Formation of an unexpected 3,3-diphenyl-3H-indazole through a facile intramolecular [2 + 3] cycloaddition of the diazo intermediate

Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019, 15 pp. 1347 - 1354
Issue Date:
2019-01-01
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© 2019 King et al.; licensee Beilstein-Institut. License and terms: see end of document. The one-pot reaction of 2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-methoxyaniline with tert-butylnitrite, BTEAC and DABSO in the presence of CuCl2 provided an unexpected 3H-indazole product 8. The structure of the compound was determined by HRMS, IR, NMR and further confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystallography. The compound crystallises in the triclinic P-1 space group, with unit cell parameters a = 9.2107 (4), b = 10.0413 (5), c = 14.4363 (6) Å, α = 78.183 (2), β = 87.625 (2), γ = 71.975 (2)°. The formation of 8 proceeded through a facile intramolecular [2 + 3] cycloaddition of the diazo intermediate 9. The molecules of 8 are organised by edge-face Ar-H···π, face-face π···π, and bifurcated OCH2-H···N interactions. In addition to these, there are Ar-H···H-Ar close contacts, (edge-edge and surrounding inversion centres) arranged as infinite tapes along the a direction.
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