Thioisomünchnones versus Acrylamides via Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of Thioamides with Diazocarbonyl Compounds

J Org Chem. 2022 Sep 16;87(18):12196-12213. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01352. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

Abstract

A novel carbenoid-mediated approach to thioisomünchnones was developed by intermolecular copper-catalyzed reactions of diazoacetamides with aromatic and heteroaromatic thioamides bearing a pyrrolidine moiety. The direction of the reaction can be switched toward 2-amino-2-heteroarylacrylamides by replacing the pyrrolidine with an aniline group or by the use of 2-cyano-2-diazoacetamides. The proposed mechanism and DFT calculations allowed us to rationalize the effect of substituents on the reaction direction. Effective methods were found for the synthesis of previously unknown both 2-heteroarylthioisomünchones and 2-heteroarylacrylamides, based on a wide scope of available reagents with a similar structure. Some of the synthesized thioisomünchnones exhibited multicolor fluorescence in the solid state and solutions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acrylamides
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Catalysis
  • Copper* / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Thioamides* / chemistry

Substances

  • Acrylamides
  • Aniline Compounds
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Thioamides
  • Copper