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JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 82, Issue 8, Pages 4044-4049Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00450
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb
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The direct conversion of a hydroxamic acid to an amine has been accomplished in a single step in the synthesis of HIV drug candidate BMS-955176. This process utilizes catalytic base and proceeds under mild conditions (CH3CN, cat. DBU, 60 degrees C), without the need for strong electrophiles required for typical Lossen rearrangements, and can be applied to aliphatic and aromatic hydroxamic acids. Through investigation of the kinetics of this transformation, a mechanism was revealed involving a novel initiation pathway and a self-propagation cycle. The initiation pathway involves activation of hydroxamic acid by nitriles and subsequent Lossen rearrangement to generate the corresponding isocyanate. The isocyanate functions as a pseudo-catalyst for this system, leading to generation of product through a second Lossen rearrangement and regeneration of a new isocyanate molecule. Thorough mechanistic understanding allowed for this highly efficient process to be implemented on a 55 kg scale in 95.5% isolated yield.
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