PIII/PV-Catalyzed Beckmann Reaction and Sequential [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement to Construct 2-Amidopyridines

Org Lett. 2024 May 3;26(17):3536-3540. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00933. Epub 2024 Apr 24.

Abstract

An organophosphorus catalytic method for the synthesis of substituted 2-amidopyridines is reported. The method employs a small-ring organophosphorus-based catalyst and a hydrosilane reductant to drive the conversion of ketoximes and pyridine-N-oxides into 2-amidopyridines through sequential Beckmann rearrangement followed by [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement. The readily available ketoximes could be activated to nitrilium ions in PIII/PV redox catalysis and could efficiently participate in the domino reaction of pyridine-N-oxides, thus providing various substituted 2-amidopyridines in moderate to excellent yields. This presented strategy features excellent functional group tolerance and a broad substrate scope.