Urea as ammonia equivalent in aryl halides amination catalyzed by palladium complexes

Urea reaction with nonactivated aryl bromides and chlorides under catalysis with palladium complexes led to the formation in 65–95% yield of triarylamines from para-and meta-substituted aryl halides and of diarylamines from ortho-isomers.     

Experimental and theoretical study of the structure of N,N-dimethyl-4-nitroaniline derivatives as model compounds for non-linear optical organic materials

Molecular and crystal structure of a series of derivatives of N,N-dimethyl-4-nitroaniline has been studied by both X-ray diffraction method and high-level ab initio calculations. According to these data, the dimethylamino groups were found to have a trigonal-pyramidal configuration and are considerably turned with respect to the ring plane in all molecules having a substituent in the ortho-position; on the contrary, this group is planar in the meta-substituted molecules. Topological analysis of the electron density function for all molecules studied within the framework of Bader's ‘atoms in molecules’ (AIM) theory revealed that introduction of a substituent into the ortho- or meta-position of the ring results in increasing of the contribution of the resonance forms different from the quinoid one. Contribution of the latter form is predominant for the structure of N,N-dimethyl-4-nitroaniline (1). Topological analysis of the electron density distribution was used to explain a decreasing of the molecular hyperpolarisabilites of the ortho- and meta-substituted compounds as compared with those for 1.     

A zerovalent nickel-2,2′-bipyridine complex: an efficient catalyst for electrochemical homocoupling of ortho-substituted halides and their heterocoupling with meta- and para-substituted halides

Electroreduction of ortho-substituted halides ArX in a nickel-2,2′-bipyridyl system and N-methylpyrrolidone as solvent gave the homocoupling product ArAr. The nickel-2,2′-bipyridyl system is also a catalyst for the electrochemical heterocoupling of ArX with meta- or para-substituted halides Ar′X′.     

One-Pot Generation of Benzynes from Phenols: Formation of Primary Anilines by the Deoxyamination of Phenols

Benzynes were selectively generated in situ from phenols and trapped regioselectively with potassium hexamethyldisilazide to form primary anilines following acidic workup. The direct conversion of a phenolic hydroxyl group into a free amino group is a useful method for the preparation of primary aryl amines that are hard to synthesize by using coupling reactions involving phenol derivatives with ammonia. Whereas reactions of ortho- and meta-substituted phenols produced meta-substituted anilines exclusively, those of para-substituted phenols provided ortho-silylanilines.     

不饱和半夹芯式16e化合物Cp*Ir(S2C2B10H10)与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮的反应性

考虑取代基的位置和电子效应对反应体系的影响, 本文系统地研究了16e化合物Cp^*Ir(S₂C₂B₁₀H₁₀) (1)与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮的反应。研究结果表明:与邻、间位取代苯基叠氮反应均生成苯环邻位碳发生C-H 活化形成C-S 键的金属配合物。这些配合物通过核磁(¹H、¹¹B、¹³C)、红外、质谱、元素分析和单晶结构解析进行了全面地表征。在光照反应结果的基础上, 提出了形成这类产物的自由基机理。     

Rapid and convenient semi-automated microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of arylopeptoids

A facile and expedient route to the synthesis of arylopeptoid oligomers (N-alkylated aminomethyl benz-amides) using semi-automated microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis is presented. The synthesis was optimized for the incorporation of side chains derived from sterically hindered or unreactive amines and both ortho- and para-substituted arylo-backbones. By utilizing this optimized protocol a complex nonameric arylopeptoid was synthesized in less than 11 h, featuring a novel alternating ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted backbone pattern and a variety of chemically diverse and challenging side chains.     

Regioselective access to substituted oxindoles via rhodium-catalyzed carbene C-H insertion

Rhodium-catalyzed decomposition of diazoamides followed by insertion of the resulting carbenes into an aromatic C-H bond gives access to substituted oxindoles. The reaction takes place with aromatic rings substituted by either electron-donating or -withdrawing groups at ortho, meta or para positions and the regioselectivity can be controlled by a substitution α to the diazo functionality. In the presence of an ester, the reaction leads to the formation of 2-silyloxyindole-3-carboxylates in 40-85% yields and regioselectivities up to 80% are observed in the case of meta-substituted substrates. This selectivity mainly relies on steric factors and use of a more bulky N,N-diethylamide then affords 2-silyloxyindole-3-carboxamides in 42-91% yields with complete regioselectivity.     

ortho-Substituted 2-Phenyldihydroazulene Photoswitches: Enhancing the Lifetime of the Photoisomer by ortho-Aryl Interactions

Photochromic molecules are systems that undergo a photoisomerization to high-energy isomers and are attractive for the storage of solar energy in a closed-energy cycle, for example, in molecular solar thermal energy storage systems. One challenge is to control the discharge time of the high-energy isomer. Here, we show that different substituents in the ortho position of a phenyl ring at C-2 of dihydroazulene (DHA-Ph) significantly increase the half-life of the metastable vinylheptafulvene (VHF-Ph) photoisomer; thus, the energy-releasing VHF-to-DHA back-reaction rises from minutes to days in comparison to the corresponding para- and meta-substituted systems. Systems with two photochromic DHA-Ph units connected by a diacetylene bridge either at the para, meta and ortho positions and corresponding to a linear or to a cross-conjugated pathway between the two photochromes are also presented. Here, the ortho substitution was found to compromise the switching properties. Thus, irradiation of ortho-bridged DHA-DHA resulted in degradation, probably due to the proximity of the different functional groups that can give rise to side-reactions.     

