Double C-N bond cleavages of N-alkyl 4-oxopiperidinium salts: access to unsymmetrical tertiary sulfonamides

Org Biomol Chem. 2019 Dec 28;17(48):10172-10177. doi: 10.1039/c9ob02107h. Epub 2019 Nov 22.

Abstract

In this paper, regiospecific, double intraannular C-N bond cleavages of N-alkyl 4-oxopiperidinium salts are presented. The reaction sequence involves a charge-transfer complex, in situ formed between sulfonyl chloride and N-methylmorpholine, which induces S-Cl bond homolysis of sulfonyl chloride, yielding a reactive sulfonyl radical that further induces the double C-N bond cleavages of N-alkyl 4-oxopiperidinium salt. The secondary amine thus produced was trapped by sulfonyl chloride to yield the desired sulfonamide product. The key feature of this protocol is that two intraannular C-N bonds of the 4-oxopiperidine ring are cleaved in one step under metal- and oxidant-free conditions.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't