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Nitrogen fixation: Synthesis of heterocycles using molecular nitrogen as a nitrogen source
Mori, Miwako,Akashi, Masaya,Hori, Masanori,Hori, Katsutoshi,Nishida, Mayumi,Sato, Yoshihiro
, p. 1655 - 1670 (2004)
Nitrogen fixation using transition metals is a fascinating process. We have already reported on the incorporation of molecular nitrogen into organic compounds using a titanium-nitrogen complex reported by Yamamoto. We developed a novel titanium-catalyzed nitrogenation procedure using TiCl4 in the presence of an excess amount of Li and TMSCl. In this reaction, a 1 atm pressure of nitrogen gas can be used and the reaction proceeds at room temperature. The procedure is very simple. A THF solution of TiCl4 or Ti(O iPr)4 (1 equiv.), Li (10 equiv.), and TMSCl (10 equiv.) was stirred under an atmosphere of nitrogen at room temperature overnight to give titanium-nitrogen complexes. Although the structures of the titanium-nitrogen complexes have not yet been determined, they would consist of N(TMS)3, X2TiN(TMS)2, and XTi=NTMS. Using this procedure, various heterocycles, such as indole, quinoline, pyrrole, pyrrolizine, and indolizine derivatives, could be synthesized from molecular nitrogen in good-to-moderate yields as a stoichiometric reaction based on a titanium complex by a one-pot reaction. Furthermore, monomorine I and pumiliotoxin C were synthesized from molecular nitrogen as a nitrogen source. This procedure was further extended for the syntheses of heterocycles using a catalytic amount of titanium complex; also, indole and pyrrole derivatives were obtained in high yields.
