Cyanoacetic Acid as a Masked Electrophile: Transition-Metal-Free Cyanomethylation of Amines and Carboxylic Acids
作者:Hongxiang Wang、Ying Shao、Hao Zheng、Hanghang Wang、Jiang Cheng、Xiaobing Wan
DOI:10.1002/chem.201502733
日期:2015.12.7
Using cyanoaceticacid as a maskedelectrophile, a new cyanomethylation reaction of amines and carboxylicacids was developed, producing a variety of α‐aminonitriles and cyanomethyl esters with good yields and excellent functionality tolerance. This protocol features simple manipulation, inexpensive reagents, and a wide substrate scope. Iodoacetonitrile was generated in situ from the iodination–decarboxylation
The first oxidativecoupling of alkylnitriles with aromatic carboxylicacids using di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) as oxidant was achieved under the catalysis of ionic Fe(III) complexes bearing an imidazolinium cation. This protocol features nontoxic iron catalysis, direct α-C(sp3)–H bond oxidative esterification of alkylnitriles, non-prefunctionalized starting materials, and a broad substrate scope
A palladium‐catalyzed tandem reaction of cyanomethyl benzoates with arylboronic acids has been achieved. Substitution at the 2‐position of cyanomethyl benzoates was found to be crucial for the selective synthesis of oxazoles and isocoumarins. Cyanomethyl benzoates afforded 2,4‐diaryloxazoles as products, while 2‐benzoyl‐substituted cyanomethyl benzoates delivered 3‐benzoyl‐4‐aryl‐isocoumarins selectively