Vinyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles Behave as Nucleophilic Partners in Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reactions

J Org Chem. 2018 Dec 21;83(24):15118-15127. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02402. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Abstract

We describe that vinyl-oxadiazoles function as a new and efficient nucleophilic partner for the Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction. The reaction between 5-vinyl-3-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles and aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, catalyzed by DABCO in the absence of solvent, showed high efficiency to afford a new class of heterocyclic MBH adducts with potential biological activity on yields up to 99% and short reaction times. These synthetically attractive adducts bear a heterocyclic scaffold of large pharmaceutical and commercial interest associated with a plethora of biological effects and technological applications. We also demonstrate their synthetic usefulness by a photoinduced addition reaction to a polyfunctionalized amino alcohol.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't