The reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide

Reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide in aprotic solvents leads to the generation of semiquinone (SQ^.H), alkylperoxy (ROO^.), and alkyloxy radicals. The reaction of SQ^.H and ROO^. produces 2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1-oxacyclohepta-3,5-diene-2,7-dione, and 2,5-di-tert-butyl-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. The radical generated from solvent attacks SQ^.H at position 4 with C−C bond formation. 4-Benzyl-2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-dione produced in this way is transformed into 4-benzyl-3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone under the reaction conditions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 943–946, May, 1999.     

Condensation of 2-methylindole with acetophenones: An unexpected formation of 2-arylanilines

Abstract

2-Methylindole condenses with acetophenones under acidic conditions to produce 2-arylanilines in moderate to good yields. The reaction proceeds well with a range of 3′- and 4′- substituted acetophenones (fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, iodo-, methyl, methoxy), and select 2′- substituted ones (fluoro-, methoxy-). No products were obtained with nitro- substitution in any position.     

Thio Analogues of Pyrimidine Bases: Syntheses and Spectral Study of New Potentially Biologically Active 2,4-Di-Ortho-(Meta- and Para-)Bromo- (Chloro and Nitro)-Benzylthio-5-Bromouracils (and 6-Methyluracils)

Eighteen new 2,4-di-ortho- (meta- and para-) bromo-(chloro- and nitro-)benzylthio-5-bromouracils (and 6-methyluracils) have been prepared. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by spectral (IR, UV/vis, ¹H NMR) and elemental analyses. Estimation of pharmacotherapeutic potential has been made for synthesized compounds on the basis of prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS).     

Thermodynamic behavior of complexation process between dibenzo-18-crown-6 and K+, Ag+, NH 4 + , and Hg2+ cations in ethylacetate-dimethylformamide binary media

The complexation reactions between K⁺, Ag⁺, NH₄⁺, and Hg²⁺ cations and the macrocyclic ligand, dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6), were studied in ethylacetate (EtOAc)-dimethylformamide (DMF) binary mixtures at different temperatures using the conductometric method. The conductance data show that the stochiometry of all the complexes is 1:1. A non-linear behavior was observed for the variation of log K _f of the complexes versus the composition of binary mixed solvents, which was discussed in terms of heteroselective solvation and solvent-solvent interactions in binary solutions. It was found that the stability order of the complexes changes with changing the composition of the mixed solvents. The sequence of stabilities for the K⁺, Ag⁺, NH₄⁺, and Hg²⁺ complexes with DB18C6 in EtOAc-DMF binary solutions (mol. % DMF 25.0) and (mol. % DMF 50.0) at 25°C is (DB18C6-Ag)⁺ > (DB18C6-K)⁺ > (DB18C6-Hg)²⁺ > (DB18C6-NH₄)⁺, but in the cases of pure DMF and a binary solution of EtOAc-DMF (mol. % DMF 75.0) is (DB18C6-K)⁺ > (DB18C6-Hg)²⁺ > (DB18C6-Ag)⁺ ≈ (DB18C6-NH₄)⁺. The values of thermodynamic quantities (ΔH _c ^o, ΔS _c ^o) for these complexation reactions have been determined from the temperature dependence of the stability constants, and the results show that the thermodynamics of the complexation reactions is affected by the nature and composition of the mixed solvents and, in all cases, positive values of ΔS _c ^o characterize the formation of these complexes. In addition, the experimental results show that the values of entropies for the complexation reactions between K⁺, Ag⁺, NH₄⁺, and Hg²⁺ cations and DB18C6 in EtOAc-DMF binary solutions do not change monotonically with the solvent composition. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

The Synthesis of (3,5-DI-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-(3-pyridylalkyl)-ethers via 1-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl Pyridinium Salts.

The rearrangement of 1-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl pyridinium salts under basic conditions is described. A method for the synthesis of (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl-(3-pyridylalkyl)-ethers is elaborated.     

Oxomolybdenum(VI) and (V) complexes with 6–methyl-4–hydroxypyrimidinyl hydrazones

Dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes [MoO2(L)H2O] and oxomolybdenum(V) complexes [Mo2O3(LH)2Cl2] (where LH2=hydrazones derived from 6–methyl-4–hydroxy-2–hydrazinopyrimidine with salicylaldehyde, 5–methyl-, 5–chloro-, 5–bromo-, 3–methoxy-salilcylaldehyde, or 2–hydroxy-1–naphthaldehyde) have been prepared and characterised by spectroscopic and physico-chemical methods. The MoVI complexes are diamagnetic octahedral structures, whilst the MoV complexes are paramagnetic and probably dimeric, via oxobridging.     

