RT Journal Article T1 Straightforward Synthesis of Bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]ethylated Isocoumarins from 2-Ethynylbenzoates A1 Petcu, Sonia A1 Lázaro Milla, Carlos A1 Rodríguez, Javier A1 Iriepa, Isabel A1 Bautista-Aguilera, Óscar A1 Aragoncillo Abanades, Cristina A1 Alonso Gómez, José Miguel A1 Almendros Requena, Pedro AB Herein, we report a facile isocoumarin and isoquinolone preparation by taking advantage of an initial bis(triflyl)ethylation [triflyl = (trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl] reaction, followed by heterocyclization, which contrasts with our previous results on cyclobutene formation. The efficiency of the catalyst- and irradiation-free heterocyclization/bis(triflyl)ethylation sequence showed exquisite dependence on the electronic nature of the substituents at the 2-ethynylbenzoate(benzamide) precursors.Molecular docking of model bis(triflyl)ethylated isocoumarins on human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) revealed promising biological activities through selective coordination on both the catalytic active site and peripheral active site. PB American Chemical Society SN 0022-3263 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91922 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91922 LA eng NO Petcu A S, Lázaro-Milla C, Rodríguez F J, Iriepa I, Bautista-Aguilera, Ó M, Aragoncillo C, Alonso J M, Almendros P. Straightforward Synthesis of Bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]ethylated Isocoumarins from 2-Ethynylbenzoates. J. Org. Chem. 2023 , 88, 7373-7380. NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) NO Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cieníficas NO European Commission DS Docta Complutense RD 6 oct 2024