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Efficient Synthesis of N-Alkylated α,β-Unsaturated Ketonitrones via Cu-Catalyzed Rearrangement

Itaru Nakamura*, Toshiki Onuma, Ryo Kanazawa, Yuki Nishigai and Masahiro Terada

*Research and Analytical Center for Giant Molecules, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan, Email: itaru-nm.tohoku.ac.jp

I. Nakamura, T. Onuma, R. Kanazawa, Y. Nishigai, M. Terada, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 4198-4200.

DOI: 10.1021/ol501889g


Abstract

Cu catalysis enables the synthesis of N-alkylated unsaturated ketonitrones from propargyloxyamines. The rearrangement reaction proceeds via Cu-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination, followed by thermally induced electrocyclic ring opening.

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Key Words

Nitrones


ID: J54-Y2014