Heterocoupling of 2-Naphthols Enabled by a Copper/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

Heterocoupling of 2-Naphthols Enabled by a Copper/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex Michael Holtz-Mulholland, Mylène de Léséleuc and Shawn K. Collins* Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7. shawn.collins@umontreal.ca SUPPORTING INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS: GENERAL COMPLETE TABLE 1 ADDITIONAL DATA SYNTHETIC PROCEDURES SPECTRAL DATA S2 S3 S4 S4 S9 S1

General: All reactions that were carried out under anhydrous conditions were performed under an inert argon or nitrogen atmosphere in glassware that had previously been dried overnight at 12 o C or had been flame dried and cooled under a stream of argon or nitrogen. 1 All chemical products were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Company or Strem Chemicals and were reagent quality. The Cu(SIMes)Br catalyst was prepared following the protocol reported by Nolan. 2 The methyl ester 2a and the tert-butyl derivative 2d were prepared according to reported procedures. 3 The phosphonate ester was prepared following a protocol reported by Kozlowski. 4 The nitro compound 2h 5 and 3-phenanthrol 2g 6 were prepared according to reported procedures. Technical solvents were obtained from VWR International Co. Anhydrous solvents (CH 2 Cl 2, Et 2 O, THF, DMF, Toluene, and n-hexane) were dried and deoxygenated using a GlassContour system (Irvine, CA). Isolated yields reflect the mass obtained following flash column silica gel chromatography. Organic compounds were purified using the method reported by W. C. Still 7 and using silica gel obtained from Silicycle Chemical division (4-63 nm; 23-24 mesh). Analytical thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was performed on glass-backed silica gel 6 coated with a fluorescence indicator (Silicycle Chemical division,.25 mm, F 254.). Visualization of TLC plate was performed by UV (254 nm), KMnO 4 or p- anisaldehyde stains. All mixed solvent eluents are reported as v/v solutions. Concentration refers to removal of volatiles at low pressure on a rotary evaporator. All reported compounds were homogeneous by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and by 1 H NMR. NMR spectra were taken in deuterated CDCl 3 using Bruker AV-3 and AV-4 instruments unless otherwise noted. Signals due to the solvent served as the internal standard (CHCl 3 : δ 7.27 for 1 H, δ 77. for 13 C). The acquisition parameters are shown on all spectra. The 1 H NMR chemical shifts and coupling constants were determined assuming first-order behavior. Multiplicity is indicated by one or more of the following: s (singlet), d (doublet), t (triplet), q (quartet), m (multiplet), br (broad); the list of couplings constants (J) corresponds to the order of the multiplicity assignment. High resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS) was done by the Centre régional de spectrométrie de masse at the Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal from an Agilent LC-MSD TOF system using ESI mode of ionization unless otherwise noted. 1 Shriver, D. F.; Drezdon, M. A. in The Manipulation of Air-Sensitive Compounds; Wiley-VCH: New York, 1986. 2 Diez-Gonzalez, S.; Escudero-Adan, E. C.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Stevens, E. D.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. J. Chem. Soc. Dalton. Trans., 21, 39, 7595-766. 3 Al-Hujran, T. A.; Dawe, L. N.; Collins, J.; Georghiou, P. E. J. Org. Chem. 211, 76, 971-973. 4 Li, X.; Hewgley, J. B.; Mulrooney, C. A.; Yang, J.; Kozlowski, M. C. J. Org. Chem. 23, 68, 55-5511. 5 a) Gaude, D., Le Goaller, R., Pierre, J. L. Synth. Commun. 1986, 16, 63-68. b) Woodcock, D., Clifford, D. R. J. Chem. Soc. 1957, 4139-4141. 6 Feiser, L. F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1929, 51, 246-247. 7 Still, W. C.; Kahn, M.; Mitra, A. J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 2923-2925. S2

