Synthesis 2021; 53(22): 4221-4230
DOI: 10.1055/a-1638-5783
special topic
Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Sarah Reisman, recipient of the 2019 Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award

Regio- and Stereoselective Addition of Brønsted Acids to Yndiamides: Synthesis of N,O,N- and N,S,N-Trisubstituted Ketene Acetals

Olivia L. Garry
,
Steven J. Mansfield
,
Edward A. Anderson
S.J.M. thanks the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Synthesis for Biology and Medicine for studentships (EP/L015838/1), generously supported by AstraZeneca, Diamond Light Source, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Evotec, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, ­Novartis, Pfizer, Syngenta, Takeda, UCB and Vertex. E.A.A. thanks the EPSRC for additional support (EP/M019195/1).


Abstract

Yndiamides, N,N-disubstituted alkynes, are versatile building blocks for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing organic molecules. Unlike ynamides, relatives that are inherently polarized by a single nitrogen substituent, their pseudo-symmetric nature renders regioselective reactions challenging. Here we report investigations into the regio­selective addition of Brønsted acids to non-symmetric yndiamides, a reaction that delivers N,O,N- and N,S,N-trisubstituted ketene acetals with excellent regio- and stereoselectivity.

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Publication History

Received: 17 August 2021

Accepted: 06 September 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
06 September 2021

Article published online:
21 September 2021

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