Reactions of phenylenedioxytrihalophosphoranes with arylacetylenes: XIII. Reaction of 5-tert-butyl-2,2,2-trihalo-1,3,2λ5-benzodioxaphospholes with acetylenes

Reactions of 5-tert-butyl-2,2,2-trichloro-, 2,2,2-tribromo-5-tert-butyl-, and 2,2-dibromo-5-tert-butyl-2-fluoro-1,3,2λ⁵-benzodioxaphospholes with aryl- and alkylacetylenes lead to quantitative formation of 2-halo-1,2λ⁵-benzoxaphosphinine 2-oxides which may be regarded as phosphorus analogs of natural heterocyclic compounds, coumarin and chromene. The major products (>70%) are 4-aryl-7-tert-butyl-2,6-dichloro-, 4-aryl-2-bromo-7-tert-butyl-, and 4-aryl-7-tert-butyl-2-fluoro-1,2λ⁵-benzoxaphosphinine 2-oxides. Hydrolysis of these compounds and their treatment with amines gives the corresponding 2-hydroxy and 2-amino derivatives, as well as ammonium salts. The structure of some compounds was proved by X-ray analysis.     

Influence of the redox state of the ligand on the dealkylation of substituted methylcobaloximes in the presence of heavy metal ions

The synthesis of cobaloxime and methylcobaloxime containing sterically hindered 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol fragments in the ligand is described. Spectral studies of the demethylation of methylbis(dimethylglyoximato)cobalt (1a), methylbis(diphenylglyoximato)cobalt (1b), methylbis[methyl-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)glyoximato]cobalt (1c) pyridinates were carried out in the presence of Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Sn⁴⁺, Pb²⁺, and Pb⁴⁺ ions, The free radical forms of the complexes containing a phenoxy radical W the ligand are formed during oxidation. The ESR spectra are given. The unpaired electron in the periphery of the methylcobaloxime ligand1c interacts with the Co-CH₃ fragment through the conjugated systems, enhancing the donating properties of the equatorial ligand of the complex, which leads to the rapid cleavage of the Co-C bond. Therefore the demethylation of methylcobaloxime in the presence of heavy metal ions occurs in a significantly shorter time.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp, 1822–1827, July, 1996.     

A Cyclodextrin Molecular Reactor for the Regioselective Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles

6^A-Deoxy-6^A-propynamido-β-cyclodextrin reacts with 4-tert-butylphenyl azide in aqueous solution, to form the 5-(aminocarbonyl)-substituted triazole in preference to the 4-(aminocarbonyl)-substituted analogue, in a ratio of 25:1. The cyclodextrin moiety templates the reaction through the formation of a host-guest complex of the dipole with the dipolarophile, controlling the regioselectivity of cycloaddition. In a control reaction under similar conditions, with propiolamide instead of the cyclodextrin derivative, 5- and 4-(aminocarbonyl)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,2,3-triazole were formed in a ratio of 1:4. As well as reversing the regioselectivity, the cyclodextrin substituent increases the rate of cycloaddition, by at least two orders of magnitude for the reaction to give the 5-substituted cycloadduct. Even the rate of formation of the 4-substituted cycloadduct is increased by a factor of two. Less marked effects are observed with phenyl azide and 4-tert-butylbenzyl azide as dipoles.     

Study of the structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p-tert</Emphasis>-butyl-substituted thiacalix[4]arenes containing amide fragment by one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy

Structures of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27-trihydroxy-28- and 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26-dihydroxy-27,28-[N-(4′-nitrophenyl)aminocarbonylmethoxy]thiacalix[4]arenes (I, II) (solutions in CDCl₃) were studied by ¹H and ¹³C 1D and 2D (NOESY) NMR spectroscopy combined with the use of computational simulation (semiempirical quantum-chemical calculations, method PM3). Compound I was found to exists in the cone conformation, and the bulky substituent OCH₂C(O)NHPhNO₂, in contrast to the crystalline state, was located in the exo position to the macrocycle cavity; for compound II the cone conformation was observed, where the substituents are turned to the inside of the cavity of the macrocycle (endo position).     

