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Chemoselective α,β-Dehydrogenation of Saturated Amides
Teskey, Christopher J.,Adler, Pauline,Gon?alves, Carlos R.,Maulide, Nuno
, p. 447 - 451 (2019/01/04)
We report a method for the selective α,β-dehydrogenation of amides in the presence of other carbonyl moieties under mild conditions. Our strategy relies on electrophilic activation coupled to in situ selective selenium-mediated dehydrogenation. The α,β-unsaturated products were obtained in moderate to excellent yields, and their synthetic versatility was demonstrated by a range of transformations. Mechanistic experiments suggest formation of an electrophilic SeIV species.
