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A Copper-Catalyzed C-N Bond Formation Involving sp-Hybridized Carbons. A Direct Entry to Chiral Ynamides via N-Alkynylation of Amides

Michael O. Frederick, Jason A. Mulder, Michael R. Tracey, Richard P. Hsung,* Jian Huang, Kimberly C. M. Kurtz, Lichun Shen and Christopher J. Douglas

*Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, Email: rphsungpharmacy.wisc.edu

M. O. Frederick, J. A. Mulder, M. R. Tracey, R. P. Hsung, J. Huang, K. C. M. Kurtz, L. Shen, C. J. Douglas, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 2368-2369.

DOI: 10.1021/ja021304j


Abstract

A copper-catalyzed direct N-alkynylation of amides has been developed leading to a facile entry for syntheses of chiral ynamides.

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Copper(II)-Catalyzed Amidations of Alkynyl Bromides as a General Synthesis of Ynamides and Z-Enamides. An Intramolecular Amidation for the Synthesis of Macrocyclic Ynamides

X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Huang, R. P. Hsung, K. C. M. Kurtz, J. Oppenheimer, M. E. Petersen, I. K. Sagamanova, L. Shen, M. R. Tracey, J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 4170-4177.


Key Words

Ynamides


ID: J48-Y2003-1320