Synthesis of novel series of 3,5-disubstituted imidazo[1,2- d ] [1,2,4]thiadiazoles involving S N Ar and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.

The first access to 3,5-disubstituted imidazo[1,2- d ][1,2,4]thiadiazole derivatives is reported. The series were generated from 2-mercaptoimidazole, which afforded the key intermediate bearing two functional positions. The S _N Ar reactivity toward tosyl release at the C-3 position was investigated and a regioselective electrophilic iodination in C-5 position was performed to allow a novel C-C bond using Suzuki-Miyaura reaction. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling conditions were optimized. A representative library of various boronic acids was employed to establish the scope and limitations of the method. To complete this methodological study, the influence of the nature of the C-3 imidazo[1,2- d ][1,2,4]thiadiazole substitutions on the arylation in C-5 was investigated.
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