First example of the cascade acylation/IMDAV/ene reaction sequence, leading to N-arylbenzo[f]isoindole-4-carboxylic acids possessing anti-viral activity
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First example of the cascade acylation/IMDAV/ene reaction sequence, leading to N-arylbenzo[f]isoindole-4-carboxylic acids possessing anti-viral activity
The reaction between readily accessible N-aryl-3-phenylallylamines and maleic anhydride led to unexpected products – polysubstituted hydrogenated benzo[f]isoindole-4-carboxylic acids. This transformation proceeds through a previously unknown sequence of steps: N-acylation of the allylamine with maleic anhydride, intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of the vinylarene in the intermediate N-maleamide, and Alder-ene reaction of the products of the previous two steps. Selected benzo[f]isoindoles displayed antiviral activity.