Nucleophilic Addition onto Methyl-4H-1,4-oxazine-3-carboxylate Moiety: Short Access to 1,4-Diazine Privileged Substructures

1,4-oxazine

The fundamental heterocyclic compound 1,4-oxazine has been generated using FVP. It is the first parent heterocycle among all the possible isomeric oxazines, thiazines and their heavier atom analogues to be characterised spectroscopically, and is shown to exist in solution entirely as the 4H-isomer. X-ray structure determination of the N-Boc precursor shows significant deviations from theoretically predicted geometric parameters.

Construction of nitrogen-fused tetrahydroquinolines via a domino reaction

An efficient domino approach for the diastereoselective synthesis of polyfunctionalized nitrogen-fused tetrahydroquinoline frameworks under mild conditions has been developed. The scope and limitation of this transformation were investigated by using a range of readily accessible enamides and benzyl azides. This method is also applicable to the formation of 2,3-functionalized enamides.

Palladium(II)-catalyzed direct alkenylation of nonaromatic enamides

A mild and efficient method for the direct alkenylation of nonaromatic enamides was achieved through a palladium(II)-catalyzed C-H functionalization. The reaction scope includes cyclic and acyclic enamides and a range of activated alkenes. This approach represents the first successful direct C(3)-functionalization of nonaromatic cyclic enamides.

Diversity-oriented synthesis of polycyclic diazinic scaffolds

An efficient and versatile synthesis of a polycyclic diazinic system starting from oxazine has been developed using a two-step Michael/retro Michael and cyclization sequence. The substrates were synthesized with good to high yields giving rapid access to molecular diversity.