Reactions of 6,6-dialkyl-5,7-dioxo-4,8-dioxaspiro[2.5]octane-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitriles with O-centered nucleophiles

The reactions of 6,6-dialkyl-5,7-dioxo-4,8-dioxaspiro[2.5]octane-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitriles with primary aliphatic alcohols lead to the formation of alkyl 2,2,3,3-tetracyanocyclopropanecarboxylates; the reactions of the same compounds with ketone oximes give 2-amino-4,4-bis(alkylideneaminooxy)-6-(alkylidene-aminooxycarbonyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-1,5-dicarbonitriles, while with aldehyde oximes 2-amino-2-oxo-1,5-dicyano-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6-carboxylic acid is formed.     

Synthesis of new v-triazolopyrimidinium salts

New v-triazolo[1,5-α]- and v-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidinium salts 12a-e, 13a-c have been synthesized via oxidation (i.e. cyclodehydrogenation) of the appropriate pyrimidyl ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c using TBB (2,4,4,6-tetrabromocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one) as the reagent. The arylhydrazones were obtained by standard reactions; the Grignard reaction of 2-cyano- and 4-cyanopyrimidine 1a,b, 4a-c gave 2-pyrimidyl- and 4-pyrimidyl ketones 2a-e, 5a-c , which reacted with arylhydrazines to yield the desired ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c.     

孕甾-5,20-二烯-3β-醇-3-O-β-D-吡喃木糖苷的合成

以妊娠双烯醇酮醋酸酯为起始原料, 经过6步反应以15.0%的总收率, 首次合成了孕甾-5,20-二烯-3β-醇-3-O-β-D-吡喃木糖苷. 关键反应为选择性还原α,β-不饱和酮, 夏皮罗反应, Koenig-Knorr 反应.     

The Total Synthesis of Inostamycin A

The first total synthesis of inostamycin A is described. With efficient and stereoselective synthetic routes to aldehyde 3 and ketone 4 developed through asymmetric aldol reactions, addition reactions and reduction, and with chiral building blocks, the two large fragments were coupled with remarkable anti stereoselectivity and efficiency by aldol condensation. The coupling reaction provided the complete carbon skeleton with all the requisite functional groups and stereogenic centers for inostamycin A. The two quaternary carbons at C20 and C16 of ketone 4 were elaborated in a highly stereocontrolled manner by addition reactions of the transmetallated 5 to ethyl ketone 6 and the transmetallated 7 to methyl ketone 8 , respectively, in which the use of LaCl₃ for transmetallation was critical for high coupling efficiency.     

Convergent Approaches to Saudin Intermediates

Different convergent approaches to the highly oxygenated sesquiterpene natural product saudin ( 1 ), has been investigated. Our strategy has included a Michael addition and aldol condensation reaction as key steps. During the synthetic development, we have found serious steric hindrance when an α‐Me‐substituted alkyl vinyl ketone was used. Such steric hindrance has been overcome by synthesizing the vinyl ketone 16 through an anionic fragmentation, which was carefully studied. Finally, the intermediate 18 has been synthesized in a one‐pot reaction from the vinyl ketone 16 and has been cyclized to obtain the promising tricyclic intermediate 20 .     

An evaluation of the Noyori system “in reverse”: Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of secondary alcohol transfer dehydrogenation catalyzed by [(η-1-Pr-4-Me-C6H4)Ru(HN-CR′R″-CR′R″NTs)], R′ = H, Me; Ph, R″ = H, Me

The 16 electron ruthenium complexes [(η⁶-1-isopropyl-4-methyl-benzene)(X-N)Ru(II)], where X-N is 2-amido-1-ethoxide (2), 1-N-p-tosyl-1,2-diamido-ethane (3), 1-N-p-tosyl-1,2-diamido-benzene (7), 1-N-(p-tosyl)-1,2-diamido-1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-ethane (8) and 1-N-(p-tosyl)-1,2-diamido-meso-1,2-diphenyl-ethane (9) have been evaluated as catalysts for the transfer dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones in acetone and/or cyclohexanone solvent. Complexes 2 and 3 cannot be isolated and decompose under these conditions. In contrast complexes 7, 8 and 9 are supported by ligands designed to resist β-hydride elimination and can with the exclusion of oxygen be held in solution for weeks. Complex 7 is not active as a catalyst. Complexes 8 and 9 are highly air-sensitive and active as catalysts for transfer (de)hydrogenations under oxidizing and reducing conditions, respectively. There is no coordinative inhibition of the catalysts by the ketone solvent under oxidizing conditions, but both catalysts show a correlation between the reaction rates and the ΔG values of the reactions with reactions leading to α, β-unsaturated ketones proceeding faster. For all alcohol/ketone substrate pairs where the ketone is not α, β-unsaturated, the hydrogenation reactions under reducing conditions (iso-propanol solvent) are at least one order of magnitude faster than the corresponding dehydrogenation reaction under oxidizing conditions (acetone solvent).     

