Odorless Isocyanide Chemistry: One-Pot Synthesis of Heterocycles via the Passerini and Postmodification Tandem Reaction Based on the in Situ Capture of Isocyanides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.8b03242

This paper reports the tandem reaction strategy of the Passerini/Staudinger/aza-Wittig reaction based on the in situ capture of isocyanides. According to this strategy, isocyanides are synthesized in situ and immediately work as the substrate for the Passerini reaction and postmodification tandem reaction in one pot. In addition, two types of new compounds, 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepines and 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines, were synthesized using the tandem reaction strategy that includes five-step transformations in one pot.

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Odorless Isocyanide Chemistry#One-Pot Synthesis of
Heterocycles via Passerini and the Post-Modification
Tandem Reaction Based on In-situ Capture of Isocyanides
Na Liu, Fei Chao, Ming-Guo Liu, Nian-Yu Huang, Kun Zou, and Long Wang
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Odorless Isocyanide Chemistry：One-Pot Synthesis of
Heterocycles via Passerini and the Post-Modification Tandem
Reaction Based on In-situ Capture of Isocyanides
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Na Liu,‡,† Fei Chao,‡,† Ming-Guo Liu,§,† Nian-Yu Huang,§ Kun Zou,§ Long Wang,*,‡
‡ Key laboratory of inorganic nonmetallic crystalline and energy conversion materials, College of Materials
and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China.
§ Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biology and Pharmacy,
China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China.
Email: wanglongchem@ctgu.edu.cn
This paper reports the tandem-reaction strategy of Passerini/Staudinger/aza-Wittig reaction based on the in-
situ capture of isocyanides. According to this strategy, isocyanides are synthesized in situ, which
immediately work as the substrate for Passerini reaction and post-modified tandem reaction in one-pot. In
addition, two types new compounds of 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4] oxazepines and 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-
2H-1,4-oxazines were synthesized using the tandem-reaction strategy which undergos five-step
transformations in one-pot.
Key words: isocyanides, in-situ capture, tandem-reaction, heterocycles
Multicomponent reaction has attracted more and more attention in recent years thanks to the good
reaction efficiency and atom economy.1 The Passerini reaction is an isocyanide-based multicomponent
reaction, and has turned into one of the hot spots of multicomponent reaction research in recent years
thanks to the possibility of protecting or preserving the functional group in a certain component before
post-modified reaction.2 Many important organic reactions, such as Aldol reaction, Heck reaction, SNAr
reaction, Wittig reaction and aza-Wittig reaction are used in series for the post-modified reaction of
isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction (IMCR) to synthesize a variety of heterocycles(Scheme 1a).3 In
recent years, our team and other researchers have used this tandem-reaction strategy to achieve a series of
research findings in respect of the synthesis of heterocycles.4 However, there are several extremely severe
problems with isocyanide-based reactions: 1) The poor environmental friendliness of isocyanides (strong
foul odor). 2) Poor stability of isocyanides. 3) Isocyanides are highly toxic. The said drawbacks of
isocyanides demand prompt solution because they severely hinder the progress of the isocyanide chemistry.
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Scheme 1. Synthesis of new heterocycles via the in-situ capture of isocyanides based Passerini reaction and
its post-modified tandem-reaction strategy.
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In-situ capture of isocyanides in reaction is an effective solution to this problem. According to this
method, isocyanides are obtained through in-situ synthesis of precursor and are then immediately used
which avoid the storage, separation and purification of isocyanides, thereby avoiding isocyanides exposure-
induced strong foul odor, isocyanides decomposition and other problems, which significantly makes up for
the drawbacks of the isocyanide chemistry(Scheme 1b).5 In recent years, breakthroughs have been achieved
in reaction based on the in-situ capture of isocyanides. In 2005, Parsons et al. reported the multicomponent
reaction realized with isocyanides prepared in situ from epoxides.5a In 2009, Kaim et al. reported the Ugi
reaction realized using isocyanides prepared in situ from benzyl chloride and silver cyanide.5b-5d In 2013,
Kim et al. reported the first odorless Passerini reaction realized through the integrated microfluidic system.
