1,3-Dioxa-[3,3]-sigmatropic Oxo-Rearrangement of Substituted Allylic Carbamates: Scope and Mechanistic Studies

J Org Chem. 2018 Dec 21;83(24):14861-14881. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01320. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Abstract

An unexpected 1,3-dioxa-[3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement during the treatment of aryl- and alkenyl-substituted allylic alcohols with activated isocyanates is reported. The reorganization of bonds is highly dependent on the electron density of the aromatic ring and the nature of isocyanate used. This metal-free tandem reaction from branched allyl alcohols initiated by a carbamoylation reaction and followed by a sigmatropic rearrangement thus offers a new access to ( E)-cinnamyl and conjugated ( E, E)-diene carbamates, such as N-acyl and N-sulfonyl derivatives. A computational study was conducted in order to rationalize this phenomenon, and a rearrangement progress kinetic analysis was performed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't