Synthesis and structure of 1,3-dialkyl-4-(sulfonylimino)imidazolidin-2-ones

The reactions of 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones with alkyl sulfamides have been studied and previously undescribed 1,3-dialkyl-4-(alkylaminosulfonylimino)imidazolidin-2-ones have been obtained. The structure of 1,3-dimethyl-4-(benzenesulfonylimino)imidazolidin-2-one was investigated by X-ray structural analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1159–1166, August, 2007.     

Iffland's Reaction with Methyl Ketone Oximes of Adamantane Series

Along Iffland's reactions from 1-adamantyl methyl ketone, (1-adamantyl)acetone, 3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl methyl ketone and N-bromosuccinimide were obtained the corresponding bromonitro derivatives that on reduction with sodium borohydride afforded 1-(1-adamantyl)-1-nitroethane, 1-(1-adamantyl)-2-nitropropane, and 1-(3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl)-1-nitroethane.     

The Synthesis of (±)-11-Deoxydaunomycinone via Regioselective Tandem Diels-Alder Reactions

The 2,5-dimethylidene-3,6-bis[(Z)-(2-nitrophenyl)sulfenylmethylidene]-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ( 13 ) can be used to generate polyfunctional and multicyclic molecules with high regio- and stereoselectivity via two successive Diels-Alder additions using two different dienophiles. This principle has been applied to the synthesis of (±)-11-deoxydaunomycinone ( 7 ), the aglycone of an important antitumor drug. The 2,3-didehydroanisole adds to 13 and gives the monoadduct 14 with high regioselectivity. No trace of bis-adduct is observed. The 1,4-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-3-methylidene-2-[(Z)-(2-nitrophenyl)sulfenylmethylidene]anthracene ( 15 ) obtained on treating 14 with K₂CO₃ adds to methyl vinyl ketone to give [(1RS, 2SR, 5RS,12RS)-5,12-epoxy-1,2,3,4,5,12-hexahydro-7-methoxy-1-(2-nitrophenyl)sulfenyl-2-naphthacenyl]methyl ketone ( 16 ) with high regio- and stereoselectivity. The acid-catalyzed 7-oxanorbornadiene→phenol rearrangement of 16 is regioselective and gives (5-acetoxy-3,4-dihydro-7-methoxy-2-naphthacenyl) methyl ketone ( 20 ) which was transformed into (±)-7,11-dideoxydaunomycinone ((±)- 24 ), a known precursor of 7 .     

Study of the reactivity of ketone enolates with 3-halo-2-amino derivatives of benzo[b]thiophene under photostimulated sRN1 reaction conditions

Reactivity of the 3-halo-2-amino derivatives of benzo[6]thiophene 1a-c and 2 with several ketone enolates 3–5 have been studied under photostimulated S_RN1 reaction conditions. The normal substitution product 6 only was obtained in low yields using potassioacetophenone 3 as the enolate ion and 2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene ( 1a ) and 2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-iodobenzo[b]thiophene ( 1c ) as substrates. In all reactions the main product was the corresponding dehalogenated substrate 7a-b , thus indicating that reduction of the substrate strongly competes with the desired substitution reaction.     

Synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazoles

Two novel 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives 7 and 8 have been prepared by hydrazinolysis with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine of 1-(benzylideneamino)-2-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitromethylidene)-imidazolidine 4 . The precursor 4 was conveniently prepared from ethyl nitroacetate and 1-(benzylidene-amino)-2-(methylthio)imidazoline 3 . Two examples are presented in which ethyl aceto(and trifluoroaceto)acetate 2-nitrophenyl-hyrazone, 9 and 10 , both of which also feature the β-hydrazinoacrylate arrangement, are refluxed in ethanol containing hydrochloric acid and thereby converted into pyrazolones 11 and 12 , pyrazoles 13 and 14 , and ketone 2-nitrophenylhydrazones 15 and 16 , respectively.     

