Stable nitroxyl radicals with triple bonds: 4-acetylenyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyls

Cross-coupling reaction of 1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-[2-(p-iodophenyl)vinyl]-3-imidazoline-3-oxide with copper(I) salts of 1-aryl(hetaryl)alkynes leads to the corresponding 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-[2-(p-aryl(hetaryl)ethynylphenyl)vinyl]-3-imidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyls in high yields.     

Cross-coupling of aryl iodides with paramagnetic terminal acetylenes derived from 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide

2-(Arylylethynylphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides 12 and 13 were synthesized by cross-coupling of aryl iodides with 1-alkynes containing the 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide fragment. A procedure was developed for the preparation of 3- and 4-ethynylbenzaldehydes with the use of 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol.     

Oxidative coupling of alkynes mediated by nitroxyl radicals under Sonogashira conditions and Pd-free catalytic approach to stable radicals of 3-imidazoline family with triple bonds

In the presence of Pd catalyst, 3-imidazoline nitroxyl radicals promote oxidative coupling (dimerization) of terminal alkynes even in the absence of Cu(II) additives. On the other hand, the Pd-free CuI-PPh₃-K₂CO₃-DMF catalytic system leads to the efficient cross-coupling of 1-hydroxy-4-[2-(p-iodophenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide with terminal aryl- and hetarylacetylenes with the formation of 4-[2-(aryl/hetarylethynyl)phenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyls in 70-75% yields.     

Conversion of N-(1-oximino-1-phenylpropyl-2)-α-phenylnitrone into imidazole N-oxide derivatives

Treatment of N-(1-anti-oximino-1-phenylpropyl-2)--phenylnitrone with benzoic anhydride in benzene leads to simultaneous formation of benzoyl derivatives both of the corresponding nitrone and of 1-hydroxymethyl-2, 4-diphenyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide. Treatment of the latter with hydrogen chloride led to the isolation of 5-methyl-2, 4-diphenylimidazol-3-oxide. Its isomer 4-methyl-2, 5-diphenylimidazol-3-oxide is formed by the action of HCl on syn and anti isomers of N-(1-oximino-1-phenylpropyl-2)--phenylnitrone. IR and UV spectra are used to determine the structures of the compounds, which are confirmed by synthesis.     

The formation of nitroxyl radicals in reactions of dimethyldioxirane with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine and 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide derivatives

The oxidation of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine and 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide, by dimethyldioxirane results in the formation of nitroxyl radicals, which induce the decomposition of dimethyldioxirane. Chemiluminescence in the IR and visible regions during the reaction of dimethyldioxirane with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypieeridine-1-oxyl was observed. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2501–2503, December, 1998.     

Synthesis of new spin probes based on aminoaryl-substituted imidazoline nitroxides

A series of new spin probes, azides and isothiocyanates, were synthesized starting from aminoaryl-substituted nitroxides which are derivatives of 3-imidazoline and 3-imidazoline-3-oxide. The new compounds were transformed to complexones, derivatives of iminodiacetic acid.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 465–468, March, 1994.     

Kinetics of oxidation of 2,2,4,5,5-pentamethyl-1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline-3-oxide by decanepersulfonic acid

The kinetics was studied of the oxidation of 2,2,4,5,5-pentamethyl-1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline-3-oxide by decanepersulfonic acid in a chloroform solution. The corresponding nitroxyl radical is quantitatively formed by the reaction 2=N-OH + RSO₄H 2=NO + RSO₃H + H₂O A mechanism of the reaction was proposed and the rate constant of the limiting stage of the process was determined.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1265–1268, June, 1990.     

Reaction of amides of 3-imidazoline and 3-imidazoline-3-oxide derivatives with sodium hypobromite

Conclusions The reaction of 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl-4-carboxamide with sodium hypobromite leads to 4-amino-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl. 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxide-1-oxyl-4-carboxamide under the same conditions gives 3-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylimidazolidin-4-one-1-oxyl.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 228–231, January, 1979.     

NMR spectra of cyclic nitrones. 6. Tautomeric equilibrium of Β-oxo-nitrones — 3-Imidazoline 3-oxide derivatives

It is demonstrated by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy that -oxo nitrones (3-imidazoline-3-oxide derivatives) exist in the form of an equilibrium mixture of three tautomeric forms with preponderance of the enolo nitrone and enehydroxylamino ketone forms.For communication 5, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 192–195, February, 1991.     

Reactions of aldonitrones (3-imidazoline-3-oxides) with isothiocyanates

Cycloaddition of aldonitrones (derivatives of 3-imidazoline-3-oxide) to isothiocyanates depends on the N(1) substituent. Electron donating substituents facilitate cycloaddition to the C=N bond, whereas electron acceptors activate the C=S bond. Hydrolysis of adducts on the C=N bond followed by oxidation gives nitroxide radicals which are pH-sensitive spin probes.Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2642–2647, November, 1991.     

Recyclization of α-hydroximino-β-oxo-3-imidazoline and 3-imidazoline-3-oxide derivatives to pyrrolines

Reaction of -hydroximino--oxo-3-imidazoline and 3-imidazoline-3-oxide derivatives with hydroxylamine results in recyclization leading to the formation of pyrroline derivatives, namely dioxines or nitrosooximes. Oxidation of dioximinopyrroline gives a pyrrolofuroxane.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1195–1198, September, 1990.     

Reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with alkynes

The reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone,viz., 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with mono- and disubstituted alkynes afford unstable isoxazoline derivatives. The reactions with monosubstituted alkynes yield predominantly 5-substituted regioisomers. The resulting isoxazoline derivatives are readily (and often spontaneously) converted into enaminoketones,viz, imidazolidine-1-oxyl derivatives. In the presence of tolan, the title paramagnetic aldonitrone gives a dimer in which one imidazoline ring undergoes profound transformation. The structure of the resulting dimer was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 112–117, January, 2000.     

Photoelectron spectra and electronic structure of derivatives of imidazoline

We have obtained for the first time the photoelectron spectra (PES) of 20 diamagnetic and paramagnetic derivatives of imidazole. On the basis of calculations in the MNDO approximation, analysis of the vibrational structure, and comparisons in a series we have interpreted the bands in the range 7–11 eV. In the nitroxyl radicals of 3-imidazoline the highest occupied molecular orbital is the _NO ^* orbital, having also a contribution on the C⁴ atom. On introducing N-oxide groups there is a considerable rearrangement of the electronic structure of the radicals. In the PES of the nitroxyl radicals of 3-imidazoline-3-oxide there is multiplet splitting of the ionization band of the n_o·MO, amounting to 0.3–0.4 eV. Replacement of the methyl groups on the C² atom by methoxyl groups leads to an increase in the interactions of the unshared pairs of the O atoms of the nitronium and nitroxyl groups, while the same replacement on the C⁵ atoms leads to a considerable decrease in this interaction. When the substituent on the N¹ atom in derivatives of 3-imidazoline-3-oxide is varied the energy of ionization of the _C-NO MO decreases in the series: CH₃ < H OH < O < NO.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1769–1777, August, 1990.     

Reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone, 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with alkynes

The reactions of heterocyclic paramagnetic aldonitrone,viz., 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, with mono- and disubstituted alkynes afford unstable isoxazoline derivatives. The reactions with monosubstituted alkynes yield predominantly 5-substituted regioisomers. The resulting isoxazoline derivatives are readily (and often spontaneously) converted into enaminoketones,viz, imidazolidine-1-oxyl derivatives. In the presence of tolan, the title paramagnetic aldonitrone gives a dimer in which one imidazoline ring undergoes profound transformation. The structure of the resulting dimer was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 112–117, January, 2000.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and ferromagnetic interactions of a silver(I) complex with imizadolyl-substituted nitroxide radicals

A silver(I) complex with nitronyl nitroxide, [Ag₂(NIT-R)₄(NO₃)₂]?·?CH₃OH [NIT-R?=?2-(5-methylimidazol-4-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide], has been prepared and characterized by magnetic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. In the complex, the silver(I) ion is coordinated with two monodentate nitronyl nitroxide radicals by the nitrogen of the imizadole ring. The silver(I) ion is two-coordinate and forms a dimer through Ag?···?Ag weak metal bonding interactions. The magnetic properties for the title complex have been investigated in the temperature range 2?～?300?K showing ferromagnetic interactions between the coordinated nitronyl nitroxides (J?=?3.64?cm^?1) and intermolecular antiferromagnetic interactions.     

Syntheses of 1,3-Imidazoline-2-thione and 2-Phenylimino-1,3-thiazoline combinatorial libraries through different sequences of the same components

We have developed combinatorial libraries of new 1,3-imidazoline-2-thiones 5 and 2-phenylimino-1,3-thiazolines 7 by way of different reaction sequences of the same three components, gamma-chloroacetoacetanilides 1, amines 2, and isothiocyanates 3 in a parallel synthetic fashion. One of the building blocks, the gamma-chloroacetoacetanilides 1, was prepared by the sequential reaction of 4-methylene-oxetan-2-one (ketene dimer) with chlorine and various anilines. The condensation of 1 with amines gave dihydrofuran 4 intermediates that when reacted with 3 afforded the 1,3-imidazoline-2-thiones 5. On the other hand, reaction of 3 with 2 provided substituted thioureas 6 that were reacted with 1 to yield 2-phenylimino-1,3-thiazolines 7.     

Synthesis and properties of the first representatives of terminal acetylenes in 3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide series

Method for the synthesis of m-and p-isomers of 4-[2-(ethynylphenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides by the cross-coupling of 4-[2-(3-iodophenyl)vinyl]-and 4-[2-(4-iodophenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides with (trimethylsilyl)acetylene followed by desilylation was elaborated. The reactions at the CH-fragment of the ethynyl group were performed. The Mannich reaction proceeds with the loss of a spin label, whereas the oxidative homocoupling, with its retention. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2051–2054, October, 2007.     

NMR spectra of cyclic nitrones. 5. 13C NMR spectra of the potential tautomeric systems of amino-, hydroxy-, and mercaptonitrones in the series of 3-imidazoline 3-oxide

The position of the tautomeric equilibrium in amino-, hydroxy, and mercaptonitrones was determined by the ¹³C NMR method for the case of the derivatives of 3-imidazoline-3-oxide. It was shown that the tautomeric equilibrium in the OH and SH derivatives is shifted toward the oxo and thioxo forms (95%). The chemical shifts of the carbon atoms of the nitrone group in the -N-, -O-, and -S-substituted nitrones lie in the region of 137–150 ppm.For Communication 4, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 478–482, April, 1990.     

Crystal Structure of Copper(II) and Cobalt(II) Hexafluoroacetylacetonate Complexes with 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-4-phenyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide

The crystal structures of the copper(II) and cobalt(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate complexes with the nitroxide 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-phenyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PhImOx) Cu(hfac)₂(PhImOx), Co(hfac)₂(PhImOx), and Co(hfac)₂(PhImOx)₂ have been determined. The former two are chain type complexes, whereas the latter has a molecular structure. The coordination polyhedra of the copper and cobalt atoms are tetragonally distorted octahedra. In the two chain type compounds, the octahedra are formed from the hfac anion, nitroxyl, and N-oxide O atoms; in the molecular complex, the O atoms of the NO groups are not coordinated to the metal atoms. In the structure of Cu(hfac)₂(PhImOx), F...F contacts equal to 2.805 have been found.     

Route to stable nitroxides with alkoxy groups at α- carbon - the derivatives of 2- and 3-imidazolines

Oxidation of 1-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxides containing one or two hydrogen atoms in position 2 of the heterocycle with lead dioxide in alcohol leads to stable nitroxides with alkoxy groups at α-carbon, the derivatives of 2- and 3-imidazolines, via the intermediate formation of 4H-imidazol-1,3-dioxides.