Photochemistry of trifluromethyl substituted 1‐methylpyrazoles

Trifluromethyl substitution on the pyrazole ring was found to enhance photoreactivity via the P₄ pathway which involves interchange of the N2‐C3 ring atoms. Thus, 1‐methyl‐3‐(trifluromethyl)pyrazole (1) and 1‐methyl‐5‐(trifluromethyl)pyrazole (3) transposed with a P₄/P₆ or P₄/P₆+P₇ ratio of 2.1:1. 1‐methyl‐4‐(trifluromethyl)pyrazole (2) transposed regiospecifically by the P₄ transposition pathway. Compounds 2 and 3 were also observed to undergo photocleavage to yield enaminonitrile and enaminoisocyanide products.     

The Statistical Mechanics of Semiflexible Equilibrium Polymers

We give an overview of studies of models for semiflexible, equilibrium polymers with special emphasis on our work on both lattice and continuum models for such systems. We show, principally by Monte Carlo simulations, that, once monomers self assemble to form polymers, their semiflexibility leads to nematic phases at low temperatures. Attractive wall potentials encourage the adsorption of these equilibrium polymers on surfaces. Rapid cooling leads to the formation of glasses with entangled polymers. Shear promotes nematic ordering, but, at high shear rates, this tendency decreases since the equilibrium polymers are torn apart. A version of our model in which the polymers are directed shows the polymer analog of bosonic Mott-insulating, mass-density-wave, and supersolid phases. We give a brief comparison of our work with other studies and also explore the experimental implications of our study.     

Metal complexation of crosslinked polyacrylamide-supported dithiocarbamates: Effect of the molecular character and extent of crosslinking on complexation

Dithiocarbamate functions were incorporated into different polyacrylamide matrices crosslinked with a flexible and hydrophilic crosslinking agent, tetraethyleneglycol diacrylate (TEGDA), and their complexation behaviours were investigated. Crosslinked polyacrylamides with varying extents of the tetrafunctional TEGDA crosslinks were prepared by free radical solution polymerization at 60°C using potassium persulphate as initiator in ethanol. The dithiocarbamate functionality was incorporated into these polyacrylamides by a two-step polymer-analogous reaction involving (i)trans-amidation with ethylenediamine and (ii) dithiocarbamylation of the aminopolyacrylamide with carbon disulphide and alkali. The complexations of dithiocarbamate with Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Co(II) and Hg(II) ions were followed under different conditions. The metal ion intake varied with the extent of the crosslinking agent and the observed trend in complexation is Hg(II) > Cu(II)> Zn(II)> Co(II)> Ni (II). The time-course of complexation, the possibility of recycling, swelling characteristics, and spectral and thermal analyses were carried out. The thermal stability increases upon complexation with metal ions.     

Reaction of β-amino-α,β-unsaturated esters and amides with aryl diazonium salts : Synthesis of cinnoline derivatives

Conjugated esters and amides react with aryldiazonium salts at room temperature (MeCN) to form the corresponding iminium hydrazone derivatives, which can be thermally cyclized to cinnoline-3-esters and cinnoline-3-amides. In general the intermediate iminium salts derived from the enamine amides cyclize faster than those from the enamine esters. Furthermore, the ease of cyclization depends upon the structure of the base-component of the enamine ester or the amide and the substituent in the aryl moiety of the diazonium salt. The configurational structure of the iminium hydrazones, studied by NMR spectroscopy, has been shown to involve H-bonding of the hydrazonyl N-H with the ester or the amide CO group.     

Highly rapid and direct synthesis of monoacylated piperazine derivatives from carboxylic acids under mild conditions

A series of monoacylated piperazine derivatives were obtained by the reaction of carboxylic acids with 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine in dichloromethane at room temperature. Good to excellent yields, short reaction times and mild reaction conditions are important features of this methodology.     

A facile two synthon approach to the camptothecin skeleton

A synthesis of deethyldesoxycamptothecin via the reaction of two readily accessible synthons is described. One of the synthons constitutes the ABC ring system of camptothecin, while the second provides all the C atoms of the rings D and E. The synthetic approach is suited for the total synthesis of camptothecin analogues.     

Functionalized enamines—XV: Reactivity patterns of carbene addition to morpholine enamine of 1-β-acetoxy-6-oxo-8a-methyl-Δ-octalin

Carbenes3a-e add to the α-side of the first double bond of dienamine2 (title compound) to give 1 : 1 adducts4a-e, Chlorofluorocarbene3e gives, in addition, ketone7, corresponding to β-addition at the second double bond of2, and a 2 : 1 adduct8. The reaction of2 with dichlorocarbene3a yields, besides4a, novel ring-expansion products5 and6 corresponding to addition of two moles of3a. Ethoxycarbonylcarbene3f reacts with the dienamine (2) to give isomeric esters9 and10a,b. The structure assignments and the mechanism of formation of the reaction products are discussed.     

Unconventional nucleotide analogues. 3. 4-(N1-pyrimidyl)-2-aminobutyric acids

Alkylation of 4-ethoxy-2-hydroxypyrimidines (10a, b), via their anions, provides a convenient procedure for preparing N₁-substituted derivatives. Reaction of 10a, b with t-butyl 4-bromo-2-benzyloxycarbamidobutyrate (17) gives good yields of the N₁-alkylated products 18a, b. The latter have been converted to uracil- (20a), thymine- (20b) and cytosine- (21) substituted -aminobutyric acids.     

Unconventional nucleotide analogues—XVIII: Ring expansion of uridine halocarbene adducts. Synthesis of diazepine nucleosides

The diastereomeric adducts of dichlorocarbene and dibromocarbene with (protected) uridine react with alcohols to give diazepine nucleosides (4a–c). The endo-chloro-exo-fluorocarbene adducts (1d and 2d) also react analogously to yield diazepine nucleoside 4d. On the other hand, the corresponding exo-chloro-endo-fluoro isomers (1e and 2e) are totally inert under the same reaction conditions. The adducts 1b and 2b yield, besides the ring-expanded product (4b), uridine-5-aldehyde (6a) in varying amounts which depend upon the conformation of the diastereomer. These results are explained on the basis of a possible role of the ring-oxygen of the ribose moiety.