Issue 17, 2023

An environmentally benign way to synthesize 2-thiocyano-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with high antifungal activity: a key role of solvent

Abstract

The introduction of thiocyano groups into organic molecules is important for the preparation of many active ingredients and synthetic intermediates. A commonly used and attractive strategy is the nucleophilic substitution of halogens with the SCN anion or oxidative thiocyanation using an excess amount of external oxidants. A sustainable alternative to stoichiometric reagents is electrochemistry based on anodic oxidation of the SCN anion and other intermediates. Electrochemical thiocyanation of various organic compounds, carried out in the usual non-acidic organic solvents, is well known. Here, we present an electrochemical thiocyanation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds in which high efficiency was only achieved using AcOH as the solvent. Electrolysis proceeds in an undivided cell under constant current conditions without any additional halogen-containing electrolytes. Ammonium thiocyanate was used as the source of the SCN group and the electrolyte. Electrochemical thiocyanation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds begins with the generation of (SCN)2 from the thiocyanate anion, followed by the addition of thiocyanogen to the double bond of the enol tautomer of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, which finally gives the products. A variety of thiocyanated 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds bearing different functional groups were obtained in 37–82% yields and were shown to exhibit high antifungal activity.

Graphical abstract: An environmentally benign way to synthesize 2-thiocyano-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with high antifungal activity: a key role of solvent

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Mar 2023
Accepted
05 Apr 2023
First published
06 Apr 2023

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023,21, 3615-3622

An environmentally benign way to synthesize 2-thiocyano-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with high antifungal activity: a key role of solvent

A. S. Kirillov, E. A. Semenov, O. V. Bityukov, M. A. Kuznetsova, V. N. Demidova, A. N. Rogozhin, A. P. Glinushkin, V. A. Vil’ and A. O. Terent'ev, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 3615 DOI: 10.1039/D3OB00474K

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