Azabrendanes V. Synthesis and reactions of stereoisomeric exo- and endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-based ureas

A number of stereoisomeric ureas (N-[aryl(benzyl, or cycloalkyl)carbamoyl]-exo(endo)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes) have been synthesized from bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-en-exo(endo)-5-carbonitrile by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride and subsequent reaction of the resulting amines with aryl (benzyl, or cycloalkyl) isocyanates. Regioselective alkylation of stereoisomeric ureas has been performed with benzyl chloride under liquid/solid phase-transfer catalysis. The outcome of the reactions of ureas with peroxy acids is dependent upon the orientation of substituents in the bicyclic fragment. Exo-isomeric ureas are transformed into corresponding epoxy-derivatives, while reactions of the endo-isomers are accompanied by intramolecular cyclization, resulting in the formation of azatricyclononane derivatives. Quantum-chemical calculations have established a decisive role for additional hydrogen bonding in the stabilization of transition states in these heterocyclization reactions of ureas. The structures and stereochemical homogeneity of the products have been confirmed by the analysis of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra and correlation spectroscopy. The mechanism of the intramolecular heterocyclization reaction of ureas and carboxamide of endo-5-aminomethyl-exo-2,3-epoxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane series has been studied at the BHandHLYP/6-31G(d) level of theory.      

Tandem Gold/Silver‐Catalyzed Cycloaddition/Hydroarylation of 7‐Aryl‐1,6‐enynes to Form 6,6‐Diarylbicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes

Mixtures of [{PCy₂(o‐biphenyl)}AuCl] and AgSbF₆ catalyze the tandem cycloaddition/hydroarylation of 7‐aryl‐1,6‐enynes with electron‐rich arenes to form 6,6‐diarylbicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes in good yield under mild conditions. Experimental observations point to a mechanism involving gold‐catalyzed cycloaddition followed by silver‐catalyzed hydroarylation of a bicyclo[3.2.0]hept‐1(7)‐ene intermediate.     

Ironcarbonyl‐Mediated Alkene Hydroamidation of 7‐Oxabenzonorbornadiene

Iron carbonyl‐mediated alkene hydroamidation of 7‐oxabenzonorbornadiene was accomplished under very mild conditions as the result of nucleophilic attack of amines on iron‐coordinating CO to produce exo‐5‐(alkylaminocarbonyl)‐7‐oxabenzobicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene derivatives.     

Synthesis of Novel 2‐Amino‐(2‐thioxo‐3‐alkyl‐4‐methyl‐3H‐thiazol‐5‐yl)‐[1,3,4]thiadiazole Derivatives and Their Growth Stimulant Activity

On the base of synthesized 2‐amino and 2‐ethylamino‐(2‐thioxo‐3‐alkyl‐4‐methyl‐3H‐thiazol‐5‐yl)‐[1,3,4]thiadiazoles, their alkyl, acetyl, and alkylacetylamino derivatives are obtained. The alkylation of 2‐ethylamino derivatives can occur at both exo and endo nitrogen atoms of amidine group, and the acetylation takes place exclusively at the exocyclic nitrogen atom. At acetylation of 2‐amino‐[1,3,4]thiadiazoles, only exo substitution is observed. At the further alkylation of these products, a mixture of exo‐ and endo‐substituted forms is obtained. At preliminary screening, the synthesized compounds have shown expressed growth stimulant properties. The activity of the most active derivatives was in the range of 65–100%, compared with that of heteroauxin.     

Ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of new norbornene‐based monomers containing various chromophores

Pure exo‐functional norbornene monomers containing various chromophores such as fluorene, pyrene, and carbazole were successfully prepared via the Diels–Alder reaction and condensation reaction. The living ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of a fluorene‐containing monomer, exo‐2‐(fluorene‐9‐ylcarboxymethyl)norborn‐5‐ene (exo‐1), was observed and confirmed by the formation of a diblock copolymer and a linear relationship between the number‐average molecular weight and [M]/[I] ratios ([M] = monomer concentration; [I] = initiator concentration). The synthesis and characteristics of novel fluorene‐containing polymers based on pure exo‐1 are reported with Grubbs catalyst I {RuCl₂(CHPh)[P(C₆H₁₁)₃]₂} with a high molecular weight of 3.18 × 10⁴ in 90 s ([M]/[I] = 100). However, the ROMP of pyrene‐ and carbazole‐containing monomers [exo‐5‐(pyrene methoxy carbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene and exo‐5‐(carbazole ethoxy carbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene, respectively] were carried out in a nonliving fashion. All the chromophore‐containing polymers showed excellent solubility in various organic solvents, particularly in chloroform, N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone, and 1,2‐dichlorobenzene. The glass transition temperatures of polynorbornenes containing various chromophores were determined to be 80–109 °C (by differential scanning calorimetry) higher than that of ring‐opened polynorbornene (glass transition temperature = 35 °C), indicating that the incorporation of the pendant aromatic moieties (e.g., fluorene, pyrene, and carbazole) could enhance the transition temperature for segmental motions of polymer chains. The photoluminescence spectra of all polymer solutions showed a strong emission in the blue region of the visible spectra. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3022–3031, 2007     