Synthesis and optical properties of C3-ethynylated chlorin and π-extended chlorophyll dyads

A C3-ethynylated chlorophyll derivative was prepared from methyl pyropheophorbide-d possessing a 3-formyl group by treatment of Bestmann-Ohira reagent. The mono-substituted acetylene was subjected to coupling reactions at the terminal acetylenic carbon atom to form a series of π-extended chlorophyll derivatives. Replacement of the terminal hydrogen to phenyl, phenylethynyl and C3-chlorin-ethynyl caused red-shifts of their Q_y (0,0) maxima from 675 to 679, 686, and 696 nm, respectively. Optical properties of C3²-substituted 3-ethynyl-chlorophyll derivatives including chlorophyll dyads were investigated in comparison with those of their related compounds. Partial quenching of the fluorescence emission (Φ_flu=0.14) was observed for ortho-substituted dyad, compared to meta- (Φ=0.27) and para-dyads (Φ=0.29), suggesting a through-space interaction between the two chlorin macrocycles in a molecule.     

Synthesis of aryltriethoxysilanes via rhodium(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl electrophiles with triethoxysilane

The general and efficient silylation of aryl halides has been developed utilizing triethoxysilane and a rhodium catalyst. The substrate scope is broad and includes ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted electron-rich and -deficient aryl iodides. In addition, the silylation of aryl bromides and fluoroalkanesulfonates proceeded in the presence of tetra-n-butylammonium iodide.     

Steric effect of ortho-substituents of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-aroyl-5-pyrazolones on the synergic extraction of lutetium with trioctylphosphine oxide

The substituent effect of ortho-substituted 4-aroyl derivatives of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolones (HA) on the adduct formation reaction between their lutetium chelates and a neutral ligand, trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO, L), in benzene was studied using a liquid-liquid extraction system. The lutetium 4-aroyl-5-pyrazolonates react with TOPO to form LuA₃L and LuA₃L₂ types of adducts. An obvious steric hindrance of the terminal group on the adduct formation reaction was observed. Linear relationships between the acid dissociation constant of the ortho-substituted 4-aroyl-5-pyrazolone derivatives and those of the corresponding benzoic acids, between the extraction constants of lutetium and the acid dissociation constants of pyrazolones and between the adduct formation constants of TOPO and the acid dissociation constants of pyrazolones could be obtained.     

A new class of flavonoids bearing macrocyclic polyethers by stereoselective photochemical cycloaddition reaction

A new class of flavonoids bearing cyclic polyethers involving a phenyl ring was conveniently provided by the intramolecular photochemical dimerization of 2-chromonecarboxylic esters. Irradiation of 2-chromonecarboxylate with a polyether tethered at both ends promoted intramolecular [2 + 2] cyclobutane formation leading to 14- to 27-membered cyclic polyethers. The efficiency depended on the substituted position of the phenyl ring, with ortho- and meta-substituted derivatives giving cycloadducts in good chemical yields and quantum efficiencies, whereas the para-derivatives were inert toward photolysis. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that the stereochemistry of the macrocyclic cycloadducts exhibited C₂-symmetry.     

Unusual reactivity of ortho-carbonylphenylboronic acids with diethanolamine

The reaction of carbonyl-substituted phenylboronic acids with diethanolamine has been investigated. For compounds containing carbonyl groups at the meta or para positions the reaction occurs exclusively at the boronic acid. Different reactivities were observed for ortho-substituted acetyl- and formylphenylboronic acids where the reaction occurred at both the boronic acid and at the carbonyl group. X-ray studies revealed the presence of a polycyclic structure with tetravalent boron and nitrogen atoms.     

Vapour pressures and enthalpies of vaporization of a series of substituted phenyl isobutyl ethers

Molar enthalpies of vaporization of 2-Br-phenyl isobutyl ether, 3-Br-phenyl isobutyl ether, 4-Br-phenyl isobutyl ether, and 2-Br-4-Me-phenyl isobutyl ether were obtained from the temperature dependence of the vapor pressure measured by the transpiration method. The measured data sets were successfully checked for internal consistency. The values of enthalpies of vaporization and vapor pressures of ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted benzenes are discussed in the context.     

