The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a benzodithiepinone derivative through
metal-free
catalysis, and belongs to the field of
organic synthesis. According to the method, benzo disulfonylphenol
ketone and
alkyne are taken as raw materials, a dual-
catalysis system composed of triethylene
diamine and bis (
diphenylphosphine)
methane is adopted, a heating reaction is performed in a 1, 4-dioxane
solvent, and the target seven-membered
sulfur heterocycle (benzo [e] [1, 4] dithiepin-5-
ketone compound) is obtained through separation and purification. According to the method, the problem of regioselective sulfuration of
alkyne is effectively solved through a
synergistic catalysis mechanism of organic amine and organic
phosphine, and high-precision cyclization reaction of benzobissulfonylphenol
ketone and
alkyne is realized. The process is mild in reaction condition, free of
inert gas protection, simple and convenient to operate and good in functional group tolerance, the
atom economy can reach 100%, and an efficient and practical synthesis way is provided for construction of the benzo [e] [1, 4] dithiepin-5-ketone compound with a novel structure.