Facile gold-catalyzed heterocyclization based upon intermolecular trapping of the generated α-oxo gold carbenes with various cyanamides R(2)R(3)NCN (R(2)/R(3) = Alk/Alk, -(CH2)2O(CH2)2-, Ar/Ar, Ar/H) has been developed. In most cases, 2-amino-1,3-oxazoles functionalized at the nitrogen atom as well as at the fifth position of the heterocyclic ring (12 examples) were isolated in good to moderate yields.
A practical synthesis of bicyclic sultams with a pyramidal bridgehead nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom in the apex position has been elaborated. Compounds with 1-azathiabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (12a), -bicyclo[3.2.1]octane (12b, 12d), and -bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (13b) skeletons were obtained by direct twofold inter/intramolecular alkylation of corresponding monocyclic sultams 9 and 10 with α,ω-dihalides 11 in
A convenient method for the [2+2+2] cyclotrimerisation of alkynes using Ti(OiPr)4/nBuLi is presented. Homotrimerisation of arylacetylenes proceeds within minutes with excellent regioselectivity. Moreover, the intermolecular construction of ABB heterotrimers can be achieved selectively from two different alkynes with similar electronic properties. The method is also suitable for the synthesis of pyridines.
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