Rhodium-Catalyzed Tandem Reaction of Isocyanides with Azides and Oxygen Nucleophiles: Synthesis of Isoureas

J Org Chem. 2019 Jan 4;84(1):53-59. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01842. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Abstract

A novel rhodium-catalyzed tandem reaction of isocyanides with azides and various oxygen nucleophiles has been developed. The reaction provides a simple and highly efficient one-pot synthesis of various N-sulfonyl/acylisoureas with broad substrate scope in an atom-economical manner from readily available starting materials in a highly stereoselective manner.