Sequenced elimination–reduction and elimination–cyclopropanation reactions of 2,3-epoxyamides promoted by samarium diiodide. Synthesis of 2,3-dideuterioamides and cyclopropanamides
摘要:
An easy and general sequenced elimination/reduction or elimination/cyclopropanation process promoted by samarium diiodide or/and CH2I2/Sm provide an efficient method for synthesising 2,3-dideuterioamides 3 or cyclopropanamides 8, respectively. The transformations take place in high yields and with total or high selectivity from the easily available 2,3-epoxyamides. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.