α-Aroylidineketene dithioacetal chemistry: CuI catalyzed synthesis of 2-styryl benzimidazoles enroute to regioselective hydrothiolation
摘要:
Reactivity of alpha-aroylidineketene dithioacetals 2 was investigated to synthesize novel 2-styrylbenzimidazole derivatives 4 and their hydrothiolated product 2-(2-(methylthio)-2-arylethyl)-1H-benzoidlimidazoles 5 has been reported. Compounds 4 and 5 were synthesized by cyclocondensation of alpha-aroylidineketene dithioacetals 2 and o-phenylene diamine (OPD) 3 in the presence and absence of copper catalyst respectively. Regioselective one-pot tandem hydrothiolation of olefin functionality in 4 was achieved under AcOH conditions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.