文摘
A general and efficient directed ortho metalation (DoM)−halogen dance (HD)−electrophile quench sequence for the synthesis of trisubstituted pyridyl O-carbamates is described. A second HD sequence furnishes highly functionalized tetrasubstituted pyridines. Furthermore, a hitherto unobserved double HD rearrangement is reported. Under similar LDA conditions, aromatic O-carbamates with OMe, Cl, and F substituents (4a−c) undergo either a HD−electrophile quench sequence, 4a−c → 18−20, or a HD−anionic ortho Fries rearrangement, 4a−c → 6a−c, respectively.