A novel method of synthesis of 1,2-diketones from 1,2-diols using N-bromosuccinimide

A simple and convenient procedure is reported for the synthesis of benzils and aliphatic 1,2-diketones of cyclic and open chain compounds from corresponding hydrobenzoins and 1,2-diols by refluxing with N-bromosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride in presence or absence of pyridine.     

An approach to the synthesis of 1,2λ-azaphosphinines

A novel approach to 1,2λ⁵-azaphosphinines has been elaborated. Aminophosphonium chlorides bearing a β-dialkylaminocrotonic nitrile residue react with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to afford 1,2λ⁵-azaphosphinines.     

Synthesis and some properties of 2-acetylamido-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane

The reaction of pyrocatechol chlorophosphite with N-trimethylsilylacetamide gave 2-acetamido-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane. The reaction of this product with hexamethyldisilazane leads to 2-trimethylsiloxy-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane, while its reactions with diethylamine, trimethylsilyldiethylamine, and bis(dimethylamino)methane give 2-dialkylamino-4,5-benzo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholanes.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420008 Kazan. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 220–222, January, 1992.     

Herstellung von Argininpeptiden mitN 7,N 8-(1,2-Dihydroxycyclohex-1,2-ylen)-Schutz

A method for the synthesis of arginine peptides is described, in which the side chain guanidine function is blocked through reaction with 1,2-cyclohexanedione in borate buffers.Coupling to the carboxyl group of arginine was achieved by active ester, by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/1-hydroxybenzotriazole¹, and by the mixed anhydride methods². Neither lactam formation nor acylation of the vicinal hydroxyls of the N⁷, N⁸-(1,2-dihydroxycyclohex-1,2-ylene) guanidino group was observed.Removal of the protecting group is strongly influenced by steric factors. Some side reactions observed during modification of peptides and protein fragments with 1,2-cyclohexanedione are also described.

Herrn Professor Dr.Hermann Stetter zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Functionalization of Conductive Poly(thiophenes) and Poly(pyrroles)

New methods for functionalization of conductive poly(thiophenes) and poly(pyrroles) using fused aromatics or crown ethers are discussed.     

Die Kristallstruktur von 1,2-Diferrocenylethanen

X-ray crystal structure analyses of stereoisomeric 1,2-dimethyl and diphenyl 1,2-diferrocenyl ethanes (1,2) as well as of 1,1,2,2-tetraferrocenyl ethane (3) showed that racemic (threo) and meso (erythro)2 adopt conformations with antiperiplanar arrangement of the ethane H-atoms (andC ₂ andC _i symmetry, resp.), whereas1 and3 prefer the synclinal (skew) conformations. In3 the torsional angle between the ethane H-atoms is increased to appr. 90°;3 represents a chiral structure withC ₂ symmetry.For the conformation of tetraferrocenyl ethane (3) in solutionC ₂ symmetry could be deduced from the¹³C-nmr. spectra.The conformations of the diferrocenyl ethanes are discussed and compared with those of corresponding alkyl and aryl ethanes.

Herrn Prof. Dr.E. Ziegler (Graz) mit den besten Wünschen zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

A reaction of 6-bromo-1,2-naphthoquinone with tri(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-butyl)phosphine: A convenient route to phosphorus-containing 1,2-naphthoquinones and 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalenes

A reaction of 6-bromo-1,2-naphthoquinone with tri(n-butyl)phosphine gave 2-hydroxy-4-tri(n-butyl)phosphonionaphth-1-olate (betaine with the P—C bond). When treated with bromine, this betaine changed into (6-bromo-1,2-dihydroxy-4-naphthyl)tri(n-butyl)phosphonium bromide and (6-bromo-1,2-dioxo-1,2-dihydro-4-naphthyl)tri(n-butyl)phosphonium bromide in the ratio ∼1: 1. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 534–536, March, 2007.     

1,2-Thiazole durch Ringtransformation von 2H-Thiopyran-2-thionen

Summary Aminolyses of 4-dialkylamino-2-methylthiothiopyranes halides with ammonia leads to 4-amino-2-dialkylaminothiopyranylium halides. On treatment with alkali these products are hydrolyzed to N,N-dialkyl-3-amino-2,4-hexadienthioamides, which react with peroxide under oxidative cyclization to 5-dialkylamino-1,2-thiazoles. In order to determine the structures of the unsaturated thioamides and isothiazoles¹³C-NMR-spectroscopic analysis and a single crystal X-ray structure analysis of 5-dimethylamino-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-1,2-thiazole (6 a) at 100K were carried out: C₉H₁₄N₂S,M _r=182.28, monoclinic, P 2₁/a,a=11.622(2),b=6.303 (1),c=13.678(2), =104.49(3)°,V=970.1(3)ų,Z=4,d _x=1.248 g/cm³, =27.0 mm^–1,R=4.93%,R _w=4.84% (1 672 observations, 157 parameters).

