Transition-Metal-Free Multiple Functionalization of Piperidines to 4-Substituted and 3,4-Disubstituted 2-Piperidinones

Remote and multiple functionalization of piperidines without the use of transition-metal catalysts and elaborate directing groups is one of the major challenges in organic synthesis. Herein is reported an unprecedented two-step protocol that enables the multiple functionalization of piperidines to either 4-substituted or trans-3,4-disubstituted 2-piperidones. First, by exploiting the duality of TEMPO reactivity, which under oxidative and thermal conditions fluctuates between cationic and persistent-radical form, a novel multiple C(sp³)-H oxidation of piperidines to α,β-unsaturated 2-piperidones was developed. Second, the intrinsic low reactivity of the unsaturated piperidones toward conjugated Grignard additions was overcome by using trimethylsilyl chloride (TMSCl) as Lewis acid. Subsequently, conjugated Grignard addition/electrophilic trapping protocol provided substituted 2-piperidone intermediates, some of which were then transformed into pharmaceutical alkaloids.     

A novel dehydrogenation occurring during the synthesis of the new heterocyclic system 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b][2,7]naphthyridin-8-one

1,3-Disubstituted-5-aminopyrazoles and N-alkyl-3-carbethoxy-4-piperidones condense in refluxing acetic acid to give 1,3,6-trisubstituted 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b][2,7]naphthyridin-8(6H)ones (a new heterocyclic system) with loss of one molecule of hydrogen.     

Ring closure of some O-aryl ethers of ketoximes to benzofurans

The action of alcohol solutions of hydrogen chloride on aryl ethers of the oximes of N-substituted 4-piperidones (Ia-c) yielded rearrangement products — 3-(2-hydroxyaryl)-4-piperidones (IIa, b) and (or) 4a-aikoxy-l,2,3,4,4a,9b-hexahydrobenzofuro[3,2-c]pyridines (IIIa-c), which, under certain conditions, are readily converted to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzofuro[3,2-c]pyridines (IVa, b). Ketones of the II type are ketalized to dihydrobenzofurans III by alcohol solutions of hydrogen chloride.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1596–1600, December, 1971.     

The synthesis and ring opening of N-substituted-2-oxo-6-azaspiro[2,5] octanes

N-Substituted-4-piperidones have been reacted with trimethyl sulfoxonium iodide to give the title compounds. These undergo ring opening with lithium aluminum hydride-aluminum chloride to give piperidine-4-methanols which were converted to the chloromethylpiperidines.     

Synthesis and transformations of 6,6,7,7-tetramethyl-2-quinuclidone

6,6,7,7-Tetramethyl-2-quinuclidone was synthesized, and its differences from the usual amides were shown. It enters into three types of chemical reactions: 1) the N-CO bond is broken under the influence of protic nucleophilic agents (water, alcohols, amines, hydroxylamine, and hydrazines), and nucleophilic agents are acylated by the (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-acetic acid residue; 2) the N-C(CH₃)₂ bond is broken by reaction with nucleophilic agents in aprotic media (phenyllithium in ether, PCl₅ in benzene, acetone cyanohydrin, and LiAlH₄ in ether) to form 4-substituted 6,6-dimethyl-2-piperidones; 3) reactions with the preservation of the quinuclidine ring occur on treatment with electrophilic reagents (hydrogen chloride and methyl iodide) in aprotic solvents and during reduction.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 378–384, March, 1971.     

Synthesis of some new benzimidazole-5(6)-carboxylic acids

The title compounds, 1,2-dialkyl-benzimidazole-5(6)-carboxylic acids 34–45 were prepared at four steps; 1) preparation of mono amide derivatives 1–11 by the reaction of methyl 3,4-diaminobenzoate and substituted phenyl or phenoxyacetic acid chlorides; 2) preparation of the methyl benzimidazolecarboxyl-ates 12–22 , with zinc chloride and dry hydrogen chloride gas; 3) alkaline hydrolysis of the esters 23–33 ; and 4) substitution of the imidazole ring with benzyl or p-fluorobenzyl bromide, in alkali medium. 2-Aryl-benzimidazole-5(6)-carboxylic acids 50–53 were prepared via the oxidative condensation of 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid and aromatic aldehydes with cupric ion.     

