- C?H Cyanation of 6-Ring N-Containing Heteroaromatics
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Heteroaromatic nitriles are important compounds in drug discovery, both for their prevalence in the clinic and due to the diverse range of transformations they can undergo. As such, efficient and reliable methods to access them have the potential for far-reaching impact across synthetic chemistry and the biomedical sciences. Herein, we report an approach to heteroaromatic C?H cyanation through triflic anhydride activation, nucleophilic addition of cyanide, followed by elimination of trifluoromethanesulfinate to regenerate the cyanated heteroaromatic ring. This one-pot protocol is simple to perform, is applicable to a broad range of decorated 6-ring N-containing heterocycles, and has been shown to be suitable for late-stage functionalization of complex drug-like architectures.
- Elbert, Bryony L.,Farley, Alistair J. M.,Gorman, Timothy W.,Johnson, Tarn C.,Genicot, Christophe,Lallemand, Bénédicte,Pasau, Patrick,Flasz, Jakub,Castro, José L.,MacCoss, Malcolm,Paton, Robert S.,Schofield, Christopher J.,Smith, Martin D.,Willis, Michael C.,Dixon, Darren J.
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p. 14733 - 14737
(2017/10/07)
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- A Bifunctional Reagent Designed for the Mild, Nucleophilic Functionalization of Pyridines
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Herein is reported the design and application of a reagent for the direct functionalization of pyridines. These reactions occur under mild conditions and exhibit broad functional group tolerance, enabling the late-stage functionalization of drug-like molecules. The reagent can be easily prepared on large scale from inexpensive reagents, and reacts in the title reaction with acetonitrile, sodium chloride, and sodium methanesulfonate as the sole byproducts. Although this Communication focuses primarily on reactions with cyanide as nucleophile, preliminary experiments with other nucleophiles foreshadow the broad reaching synthetic utility of this approach.
- Fier, Patrick S.
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p. 9499 - 9502
(2017/07/24)
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- Site-Selectivity in the Cyanation of 3-Substituted Pyridine 1-Oxides with Trimethylsilanecarbonitrile
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The cyanation of 3-halo-, 3-methoxy-, and 3-dimethylaminopyridine 1-oxide with trimethylsilanecarbonitrile gave predominantly the corresponding 3-substituted 2-pyridinecarbonitriles.The deoxygenation of nitropyridine 1-oxides to nitropyridines with the same reagent is also described.Keywords - site-selective reaction; trimethylsilanecarbonitrile; pyridine 1-oxide; 2-pyridine-carbonitrile; nitropyridine 1-oxide; deoxygenation; aromatic amine N-oxide; cyanation
- Sakamoto, Takao,Kaneda, Soh-ichi,Nishimura, Sumiko,Yamanaka, Hiroshi
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p. 565 - 571
(2007/10/02)
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