Nitrogenation of Alkynes with Nitrones to Prepare Functionalized [1,4]Oxazinones through Csp-Csp2 Bond Cleavage

Org Lett. 2024 Nov 8;26(44):9541-9546. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03553. Epub 2024 Oct 25.

Abstract

Herein, we report a novel strategy of hypervalent iodine(III) compound-mediated selective Csp-Csp2 bond cleavage of alkynes and C═N/N-O bond cleavage of nitrones and recombination of C-C/C-O/C-N multiple bonds to access various functionalized [1,4]oxazinones bearing a vicinal carbon stereocenter in good yields and high diastereoselectivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction undergoes a domino [4 + 3] cycloaddition, 1,3-rearrangement of N-O bond, intramolecular cyclization, dearomatization, and rearomatization over four steps in a single flask. The present method features good functional group tolerance, broad substrate scope, and C-C/C═N/N-O multiple bonds cleavage and recombination.