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Imidazotetrazines as Weighable Diazomethane Surrogates for Esterifications and Cyclopropanations
Svec, Riley L.,Hergenrother, Paul J.
, p. 1857 - 1862 (2020)
Diazomethane is one of the most versatile reagents in organic synthesis, but its utility is limited by its hazardous nature. Although alternative methods exist to perform the unique chemistry of diazomethane, these suffer from diminished reactivity and/or correspondingly harsher conditions. Herein, we describe the repurposing of imidazotetrazines (such as temozolomide, TMZ, the standard of care for glioblastoma) for use as synthetic precursors of alkyl diazonium reagents. TMZ was employed to conduct esterifications and metal-catalyzed cyclopropanations, and results show that methyl ester formation from a wide variety of substrates is especially efficient and operationally simple. TMZ is a commercially available solid that is non-explosive and non-toxic, and should find broad utility as a replacement for diazomethane.
Facile and Efficient Syntheses of Carboxylic Anhydrides and Amides Using (Trimethylsilyl)ethoxyacetylene
Kita, Yasuyuki,Akai, Shuji,Ajimura, Naomi,Yoshigi, Mayumi,Tsugoshi, Teruhisa,et al.
, p. 4150 - 4158 (2007/10/02)
(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxyacetylene, a stable and easy-handling reagent, serves as an excellent dehydrating agent for the synthesis of carboxylic anhydrides and amides from the corresponding carboxylic acids.By means of this reagent, various types of acid-sensitive carboxylic anhydrides and amides were obtained almost in quantative yields.Twenty-two examples of carboxylic anhydrides and 12 examples of amides were presented.