Table S1 (Complete Table 1 from manuscript text). Optimization of the Heterocoupling of 2-Naphthols by Cu(NHC)X and Discovery of Small Molecule Additives. entry 1a additive (mol %); yield catalyst (# eq.) oxidant a (%) b 1 2 Cu(IPr)Br none; Oxone 63 c 2 2 Cu(SIMes)Br none; Oxone 67 c 3 1 Cu(SIMes)Br none; Oxone 8 c 4 2 Cu(SIMes)Br none; O 2 54 c 5 2 Cu(SIMes)Br none; O 2 77 c 6 2 Cu(SIMes)Br DEM (5); O 2 98 7 2 Cu(SIMes)Cl DEM (5); O 2 64 8 2 Cu(IMes)Cl DEM (5); O 2 98 9 2 Cu(IPr)Cl DEM (5); O 2 98 1 1 Cu(SIMes)Br DEM (5); O 2 69 11 1 Cu(SIMes)Br DEM (1); O 2 79 12 1 Cu(SIMes)Br DPhM (1); O 2 79 13 1 Cu(SIMes)Br MeAc (1); O 2 69 14 1 Cu(SIMes)Br acac (1); O 2 14 a Oxone = 1.1 eq., O 2 = 1 atm b Isolated yields after chromatography. c AgNO 3 = 1 mol %. DEM = diethyl malonate, DPhM = diphenyl malonate, MeAc = methyl acetoacetate, acac = acetylacetone. S3

Synthetic Procedures: General Procedure for Oxidative Heterocoupling of 2-Naphthols: + CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h CO 2 Me In a sealed-tube was added the 2-naphthol 1a (16.1 mg,.111 mmol), methyl-2-hydroxy- 3-naphthoate 2a (22.5 mg,.111 mmol), silver nitrate (4. mg,.22 mmol), diethylmalonate (.1 ml of.1 M solution in THF,.11 mmol), and Cu(SIMes)Br (5. mg,.11 mmol) and dissolved in THF (1.1 ml). Upon dissolution, the solution had oxygen bubbled through it under sonication for 5 min. The reaction was then capped and stirred for 15 h in a 6 o C oil bath. The reaction was removed from the oil bath and allowed to cool to room temperature. The tube was opened, the cap rinsed with ethyl acetate and the stir-bar removed. Silica gel was added to the crude reaction mixture and the solvent was then removed in vacuo. The resulting solid is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (2 % EtOAc/Hexanes) to give the product 3a (3.2 mg, 79%) as a yellow solid. NMR data of this compound matched that previously reported in the literature. 8 Br + CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h Br CO 2 Me Methyl 6 -bromo-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-carboxylate (3b): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (2% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3b (27.4 mg, 58 %) as a yellow solid. NMR data for this compound matched that found in the literature. 9 MeO + CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h MeO CO 2 Me 8 a) Smrcina, M.; Polakova, J.; Vyskocil, S.; Kocovsky, P. J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 4534-4538. b) Hovorka, M.; Gunterova, J.; Zavada, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 199, 31, 413-416. 9 Grandbois, A., Mayer, M.-E., Bédard, M., Collins, S. K., Michel, T. Chem. Eur. J. 29, 15, 9655-9659. S4

Methyl 6 -bromo-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-carboxylate (3c): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (2% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product (31.3 mg, 75 %) as a yellow solid. NMR data for this compound matched that found in the literature. 9 + t-bu CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h t-bu CO 2 Me Methyl 6-tert-butyl-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-carboxylate (3d): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (2% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3d (32.2 mg, 72 %) as a yellow solid. 1 H NMR (4MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 1.79 (s, 1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 7.94 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.9-7.84 (m, 2H), 7.49 (dd, J = 9., 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (ddd, J = 8., 6.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (td, J = 7.6, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (m, 2H), 4.98 (s, 1H), 4.8 (s, 3H), 1.39 (s, 9H); 13 C NMR (11MHz, CDCl 3 ): = 17.4, 154.6, 151.3, 147.2, 135.6, 133.8, 133.5, 13.2, 129.4, 129.2, 128.2, 127.3, 126.6, 124.6, 124.6, 124.5, 123.4, 117.6, 114.1, 114.1, 114., 52.8, 34.6, 31. ppm; HRMS (ESI+) for C 26 H 25 O 4 [M + H] + calculated: 41.1747, found: 41.1728. Methyl 6-tert-butyl-7 -methoxy-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-carboxylate (3e): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2 % EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3e as a yellow solid (22.1 mg, 46 %). 1 H NMR (4MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 1.79 (s, 1 H), 8.72 (s, 1 H), 7.88-7.82 (m, 2 H), 7.78 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1 H), 7.5 (dd, J = 2., 9. Hz, 1 H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1 H), 7.17 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1 H), 7. (dd, J = 2.5, 8.9 Hz, 1 H), 6.41 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.95 (s, 1 H), 4.8 (s, 3 H), 3.54 (s, 3 H), 1.39 (s, 9 H); 13 C NMR (11MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 17.4, 158.3, 154.5, 152., 147.2, 135.5, 134.8, 133.8, 129.9, 129.8, 129.4, 127.4, 124.7, 124.6, 124.6, 115.1, 115., 114.1, 114.1, 113.3, 14.3, 55., 52.8, 34.6, 31.; HRMS (ESI+) for C 27 H 27 O 5 [M + H] + calculated: 431.1853, found: 431.18596. S5

