A Novel Synthesis of Methyl 1,5-Disubstituted Imidazole-4-carboxylates Using 3-Bromo-2-isocyanoacrylates (BICA)
作者:Ken-ichi Nunami、Masaki Yamada、Toshio Fukui、Kazuo Matsumoto
DOI:10.1021/jo00104a018
日期:1994.12
Methyl 1,5-disubstituted imidazole-4-carboxylates 1 were synthesised using methyl 3-substituted 3-bromo-2-isocyanoacrylates 3 (BICA), and the reaction mechanism was elucidated. Reactions of 3, which were prepared by bromination of 3-substituted 2-(formylamino)acrylates 6 followed by dehydration of the formylamino group, with a variety of primary amines gave imidazoles 1 in good overall yields. A mechanistic study suggested a Michael reaction of an amine with 3 followed by p-elimination of hydrogen bromide exclusively afforded (E)-N,3-disubstituted 3-amino-2-isocyanoacrylates 2. Geometric isomerization to (Z)-2 with a base and subsequent cyclization gave imidazoles 1.