Reactions of carbethoxyalkylidenetriphenylphosphoranes with aryl azides

The title reaction has been shown to give a complex mixture of products from which triazoles (12 and 17), maleates (13), fumarates (14), triphenylphosphine oxide (15), iminophosphoranes (16) and triazenes (18) have been isolated. Their formation is rationalized by two reaction paths, involving addition of the azide onto the CC and CP bonds of the ylide. Diazoesters 5 and 19, which should result from CP addition, were not isolated, but are believed to give rise to compounds 13,14 and 18.     

Reactions of manganese and rhenium complexes with organic azides: preparation of tetraazabutadiene derivatives

Azide complexes [M(RN(3))(CO)(3)P(2)]BPh(4)[M = Mn, Re; R = C(6)H(5)CH(2), 4-CH(3)C(6)H(4)CH(2), C(6)H(5), 4-CH(3)C(6)H(4), C(5)H(9); P = PPh(OEt)(2), PPh(2)(OEt)] were prepared by allowing tricarbonyl MH(CO)(3)P(2) hydride complexes to react first with Br?nsted acid (HBF(4), CF(3)SO(3)H) and then with organic azide in the dark. In sunlight the reaction yielded tetraazabutadiene [M(eta(2)-1,4-R(2)N(4))(CO)(2)P(2)]BPh(4) complexes or, with benzyl azide, imine [M{eta(1)-NH[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)Ar}(CO)(3)P(2)]BPh(4)(Ar = C(6)H(5), 4-CH(3)C(6)H(4)) derivatives. Tetraazabutadiene [M(eta(2)-1,4-R(2)N(4))(CO)(2)P(2)]BPh(4) complexes were also prepared by reacting dicarbonyl MH(CO)(2)P(3) species first with Br?nsted acid and then with an excess of organic azide. Complexes were characterised spectroscopically (IR, (1)H, (31)P, (13)C, (15)N NMR data) and by the X-ray crystal structure determination of complex [Re{eta(2)-1,4-(C(6)H(5)CH(2))(2)N(4)}(CO)(2){PPh(OEt)(2)}(2)]BPh(4)(). Strong evidence for coordination of the organic azide was obtained from the (15)N NMR spectra of labelled [M(C(6)H(5)CH(2)(15)NN(15)N)(CO)(3)P(2)]BPh(4) derivatives.     

Reactions of α-difluoro azides with olefins

Reactions of α-difluoro azides with olefins result in oxidative fluoroamination or amination of the C=C bond.     

Reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides with cyclic vinyl ethers

The addition reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides to dihydropyran or dihydrofuran were studied. These reactions do not give the corresponding N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl azilidines but N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl-tetrahydropyranon-2-imines or N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl-tetrahydro-furano-2-imines. The reaction mechanism is discussed.     

Photooxidation ot organic azides

The literature data on the mechanism of photooxidation of organic azides were systematized and analyzed. Particular attention was paid to reactions of azides in media with restricted mobility. The role of structural and chemical factors determining the realization of transltion states for different mechanisms is emphasized. The scheme for photooxidation of organic azides is suggested that describes the known experimental data well.     

Reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides with pyrrole and its derivatives

The reactions of fluoroalkanesulfonyl azides with pyrrole and its derivatives were studied. The reaction proceeded smoothly under mild conditions to give the 3-(fluoroalkanesulfonamido) pyrroles in good yield. The electron donating groups on the pyrrole core accelerated the reaction, while the electron withdrawing groups decelerated it. All the products were fully characterized by spectrum methods, and one of the products was further confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. A possible reaction mechanism for these reactions was proposed.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of alkyl azides with picryl isothiocyanate:Isolation of stable monoadducts

Picryl isothiocyanate ( 4 ), prepared in a two-step sequence from picryl chloride ( 2 ), reacts smoothly with alkyl azides to yield 4-alkyl-5-picrylimino-1,2,3,4-thiatriazolines 5 which are stable below 100°. These adducts combine with isocyanates in a bimolecular process with loss of nitrogen, similar to the formation of phenylimino derivatives but different from that of sulfonyliminothiatriazolines.     

Reactions of fullerene C60 with organometallic azides

Reactions of fullerene C₆₀ with organometallic azides [Et₂AlN₃, EtAl(N₃)₂ and Bu₃SnN₃] led to novel 1-azido-2-alkylfullerenes. The structures of the products were confirmed by IR, ¹Н and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and MALDI TOF mass spectrometry.     

Reaction of barbituric acid with organic azides and phosphonium ylides

Amination by organic azides has been carried out to provide aminobarbiturates by fusion of a triazole ring to the 5,6-positions of barbituric acid followed by cleavage and thermal elimination of nitrogen, whereas aza-Wittig reaction gave phosphoranylidene barbituric acid salts.      

Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of organic azides with some acetylenic compounds

Phenyl azide 1 and several substituted benzyl azides 2a-o underwent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate 3, phenylacetylene 4 and ethyl propiolate 5 to afford the triazoles 6-13. The reactions of these azides with ethyl propiolate were found to be completely regiospecific.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloaddition of alkynes and organic azides

Cp*RuCl(PPh3)2 is an effective catalyst for the regioselective "fusion" of organic azides and terminal alkynes, producing 1,5-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. Internal alkynes also participate in this catalysis, resulting in fully substituted 1,2,3-triazoles.