Strategic atom replacement enables regiocontrol in pyrazole alkylation - Nature
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The article introduces 'Strategic Atom Replacement' as an innovative synthetic strategy for efficiently producing N-alkyl pyrazoles from isothiazoles. Traditional methods struggled with selectivity due to poorly differentiated starting materials, presenting challenges in assembly and functionalization. By leveraging 1,2,3-Thiadiazine-S-Oxides, this new approach allows for a straightforward sulfur-to-nitrogen swap, enhancing the ability to differentiate similar substituents and achieving isomerically pure products. This work sets the stage for further exploration of isothiazole-derived heterocycles, potentially broadening the scope of pyrazole synthesis in both agrochemical and medicinal applications.
This article presents a novel synthetic strategy, 'Strategic Atom Replacement', for the preparation of N-alkyl pyrazoles by substituting sulfur in isothiazoles.
The approach effectively circumvents the differentiation challenges faced in traditional pyrazole synthesis, yielding isomerically pure pyrazoles from minimally differentiated precursors.
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