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Claudio Iacobucci1,2, Samantha Reale2, Massimiliano Aschi2
1Current address: Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Strasse 4, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Abstract:
Brønsted acids and protic solvents mediate acyl transfer, known as the Mumm rearrangement, from imidates to the corresponding acylamides. This represents a key step in several reactions, for example, the Ugi four-component reaction (U-4CR) and Passerini three-component reaction (P-3CR). Herein, an unprecedented break of the non-reversibility of the Mumm rearrangement is reported. A combination of electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) ion spectroscopy and theoretical calculations demonstrates the occurrence of the retro-Mumm rearrangement of protonated isopeptides in the gas phase. In the gas phase, the extra proton acquired during ESI promotes the backward isomerisation reaction in a catalytic fashion.
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