Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Aug 2020)

Regiodivergent synthesis of functionalized pyrimidines and imidazoles through phenacyl azides in deep eutectic solvents

  • Paola Vitale,
  • Luciana Cicco,
  • Ilaria Cellamare,
  • Filippo M. Perna,
  • Antonio Salomone,
  • Vito Capriati

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.158
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1915 – 1923

Abstract

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We report that phenacyl azides are key compounds for a regiodivergent synthesis of valuable, functionalized imidazole (32–98% yield) and pyrimidine derivatives (45–88% yield), with a broad substrate scope, when using deep eutectic solvents [choline chloride (ChCl)/glycerol (1:2 mol/mol) and ChCl/urea (1:2 mol/mol)] as environmentally benign and non-innocent reaction media, by modulating the temperature (25 or 80 °C) in the presence or absence of bases (Et3N).

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