A new enlargement methodology for the preparation of 2H-1- and 2H-3-benzazepin-2-one derivatives
作者:Ludivine Jean-Gérard、Mickaël Pauvert、Sylvain Collet、André Guingant、Michel Evain
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2007.08.094
日期:2007.11
An investigation of the one-carbon homologation of some 1-tribromomethyl-isoquinoline and 2-tribromomethyl-quinoline derivatives was conducted. Under the influence of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate in the presence of a nucleophilic species (MeOH, H2O, EtNH2), these derivatives led to the respective expanded heterocycles, 2H-1- and 2H-3-benzazepin-2-one derivatives. A mechanism for this novel ring enlargement involving initial formation of an aziridinium, and its subsequent opening to form a stabilized benzylic carbocation, is proposed to explain the results. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.