Iodosobenzene-Mediated α-Acyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Carboxylic Acids and Insight into the Reaction Mechanism

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.8b00114

A highly efficient direct α-acyloxylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids mediated by hypervalent iodine reagent is presented. Treatment of a variety of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids in the presence of iodosobenzene provides the corresponding α-acyloxylated products in good to excellent yields. The mechanistic investigation by means of NMR spectroscopy reveals that the in situ-generated phenyliodine biscarboxylate proves to be the key intermediate for the α-acyloxylation, and the loading sequence of reactants and oxidant is crucial for the generation of the active species. The mild reaction conditions, wide substrate scope, short reaction time, good yields, high chemoselectivity, excellent functional group tolerance, and metal catalyst-free conversion make this acyloxylation a significant synthetic protocol.

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Iodosobenzene Mediated alpha-Acyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds
with Carboxylic Acids and an Insight into the Reaction Mechanism
Chitturi Bhujanga Rao, Jingwen Yuan, Qian Zhang, Rui
Zhang, Ning Zhang, Jianyong Fang, and Dewen Dong
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Iodosobenzene Mediated -Acyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl
Compounds with Carboxylic Acids and an Insight into the
Reaction Mechanism
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Chitturi Bhujanga Rao,a Jingwen Yuan,a Qian Zhang,a Rui Zhang,a* Ning Zhang,a,b
Jianyong Fang,a,b and Dewen Dong a,b*
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Key Laboratory of Synthetic Rubber, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
b Changzhou Institute of Energy Storage Materials & Devices, Changzhou, 213000, P. R.
China
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Abstract
A highly efficient direct -acyloxylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with
carboxylic acids mediated by hypervalent iodine reagent is presented. Treatment of a
variety of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids in the presence of
iodosobenzene provides the corresponding -acyloxylated products in good to excellent
yields. The mechanistic investigation by means of NMR spectroscopy reveals that the
in-situ generated phenyliodine biscarboxylate proves to be the key intermediate for the
-acyloxylation, and the loading sequence of reactants and oxidant is crucial for the
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generation of the active species. The mild reaction conditions, wide substrate scope,
short reaction time, good yields, high chemoselectivity, excellent functional group
tolerance and metal catalyst-free conversion make this acyloxylation a significant
synthetic protocol.
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Introduction
Over the past decades, α-acyloxycarbonyl compounds have attracted considerable
research interest since they are distributed in numerous natural products along with
diverse useful bioactivities, and used as versatile building blocks in synthetic organic
chemistry.1,2 In general, α-acyloxycarbonyl compounds can be prepared by the
substitution reaction of α-halodicarbonyl compounds with alkaline carboxylates,3 the
condensation and rearrangement of aldehydes/ketones with N-alkyl-O-acylhydroxyl
amines,4 or the direct oxidative coupling of carbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids
in the presence of varied organic oxidants (e.g. peroxides and hypervalent iodine
reagents) or heavy metal oxidants (e.g. Pb(OAc)4 and Mn(OAc)3).7 In comparison to
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rare and toxic heavy metal oxidants, hypervalent iodine reagents are environmental
benign alternatives.8,9 While each of these approaches represents an important advance
towards the objective of a general method for the synthesis of α-acyloxycarbonyl
compounds, each of them, however, suffers from significant limitations, such as harsh
conditions, narrow substrate scope, low yields, high toxicity, or poor chemo-/regio-
selectivity.
Moreover, it should be noted that although many procedures had been developed
for the C-O coupling reaction at α-position of carbonyl compounds, there only a few
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reports involved the α-acyloxylation or alkoxyation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
(Scheme 1a).10 Recently, Uyanik and co-workers reported the direct -oxybenzoylation
of -keto esters and 1,3-diketones catalyzed by the in-situ generated (hypo)iodite with
tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant (Scheme 1b).6a This was the first time to
describe the use of hypervalent iodine reagents in catalytic amount for the
-acyloxylation. However, it should not be ignored that two equivalents of oxidant
TBHP were employed in their investigations. In our recent work, we achieved the
synthesis of -acyloxy-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds via a copper-catalyzed formal O-H
insertion reaction of -diazo--oxo amides to carboxylic acids (Scheme 1c).11 It should
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be mentioned that this insertion reaction requires high temperature (100 C), the
assistance of isocyanide, and excessive carboxylic acid as both reactant and solvent.
