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. 2016 Feb 12;22(7):2278-81.
doi: 10.1002/chem.201505050. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Synthesis of Oxazolidin-2-ones by Oxidative Coupling of Isonitriles, Phenyl Vinyl Selenone, and Water

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Synthesis of Oxazolidin-2-ones by Oxidative Coupling of Isonitriles, Phenyl Vinyl Selenone, and Water

Thomas Buyck et al. Chemistry. .

Abstract

Reaction of alkyl isocyanides, phenyl vinyl selenone, and water in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cs2 CO3 afforded oxazolidin-2-ones in good yields. This unprecedented heteroannulation process created four chemical bonds in a single operation with the isocyano group acting formally as a polarized double bond and phenyl vinyl selenone as a latent 1,3-dipole. The phenylselenonyl group played a triple role as an electron-withdrawing group to activate the 1,4-addition, a leaving group, and a latent oxidant in this transformation.

Keywords: annulation; domino reactions; isocyanide; oxazolidinone; selenium.

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