Ti(O-i-Pr)4/Me3SiCl/Mg-Mediated Reductive Cleavage of Sulfonamides and Sulfonates to Amines and Alcohols
Noriaki Shohji, Tsuyoshi Kawaji and Sentaro Okamoto*
*Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan, Email: okamos10kanagawa-u.ac.jp
N. Shohji, T. Kawaji, S. Okamoto, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 2626-2629.
DOI: 10.1021/ol200740r
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Abstract
A low-valent titanium generated in situ from Ti(O-i-Pr)4, Me3SiCl, and Mg powder in THF reacted with a broad range of sulfonamides in a reductive bond cleaving pathway to provide the corresponding amines, hydrocarbons and thiols. The reagent could also cleave sulfonates to the corresponding alcohols.
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Key Words
Amines, Toluenesulfonamides, Titanium (low valent), Magnesium
ID: J54-Y2011-1490