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ArticleNature communications2021

SET activation of nitroarenes by 2-azaallyl anions as a straightforward access to 2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles.

Dong Zou, Lishe Gan, Fan Yang, Huan Wang, Youge Pu, Jie Li, Patrick J Walsh

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dong Zou *Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, No. 48, Huzhou Road, 310015, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Lishe Gan *School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, 529020, Jiangmen, P. R. China.
Fan YangDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, No. 48, Huzhou Road, 310015, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Huan WangDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, No. 48, Huzhou Road, 310015, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Youge PuRoy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6323, USA.
Jie LiDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, No. 48, Huzhou Road, 310015, Hangzhou, P. R. China. lijie@zucc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4726-9838
Patrick J WalshRoy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6323, USA. pwalsh@sas.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-4150
Zhejiang University · CNUniversity of Pennsylvania · USHuzhou University · CNWuyi University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of nitroarenes as amino sources in synthesis is challenging. Herein is reported an unusual, straightforward, and transition metal-free method for the net [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction of 2-azaallyl anions with nitroarenes. The products of this reaction are diverse 2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles (>40 examples, up to 95% yield). This method does not require an external reductant to reduce nitroarenes, nor does it employ nitrosoarenes, which are often used in N-O cycloadditions. Instead, it is proposed that the 2-azaallyl anions, which behave as super electron donors (SEDs), deliver an electron to the nitroarene to generate a nitroarene radical anion. A downstream 2-azaallyl radical coupling with a newly formed nitrosoarene is followed by ring closure to afford the observed products. This proposed reaction pathway is supported by computational studies and experimental evidence. Overall, this method uses readily available materials, is green, and exhibits a broad scope.

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