

SYNTHESIS, STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE, AND MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION OF 4-ARYL-4-OXOBUT-2-ENOIC ACIDS WITH THIOUREA

Abstract
A number of previously undescribed derivatives of 2-amino-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)thiazol-4(5H)-one containing electron-donating substituents in the aromatic ring were synthesized by the reaction of (E)-4-aryl-4-oxobut-2-enoic acids with thiourea. Reduction of the reaction products with NaBH4 yielded diastereomeric alcohols, whereas bromination in AcOH was accompanied by elimination of HBr and the formation of (Z)-2-amino-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethylidene)thiazol-4(5H)-ones.
Authors: Nadezhda N. Kolos*, Nikolai V. Nazarenko, Svetlana V. Shishkina, Andrey O. Doroshenko, Elena G. Shvets, Maksim A. Kolosov, Fedor G. Yaremenko
Keywords
2-amino-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)thiazol-4(5H)-ones; 4-aryl-4-oxobut-2-enoic acids; thiourea; cyclocondensation; oxidative bromination; reduction
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