A new palladium(II)-catalyzed [3,3] aza-Claisen rearrangement of 3-allyloxy-5-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles

Ir(I)-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyridones from 2-alkoxypyridines via C-O bond cleavage

A cationic Ir(I) complex-catalyzed O-to-N-alkyl migration in 2-alkoxypyridines bearing a secondary alkyl group on the oxygen atom by C-O bond cleavage is described. The present transformation gave various N-alkylpyridones in moderate to good yields. The addition of sodium acetate played a key role in suppressing β-hydrogen elimination.

Aza-Claisen rearrangement of 2-C-hydroxymethyl glycals as a versatile strategy towards synthesis of isofagomine and related biologically important azasugars

Synthesis of isofagomine has been achieved by implementation of aza-Claisen rearrangement of 2-C-hydroxymethyl glycals as a key step. The above rearrangement has also been utilized in the synthesis of biologically important polyhydroxylated piperidine frameworks such as isogalactofagomine, ent-isogalactofagomine and their analogues and some other azasugars as glycosidase inhibitors.