Issue 19, 2017

Synthesis of oxazolidinones: rhodium-catalyzed C–H amination of N-mesyloxycarbamates

Abstract

N-Mesyloxycarbamates undergo intramolecular C–H amination reactions to afford oxazolidinones in good to excellent yields in the presence of rhodium(II) carboxylate catalysts. The reaction is performed under green conditions and potassium carbonate is used, forming biodegradable potassium mesylate as a reaction by-product. This method enables the production of electron-rich, electron-deficient, aromatic and heteroaromatic oxazolidinones in good to excellent yields. Conformationally restricted cyclic secondary N-mesyloxycarbamates furnish cis-oxazolidinones in high yields and selectivity; DFT calculations are provided to account for the observed selectivity. trans-Oxazolidinones were prepared from acyclic secondary N-mesyloxycarbamates using Rh2(oct)4. The selectivity was reverted with a cytoxazone N-mesyloxycarbamate precursor using large chiral rhodium(II) carboxylate complexes, affording the corresponding cis-oxazolidinone. This orthogonal selectivity was used to achieve the formal synthesis of (−)-cytoxazone.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of oxazolidinones: rhodium-catalyzed C–H amination of N-mesyloxycarbamates

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 feb 2017
Accepted
07 apr 2017
First published
07 apr 2017

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 4144-4158

Synthesis of oxazolidinones: rhodium-catalyzed C–H amination of N-mesyloxycarbamates

H. Lebel, L. Mamani Laparra, M. Khalifa, C. Trudel, C. Audubert, M. Szponarski, C. Dicaire Leduc, E. Azek and M. Ernzerhof, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 4144 DOI: 10.1039/C7OB00378A

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