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Benzylic Metallation of Thiobenzamides and Thionaphthamides
Author(s) -
Ach David,
Reboul Vincent,
Metzner Patrick
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/1099-0690(200208)2002:15<2573::aid-ejoc2573>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - chemistry , electrophile , thioamide , deprotonation , alkyl , moiety , halide , medicinal chemistry , nucleophile , sulfur , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , ion , catalysis
Various secondary thiobenzamides and thionaphthamides have been prepared, and features of their conformations [orthogonality of the arene and thioamide planes, ( Z ) geometries in solution etc.] have been determined. Deprotonation with sec ‐butyllithium selectively provided either the monoanion or the dianion, according to the stoichiometry of the base. The monoanion reacted with soft electrophiles (alkyl halides) through the sulfur atom and with hard electrophiles (acyl halides) through the nitrogen centre. Formation of the dianion, more reactive than the thioamide anionic moiety, allowed reaction at the benzylic centre. Addition of electrophiles allowed selective formation of C−C or C−X bonds. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002)