RESUMO
A range of functionalized heteroaromatic boronic acid derivatives are readily accessed by a diboration/6π-electrocyclization sequence. This study revealed the surprising observation that there is a direct relationship between oxime ether stereochemistry and reactivity towards electrocyclization. Specifically, E-oxime ethers are found to be significantly more reactive than their Z-counterparts (stereochemistry relative to azatriene scaffold). In contrast, the configuration at the azatriene alkene terminus has little impact on reaction rates. Computational analysis offers a rationale for this observation; a Nlone pair âC=C π* orbital interaction lowers the energy of the transition state in the electrocyclization of E-oxime ethers. Finally, unreactive Z-oxime ethers can be converted to the corresponding heterocyclic products by a photolytically promoted EâZ isomerization and electrocyclization sequence.
RESUMO
Non-oxidative, regioselective, and convergent access to densely functionalized oxazoles is realized in a functional-group tolerant manner using alkynyl thioethers. Sulfur-terminated alkynes provide access to reactivity previously requiring strong donor-substituted alkynes such as ynamides. Sulfur does not act in an analogous donor fashion in this gold-catalyzed reaction, thus leading to complementary regioselective outcomes and addressing the limitations of using ynamides.
RESUMO
The greater geometric lability of hydrazones compared to that of oxime ethers is used as a basis to overcome the reluctance of Z-oxime ether azatrienes to undergo electrocyclization toward the synthesis of borylated (heteroaromatic) pyridines and ring-fused analogues. Such hydrazones now allow access to previously inaccessible tri- and tetrasubstituted 3-borylpyridines in high yields.