Regioselective ring expansion of 2,4-diiminoazetidines via cleavage of C-N and C(sp3)-H bonds: efficient construction of 2,3-dihydropyrimidinesulfonamides

J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Feb 15;134(6):2926-9. doi: 10.1021/ja211486f. Epub 2012 Feb 7.

Abstract

A highly regioselective base-mediated ring expansion of 2,4-diiminoazetidines via cleavage of C-N and C(sp(3))-H bonds is achieved for the first time to afford efficiently 2,3-dihydropyrimidinesulfonamides. The mechanism of the ring expansion via tandem 4π electrocyclic ring-opening/1,5-H shift/6π electrocyclic ring-closing is well confirmed by the trapping experiments of two key intermediates and deuterium labeling studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azetidines / chemistry*
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Chemistry / methods*
  • Cyclization
  • Electrons
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Models, Chemical
  • Nitrogen / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry

Substances

  • Azetidines
  • Sulfonamides
  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen