Olefin skeletal rearrangement enabling access to multiarylated N-sulfonyl amidines

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Feb 1;60(11):1492-1495. doi: 10.1039/d3cc05977d.

Abstract

A base-promoted olefin skeletal rearrangement strategy from para-quinone methides (p-QMs) and N-fluoroarenesulfonamides is reported, enabling direct nitrogen insertion of olefins to produce a series of multiarylated (Z)-N-sulfonyl amidines with complete stereoselectivity and generally good yields. Using p-QMs without o-hydroxy substituents gave triarylated N-sulfonyl amidines, whereas tetraarylated N,N'-disulfonyl amidines were synthesized with the existence of o-hydroxy groups.