Herrn Prof. Dr. G. Zigeuner zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Doubly hydrogen-bridged 1,2-diphenylenediboranes derived from 9-chloro-9-borafluorene and ligand exchange reactions

Cyclic 1,2-diphenylenediboranes containing a doubly hydrogen-bridged structure, including 1,2-(2,2^′biphenylylene)diborane(I) and 1,2-(2,2^′biphenylylene)-1,2-diethyldiborane (II), are conveniently prepared by treating 9-chloro-9-borafluorene with NaBH₄ and Na(Et)₃BH, respectively. The reaction mechanism involves an initial Cl-H exchange to form 9-borafluorene containing a reactive 5-member ring diarylborane moiety, which subsequently engages in a facile ring expansion with the in situ formed B-H containing residue (BH₃ or HBEt₂) to result in cyclic 1,2-diphenylenediboranes compounds. The doubly hydrogen-bridged structure shows good thermal stability up to 50 °C. Upon thermal cleavage at higher temperature, all free B-H groups become very reactive involving hydroboration with α-olefin. The complexization study also reveals that this intradiborane moiety forms a 1:2 complex with a strong base, such as pyridine.     

Oxidation of cyclopentane-1,2-dione: a study with O labeled reagents

The asymmetric oxidation of 3-alkyl-cyclopentane-1,2-diones with the Ti(OⁱPr)₄/tartaric ester/t-BuOOH complex, which gives, in a cascade process, highly enantiomerically enriched γ-lactone acids, was studied by ¹⁸O isotopic labeling in the substrate and in the oxidant. The path of the labeled atoms was followed by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the oxidative ring cleavage of 1,2-dione proceeds via a Baeyer-Villiger-type oxidation mechanism.     

Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione

Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione are reported. The same molecular structures were found in solution by ¹¹⁹Sn and ²⁰⁷Pb NMR and in the solid state by X-ray diffraction analysis. The ligand was bound through S and N giving a four-membered ring. Due to the tension of the chelate ring in the penta- and hexacoordinated compounds, the nitrogen approaches the metal atom from an oblique direction giving a weak coordination. Hexacoordinated metal atoms were obtained by Lewis bases coordination to the polycyclic tin and lead compounds, which was possible because the M-phenyl groups form a cavity that allows the bases to approach from the opposite direction to the sulfur atom. In some crystals, two molecules formed a cavity where a solvent molecule was included. A heptacoordinated diphenyllead bound to two ligands and having the less common pentagonal bipyramidal geometry and cis-mer configuration with two sulfur atoms lying very close together was obtained.     

Acylation of pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines

The acylation of pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines with acetic anhydride and the acid chlorides of various carboxylic acids has been studied. It has been shown that pyrrole[1,2-a]pyrazines are selectively acylated at the α-position of the pyrrole ring when it is free. Products of the condensation of 1-methylsubstituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines have been obtained for the first time in the process of acetylation. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, 263–272, February, 2008.     

Zur Synthese und Struktur von 8-Nitro-imidazo [1,2-a]pyridinen

Summary The title compounds were synthesized by reaction of nitroketene aminals with -chlorovinylcarbonyl compounds. The chloromethylene malononitriles1 react with nitromethylenimidazolin (2 a) and -benzimidazoles2 b to yield the 8-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines3 and the 4-nitropyrido[1,2-a]-benzimidazoles6, both containing an amino group. Analogously, from the special 3-chloro-2-propeniminium salt7 and2 a the imidazopyridine derivative9 was formed. The 3-aryl-3-chloro-2-propeniminium salts10 were converted into the nitro-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines11 and the pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole12 containing the aryl group by reaction with2 a and2 b, respectively. The structures were investigated by 2-dimensional¹H/¹³C-NMR-spectroscopy.

     

Synthesis,Structures and Reactions of Polychalcogenadisilabicyclo[l.m.n]alkanes and Their Germanium Analogues

1,3-Bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-2,4,5-trichalcogena-1,3-disilabicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes display unusual short bridgehead Si---Si distances despite the absence of formal Si—Si bonds, and chalcogen---chalcogen interactions are observed by nmr, X-ray analysis and electronic spectroscopy.     

Photoaddition of water and methanol to 2,2,4,6-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline

Products of the steady-state photolysis of 2,2,4,6-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (1) in water, methanol, and water—ethanol were isolated for the first time and identified by¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. As a result of the photolysis, the molecule of the solvent is added to the double bond of the heterocycle with formation of 4-hydroxy- (2) or 4-methoxy-2,2,4,6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (3) in water and methanol, respectively. Compounds2 and3 are converted gradually into1 in the dark. The rate of the back reaction depends on the solvent and the concentration of the product. Comparison of the products of the photolysis in methanol and hexane at 45 °C and of the azoisobutyronitrile-initiated oxidation of1 at the same temperature has shown that unlike the photolysis in hexane, aminyl radicals are not precursors of the product of the photolysis in methanol. The reaction proceedsvia an excited singlet state. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2072–2077, November, 1999.     

New approach to λ-phosphinines

A novel approach to λ⁵-phosphinines has been discovered. Phosphonium salts bearing an alkyl group and the residue of β-dialkylaminocrotonic acid react with DMADMF affording λ⁵-phosphinines. A plausible mechanism of the reaction is offered.     

A convenient approach to λ-phosphinines via interaction of phosphorylated 3-pyrrolidinocrotonitrile with 2-bromoacetophenones

The alkylation of 2-(diphenylphosphino)-3-pyrrolidin-1-ylbut-2-enenitrile with a set of bromoacetophenones has been studied. Cyclization of the phosphonium salts into 6-cyano-3-hydroxy-3-aryl-1,1-diphenyl-5-pyrrolidin-1-yl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophosphininium bromides under heating in the presence of catalytic amount of a base is discussed. Starting both from the acyclic and the cyclic phosphonium salts, new types of λ⁵-phosphinines have been synthesized.     

Selective synthesis of bis[1,2]dithiolo[1,4]thiazines from 4-isopropylamino-5-chloro-1,2-dithiole-3-ones

Reaction of 4-isopropylamino-5-chloro-1,2-dithiole-3-ones 3 and S₂Cl₂ in acetonitrile gave selectively 3-oxo-bis[1,2]dithiolo[1,4]thiazine-5-thiones 1 by the addition of triethylamine and bis[1,2]dithiolo[1,4]thiazine-3,5-diones 5 under the action of formic acid. 3,5-Diones 5 were also obtained by intramolecular cyclization of N,N-bis(5-chloro-3-oxo[1,2]dithiol-4-yl)amines 6 with S₂Cl₂ in the presence of Et₃N.     

Structure,conformation and NMR studies on 1,2-dioxane and halogen substituted 1,2-dioxane molecules

Molecular structure and conformational stability of chair and twist conformers of 1,2-dioxane and halogen substituted compounds of the 1,2-dioxane have been studied using ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) methods. The molecular geometries of 1,2-dioxane, 3,6-difluoro, 3,6-dichloro, 3,3,6,6-tetrafluoro and 3,3,6,6-tetrachloro 1,2-dioxane compounds were optimized at HF, MP2, B3LYP and B3PW91 levels of theory by implementing 6-31G* basis set. To study the effect of polar medium, self-consistent reaction field theory is used to optimize the conformers at B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory. The geometrical parameters of chair and twist conformers have been discussed in the light of interaction between lone pair electrons present in the oxygen and substituted halogen atoms. The relative stability of the conformers have been studied using relative energy, maximum hardness principle and thermodynamical quantities. The 13C-NMR chemical shift study for carbon atoms in the title compounds are calculated and the results have been discussed.     

Stereochemistry of 1,2-oxaphospholanes,III Evidence for the retro-Abramov pathway in methoxide-catalysed equilibration of substituted 2-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2-oxaphospholan-3-ols

Diastereomeric 3,4-dimethyl-2-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2-oxaphospholan-3-ols (2 a–d) were obtained by the cyclisation of the phosphite3 and their relative configurations were established by¹³C-NMR spectra. Equilibrations of pure2 a and2 b as well as a 3 : 2 mixture of2 b and2 d with sodium methoxide in methanol afforded a mixture of2 a–d. The mechanism of the equilibration involves the P-C₃ bond cleavage (retro-Abramov reaction), and the epimerization of the chiral P-anion5 and/or the P-O₁ bond scission. The ratios of diastereomers2 a–d obtained in equilibration and from the cyclisation of3 were interpreted in terms of the thermodynamic and kinetic preferences.

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Stereochemie der 1,2-Oxaphospholane, III. Bestätisgung des Retro-Abramov-Reaktionsweges der mit Methoxid katalysierten Äquilibrierung von substituierten 2-Methoxy-1,2-oxaphospholan-3-ol-2-oxiden

Zusammenfassung Diastereomere 3,4-dimethyl-2-methoxy-1,2-oxaphospholan-3-ol-2-oxide wurden über die Cyclisierungsreaktion von Phosphit3 erhalten und ihre relativen Konfigurationen mit¹³C-NMR-Spektren bestätigt.2 a und2 b sowie eine 3 : 2-Mischung von2 b und2 d geben unter Gleichgewichtsbedingungen mit Natriummethoxid in Methanol eine Mischung von2 a–d. Der Mechanismus dieser Äquilibrierung schließt die Spaltung der P-C₃-Bindung (Retro-Abramov-Reaktion) und die Epimerisierung des chiralen P-Anions5 und/oder die Spaltung der P-O₁-Bindung ein. Die Verhältnisse der Diastereomeren2 a–d, berechnet im Gleichgewichtszustand sowie aus der Cyclisationsreaktion von3, wurden mittels thermodynamischer und kinetischer Bevorzugung interpretiert.