Methyl 6 -bromo-6-tert-butyl-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-carboxylate (3f): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2 % EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3f as a yellow solid (31.9 mg, 6 %). 1 H NMR (4MHz, CDCl 3 ) = 1.83 (s, 1 H), 8.73 (s, 1 H), 8.2 (d, J = 2. Hz, 1 H), 7.85-7.81 (m, 1 H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.7 Hz, 1 H), 7.39 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1 H), 7.31 (dd, J = 2., 9. Hz, 1 H), 7.13-7.9 (m, 2H), 6.99 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1 H), 5.7 (s, 1 H), 4.8 (s, 3 H), 1.39 (s, 9 H); 13 C NMR (11MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 17.4, 154.5, 153.7, 151.7, 134.1, 133., 13.1, 129.8, 129.7, 129.7, 129.5, 129.2, 128.9, 128., 126.6, 124.7, 124.2, 118.8, 117., 114.1, 19.5, 52.9, 34.6, 31.; HRMS (ESI+) for C 26 H 24 BrO 4 [M + H] + calculated: 479.8525, found: 479.8574. + CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h CO 2 Me Methyl 2-hydroxy-1-(3-hydroxyphenanthren-4-yl)naphthalene-3-carboxylate (3g): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling except the quantity of 3-phenanthrol (29.1 mg,.144 mmol) was increased. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (2% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3g (21.4 mg, 49%) as a yellow solid. NMR data for this compound matched that found in the literature. 9 3-Nitro-1,1 -binapthalene-2,2 -diol (3h): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling except the quantity of diethylmalonate was increased (.5 ml of a.1m solution in THF,.56 mmol). The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (15% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3h (26.1 mg, 71%) as a red solid. 1 H NMR (4MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ ppm 1.27 (s, 1H), 9.1 (s, 1H), 8.3 (m, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (m, 2H), 7.36 (m, 2H), 7.3 (m, 1H), 7.25 (m, 1H), 7.5 (d, J = 8.4Hz, 1H) 4.9 (s, 1H) 13 C NMR (CDCl 3, 75MHz) δ ppm 151.3, 148., 138.1, 134.6, 133.2, 131.8, 13.8, 13.5, 129.3, 128.4, 128.2, 127., 126.8, 126., 125.8, 124.1, 123.7, 118.2, 117.8, 112.9 HRMS (ESI+) for C 2 H 14 NO 4 [M+H + ] calculated: 332.917, found: 332.928. S6

3-Bromo-1,1 -binaphthalene-2,2 -diol (3i): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling except the quantity of 2-naphthol was increased (2.7 mg,.144 mmol). The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (15% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 3i (25 mg, 62 %) as a yellow solid. NMR data for this compound matched that found in the literature. 1 Dimethyl 2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-phosphate (4a): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (1 % Me/DCM) to afford the product 4a as a yellow solid (34.5 mg, 77 %). 1 H NMR (4MHz, CDCl 3 ) = 9.87 (d, J =.9 Hz, 1H), 8.3 (s, 1H), 7.99-7.85 (m, 3H), 7.44-7.31 (m, 4H), 7.26 (ddd, J = 8.3, 6.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (m, 1H), 7.8 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 5.4 (s, 1H), 3.92 (d, J = 4. Hz, 3H), 3.89 (d, J = 4. Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (176MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 155. (d, J = 7.8 Hz), 151.4, 137.1, 136. (d, J = 5.2 Hz), 133.3, 13.4, 129.8, 129.2 (d, J = 9.8 Hz), 128.3, 127.8, 126.7, 124.9, 124.6, 124.5, 123.4, 117.7, 114.4 (d, J = 11.7 Hz), 113.8 (d, J = 1.9 Hz), 112.1, 111.1, 53.5 (d, J = 5.9 Hz), 53.4 (d, J = 5.2 Hz); HRMS (ESI+) for C 22 H 2 O 5 P [M+H + ] calculated: 395.143, found: 395.148. Br + PO(OMe) 2 Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h Br PO(OMe) 2 Dimethyl 6 -bromo-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-phosphate (4b): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2.5 % Me/DCM) to afford the product 4b as a brown solid (25 mg, 48 %). 1 H NMR (4MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 1.3 (s, 1H), 8.27 (d, J = 16.1 Hz, 1H), 8.3 (s, 1H), 7.97-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.84 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.47-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9., 2. Hz, 1H), 7.21-7.11 (m, 1H), 6.96 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1H), 5.5 (s, 1 Harada, T., Kanda, K. Org. Lett. 26, 8, 3817-3819. S7

