A New Use of Wittig-Type Reagents as 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Precursors and in Pyrrole Synthesis

Daniel J. St. Cyr and Bruce A. Arndtsen*
Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6, Canada
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129 (41), pp 12366–12367
DOI: 10.1021/ja074330w
Publication Date (Web): September 20, 2007
Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society

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The one-pot reaction of imines, acid chlorides, and phosphonites has been found to generate a new class of phosphorus-based 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reagent. These substrates, which are isomeric forms of classic Wittig reagents, undergo cycloaddition reactions in an analogous fashion to 1,3-oxazolium-5-oxides (Münchnones). However, these 1,3-dipoles can be generated in one pot, in a modular fashion, and directly from available reagents, suggesting their potential general utility in heterocycle synthesis. The latter is illustrated in the design of a phosphonite-mediated synthesis of pyrroles from a variety of imines, acid chlorides, and alkynes.

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  • Published In Issue October 17, 2007
  • Received June 14, 2007

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