Syntheses and Reactions of Silyl Carbamates. 1. Chemoselective Transformation of Amino Protecting Groups via tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Carbamates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00290a015

The N-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl group (silyl carbamate) was synthesized from commonly used amino protecting groups such as N-tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) and N-benzyloxycarbonyl (Z) by treatment with tert-butyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate/2,6-lutidine and tert-butyldimethylsilane/Pd(OAc)2, respectively.This novel species, upon activation with fluoride ion, reacts with a variety of electrophiles to give N-ester type compounds in high yield.For example, the conversion of N-t-Boc compounds into their corresponding N-Z compounds via a silyl carbamate was accomplished under these mild reaction conditions.