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In 2015, Dӧmling et al. also realized the multicomponent reaction based on the in-situ capture of
isocyanides.5f To the best of our knowledge, however, no post-modified tandem reaction of in-situ capture
of isocyanides based Passerini reaction has been reported so far.
Heterocycles are widely distributed in nature and account for one third of the known organic
compounds. Among them, 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepines are very important and common
nitrogen-containing heterocycles that exhibit favorable biological activities in respect of diminishing
inflammation, killing bacteria and resisting cancer, etc. Additionally, these compounds are basic skeletons
for many natural products and biological active compounds.6 Thus, their synthesis has received certain
attention.7 Based on our previous studies,8 we developed a tandem-reaction strategy based on the in-situ
capture of isocyanides of the Passerini reaction and post-modified reactions and a series of 5-oxo-3,5-
dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepines, 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines and oxazoles were synthesized using
the tandem-reaction.
First of all, the reaction conditions were explored by using amide 1a, o-azidobenzoic acid 2a and 4-
chlorophenylglyoxal 3a as model substrates. Firstly, target compound 4a was obtained with a yield of 16%
at room temperature by using dichloromethane and potassium carbonate as solvent and base, respectively.
The bases were then screened (Table 1). Base had a great effect on reaction; inorganic bases offered poor
reaction effect, while organic bases performed better. When triethylamine was used as the base, target
compound 4a was obtained with yield up to 51%. Further optimization of the base indicated that the yield
was 66% when diisopropylethylamine was used as the base. Afterward, the solvent was optimized, and it
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was found that the yield decreased when the solvent was changed to acetonitrile and DMF. The reaction
temperature was further screened and room temperature was found to be the most suitable temperature for
the reaction. However, when C2Cl6 was substituted to I2, no target compound 4a was obtained.9
Table 1. Optimization of the reaction conditions.[a,b,c]
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[a] Condotions: 1) 1a (1 mmol), PPh3 (1.1 mmol), C2Cl6 (1.1 mmol), solvent (10 ml), base (2.2 mmol), air,
2a (1.1 mmol), 3a (1.1 mmol) and then PPh3 (1.2 mmol). [b] Based on 1a. [c] C2Cl6 was replaced with I2.
The reaction substrate was expanded under the optimal reaction conditions. It was found that the
reaction exhibited good universality for various substrates (Scheme 2). Aliphatic isocyanides offered
satisfactory reaction because 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4] oxazepines were obtained with yields of
approximately 60%. However, the hythrolyzates of 4k and 4l were obtained when R2 is electron-
withdrawing substituent and R3 is electron-donating substituent while 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]
oxazepines can not be obtained. Additionally, 2.22g of 4a was synthesized at a yield of 60% when the
reaction was amplified to 10 mmol.
Scheme 2. Preparation of 5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo [e][1,4]oxazepines 4 by the tandem reaction.[a]
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[a] Yields based on 1.
6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines are also a very important category of heterocycles.10 We employed
the tandem-reaction strategy of in-situ capture of isocyanides based Passerini reaction, Staudinger reaction
and intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction for the synthesis of 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines (Scheme 3).
Meanwhile, the compound of 6a was synthesized in one-pot and needs very mild reaction conditions.
Scheme 3. Preparation of 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazine 6a by the tandem reaction.
Oxazoles are also a very important category of compounds that exhibit favorable biological activities
in terms of anti-inflammatory, antifungal, anticancer, etc.11 Added to this, oxazoles are basic skeletons of
many natural products and biologically active compounds.12 Therefore, oxazoles were also synthesized
using the tandem-reaction strategy which based on the in-situ capture of isocyanides (Scheme 4). The yield
of synthetic compound 9a is 58%, which undergoes five-step transformations in one-pot. And the yield of
58% means the total yield of the five-steps transformations, which was based on amide 1a, while the yield
of 70% was based on azidocinnamaldehyde 7a in the literature.4d In addition, we had much higher yields of
85% if the yields are also based on azidocinnamaldehyde 7a, which are much higher than that reported in
literature of 70%. Meanwhile, the compound was synthesized in one-pot and needs very mild reaction
conditions, which provided an efficient and simple method to synthesis of oxazole derivative with: 1) five
steps in 58% yield (one-pot) vs four steps in 85% yield stepwise. 2) simplicity of operator; 3) strong anti-
interference ability.
