Unprecedented insertion reaction of a silylene into a B-B bond and generation of a novel borylsilyl anion by boron-metal exchange reaction of the resultant diborylsilane

A kinetically stabilized diarylsilylene, Tbt(Mes)Si: (1, Tbt = 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl, Mes = mesityl), thermally generated from overcrowded disilene Tbt(Mes)Si=Si(Mes)Tbt (2) or stable silylene-isocyanide complex (3a), was found to insert into a B-B bond of bis(pinacolato)diboron, B2(pin)2 (4), and the boron-lithium exchange reaction of the resulting diborylsilane gave the first borylsilyl anion.     

[2+3]Cycloaddition reaction of a kinetically stabilized distibene with a nitrile oxide leading to the formation of a unique heterocyclic compound

The synthesis of a 1-oxa-5-aza-2,3-distibacyclopent-4-ene derivative by the [2+3]cycloaddition reaction of a kinetically stabilized distibene, BbtSb=SbBbt (Bbt = 2,6-bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-4-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl), with MesCNO (Mes = mesityl) has been performed. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. E. Lukevics on the occasion of his 70th birthday __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1880–1887, December, 2006.     

The preparation and some reactions of 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride

The reaction of pentachlorobenzene with metallic magnesium in THF at 10–15°C gives after hydrolysis 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachlorobenzene (76%) and pentachlorobenzene (8%); after trimethylsilylation, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachloro-3-(trimethylsilyl)benzene (74%), pentachloro(trimethylsilyl)benzene (8%) and 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachlorobenzene (6%); after iodination, 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachloroiodobenzene (44%), pentachloroiodobenzene (12%) and 1, 2, 4, 5-tetrachlorobenzene (9%); and finally after carbonation, 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachlorobenzoic acid (58%). These products indicate that in the Grignard reaction a mixture of largely 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride and some pentachlorophenylmagnesium chloride is formed. The formation pentachlorophenylmagnesium chloride is explained on the basis of metal—hydrogen exchange reaction between 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrachlorophenylmagnesium chloride and the unreacted pentachlorobenzene.     

Solvent extraction separation of hafnium with 4-methyl-3-pentene-2-one

A new method for the extractive separation of hafnium from zirconium is presented. Zirconium is extracted with pure mesityl oxide from 4M nitric acid/4M sodium nitrate medium, followed by extraction of hafnium with mesityl oxide from 0.4M hydrochloric acid/2M ammonium thiocyanate medium. It is possible to accomplish clean separations of Hf from Zr in ratios from 1:20 to 1:200. The separation of hafnium from commonly associated elements such as scandium, yttrium, uranium, thorium, alkali and alkaline earth metals in 500:1 weight ratio to hafnium is also possible.     

Synthetic Potential of the Reaction of Allylic Phosphonium Ylides with α, β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

The reaction of triphenylphosphonium-2-propenylide (14) with mesityl oxide (9) is shown to proceed via initial Michael addition followed by trans ylidation and an intramolecular Wittig condensation to yield 1, 5, 5-trimethyl-1, 3-cyclohexadiene (10) as the reaction product.     

Gas Chromatographic Study of Phosphatidyl Serines

Abstract

The reaction of silylating agents (BSA-TMCS) and phosphatidyl serines leads to the formation of 1,2-diglyceride trimethylsilyl (TMSi) ethers, along with small amounts of related 1,3-diglyceride trimethylsilyl ethers. The major product from a bovine phosphatidyl serine fraction was found to be 1-stearoyl-2-oleoylglycerol TMSi ether (the isomeric structure 1-oleoyl-2-stearoylglycerol TMSi ether may also be present). Related diglycerides were also found as products. The reaction products were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The mechanism of the reaction is unknown, but it provides a way of studying the composition of phosphatidyl serine fractions without prior enzymic or chemical hydrolysis.     

