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Silver-Catalyzed Stereoselective Aminosulfonylation of Alkynes
Yongquan Ning1, Qinghe Ji1, Peiqiu Liao1
1Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
Abstract:
A silver-catalyzed intermolecular aminosulfonylation of terminal alkynes with sodium sulfinates and TMSN3 is reported. This three-component reaction proceeds through sequential hydroazidation of the terminal alkyne and addition of a sulfonyl radical to the resultant vinyl azide. The method enables the stereoselective synthesis of a wide range of β-sulfonyl enamines without electron-withdrawing groups on the nitrogen atom. These enamines are found to be suitable for a variety of further transformations.
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