Stereospecific Synthesis of Steroidal 20,16-γ-Carbolactones

Two strategies have been explored for the synthesis of steroidal 20,16-γ-carbolactones from the corresponding 17-ketoandrostane. A highly efficient, stereospecific protocol has been developed for the β-oriented cis-γ-lactone, based on a Michael addition of cyanide to a conjugated ketone. A different approach, involving prior attachment of a 3-carbon side chain on C-17 of a 17-oxo-16β-acetoxy-androstane led to the epimeric, α-oriented lactone.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine

A reaction of methyllithium with 3-cyano-6-methylpyridine-2(1 H)-thione followed by alkylation of the resulting 3-acetylpyridinethione, or a direct reaction of methyllithium with 3-cyano-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine, afforded 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyridine. The ketone obtained was examined in bromination reactions under various conditions. Bromi-nation in methanol or chloroform, proceeding through the formation of sulfonium bromides, gave substituted 3-(bromoacetyl)pyridine. A reaction of 3-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methyl-thio)pyridine with N-bromosuccinimide in CCl4 afforded N-(pyridinesulfenyl)succinimide. The bromo ketone was used for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds.     

Photochemische Reaktionen. 52. Mitteilung [1]. Zur Photochemie von α,β-ungesättigten cyclischen Ketonen: Spezifische Reaktionen der n,π*- und π,π*-Triplettzustände von O-Acetyl-testosteron und 10-Methyl-Δ1,9-octalon-(2)

The photochemistry of the conjugated cyclohexenones O-acetyl testosterone ( 1 ) and 10-methyl-Δ^1,9-octalone-(2) ( 24 ) has been investigated in detail. The choice of reaction paths of both ketones depends strongly on the solvent used. In t-butanol, a photostationary equilibrium 1 ? 3 is reached which is depleted solely by the parallel rearrangement 1 → 5 (Chart 1; for earlier results on these reactions see [2a] [6] [7]). In benzene, double bond shift 1 → 16 (Chart 3) occurs instead, which is due to hydrogen abstraction from a ground-state ketone by the oxygen of an excited ketone as the primary photochemical process. In toluene, the major reaction is solvent incorporation ( 1 → 17 , Chart 4) through hydrogen addition to the β-carbon of the enone, accompanied by double bond shift and formation of saturated dihydroketone as the minor reactions. Contrary in part to an earlier report [19], the photochemical transformation of the bicyclic enoné 24 exhibit a similar solvent dependence. The corresponding products 25 – 29 are summarized in Chart 5 and Table 1. Sensitization and quenching experiments established the triplet nature of the above reactions of 1 and 24 . Based on STERN -VOLMER analyses of the quenching data (cf. Figures 2, 4–8, and Table 3), rearrangement, double bond reduction and toluene addition are attributed to one triplet state of the enones which is assigned tentatively as ³(π, π*) state, and the double bond shift is attributed to another triplet assigned as ³(n, π*) state (cf. Figure 9). The stereospecific rearrangement of the 1α-deuterated ketone 2 to the 4β-deuterio isomer 4 shows the reaction to proceed with retention at C-1 and inversion at C-10. The 4-substituted testosterone derivatives 33 – 36 (Chart 8) were found to be much less reactive in general than 1 . In particular, 4-methyl ketone 33 remains essentially unchanged on irradiation in t-butanol, benzene and toluene.     

The Synthesis and Chemistry of 1,3‐Bridged Polycyclic Cyclopropenes: 8‐Oxatricyclo[3.2.1.02,4]octa‐2,6‐dienes

Three 1,3‐bridged polycyclic cyclopropenes, exo‐8‐oxatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]octa‐2,6‐diene ( 10 ), endo‐8‐oxatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]octa‐2,6‐diene ( 11 ), and exo‐6,7‐benzo‐1,5‐diphenyl‐8‐oxatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]octa‐2,6‐diene ( 12 ), have been synthesized by elimination of 2‐chloro‐3‐trimethylsilyl‐8‐oxatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]‐oct‐6‐enes, 17 , 18 and 30 , which were generated from 1‐chloro‐3‐trimethylsilylcyclopropene with furan and diphenylisobenzofuran. We have demonstrated a facile route to synthesize the highly strained 1,3‐fused polycyclic cyclopropenes, 10 , 11 , and 12 . The stereochemistry of the Diels‐Alder reactions of cyclopropene 16 with furan and DPIBF are different. Cyclopropene 16 was treated with furan to form exo‐exo and endo‐exo adducts (5:2) and treated with DPIBF to generate an exo‐exo adduct. Compounds 10 , 11 and 12 undergo isomerization reactions to form benzaldehyde and phenyl 4‐phenyl‐[1]naphthyl ketone to release strain energies via diradical mechanisms.     

Etudes sur les composés organométalliques,XIII [1] Action d'organomagnésiens sur la benzalacétone

The reactions of benzalacetone with n-BuMgBr and PhMgBr have been compared with the corresponding reactions with the diorganomagnesium complexes of ether and pyridine. The results obtained by using different mole ratios of reactants and orders of addition show that the conjugated addition reaction is enhanced if a monomeric diorganomagnesium reagent is available; this condition can be realized either by adding a diorganomagnesium complex to the ketone or by complexing the diorganomagnesium with pyridine. Probable reaction mechanisms for normal and conjugated addition reactions are suggested.     

The photochemistry of α,β-acetylenic ketones. II. Formation of furan derivatives

The photochemical reactions of α,β-acetylenic ketones have been examined. Irradiation of 1-p-substituted phenyl-2-propyn-1-ones 2–4 in primary alcohols gave 2,5-disubstituted furans 2a–4c. The formation of furans can be explained in terms of cyclization, followed by dehydration of the 1:1-adduct of acetylenic ketone and alcohol, which was formed initially by hydrogen atom abstraction from alcohol by the excited acetylenic ketone. Irradiation of 1-p-tolyl-2-propyn-1-one ( 2 ) in ethanol-d₁ yielded 2-methyl-5-p-tolylfuran ( 2b ) containing no deuterium. This result was consistent with a mechanism that involves hydrogen atom abstraction from alcohol by the carbon of triple bond rather than abstraction by carbonyl oxygen.     

Réactions chimiques oscillantes (type Belousov-Zhabotinskii) impliquant des cétones cycliques et aliphatiques

Oscillating Chemical Reactions (Belousov-Zhabotinskii type) involving cyclic and aliphatic Ketones Four ketonic compounds (cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, butanone, and 3-pentanone) have been found to generate chemical oscillations in the BrO₃^?/Ce⁴⁺/ketone system. The effect of changes in concentrations of the reagents has been investigated and differences in behaviour with other systems found. The dependence of these reactions on temperature has been studied and activation energies calculated.     

Polymers containing fluorinated ketone groups. II. NMR studies of the reaction of methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketones with alcohols in carbon tetrachloride

Prior to the study of poly(o- and p-vinylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone) (PVTFK) polymers and their reaction with alcohols, the reactions of some simple model compounds with alcohols were investigated. The reaction of fluorinated ketones toward alcohols was determined by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Two fluorinated ketones–p-methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone (p-MTFK) and o-methylbenzyl trifluoromethyl ketone (o-MTFK)–were prepared. Studies of the reaction of p-MTFK and o-MTFK to various alcohols based on NMR produced equilibrium constants (1M in CCl₄) at 31°C that ranged from 0.1 to 6.0. The equilibrium constants for p-MTFK with alcohols were larger than those for o-MTFK. In addition, the equilibrium constants for primary alcohols were larger than those for secondary and tertiary alcohols. Steric effects in this reaction could explain the lowered equilibrium constants for o-MTFK and the secondary and tertiary alcohols.     

Captodative olefins in normal and inverse Diels-Alder Reactions

Olefins with captodative substitution are reactive dienophiles in Diels-Alder reactions with normal and inverse electron demand. This is shown for reactions of 2-(tert-butylthio)acrylonitrile ( 1 ) with various dienes and heterodienes, e.g. 1,3-cyclohexadiene, hexachloro-1, 3-cyclopentadiene, acrolein, methacrolein, and methyl vinyl ketone (Schemes 2 and 3). In case of the hetrodienes, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrans are formed beside small amounts of tetrahydrothiophenes; however, with methyl vinyl ketone, both reaction pathways are equally followed. The high reactivity of captodative olefins in Diels-Alder reactions are rationalized on the basis of Sustmann's FMO model under consideration of Viehe's concept of captodative substitution of alkenes.