Metal-Free N-H/C-H Carbonylation by Phenyl Isocyanate: Divergent Synthesis of Six-Membered N-Heterocycles

J Org Chem. 2022 Jul 1;87(13):8719-8729. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01026. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Abstract

We disclose a method using phenyl isocyanate to synthesize carbonyl-containing N-heterocycles. The metal-free novel approach for both N-H and C-H carbonylation processes was successfully refined, delivering a range of synthetically valuable derivatives of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, 2H-benzo[e] [1,2,4] thiadiazin-3(4H)-one 1,1-dioxide, and pyrrolo[1,2-a] quinoxalin-4(5H)-one. The protocol features broad substrates with diverse reactions suitable for excellent yields, mild conditions, and good functional group compatibility. Moreover, the applicability of the reaction was characterized by gram-scale synthesis and synthetic transformations for drug molecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Isocyanates*
  • Quinazolines*

Substances

  • Isocyanates
  • Quinazolines
  • phenyl isocyanate