Solvent-Free Conversion of Thioamides to Thioesters
摘要:
[image omitted] Diverse thioesters were efficiently prepared via the solvent-free reaction of thioamide derivatives with alkyl halides in the presence of catalytic amounts of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in small quantities of water and in good to excellent yields.
A novel ynamide-mediated thioester synthesis strategy was developed. Importantly, no detectable racemization was observed for the thioesterifications of carboxylic acids containing an α-chiral center, enabling it to be useful for the synthesis of peptide thioester, which is the key component of native chemical ligation. It is worth mentioning that amino acid side chain functional groups such as -OH
Thioesters were efficiently prepared via the direct reaction of tertiary thioamides and alkyl halides in water, and in the presence of catalytic amounts of NaI, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO). Hence, thioamides smoothly undergo an S-alkylation with alkyl halides in aqueous media following by hydrolysis to afford the corresponding thioesters in very good to excellent yields.