Scheme 1. C-O Coupling Reaction at α-Position of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds
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In continuation to our recent work on the synthesis of heterocycles from
functionalized -oxo amides mediated by hypervalent iodine reagents,12 we envisioned
to design and fabricate highly functionalized 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and later on to
further investigate their reactive character under the influence of different reagents and
reaction conditions. In this context, we investigated the reaction behavior of varied
1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, i.e. -oxo amides, -keto esters and 1,3-diketones, towards
hypervalent iodine reagents. As a result, we achieved facile and efficient
-acyloxylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids mediated by
iodosobenzene under very mild conditions (Scheme 1d). Herein, we wish to report our
experimental results and the proposed mechanism involved in the α-acyloxylation of
1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
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Results and Discussion
The reaction of 3-oxo-N-phenylbutanamide 1a with 2-phenyl acetic acid 2a (3.0 equiv)
was first attempted in dichloromethane (DCM) in the presence of phenyliodine(III)
diacetate (PIDA, 1.2 equiv) at room temperature. As indicated by TLC, the reaction
proceeded smoothly to afford two products, which were characterized as
1,3-dioxo-1-(phenylamino) butan-2-yl 2-phenyl acetate 3aa (9% yield) and
1,3-dioxo-1-(phenylamino)butan-2-yl acetate 3ba (75% yield), respectively, based on
their spectral and analytical data (Table 1, entry 1).10d Obviously, there exist two
competing reactions among 1a with 2a and acetate from PIDA. To circumvent this issue,
we performed the reaction of 1a and 2a (1.2 equiv) in DCM using iodosobenzene (PhIO,
1.2 equiv) as the oxidant. In this case, 3aa was exclusively formed as indicated by TLC,
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Table 1. Reaction of -Oxo Amide 1a with 2a in the Presence of Iodosobenzene.a
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parenthesis for the yield of 3ba. d Data in parenthesis for the recovery of 1a.
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PhIO and acid 2a to -oxo amide 1a, reaction temperature, and solvents on the success
of the oxidative reaction to optimize the yield of 3aa. As shown in Table 1, substrate 1a
could not be consumed within half an hour when 1.2 equivalents of PhIO and varied
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loading amount of 2a were employed (entries 2-4). This phenomenon could be observed
even though the reaction time was prolonged to 6.0 h (entry 5). In contrast, increasing of
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experimental results from entry 7 and 8, it is not hard to notice that the higher
temperature would result slightly lowering the yields of 3aa, which might be attributed
to the formation of byproducts. The solvent screening disclosed that the nature of the
solvent also played a crucial role during the oxidation process. It seemed that the
oxidative transformation was unfavorable with polar aprotic solvents, such as THF and
acetonitrile (entries 12 and 13). Considering that iodobenzene (PhI) is generated during
the oxidative transformation with hypervalent iodine reagents, such as PhIO,13 we
envisaged that the reaction of 1a and 2a might take place with catalytic amount of PhI in
the presence of other oxidants. Unfortunately, no reaction was observed when 1a, 2a
(2.0 equiv) and PhI (0.2 equiv) were subjected to DCM with TBHP (3.0 equiv) or H2O2
(3.0 equiv) at room temperature for 6.0 h. After a series of experiments, the optimal
reaction conditions were obtained when 1a and 2b (2.0 equiv) were treated with PhIO
(2.0 equiv) in DCM at 0 oC, whereby the yield of 3aa reached 89 % (entry 8).
