Selective N-debenzylation of amides with p-TsOH

Ching Yuh Chern; Yu Ping Huang; Wai Ming Kan

doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02738-7

Selective N-debenzylation of amides with p-TsOH

Ching Yuh Chern, Yu Ping Huang, Wai Ming Kan

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Abstract

N-Benzylamides were debenzylated efficiently with 4 equiv. of p-TsOH in refluxing toluene. Good to quantitative yields of the desired primary amides were obtained within 2-4 h from a wide variety of N-2,4-dimethoxybenzylamides. N-4-Methoxylbenzyl amides and N-benzylamides were also debenzylated cleanly. In the case of N-2,4-dimethoxylbenzylamides, selective N-debenzylation was possible in the presence of N-Fmoc, N-t-BOC or N-trityl-protection. Protected amino acid amides survived these conditions without any detectable epimerization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1039-1041
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	44
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02738-7
Publication status	Published - 2003 Jan 27

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