New oxidative transformations of alkenes and alkynes under the action of diacetoxyiodobenzene

Treatment of alkenes and alkynes with diacetoxyiodobenzene activated by mineral and organic acids predominantly results in oxidative rearrangement. 1,4-Diphenylbutadiene in MeOH gives 3,4-dimethoxy-1,4-diphenylbut-1-ene.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1669–1675, August, 2004.     

Synthesis and properties ofN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane-2-thiolate

The reaction of cyclopentylidenecyanothiocetamide with cyanothioacetamide andN-methylmorpholine gaveN-methylmorpholinium 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-4-spirocyclopentane-2-thiolate, which was used in the syntheses of substituted 2-alkylthiodihydropyridines and pyrazolodihydropyridine. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1849–1851, October. 1997.     

Regioselective boron trichloride-mediated aromatic Claisen rearrangement of resorcinol allyl ethers

The regioselective Claisen rearrangement of resorcinol allyl ethers with boron trichloride was achieved with good selectivity (ca. 13:1) to afford the 6-isomer as major product.     

Wavelength sensitivity of the photoinduced reaction in polycarbonate

Bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) was irradiated with monochromatic light of wavelengths 260, 280, 300, 320, 340, 400, and 500 nm by use of the Okazaki large spectrograph (OLS). The quantum yield of main-chain scission (?_cs), efficiency of photo-Fries rearrangement (E_r), and effects of wavelength on ?_cs and E_r were investigated. It was found that photodegradation and photo-Fries rearrangement of PC took place by the irradiation of 260–300 nm light, but did not by the irradiation at λ ≧ 320 nm. The ?_cs has a maximum value in the case of the irradiation with 260 nm light, while E_r was found to have a maximum value by the irradiation of 280 nm light. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and properties of novel diisocyanate based optically active polyimides

A new optically active diisocyanate was prepared from the reaction of l-leucine and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and subsequent transformation of intermediate imide-containing diacid to diisocyanate via Weinstock modification of Curtius rearrangement. Solution polycondensation reaction of the prepared diisocyanate with PMDA, 3,3,4,4-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and hexafluoroisopropylidene 2,2-bis(phthalic anhydride) resulted in the preparation of novel optically active polyimides. The optimal conditions for polyimidations (reaction duration and temperature programming) were obtained via study of the model compound. The monomer, model compound and polymers were characterized by FTIR, ¹HNMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis and their optical and physical properties were studied as well.     

Chemical Modification of Plant Alkaloids. 4. Reaction of Cotarnine with Bifunctional NH- and CH-Acids

1-Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline systems were prepared by reaction of cotarnine with the NH-and CH-acids methyl- and acyl derivatives of pyrazole and 1,3-dicarbonyl reagents. Depending on the structure and reaction conditions, bifunctional pyrazole nucleophiles can give substitution products at the N atom, methyl, or acyl group; 1,3-diketones, at the terminal methyl. Rearrangements occurring during the reaction of cotarnine with bifunctional substrates were studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 360–364, July–August, 2005.     

Concise synthetic strategy toward cyclic α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids bearing a δ-nitrogen atom: chiral 1-substituted 4-aminopiperidine-4-carboxylic acids

A concise synthetic strategy toward cyclic α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids, 1-substituted 4-aminopiperidine-4-carboxylic acids have been developed. The synthetic route is a reductive amination of dimethyl bis(dioxolanemethyl)malonate with various amines, followed by Curtius rearrangement. This synthetic route is capable of synthesizing 4-aminopiperidine-4-carboxylic acids bearing a bulky substituent and optically active ones bearing a pendent chiral substituent, by the change of condensed amines.     

Silicon guided rearrangement of epoxydecalines to spirocyclic compounds. Synthesis of gleenol and axenol from carvone

The synthesis of the spirocyclic sesquiterpenes (−)-gleenol and (−)-axenol in enantiomerically pure form has been achieved starting from R-(−)-carvone. The key step is the silicon guided acid-promoted rearrangement of a 9-trimethylsilyl-5,6-epoxy-noreudesmane prepared from 3-trimethylsilyldihydrocarvone in several steps involving Robinson annulation, enone deconjugation and epoxidation. Acid treatment of the epoxy-noreudesmane gave a norspiroaxane as the main product, which was used as intermediate for the synthesis of two naturally occurring sesquiterpenes gleenol and axenol.     

钛硅分子筛在环己酮肟气相贝克曼重排反应中的失活

 对比了不同孔径的钛硅分子筛催化剂Ti－MCM－41（Si／Ti摩尔比＝27）和TS－1（Si／Ti摩尔比＝25）对环己酮肟气相贝克曼重排反应的催化性能，分析了它们在重排反应中的积碳量和孔体积的变化．结果表明，这些钛硅分子筛催化剂的失活主要是由积碳引起的，且积碳速率受催化剂孔径的制约．在重排反应过程中，TS－1催化剂微孔孔道内的积碳量随反应时间线性增加，微孔体积随反应时间线性下降；而二次孔内的积碳量随反应时间呈指数增加，孔体积随反应时间呈指数递减．     

New approach to the functionalization of δ-carboline derivatives

The possibility of transformation of 3-cyano-1-p-nitrophenyl--carbolin-2-one into 2-amino-3-cyano-1-p-nitrophenyl-1H-pyrido[3,2-b]indole derivatives and 2-imino-3-cyano-1-p-nitrophenyl-5H-pyrido[3,2-b]indole derivatives (-carbolines) is demonstrated. Methylation of 1-p-nitrophenyl-2-piperidino-1H--carboline followed by treatment with acetone in an alkaline medium yields 4-acetonyl-5-methyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,2-b]indole derivative. The rearrangement of 2-arylimino-3-cyano-1-p-nitrophenyl-5H-pyrido[3,2-b]indoles into 2-(aryl)nitrophenylamino-3-cyano-5H-pyrido[3,2-b]indoles was accomplished on heating above the melting point or on treatment with potassium tert-butoxide. The structures of the resulting compounds were proved by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.