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Notes
Ta ble 1. Oxid a tion of Th io- a n d Selen op h osp h or yl
zation of substrates 2b,c,f,n ,o were nearly the same for
the two reagents (Table 1).
Su bstr a tes 2a -o w ith Oxa zir id in es 1a ,b
In general, reaction conditions are milder than those
required by other reagents which perform the same
reactions. For instance, high temperatures (Me2SO,11d,f
chloral,11p H2O211i), long reaction times (trifluoroacetic
anhydride11s), or great excess of the reagent (Me2SO,11d,f
ethylene oxide,11o chloral11p) are often required. The
reaction workup is notably simple since filtration of the
crude reaction mixtures (to remove sulfur) and rotary
evaporation (to eliminate excess oxaziridine 1a , if any,
and azaalkene 4a both of which are quite volatile
compounds) often afford desired products 3 in nearly pure
form.
In conclusion, perfluorooxaziridines 1 have previously
been shown to be useful reagents for the oxidation at
carbon,12a-f nitrogen,12g,h sulfur,12i,j and silicon12k sites.
Results here reported show how they are effective also
for the high yield and stereoselective transformation of
thio- and selenophosphoryl groups into phosphoryl groups
under mild reaction conditions in a wide variety of
phosphorus(V) derivatives (R1, R2, R3 ) alkyl, aryl,
O-alkyl, O-aryl, NH-alkyl, N-alkyl2 in 2 and 3).
Exp er im en ta l Section
Oxaziridines 1a ,b have been prepared in two steps starting
from commercially available perfluoro-tri-n-butyl- and -tri-n-
hexylamine.13 Dichloropentafluoropropane is a 43:56 mixture
of HCFC-225ca and HCFC-225cb (CF3CF2CHCl2 and CCl-
F2CF2CHClF, respectively) purchased from PCR incorporated.
Analytical instruments employed and spectral data format are
described in refs 7 and 12i. Starting compounds 2a -e,o have
been purchased from Aldrich, Fluka, Alfa, or Acros; 2g,h ,k ,l have
been prepared according to ref 7.
Dieth yl (1-Br om o-1,1-d iflu or om eth ylen e)th iop h osp h on -
a te (2f). A solution of diethyl (1-bromo-1,1-difluoromethylene)-
phosphonate (Aldrich, 1.07 g, 4.0 mmol) and 2,4-bis(4-methoxy-
phenyl)-1,3-dithia-2,4-diphosphetane 2,4-disulfide (Lawesson’s
reagent, 1.62 g, 4.0 mmol) in dry toluene (20 mL) was refluxed
with stirring under nitrogen for 2 h. The solvent was evaporated
under reduced pressure and the residue purified through flash
chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate, 70:30) to give 736 mg
(2.60 mmol, 65% yield) of pure 2f: 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.40, 4.33;
19F NMR (CDCl3) δ -62.3; 31P NMR (CDCl3) δ 69.5 (69.38).14
O,O-Bis-(4-n it r op h en yl) N,N-d iet h ylt h iop h osp h or a m i-
d a te (2m ). A suspension of N,N-diethylthiophosphoramidic
dichloride (1.00 g, 4.8 mmol) and sodium p-nitrophenate (1.56
g, 9.7 mmol) in EtOH was refluxed with stirring for 2 h. The
solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue
purified through flash chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate,
80:20) to give 450 mg of 2m (1.10 mmol, 23% yield): 1H NMR
reagents but dimethyl sulfoxide11 are reported to give
retention of configuration when the phosphorus atom is
inserted in a cyclic moiety so that the stereochemical
behavior of oxaziridines 1 is quite unusual.
The perfluoro-cis-2-hexyl-3-pentyloxaziridine 1b showed
a reactivity quite similar to that of the 2-butyl-3-propyl
analogue 1a since yields, reaction times, and diastereo-
selection for the oxidative desulfurization and deseleni-
(CDCl3) δ 1.18 (t, 6H, J ) 7.2), 3.47 (dq, 4H, J H,H ) 7.2, J H,P
)
14.5), 7.37 (m, 4H, J H,P ) 1.6), 8.27 (m, 4H); 31P NMR (CDCl3)
δ 65.7. Anal. Calcd for C16H18N3O6PS: C, 46.71; H, 3.92; N,
10.21; S, 7.79. Found: C, 46.94; H, 4.18; N, 10.02; S, 7.97.
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