Synthesis of the alkaloid thalactamine and a new synthesis for the alkaloid N-methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1(2H)isoquinolone

The alkaloid thalactamine (N-methyl-5,6,7-trimethoxy-1(2H)isoquinolone) was synthesised in two steps from 4,5,6-trimethoxyhomophthalic acid (1a). Heating la with DMF/POCI₃ at 100° furnished thalactamine-4-earhoxylic acid which was easily decarboxylated to give the alkaloid thalactamine. By the same two steps, the alkaloid N-methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1(2H)-isoquinolone is obtained from 4,5-dimethoxyhomophthalic acid. Synthesis for la from 2-bromogallic acid trimethyl ether was modified to give excellent yield. 5,6,7-Trimethoxy and 6,7-dimethoxyisocoumarin-4-carboxylic acid esters were synthesised from the homophthalic acids 1a and b by interacting them with DMF/phosphoryl chloride at 0°, to give corresponding 4-(N,N-dimethylaminoformylidene)isochroman-1,3-dione derivatives Vla and b and treating their alcoholic solutions with dry hydrogen chloride gas. The isocoumarins were converted into N-methyl-1(2H)isoquinolonesby treating them with aqueous methylamine. The isochromandione Vla slowly changed into 3-chloro-4-formyl-5,6,7-trimethoxyisocoumarin during the working up of the reaction.     

Reaction of nitriles under acidic conditions. Part VII. Study on the reaction of o-aminonitriles with cyanamides to synthesize 2,4-diaminothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines

The reaction of N-arylcyanamides with thiophene o-aminonitriles under the influence of dry hydrogen chloride gas yields a mixture of two products. The major product has been identified as 2-amino-3-aryl-4-iminothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and the minor as 2-amino-3-arylthieno[2,3-H]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one.     

The Self Oxidation Reduction of N-Arylhydroxylamines

The reactions of N-phenylhydroxylamine in the presence of dry hydrogen chloride to form azoxybenzene, aniline, 2-chloroaniline and 4-chloroaniline were studied. The molar ratio of the azoxybenzene and aniline obtained was very close to one. A similar reaction was also observed for 2-methyl- and 4-methyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine. A reasonable explanation is that N-phenylhydroxylamine undergoes a self oxidation reduction reaction to give aniline and nitrosobenzene, and the latter subsequently reacts with N-phenylhydroxylamine to give azoxybenzene. The reaction of N-phenylhydroxylamine, catalyzed by trifluoroacetic acid to yield azoxybenzene, was previously studied by Okamoto et al. and was suspected to undergo a similar reaction. We repeated the reaction and evidence for the same self oxidation reduction reaction was found. A mechanism involving the anilenium ion is proposed to account for this reaction.     

Synthesis of some substituted 1-(2-propynyl)-4-piperidones

Summary Some 1-(1,2-dimethyl-2-propynyl)-4-piperidones were synthesized, and the effect of substitution in the piperidine ring on the reversible cyclization of unsaturated-alkylamino ketones into 4-piperidones was investigated.     

Selective Synthesis of Cyclic Nitroene-Sulfonamides from Aliphatic Sulfamides and NOBF4

Described herein is the development of a desaturation and N-β-nitration reaction of cyclic amides, which is achieved by a selective hydrogen atom transfer (HAT)/oxidative desaturation/electrophilic nitration process. In this procedure, di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) acted both as the oxidant and HAT reagent, and electrophilic NOBF₄ as nitration source. Notably, the application of produced cyclic nitroene-sulfonamides was showcased by their efficient transformations into 3-piperidones and poly-substituted piperidine derivatives.     

Synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles

Several methods were explored for preparing certain 4,5-disubstituted-1,2,3-thiadiazoles. The reaction of phenoxyacetyl chlorides with diazoacetylamides yielded α-diazo-β-ketoacetamides which were cyclized, with hydrogen sulfide and ammonium hydroxide, to 4-carboxamido-5-phenoxymethyl-1,2,3-thiadiazoles. However, treatment of α-diazo-α-benzoylacetamides with hydrogen sulfide and ammonium hydroxide yielded hydrazones rather than thiadiazoles. The reaction of α-[(ethoxycarbonyl)hydrazono]benzenepropanoic acid ( 25 ) with thionyl chloride yielded 5-phenyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-4-carbocylic acid (26a) , the corresponding acid chloride 26b , and 5-(phenylmethyl)-2H-1,3,4-oxadiazine-2,6(3H)dione ( 27 ). The yields of 26a, 26b , and 27 were dependent on the reaction conditions employed. Oxadiazine 27 could also be converted to acid chloride 26b with thionyl chloride. Reduction of 1-([5-(4-chlorophenoxy)methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl]-carbonyl)piperidine ( 10b ) with diborane yielded a boron complex which produced 1-([5-((4-chlorophenoxy)methyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl]methyl)piperidine ( 31 ) upon recrystallization from ethanol.     

Stereospecificity of the addition of hydrogen cyanide to the carbonyl group of substituted 4-piperidones. Synthesis and three-dimensional structures of substituted 4-hydroxy-4-cyanopiperidines

Mixtures of stereoisomers of the corresponding 4-hydroxy-4-cyanopiperidines were synthesized by the reaction of substituted 4-piperidones with hydrogen cyanide by an exchange reaction with acetone cyanohydrin. The ratios of the stereoisomers in the resulting mixtures of stereoisomeric 4-piperidone cyanohydrins were determined by means of the ¹³C NMR spectra, and the three-dimensional structures were established by direct determination of the orientation of the cyano group in their molecules. A dependence of the quantitative ratios of the stereoisomeric cyanohydrins of the substituted 4-piperidones on the reaction temperature was demonstrated.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1359–1363, October, 1990.     

Reaction of aryl-β-nitrovinyl ketones with hydrogen halides. Preparation of isoxazoles

A study is made of the reactions of aryl--nitrovinyl ketones with hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, and hydriodic acid. It is shown that reaction leads to cyclization forming substituted isoxazoles, and that with hydrogen bromide and hydriodic acid, cyclization is accompanied by reduction. The action of hydrogen chloride on phenyl--nitrovinyl ketone gives 3, 4-dichloro-5-phenylisoxazole, while hydrogen bromide gives 5-phenyl- and 3-bromo-5-phenylisoxazoles, and hydriodic acid 5-phenylisoxazole. Chlorination of 3-chioro-5-phenylisoxazole and bromination of 3-bromo-5-phenyl-isoxazole are methods of synthesizing 3, 4-dichloro- and 3, 4-dibromo-5-phenylisoxazole, respectively. The general equations for the reactions are given.     

Synthesis of 1λ4,2-diselenol-1-ylium salts

Seven bis-(1λ⁴,2-diselenol-1-ylium) tetrachloroferrates have been prepared by reaction of 1,3-diketones or 1,3-ketoaldehydes with hydrogen selenide and iron(III) chloride in ethanol saturated with hydrogen chloride. They decompose gradually in air. The corresponding 1λ⁴,2-diselenol-1-ylium perchlorates have been prepared by reaction of the tetrachloroferrates with perchloric acid in acetic acid and are stable. The tetrachloroferrates react with benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate to give 6,6aλ⁴-diselena-1,2-diazapentalenes.     

