Fluorosulfonic acid esters amide alkylation

The action of oxonium salts on vinylogous amides affords iminium salts (71 equation 44), which are useful for synthetic purposes in heterocyclic chemistry. ° " - Alkyldiphenylsulfonium tetrafluoro-borates (72 equation 45) were recommended as reagents which alkylate amides and lactams under smooth conditions.2 2 With the aid of fluorosulfonic acid esters as well as with trifluorometh-anesulfonic acid esters, - - which have alkylation power comparable to oxonium salts, iminium salts, e.g. (73) and (74 Scheme 5), could be synthesized from amides, - vinylogous amides and lactams. Trimethylsilyloxymethyleneiminium salts (75 equation 46) are accessible by reacting tri-methylsilyltrifluoromethanesulfonate with amides. - ... 

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