sulphonic
stabilization
transition
states
formed
during
electrophilic
aromatic
substitution.
developed
great
potential
industrial
application
reflected
bio-active
natural
products
like
arundine,
tartarinoid
C,
several
other
bioactive
molecules.
Also,
used
was
recovered
gram-scale
making
protocol
highly
cost-effective
conducive
production.