Oxidative cleavage of S-arylmercaptoacetic acids by sodium perborate: Kinetic and correlation study

Kinetics of oxidation of twenty six S-arylmercaptoacetic acids (SAMA) (I) by sodium perborate (PB) have been studied in acid medium. The product of oxidation is the corresponding thiophenol. The rate data of meta-and para-substituted acids have been correlated with DSP equations. While the para-compounds correlate well with σ_I and σ_R° values, the meta-compounds correlate well with σ_I and σ values. The reaction constants are negative and of smaller magnitudes. Further, the ortho-substituted acids show a good correlation with a triparametric equation involving Taft's σ_I and _R° and Charton's steric parameter ν. There is a considerable steric contribution to the total ortho-substituent effect. Based on these observations, mechanism involving the formation of protonated arylsulfinylacetic acid intermediate, followed by an intramolecular rearrangement leading to the product thiophenol has been proposed. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of chiral,non-racemic ferrocene derivatives by ortho-metallation and partial reductive removal of ortho-directing amino groups

Chiral, non-racemic 1,2-disubstituted ferrocenes have been prepared from monosubstituted ferrocene derivatives by amine-mediated ortho-directed reactions and subsequent partial reductive removal of the stereogenic ortho-directing group. It was found that the ortho-directing amino group of 2-substituted derivatives of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl-ferrocene and similar compounds can, after quaternisation with methyl iodide, be reductively removed with sodium borohydride to give 2-substituted methyl- or ethylferrocenes. In most cases the substituents I, Br, COOEt, P(O)Ph₂ and CN tolerate the reaction conditions used. In addition, a few examples are reported that show how the use of LiTMP allows 2-bromo- and especially 2-cyano-substituted derivatives to be further ortho-lithiated and reacted to give 1,2,3-trisubstituted ferrocenes.     

Synthesis and further transformations of 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

Two procedures for the synthesis of barely accessible 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline were investigated. The first approach is based on a directed ortho-lithiation of N-pivaloyl meta-chlorophenylethylamine, followed by formylation and subsequent ring closure under acidic conditions. In the second, more advantageous variant, the N-hydroxyethyl ortho-chlorobenzylamine intermediate undergoes a Friedel-Crafts reaction, and the resulting tetrahydro derivative is oxidized with N-bromosuccinimide. The 8-chloro-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline key intermediate is then applied in Suzuki reactions to give various 8-aryl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines, which are finally treated with alkyl or aryllithiums to give 1-substituted 8-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines. These novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives can be used as building blocks in the synthesis of potential drug candidates.     

Use of two-parameter correlations for studying the radical reactivity of aromatic compounds

Two-parameter equation correlations are reported for radical reactions of aromatic compounds. In these correlations polar and resonance substituent constants identical with the substituent constants of aliphatic compounds were used. The equations correlate the rate constants for H abstraction reactions and for the addition of a variety of free radicals to the ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted aromatic compounds. Besides, they correlate parameters of the spectra for substituted aromatic radicals. The correlations show that the effects of para substituents on the reactions studied are nearly entirely resonance effects, whereas for the meta- and ortho-substituted compounds polar (inductive) effects become essential. Application of the two-parameter correlations permits also to determine the structure of transition states (σ or π-complex) in free-radical reactions.     

Improved synthesis of phenylethylamine derivatives by Negishi cross-coupling reactions

Trifluoroacetamido-protected β-aminoalkylzinc iodides undergo Negishi cross-coupling reaction with aryl iodides in moderate to excellent yields (42-84%) based on the corresponding trifluoroacetamido-protected β-aminoalkyl iodides, employing a catalyst prepared in situ from Pd₂(dba)₃ and SPhos (1:2 M ratio). In general, meta- and para-substituted aryl iodides give good results using relatively low levels of catalyst [0.25 mol % Pd₂(dba)₃], but more hindered ortho-substituted examples require higher catalyst loadings. The preparation of trifluoroacetamido-protected β-aminoalkyl iodides is straightforward, and the intermediates are significantly more stable than the corresponding Boc-protected derivatives.     

Asymmetric synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant 1-aryl-2-heteroaryl- and 1,2-diheteroarylcyclopropane-1-carboxylates

This study describes general methods for the enantioselective syntheses of pharmaceutically relevant 1-aryl-2-heteroaryl- and 1,2-diheteroarylcyclopropane-1-carboxylates through dirhodium tetracarboxylate-catalysed asymmetric cyclopropanation of vinyl heterocycles with aryl- or heteroaryldiazoacetates. The reactions are highly diastereoselective and high asymmetric induction could be achieved using either (R)-pantolactone as a chiral auxiliary or chiral dirhodium tetracarboxylate catalysts. For meta- or para-substituted aryl- or heteroaryldiazoacetates the optimum catalyst was Rh₂(R-p-Ph-TPCP)₄. In the case of ortho-substituted aryl- or heteroaryldiazoacetates, the optimum catalyst was Rh₂(R-TPPTTL)₄. For a highly enantioselective reaction with the ortho-substituted substrates, 2-chloropyridine was required as an additive in the presence of either 4 Å molecular sieves or 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). Under the optimized conditions, the cyclopropanation could be conducted in the presence of a variety of heterocycles, such as pyridines, pyrazines, quinolines, indoles, oxadiazoles, thiophenes and pyrazoles.

The dirhodium tetracarboxylate-catalysed asymmetric cyclopropanation has been applied to the enantioselective syntheses of pharmaceutically relevant 1-aryl-2-heteroaryl- and 1,2-diheteroarylcyclopropane-1-carboxylates.