Diphenylphosphinodithioic acid is a reagent useful for a sequence effecting the hydrolysis of nitriles under mild conditions. Of all functional groups at the acyl level of oxidation, nitriles are the most resistant to reaction. The poor electrophilicity of the carbon combined with the weak basicity
Mechanism of the reaction of diphenylphosphinodithioic acid with nitriles
โ Scribed by Steven A. Benner
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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โฆ Synopsis
Kinetic studies of the reaction of diphenylphosphinodithioic acid with nitriles support a two step mechanism, the first step being an "ene" reaction.
In the preceeding communication we described the use of diphenylphosphinodithioic acid (1) as a reagent for the rapid conversion of nitriles to thioamides under mild conditions.
1 We have studied the kinetics of this process, and wish to report here evidence that the reaction proceeds via the reaction mechanism shown below. The first step is especially interesting, as it appears to be an "en," reaction involving the participation of no fewer than four heteroatoms.
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Nitrlles react with dlslkyldithlophosphorlc acids za-c to give a mixture of corresponding thiosmldes and O,Odlalkyl-N-thioaceyl-phosphoroamldothloates ?a-e. The structure of compounds 1 are elucidated chemically and from electronic spectra. The yield of thloamides are improved from the reactlon of n