Potentiometric study of complexation of phenylaza-15-crown-5, 4-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5 and dibenzopyridino-18-crown-6 and other derivative of 18-crowns-6 with Na+ ion in methanol

The complexation reaction of phenylaza-15-crown-5, and 4-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5 and dibenzopyrdino-18-crwon-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6,dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6(cis and trans), and 18-crown-6 with Na⁺ ion in methanol have been studied by potentiometric method. The Na⁺ ion-selective electrode has been used both as indicator and reference electrode. The stoichiometry and stability constants of complexes of these crown ethers with sodium ion were evaluated by MINIQUAD program. The major trend of stability of resulting complexes of these macrocycle with Na⁺ ion varied in the order DCY18C6 > DB18C6 > 18C6 > DBPY18C6 > phenylaza-15C5 > benzo-15C5 > 4-nitrobenzo-15C5. The obtained results in particular stability constant of complexes of DBPY18C6, phenylaza-15C5 and 4-nitrobenzo-15C5 with sodium ion in comparison with other crowns ether are novel, and interesting.     

Composition and structure of rhenium(VI) complexes as found by EPR and laser mass spectrometry

Reactions of rhenium with oxymonothiophenols in ReO ₄ ^? -HCl (H₂SO₄)-L systems (where L is 3-tert-butyl-2-mercaptophenol or 3-tert-butyl-2-mercapto-6-methylphenol) to form complexes, in which rhenium has an oxidation number of +6, have been studied by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), spectrophotometry, and surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization methods. The parameters of EPR spectra have been determined, and ion peaks in the mass spectra have been identified. It has been found that the studied complexes are octahedrons distorted in the equatorial plane and the composition of compounds satisfies the Re: L ratio of 1: 3.     

Intramolecular Halo Stabilization of Silyl Cations—Silylated Halonium- and Bis-Halo-Substituted Siliconium Borates

The stabilizing neighboring effect of halo substituents on silyl cations was tested for a series of peri-halo substituted acenaphthyl-based silyl cations 3 . The chloro- ( 3 b ), bromo- ( 3 c ), and iodo- ( 3 d ) stabilized cations were synthesized by the Corey protocol. Structural and NMR spectroscopic investigations for cations 3 b – d supported by the results of density functional calculations, which indicate their halonium ion nature. According to the fluorobenzonitrile (FBN) method, the silyl Lewis acidity decreases along the series of halonium ions 3 , the fluoronium ion 3 a being a very strong and the iodonium ion 3 d a moderate Lewis acid. Halonium ions 3 b and 3 c react with starting silanes in a substituent redistribution reaction and form siliconium ions 4 b and 4 c . The structure of siliconium borate 4 c ₂[B₁₂Br₁₂] reveals the trigonal bipyramidal coordination environment of the silicon atom with the two bromo substituents in the apical positions.     

Alkylation of cyclic mannich bases,derivatives of thiourea and simple amino acids

Aminomethylation of thiourea with aqueous formaldehyde and simple amino acids (glycine, β-alanine, γ-aminobutyric acid) have resulted in the formation of (4-thioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl)-substituted acetic, propionic, and butyric acids, respectively. By alkylation of these compounds corresponding S-methyl and S-ethyl iodides were obtained, and by the action of tert-butylamine, the corresponding salts. The same salts were obtained by the reaction of amine exchange between 5-tert-butyl-1,3,5-triazinan-2-thione and these amino acids in water. As a result of neutralization of S-methyl iodides with tert-butylamine in 2-propanol or aqueous 2-propanol zwitterionic [4-(methyl-sulfanyl)-3,6-dihydro-1,3,5-triazin-1(2H)-yl] derivatives of these acids were isolated. From aqueous solutions of S-methyl iodides and tert-butylamine ion associates of the corresponding zwitter-ions and tert-butylammonium iodide have crystallized. The same associates have formed at treating S-methyl iodides with tert-butylamine or diethylamine in the absence of a solvent.     

Phenanthro-imidazole

Zusammenfassung Es wird die Synthese verschiedener Chlor-, Brom- und Nitro-1H-Phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole beschrieben.

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The synthesis of several chloro-, bromo-, and nitro-1H-Phenathro[9,10-d]imidazoles is described.

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Herrn Professor Dr.F. Wessely zum 70. Geburtstag in Verehrung gewidmet.     

