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Simple Preparation of α-Acyl α-Arylthio Oximes (N-Hydroxy-2-oxoalkanimidothioates): Ambident Reactivity of α-Nitro Ketones
Jung, Michael E.,Grove, David D.,Khan, Saeed I.
, p. 4570 - 4573 (2007/10/02)
A one-step synthesis of α-acyl α-phenylthio oximes by nucleophilic dehydration of α-nitro ketones is described.Treatment of the α-nitro ketones 7a-c (prepared by reaction of the sodium salt of nitromethane 6 with the acylimidazoles 5a-c) with thiophenol and titanium tetrachloride in the presence of triethylamine gave the phenyl N-hydroxy-2-oxoalkanimidothioates 4a-c in good yield.These products are potentially useful intermediates for the synthesis of analogues of the well known pesticides, methomyl, thiodicarb, and oxamyl.Interestingly, when the α-nitro ketones 7a-c are treated with thiophenol in the presence of boron trifluoride, only thioketalization is observed and the thioketals 8a-c are produced.The stereochemistry of the oxime hydroxyl in the crystal was shown to be syn to the phenylthio group, i.e., Z stereochemistry, by a single-crystal X-ray structure determination.A reasonable mechanistic explanation is presented to explain the reaction pathway.