Conversion of 1,3,5-triazinanes into 5-phosporyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines is achieved efficiently through the microwave-assisted reaction with phosphoryl diazomethanes. Both trialkyl and triaryl 1,3,5-triazinanes were converted by diazomethyldiarylphosphine oxides, dialkyl diazomethylphosphonates, and alkyl diazomethyl(aryl)phosphinates and functionalized simultaneously in good to excellent yields. The reaction is a sequence of 1,3,5-triazinane fragmentation, tandem nucleophilic addition of the generated formaldimines and phosphoryl diazomethanes, and final N,N-acetalization.
Wenlai Xie, Chengzhuo Wang, Jiaxi Xu. Reaction of 1,3,5-Triazinanes with Phosphoryl Diazomethanes: Access to 5-Phosphoryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines. Organic letters. 2024 Apr 26;26(16):3391-3396
PMID: 38630983
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