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Scheme 4. Preparation of Oxazoles 9 by the tandem reaction.
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[a] The total yield of the five-steps transformations and the yield was based on 1a. [b] Based on 7a.
Added to this, in order to make further understanding of this tandem reaction, we probed into the
reaction mechanism through condition control experiments. Amide 1a was used to obtain the isocyanide
11a at a yield of 93% under the action of PPh3, C2Cl6 and NEt(i-Pr)2. The Passerini reaction between
isocyanide 11a, α-azidocinnamaldehyde 7a and acid 8a in CH2Cl2 at room temperature obtained
intermediate 12a at a yield of 96%. Intermediate 12a was converted into cyclic intermediate 14a at yield of
92% through Staudinger reaction with PPh3. Under the action of NEt(i-Pr)2, intermediate 14a generated
oxazoles 9a at a yield of 97%. α-azidocinnamaldehyde 7a and acid 8a captured in-situ prepared isocyanide
11a in CH2Cl2 at room temperature, and obtained intermediate 12a at a yield of 85%. Under the action of
PPh3 and NEt(i-Pr)2, the target compound 9c was obtained at
a yield of 58% through
Passerini/Staudinger/aza-Wittig/Aromatization tandem reaction through in-situ prepared isocyanide 11a
captured byα-azidocinnamaldehyde 7a and acid 8a. However, no target compound was obtained when no
additional NEt(i-Pr)2 was added during the reaction, although cyclic intermediate 14a was obtained at a
yield of 69%.
Scheme 5. Control experiments and mechanism investigation.
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Based on the result of condition control experiment, we proposed a possible reaction mechanism
(Scheme 6). First, triphenylphosphine reacted with hexachloroethane to produce phosphine salt 10; A
molecule of water was removed by 10 from amide 1 to get isocyanide 11 in situ; azidocinnamaldehyde 7
and carboxylic acid 8 captured isocyanide 11 prepared in situ, and produced intermediate 12 through
Passerini reaction; The Staudinger reaction between intermediate 12 and triphenylphosphine released a
molecule of nitrogen and produced phosphine imine 13; Phosphine imine 13 generated cyclization product
14 through intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction; The 1,3-H shift of compound 14 under the action of base
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Scheme 6. The proposed possible mechanism.
At the same time, we tested the bactericidal activity of some of the synthesized compounds. The
bactericidal activities of some of the compounds against five important fungi, i.e., Fusarium graminearum,
Magnaporthe oryzae, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum and Rhizoctonia solani by using
Triadmefon and Diniconazle as positive control agents (Table 2). Test result showed that some of
compounds, for example, 9a, exhibited an inhibition ratio of up to 70% against Rhizoctonia solani, which
was higher than the inhibition ratio of control agent Triadmefon. According to the summary of inhibition
ratio and structure-activity relationship of compound, the antibacterial activity is higher when the
substituent contains chlorine (e.g., 4c).
Table 2. Fungicidal Activities of compounds against five kinds of fungus.
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In summary, this paper reports the tandem-reaction strategy of Passerini/Staudinger/aza-Wittig
reaction based on the in-situ capture of isocyanides. Two types new compounds of 5-oxo-3,5-
dihydrobenzo[e][1,4] oxazepines and 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines was synthesized in one-pot for
the first time. Additionally, a relatively credible reaction mechanism was proposed through a series of
condition control experiments. The strategy described in this article is the isocyanides was synthesized in
situ and immediately used for Passerini reaction and its post-modified tandem reaction. Moreover, this
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avoids the separation, purification and storage of isocyanides, and solves the problems such as isocyanides
exposure (isocyanides are toxic and strongly fetid) induced environmentally unfriendliness and isocyanides
decomposition, having remarkably improved the drawbacks of the isocyanide chemistry.
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General Methods and Materials.
