We desc
ribe a th
ree-step one-pot metal-f
ree domino p
rocedu
re yielding a set of boscalid de
ri
vati
ves, pa
rent compound being a highly impo
rtant ag
rochemical agent. The fi
rst step of the p
rocess consists of the
rm4">Diels–Alder reaction between a substituted
2H-py
ran-2-one and sty
rene de
ri
vati
ves, followed by the elimination of CO
2 and
rm4">aromatization (oxidation). The last step was found to be efficiently p
romoted by the application of
rm1 TH_term3">chloranil as the oxidant. Alte
rnati
vely,
rm6">activated carbon Da
rco KB could also act as the
rm4">dehydrogenation catalyst necessitating a la
rge
r excess of the
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rogen accepto
r.