Chromone-3-carboxaldehydes in Diels-Alder reactions with indole-o-quinodimethane. Synthesis of tetrahydrochromeno[2,3-b]carbazoles

An efficient route to a new class of indole derivatives, tetrahydrochromeno[2,3-b]carbazoles, has been developed. The cycloaddition reactions of chromone-3-carboxaldehydes with indole-o-quinodimethane gave a diastereomeric mixture of Diels-Alder cycloadducts in good yields after in situ deformylation.     

Preparation and oxidative coupling of bis[o-(hydrosilyl)phenyl]cuprates and bis[o-(fluorosilyl)phenyl]cuprates

Bis[o-(hydrosilyl)phenyl]cuprates and bis[o-(fluorosilyl)phenyl]cuprates were prepared by reacting [o-(hydrosilyl)phenyl]lithiums and [o-(fluorosilyl)phenyl]lithiums, respectively, with copper salts, such as CuCN and Cu(OPiv)₂. The phenylcuprates underwent oxidative coupling to afford 2,2′-bis(hydrosilyl)biphenyls and 2,2′-bis(fluorosilyl)biphenyls.     

Stereoselective approach to potential scaffold of A-nor B-aromatic OSW-1 analogues via [4+2] cycloaddition of o-quinodimethane

A-nor B-aromatic steroidal skeleton was efficiently constructed by means of o-quinodimethane chemistry with exclusive stereoselectivity. The benzocyclobutene substrate for generation of the o-quinodimethane intermediate and subsequent [4+2] cycloaddition could be synthesized via (E)-selective Julia–Kocienski olefination and diastereoselective Grignard addition reactions. The synthesized tricyclic steroid-like compound with a trans-diol substructure would be utilized for divergent syntheses of potentially antitumor OSW-1 analogues with the truncated steroidal aglycone.     

Consequences of a through-bond interaction in tetracyclo-[5.3.0.0.0]-deca-4,8-diene (“Hypostrophene”)

Photoelectron spectroscopy is used to demonstrate the mechanistic consequences of the level ordering in a given molecule on its reactivity, using the recently synthesized hypostrophene, which contains two CC double bonds in a rigid, cisoid conformation, as an example. The inability of this molecule to close photochemically to the saturated analog is traced to the presence of an exceptionally high-lying σ level which is ideally oriented for an effective through-bond coupling of the two π orbitals. Contrary to the norbornadiene case, this through-bond coupling overrides the direct through-space interaction, placing the in-phase combination of the two π orbitals above the out-of-phase combination, and thus converts the _π2_s+_π2_s photocycloaddition from a symmetry-allowed to a symmetry-forbidden reaction.     

Synthesis and Ring Opening of 1, 4-Dicyanobicyclo[2.2.0]hexane. Radical stabilization energy of a cyano group. Preliminary Communication

1, 4-Dicyanobicyclo[2.2.0]hexane ( 2 ) was prepared by (2+2)-photocycloaddition of ethylene to 1, 2-dicyanocyclobutene. 2 isomerizes cleanly to 2, 5-dicyanohexadiene-1, 5 ( 3 ) with a very low activation energy of 21.7 ± 1.4 kcal/mol. From comparison with the reported rates of isomerization of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane, the radical stabilization energy of the cyano group is shown to be about 7.3 kcal/mol.     

Diels-Alder reactions of perfluorobicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene with aromatics

[reaction: see text] The title perfluoroalkene cycloadds to a variety of aromatic hydrocarbons, including benzene. It is the first alkene to yield a Diels-Alder adduct with benzene and is thus among the most potent dienophiles known.     

Excited biradical states in thermal dimerization of bicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene

The mechanism of thermal dimerization and polymerization of bicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene I was studied by ab initio RHF/DH, ROHF/DH, and GVB/DH quantum-chemical calculations. The structure and electronic characteristics of the monomer I, hypothetical intermediate, and two observed dimerizatoin products in the ground and excited states of various multiplicities were calculated.     

Synthesis of 4-(2-chloroethyl)-2,3-dihydro[1,4]oxazino[2,3-b]quinoline and 4-(2-chloroethyl)2,3-dihydropyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazine

The title compounds were synthesized from 3-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]quinolin-2(1H)-one 11a and 3-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]pyridin-2(1H)-one 18 respectively. The preparation involved a tandem chlorination/cyclization reaction.     

Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones 1. Condensation of 2,3-dimethyl- and 2,3-tri-, 2,3-tetra-, and 2,3-pentamethylene-7,8-dihydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]thieno[2,3-d]pyriminidin-4(6H)-ones with aromatic aldehydes and furfural

2,3-Dimethyl- and 2,3-tri-, 2,3-tetra-, and 2,3-pentamethylene-substituted 8-arylidene-6,7-dihydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones were synthesized by the reaction of 2,3-dimethyl- and 2,3-tri-, 2,3-tetra-, and 2,3-pentamethylene-7,8-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(6H)-ones with benzaldehyde, its 4-dimethylamino-, 3,4-dimethoxy-, and 3,4-methylenedioxy derivatives and also furfural in the presence of NaOH.     

Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines 4. Synthesis and some transformations of oxo(hydroxy)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines

The cyclization of 5-cyanoacetyl-6-aminouracils in acidic media was accomplished. The structures of the pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines obtained and their properties are discussed.See [1] for Communication 3.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 674–680, May, 1991.     

Molecular structure of hexafluorobicyclo [2.2.0]hexa-2,5-diene (hexafluoro-dewar-benzene) in the vapour phase

Hexafluoro-Dewar-benzene has been studied by the electron-diffraction method. A model with C_2v symmetry gives excellent agreement between experimental and theoretical data. The structural parameters with error limits are (cf. Fig. 1): r(C₁-C₄)= 1.598 ±0.017 Å, r(C₁-C₂) = 1.505 ±0.005 Å, r(C₂-C₃) = 1.366 ± 0.015 Å, r(C₁-F₁) = 1.328±0.015 Å, r(C₂-F₂) = 1.319±0.007 Å, ∠F₁C₁C₄ = 118.7±0.7°, ∠F₂C₂C₃ = 133.6±0.7°, τ= 121.8±2.0°, and δ = -7.5±2.0°. Molecular orbital calculations by the CNDO/2 method gave τ = 119.8° and δ = ?4.2°.     

Facile synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene from o-dihalostilbenes

A convenient one-pot synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene from readily available o-dihalostilbenes using combined reagents of sodium sulfide nonahydrate (Na₂S·9H₂O) or sodium hydrosulfide hydrate (NaSH·nH₂O) and sulfur is described along with plausible reaction paths in this intriguing reaction.     

Properties of 2,3-dihydro-imidazolo[1,2-a]pyridines. (Review)

Published data on the physical and chemical characteristics of 2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines to 1998 are reviewed.Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia; e-mail: mara@ktf.rtu.lv. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1011–1027, August, 2000.     

A new synthesis of 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b], [2,3-c] and [3,2-c]quinolines

A new synthesis of three isomeric dihydrofuroquinolines is described. This route via ortholithiation of O-quinolyl carbamates is considerably more effective than that which proceeds via lithiation of alkoxyquinolines.     

The Photochemistry of 5,6-Dimethylidene-2-norborananone. Synthesis and Diels-Alder Reactivity of 2,3-Dimethylidenebicyclo-[2.1.1]hexane

2,3-Dimethylidenebicyclo [2.1.1]hexane (4) was isolated from direct irradiation (253.7 nm) of 5,6-dimethylidene-2-norbornanone (3) . Quenching experiments at 253.7 nm, as well as direct and sensitized irradiations at >300 nm suggested that a high vibrationally excited S₁- or a S₂-state is required for the photodecarbonylation of 3 in contrast with other β, γ-unsaturated ketones for which α-cleavage occurs with lower excitation-energy. The new diene 4 reacted toward tetracyano-ethylene (k (1mol^?1 s^?1))=(3.1±0.34) · 10^?3) in toluene and (6.2±0.11) · 10^?3 in benzene only 60 times more slowly than 2,3-dimethylidenenorbornane (5) and ca. 850 times as fast as 2,3-dimethylidene-syn1,4,5,6-tetramethylbicyclo[2.1.1]-hexane (9) .     

A facile synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines

In a three-step sequence starting from readily available starting materials, 2,3-carbon disubstituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines can be accessed in good yields and purity. Furo[2,3-b]pyridines bearing ester, amide and ketone groups at the 2-position can be prepared with a variety of aryl and alkyl groups at the 3-position.     

A layered vanadium arsenate network decorated with the directly coordinated organonitrogen ligands: [V4O7(HAsO4)2(o-phen)2] (o-phen=o-phenanthroline)

A novel layered vanadium arsenate [V₄O₇(HAsO₄)₂(o-phen)₂] 1 (o-phen=o-phenanthroline) was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of V₂O₅, ZnCl₂, Na₂HAsO₄·7H₂O, o-phenanthroline (o-phen) and water. Its structure was determined by elemental analyses, ESR spectrum, XPS spectrum, TG analysis, IR spectrum and the single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P2/c, a=10.122(2) Å, b=9.867(2) Å, c=15.367(3) Å, β=102.83(3)°, V=1496.4(5) Å³, Z=1, λ(MoKα)=0.71073 Å, (R(F)=0.0397 for 3422 reflections). Data were collected on a Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer at 293 K in the range of 2.06°<θ<27.48°. The title compound contains an unusual two-dimensional (2D) As-V-O layer with four-, six- and eight-membered rings. The chelating o-phen ligands project perpendicularly above and below the undulating layer. 1 represents the first example of 2D inorganic vanadium arsenate backbone grafted with the directly coordinated organic ligands. Furthermore, the 3D supermolecular architecture is formed by π-π stacking interactions of the o-phen groups between adjacent layers.