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All the obtained products were characterized H NMR spectra and 13C NMR spectra (400 or 600 MHz). 1H
NMR and 13C NMR spectra were obtained on a Varian Mercury 400 or 600 spectrometer and referenced to
CDCl3 (7.26 ppm for 1H, and 77.0 ppm for 13C) with tetramethylsilane as internal standard (0 ppm).
Chemical shifts were reported in parts per million (ppm, δ) downfield from tetramethylsilane. Proton
coupling patterns are described as singlet (s), doublet (d), triplet (t), multiplet (m); High resolution mass
spectra (HRMS) were recorded on LTQ-FTUHRA mass spectrometer. TLC was performed using
commercially prepared 100-400 mesh silica gel plates (GF254), and visualization was effected at 254 nm;
Unless otherwise stated, all the reagents were purchased from commercial sources and used without further
purification.
Typical procedure for the synthesis of 4. A mixture of PPh3 (288 mg, 1.1 mmol) and C2Cl6 (257 mg, 1.1
mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature under air condition for 1 h. Subsequently, NEt(i-
Pr)2 (284 mg, 2.2 mmol) and 1 (1 mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred for 2 h and then 2 (1.1 mmol)
and 3 (1.1 mmol) were added and stirred for another 1-24 h. After the reaction was completed, PPh3 (314
mg, 1.2 mmol) was added and stirred at room temperature for another 1-6 h. After removing the solvent
under reduced pressure, the resulting crude was purified by column chromatography with petroleum
ether/ethyl acetate (15:1, v/v) as eluent to give 4.
N-(tert-butyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carboxamide (4a): (White
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solid, 0.24 g, 66% yield); H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.98 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.85 - 7.65 (m,
3H), 7.50 - 7.35 (m, 4H), 6.76 (s, 1H), 5.18 (s, 1H), 1.36 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm)
166.7, 165.1, 163.8, 145.9, 137.2, 134.2, 133.0, 131.9, 128.9, 128.6, 127.3, 127.2, 121.4, 71.8, 52.2, 28.4 ;
HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+Na]+ calcd for C20H19ClN2O3Na 393.0976; found 393.0983.
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carboxamide (4b): (White
solid, 0.25 g, 62% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.98 (d, J = 6.0Hz, 1H), 7.82 - 7.65 (m, 3H),
7.52 - 7.33 (m, 4H), 6.91 (s,1H), 5.24 (s, 1H), 3.79 (s, 1H), 1.96 - 1.15 (m, 10H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3,
150 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.7, 164.9, 163.7, 145.9, 137.2, 134.2, 131.9, 131.1, 131.0, 128.8, 128.7, 127.3, 121.3,
71.9, 48.5, 32.6, 25.2, 24.8; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C22H22ClN2O3 397.1313; found
397.1323.
methyl(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carbonyl)glycinate (4c): (White
solid, 0.21 g, 55% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.99 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 8.4 Hz,
2H), 7.71 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (s, 1H), 7.51-7.37 (m, 4H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 4.37-3.89 (m, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H);
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13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 169.3, 166.4, 165.5, 164.3, 145.9, 137.5, 134.3, 133.9, 132.1,
131.5, 129.2, 128.9, 127.4, 121.3, 72.0, 52.5, 40.6; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C19H16ClN2O5
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solid, 0.27 g, 65% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.97 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (s, 3H), 7.57
(d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 5.16 (s, 1H), 1.38 (s,
9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.6, 165.2, 163.7, 145.9, 134.2, 131.8, 131.5, 131.1,
129.1, 127.3, 127.2, 121.4, 71.7, 52.1, 28.4; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C20H20BrN2O3
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methyl(2-(4-bromophenyl)-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carbonyl)glycinate (4e): (White
solid, 0.23 g, 53% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.98 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (t, J = 7.2 Hz,
3H), 7.58 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 7.50-7.36 (m, 2H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 4.30-3.90 (m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 3H); 13C{1H}
NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 169.3, 166.4, 165.5, 164.5, 145.9, 137.3, 134.3, 133.3, 132.1, 131.9,
129.3, 127.4, 125.9, 121.3, 71.9, 52.5, 40.6; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C19H16BrN2O5
431.0237; found 431.0234.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-N-(tert-butyl)-8-chloro-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carboxamide (4f):
(White solid, 0.18 g, 41% yield) , 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.92 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.62
(m, 2H), 7.58 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (dd, J = 7.8 Hz, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (s, 1H),
5.17 (s, 1H), 1.37 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.4, 165.9, 163.4, 146.9, 140.5,
133.2, 131.7, 129.2, 127.6, 127.2, 126.3, 119.9, 71.8, 52.3, 28.5; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for
C20H19ClBrN2O3 449.0262; found 449.0270.
