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Nitroarenes as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives and N-Arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles
Rodríguez-Huerto, Paula A.,Pe?a-Solórzano, Diana,Ochoa-Puentes, Cristian
, p. 6275 - 6283 (2021/07/29)
In this contribution, a fast and simple method for the synthesis of unsymmetrical urea derivatives and N-arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles was developed starting from nitroarenes. The reaction of nitroarenes and phenyl isocyanate or phenyl isothiocyanate in tin (II) chloride dihydrate/choline chloride eutectic mixture afforded the expected urea and thiourea derivatives, while the reaction of different aldehydes with o-nitroaniline or 4-methoxy-2-nitroaniline shows a markedly high preference for the obtention of N-arylmethyl-2-substituted benzimidazoles over the 2-substituted analogues. This method offers a straightforward alternative to obtain the target compounds in good to excellent yields with short reaction times employing an operationally simple experimental set-up. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] A series of unsymmetrical urea and thiourea derivatives together with 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles are easily obtained in good yields starting from nitroarenes employing the eutectic mixture tin (II) chloride dihydrate/choline chloride as reductive reaction media.
Zinc Powder Catalysed Formylation and Urealation of Amines Using CO2 as a C1 Building Block?
Du, Chongyang,Chen, Yaofeng
, p. 1057 - 1064 (2020/06/30)
Transformation of CO2 into valuable organic compounds catalysed by cheap and biocompatible metal catalysts is one of important topics of current organic synthesis and catalysis. Herein, we report the zinc powder catalysed formylation and urealation of amines with CO2 and (EtO)3SiH under solvent free condition. Using 2 molpercent zinc powder as the catalyst, a series of secondary amines, both the aromatic ones and the aliphatic ones, can be formylated into formamides. When primary aromatic amines were used as the substrates, the reactions produce urea derivatives. The electronic and steric effects from the substrates on the formylation and urealation reactions were observed and discussed. The recovery and reusability of zinc powder were investigated, showing the zinc powder can be reused in the formylation reaction without loss of catalytic activity. The analysis on the reactants/products mixture after filtering out the zinc powder showed the zinc concentration in the mixture is low to 1 ppm. The pathways for the formylation and urealation of amines with this catalytic system were also investigated, and related to the different substrates.
Synthesis of Urea Derivatives from CO2 and Silylamines
Xu, Maotong,Jupp, Andrew R.,Ong, Maegan S. E.,Burton, Katherine I.,Chitnis, Saurabh S.,Stephan, Douglas W.
supporting information, p. 5707 - 5711 (2019/04/16)
A series of thirty-three N,N′-diaryl, dialkyl, and alkyl-aryl ureas have been prepared in pyridine or toluene by reaction of silylamines with CO2. This protocol is shown to provide facile access to 13C-labeled ureas, as well as chiral and macrocyclic ureas. These reactions proceed through initial generation of the corresponding silylcarbamates, which subsequently react with silylamine under thermal conditions to afford the thermodynamically favored urea and disilyl ether.
