α-Amination and the 5-exo-trig cyclization reaction of sulfur-containing Schiff bases with N-phenyltriazolinedione and their anti-lipid peroxidation activity

Triazolinedione quenches efficiently the 1,2-dipoles from Schiff bases of glycine esters which are formed via a [1,2-H]-prototropic shift of their α-hydrogens, and affords the respective α-aminated products in good yields. Competition experiments show a stabilization of the 1,2-dipole from the sulfide substituent. 5-exo-trig cyclization of N-PhTAD with Schiff bases of other amino acids gave triazolines. The antioxidative and lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of the novel synthesized compounds were studied.     

某些西佛碱类化合物的质谱重排反应

研究了十四种西佛碱类化合物的电子轰击质谱，利用碰撞诱导解离(CID)和B/E联动扫描技术，证实了特殊重排产物的离子结构及生成机理，并利用亚稳离子测定方式对这类化合物的主要离子进行了归属。     

Mechanistic insights into the rearrangement of azetidine N-oxides to isoxazolidines

Various functionalized azetidines were oxidized with mCPBA or hydrogen peroxide, to produce the corresponding N-oxide and study its fate in the [1,2] Meisenheimer rearrangement. This ring expansion leading to isoxazolidines occurs readily, without trapping of the transient N-oxide. Starting with azetidines bearing a nitrile or an ester group at C-2, the rearrangement is regioselective. However, a varying amount of epimerization on the migrating radical is observed, which can also be observed with the related [1,2] Stevens rearrangement.     

Phosphorus-containing disiloxanes: Synthesis and thermal rearrangement of the 1,2-shift type

Methods for the synthesis of tetramethylbis(ω-phosphoryloxyalkyl)disiloxanes were developed. Thermal rearrangement of the 1,2-shift type of tetramethylbis(phosphoryloxymethyl)disiloxanes was studied. The 1,2-shift rearrangement of dimethyl(diphenoxyphosphoryloxymethyl)silyl hydrogen sulfate was found. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1210–1214, May, 2005.     

[1,2]-Wittig rearrangement from chloromethyl ethers

The reaction of different chloromethyl ethers 1 with an excess of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (2.5 mol %) in THF at 0 °C leads to the corresponding α-lithiomethyl ether intermediates, through a chlorine-lithium exchange, which spontaneously undergo a clean [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement affording the expected homobenzylic alcohols 2. This is the first version of this rearrangement starting from easily available chloromethyl ethers.     

Fluoroalkene chemistry: Part 2. Reactions of thiols with some toxic 1,2-dichlorinated polyfluorocycloalkenes

1,2-Dichlorotetrafluorocyclobutene, 1,2-dichlorohexafluorocyclopentene and 1,2-dichlorooctafluorocyclohexene were treated with an equimolar amount of benzenethiol, 2-methoxybenzenethiol, 3-methoxybenzenethiol and 4-methoxybenzenethiol in acetonitrile with potassium carbonate. Each combination of fluoroalkene and thiol gave a mixture of mono and bis vinyl substitution products whose proportions depended on the ring size of the fluorocycloalkene and the size and electronic characteristics of the thiol. Treatment of 1,2-dichlorotetrafluorocyclobutene with one or two molar equivalents of N-acetylcysteine isopropyl ester in acetonitrile with potassium carbonate produced the mono and bis vinyl substitution products accordingly. The results support the contention that the high inhalation toxicity of the fluorocycloalkenes is due to reaction with two molar equivalents of biological thiols in the lung.     

Imide-amide rearrangement of oxazaphosphorimidates: studies towards the application to the synthesis of chiral Lewis bases

The Lewis acid catalysed imide-amide rearrangement of oxazaphosphorimides to diazaphoshoramides is reported for the first time. In spite of the similarity to the previously reported Lewis acid catalysed imide-amide rearrangement of dioxaphosphorimides to oxazaphosphoramides we show that this rearrangement proceeds by a different mechanism, not involving the formation of an oligomeric intermediate. The oxazaphosphorimides are prepared in situ by the Staudinger reaction of the appropriate trivalent phosphorus compound with an azide and after the addition of BF₃·OEt₂, undergo rearrangement to the corresponding diazaphosphoramides. We have found that the rearrangement occurs with retention of configuration at the phosphorus atom and inversion of configuration at the rearranged carbon atom. When starting from chiral 1,2-aminoalcohol, substituted at the carbon atom that undergoes rearrangement, a mixture of diastereomers is obtained, but the diastereomeric ratio, initially obtained in the formation of the trivalent phosphorus compounds is maintained during the whole transformation. This implies that if the rearrangement is to be used for the preparation of chiral phosphoramides with defined stereochemistry at the phosphorus atom, a high diastereoselectivity during the preparation of the trivalent phosphorus precursors should be obtained.     

[3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of allyl and 2-butenyl 1-naphthyl sulfides

The [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of alkenyl 1-naphthyl sulfides in solutions with various polarities was investigated at 138–190 °C. The reaction proceeds through the formation of 2-alkenyl-1-naphthalene thiols, which subsequently undergo cyclization to compounds of the 2,3-dihydronaphtho[1,2-b]thiophene and naphtho[1,2-b]dihydrothiopyran series. 2-Butenyl 1-naphthyl sulfide, in addition to its passing directly through a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, to a considerable extent undergoes a prior [1,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, which ultimately leads to the formation of four cyclic products. The kinetic parameters of the rearrangement of the sulfides were determined. The more negative entropies of activation constitute evidence for the high symmetry of the transition state.Translated from Khimiya Geterotskilicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 611–614, May, 1981.     

Rearrangement of 3-alkylidene-2-siloxy-tetrahydro-1,2-oxazines (ASENA). A new approach toward the synthesis of 3-α-hydroxyalkyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2-oxazines

A new approach toward the synthesis of 3-α-hydroxyalkyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2-oxazines 1 from available 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,2-oxazine N-oxides 2 has been described. The key step of the process—the rearrangement of 3-alkiliden-2-siloxy-tetrahydro-1,2-oxazines 3 (ASENA)—was thoroughly investigated. Optimal experimental conditions were developed. A possible pathway of the ASENA rearrangement was proposed.     

Acylation of 3,4-Dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines

The direction of trifluoroacetylation with trifluoroacetic anhydride of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines containing an alkyl or aralkyl substituent in position 1 depends on both the structure of the 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine starting materials and on the ratio of reagent:substrate. It may lead to both mono- and disubstituted products. Trifluoroacetylation of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines occurs at the methyl group. Acetylation of 3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines leads only to N-acetyl-substituted reaction products.     

N,N'-二芳基硫代草酰胺与1,2-二溴乙烷的反应的研究

以N,N'-二芳基二硫代草酰胺与1,2-二溴乙烷进行S烷基化反应, 合成了一系列2,3-双芳基亚氨基-1,4-二硫杂环己烷, 反应在4 h内完成, 产率52%～62%. 产物结构经元素分析, IR, ¹H NMR及MS表征, 并以单晶X射线衍射分析进一步确证.     

Studies on the oxidation of Cu complexes of quadridentate Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde or ortho-aminophenol

The oxidation of various [CuL] (where L are the dianions of quadridentate Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde, and 1,2-diaminoethane, namely 2,2′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(nitrilomethylidene)diphenatol], salen, its 1,3-propane homologue, saltn, or from glyoxal and ortho-aminphenol, namely 2,2′-[(ethanediimine)diphenato], glyaph, as well as some of their analogues) has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. Anodic sweeps show one, or two, usually irreversible, oxidation peaks originated by the presence of Cu^II, since neither LH₂ nor [ZnL] are oxidized under the same conditions. The oxidations of the 5-NO₂-substituted derivatives are reversible at high scan rate (1 V s⁻¹). The oxidation potentials of the complexes with substituents at the aromatic rings suggest that the electronic influence of such substituents are transmitted to the metal centre via the phenato, rather than the azomethine groups. The glyaph and saltn derivatives are oxidized at potentials higher than the corresponding salen complexes. Electronic and ESR spectroscopy studies on [CuL] samples, oxidized with a H₂O₂/H₅IO₆ mixture, suggest that the initially formed [Cu^IIIL]⁺ rapidly decomposes to Cu^II species, presumably through [Cu(II)0L ·]⁺ intermediates. Some poorly stable complexes of the formula [CuL]HSO₄·2H₂O have been isolated.     

Efficient Synthesis of Quinoxalines in the Ionic Liquid 1-n-Butylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate ([Hbim]BF4) at Ambient Temperature

Quinoxaline derivatives have been synthesized in excellent yields using an ionic liquid (IL) (viz., 1-n-butylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate) as a reaction medium as well as promoter from various 1,2-diketones and aryl-1,2-diamines. The process is general for the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives from aromatic as well as aliphatic-1,2-diketones. The advantages of the present method are ambient reaction temperature, simplicity of operation, high yields of products, the recyclability of the IL, and ecofriendly nature of the reaction medium.     

Synthesis of Nicotinic Acid Derivatives by the Reaction of Salts of 1-Alkyl-4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinylacetic Acid Esters with Amines

A study was carried out on the enamine rearrangement of iodoalkylates of the ethyl ester of 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinylacetic acid to give ethyl esters of 2-alkylamino-4,6-dimethylnicotinic acid, which proceeds upon the action of various amines. The reaction with amines containing an alkyl substituent different from that at the quaternized nitrogen atom of the pyrimidinium salt leads to the formation of products of rearrangement and transamination. In the presence of water, the rearrangement is accompanied by the formation of the ethyl ester of 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-4,6-dimethylnicotinic acid.     

Electrosynthesis of cyclopropane derivatives by a Perkin-type reaction

Electrolysis of active methylene compounds at a Pt cathode in MeCN in the presence of vicinal dihaloalkanes leads to cyclopropane derivatives in yields up to 90%. In the cases of CH-acids with low_p K _a it is expedient to apply more active dihaloalkanes, while for CH-acids with higher_p K _a the desired product yields may be raised using electrogenerated bases.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 89–93, January, 1994.     

应用量子化学反应性指数研究频哪醇重排反应

1,2-二醇类化合物的频哪醇重排反应是经典的化学重排反应。无环的或环状的1,2-二醇类化合物在质子酸或路易斯酸的作用下会重排发生取代基的1,2-迁移,其产物往往伴随不同基团的迁移而生。但是,主产物取决于二羟基相连接的碳原子上取代基的空间架构和性质。本文采用净亲电指数(Multiphilic index)和Wiberg键级等量子化学反应性指数来定量描述1,2-二醇类化合物的频哪醇重排反应机理,并依此作为预测频哪醇反应主产物的依据。     

Divergent Reactivity of Homologue ortho‐Allenylbenzaldehydes Controlled by the Tether Length: Chromone versus Chromene Formation

The divergent behavior of two homologue allenals, namely, 2‐(buta‐2,3‐dienyloxy)‐ and 2‐(propa‐1,2‐dienyloxy)benzaldehydes, as cyclization substrates is described. 2‐(Buta‐2,3‐dienyloxy)benzaldehydes suffers a formal allenic carbocyclization reaction to afford chromenes, whereas 2‐(propa‐1,2‐dienyloxy)benzaldehydes react to yield chromones. The formation of chromenes is strictly a formal hydroarylation process divided into two parts, namely, allenic Claisen‐type rearrangement and oxycyclization. An unknown N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐catalyzed allenic hydroacylation reaction must be invoked to account for the preparation of chromones. ortho‐Allenylbenzaldehydes bearing either electron‐donating substituents or electron‐withdrawing substituents worked well to afford both the hydroarylation and hydroacylation products. This unexpected difference in reactivity can be rationalized by means of density functional theory calculations.     

Theoretical study of 1,2‐rearrangement in silylmethanethiol

The 1,2‐rearrangements in silylmethanethiol were studied by ab initio molecular orbital theory. The structures of reactants, transition states, and products were fully optimized at the MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) levels. Based on the MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) geometries, harmonic frequencies were obtained. Energies were computed at the G3 level of theory with MP2(full)/6‐31G(d) zero‐point corrections. The results indicate that the 1,2‐rearrangement in silylmethanethiol may occur via two pathways. Pathway A involves the 1,2‐migration of mercapto group from carbon to silicon via a double three‐membered ring transition state, forming methylsilanethiol. The barrier for reaction A is 275.0 kJ/mol. Pathway B involves the 1,2‐migration of silyl group from carbon to sulfur via a four‐membered ring transition state, forming methylthiosilane. The barrier for reaction B is 262.3 kJ/mol. Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the reactions were analyzed over a temperature range of 300–1,300K. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Chiral base route to functionalised cyclopentenyl amines: formal synthesis of the cyclopentene core of nucleoside Q

A chiral base route to a range of highly functionalised amino cyclopentenes has been developed. The key asymmetric step involved the chiral lithium amide base-mediated rearrangement of a protected trans-4-hydroxy cyclopentene oxide to give an allylic alcohol (88% ee). Subsequent Overman rearrangement gave a protected trans-1,2-aminocyclopentenol whereas Mitsunobu substitution with BocNHNs gave a protected cis-amino cyclopentenol. Both are proven intermediates for natural product synthesis. The protected cis-aminocyclopentenol was transformed in a few steps into a precursor of the cyclopentene core of nucleoside Q, a natural product whose deficiency in animals is related to tumour growth.     

Photochemical reactions, 135th communication Photochemistry of Homoconjugated Cyclobutanones. II. Decisive Effect of gem- Dimethyl Substitution on the Course of the Oxa-di-π-methane Rearrangement

The synthesis and photolysis of the spirocyclobutanones 4–7 incorporating a cyclohexa-, cyclohepta- and cyclooctadiene moiety, respectively, is described. On triplet excitation, these compounds undergo isomerization via a 1,2-acyl shift involving one or both double bonds of the diene system. The presence of a gem-dimethyl group as in 1 , 4 and 7 dramatically changes the photoproduct distribution, since only these substrates leads to the products 3, 29 and 34 resulting from vinylogous ring closure (Scheme 5). Those substrates without methyl substitution ( 5 and 6 ) give only products of a rearrangement involving one double bond.