SNAr or Sulfonylation? Chemoselective Amination of Halo(het)arene Sulfonyl Halides for Synthetic Applications and Ultralarge Compound Library Design

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Abstract
The chemoselectivity of halo(het)arene sulfonyl halide aminations is studied thoroughly under parallel synthesis conditions, and the scope and limitations of the method are established. It is shown that SNAr-reactive sulfonyl halides typically undergo sulfonamide synthesis during the first step; the second amination is also possible provided that the SNAr-active center is sufficiently reactive. On the contrary, sulfonyl fluorides bearing an arylating moiety undergo selective transformation at the latter reactive center under proper control. Further sulfur-fluoride exchange (SuFEx) is also possible, which can be especially valuable for some sulfonyl halide classes. The developed two-step parallel double amination protocol provides access to a 6.67-billion compound synthetically tractable REAL-type chemical space (76% expected synthesis success rate).
Funding Information
  • Enamine
  • Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (0121U100387(21BF037-01M), 0122U001962 (22BF037-02))
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM133836)

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