The synthesis of sulfonylguanidines from N,N,N',N'-tetramethylthiourea and sulfonyl azides is described. This method serves as an alternative route for generating sulfonylguanidines via the use of stable starting materials.
The reaction of a sulfonamide moiety with HBTU (O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-NNN',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate) during amide coupling, leading to the formation of tetramethylsulfonylguanidines, is described. Optimised conditions showed that HBTU was as a convenient agent for the synthesis of tetramethylsulfonylguanidines, in basic conditions. A panel of diverse sulfonamides was used to demonstrate the scope of this procedure. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Facile one-pot synthesis of tetrasubstituted N-sulfonylguanidines from sulfonamides and ureas
A facile method for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted N-sulfonylguanidines has been developed via the direct condensation of sulfonamides and ureas in the presence of phosphoryl chloride under basic conditions. Detailed synthetic studies showed that this is a simple protocol for preparing N-sulfonylguanidines at room temperature in a short reaction time with good to excellent yields. Graphic abstract