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Catalytic, transition-metal-free semireduction of propiolamide derivatives: Scope and mechanistic investigation
Grams, R. Justin,Garcia, Christopher J.,Szwetkowski, Connor,Santos, Webster L.
, p. 7013 - 7018 (2020)
We report a transition-metal-free trans-selective semireduction of alkynes with pinacolborane and catalytic potassium tert-butoxide. A variety of 3-substituted primary and secondary propiolamides, including an analog of FK866, a potent nicotinamide mononucleotide adenyltransferase (NMNAT) inhibitor, are reduced to the corresponding (E)-3-substituted acrylamide derivatives in up to 99% yield with >99:1 E/Z selectivity. Mechanistic studies suggest that an activated Lewis acid-base complex transfers a hydride to the α-carbon followed by rapid protonation in a trans fashion.
Organocatalytic Trans Semireduction of Primary and Secondary Propiolamides: Substrate Scope and Mechanistic Studies
Grams, R. Justin,Lawal, Monsurat M.,Szwetkowski, Connor,Foster, Daniel,Rosenblum, Carol Ann,Slebodnick, Carla,Welborn, Valerie Vaissier,Santos, Webster L.
supporting information, p. 172 - 178 (2021/10/14)
We report a chemoselective, phosphine-catalyzed semireduction of primary and secondary propiolamides. In the presence of stoichiometric pinacolborane and catalytic n-tributylphosphine, a variety of propiolamides were successfully converted to the corresponding acrylamides in excellent yield with (E)-stereoselectivity. The reaction condition is tolerant of various functional groups including alkene, alkyne, ketone, or ester. Deuterium labeling studies established that the hydride from activated pinacolborane is added to the α-carbon and the proton on the amide nitrogen is abstracted by the ?-carbon to furnish the (E)-acrylamides. DFT calculations revealed a clear energetic driving force for the (E)- over the (Z)-isomer. (Figure presented.).