Fencing of Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Nonconjugated Bichromophoric System by β-cyclodextrin Nanocavity

²³Na NMR measurements were employed to monitor the stability of Na⁺ ion complexes with 18-crown-6 (18C6), dicycloxyl-18-crown-6 (DC18C6), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6), 15-crown-5 (15C5) and benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C5) in binary acetonitrile–dimethylformamide mixtures of varying composition. In all cases, the variation of ²³Na chemical shift with [crown]/[Na⁺] mole ratios indicated the formation of 1:1 complexes. The formation constants of the resulting complexes were evaluated from computer fitting of the mole ratio data to an equation which relates the observed chemical shifts to the formation constants. It was found that, in pure acetonitrile, the stabilities of the resulting 1:1 complexes vary in the order 15C5>DC18C6>B15C5>18C6>DB18C6, while in pure dimethylformamide the stability order is DC18C6>18C6>15C5>B15C5>DB18C6. The observed changes in the stability order could be related to the specific interactions between some crown ethers and acetonitrile. It was found that, in the case of all complexes, an increase in the percentage of dimethylformamide in the solvent mixtures would significantly decrease the stability of the complexes.     

Synthesis,structure and antioxidant activity of sulfur-containing tetrakisphenol

3-[2-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylsulfanyl)acetoxy]2,2-bis[2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylsulfanyl) acetoxymethyl]propyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylsulfanylacetate was synthesized. Its structure was determined by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray-diffraction analysis. This compound was found to possess high antioxidant activity in the conditions of auto-oxidation of low-pressure polyethylene.     

2,3- and 3,4-Bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfurans

Reduction of 2-, 4-acetoxymethyl derivatives of 5-tert-butylfuran-3-carboxylic acid leads to the corresponding bis(hydroxymethyl)furans. Bis(chloromethyl)furans prepared from the latter were involvedin reaction with sodium diethyl phosphite. In the presence of two equivalents of a phosphorus-containing nucleophile, bis(phosphonomethyl)furans are formed. One equivalent of sodium diethyl phosphite reacts with 3,4-bis(chloromethyl)furan to give a mixture of 3-and 4-phosphorylated products in a 4.5:1 ratio in a low yield. The revealed difference in reactivity between the 3- and 4-chloromethyl groups demonstrates the importance of shielding of the chloromethyl group by the neighboring tert-butyl substituent. Examination of the ¹H NMR spectra of 3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-, 3,4-bis(chloromethyl)-, 3,4-bis(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-5-tert-butylfurans, and also specially prepared 5-tert-butyl-3-(diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)-4-(ethoxymethyl)-2-methylfuran established that the signal of the substituent neighboring to the tert-butyl group is always shifted downfield.     

Study of complexation reactions between alkali and alkaline-earth metal cations with dibenzo-18-crown-6(DB18C6) in mixed nonaqueous solvents using the conductometry method

The complexation reactions between alkali and alkaline-earth metal cations with DB18C6 were studied in acetonitrile-methanol (AN-MeOH) and tetrahydrofuran-threechloromethane (THF-CHCl₃) binary mixtures at different temperatures using the conductometric method. The obtained results show that in most cases, the DB18C6 forms 1:1 complexes with these metal cations and the stability of the complexes is affected by the nature and composition of the mixed solvents. The stability order of complexes in AN-MeOH binary systems was found to be Na⁺ > Li⁺, and in the case of THF-CHCl₃ binary mixtures was Na⁺ > Ba²⁺ > Li⁺. An anomalous and interesting behavior was observed for the case of complexation of a K+ ion with DB18C6 in the AN-MeOH binary mixture and also for complexation of Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ cations with this ligand in pure THF and also in THF-CHCl₃ binary systems. The values of the thermodynamic parameters (ΔH _c ^o and ΔS _c ^o ) for complexation reactions obtained from the temperature dependence of the stability constants and the results show that the complexes are both enthalpy-and entropy-stabilized. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Polarographic Study of Thallium(I) Complexes with Large Crown Ethers in Binary Acetonitrile-Water Mixtures

The complexation reactions between the Tl⁺ ion and large crown ethers dibenzo-30-crown-10 (DB30C10), dibenzo-27-crown-9 (DB27C9), dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8) and dibenzo-21-crown-7 (DB21C7) were studied in different acetonitrile-water mixtures at 25°C using an a.c. polarographic technique. The stoichiometry and stability of the complexes were determined by monitoring the shift in peak potential of the polarographic waves of the metal ion against the crown concentration. In all solvent mixtures used, the stability of the resulting 1:1 complexes was found to vary in the order DC24C8 » DB30C10 > DB21C7 > DB27C9 > DB24C8. There is an inverse relationship between the complex formation constants and the amount of water in the mixed solvent. In all cases, a linear relation was observed between log K_f and the mole fraction of acetonitrile in its mixtures with water.