Cycloadditions between methyl (Z)-2-bromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-2-butenoate and various tosylacetamides: Synthesis of trifluoromethylated pyroglutamates and 2-pyridones derivatives

Hong Hai Zhang, Wei Shen, Long Lu

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Abstract

Cycloaddition reactions between methyl (Z)-2-bromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-2-butenoate and various 2-tosylacetamides are described. Various 2-tosylacetamides react with methyl (Z)-2-bromo-4,4,4-trifluoro-2-butenoate in the presence of NaH at room temperature in one step to form trifluoromethylated pyroglutamates as single diastereomers. However, employing the same reactants using t-BuOK as base at −78 °C results in the formation of trifluoromethylated 2-pyridones. A ring-closure mechanism is proposed for the reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1042-1045
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume59
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 14 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers 21704041 and 29825104 ) and the Chinese Academy of Science for the financial support. A We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers 21704041 and 29825104) and the Chinese Academy of Science for the financial support.

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China21704041, 29825104
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Keywords

    • Cycloaddition
    • Fluorinated building block
    • Trifluoromethylated dihydropyridine
    • Trifluoromethylated proglutamate

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