Synlett 2016; 27(20): 2819-2825
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562524
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Mild, Efficient, One-Pot Synthesis of Imidazolones Promoted by N,O-Bistrimethylsilylacetamide (BSA)

Mickaël Muselli
,
Ludovic Colombeau
,
Jonathan Hédouin
,
Christophe Hoarau*
,
Laurent Bischoff*
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Publication History

Received: 25 May 2016

Accepted after revision: 06 July 2016

Publication Date:
17 August 2016 (online)


Abstract

The formation of imidazolones by means of dehydrative cyclization was developed, using bistrimethylsilylacetamide. This highly versatile, friendly, safe, and cost-effective reagent exhibited a very large scope of starting materials, since it can promote the formation of 4-benzylidene imidazolones, 4,4-dialkyl-imidazolones, bearing alkyl, aryl, or even no substituent at C2, the latter being unavailable by classical methods. This reagent also afforded clean and high-yielding one-pot reactions in the presence of amine or imine reagents.

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