Ring Enlargement of Three-Membered Heterocycles by Treatment with In Situ Formed Tricyanomethane.
Chemistry
; 26(28): 6158-6164, 2020 May 15.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31990418
ABSTRACT
Although the chemistry of elusive tricyanomethane (cyanoform) has been studied during a period of more than 150â
years, this compound has very rarely been utilized in the synthesis or modification of heterocycles. Three-membered heterocycles, such as epoxides, thiirane, aziridines, or 2H-azirines, are now treated with tricyanomethane, which is generated in situ by heating azidomethylidene-malonodinitrile in tetrahydrofuran at 45 °C or by adding sulfuric acid to potassium tricyanomethanide. This leads to ring expansion with formation of 2-(dicyanomethylidene)oxazolidine derivatives or creation of the corresponding thiazolidine, imidazolidine, or imidazoline compounds and opens up a new access to these push-pull-substituted olefinic products. The regio- and stereochemistry of the ring-enlargement processes are discussed, and the proposed reaction mechanisms were confirmed by using 15 N-labeled substrates. It turns out that different mechanisms are operating; however, tricyanomethanide is always acting as a nitrogen-centered nucleophile, which is quite unusual if compared to other reactions of this species.
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chemistry
Asunto de la revista:
QUIMICA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania