Transition-Metal-Free Tandem Cyclization/ N-Arylation Reaction: A Method To Access Biaryl Sultam Derivatives via a Diradical Pathway

Org Lett. 2020 Aug 21;22(16):6623-6627. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02393. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Abstract

A novel procedure for the transition-metal-free tandem cyclization/N-arylation reaction sequence of an aryne with a 1,2,3,4-benzothiatriazine-1,1-dioxide is reported. This reaction goes through the intramolecular homolytic cyclization to generate an N-H biaryl sultam intermediate, which enables aryne insertion to access diversely functionalized biaryl sultam derivatives with high yields. The mechanism study indicates that homolytic cyclization is executed by a diradical species, initiated from the thermal decomposition of 1,2,3,4-benzothiatriazine-1,1-dioxide to release a nitrogen molecule.