title: Novel rhodium-catalyzed reaction of thiazolidine derivatives with carbodiimides.
abstract: A new, simple, and regioselective synthesis of thiazolidinimine derivatives based on the rhodium-catalyzed reaction of readily available thiazolidines with carbodiimides is described. This methodology provides direct access to a large variety of thiazolidinimine derivatives, possibly via a novel regiospecific insertion of carbodiimides into one of two ring carbon-nitrogen bonds, as well as a metal-catalyzed imine elimination process.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
authors.forename: Hai-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chune
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D002234:Carbodiimides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002234:Carbodiimides; D013844:Thiazoles; D012238:Rhodium