Diversification of Nucleophile-Intercepted Beckmann Fragmentation Products and Related Density Functional Theory Studies.

ABSTRACT: The nucleophile-intercepted Beckmann fragmentation (NuBFr) has the potential to be broadly applicable to the synthesis of indoline alkaloid-based natural products. However, the reaction has not been widely adopted, in part, because of limitations associated with the availability of appropriate promoter-Nu reagents. We have devised a stereospecific Ag(I)-promoted reaction for functionalizing NuBFr products to give novel compositions of matter that may be useful in synthesis and medicinal chemistry. With unhindered amine nucleophiles, structurally unique [2.2.2]-bicycloamidines are generated. We also disclose for the first time detailed density functional theory studies, which shed light on the mechanism of the NuBFr and Ag-promoted substitution reaction that supports an unusual aziri

SUBMITTER: Lowder LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485623 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature