A green approach for the electroorganic synthesis of 2-[(4-methyl-2-pyridyl)amino]-1,4-benzenediol derivatives in aqueous solution

The electrochemical synthesis of some new 2-[(4-methyl-2-pyridyl)amino)-1,4-benzenediol derivatives was performed via the electrochemical oxidation of hydroquinones in the presence of 2-amino-4-methylpyridine in an aqueous solution. The results demonstrate that electrogenerated p-benzoquinone participated in the Michael-type addition reaction via an electrochemical–chemical (EC) reaction mechanism pathway and converted to the corresponding 2-[(4-methyl-2-pyridyl)amino)-1,4-benzenediol derivatives. These new compounds have been synthesized in high yields and purity without using any toxic reagents or catalyst at the surface of carbon electrode.     

A new synthesis of functionally,substituted hydroquinones

Functionally substituted organoboranes readily react with p-benzoquinone yielding the corresponding functionally substituted hydroquinones in essentially quantitative yields.     

Comparison of preparation methods of N-arylsulfinyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines

Advantages and shortcomings were discussed of three procedures for preparation N-arylsulfinyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines: the reaction of arenesulfenyl chlorides with 1,4-benzoquinone oximes, the oxidation of N-arylthio-1,4-benzoquinone imines, and the reaction of arylsulfinyl chlorides with p-aminophenols followed by oxidation. A series of new N-arylsulfinyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines was obtained.     

Reactions of N-substituted 2,6(3,5)-dialkyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with arenesulfinic acids

The regioselectivity in the reactions of N-arylsulfonyl-2,6-dialkyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with arenesulfinic acids (1,6-, 6,1-, or 6,3-addition) is determined by steric factor, while in the reactions of N-aroyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines electronic effect of substituents in the quinoid ring is crucial. The reactions of N-arylsulfonyl-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with arenesulfinic acids follow mainly the 1,4-addition pattern. N-(N-Arylsulfonylbenzimidoyl)-1,4-benzoquinone imines are capable of reacting in a way similar to both N-arylsulfonyl and N-aroyl derivatives.     

Reaction of N-arylcarbamoyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide

N-Arylcarbamoyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines reacted with sodium azide in completely regioselective fashion according to the 1,4-addition pattern with formation of 1-(3-azido-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-arylureas. The reaction of N-arylcarbamoyl-2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide afforded N-arylcarbamoyl-2,6-diazido-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines as a result of nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atoms.     

Reactivity of N-arylsulfonyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines. Reaction with hydrazoic acid

N-Arylsulfonyl-2-halo-1,4-benzoquinone imines react with hydrazoic acid in boiling acetic acid via two pathways: the 1,4-addition and nucleophilic replacement of the halogen atom by an azido group, followed by the 1,4-addition of HN₃. In the reaction of N-arylsulfonyl-2,6-dihalo-1,4-benzoquinone imines with hydrazoic acid, both halogen atoms are replaced by azido groups, while N-p-tolylsulfonyl-2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone imine takes up HN₃ molecule according to the 1,4-addition pattern.     

Synthesis of benzoquinone derivatives containing benzotriazole fragments

2,3,5,6-Tetrakis(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-benzoquinone was synthesized in 85% yield by reaction of 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone with 1H-benzotriazole in pyridine at room temperature. Treatment of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-benzoquinone with piperidine, ω-amino acids, and aromatic amines gave the corresponding 2,5-diamino-3,6-bis(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,4-benzoquinones.     

Reaction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-chloro-1,4-benzoquinone imines with thiols

N-Chloro-1,4-benzoquinone imines reacted with arenethiols to give different products, depending on the conditions and initial quinone imine structure. N-(Arylsulfanyl)-1,4-benzoquinone imines were obtained as a result of nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atom, and 1,4-benzoquinone imines containing an aryl-sulfanyl substituent in the quinoid ring were formed according to the radical mechanism. The reactions of N-chloro-1,4-benzoquinone imines with heterocyclic thiols afforded only the corresponding chlorine substitution products.     

Halogenation of N-substituted p-quinone imines and p-quinone oxime esters: IV. Chlorination and bromination of N-arylsulfonyl-2(3)-methyl(2-chloro)-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines

The addition of halogens to N-arylsulfonyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines, which exist in a solution as Z and E isomers, is controlled by the steric factor. Z-E Isomerization strongly affects the stability of cyclohexene structures formed by halogenation of 1,4-benzoquinone imines. The halogenation of N-arylsulfonyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines was found to be accompanied by prototropic rearrangement.     

Kinetic parameters of radical reactions of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole with quinone imines

The chain reaction of N,N′-diphenyl-1,4-benzoquinone diimine with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole was studied by two methods developed earlier for the nonchain reaction of N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimine with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole. In the methods used, the kinetic scheme of the reaction is simplified by creating conditions under which the rates of all stages except radical generation and decay can be neglected. One of the methods was updated. For the nonchain reaction of N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimine with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, both methods gave close results; for the chain reaction of N,N′-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, the results differed by approximately one order of magnitude.     

Reaction of N-acyl-and N-[N-arylsulfonylbenz(acet)imidoyl]-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines with hydrazoic acid

N-Aroyl-3,5-dimethyl-and N-[N-arylsulfonylbenz(acet)imidoyl]-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines react with hydrazoic acid according to the 1,4-addition pattern. N-Acyl-2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines take up hydrazoic acid at the double C=N bond (1,2-addition).     

Hydrohalogenation of N-acetyl(aroyl)-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines

New N-acetyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines alkyl-substituted in the quinoid ring were synthesized. The hydrohalogenation of N-acetyl(aroyl)-1,4-benzoquinone monoimines proceeds exclusively in keeping with the 1,4-addition. The hydrochlorination occurs along the ionic mechanism, in the hydrobromination grows the role of the radical mechanism.     

Aktivierte Chinone: Substitution von Azulenen,Benzofuran und Indolen durch 2-Methoxycarbonyl-1,4-benzochinon. Regiospezifische Synthesen von Polymethoxy-fluorenonen und eine neue Synthese des 2,6-Dihydro-naphtho[1,2,3-cd]indol-6-on-Systems

Activated quinones: substitution reactions by methoxy-carbonyl-1,4-benzoquinone of azulenes, benzofuran and indoles; regiospecific syntheses of polymethoxy-fluorenones; a new synthesis of the 2,6-dihydro-naphtho[1,2,3-cd]indol-6-one system. We present new electrophilic substitution reactions of azulenes and 5-membered heterocyclics by methoxy-carbonyl-1,4-benzoquinone. Hydroquinones 3a and 5 are prepared from azulene, and 3b from guaiazulene (see Scheme 1). Benzofuran undergoes α- and β-substitution (hydroquinones 9 10 ) (see Scheme 2). Only β-substitution is observed with indole (hydroquinone 20 ) (see Scheme 4). After methylation, saponification and intramolecular acylation of the substituted indoles 22c, 22d , derivatives of 2,6-dihydro-naphtho[1,2,3-cd]indol-6-one have been obtained. Spectral data prove the presence of the methylidenequinone tautomer. By protonation or alkylation at the carbonyl group of 23 , the violet, highly delocalized 16π-electron systems 25 are generated. Analogously, polymethoxy-fluorenones have been prepared from methoxylated diphenylquinones 15 (see Scheme 3). They also are transformed by protonation and alkylation to the highly coloured and delocalized 12 π-electron systems 18 . By contrast, anthracene is not substituted by methoxycarbonyl-1,4-benzoquinone, but undergoes cycloaddition to the triptycene derivative 1 (see Scheme 1). A summary is presented of previously described reactions of activated quinones.     