1H), 3.93 (d, J = 4. Hz, 3H), 3.9 (d, J = 4. Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (176MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 155.1 (d, J = 7.8 Hz), 151.7, 137. (d, J = 2.6 Hz), 136.2 (d, J = 5.9 Hz), 131.9, 13.3, 13., 129.9, 129.4, 129.3, 127.7, 127.7, 126.4, 124.7, 118.9, 117.2, 114.2 (d, J = 1.3 Hz), 113.8 (d, J = 11.7 Hz), 112.1, 111.1, 53.5 (d, J = 5.2 Hz), 53.5 (d, J = 5.2 Hz); HRMS (ESI+) for C 22 H 19 BrO 5 P [M+H + ] calculated: 473.148, found: 473.169. MeO + PO(OMe) 2 Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h MeO PO(OMe) 2 Dimethyl 7 -methoxy-2,2 -dihydroxy-1,1 -binaphthyl-3-phosphate (4c): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling. The product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (2.5 % Me/DCM) to afford the product 4c as a red solid (29.2 mg, 62 %). 1 H NMR (4MHz,CDCl 3 ) = 9.66 (s, 1H), 8.28 (d, J = 16.3 Hz, 1H), 7.95-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.85 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 9. Hz, 1H), 7.1 (dd, J = 9., 2.6 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.45-6.38 (m, 1H), 5.1 (s, 1H), 3.91 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 3H), 3.88 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 3H), 3.54 (s, 3H); 13 C NMR (176 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 158.4, 154.9(d, J = 7.2 Hz), 152.1, 136.9 (d, J = 2.6 Hz), 136.1 (d, J = 5.9 Hz), 134.7, 13.1, 129.9 (d, J = 11.1 Hz), 129.2, 127.8 (d, J = 15.6 Hz), 125., 124.7, 124.6, 115.2, 115., 114.5, 112.8, 112.2, 111.2, 14.2, 55., 53.5 (d, J = 5.2 Hz), 53.3(d, J = 5.2 Hz); HRMS (ESI+) for C 23 H 22 O 6 P [M+H + ] calculated: 425.1148, found: 425.1163. NH 2 + CO 2 Me Cu(SIMes)Br (1 mol%) DEM (1 mol%) AgNO 3 (2 mol%) O 2 (1 atm), THF 6 o C, 15 h NH 2 CO 2 Me Methyl 2 -amino-2-hydroxy-1,1 -binaphthalene-3-carboxylate (5a): Prepared following the general procedure for the oxidative coupling except 2-naphthylamine (2.6 mg,.144 mmol) was used. The product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (1% EtOAc/Hexanes) to afford the product 5a (25 mg, 67 %) as a yellow solid. NMR data for this compound matched that found in the literature. 11 11 Smrcina, M., Vykskocil, S., Maca, B., Polasek, M., Claxton, T. A., Abbott, A. P., Kocovsky, P. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 2156-2163. S8

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SPECTRAL DATA S1

1 H NMR spectrum of 3d: 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 S11 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1.99 1.3 2.14 1.3 2.15 1.52 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.79 8.73 7.87 7.87 7.89 7.92 7.95 4.98 7.11 7.13 7.14 7.16 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.26 7.28 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.35 7.37 7.39 7.48 7.48 7.5 7.5 3.24 4.8 9.85 1.39 Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications t-bu COOCH 3

13 C NMR spectrum of 3d: t-bu COOCH 3 17.42 154.56 151.32 147.17 135.64 133.82 133.45 13.16 129.38 129.24 128.25 127.31 126.56 124.62 124.48 123.36 117.6 114.12 113.96 52.81 34.61 31.1 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S12

MeO 1 H NMR spectrum of 3e: t-bu COOCH 3 1.79 8.72 7.86 7.83 7.79 7.77 7.51 7.49 7.48 7.23 7.21 7.19 7.16 7.2 7.1 7. 6.99 6.42 6.41 4.95 4.8 3.54 1.39 75 7 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 1. 1.5 2.7 1.11 1. 2.13 1.5 1.4 1.4 3.36 3.22 8.94-5 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 S13

