ABSTRACT
New bioorganometallic ferrocene derivatives are synthesized through a Diversity Oriented Synthesis strategy. Easily available ferrocene bisimines have been transformed into open ferrocenyl bis-beta-lactams. These compounds have demonstrated to be versatile synthons used in further transformations into new ferrocene bis-beta-amino acids. Carefully selected substituents submitted to ring closing metathesis (RCM) and Cu-catalyzed oxidative alkyne coupling conditions have also allowed the conversion of open substrates into ferrocenic macrocyclic bis-beta-lactams.
Subject(s)
Ferrous Compounds/chemistry , Lactams, Macrocyclic/chemical synthesis , Catalysis , Copper/chemistry , Lactams, Macrocyclic/chemistry , Metallocenes , Oxidation-ReductionABSTRACT
We describe a new oxaziridine-mediated approach to the amination of sp(3)-hybridized C-H bonds. In the presence of a copper(II) catalyst, N-sulfonyl oxaziridines participate in efficient intramolecular cyclization reactions to afford a variety of piperidine and tetrahydroisoquinoline structures. The aminal intermediates provide a convenient functional handle for further elaboration of these structures, demonstrating the utility of this new methodology for the rapid construction of structurally complex nitrogen-containing heterocycles.
