Synlett 2024; 35(04): 464-468
DOI: 10.1055/a-2106-5108
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11th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-11)

Synthesis of Carbamoyl Azides from Redox-Active Esters and TMSN3

Xiaobin Yuan
a   College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, P. R. of China
b   Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. of China
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Yanjie Qu
a   College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, P. R. of China
b   Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. of China
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Yajun Li
b   Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. of China
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Hongli Bao
b   Key Laboratory of Coal to Ethylene Glycol and Its Related Technology, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; Grant No. 22001251, 21871258, 21922112, and 22225107), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0700103), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB20000000).


Abstract

An efficient method for construction of C–N bonds is reported here. The iron-catalyzed azidation of N-hydroxy phthalimide (NHP) esters provides a convenient approach for the synthesis of carbamoyl azides with good substrate scope and functional group tolerance. Both aryl carbon C(sp2) and alkyl carbon C(sp3) sources can be used deliver the carbamoyl azides. Mechanistic studies were conducted and a two-stage process was identified.

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Publication History

Received: 24 February 2023

Accepted after revision: 06 June 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
06 June 2023

Article published online:
21 July 2023

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  • 15 Typical Procedure: A flame-dried reaction tube with a magnetic stirring bar was charged with NHP ester 1a (0.5 mmol, 133 mg), ferric acetate (10 mol%, 9.5 mg) and THF (5.0 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. TMSN3 (1.5 mmol, 0.2 mL) was then injected into the tube and the mixture was heated at 70 °C (oil bath) for 24 h. After reaction completion as detected by TLC, the solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, PE/EtOAc = 10:1) to afford the carbamoyl azide 2a (73.7 mg, 91% yield) as a white solid; mp 105–106 °C. 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.42 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.35–7.31 (m, 2 H), 7.12 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1 H), 6.83 (br, 1 H). 13C NMR (151 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 154.00, 136.95, 129.31, 124.75, 119.27.