Highly efficient Pd‐PEPPSI‐IPr catalyst for N‐(4‐pyridazinyl)‐bridged bicyclic sulfonamides via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction

A protocol for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of novel 2‐(6‐chloropyridazin‐3‐yl)‐5‐(aryl/heteroarylsulfonyl)‐2,5‐diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and heteroarylboronic acids to afford variety of coupled products was realized. Pd‐PEPPSI‐IPr catalyst was found to be a powerful and reusable catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions.     

An evaluation of amide group planarity in 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane amides. Low amide bond rotation barrier in solution

Here we show that amides of bicyclic 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane are intrinsically nitrogen-pyramidal. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction structures of some relevant bicyclic amides, including the prototype N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, exhibited nitrogen-pyramidalization in the solid state. We evaluated the rotational barriers about the amide bonds of various N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes in solution. The observed reduction of the rotational barriers of the bicyclic amides, as compared with those of the monocyclic pyrrolidine amides, is consistent with a nitrogen-pyramidal structure of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane amides in solution. A good correlation was found between the magnitudes of the rotational barrier of N-benzoyl-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes bearing para-substituents on the benzoyl group and the Hammett's sigma(p)(+) constants, and this is consistent with the similarity of the solution structures. Calculations with the density functional theory reproduced the nitrogen-pyramidal structures of these bicyclic amides as energy minima. The calculated magnitudes of electron delocalization from the nitrogen nonbonding n(N) orbital to the carbonyl pi orbital of the amide group evaluated by application of the bond model theory correlated well with the rotational barriers of a variety of amides, including amides of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. The nonplanarity of the amide nitrogen of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes would be derived from nitrogen-pyramidalization due to the CNC angle strain and twisting of the amide bond due to the allylic strain.     

Synthesis of the Chiral Pair of a Novel Thromboxane Antagonist, 3‐[2‐(3‐Benzenesulfonylamino‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐yl‐methyl)phenyl] Propionic Acid

Preparation of the enantiomeric pair of 3‐[2‐(3‐benzenesulfonylamino‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐yl‐methyl)phenyl] propionic acid, a novel thromboxane antagonist is reported. They are synthesized from either enantiomers of known (1R,2R,3R,4S)‐3‐[2‐(3‐carboxy‐7‐oxabicyclo[2,2,1]hept‐2‐yl‐methyl)phenyl]‐propionic acid methyl ester via epimerization, modified Curtius' rearrangement and sulfonylamino formation. Other derivatives may be prepared similarly.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Difunctionalization of Alkenes with α‐Carbonyl Alkyl Bromides Initiated through a Heck‐type Insertion: A Route to Indolin‐2‐ones

The oxidative interception of various σ‐alkyl palladium(II) intermediates with additional reagents for the difunctionalization of alkenes is an important research area. A new palladium‐catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization reaction of alkenes with α‐carbonyl alkyl bromides is described, in which the σ‐alkyl palladium(II) intermediate is generated through a Heck insertion and trapped using an aryl C(sp²)? H bond. This method can be applied to various α‐carbonyl alkyl bromides, including primary, secondary, and tertiary α‐bromoalkyl esters, ketones, and amides.     

Synthesis of laterally attached side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polynorbornenes with high mesogen density by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization

(±)‐exo,endo‐5,6‐Bis{[[11′‐[2″,5″‐bis[2‐(3′‐fluoro‐4′‐n‐alkoxyphenyl)ethynyl]phenyl]undecyl]oxy]carbonyl}bicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene (n = 1–12) monomers were polymerized by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature with Mo(CHCMe₂Ph)(N‐2,6‐ⁱPr₂Ph)(O^tBu)₂ as the initiator to produce polymers with number‐average degrees of polymerization of 8–37 and relatively narrow polydispersities (polydispersity index = 1.08–1.31). The thermotropic behavior of these materials was independent of the molecular weight and therefore representative of that of a polymer at approximately 15 repeat units. The polymers exhibited an enantiotropic nematic mesophase when n was 2 or greater. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 4076–4087, 2006     

Kinetics of the ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of a 7‐oxanorbornene derivative by Grubbs' catalyst

The kinetics of the initiation and propagation of the ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of exo,exo‐5,6‐bis(methoxycarbonyl)‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐2‐ene catalyzed by Grubbs' catalyst (Cl₂(PCy₃)₂Ru?CHPh) were measured by ultraviolet–visible and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, respectively. Activation parameters for these processes were also determined. Although the ratio of the rate constant of initiation to the rate constant of propagation was determined to be less than 1 for this system, this polymerization showed many of the characteristics of a living system, including low polydispersities. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2125–2131, 2003     

1‐Phosphabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane

1‐Phosphabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes Exo‐endo‐ and exo‐exo‐2.6‐dimethyl‐1‐phosphabicyclo [2.2.1]heptane have been obtained by cyclization of 2‐methyl‐4‐(2‐propenyl)phospholane in the presence of the complex base, sodium salt of diethylenglycolmonoethylether ‐ sodium amide in THF (NAMEDEG). The bicyclic phosphanes are characterized by reac‐tions with selenium, sulfur, (CH₃)₂SeO, CH₃I and HSO₃F, respectively, elemental analysis, X‐ray crystal structure analysis as well as ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR spectral measurements. The steric demand of these phosphanes as complex ligands has been estimated from the P, H coupling constants of the phosphonium fluorosulphates according to the Tolman model. The phosphane selenides were found to display the lowest values for the ¹J(Se, P) coupling constant, found up to now for alicyclic and cyclic aliphatic tertiary phosphane selenides. The ⁿJ(P, H)‐ and ⁿJ(H, H)_{n=2, 3} coupling constants have been extracted from the proton spectra at 600 MHz by computerized analysis.     

An Enantioselective CpxRh(III)‐Catalyzed C−H Functionalization/Ring‐Opening Route to Chiral Cyclopentenylamines

A chiral Cp^xRh^III catalyst system in situ generated from a Cp^xRh^I(cod) precatalyst and bis(o‐toluoyl) peroxide as activating oxidant was developed for a C?H activation/ring‐opening sequence between aryl ketoxime ethers and 2,3‐diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐enes. This transformation provides access to densely functionalized chiral cyclopentenylamines in excellent yields and enantioselectivities of up to 97:3 er. The reported method is also well suitable for asymmetric alkenyl C?H functionalizations of α,β‐unsaturated oxime ethers, furnishing skipped dienes with high levels of enantiocontrol.     

1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions Leading to the Synthesis of New 2,3,5‐Triaryl‐4H,2,3,3a,5,6,6a‐hexahydropyrrolo[3,4‐d]isoxazole‐4,6‐diones

Cycloaddition of C,N‐diphenylnitrones 1 to N‐aryl maleimides 2 afforded two diastereomeric isoxazolidines with high selectivity. The structure and steric configuration of the adducts have been assigned on the basis of ¹H NMR, ¹H NMR COSY, ¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy. The π–π stacking interactions between maleimide's and nitrone's aromatic rings during the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition were assumed to control the exo–endo selectivity of the reaction. Thus, the exo–endo ratio depends upon the position of the substituent present on the C‐phenyl ring of the C,N‐diphenylnitrones.     

New Approaches to the Synthesis of 4‐(2‐Aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones and 3‐Ureidoindoles and a Study of Their Interconversion

3‐Alkyl/aryl‐3‐ureido‐1H,3H‐quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 2 ) and 3a‐alkyl/aryl‐9b‐hydroxy‐3,3a,5,9b‐tetrahydro‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐c]quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 3 ) react in boiling concentrated HCl to give 5‐alkyl/aryl‐4‐(2‐aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones ( 6 ). The same compounds were prepared by the same procedure from 2‐alkyl/aryl‐3‐ureido‐1H‐indoles ( 4 ), which were obtained from the reaction of 3‐alkyl/aryl‐3‐aminoquinoline‐2,4(1H,3H)‐diones ( 1 ) with 1,3‐diphenylurea or by the transformation of 3a‐alkyl/aryl‐9b‐hydroxy‐3,3a,5,9b‐tetrahydro‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐c]quinoline‐2,4‐diones ( 3 ) and 5‐alkyl/aryl‐4‐(2‐aminophenyl)‐1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ones ( 6 ) in boiling AcOH. The latter were converted into 1,3‐bis[2‐(2‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazol‐4‐yl)phenyl]ureas ( 5 ) by treatment with triphosgene. All compounds were characterized by ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR and IR spectroscopy, as well as atmospheric pressure chemical‐ionisation mass spectra.     

