Silyl azides heterocyclics

Lastly, Antilla has disclosed a novel asymmetric desymmetrization of a wide range of aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic meso-aziridines with TMS-N3 promoted by 11 and related 12 (Scheme 5.31) [56]. Uniquely, this is one of only several reports of electrophilic activation of nonimine substrates by a chiral phosphoric acid. Mechanistic studies suggest that silylation of 11 or 12 by displacement of azide generates the active catalytic species A. Consequently, the aziridine is activated through coordination of it carbonyl with chiral silane A to produce intermediate B. Nucleophilic ring opening by azide furnishes the desymmetrized product and regenerates 11 or 12. 

Another class of heterocyclic compounds are silyl-substituted triazoles which can be obtained by the addition of TMS-azide 14) and manifold substituted acetylenes 1, 35, 350 (Scheme 50)33,209 2ll Those in the first step resulting l-TMS-4-phenyl (3Ji)-, l-TMS-4,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)- 352) and l-TMS-4-alkyl-l, 2,3-triazole 353) are then hydrolyzed to form 4-phenyl- 354)-, 4,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)- 355), 4-alkyl-l,2,3-triazole 356). 

Interaction of a-silylepoxides with various nitrogen reactants leads either to 2-silyl-2-aminoalcohols or to a-silylnitrogen heterocycles. Nitrogen reactants were amines98 or azides.99,100... 

Another class of heterocyclic compounds are silyl-substituted triazoles which can be obtained by the addition of TMS-azide (14) and manifold substituted acetylenes 1, 35, 350 (Scheme 50) yj ose in the first step resulting l-TMS-4-phenyl... 

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