Zirconium-mediated conversion of homoallylic ethers into cyclopropane derivatives

Homoallylic ethers react with Cp₂ZrCl₂/2 n-BuLi reagent to afford cyclopropane derivatives. Cyclopropylcarbinyl-homoallyl rearrangements involving zirconium species are observed depending on the substrate structure.     

Ring-opening and recyclization of 3,4-diacylfuroxans by nitrogen nucleophiles

Interaction of 3,4-diacylfuroxans with hydroxylamine hydrochloride results in the formation of substituted 4,5-bis (hydroximino)-4,5-dihydroisoxazoles, whereas the reaction of 3,4-bis(4-methylfurazanoyl-3)furoxan with hydrazine hydrate in acetic acid affords 3-[4,5-bis(hydroximino)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-methylfurazan. N-Acyl-, N-nitro-, N-alkyl- and N-adamantyl derivatives of the latter compound have been synthesized. X-Ray structure determinations together with density functional theoretical calculations are reported.     

Dienone—phenol Rearrangement of C—9 Oxygenated Decalinic Dienone and Analogs through B—Ring Cleavage

Dehydrogenation of 9-hydroxy decalinic enones and analogs with DDQ resulted in a formal dienone-phenol type rearrangement via B-ring cleavage, while the corresponding dienone acetates underwent base-catalyzed formal dienone-phenol type rearrangement analogously.     

B2O3/TiO2-ZrO2催化环己酮肟气相Beckmann重排反应研究 Ⅰ.B2O3含量的影响

 制备了不同B2O3含量（0～20％）的B2O3／TiO2－ZrO2固体酸催\r\n化剂，用XRD，FT－IR，N2吸附及NH3－TPD等方法测定了其结构、比表\r\n面积、孔分布和表面酸性．结果表明，当B2O3含量较低（≤5％）时，\r\n催化剂呈无定形态，样品中的B2O3主要以BO4结构存在．当B2O3含量较\r\n高（≥8％）时，催化剂中的TiO2－ZrO2以ZrTiO4晶相存在，分散于Ti\r\nO2－ZrO2表面的B2O3主要以玻璃体形式和BO3结构存在．随着B2O3含量\r\n的增加，催化剂的比表面积减小，孔径增大．300℃下的环己酮肟气相\r\nBeck－mann重排反应结果表明，随着B2O3含量的增加，己内酰胺的选择\r\n性逐渐增大，而己内酰胺的收率在B2O3含量为12％时达到最大值．讨论\r\n了B2O3／TiO2－ZrO2的催化性能与其表面酸性及孔径大小的关系．     

Synthesis of stable azomethine ylides by the rearrangement of 1,3-dipolar cycloadducts of 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-oxides with DMAD

1-Aryl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines were prepared according to a one-pot procedure involving the reaction of 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethylamine with aromatic aldehydes in TFA at reflux. The tetrahydroisoquinolines were treated with H₂O₂-WO₄²⁻ in methanol at room temperature to give the corresponding 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2-oxides. Treatment of these cyclic nitrones with DMAD in toluene at room temperature gave the corresponding isoxazolo[3,2-a]isoquinolines. These compounds were heated in toluene at reflux to give the corresponding ylides in high yields (Method A). The effect of the substituents on the rate of the rearrangement of such compounds prompted us to discuss a new mechanism involving consecutive C-C bond heterolysis and 1,3-sigmatropic shift. A one-pot reaction involving the treatment of the nitrones with equimolar amounts of DMAD in refluxing toluene also gave the ylides (Method B). The structures of the prepared compounds were elucidated by spectral means and elemental analyses.     

Progressive studies on the novel samarium-catalyzed diastereoselective tandem semipinacol rearrangement/Tishchenko reduction of secondary alpha-hydroxy epoxides

A novel and highly diastereoselective samarium-catalyzed tandem rearrangement/reduction of secondary alpha-hydroxy epoxides, which involves a C1 to C3 carbon migration rearrangement and a very interesting hetero-Tishchenko reduction of the intermediate aldehyde and the reductant aldehyde, has been reported. This reaction could be developed to provide a facile and stereoselective construction of 2-quarternary 1,3-diol units with an hydroxymethyl moiety attached to the diastereogenic quaternary carbon center. Detailed investigations have been carried out concerning the screening of the aldehydes as a reductant, the optimization of reaction conditions, and the substrate scope of this tandem reaction. A catalytic cycle for this reaction, the electronic and steric effects of the reductant aldehydes, and the mechanism for the acyl migration of 1,3-diol monoesters are proposed.     

Oxidative rearrangements of arylalkenes with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in 95% methanol: a general, regiospecific synthesis of α-aryl ketones

The treatment of arylalkenes with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in 95% methanol affords the corresponding α-aryl ketones. This oxidative rearrangement is general for acyclic and cyclic arylalkenes and permits regioselective syntheses of isomeric α-phenyl ketone pairs.     

AM1法研究3-己烯在分子筛表面的重排反应机理

应用半经验分子轨道理论的AM1方法，对3-已烯在不同的模型分子筛表面催化重排成2-已烯的反应机理进行了比较研究。采用能量解析梯度技术全优化得到了模型分析的平衡态和过渡态几何构型，通过振动分析对平衡态和过渡态进行了确认。计算结果表明，已烯与酸性化分子筛形成一个八元环状的过渡态，在异构化过程中反应的正反两个方向两个方向的反应活化能均比较低，重排反应容易进行。     

The methoxycarbonylcarbene insertion into 1,3-dithiolane and 1,3-oxathiolane rings

Treatment of substituted 1,3-dithiolanes and 1,3-oxathiolanes with methyl diazoacetate in the presence of Rh₂(OAc)₄ effects ring expansion to the corresponding substituted 1,4-dithiane-2-carboxylates and 1,4-oxathiane-3-carboxylates. The sulfur ylides initially generated in these reactions undergo Stevens rearrangement in competition with both [2,3]-C-C-sigmatropic rearrangement and intramolecular fragmentation. In the case of 2-styryl-substituted 1,3-oxathiolane and 1,3-dithiolane, ring expansion on one-, three- and four-carbons subsequently takes place.     

Rearrangement Free Method for Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev Inequalities on $\mathbb{S}^n$

For conformal Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev(HLS) inequalities [22] and reversed conformal HLS inequalities [8] on $\mathbb{S}^n,$ a new proof is given for the attainability of their sharp constants. Classical methods used in [22] and [8] depends on rearrangement inequalities. Here, we use the subcritical approach to construct the extremal sequence and circumvent the blow-up phenomenon by renormalization method. The merit of the method is that it does not rely on rearrangement inequalities.