Thermal degradation of vinylidene chloride/[4-(t-butoxycarbonyloxy)phenyl]methyl acrylate copolymers

Vinylidene chloride polymers containing comonomer units capable of consuming evolved hydrogen chloride to expose good radical-scavenging sites might be expected to display greater thermal stability than similar polymers containing simple alkyl acrylates as comonomer. Incorporation of a comonomer containing the phenyl t-butyl carbonate moiety into a vinylidene chloride polymer has the potential to afford a polymer with pendant groups which might interact with hydrogen chloride to expose phenolic groups. Copolymers of vinylidene chloride with [4-(t-butoxycarbonyloxy)phenyl]methyl acrylate have been prepared, characterized, and subjected to thermal degradation. The degradation has been characterized by thermal and spectroscopic techniques. The degradation of vinylidene chloride/[4-(t-butoxycarbonyloxy)phenyl]methyl acrylate copolymers is much more facile than the same process for similar copolymers containing either [4-(isobutoxycarbonyloxy)phenyl]methyl acrylate or methyl acrylate, a simple alkyl acrylate, as comonomer. During copolymer degradation, [4-(t-butoxycarbonyloxy) phenylmethyl acrylate units are apparently converted to acrylic acid units by extensive fragmentation of the sidechain. Thus, the phenyl t-butyl carbonate moiety does function as a labile acid-sensitive pendant group but its decomposition in this instance leads to the generation of a phenoxybenzyl carboxylate capable of further fragmentation.     

Interconversions of heterocycles containing S,N, and O

On heating with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of sulfuric acid, tetrahydropyran-4-ones (III) and 4-piperidones (II) are converted to the corresponding thiopyranones (I). The anticipated III are obtained by heating I or II in dilute sulfuric acid solution in the presence of mercuric sulfate. Analogously, I and II in aqueous methylamine solution are converted to II;2,3,6-trimethyl-4-pyrone (VII) and 1, 2, 3, 6-tetramethyl-4-pyridonen (VIII) are also interconvertible.     

Ring Opening Reactions of 1,2-Didehydroprolines. Part II. Synthesis of 5-Amino-2,4-dihydroxypentanoic Acids,their 2-Piperidones and Pentanolides [1]

Summary. NMR spectroscopic investigations on 1,2-didehydroproline in alkaline deuterium oxide revealed incorporation of deuterium at position C-3, presumably due to the presence of acyclic 5-amino-2-oxopentanoate in solution. Reduction of this equilibrium mixture with hydride reagents generally yields prolines together with the 2-hydroxy acids. It could be shown that the ratio of the two products depends strongly on the pH. This allowed the optimization of reaction conditions for the preparation of the target compounds (2R,4R)- and (2S,4R)-5-amino-2,4-dihydroxypentanoic acid. In order to separate these isomers and unambiguously assign their respective structures, the (3R,5R)- and (3S,5R)-3,5-dibenzoyloxy-2-piperidones were synthesized as the key intermediates by lactamization and benzoylation. Lactames were also directly transformed to the corresponding lactones.     

Stereospezifische Synthese und Isomerisierung der 10-Chlor-decahydroisochinoline. Decahydroisochinoline. IV. Teil

Treatment of cis- and trans-10-hydroxy-N-methyl-decahydroisoquinoline, ( 3a ) and ( 10a ) respectively, or N-methyl-Δ^9,10-octahydroisoquinoline ( 4 a ) with hydrogen chloride in acetic acid affords the thermodynamically more stable trans-isomer of 10-chloro-N-methyl-decahydroisoquinoline ( 1a ). On the other hand ring closure of β-(cyclohexen-1-yl)-ethylamines 11a or 11b with aqueous formaldehyde in the presence of chloride ions leads to the 10-cis-chlorides 2a or 2b in a kinetically controlled reactions.     

Studies in alkylation. I. Synthesis and reactions of spiro[oxirane-2,4-piperidines]

Spiro[oxirane-2, 4′-piperidines] have been prepared by the action of dimethyloxosulfonium methylide on 4-piperidones. The spiro[oxirane-2,4′-piperidines] act as alkylating agents to introduce (4-hydroxy-4-piperidyl) methyl moieties onto heteroaromatic compounds such as 4(3H)-quinazolone.