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Cristiana Fava

Stereoselective Synthesis of trans-4,5-Disubstituted Oxazolidin-2-ones by Intramolecular Conjugate Addition of N-p-Toluenesulfonyl Carbamates.

p-Toluenesulfonyl carbamates (2a-d) were prepared starting from allylic alcohols (3), in which the double bond is conjugated with an electron withdrawing group. In the presence of a catalytic amount of DBU, an intramolecular cyclisation occurred, leading to trans-4,5-disubstituted oxazolidin-2-ones (1a-d) with total stereoselection, which can be precursors of syn-4-hydroxy-3-amino acids.

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Synthesis of unsaturated β-amino acid derivatives from carbamates of the Baylis–Hillman products

Abstract By treatment with a catalytic amount of DBU in DCM, N-p-toluenesulphonyl carbamates 6a–c , prepared starting from the corresponding Baylis–Hillman adducts, gave (E)-2-(p-toluenesulphonylaminomethyl)propenoates 3a–c , exclusively. On the contrary, changing DABCO for DBU, 2-methylene-3-p-toluenesulfonylamino esters 4a–f were obtained in good yield starting from N-p-toluenesulphonyl carbamates 6a–f . In analogy, N-acyl carbamates 9a–f were treated with DABCO in DCM to give the 2-methylene-3-acylamino esters 5a–f .

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Homochiral oxazolidin-2-ones and imidazolidin-2-ones by tandem nucleophilic addition–conjugate addition

Abstract Treatment of both primary alcohols 1a , b and secondary amines 1c , d , tethered to a Michael acceptor with ( R )-phenylethyl isocyanate in the presence of DBU gave in good yield and high stereoselection diastereomeric mixtures of oxazolidin-2-ones 2a , b and 3a , b and imidazolidin-2-ones 2c , d and 3c , d , respectively. The cyclisation reaction was studied computationally by ab initio quantum mechanical methods. The observed stereoselectivity was explained on the basis of the different stability of both anions and transition states leading to 2a and 3a , respectively. The usefulness of the method was proven by conversion of 2a into the enantiomerically pure bioactive amino acid …

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Unsaturated β-Amino Acid Derivatives from Carbamates of the Baylis-Hillman Products.

Abstract By treatment with a catalytic amount of DBU in DCM, N-p-toluenesulphonyl carbamates 6a–c , prepared starting from the corresponding Baylis–Hillman adducts, gave (E)-2-(p-toluenesulphonylaminomethyl)propenoates 3a–c , exclusively. On the contrary, changing DABCO for DBU, 2-methylene-3-p-toluenesulfonylamino esters 4a–f were obtained in good yield starting from N-p-toluenesulphonyl carbamates 6a–f . In analogy, N-acyl carbamates 9a–f were treated with DABCO in DCM to give the 2-methylene-3-acylamino esters 5a–f .

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