The hetero-Diels-Alder addition of ethyl 2-nitrosoacrylate to electron-rich alkenes as a route to unnatural α-amino acids

A new method for the stereoselective synthesis of nonproteinogenic α-amino acids has been developed, which involves hetero-Diels-Alder addition of ethyl 2-nitrosoacrylate to electron-rich alkenes, such as enol ethers, enamines and allylsilanes, and a further two or three step manipulation of the resulting oxazines.     

A Multicontrolled Enamine Configurational Switch Undergoing Dynamic Constitutional Exchange

A multiresponsive enamine‐based molecular switch is presented, in which forward/backward configurational rotation around the C=C bond could be precisely controlled by the addition of an acid/base or metal ions. Fluorescence turn‐on/off effects and large Stokes shifts were observed while regulating the switching process with Cu^II. The enamine functionality furthermore enabled double dynamic regimes, in which configurational switching could operate in conjunction with constitutional enamine exchange of the rotor part. This behavior was used to construct a prototypical dynamic covalent switch system through enamine exchange with primary amines. The dynamic exchange process could be readily turned on/off by regulating the switch status with pH.     

[3+3] Cyclocondensation of 1-alkyl-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with 2-aminomethylenecycloalkane-1,3-diones or aminomethylene malonates: A novel annelation reaction in the series of cyclic Schiff's bases

A new approach to the construction of polycyclic skeletons of fused azines with nitrogen at the bridgehead based on a novel reaction of cyclic Schiff's bases (1-alkyl-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines) with α-aminomethylenecarbonyl compounds (2-aminomethylene-cyclohexane-1,3-diones or aminomethylenemalonic ester) was developed. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1358–1360, July, 1997.     

ZrCl4 catalyzed highly selective and efficient Michael addition of heterocyclic enamines with α,β-unsaturated olefins

Highly selective and efficient Michael additions of heterocyclic enamines, viz. indoles, pyrroles, and pyrazoles with α,β-unsaturated olefins using 2 mol % of ZrCl₄ has been achieved.     

The vibrational and NMR spectra,conformations and ab initio calculations of aminomethylene,propanedinitrile and itsN-methyl derivatives

The IR and Raman spectra of aminomethylene propanedinitrile (AM) [H₂N-CH=C(CN)₂], (methylamino)methylene propanedinitrile (MAM) [CH₃NH-CH=C(CN)₂] and (dimethylamino)methylene propanedinitrile (DMAM) [(CH₃)₂N-CH=C(CN)₂] as solids and solutes in various solvents have been recorded in the region 4000-50 cm^–1. AM and DMAM can exist only as one conformer. From the vibrational and NMR spectra of MAM in solutions, the existence of two conformers with the methyl group orientedanti andsyn toward the double C=C bond were confirmed. The enthalpy difference H ⁰ between the conformers was measured to be 3.7±1.4 kJ mol^–1 from the IR spectra in acetonitrile solution and 3.4±1.1 kJ mol^–1 from the NMR spectra in DMSO solution. Semiempirical (AM1, PM3, MNDO, MINDO3) and ab initio SCF calculations using a DZP basis set were carried out for all three compounds. The calculations support the existence of two conformersanti andsyn for MAM, withanti being 7.8 kJ mol^–1 more stable thansyn from ab initio and 8.6, 13.4, 11.6, and 10.8 kJ mor^–1 from AM1, PM3, MNDO, and MINDO3 calculations, respectively. Finally, complete assignments of the vibrational spectra for all three compounds were made with the aid of normal coordinate calculations employing scaled ab initio force constants. The same scale factors were optimized on the experimental frequencies of all three compounds, and a very good agreement between calculated and experimental frequencies was achieved.     

Crystal and molecular structures of 2,4-diacetyl-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-phenyl-N-benzyl-1-cyclohexenylamine

2,4-Diacetyl-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-phenyl-N-benzyl-1-cyclohexenylamine is obtained by benzylamination of 2,4-diacetyl-5-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-phenylcyclohexanone. Based on spectral and X-ray structural data, the half-chair conformation of the cyclohexenyl ring and the pseudoequatorial orientation of all substituents, except for the pseudoaxial OH-group, are established. An intramolecular hydrogen bond N-H...O=C is revealed.     

Novel synthesis of α-nitroalkenes from nitroalkanes via halogenation of intermediate N,N-bis(silyloxy)enamines

An approach to conjugated nitroalkenes via oxidation of N,N-bis(silyloxy)enamines with bromine or iodine in the presence of tetra-n-butylammonium acetate is described. The acetate ion plays a key role by acting as a mild desilylating reagent. This new strategy allows the synthesis of α-nitroalkenes from the corresponding nitroalkanes.     

Cyclization of 1-hydroxy-2-(oxoalkynyl)anthraquinones

Procedures were developed for the heterocyclization of 2-benzoylethynyl-1-hydroxy-and 1-hydroxy-2-(1-oxo-3-phenylpropynyl)anthraquinone. The regioselective preparation of 2-substituted anthra[1,2-b]pyran-4,7,12-triones was demonstrated to be possible under mild conditions.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2686–2692, December, 2004.     

C-phosphorylated furazano-[3,4-b]piperazines

The reaction of phosphorylated α-chloroacetaldehydes with 3,4-diaminofurazane gives enamines, bisenamines, semiaminals, and O,N-acetals, whose cyclization leads to previously unreported phosphorylated furazano[3,4-b]piperazines. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1220–1229, August, 2006.