methyl(2-(4-bromophenyl)-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carbonyl)glycinate (4g): (White
solid, 0.22 g, 59% yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.98 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (d, J = 7.2
Hz, 2H), 7.69 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (d, J
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δ (ppm) 169.3, 166.8, 165.7, 165.2, 146.3, 141.7, 134.2, 131.9, 129.4, 127.7, 127.3, 126.9, 121.3, 72.3, 52.5,
40.7, 21.5; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C20H19N2O5 367.1288; found 367.1291.
N-(tert-butyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methyl-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carboxamide (4h):
(White solid, 0.21 g, 56% yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.88 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (d, J
= 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.75 (s, 1H), 5.16 (s, 1H),
2.47 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.8, 165.0, 163.9, 145.9, 145.5,
137.2, 132.0, 129.0, 128.6, 128.4, 127.7, 118.8, 72.0, 52.2, 28.5, 21.5; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+
calcd for C21H22ClN2O3 385.1313; found 385.1306.
2-(4-bromophenyl)-N-(tert-butyl)-8-methyl-5-oxo-3,5-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]oxazepine-3-carboxamide (4i):
(White solid, 0.22 g, 52% yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.88 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (d, J
= 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.74 (s, 1H), 5.17 (s, 1H),
2.47 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.8, 165.1, 163.9, 145.9, 145.5,
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(White solid, 0.21 g, 53% yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ (ppm) 7.92 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (d, J
= 6.4 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (s,
1H), 5.18 (s, 1H), 1.35 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 166.2, 165.9, 163.5, 147.0,
140.6, 137.8, 133.3, 129.1, 128.8, 127.5, 127.3, 120.0, 71.9, 52.3, 28.5; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+
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yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 8.08 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.84 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (d, J =
8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.65 (s, 1H), 6.61 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.48(t, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H), 6.45 (s, 1H), 5.80 (s, 2H), 3.37-
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(CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 191.5 165.3, 163.8, 151.7, 145.4, 141.0, 132.4, 131.7, 129.7, 129.4, 116.8,
116.1, 107.2, 76.3, 39.4, 31.3, 27.8, 19.9, 13.6; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C21H24ClN2O4
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1-(tert-butylamino)-1,3-dioxo-3-(p-tolyl)propan-2-yl 2-amino-4-chlorobenzoate (4l): (White solid, 0.20 g,
50% yield)；1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 8.07 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.81 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.30
(d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 6.65 (s, 1H), 6.63 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 6.34(s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H), 5.80 (s, 2H), 2.41 (s,
3H), 1.36 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 191.9 165.2, 163.0, 151.7, 145.2, 141.0,
132.2, 131.9, 129.7, 129.4, 116.8, 116.1, 107.3, 76.4, 51.9, 28.5, 21.8; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+
calcd for C21H24ClN2O4 403.1419; found 403.1423.
Typical procedure for the synthesis of 6a: A mixture of PPh3 (288 mg, 1.1 mmol) and C2Cl6 (257 mg, 1.1
mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature under air condition for 1 h. Subsequently, NEt(i-
Pr)2 (284 mg, 2.2 mmol) and 1a (101 mg, 1 mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred for 2 h and then 3b
(163 mg,1.1 mmol) and 5a (223 mg, 1.1 mmol) were added and stirred for another 6 h. After the reaction
was completed, the solvent of CH2Cl2 was changed to toluene (5 mL), then PPh3 (314 mg, 1.2 mmol) was
added and stirred at room temperature for another 3 h. After removing the solvent under reduced pressure,
the resulting crude was purified by column chromatography with petroleum ether/ethyl acetate (15:1, v/v)
as eluent to give 6a.