On the reaction of phenyldisic acids with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Reversible non-catalyzed michael addition and ring closure to derivatives of 2H,7H-isoxazolo[3,2-b][1,3]oxazine

4-Aryl-3,5-dihyroxyisoxazoles which are strong organic acids add spontaneously to mesityl oxide to form 4-aryl-2-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)isoxazolidine-3,5-dione. This reaction was found to be reversible and the equilibrium is solvent dependent. These acids add to 2 moles of methyl vinyl ketone. The adducts obtained from mesityl oxide undergo ketalization to form derivatives of 2H,7H-isoxazolo[3,2-b][1,3]oxazine on exposure to alcohols. The rate of this ring closure reaction is dependent on the nature of the alcohol and on the nature of the substituent on the phenyl group which is at position 4 of the isoxazole ring. The mechanisms of the non catalyzed Michael addition and of the ketalization reaction are discussed. The structure of the polymers which are obtained by the reaction of phenyldisic acids with acrolein and crotonaldehyde is also discussed.     

2-Quinazolylguanidines in Heterocyclization Reactions. 2. Condensation with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

4,6,6-Trimethyl-1,4-dihydropyrimidines have been synthesized by condensation of 2-quinazolylguanidines with mesityl oxide. The analogous reaction with benzalacetone leads to unstable 4-methyl-6-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyrimidines, which are oxidized to the corresponding 4-methyl-6-phenylpyrimidines.     

Copper and palladium complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands functionalised with carboxylate groups

The new imidazolium salts functionalised with the trimethylsilyl ester group 1a–c, were easily obtained by quaternisation of alkyl- or aryl-imidazoles with trimethylsilyl bromoacetate. Salt 1a was isolated and fully characterised. It reacted with mesityl copper (Cu₅Mes₅) under trimethylsilyl abstraction to form the complex 2. Methanolysis of 1a–c gave good yields of the carboxylic acid functionalised imidazolium salts 3a–c. Deprotonation of the latter in liquid ammonia led to the zwitterionic imidazolium carboxylates 4a–c. Reaction of 4a with (Cu₅Mes₅) gave solutions from which the insoluble polymeric 5a crystallised slowly. Generation of the carboxylate-functionalised NHC in situ followed by reaction with Pd(OOCCH₃)₂ gave the new complex 6a in which the NHC-carboxylate ligand is chelate bidentate.     

Correlation of Hydrolysis and Desilylation of 2‐[(Trimethylsilyl)methyl]acrylate Derivatives in Aqueous Alkali Solutions

Hydrolysis and desilylation reaction of 2‐[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]acrylate (=2‐[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]prop‐2‐enoate) derivatives were studied to evaluate the effect of the presence/absence of a further conjugating substituent (Schemes 3 and 4 and Tables 1 and 2). The substrates having a nonconjugating substituent at the acrylate moiety were stable to dilute alkali conditions, and afforded simple hydrolysis products under concentrated alkali conditions. In contrast, both hydrolysis and desilylation occurred from the substrates bearing conjugated substituents at the acrylate skeleton. The difference in reactivity can be explained in terms of the stabilization of the intermediate anion.     

New Substituted 1‐Aryl‐4,4,6‐Trimethyl‐3,4‐Dihydropyrimidine‐2‐(1H)Thiones; A Metal‐Free and Solvent‐Free Synthesis,Characterization, and Lymphoid Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibition Studies

A series of fourteen 3,4‐dihydropyrimidine‐2‐thiones ( 3a–n ) were synthesized by a green protocol, and their structures were characterized by spectroanalytical data. The compounds were obtained in high yields by efficient annulation of mesityl oxide (4‐methylpent‐3‐en‐2‐one) with anilines in the presence of potassium thiocyanate. The reaction is essentially metal‐catalyst‐ and solvent‐free, as mesityl oxide itself is the solvent as well as the reactant. The compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22, and 5 of the 14 compounds exhibited IC₅₀ values in the mid‐micromolar range, with the most potent hit being the compound 3d , having a methoxy substituent at the 2‐position of the phenyl ring with an IC₅₀ = 18 ± 1 μM, and second most potent compound ( 3c ) with an IC₅₀ value of 45 ± 3 μM, having methyl substituents at both 2‐ and 4‐position of the phenyl ring.     

