| Literature DB >> 26236153 |
J Armando Lujan-Montelongo1, Angel Ojeda Estevez2, Fraser F Fleming2.
Abstract
Alkyl sulfinates function as formal nucleophiles in Mannich-type reactions to give sulfonyl formamides, which are readily dehydrated to the corresponding sulfonylmethyl isonitriles. The efficient, two-step synthesis provides a general route to sulfonylmethyl isonitriles from readily available methyl sulfinates or thiols. Mechanistic analysis reveals that the unusual nucleophlicity of the alkyl sulfinates arises from the in situ release of sulfinic acids.Entities:
Keywords: Isocyanides; Isonitriles; Mannich reaction; Nucleophilic addition; Sulfinates; Umpolung
Year: 2015 PMID: 26236153 PMCID: PMC4520545 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201403615
Source DB: PubMed Journal: European J Org Chem ISSN: 1099-0690