Spiro Cyclohexadienones from the Reaction of Phenolic Enaminone Derivatives with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

Abstract

Phenolic enamino compounds, prepared from 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethylamine and the corresponding β-keto carbonyl compounds, afford spiro cyclohexadienone derivatives on reaction with hypervalent iodine reagents.

Keywords

• Spiro cyclohexadienones
• hypervalent iodine
• enamino esters