Synlett 2018; 29(10): 1334-1339
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591973
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Synthesis of α-Thiooximes by Addition of Thiols to N,N-Bis(oxy)-enamines: A Comparative Study of S-, N-, and O-Nucleo­philes in Michael Reaction with Nitrosoalkene Species

Yana A. Naumovich
a   N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky prospect, 47,119991, Moscow, Russian Federation   eMail: sukhorukov@ioc.ac.ru
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Aleksandr O. Kokuev
b   D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Higher Chemical College, Miusskaya sq., 9, 125047, Moscow, Russian Federation
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a   N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky prospect, 47,119991, Moscow, Russian Federation   eMail: sukhorukov@ioc.ac.ru
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Sema L. Ioffe
a   N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leninsky prospect, 47,119991, Moscow, Russian Federation   eMail: sukhorukov@ioc.ac.ru
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant 14-50-00126).
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Received: 09. Februar 2018

Accepted after revision: 05. März 2018

Publikationsdatum:
11. April 2018 (online)


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Abstract

Nucleophilic addition of thiols to N,N-bis(oxy)enamines (nitrosoalkene acetals) produce valuable α-thiooximes in a highly efficient manner. The reaction was found to be solvent-dependent, likely because of distinct mechanisms operating in nonpolar and basic solvents (involving either Brønsted acid or Lewis base catalysis). By performing a series of competition experiments, the relative reactivity of S-, N-, and O-nucleophiles in reaction with N,N-bis(oxy)enamines was determined for the first time. Interestingly, the relative nucleophilicity was found to be highly dependent on the solvent, which allows regioselective control of these reactions by using an appropriate medium.

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