Gold-catalyzed synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles from carboxamides and propynals

2,5-Disubstituted oxazoles are synthesized by oxidative gold catalysis. In contrast to a reported procedure that delivers 2,4-disubstituted oxazoles starting from terminal alkynes, a switch in selectivity towards a 2,5-disubstitution is achieved by the use of propynals as starting materials. In the...

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Main Authors: Xu, Yun (Author) , Wang, Qian (Author) , Wu, Yufeng (Author) , Zeng, Zhongyi (Author) , Rudolph, Matthias (Author) , Hashmi, A. Stephen K. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: April 4, 2019
In: Advanced synthesis & catalysis
Year: 2019, Volume: 361, Issue: 10, Pages: 2309-2314
ISSN:1615-4169
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201801386
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201801386
Verlag, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsc.201801386
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Author Notes:Yun Xu, Qian Wang, Yufeng Wu, Zhongyi Zeng, Matthias Rudolph, and A. Stephen K. Hashmi
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Summary:2,5-Disubstituted oxazoles are synthesized by oxidative gold catalysis. In contrast to a reported procedure that delivers 2,4-disubstituted oxazoles starting from terminal alkynes, a switch in selectivity towards a 2,5-disubstitution is achieved by the use of propynals as starting materials. In the new reaction, the key intermediate is formed by the nucleophilic attack of the carboxamide onto a gold carbenoid, and then condensates with the more electrophilic aldehyde moiety already present in the substrate and not with the ketone that is derived from the oxygen donor. This new cyclization mode introduces a new carbonyl moiety as substituent at the 2,5-disubstituted oxazole, an attractive motive that can be found in bioactive compounds or be used for further derivatizations.
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ISSN:1615-4169
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201801386