A Cobalt Mediated Nitrene Transfer aza-Wittig Cascade Reaction To Access 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Scaffolds

Daniël S Verdoorn; Prabhat Ranjan; Tim de Reuver; Elwin Janssen; Christophe M L Vande Velde; Jordy M Saya; Bert U W Maes; Romano V A Orru

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00959

A Cobalt Mediated Nitrene Transfer aza-Wittig Cascade Reaction To Access 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Scaffolds

Daniël S Verdoorn, Prabhat Ranjan, Tim de Reuver, Elwin Janssen, Christophe M L Vande Velde, Jordy M Saya^*, Bert U W Maes^*, Romano V A Orru^*

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Abstract

A cobalt(II) mediated three-component synthesis of 5-substituted-N-sulfonyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-imines using sulfonyl azides, N-isocyaniminotriphenylphosphorane (NIITP), and carboxylic acids has been developed. This one-pot tandem reaction starts with a nitrene transfer to NIITP, followed by addition of the carboxylic acid to the in situ formed carbodiimide and subsequent intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction. Both the steric constraints of carboxylic acid and the stoichiometry of the employed cobalt salt determine the selectivity toward the two products, i.e. 5-substituted-N-sulfonyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-imine versus 5-substituted-4-tosyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4005-4009
Number of pages	5
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	25
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00959
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2023

Keywords

Molecular Structure
Cobalt
Imines
Carboxylic Acids

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