Synthesis of γ-Lactams by Mild, o-Benzoquinone-Induced Oxidation of Pyrrolidines Containing Oxidation-Sensitive Functional Groups
2017
Rong, Hao-Jie | Cheng, Yong-Feng | Liu, Fan-Fan | Ren, Shu-Jian | Qu, Jin
The late-stage oxidation of substituted pyrrolidines offers good flexibility for the construction of γ-lactam libraries, and especially in recent years the methods for functionalization of pyrrolidine have been available. We reported a new strategy for oxidation of pyrrolidines to γ-lactams: reaction of pyrrolidine with an o-benzoquinone gives an N,O-acetal by direct oxidation of the α-C–H bond of the pyrrolidine ring, and then the N,O-acetal is further oxidized by the o-benzoquinone to the γ-lactam. Because the first oxidation occurs selectively at the α-C–H of the pyrrolidine ring, oxidation-sensitive functional groups (allyl-, vinyl-, hydroxyl-, and amino groups) on pyrrolidine ring are unaffected. The synthetic utility of this novel method was demonstrated by the facile syntheses of (S)-vigabatrin and two analogues.
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