Abstract

A novel protocol for the activation of the Beckmann rearrangement utilizing the readily available and economical geminal dichloroimidazolidinediones (DCIDs) on a substoichiometric scale (10 mol %) has been developed. A unique self-propagating mechanism for the substoichiometric dichloroimidazolidinedione-activated transformation was proposed and validated. The substrate scope of the developed protocol has been demonstrated by 23 examples with good to excellent yields (mostly 90-98%) in a short time (mostly 10-30 min), including a substrate for synthesizing the monomer of nylon-12 and a complicated steroidal substrate on a preparative scale. This research not only unveils for the first time the synthetic potential of substoichiometric amounts of dichloroimidazolidinediones in promoting chemical transformation but also offers yet another important illustration of the self-propagating cycle in the context of the Beckmann rearrangement activated by a structurally novel organic promoter.

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