1. PdCl2-Catalyzed Efficient Transformation of Propargylic Amines to (E)-α-Chloroalkylidene-β-lactams.
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Shengming Ma, Bin Wu, and Xuefeng Jiang
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AMINES , *BETA lactam antibiotics , *LACTAMS , *CHEMICAL reactions , *ORGANIC compounds , *ORGANIC chemistry - Abstract
The PdCl2-catalyzed cyclocarbonylation reaction of propargylic amines with CuCl2 and benzoquinone afforded (E)-α-chloroalkylidene-β-lactams in moderate to good yields. The formation of the corresponding Z-isomers or five-membered products was not observed. The reaction of the readily available optically active prop argylic amines provides a convenient synthesis of the corresponding (E)-α-chloroalkylidene-β-lactams with high ee values. The structure and the stereochemistry of the products were established by the X-ray single-crystal diffraction study of (E)-6d and (E)-6e, which indicates that the stereoselectivity in this reaction is different from what was observed with propargylic alcohols. A rationale for this reaction was proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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