Synthesis 2013; 45(24): 3355-3360
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339976
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Practical Syntheses of N-Acetyl (E)-β-Arylenamides

Zhihua Cai
a   State Key Laboratory of Biorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China   Email: tangwenjun@sioc.ac.cn
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Guodu Liu
a   State Key Laboratory of Biorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China   Email: tangwenjun@sioc.ac.cn
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Guangjun Jiao
a   State Key Laboratory of Biorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China   Email: tangwenjun@sioc.ac.cn
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Chris H. Senanayake
b   Chemical Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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Wenjun Tang*
a   State Key Laboratory of Biorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China   Email: tangwenjun@sioc.ac.cn
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Publication History

Received: 20 August 2013

Accepted after revision: 21 September 2013

Publication Date:
14 October 2013 (online)


Abstract

A facile and practical method for the preparation of (E)-β-arylenamides [(E)-N-(1-arylprop-1-en-2-yl]acetamides] has been developed by reductive acetylation of the corresponding oximes with iron(II) acetate as the reducing reagent. Employment of hexamethylphosphoramide as the solvent was found to be critical for the high E/Z selectivity. The methodology has been applied in efficient syntheses of a key chiral intermediate of tamsulosin by asymmetric hydrogenation.

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