Synlett 2010(5): 809-811  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219384
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(PPh3)AuCl/AgOTf-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Alkynes with Sulfonamides To Form N-Sulfonyl Imines

Dong-Mei Cui*a, Jin-Zhou Zhenga, Liu-Yang Yanga, Chen Zhangb
a College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. of China
Fax: +86(571)88320320; e-Mail: cuidongmei@zjut.edu.cn;
b School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. of China
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Received 9 October 2009
Publication Date:
10 February 2010 (online)

Abstract

In the presence of a catalytic amount of (PPh3)AuCl and AgOTf, intermolecular hydroamination of unactivated alkynes with sulfonamides has been shown to proceed and give N-sulfonyl ketimines in medium to excellent yields.

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Typical Experimental Procedure
To a reactor containing sulfonamide (0.5 mmol), (PPh3)AuCl (0.01 mmol), AgOTf (0.04 mmol), and anhyd toluene (2 mL), was added alkyne (1.5 mmol). The mixture was then sealed and stirred at 100 °C. After 9 h, it was quenched with sat. soln of NaHCO3 and then with EtOAc
(3 ¥ 10 mL), dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography to give the pure product. N -[1-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)ethylidene]-4-methylbenzene-sulfonamide (3b)
Yellow solid; mp 103-105 °C. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): d = 7.92-7.88 (m, 4 H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2 H), 6.86 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 4.06 (q, J = 7.0 Hz, 2 H), 2.92 (s, 3 H), 2.43 (s, 3 H), 1.41 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3): d = 178.7, 163.4, 143.3, 139.1, 130.7, 129.7, 129.4, 127.0, 114.3, 63.9, 21.6, 20.7, 14.6. IR (KBr): 2980, 2936, 2884, 1607, 1578, 1557, 1385, 1173, 1150 cm. HRMS (CI): m/z calcd for C17H19NO3S [M + H]+: 318.1164; found: 318.1164.
N -[1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)ethylidene]methane-sulfonamide (3l)
Pale yellow solid; mp 107-108 °C. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): d = 7.94 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 6.93 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2 H), 3.88 (s, 3 H), 3.22 (s, 3 H), 2.86 (s, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3): d = 178.9, 163.9, 130.5, 129.6, 114.0, 55.6, 43.2, 20.8. IR (KBr): 3032, 2937, 1635, 1609, 1595, 1384, 1182, 1143 cm. HRMS (EI): m/z calcd for C10H13NO3S [M]+: 227.0616; found: 227.0612.