聚甲基异丙烯基酮和聚异亚丙基丙酮的不对称硅氢化反应

光活性高分子的合成具有重要意义，它在生物活性高分子、用于不对称合成的高分子试剂或催化剂以及不对称选择性色谱柱填料等领域具有潜在的应用价值．研究表明，不对称选择性聚合反应难以获得高光学活性的高分子［１］，而手性过渡金属络合物催化的高分子不对称反应是获得...     

Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of novel 3,4-diphosphacyclobutenes bearing silyl groups

[reaction: see text] Copper-mediated homocoupling of sterically hindered 2-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-1-trialkylsilyl-2-phosphaethenyllithiums afforded 1,2-bis(trialkylsilyl)-3,4-diphosphacyclobutenes (1,2-dihydrodiphosphetenes) through a formal electrocyclic [2+2] cyclization in the P=C-C=P skeleton as well as 2-trimethylsilyl-1,4-diphosphabuta-1,3-diene. Reduction of 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)-3,4-diphosphacyclobutenes followed by quenching with electrophiles afforded ring-opened products, (E)-1,2-bis(phosphino)-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethene and (Z)-2,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-diphosphabut-1-ene. The structures of the ring-opened products indicated E/Z isomerization around the C=C bond after P-P bond cleavage of 5, and the isomerization of the P-C=C skeleton. Ring opening of 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)-3,4-diphosphacyclobutenes affording (E,E)- and (Z,Z)-1,4-diphosphabuta-1,3-dienes was observed upon desilylation.     

Acyl- und Alkylidenphosphane. XXVI. 2, 4-Bis(phenylimino)-1,3-diphosphetane aus Thiocarbamoyl- und Carbamoyltrimethylsilylphosphanen

Acyl-and Alkylidenephosphines. XXVI. 2, 4-Bis (phenylimino)-1, 3-diphosphetanes from Thiocarbamoyl- and Carbamoyltrimethylsilylphosphines . Bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphines R? P[? Si(CH₃)₃]₂ 1 (R = H₃C a, H₅C₆ b, (H₃C)₃C e, H₁₁C₉ d) and phenyl isothiocyanate give insertion compounds which were identified as [CN-phenyl, N-trimethylsilyl)thiocarbamoyl]trimethylsilylphosphines 3 ? 2 in solution as well as in the solid state [2]. In the presence of small amounts of solid sodium hydroxide the phenyl derivative 3 ? 2b eliminates bis(trimethylsilyl) sulfane, whereas the tert-butyl 3 ? 2c and the mesityl compound 3 ? 2d show the same reaction even without a catalyst. The unstable [(phenylimino)methylidene]phosphines 6 formed first, dimerize rapidly to give 2, 4-bis(phenylimino)-1,3-diphosphetanes 7 which in solution exist as mixtures of the E and Z isomers. Via a NaOH-catalyzed elimination of hexamethyldisiloxane these cyclic phosphines 7 can also be obtained from the adducts of phenyl isocyanate and bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphines 1. Taking the thermally sufficiently stable tert-butyl derivative 7 c as an example, the temperature dependence of n.m.r. spectra is discussed in detail.     

Liquid-liquid extraction of tungsten(VI) with mesityl oxide application to an alloy steel

A new and simple method has been developed for the rapid extraction of tungsten(VI) with mesityl oxide. Quantitative extraction occurs from solutions 1M in hydrochloric acid and 12M in lithium chloride (as the salting-out agent) with 75% mesityl oxide in isobutyl methyl ketone. Tungsten is finally determined photometrically as the thiocyanate complex in the aqueous phase. Tungsten-(VI) can be extracted and determined satisfactorily in the presence of several elements. The method is shown to be applicable to an alloy steel.     

