Abstract
We report an efficient synthetic methodology allowing access to functionalized α-amino caprolactams using ring-closing metathesis (RCM). A very high tolerance of α-amino acrylamide RCM precursors toward functional groups is demonstrated. The synthetic pathway is facile, and can be extended to prepare a variety of substituted amino caprolactams in good to excellent yields. These compounds serve as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of some important natural products and their analogues.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3295-3298 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 8 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Functionalized lactams
- Natural products
- Ring-closing metathesis
- α-Amino acrylamide
- α-Amino α,β-unsaturated caprolactams
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry