Cation radicals. XXXII. Reaction of N-ethylcarbazole with iodine-silver salts. Nitration of N-ethylcarbazole

Reaction of N-ethylcarbazole ( 1 ) with iodine-silver perchlorate gave a green solution having a singlet esr signal. Reduction of the solution with potassium iodide gave N,N′ -diethyl-3,3′-dicarbazolyl ( 3 , 48%). Small amounts of 3-iodo- ( 4 ) and 3,6-diiodo-N-ethylcarbazole ( 5 ) were also obtained. Compounds 4 and 5 are believed to have been formed by electrophilic iodination of 1 by I₂-AgCIO₄, whereas 3 appears to have been formed via the dimerization of 1 ^.+. In accord with this, reaction of 1 with iodine-silver nitrite gave 3-nitro-N-ethylcarbazole ( 6 , 61%), 9% of another nitro-N-ethylcarbazole ( 7 ), thought to be either 1- or 4-nitro-N-ethylcarbazole, and 28% of 4. Thus, trapping of 1 ^.+ by nucleophilic nitrite ion occurred even though 1 ^.+ is not stable enough toward isolation as the perchlorate.     

Nucleophilic reactions of l-methyl-2-methoxy-2-phenyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole

The title compound (1) was prepared via methylene blue (MB)-sensitized photooxy-genation of l-methyl-2-phenylindole (2d) in methanol. Acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of 1 with nucleophiles gave 1,2,2-trisubstituted 3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindoles (3–6). Reduction of 1 with lithium aluminum hydride, followed by acidic workup yielded 4d and 2d, whereas the same reduction reaction of 1, followed by neutral workup gave l-methyl-2-phenyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindole (15), together with 3. The reaction pathways of nucleophilic substitution and reduction of 1 were discussed.     

Isolable Anionic,Neutral and Cationic Radicals from Reactions of N,N′-Dimesityldiamidocarbene and Lewis Acids

B(C₆F₅)₃ undergoes nucleophilic attack by N,N′-dimesityldiamidocarbene (DAC) with fluoride transfer to the boron center, resulting in a new zwitterion ( 1 ). This B−F fluoride can be replaced or abstracted to give the corresponding hydride ( 2 ) or triflate ( 3 ) derivatives or the corresponding cation ( 4 ). These species are reduced with KC₈ or Cp₂Co to give isolable anionic and neutral radicals ( 5 – 8 ). Similarly, the [Ph₃C] cation undergoes nucleophilic attack by DAC resulting in the spontaneous formation of the radical cation ( 9 ).     

Benzothiazolium derivatives. III. Nucleophilic substitution reactions of benzothiazolium salts

The reactions of 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[2,3-b]benzothiazolium bromide 1 (A^? ?Br^?) with certain nucleophilic reagents have been performed for the purpose of ascertaining the reaction pathways and identifying the group that is displaced from the central carbon atom of the dithiocarbamate system. The nature of complex salt-like intermediates formed initially from 1 (A^? ?Br^?) has been studied and confirmed. For comparison, a number of nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2-methylthio-3-methylbenzothiazolium iodide 17 and 2-dimethylamino-3-methylbenzothiazolium perchlorate 18 have been examined.     

Polymerization of 2-Oxazolines. IV. The Structure and the Reactivity of 2-Substituted-2-oxazolines and Oxazolinium Perchlorates

Abstract

In order to elucidate the structure and the stability of the growing cationic end in the polymerization of 2-oxazolines, the reactions of 2-bromoethylbenzamide with silver salts such as silver perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate, nitrate, nitrite, cyanate, and acetate were investigated. The reactions with silver perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate gave the 2-phenyl-2-oxazolinium salt (intramolecular O-alkylation product) quantitatively, whereas the reaction with silver nitrate gave the corresponding alkyl nitrate (staight-chain product). For the reactions with silver nitrite, cyanate and acetate, both products were obtained. In order to elucidate the ring-opening reactivity of the oxazolinium cation, the ring-opening addition reaction of N-methyl-2-oxazolinium perchlorates with pyridine was investigated. It was found that N-methyl-2-phenyl-2-oxazolinium perchlorate was more reactive toward the nucleophilic ring-opening reaction than was N-methyl-2-methyl-2-oxazolinium perchlorate. The mutual copolymerization of 2-phenyl-2-oxazoline with the other 2-substituted-2-oxazoline such as 2-methyl-, 2-isopropyl-, and 2-benzyl-2-oxazoline indicated that the monomer reactivity ratio r₂ was much larger than unity, whereas r₁ was very much smaller. Based on these results, the influence of the structure and the reactivity of the monomer and the growing cationic end of the polymerizability of 2-oxazolines are discussed.     

