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ton abstraction from 7 in an E2-like reaction induced by the
action of B(C6F5)3 affords 8. Finally, aqueous workup con-
verts intermediate 8 into product 4.
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(24) N-[N-(Arylsulfonyl)imidoyl]benzamides 4a–l; General Proce-
dure
OMe
N
R1
NSO2R2
N
Cu
R1
R3
3
CuPF6, MeCN
DIEA
R1
NR2
⋅
+ R2N3
R3
OMe
6
5
1
2
i-Pr2NEt (1.0 mL) was slowly added to a stirred solution of the
appropriate terminal alkyne (1.0 mmol), sulfonyl azide (1.2
mmol), and CuPF6 (0.10 mmol) in MeCN (3 mL) under N2 at r.t.
After 15 min, the appropriate O-methyl oxime (4.0 mmol) was
added, and the mixture was stirred in a sealed tube for 18 h (see
Table 2) at 65–75 °C. The solvent was removed under vacuum
and the residue was treated with B(C6F5)3 (0.3 mmol) and KOH
(2.0 mmol) in 4:1 H2O–1,4-dioxane (10 mL) at 75 °C for 6 h.
EtOAc (5 mL) and sat. aq NH4Cl (5 mL) were added, the mixture
was stirred for an additional 30 min, and the two layers were
separated. The aqueous layer was further extracted with EtOAc
(3 × 10 mL), and the organic layers were combined, dried (Na2-
SO4), filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was
purified by chromatography [silica gel, hexane–EtOAc (2:1)]
N-(2-Phenyl-N-tosylethanimidoyl)benzamide (4a)
Colorless solid; yield: 0.31 g (79%); mp 147–149 °C. IR (KBr):
3241, 1671, 1548, 1510, 1432, 1325, 1110 cm–1. 1H NMR (500.1
MHz, CDCl3): δ = 2.47 (s, 3 H, CH3), 3.89 (s, 2 H, CH2), 7.19 (t,
3J = 6.3 Hz, 1 H, CH), 7.26–7.33 (m, 6 H, 6 CH), 7.43–7.67 (m, 5 H,
5 CH), 7.87 (d, 3J = 7.6 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 10.78 (s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR
(125.7 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 21.5 (CH3), 44.9 (CH2), 126.5 (2 CH),
126.8 (CH), 127.4 (2 CH), 128.1 (2 CH), 128.4 (2 CH), 129.4 (2
CH), 130.1 (2 CH), 133.7 (CH), 134.1 (C), 135.1 (C), 140.3 (C),
142.5 (C), 159.1 (CH), 169.3 (C). MS: m/z (%) = 392 (M+, 5), 271
(13), 140 (17), 104 (23), 91 (100), 77 (492), 64 (40). Anal. Calcd
for C22H20N2O3S (392.47): C, 67.33; H, 5.14; N, 7.14; S, 8.17.
Found: C, 67.61; H, 5.37; N, 7.22; S, 8.13.
NR2
OH
R3
NR2
H
B(C6F5)3, KOH
R1
aqueous workup
H2O, NH4Cl
R1
N
N
R3
OMe
8
(C6F5)3B
7
R2
N
O
R1
N
R3
H
4
Scheme 1 Plausible reaction mechanism
In summary, we have developed a new catalytic multi-
component reaction for the synthesis of tosylimino amide
derivatives that uses readily available sulfonyl azides, ter-
minal alkynes, and O-methyl oximes. Further studies are
being conducted to develop the scope of the reaction and to
elucidate its mechanistic pathway.
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(4b)
Colorless solid; yield: 0.29 g (76%); mp 140–142 °C. IR (KBr):
3256, 1662, 1541, 1522, 1417, 1331, 1124 cm–1. 1H NMR (500.1
MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.87 (s, 2 H, CH2), 7.19–7.31 (m, 5 H, 5 CH),
7.51–7.64 (m, 5 H, 5 CH), 7.71–7.78 (m, 3 H, 3 CH), 7.89 (d,
3J = 6.9 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 10.71 (s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz,
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128.7 (2 CH), 129.1 (2 CH), 129.9 (2 CH), 131.5 (2 CH), 133.6
(CH), 133.9 (C), 134.5 (CH), 136.1 (C), 145.7 (C), 159.4 (C), 170.1
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4-Methoxy-N-[2-phenyl-N-(phenylsulfonyl)ethanimi-
doyl]benzamide (4c)
Colorless solid; yield: 0.37 g (90%); mp 170–172 °C. IR (KBr):
3240, 1658, 1560, 1532, 1428, 1320, 1140 cm–1. 1H NMR (500.1
MHz, CDCl3): δ = 3.85 (s, 2 H, CH2), 3.89 (s, 3 H, OCH3), 6.95
(app. d, 3J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 7.19–7.27 (m, 5 H, 5 CH), 7.69–
7.76 (m, 5 H, 5 CH), 7.84 (app. d, 3J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H, 2 CH), 10.68 (s,
1 H, NH). 13C NMR (125.7 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 46.2 (CH2), 57.1
(OCH3), 115.1 (2 CH), 125.2 (2 CH), 126.1 (CH), 126.8 (2 CH),
127.1 (C), 129.1 (2 CH), 130.4 (2 CH), 131.2 (2 CH), 134.0 (CH),
136.7 (C), 147.1 (C), 158.1 (C), 161.8 (C), 169.5 (C). MS: m/z
(%) = 408 (M+, 1), 268 (11), 258 (17), 150 (57), 91 (100), 77 (67),
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