Synthesis of Trisubstituted Oxazoles via Aryne Induced [2,3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement–Annulation Cascade
Rahul N. Gaykar, Shiksha Deswal, Avishek Guin, Subrata Bhattacharjee, Akkattu T. Biju
Abstract
A transition-metal-free, [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement-annulation cascade of 2-substituted thio/amino acetonitriles with arynes allowing the synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles under mild conditions has been demonstrated. The key sulfur/nitrogen ylides were generated by the initial S/N arylation followed by proton transfer, which was followed by the selective [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement involving the -CN moiety and a subsequent annulation to afford the desired products in reasonable yields.
Topics & Concepts
AnnulationSigmatropic reactionChemistryAryneMoietyCombinatorial chemistryCascadeStereochemistrySulfurMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisChromatographyCyclization and Aryne ChemistryCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis