Facile preparation of pyrimidinediones and thioacrylamides via reductive functionalization of amides

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Aug 10;53(65):9159-9162. doi: 10.1039/c7cc04170e.

Abstract

The development of an efficient protocol for the reductive functionalization of amides into pyrimidinediones and amino-substituted thioacrylamides is presented. Enamines are generated in a highly chemoselective amide hydrosilylation reaction catalyzed by molybdenum hexacarbonyl in combination with 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane. The direct addition of either isocyanate or isothiocyanate generates the corresponding pyrimidinediones and 3-aminothioacrylamides in high yields.