Photochemical synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes: advanced building blocks for drug discovery
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82 (18), 9627-9636
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01678
Denisenko A. V.; Druzhenko T.; Skalenko Y.; Samoilenko M.; Grygorenko O. O.; Zozulya S.; Mykhailiuk P. K.
We have developed a rapid two-step synthesis of substituted 3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes which are attractive building blocks for drug discovery. This new method utilizes very common chemicals, benzaldehyde, allylamine, and cinnamic acid, via intramolectular [2+2]-photochemical cyclization.