With the optimal conditions for the oxidative -acyloxylation reaction in hand, we
intended to determine its scope with respect to varied secondary or tertiary -oxo amides
1 and carboxylic acids 2. As shown in Table 2, a series of reactions of 2-phenyl acetic
acid 2a
-oxo amides 1b-e (R2 = aryl, heteroaryl, benzyl groups; R3 = H,
alkyl groups) were carried out in the presence of PhIO in DCM at 0 °C, and all these
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reactions proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding -acyloxy--oxo amides 3 in
good to high yields. Further experiments revealed that the very mild metal-free
conditions, in particular room temperature and short reaction time, tolerated a wide
variety of functionalities from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and aryl carboxylic acids 2b-k and
allowed them to form the corresponding -acyloxy--oxo amides 3 in high yields. It
should be mentioned that intramolecular and intermolecular cyclization of alkynes with
amides or carboxylic acids mediated by hypervalent iodine reagents had been reported in
the presence of transition metal catalysts or Lewis acid additives.14 Therefore, the
synthesis of compound 3gb provides an alternative route to the functionalized alkynoic
amides which might be used as versatile building blocks in organic transformations.
Notably, the corresponding -acyloxylated products 3 were exclusively obtained when
carboxylic acids 2a, 2h and 2i bearing an activated methylene group were employed,
which showed high chemoselectivity of the present protocol.
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Next, we turned our attention to other type of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, i.e.
-keto esters and 1,3-diketones, with the aim to expand the scope of the oxidative C-O
bond formation reaction. A range of reactions of 1,3-diketones (4a -keto ester (5a
and 5b) and selected carboxylic acids 2 were conducted under the conditions as for 3aa
in Table 1, entry 8. The experimental results in Table 3 have further demonstrated the
efficiency and synthetic value of the α-acyloxylation reaction of variable 1,3-dicarbonyl
compounds. Therefore, we provide an efficient and direct -acyloxylation of
1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with carboxylic acids mediated by hypervalent iodine
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Table 2. Reaction of -Oxo amide 1 with 2 in the Presence of Iodosobenzene.a
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a Reagents and conditions: 1 (0.5 mmol), 2 (1.0 mmol), PhIO (1.0 mmol), DCM (10.0
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Table 3. -Acyloxylation of 1,3-Diketones and -Keto Esters.a
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a Reagents and conditions: 4/5 (0.5 mmol), 2 (1.0 mmol), PhIO (1.0 mmol), DCM (10.0
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It should be noted that the functionality on the newly synthesized -acyloxylated
products may render them as versatile synthons in further synthetic transformations,15
for example undergoing an intra- or intermolecular cyclization reaction to construct
heterocyclic skeletons under appropriate conditions. Consequently, we selected 3bg as a
model compound and treated it with K2CO3 in CHCl3 in the presence of TBAB at room
temperature (Scheme 2). The reaction was completed within 1.0 h and furnished a
product, which was characterized as N-(5-chloro-2-methoxy phenyl)-4-cyano-5-
hydroxy-3-methylfuran-2-carbox-amide 8bg (98% yield) on the basis of its spectral data
analysis. Obviously, the obtained results provide an alternative protocol for the synthesis
of highly substituted furans of type 8.
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Scheme 2. Synthesis of substituted furan via base-mediated intermolecular
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With the aim of disclosing mechanistic details of the -alkoxylation of
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NMR spectra of the reaction mixtures were recorded at various time intervals. In an
initial experiment, PhIO was mixed with of 2-phenyl acetic acid 2a (1.0 equiv) in CDCl3
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mixture recorded at different stages (Figure 1b and 1c) revealed that 2a was consumed
within 15 min and an intermediate (A) was formed as indicated by the appearance of a
new signal at 3.57 ppm. Subsequently, intermediate A was isolated from the resulting
mixture, and characterized as phenyliodine bis(2-phenylacetate) by means of NMR and
Mass spectra. Further to verify the structure of intermediate A, we prepared
phenyliodine bis(2-phenylacetate) from PIDA and 2a according to a reported
procedure,16 and found its analytical data (Figure 1d) are in good agreement with that of
intermediate A.
