Synthesis and intramolecular ring transformation of N,N'-dialkylated 2,6,9-triazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienes

Org Biomol Chem. 2020 Nov 28;18(44):9109-9116. doi: 10.1039/d0ob01950j. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

Abstract

The first and facile synthesis of N,N'-dialkylated 2,6,9-triazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienes was achieved by the [4 + 4] self-condensation of β-formyl-β-nitroenamine in the presence of ammonium acetate. The 2,6- and 2,9-dialkylated products were found to be interconvertible when dissolved in a solvent. This isomerization proceeds through intramolecular ring transformation via a common intermediate under equilibrium.