Base-Promoted Reactions of .alpha.-Azido Ketones with Aldehydes and Ketones: A Novel Entry to .alpha.-Azido-.beta.-hydroxy Ketones and 2,5-Dihydro-5-hydroxyoxazoles
作者:Tamas Patonay、Robert V. Hoffman
DOI:10.1021/jo00113a015
日期:1995.4
The base-promoted reaction of alpha-azido ketones with aldehydes and ketones provides a new and simple route to either alpha-azido-beta-hydroxy ketones, which are valuable 1,2,3-trifunctionalized synthons, or 2,5-dihydro-5-hydroxyoxazoles, which are a little known type of oxazoline. These two products are formed by the electrophilic trapping of two different anions that are produced sequentially during the reaction, The alpha-azido-beta-hydroxy ketones are formed by an aldol reaction between an enolate of the alpha-azidoketone and an aldehyde. The 2,5-dihydro-5-hydroxyoxazoles are formed by electrophilic trapping of an imino anion which is produced by nitrogen loss from the cx-azido ketone enolate.