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Regioselective differentiation of vicinal methylene C-H bonds enabled by silver-catalysed nitrene transfer.

ABSTRACT: Silver-catalyzed nitrene insertion enables the formation of benzosultams in good yield and with regioselectivity complementary to other transition metal nitrene-transfer catalysts. Preferential formation of six-membered benzosultam rings predominates for alkyl-substituted benzenesulphonamide precursors. Ligand-controlled tunability is also achieved for benzenesulphonamides with ?-branched alkyl substituents. Mechanistic probes suggest that the reaction pathway differs depending on whether a ? (benzylic) or ? (homobenzylic) C-H bond undergoes amidation, as well as the catalyst identity.

SUBMITTER: Scamp RJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613557 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Regioselective differentiation of vicinal methylene C-H bonds enabled by silver-catalysed nitrene transfer.

Scamp Ryan J RJ Scheffer Bradley B Schomaker Jennifer M JM

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20190601 51

Silver-catalyzed nitrene insertion enables the formation of benzosultams in good yield and with regioselectivity complementary to other transition metal nitrene-transfer catalysts. Preferential formation of six-membered benzosultam rings predominates for alkyl-substituted benzenesulphonamide precursors. Ligand-controlled tunability is also achieved for benzenesulphonamides with γ-branched alkyl substituents. Mechanistic probes suggest that the reaction pathway differs depending on whether a α (b ...[more]

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