Synthesis of Amino-Substituted Indanes and Tetralins via Consecutive Multibond-Forming Tandem Processes

A rapid and general approach for the synthesis of amino-substituted indanes and tetralins from readily available alkyne-derived allylic alcohols via consecutive multibond-forming tandem processes has been developed. In the first one-pot tandem process, a series of cyclic dienes were prepared using an Overman rearrangement under thermal conditions, followed by a ruthenium­(II)-catalyzed ring closing enyne metathesis reaction. The resulting exo-dienes were then subjected to a second one-pot tandem process involving a highly regioselective Diels–Alder reaction with alkynes, quinones or nitriles and a subsequent oxidation step to give a diverse library of C-1 amino-substituted indanes and tetralins in good overall yields.