Synthesis of 3-aminocyclobutenones via [2 + 2] cycloaddition of ynamides and ketenes

Ynamides react with various classes of ketenes in intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition to afford substituted cyclobutenones with complete regioselectivity. The cycloaddition substrates are easily assembled from amine derivatives by copper-catalyzed N-alkynylation with acetylenic bromides. The alkynylation reaction provides access to thermally sensitive compounds such as diynamides. Synthesis of the requisite halo diynes is achieved by Sonogashira coupling followed by base-mediated elimination at low temperature.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2012

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• Aguirre Kohnen, Amanda L. (Amanda Lucille)

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• Rick L. Danheiser.

• Chemistry.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73390

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