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respectively. (d) 1H-NMR spectrum of phenyliodine bis(2-phenylacetate).
In another experiment, we monitored the reaction of 1a and 2a in the presence of
PhIO under optimal reaction conditions with NMR spectroscopy. As shown in Figure 2c
and 2d, the peak at 2.31 ppm assigned to 1a disappeared rapidly, and several new peaks
appeared at 5.62, 3.88 and 2.44 ppm, which was clearly assigned to 3aa (Figure 2e).
Notably, during this conversion, the characteristic singlet peak appeared at 3.57 ppm
indicated the formation of intermediate A. As expected, high yield of 3aa (88%) was
achieved in next experiment, in which, 2a was treated with PhIO (1.0 equiv) in CDCl3 at
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generated phenyliodine bis(2-phenylacetate) proved to be the key intermediate for the
direct -acyloxylation.10a,17 In a sharp contrast, a complex mixture was formed by
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indicated by NMR and TLC results, and no stable intermediate could be isolated from
this mixture. No surprisingly, loading of 2a (1.0 equiv) to the resulting mixture of 1a and
PhIO did not give the desired product 3aa, and 2a was recovered. These results
indicated that the loading sequence of the reactants and oxidant was crucial for the
generation of proper hypervalent iodine species during the oxidation process.
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Figure 2. (a) H-NMR spectrum of 1a; (b) H-NMR spectra of the mixture of 1a (0.5
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1a (0.5 equiv) and 2a (1.0 equiv) in CDCl3 at 5 min and 15 min, respectively, after
loading of PhIO (1.0 equiv) at 0 oC; (e) 1H-NMR spectrum of 3aa.
On the basis of all the obtained results, a mechanism for the α-acyloxylation of
1,3-dicarbonyl compound with carboxylic acid is proposed. As depicted in Scheme 3,
the transformation might involve two steps: i) the addition of nucleophile, carboxylic
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acid 2, to idosobenzene to generate tricoordinated iodine species A;10a,b ii) the
electrophilic addition of A to the enol tautomer 1’(or 4’ or 5’) of 1,3-dicarbonyl
compound 1(or 4 or 5) to give intermediate B,10a,b,c which undergoes 1,2-shift of
carboxylate from iodine to carbon to afford the corresponding α-acyloxylated product 3
(or 6 or 7) along with the elimination of iodobenzene.10a,10b
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Scheme 3. Proposed mechanism for the -Acyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl
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Conclusion
In summary, we have developed a facile and efficient synthesis of
-acyloxyl-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds via an intermolecular C-O bond formation of a
variety of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, including -oxo amides, -keto esters and
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reveal that the in-situ generated phenyliodine biscarboxylate proved to be the key
intermediate in this transformation, and the loading sequence of reactants and oxidant
was crucial for the generation of the active species. The mild reaction conditions, wide
substrate scope, short reaction time, good yields, high chemoselectivity, excellent
functional group tolerance and metal catalyst-free conversion make this protocol much
attractive for academic research and practical application.
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High resolution mass spectra (ESI-TOF-Q/HRMS) were recorded on a mass
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General procedure for the synthesis of A (3aa as an example):
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neutralized with saturated aqueous NaHCO3, and extracted with DCM (3 × 20 mL). The
combined organic phase was washed with water, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered,
and evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography
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Analytical data of 3
1,3-Dioxo-1-(phenylamino)butan-2-yl 2-phenylacetate (3aa)11: According to general
procedure for A, 3aa was obtained in 89% yield (138 mg, white solid), Mp 62-64 oC; 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.44 (s, 3H), 3.83-3.95 (m, 2H), 5.63 (s, 1H), 7.12-7.16 (m,
1H), 7.28-7.43 (m, 9H), 7.71 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 27.7, 40.8, 79.1,
119.9, 125.1, 127.6, 128.9, 129.0, 129.4, 133.0, 136.3, 160.8, 168.9, 199.1; IR (KBr): ν
= 3337, 3066, 1752, 1738, 1691, 1604, 1539, 1448, 1242, 758, cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd
for C18H17NNaO4 [M+Na]+: 334.1050, found: 334.1064.
