The preparation of 7-substituted norbornadiene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydrides and an experimental and theoretical study of their reactivity

Four new substituted methano-bridged or heteroatom-bridged norbornadienomaleic anhydrides have been prepared and converted to sesquinorbornadiene anhydrides by reaction with cyclic 1,3-dienes. The versatility of parity reversal, in conjunction with N-substituent steric effects, has been used to produce all three possible stereoisomers of the N,O-sesquinorbornadiene anhydrides in separate, stereoselective cycloadditions. The anhydrides have been synthesized by cyclization of their diacids (in situ production) or by flash vacuum pyrolysis of their furan adducts (yielding crystalline products); further fragmentation occurs at these or higher temperatures to produce five-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic anhydrides. Activation energies have been evaluated for the fragmentation and cycloaddition processes using DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31G∗) and these calculations correctly predict, which reaction can be intercepted at the norbornadienomaleic anhydride stage and preferred stereochemistry of cycloadducts.     

Endo- and exocyclic N-alkylation of 1- and 5-aminotetrazoles with t-BuOH-HClO4: synthesis of mono-, di-, and tri-tert-butyl substituted aminotetrazolium salts

A new method for the synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted aminotetrazolium salts based on alkylation of 1- and 5-aminotetrazoles with the t-BuOH-HClO₄ system is presented. Depending on the structure of the tetrazole substrate and reaction conditions, alkylation proceeds at the endocyclic nitrogen atoms as well as at the 1- and 5-amino groups giving mono-, di-, and tri-tert-butyl substituted tetrazolium salts. An X-ray diffraction investigation of 3-tert-butyl-1,5-bis(tert-butylamino)tetrazolium perchlorate and 5-amino-1,3-di-tert-butyltetrazolium chloride was carried out.     

Oxidative dimerization of 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol

2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol undergoes oxidative self-coupling by the action of K₃Fe(CN)₆ in alkaline medium at room temperature to give 7,9-di-tert-butyl-4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-hydroxymethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-dien-8-one. The composition of the reaction products has been determined, and the mechanism of their formation is discussed.     

Synthesis and Structure of New 2-(2-Quinolyl)-1,3-tropolone Derivatives

4,6-Di-tert-butyl-3-nitro-1,2-benzoquinone reacts with substituted 2-methylquinolines to give the corresponding 2-(2-quinolyl)-4-nitro-1,3-tropolones and 2-(2-quinolyl)-1,3-tropolones.     

A novel one-pot, three-component reaction for the synthesis of isocoumarin-condensed pyrazoles

The one-pot, three-component reaction of substituted homophthalic anhydrides with hydrazine in DMF as solvent and reactant, at reflux temperature, afforded isochromeno[3,4-c]pyrazole-5(2H)-one derivatives in high yields. The mechanism and roles of the substrates were investigated and it was found that cyclic hydrazides were formed as intermediates.     

A new method of synthesis of substituted 1-(1H-imidazole-4-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazoles and their fungicidal activity

Based on the deoxygenation reaction of 1-(1-tert-butyl-3-nitroazetidine-3-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazoles a new method for the synthesis of substituted 1-(1H-imidazole-4-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazoles has been developed. Fungicidal activity of these compounds has been investigated at a range of phytopathogenic fungi.     

Synthesis of 3,4,5-trisubstituted indoles via iterative directed lithiation of 1-(triisopropylsilyl)gramines

Directed lithiation of 1-(triisopropylsilyl)gramines 1 with tert-butyllithium followed by reaction with trimethylsilylmethyl azide produced 4-amino-1-(triisopropylsilyl)gramines 7. The N-tert-butoxycarbonyl derivatives 8 were lithiated selectively at C-5 with tert-butyllithium and the lithiated species were reacted with a variety of electrophiles to give 5-functionalized compounds, 9 and 10. A facile method to produce 3,4,5-trisubstituted indoles from readily available gramine derivatives is thereby established.     

Room-temperature synthesis of pharmaceutically important carboxylic acids bearing the 1,2,4-oxadiazole moiety

An efficient and mild one-pot protocol has been developed for the synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles via the reaction of amidoximes with dicarboxylic acid anhydrides in a NaOH/DMSO medium. The method allows the synthesis of diversely substituted carboxylic acids bearing the 1,2,4-oxadiazole motif, – a popular building block for pharmaceutical research, in moderate to excellent yields. The reaction scope includes aromatic and heteroaromatic amidoximes as well as five-, six- and seven-membered anhydrides. The advantages of this procedure are proven gram-scalability and the use of inexpensive starting materials, which from a process chemistry point of view are essential for future industrial applications.     

Synthesis of derivatives of pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]isoquinoline heterocyclic system

An approach to the synthesis of derivatives of new heterocyclic system, pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]-furo[3,2-c]isoquinoline, was suggested. A condensation reaction of substituted 3-cyanopyridin-2(1H)-ones with methyl 2-(chloromethyl)benzoate and subsequent treatment of the condensation product with potassium tert-butoxide leads to substituted pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]-isoquinolin-5(6H)-ones. Similarly, a condensation reaction of substituted 3-cyanopyridin-2(1H)-ones with 2-(chloromethyl)benzonitrile and subsequent treatment of the condensation product with potassium tert-butoxide gives substituted 5-aminopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2-c]-isoquinolines.     

A one-pot synthesis of a branched tertiary phosphine oxide from red phosphorus and 1-(tert-butyl)-4-vinylbenzene in KOH-DMSO: an unusually facile addition of P-centered nucleophiles to a weakly electrophilic double bond

Red phosphorus reacts with 1-(tert-butyl)-4-vinylbenzene in a superbase media (KOH-DMSO, 90-100 °C, 3 h) to give tris[4-(tert-butyl)phenethyl]phosphine oxide in 77% yield. Microwave activation of the reaction affords the phosphine oxide in 82% yield in 6 min.     

The structure of side product in the synthesis of substituted 1,3-tropolones

The structure of pyrocatechol p-toluenesulfonate resulting from the reaction between 3,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,2-benzoquinone and substituted 2-methylquinolines was proved by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis of macrocyclic precursors of lankacidins using Stille reactions of 4-(2-iodo-alkenyl)azetidinones and related compounds for ring closure

In the context of a proposed total synthesis of lankacidins, the synthesis of 4-(2-iodo-alkenyl)azetidinones and their participation in Stille coupling reactions have been investigated. 1-tert-Butyldimethylsilyl-4-(2-iodoethenyl)azetidinone was found to undergo a Stille coupling reaction with a 3-hydroxy-1-tributylstannylhepta-1,5-diene to give an acceptable yield of the corresponding conjugated diene but the analogous reaction with a 3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-1-tributylstannylhepta-1,5-diene was unsuccessful. A series of 4-[(E)-2-iodoprop-1-enyl]azetidinones, a ring-opened ester and a lactone were also found to undergo Stille reactions with 3-tributylstannylprop-2-enol albeit with variable yields. Asymmetric syntheses of methyl (2R,3R,5S)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-methyl-5-(2-trimethylsilylethoxy)methoxy-6-oxohexanoate, (3R,4S)-1-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-4-[(E)-2-iodoprop-1-enyl]-3-methylazetidin-2-one, and (5S,2E,6E)-5-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-methyl-1-phenylsulfonyl-7-tributylstannylhepta-2,6-diene and their incorporation into macrocyclic precursors of the lankacidins were then investigated. Key reactions were a Julia reaction between the aldehyde and the sulfone to form the 12,13-double-bond, a stereoselective acylation of the azetidinone, and formation of macrocycles using intramolecular Stille reactions in the presence of a free hydroxyl group at C(8) (lankacidin numbering).     

Diels-Alder cycloaddition of electrophilic 2H-azirines with 3-(3-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)buta-1,3-dienyl)oxazolidin-2-ones. Treatment of the cycloadducts under acidic conditions

3-(3-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)buta-1,3-dienyl)oxazolidin-2-one was reacted with several electrophilic 2H-azirines to give the expected cycloadducts in moderate to good yields. Treatment of the cycloadducts under acidic conditions gave six-membered ring aminoenones and aziridine derivatives. In the case where anilinium fluoride was used an inversion at the C-2 stereogenic center was observed forming an isomer of the former cycloadduct. The chiral (R)-3-(3-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)buta-1,3-dienyl)-4-phenyloxazolidin-2-one was also reacted with an electrophilic 2H-azirine. The reaction showed no diastereoselectivity, but both diastereoisomers were fully isolated by chromatography.     

Tert-Butyldiphenylsilylmethyl Triflate: Preparation and Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of 1-(Tert-Butyldiphenylsilylmethyl)-6-Cyano-4-Methyl-1,2,5,6-Tetrahydropyridine

Alkylation of substituted pyridines with tert-butyldiphenylsilylmethyl triflate provides N-[tert-butyldiphenylsilylmethyl]pyridinium triflates in excellent yields. Reductive cyanation of the pyridinium triflates provides 1-(tert-butyldiphenylsilylmethyl)-6-cyano-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines, azomethine ylid precursors, in modest yields. An unexpected dipolar cycloaddition reaction of an ylid derived from the title 6-cyanopiperidine is described.     

Synthesis of Functionalized Indoles with a Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Stereogenic Tertiary Carbon Atom Through an Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Alkylation with β‐Trifluoromethyl‐α,β‐enones

Chiral complexes of BINOL‐based ligands with zirconium tert‐butoxide catalyze the Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction of indoles with β‐trifluoromethyl‐α,β‐unsaturated ketones to give functionalized indoles with an asymmetric tertiary carbon center attached to a trifluoromethyl group. The reaction can be applied to a large number of substituted α‐trifluoromethyl enones and substituted indoles. The expected products were obtained with good yields and ees of up to 99 %.     

Synthesis and structural studies of 5,7(4,6)-di(<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl)-2-(6,8-dimethyl-4-chloroquinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolones by quantum-chemical methods and two-dimensional correlation NMR spectroscopy

4,6-Di(tert-butyl)-2-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolone (7′) was isolated for the first time from the acid-catalyzed reaction of 2-methyl-substituted nitrogen heterocycles with 1,2-benzoquinones, which proceeds with the expansion of the o-quinone ring to give mainly isomeric 5,7-di(tert-butyl)-2-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolone.     

Reactions of tert-butyl N,N-diethyl-N′-(4-phenylthiazol-2-yl)-phosphorodiamidite with electrophilic reagents

Previously unknown amidophosphorous acid derivatives were prepared by transamidation of tert-butyl N,N-diethyl-N′-(4-phenylthiazolyl)phosphorodiamidite with 2-amino-4-phenylthiazole, and their reactions with acetyl and benzoyl chloride were studied. These reactions are shown to proceed regioselectively according to the Arbuzov scheme to give the corresponding ketophosphonates. The reaction of the phosphorodiamidite with acetyl chloride in a 1:2 molar ratio involves formation of acetophosphonate that reacts in the enol form to give the corresponding (1-acetoxy)vinylphosphonate.     

A facile synthesis of 2-substituted-4-(substituted)phenyl-Δ2-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones

The title compounds, 3, are formed at ambient temperature from 4,4-dimethyl-2-(substituted)-phenylsemicarbazides (1) and carboxylic acid chlorides in the presence of triethylamine. 2-Dimethylamino-4-(substiluted)phenyl-Δ²-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones are formed from 1 and dialkyl-carbamoyl chlorides at elevated temperature (about 15° ). Acylation of 1 with carboxylic acid anhydrides, also at elevated temperature, is accompanied by loss of dimethylamine from the intermediate l-acyl-4,4-dimethyl-2-(substituted)phenylsemicarbazides, 2, to give 3.     

Synthesis of acridinyl- and fluorenylidenehydrazido derivatives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-Butylcalix[4]arene

p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arenes substituted at the lower rim by acetic acid hydrazide residues reacted with methoxy(ethoxy)acridine and fluoren-9-one derivatives to give a series of calixarenes containing N′-fluorenylidene- and N′-acridinylacetohydrazide residues. It was found that modification of the hydrazide moiety does not affect the conformation of the initial macroring and that it can lead in some cases to unsymmetrically substituted calixarenes.     

Synthesis of Halomethyl Derivatives of 3- and 4-(Dialkoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfuran-2-carboxylic Acid and Their Reactions with Nucleophilic Agents

5-tert-Butyl-4-chloromethyl-, 5-tert-butyl-4-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-3-methylfuran-2-carboxylates are effectively brominated with N-bromosuccinimide by the 3-methyl group. The bis(halomethyl)derivative is phosphorylated under conditions of the Arbuzov reaction to give the corresponding chloromethylphosphonate. The obtained organophosphorus derivatives of bromomethyl- and chloromethylfuran-2-carboxylic acid react with secondary amines and sodium butanethiolate to form the corresponding substitution products. Alkyl 5-tert-butyl-4-chloromethyl-3-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-furan-2-carboxylate reacts with sodium acetate in acetic acid to give a 4-acetoxymethyl derivative. It is the first example of a facile reaction with O-nucleophiles of halomethyl derivatives of phosphonomethylated furans.