Regio-controlled synthesis of N-substituted imidazoles

Ning Xi; Shimin Xu; Yuan Cheng; Andrew S. Tasker; Randall W. Hungate; Paul J. Reider

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.08.138

Regio-controlled synthesis of N-substituted imidazoles

Ning Xi, Shimin Xu, Yuan Cheng, Andrew S. Tasker, Randall W. Hungate, Paul J. Reider

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Abstract

A regio-specific synthesis of N-substituted imidazoles is described. Readily available α-amino acids are converted to α-aminocarbonyl derivatives and reacted with various isothiocyanates to give N-substituted cyclic thioureas. Oxidative or reductive desulfurization of the cyclic thioureas affords structurally diversified imidazoles in good to excellent yields.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7315-7319
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	46
Issue number	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.08.138
State	Published - Oct 24 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Biochemistry
Drug Discovery
Organic Chemistry

Keywords

Amino acids
Cyclic thioureas
Imidazoles
Regio-controlled synthesis

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