Cu(II)-Catalyzed Phosphonocarboxylative Cyclization Reaction of Propargylic Amines and Phosphine Oxide with CO2

J Org Chem. 2020 Nov 6;85(21):14109-14120. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02172. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Abstract

Compounds bearing organophosphorus motifs and 2-oxazolidinone have found numerous applications in pharmaceutical chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, and organic materials. Here, we describe an efficient and selective protocol for straightforward access to a series of 5-((diarylphosphoryl)methyl)oxazolidin-2-ones via the copper-catalyzed difunctionalization of the C≡C bond of propargylic amines with CO2 and phosphine oxide. Notably, copper catalysis is a sustainable and benign catalytic mode. This reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions, which is operationally simple and scalable with a broad scope, exclusive selectivity, and good functional group compatibility. Mechanistic studies suggest a one-pot tandem cyclization/radical addition sequence, along with the phosphorylation/cyclization scheme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't