Reaction of some <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-substituted 1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide

The reactions of N-(arenesulfinyl)-1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide afforded the corresponding N-(arylsulfanyl)-2-azido-1,4-benzoquinone imines via 1,4-addition of azide ion and subsequent intramolecular oxidation–reduction.     

Synthesis of 2-(β-Hetarylaminoethyl)-3,5,6-trichloro-1,4-benzoquinones

4,6,7-Trichloro-2-hetarylamino-5-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furans have been prepared from 4,6,7-trichloro-2,5-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furan and hetarylamines. Reductive opening of the dihydrobenzofuran ring in these compounds gave 3,5,6-trichloro-2-(-hetarylaminoethyl)hydroquinones. The latter could be oxidised to the target 3,5,6-trichloro-2-(-hetarylaminoethyl)-1,4-benzoquinones which are novel 1,4-benzoquinone derivatives with intramolecular charge transfer.     

Synthetic transformations of higher terpenoids: XXVIII. Diels-Alder reactions of 16-(trimethylsiloxybutadienyl) labdanoids

15,16-Epoxy-16-(3-trimethylsiloxybuta-1,3-dien-1-yl)labdanoids were synthesized, and their reactions with cyclic dienophiles (1,4-benzoquinone, 1,4-toluquinone, 2-bromo-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, and N-methylmaleimide) were studied. The reactions with unsymmetrically substituted benzoquinones were not selective. Methods for the preparation of hybrid compounds containing furan diterpenoid and substituted naphthoquinone, octahydroisoindoletrione, or hexahydroisoindoledione fragments were proposed.     

The features of the kinetics of radical reactions of quinone imines with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole

Kinetics of the reactions of N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimine and N,N′-diphenyl-1,4-benzoquinone diimine with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in chlorobenzene at T = 343 K has been studied by using kinetical spectrophotometry method (periodic spectral measurements and/or monitoring the wavelengths of the absorption band of quinone imines in the visible region). Two general features of the reactions, namely, radical mechanism and the existence of two steps were found. Kinetic features depend on the structure of a quinone imine. A reaction between N,N′-diphenyl-1,4-benzoquinone diimine and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole at first (initial) steps proceeds in an autoinhibition mode and has two independent channels, one of which being radical-chain. The addition of an initiator strongly accelerates the reaction only at the initial step, on completion of which the reaction rate decreases significantly and do not depend on the presence of the initiator. This testifies to the proceeding of the reaction by a non-chain mechanism subsequently to the initial step. The interaction involving N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimine proceeds by a radical non-chain mechanism from the very beginning up to the end, and at the initial steps it proceeds in the autoaccelerating mode. The initiator has no influence on the reaction rate. For the process of the interaction of N,N′-diphenyl-1,4-benzoquinone monoimine and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in the presence of 4-hydroxydiphenylamine, a radical mechanism was proposed, that serves to describe the kinetic features of the reaction and to obtain a quantitative estimation of some of its kinetic parameters.     

Novel porphyrin-quinone architectures via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

Porphyrinic pyridinium ylides react with 1,4-benzoquinone and 1,4-naphthoquinone to afford novel meso-substituted indolizine porphyrins.     

Photoacylations of 2-substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones: a concise access to biologically active quinonoid compounds

Photochemical acylations of 2-substituted-1,4-naphthoquinones with various aldehydes furnished acylated hydroquinones and acylated quinones in moderate to good combined yields. All reactions are easily performed and open a rapid access to biologically active compounds. For the 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone/butyraldehyde pair, a novel tri-keto compound has been additionally isolated.     

Reaction of 1,4-benzoquinones with PH-phosphonium salts

A novel approach has been proposed to the synthesis of phosphonium salts containing a 1,4-dihydroxybenzo fragment via reaction of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone or 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone with PH-phosphonium salts generated in situ from triphenylphosphine and trifluoromethanesulfonic or trifluoroacetic acid. The structure of the synthesized phosphonium salts was determined by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis.