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Org Lett. 2016 Jun 03;18(11):2588-91. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00967. Epub 2016 May 18.

Aerobic Copper-Mediated Domino Three-Component Approach to 2-Aminobenzothiazole Derivatives.

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Thomas Castanheiro, Jean Suffert, Mihaela Gulea, Morgan Donnard

Affiliations

  1. Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique (UMR 7200), Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS , 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.

PMID: 27192105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00967

Abstract

An unprecedented three-component reaction involving a 2,2'-diaminodiaryl disulfide, copper cyanide, and an electrophile is described. This transformation is based on an oxidative copper-mediated S-cyanation as a key step and involves a cyanation/cyclization/acylation domino sequence enabling a rapid and efficient synthesis of diversely substituted 2-aminobenzothiazole derivatives. Notably, this reaction proceeds via an original mechanism involving an intermolecular migration of the acyl group.

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