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Three- and four-membered rings from cycloadditions of 1,3-thiazolium-4-olates and aldehydes

Three- and four-membered rings from cycloadditions of 1,3-thiazolium-4-olates and aldehydes
Three- and four-membered rings from cycloadditions of 1,3-thiazolium-4-olates and aldehydes
2-Aminothioisomunchnones, a well-known family of masked dipoles, react with aromatic aldehydes in a domino cascade reaction that produces episulfides (thiiranes) or beta-lactams (2-azetidinones). This sequence is initiated by a [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition followed by ring opening of cycloadducts and intramolecular rearrangement to afford these unusual ring contractions. The nature of the reaction products depends on the structural characteristics of the starting dipole and the experimental conditions. Episulfides are obtained selectively as cis isomers with respect to both aryl groups, whereas beta-lactams are produced as cis/trans mixtures. These structural features were determined unequivocally by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The beta-lactams still possessed a flexible acyclic chain containing sulfur, a salient lead modification of the bioactive cyclic penems and cephems. The preferential production of exo transition structures was rationalized with the aid of computational calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level.
cycloaddition, domino reactions, episulfides, lactams, mesoionic, heterocyclescholesterol-absorption, diastereoselective synthesis, mesoioniccompounds, beta-lactams, inhibitors, thiiranes, 2-azetidinones, derivatives, chemistry, systems
0947-6539
3033-3042
Avalos, Martín
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Babiano, Reyes
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Cintas, Pedro
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Hursthouse, Michael B.
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Jiménez, José L.
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Light, Mark E.
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López, Ignacio
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Palacios, Juan C.
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Silvero, Guadalupe
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Babiano, Reyes
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Cintas, Pedro
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Hursthouse, Michael B.
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Jiménez, José L.
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Light, Mark E.
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López, Ignacio
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Palacios, Juan C.
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Avalos, Martín, Babiano, Reyes, Cintas, Pedro, Hursthouse, Michael B., Jiménez, José L., Light, Mark E., López, Ignacio, Palacios, Juan C. and Silvero, Guadalupe (2001) Three- and four-membered rings from cycloadditions of 1,3-thiazolium-4-olates and aldehydes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 7 (14), 3033-3042. (doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20010716)7:14<3033::AID-CHEM3033>3.0.CO;2-F).

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Abstract

2-Aminothioisomunchnones, a well-known family of masked dipoles, react with aromatic aldehydes in a domino cascade reaction that produces episulfides (thiiranes) or beta-lactams (2-azetidinones). This sequence is initiated by a [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition followed by ring opening of cycloadducts and intramolecular rearrangement to afford these unusual ring contractions. The nature of the reaction products depends on the structural characteristics of the starting dipole and the experimental conditions. Episulfides are obtained selectively as cis isomers with respect to both aryl groups, whereas beta-lactams are produced as cis/trans mixtures. These structural features were determined unequivocally by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The beta-lactams still possessed a flexible acyclic chain containing sulfur, a salient lead modification of the bioactive cyclic penems and cephems. The preferential production of exo transition structures was rationalized with the aid of computational calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level.

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Published date: 2001
Keywords: cycloaddition, domino reactions, episulfides, lactams, mesoionic, heterocyclescholesterol-absorption, diastereoselective synthesis, mesoioniccompounds, beta-lactams, inhibitors, thiiranes, 2-azetidinones, derivatives, chemistry, systems

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Local EPrints ID: 19386
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/19386
ISSN: 0947-6539
PURE UUID: 1be32e80-04bd-4eb5-a794-c51ba93d11f3
ORCID for Mark E. Light: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-0843

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Date deposited: 13 Feb 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:04

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Author: Martín Avalos
Author: Reyes Babiano
Author: Pedro Cintas
Author: José L. Jiménez
Author: Mark E. Light ORCID iD
Author: Ignacio López
Author: Juan C. Palacios
Author: Guadalupe Silvero

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