Photochemical Transformation of O-(β-Arylethyl) Arylimidates into 2,4-Diaryl-5-iodoxazoles with 1,3-Diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin was written by Saito, Aya;Togo, Hideo. And the article was included in European Journal of Organic Chemistry in 2020.Name: Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbonitrile This article mentions the following:
Treatment of O-(β-arylethyl) arylimidates with 1,3-diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DIH) under irradiation with a tungsten lamp in 1,2-dichloroethane gave the corresponding 2,4-diaryl-5-iodoxazoles and 2,4-diaryloxazoles in good to moderate yields, resp., depending on the aryl group. It is proposed that the reactions proceeded through the formation of N-iodoimidates by the reaction of O-(β-arylethyl) arylimidates with DIH, followed by the formation of iminyl radicals via homolytic N-I bond cleavage, the 1,5-H shift by the iminyl radicals, the C-I bond formation of the formed carbon-centered radicals with iodine, the nucleophilic cyclization by the imino groups to form 2,4-diaryloxazolines, the oxidation of the formed 2,4-diaryloxazolines to 2,4-diaryloxazoles, and the iodination of the formed 2,4-diaryloxazoles to 2,4-diaryl-5-iodoxazoles with DIH. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbonitrile (cas: 55219-11-9Name: Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbonitrile).
Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbonitrile (cas: 55219-11-9) belongs to benzothiophene derivatives. Benzothiophene scaffolds are of great importance due to its increased presence in bioactive molecules. Its aromaticity makes it relatively stable, although as a heterocycle, it has reactive sites which allow for functionalization.Name: Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carbonitrile
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