Carbon-carbon bond formation and pyrrole synthesis via the [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement of O-vinyl oxime ethers

Org Lett. 2010 May 21;12(10):2290-3. doi: 10.1021/ol100659q.

Abstract

A new method for the synthesis of 2,4- and 2,3,4-substituted pyrroles in two or three steps from commercially available ketones and allyl hydroxylamine is described. An iridium-catalyzed isomerization reaction has been developed to convert O-allyl oximes to O-vinyl oximes, which undergo a facile [3,3] rearrangement to form 1,4-imino aldehyde Paal-Knorr intermediates that cyclize to afford the corresponding pyrroles. Optimization and examples of the isomerization and pyrrole formation are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Cyclization
  • Ethers / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oximes / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Ethers
  • Oximes
  • Pyrroles
  • Carbon