(Z)-N-(tert-butyl)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(4-methylbenzylidene)-6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazine-2-
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Hz, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.35-7.21 (m, 3H), 6.27 (s, 1H),
6.05 (s, 1H), 2.50 (s, 3H), 1.29 (s, 9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 163.9, 161.3, 157.5,
139.3, 138.0, 133.4, 132.7, 132.6, 132.2, 130.4, 130.3, 129.3, 129.0, 128.2, 125.9, 76.2, 52.5, 28.4, 20.2;
HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C23H24ClN2O3 411.1470; found 411.1479.
Typical procedure for the synthesis of 9a: A mixture of PPh3 (288 mg, 1.1 mmol) and C2Cl6 (257 mg, 1.1
mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature under air condition for 1 h. Subsequently, NEt(i-
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143−145 °C , lit4d 145−146 °C; 1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 8.03 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J =
7.8 Hz, 5H), 7.28 ( t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.08 (s, 1H), 4.34 (s, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H);
13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 159.8, 157.6, 145.5, 139.4, 138.6, 131.1, 129.0, 128.7, 128.3,
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(CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 152.3, 54.1, 30.7.
Typical procedure for the synthesis of 12a: A mixture of isocyanide 11a (83 mg, 1.0 mmol), α-
azidocinnamaldehyde 7a (190 mg,1.1 mmol) and acid 8a (134 mg, 1.1 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) was
stirred at room temperature under air condition for 24 h. After the reaction was completed, the solvent
under reduced pressure, the resulting crude was purified by column chromatography with petroleum
ether/ethyl acetate (10:1, v/v) as eluent to give 12a.
(Z)-3-azido-1-(tert-butylamino)-1-oxo-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-yl benzoate (12a): (White solid, 0.36 g, 96%
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Hz, 2H), 7.33 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 6.11 (s, 1H), 6.09 (s, 1H), 6.08 (s, 1H), 1.42 (s,
9H); 13C{1H} NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ (ppm) 164.9, 164.4, 134.0, 133.6, 129.9, 129.4, 129.3, 128.8,
128.6, 128.2, 128.1, 121.9, 76.7, 52.1, 28.5; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C21H23N4O3 379.1765;
found 379.1769.
Typical procedure for the synthesis of 14a: A mixture of 12a (189 mg, 0.5 mmol) and PPh3 (144 mg,
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under reduced pressure, the resulting crude was purified by column chromatography with petroleum
ether/ethyl acetate (10:1, v/v) as eluent to give 14a.
(Z)-4-benzylidene-N-(tert-butyl)-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-5-carboxamide (14a): (White solid, 0.15 g,
92% yield); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ (ppm) 8.12 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.64 ( t,
J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.42-7.29 (m, 4H), 6.15 (s, 1H), 6.06 (s, 1H), 1.42 (s, 9H); 13C{1H}
NMR (CDCl3, 150 MHz) δ (ppm) 165.1, 164.3, 135.5, 134.2, 133.8, 129.8, 129.3, 129.0, 128.8, 128.7,
128.1, 118.3, 78.8, 51.9, 28.6; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z [M+H]+ calcd for C21H23N2O2 335.1754; found
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The bactericidal activities on 100 mg/L of some of the compounds against five important fungi, i.e.,
Fusarium graminearum, Magnaporthe oryzae, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum and Rhizoctonia
solani by using Triadmefon and Diniconazle as positive control agents. First, the agar were autoclaved. The
tested compounds were dissolved in 0.2 mL of DMSO and added aseptically to molten agar which has
cooled to approximately 40−50 °C. The concentration of solvent never exceeded 0.1 mg/L. The 5 mm in
diameter inocula which was removed from the margins of actively growing colonies of mycelium, placed
in the centers of the above plates. The mixed medium without sample was used as the blank control. Three
replicates were done for each compound, and the control plates were sealed with parafilm and incubated at
26 °C in darkness and measured after 48 h. Inhibition percent (%) = (hyphal diameter in the control −
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E-mail: wanglongchem@ctgu.edu.cn
Author Contributions
† These authors contributed equally to this work.
Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We gratefully acknowledge financial support of this work by the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (21602123) and the Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and
Development (NPRD 2018007).
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