Hypervalent iodine‐mediated direct azidation of polystyrene and consecutive click‐type functionalization

Polystyrene was directly azidated in 1,2‐dichloroethane or chlorobenzene using a combination of trimethylsilyl azide and a hypervalent iodine (III) compound, (diacetoxyiodo)benzene. 2D NMR HMBC experiments indicated that the azide groups were attached to the polymer backbone and also possibly to the aromatic pendant groups. The amount of introduced azide groups was estimated by semi‐quantitative IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Approximately 1 in every 11 styrene units could be modified by using a ratio of hypervalent iodine compound to trimethylsilyl azide to styrene units of 1:2.1:1 at 0 °C for 4 h followed by heating to 50 °C for 2 h in chlorobenzene. The azidated polymers were further used as backbone precursors in the synthesis of polymeric brushes with hydrophilic side chains via a copper‐catalyzed click grafting‐onto reaction with poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether 4‐pentynoate. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 966–974, 2010     

Regioselective synthesis of functionally hindered α-methylstyrenes through ring transformation of 2H-pyran-2-ones with mesityl oxide

A regioselective synthesis of α-methylstyrenes with electron-withdrawing or -donating substituents is described and illustrated by carbanion-induced ring transformation of 2H-pyran-2-one with mesityl oxide in excellent yield. The potential of the reaction lies in the creation of an aromatic ring possessing an isopropenyl unit from six-membered lactones at room temperature under mild reaction conditions.     

Enantioselective cyanosilylation of ketones catalyzed by a chiral oxazaborolidinium ion

The chiral oxazaborolidinium salt 1 (X = TfO) is an excellent catalyst for the cyanosilylation of methyl ketones promoted by trimethylsilyl cyanide and diphenylmethyl phosphine oxide as co-reactants (to generate Ph(2)MePOTMS(N=C:) as a reactive intermediate). The face selectivity of this reaction parallels that previously observed for the corresponding reaction of aldehydes. A unifying and rational mechanistic explanation is provided for these enantioselective reactions. Evidence is presented to support the importance of alpha-C-H...O hydrogen bonding, pi,pi-interaction of the complexed ketonic carbonyl with the mexyl group of 1, and an early transition state for high enantioselectivity. The cyanosilylation reaction described herein provides access to many useful chiral compounds.     

Three-coordinate organoboron with a B=N bond: substituent effects, luminescence/electroluminescence and reactions with fluoride

Five new three-coordinate boron compounds with a B=N bond involving an indole or a substituted indole ligand including B(mesityl)2(indolyl), (1), B(mesityl)2(2-Me-indolyl), (2), B(mesityl)2(3-Me-indolyl), (3), B(mesityl)2 (7-Me-indolyl), (4), and B(mesityl)2(3-Ph-indolyl), (5) have been synthesized. The structures of these new compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. All five compounds are luminescent involving a charge transfer transition between the indolyl pi orbital and the boron p(pi) orbital. The substituent group on the indolyl ring was found to have a subtle impact on the electronic properties of compounds. NMR experiments established that the methyl group at the 7-position of indole is most effective in blocking the rotation of the mesityl group around the B-C bond. The addition of fluoride ions to this group of compounds causes luminescent quenching and an irreversible decomposition of the compounds due to the reaction of the F- adduct with water molecules. The potential use of this group of compounds as blue emitters in electroluminescent (EL) devices was demonstrated by the successful fabrication of a four-layer EL device where 1 was used as the emitter. The EL device displays a blue emission with a maximum luminescence being 1037 cd m(-2) and a maximum current efficiency about 0.7 cd A(-1) at 5 V.     

2-Oxopyridine derivatives

On the basis of IR, UV, and PMR spectra it was established that, depending on the starting compounds and the reaction conditions, 1,2-dihydro-2-oxopyridine and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroand 2, 3, 4, 5-tetrahydro-2-oxopyridine derivatives are obtained by condensation of malondiamide or cyanacetamide with α, β-unsaturated mono-ketones (benzylideneacetophenone, benzylideneacetone, and mesityl oxide).