Alkynyl N-Nosylhydrazones: Easy Decomposition to Alknynl Diazomethanes and Application in Allene Synthesis
Yang Yang1, Zhaohong Liu1, Alessio Porta2
1Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The decomposition of N-tosylhydrazones is a safe and convenient method for the generation of donor carbenes. However, alkynyl carbenes cannot be isolated by this route because they readily undergo intramolecular cyclization to pyrazoles as soon as formed from alkynyl N-tosylhydrazones. Here, the use of alkynyl N-nosylhydrazones for the in situ generation of alkynyl carbenes and their coupling reaction with boronic acids under metal-free conditions is reported, giving rise to a wide array of di- and trisubstituted allenes. Preliminary mechanistic investigations demonstrated that γ-protodeboration of propargyl boric acid was responsible for the initial allene formation. This methodology based on the nosyl group allows for novel transformations that involve an alkynylcarbene transient species.
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