1-((5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1,3-dioxobutan-2-yl 2-phenylacetate (3ab):
According to general procedure for A, 3ab was obtained in 86% yield (161 mg, white
solid), Mp 106-108 oC; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.42 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.88 (s,
2H), 5.64 (s, 1H), 6.79 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (dd, J1 = 8.7 Hz, J2 = 2.4 Hz, 1H),
7.29-7.37 (m, 5H), 8.35 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.66 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):
δ 27.6, 40.8, 56.1, 79.3, 110.9, 119.9, 124. 2, 126.0, 127.1, 127.5, 128.7, 129.2, 132.7,
146.7, 160.7, 169.1, 199.2; IR (KBr): ν = 3336, 3031, 2944, 1745, 1715, 1605, 1545,
1134, 868, 799, cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C19H18ClNNaO5 [M+Na]+: 398.0766,
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(t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 8.24 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (bs, 1H); 13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 40.8, 55.8, 76.8, 110.0, 119.9, 120.9, 124.7, 126.3, 127.4,
128.6, 128.7, 129.3, 129.7, 132.7, 134.1, 134.3, 148.2, 161.1, 169.3, 191.3; IR (KBr): ν
= 3397, 3026, 2942, 1769, 1759, 1687, 1600, 1540, 1257, 757 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd
for C24H21NNaO5 [M+Na]+: 426.1312, found: 426.1315.
1,3-Dioxo-1-(pyridin-2-ylamino)butan-2-yl 2-phenyl acetate (3ad): According to
general procedure for A, 3ad was obtained in 76% yield (119 mg, Pale yellow liquid);
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.41 (s, 3H), 3.89 (s, 2H), 5.65 (s, 1H), 7.10 (dd, J1 = 7.2
Hz, J2 = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.37 (m, 5H), 7.70-7.74 (m, 1H), 8.13 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H),
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114.2, 120.6, 127.5, 128.8, 129.3, 132.6, 138.4, 148.1, 150.1, 161.5, 169.4, 198.7; IR
(KBr): ν = 3323, 3034, 2929, 1729, 1701, 1654, 1440, 1310, 692 cm-1; HRMS (ESI)
calcd for C17H17N2O4 [M+H]+: 313.1183, found: 313.1187.
1-(Benzylamino)-1,3-dioxobutan-2-yl 2-phenylacetate (3ae): According to general
procedure for A, 3ae was obtained in 67% yield (109 mg, white solid), Mp 63-65 oC; 1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.42 (s, 3H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 4.32-4.44 (m, 2H), 5.56 (s, 1H),
6.36 (bs, 1H), 7.18 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 7.23-7.27 (m, 5H), 7.32-7.38 (m, 3H); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3):  27.8, 40.7, 43.4, 79.0, 127.4, 127.6, 127.7, 128.7, 128.8, 129.2,
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1555, 735 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C19H19NNaO4 [M+Na]+: 348.1206, found:
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1-(Ethyl(phenyl)amino)-1,3-dioxobutan-2-yl 2-phenyl acetate (3af): According to
general procedure for A, 3af was obtained in 81% yield (137 mg, white solid), White
solid, Mp 59-61 oC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.13 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 2.10 (s, 3H),
3.68-3.84 (m, 2H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 5.24 (s, 1H), 7.22-7.40 (dm, 10H); 13C NMR (100 MHz,
CDCl3):  12.5, 26.9, 40.6, 44.9, 76.5, 127.3, 128.5, 128.6 (2C), 128.7 (2C), 129.3 (2C),
129.5 (2C), 133.0, 140.4, 163.9, 169.9, 200.4. IR (KBr): ν = 3061, 3037, 1755, 1738,
1689, 1600, 1539, 1248, 757 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C20H21NNaO4 [M+Na]+:
362.1363, found: 362.1368.
