Aza-Reformatsky Reaction Promoted by Catalytic Samarium Diiodide: Synthesis of β-Amino Esters or Amides

Humberto Rodríguez-Solla; Ainhoa Díaz-Pardo; Carmen Concellón; Vicente del Amo

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1378229

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Synlett 2014; 25(12): 1709-1712
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378229

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Aza-Reformatsky Reaction Promoted by Catalytic Samarium Diiodide: Synthesis of β-Amino Esters or Amides

Humberto Rodríguez-Solla*

Dpto. Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain Email: hrsolla@uniovi.es

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Ainhoa Díaz-Pardo

Dpto. Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain Email: hrsolla@uniovi.es

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Carmen Concellón

Dpto. Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain Email: hrsolla@uniovi.es

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Vicente del Amo

Dpto. Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain Email: hrsolla@uniovi.es

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The synthesis of β-amino esters or amides has been achieved from moderate to high yields from the reaction of imines and α-halo esters or amides promoted by catalytic amounts of samarium diiodide in the presence of magnesium turnings as co-reductant. A mechanism is proposed to explain this catalytic samarium(II)-promoted aza-Reformatsky reaction.

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amino esters - catalytic reactions - enolates - Reformatsky reaction - samarium

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21 Since magnesium is normally coated with a layer of MgO, we have previously treated the magnesium turnings with a few crystals of iodine to activate its surface.
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25 Spectroscopic Data of Compound 3e ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 7.54 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2 H), 7.14–7.10 (m, 5 H), 6.93 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2 H), 5.21 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.08–3.92 (m, 2 H), 3.74–3.63 (m, 1 H), 2.72 ( d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.71 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1 H), 2.37 (d, J = 5.2 Hz, 2 H), 2.32 (s, 3 H), 1.15 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3 H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl₃): δ = 171.6 (C), 143.5 (C), 137.8 (C), 137.1 (C), 129.9 (2 × CH), 129.6 (2 × CH), 128.9 (2 × CH), 127.3 (2 × CH), 127.0 (CH), 61.0 (CH₂), 52.2 (CH), 41.0 (CH₂), 38.3 (CH₂), 21.8 (CH₃), 14.4 (CH₃). IR (neat): ν = 2929, 1740, 1265, 1160, 738 cm^–1. HRMS: m/z calcd for C₁₉H₂₄NO₄S [M + H]⁺: 362.1426; found: 362.1428.