Regioselective SN2' Mitsunobu reaction of Morita–Baylis–Hillman alcohols: A facile and stereoselective synthesis of α-alkylidene-β-hydrazino acid derivatives Silong Xu*, Jian Shang, Junjie Zhang and Yuhai Tang* Letter Open Access Address: Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 990–995. Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.98 University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China Received: 07 February 2014 Email: Accepted: 10 April 2014 Silong Xu* -
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[email protected] Associate Editor: D. Y.-K. Chen * Corresponding author © 2014 Xu et al; licensee Beilstein-Institut. Keywords: License and terms: see end of document. azodicarboxylate; hydrazine; Mitsunobu reaction; Morita–Baylis–Hillman; SN2' reaction Abstract A highly regioselective SN2' Mitsunobu reaction between Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) alcohols, azodicarboxylates, and tri- phenylphosphine is developed, which provides an easy access to α-alkylidene-β-hydrazino acid derivatives in high yields and good stereoselectivity. This reaction represents the first direct transformation of MBH alcohols into hydrazines. Introduction Hydrazines and their derivatives are an important class of com- Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) adducts [9] are a class of pounds in organic chemistry. They are widely used in the fields unique substrates of great synthetic potential which contain of pesticides, polymers, dyestuff, and pharmaceutical agents three manipulatable groups, namely, a hydroxy group, a [1]. They are also versatile building blocks for accessing many carbon–carbon double bond, and an electron-withdrawing important nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, espe- group. Over the past several decades, a myriad of transforma- cially pyrazole derivatives [2-7].