A SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OF 2-AMINOIMIDAZOLES

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作者
LITTLE, TL [1 ]
WEBBER, SE [1 ]
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[1] AGOURON PHARMACEUT INC, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 USA
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10.1021/jo00103a021
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new and simple two-step procedure to synthesize 2-aminoimidazoles (2-AI's) from readily available materials has been developed. The cyclization reaction of alpha-halo ketones and N-acetylguanidine in acetonitrile (MeCN) at reflux, or in dimethylformamide (DMF) at ambient temperature, gives 4(5)-substituted and 4,5-disubstituted N-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)acetamides, which are then hydrolyzed to their respective 2-AI's. In general, the purified products were isolated in good yields. We have prepared several examples and have demonstrated the usefulness of this method by its application in the total synthesis of 8, an interesting histamine analog, and oroidin, 15, a marine natural product isolated from various sponges.
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