1,3-Dioxo-1-(phenylamino)butan-2-yl acetate (3ba)[10d]: According to general
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8.04 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 20.8, 28.0, 79.5, 120.5, 125.5, 129.3,
136.6, 161.2, 168.8, 200.2.
1-((5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1,3-dioxobutan-2-yl acetate (3bb): According
to general procedure for A, 3bb was obtained in 88% yield (132 mg, Pale yellow
colored solid), Mp 104-106 oC; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3):  2.31 (s, 3H), 2.47 (s, 3H),
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56.1, 79.1, 110.9, 119.8, 124.2, 126.0, 127.1, 146.7, 160.8, 168.4, 199.3; IR (KBr): ν =
3332, 2946, 1746, 1714, 1546, 1244, 802 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C13H14ClNNaO5
[M+Na]+: 322.0453, found: 322.0461.
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cyclopropanecarboxylate (3cb): According to general procedure for A, 3cb was
obtained in 74% yield (120 mg, white solid), Mp 66-68 oC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
δ 1.04-1.09 (m, 2H), 1.18-1.22 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.88 (m, 1H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H),
5.65 (s, 1H), 6.81 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (dd, J1 = 8.8 Hz, J2 = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.38 (d, J
= 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.76 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):  9.4, 12.7, 27.7, 56.1, 78.9,
110.9, 119.7, 124.1, 126.1, 127.2, 146.7, 161.0, 172.4, 199.4; IR (KBr): ν = 3342, 3118,
2948, 1736, 1715, 1705, 1604, 1542, 873, 802 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for
C15H16ClNNaO5 [M+Na]+: 348.0609, found: 348.0614.
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7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 8.41 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H),
8.99 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):  27.8, 56.1, 79.3, 110.9, 119.6, 124.1,
126.2, 127.2, 128.3, 128.7, 129.9, 134.1, 146.6, 160.9, 164.1, 199.0; IR (KBr): ν = 3416,
2914, 1755, 1732, 1704, 1600, 1536, 822, 712 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for
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According to general procedure for A, 3eb was obtained in 77% yield (157 mg, white
solid), Mp 129-131 oC; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.58 (s, 3H), 3.99 (s, 3H), 5.93 (s,
1H), 6.85 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd, J1 = 8.7 Hz, J2 = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (t, J = 8.1 Hz,
1H), 8.42 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.48 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 8.54 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.93 (bs,
1H), 8.99 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):  27.7, 56.3, 80.1, 110.9, 119.6, 124.4,
124.5, 126.1, 127.0, 128.4, 130.1, 135.8, 146.7, 148.3, 160.2, 162.2, 198.4; IR (KBr): ν
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CDCl3): δ 2.51 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 5.79 (s, 1H), 6.47 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 1H),
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C21H20ClNNaO6 [M+Na]+: 440.0871, found: 440.0882.
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C13H13BrClNNaO5 [M+Na]+: 399.9558, found: 399.9560.
1-((5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1,3-dioxobutan-2-yl 2-cyanoacetate (3ib):
According to general procedure for A, 3ib was obtained in 83% yield (135 mg, white
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3.90 (s, 3H), 5.71 (s, 1H), 6.81 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J1 = 8.8 Hz, J2 = 2.4 Hz,
1H), 8.36 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.81 (bs, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):  24.4, 27.4,
56.0, 80.5, 111.0, 112.1, 119.7, 124.5, 125.8, 126.8, 146.9, 159.5, 160.7, 197.8; IR (KBr):
ν = 3326, 2946, 2277, 1761, 1722, 1704, 1604, 1551, 797 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for
C14H13ClN2NaO5 [M+Na]+: 347.0405, found: 347.0408.