13 C NMR spectrum of 3e: 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 S14 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 17.44 151.95 154.48 158.32 147.18 113.26 114.11 114.98 115.13 124.55 124.59 124.67 127.35 129.36 129.82 129.9 133.81 134.83 135.52 14.26 52.81 55.5 34.62 31. Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications MeO t-bu COOCH 3

Br 1 H NMR spectrum of 3f: 1.84 8.75 t-bu COOCH 3 8.4 8.3 7.85 7.83 7.53 7.52 7.52 7.51 7.51 7.5 7.5 7.49 7.42 7.39 7.34 7.33 7.31 7.31 7.12 7.1 7.2 6.99 5.8 4.9 1.4 38 36 34 32 3 28 26 24 22 2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 1. 1.6 1.6 1.15 1.59 1.6 1.13 2.28 1.5.9 3.33 9.14-2 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 S15

Br 13 C NMR spectrum of 3f: 17.39 t-bu 154.51 153.75 151.69 134.6 133.2 13.14 129.78 129.75 129.71 129.54 129.21 128.9 127.99 126.56 124.74 124.24 118.8 117.3 114.13 19.52 COOCH 3 52.87 34.63 3.99 2 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 -2 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S16

O OMe P OMe 1 H NMR spectrum of 4a: 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5.81 1. 3.37 4.45 1.82 1.32.82 3.36 3.36 9.88 8.3 8.26 7.93 7.89 7.87 7.39 7.37 7.34 7.32 7.27 7.24 7.22 7.2 7.1 7.7 5.2 3.93 3.92 3.9 3.89 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. S17

13 C NMR spectrum of 4a: 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 S18 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2E+5 1E+5 1E+5 1E+5 1E+5 1E+5 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 151.43 154.96 155. 111.1 112.14 113.77 113.78 114.42 114.48 117.73 123.45 124.46 124.58 124.92 126.67 128.3 129.19 129.25 129.82 13.36 133.33 137.11 53.4 53.43 53.44 53.47 Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications O OMe P OMe

1 H NMR spectrum of 4b: 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 S19 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 1. 1.18 1.2 1.18 1.6 1.12 1.16 1.7 3.45 1.5 6.95 6.97 7.15 7.17 7.3 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.38 7.39 7.4 7.41 7.41 7.83 7.85 7.91 7.93 7.93 8.3 8.3 8.25 8.29 1.3 5.4 3.5 3.34 3.89 3.9 3.92 3.93 Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications P OMe O OMe Br

13 C NMR spectrum of 4b: 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 S2 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1E+5 1E+5 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 151.75 155.4 155.9 111.7 112.11 113.77 113.84 114.25 117.2 118.93 124.69 126.41 127.75 129.29 129.36 129.87 13. 13.18 13.38 131.93 136.97 136.98 53.44 53.47 53.49 53.52 Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Chemical Communications Br P OMe O OMe

O OMe P OMe O 1 H NMR spectrum of 4c: 25 2 15 1 5 1..93 3.1 2.7 1.69 1.18 1.1 1.2 6.36 3.15 9.81 8.3 8.26 7.85 7.8 7.78 7.41 7.4 7.39 7.24 7.21 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.39 4.97 3.93 3.91 3.9 3.88 3.54 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5 S21

O OMe P OMe O 13 C NMR spectrum of 4c: 158.35 154.9 154.86 152.7 136.94 134.69 13.14 129.91 129.84 129.22 124.98 124.69 124.61 115.25 114.96 112.82 112.21 14.2 54.98 53.48 53.45 53.33 53.3 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5 23 22 21 2 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 S22

1 H NMR spectrum of 3h: 11. 1.5 1. 9.5 9. 8.5 8. 7.5 7. 6.5 6. 5.5 5. 4.5 S23 4. 3.5 3. 2.5 2. 1.5 1..5. 8 75 7 65 6 55 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5-5.48 1. 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.2.91.82 2.14 2.8.57 1.26 9.1 7.9 7.92 7.96 7.98 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.5 4.91 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.26 7.29 7.29 7.35 7.36 7.37 7.37 7.38 7.47 7.48 7.48 7.49 7.49 7.5 7.5 7.5

13 C NMR spectrum of 3h: 151.33 148.1 131.75 13.79 13.51 129.26 128.41 128.18 126.97 126.2 125.8 124.13 123.71 118.2 117.75 112.93 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S24