substituted acetate group at N(1) as the chiral unit were prepared by the reaction of α-(hydroxyimino) ketones, α-amino acid methyl esters, and formaldehyde. In an analogous reaction, ethyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-3-oxobutyrate and 1,3,5-trialkylhexahydro-1,3,5-triazines gave 3-oxido-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylates 14, which easily rearranged into the 2-oxo derivatives 15. Selected examples of N-oxides 5 could be transformed
通过α-(羟基亚
氨基)酮,
α-氨基酸甲酯和
甲醛的反应,制备了一系列在N(1)上具有取代
乙酸酯基的旋光活性1 H-
咪唑3-氧化物5。在类似的反应中,由2-(羟基亚
氨基)-
3-氧代丁酸乙酯和1,3,5-三烷基六氢-
1,3,5-三嗪生成3-氧代-1 H-咪
唑-4-羧酸酯14,它们很容易重新排列成2-氧代衍
生物15。选择的实施例Ñ -oxides 5 可以转化成相应的2,3-二氢- 1 H ^ -
咪唑-2-
硫酮衍
生物10经由一个“
硫转移反应”,并用阮内-
镍还原组
氨酸衍
生物5i产生了光学活性的2,3-双(
咪唑基)
丙酸酯12。此外,(1 H-
咪唑-1-基)
乙酸酯与
伯胺的反应产生相应的乙酰胺。