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According to general procedure for A, 3jc was obtained in 89% yield (151 mg, white
solid), Mp 101-103 oC; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.92 (s, 3H), 6.06 (d, J = 10.5 Hz,
1H), 6.34 (dd, J1 = 17.4 Hz, J2 = 10.5 Hz, 1H), 6.54 (s, 1H), 6.63 (d, J = 17.1 Hz, 1H),
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134.2, 134.4, 148.1, 161.2, 163.6, 191.2; IR (KBr): ν = 3408, 2946, 1742, 1693, 1602,
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procedure for A, 3kd was obtained in 82% yield (133 mg, Pale yellow viscous liquid);
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):  2.52 (s, 3H), 5.81 (s, 1H), 6.67 (d, J = 16.0 Hz, 1H), 7.11
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purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether/ethyl acetate = 9 : 1) to
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 27.2, 40.7, 85.2, 127.5, 128.7, 129.3, 132.9, 169.9, 198.8; IR (KBr): ν = 3093, 2926,
1757, 1738, 1720, 1608, 712 cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C13H14 NaO4 [M+Na]+:
257.0784, found: 257.0797.
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Ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenyl-2-(2-phenylacetoxy)propanoate (7aa): According to general
procedure for B, 7aa was obtained in 84% yield (137 mg, Pale yellow liquid); 1H NMR
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2H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 7.51 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.99-8.01 (m, 2H);
13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3):  13.8, 24.7, 62.7, 75.4, 128.8, 129.2, 133.9, 134.4, 164.4,
166.0, 188.7; IR (KBr): ν = 3065, 2944, 1757, 1700, 1602, 1453, 691 cm-1; HRMS (ESI)
calcd for C13H13BrNaO5 [M+Na]+: 350.9839, found: 350.9840.
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1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.95-0.99 (m, 2H), 1.08-1.12 (m, 2H), 1.22 (t, J = 7.2 Hz,
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[M+Na]+: 299.0890, found: 299.0900.
1-Ethoxy-1,37eb-dioxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl cinnamate (7ka): According to general
procedure for B, 7ka was obtained in 80% yield (135 mg, Viscous and pale yellow
liquid); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.24 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 4.28 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H),
6.47 (s, 1H), 6.58 (d, J = 16.2 Hz, 1H), 7.39-7.41 (m, 3H), 7.49-7.55 (m, 4H), 7.64 (t, J
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147.2, 165.3, 165.3, 189.8; IR (KBr): ν = 3067, 2942, 1765, 1769, 1702, 1636, 1602,
771, cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C20H18NaO5 [M+Na]+: 361.1046, found: 361.1045.
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calcd for C13H13NNaO7 [M+Na]+: 318.0584, found: 318.0591.
Synthesis of compound 8bg: To a solution of 3bg (650 mg, 2.0 mmol) in DCM (25 mL)
was added K2CO3 (552 mg, 4.0 mmol) and TBAB (65 mg, 0.2 mmol). The reaction
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.0 h, and then to the mixture was added 25
mL of aqueous HCl (0.1 N). The precipitated solid was collected by filtration, washed
with water (3 × 25 mL), and dried in vacuo to afford the product 8bg as a white solid
(634 mg, 98%).
4-Cyano-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-N-phenylfuran-2-carboxamide (8bg): white solid, Mp
216-219 oC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.22 (s, 3H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 6.97-7.08 (m, 2H),
8.14 (s, 1H), 8.40 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 11.4, 56.7, 112.2
(2C), 117.9, 119.7, 121.8, 124.1, 124.8, 129.8, 134.7, 146.6, 156.4, 167.8; IR (KBr): ν =
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cm-1; HRMS (ESI) calcd for C22H19INaO4 [M+Na]+: 497.0220, found: 497.0226.
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E-mail: ariel@ciac.ac.cn (R.Zhang); dwdong@ciac.ac.cn (D.Dong).
Note: The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Financial supports of this research by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(21502185 and 21542006) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
(BE2015054 and BK20151189) is greatly acknowledged.
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