Stereoisomeric N-(p-Nitrobenzoyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes. Synthesis,Epoxidation, 1H and 13C NMR Spectra

Preparation is described of stereoisomeric (p-nitrobenzoyl)-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes and their epoxidation by peracetic acid. By an example of one of amides was demonstrated a possibility of selective reduction of separated fragments in the polyfunctional compound using sulfur in alkaline medium, hydrazine hydrate in the presence of a nickel catalyst, and lithium aluminum hydride. By reaction with electrophilic reagents from the amines synthesized, (p-aminobenzoyl)-endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and (p-aminobenzoyl)-endo-2-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, were obtained new bicyclic compounds containing alongside the amide group also sulfonamide, carboxamide, urea, and thiourea moieties. The structure of compounds obtained was confirmed by ^1Hand ^13C NMR spectroscopy, by two-dimensional spectra measured along COSY and NOESY procedures.     

Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of 2‐Alkyl(aryl)‐4‐amino‐3‐[alkyl(alkoxy)carbonyl]‐5‐cyano‐6‐[(3‐trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]‐pyridines

To find novel bleaching herbicide lead compounds, a series of novel 2‐alkyl(aryl)‐4‐amino‐3‐[alkyl(alkoxy)carbonyl]‐5‐cyano‐6‐[(3‐trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]‐pyridines was designed and synthesized by the multistep reactions. N,S‐acetal 1 reacted with 2 to obtain multisubstituted pyridines 3 in the presence of zinc nitrate as the catalyst. The target compounds 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i , 5j , 5k , 5l were formed by the oxidation of 3 , followed by the substitution with 3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenol in the presence of potassium carbonate. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, EI‐MS, and elemental analyses. The preliminary bioassays indicated that some of them displayed moderate herbicidal activity against dicotyledonous weed Brassica campestris L at the concentration of 100 mg/L.     

C5‐Alkyl‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazol‐2‐ones Undergo Dealkylation upon Nitrogen Insertion to Form 2H‐1,2,4‐Triazol‐3‐ones: Synthesis of 1,2,4‐Triazol‐3‐one Hybrids with Triazolothiadiazoles and Triazolothiadiazines

The present study emphasizes on the dealklylation of 3‐aryl‐5‐alkyl‐2‐oxo‐Δ⁴‐1,3,4‐oxadiazoles when reacted with formamide resulting in the formation of 2‐aryl‐2H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3(4H )‐ones as major product. Subsequent reactions of 2‐aryl‐2H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3(4H )‐one gave triazolo[3,4‐b ][1,3,4]thiadiazoles and triazolo[3,4‐b ][1,3,4]thiadiazines derivatives incorporated with 1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐one.     

(8‐Dimethylamino‐1‐naphthyl)dimethylammonium 3‐carboxy‐1,4,5,‐6,7,7‐hexachlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐ene‐2‐carboxylate hydrate

The structure of the title compound, C₁₄H₁₉N₂⁺·C₉H₃Cl₆O₄^?·H₂O, consists of singly ionized 1,4,5,6,7,7‐hexachlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐ene‐2,3‐dicarboxylic acid anions and protonated 1,8‐bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene cations. In the (8‐dimethylamino‐1‐napthyl)dimethylammonium cat­ion, a strong disordered intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed with N?N = 2.589 (3) Å. The geometry and occupancy obtained in the final restrained refinement suggest that the disordered hydrogen bond may be asymmetric. Water mol­ecules link the anion dimers into infinite chains via hydrogen bonding.     

On the Reactivity of (7‐Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐en‐2‐ylidene)amines. Different Reaction Paths Leading to the Same Final Products

The reaction of amines, N‐substituted by a 7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐en‐2‐ylidene moiety, either with PhSCl or mCPBA (meta‐chloroperbenzoic acid) unexpectedly afforded the same type of furan derivatives by two different reaction paths. The results confirm the intervention of a homoconjugative, electron‐releasing effect of the oxabicycloalkenylideneamine moieties, as predicted theoretically.