Synthesis of 2‐(2‐, 3‐, and 4‐pyridyl)benzoxazoles by the reaction of phenolic schiff bases with thianthrene cation radical

2‐(2‐, 3‐, and 4‐Pyridyl)benzoxazole derivatives were prepared in excellent yields by the oxidative cyclization of phenolic Schiff bases with thianthrene cation radical perchlorate in the presence of 2,6‐di‐tert‐butyl‐4‐methylpyridine.     

Rearrangement reactions of aziridinylbenzaldoximes

Reactions of 2,2-dimethylaziridine with benzohydroximoyl chlorides [ArC(Cl)?NOH] give aziridinylbenzaldoximes 1 . It has been found that the aziridine ring in these compounds undergoes ring opening in hydrogen chloride-dioxane solution to give (Z)-N-hydroxy-N′-(2-chloro-2-methylpropyl)benzenecarboximidamides [ArC(NHCH₂CR¹R²Cl)?NOH, 4 ]. Treatment of 1 with hydrochloric acid followed by neutralization with aqueous sodium hydroxide gave 6,6-dimethyl-3-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazines 2. Reaction of 4 with sodium hydride in dioxane gave 5-isopropyl-3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles 5. Reaction of the 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles 5 with N-chlorosuccinimide gave the heteroaromatic 1,2,4-oxadiazoles 6 . It is suggested that reactions of 4 with sodium hydride in dioxane solution involve the conjugate base of 4 which undergoes a 1,2-hydride shift that is concerted with loss of chloride ion. In aqueous sodium hydroxide solution it is suggested that the conjugate base of 4 undergoes ionization of the chlorine atom followed by nucleophilic attack by the oximate anion.     

Reactions of N-methyl-N-nitrosotoluene-P-sulfonamide (MNTS) with 3,6-dibromocarbazole and its corresponding nitranion

Reaction of N-methyl-N-nitrosotoluene-p-sulfonamide (MNTS, 1) with 3,6-dibromocarbazole (2) in dry acetonitrile gave N-methyl-p-toluenesulfonamide (4) and N-nitroso-3,6-dibromocarbazole (5), whereas with the corresponding nitranion (3) gave N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-3,6-dibromocarbazole (6). The results are rationalized in terms of direct nucleophilic substitution mechanism occurring on respective sites. The effects of solvents and added metal ions are also discussed.     

EPR Study on the Complex Formed by Charge‐Transfer Process between Ground‐state Acceptor 2, 3‐Dicyano‐5, 6‐dichloro‐1, 4‐benzoquinone and Some Donors and on Cation Radical of Perylene (or Pyrene)

EPR study showed that the semi‐quinone radical anion of 2,3‐dicyano‐5,6‐dichloro‐1,4‐benzoquinone (DDQ) was formed in a charge transfer process between ground‐state DDQ as acceptor and each one of following ground state donors, i.e., 4‐methyl‐4′‐tridecyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl; 4‐methyl‐4′‐nonyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl; bis (2,2′‐bipyridyl) (4‐methyl‐4′‐heptadecyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl)ruthenium(2+) perchlorate and perylene. EPR study also showed that there are perylene cation radical and pyrene cation radical in the following experimental conditions: (a) in 98% sulfuric add. (b) 10^?3 mol/L perylene (or pyrene) was dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid‐nitrobenzene (1: 1 V/V).     

1,3-dipolar cycloadditions induced by cation radicals. Formation of 1,2,4-triazoles from oxidative addition of 1,4-diphenylazomethane and aryl aldehyde phenylhydrazones to nitriles

Reaction of thianthrene cation radical perchlorate (Th^.+ClO₄^?) with 1,4-diphenylazomethane (DPAM) in MeCN and EtCN led to the formation of 1,2,4-triazoles. Triazoles formation is attributed to oxidative cycloaddition of benzaldehyde benzylhydrazone, the tautomer of DPAM, to the solvent nitriles. In confirmation, analogous cycloadditions were achieved by reaction of Th^.+ClO₄^? with some benzaldehyde phenylhydrazones in the same solvents.     

Studies on the Chemical Transformations of 6‐Methylchromone‐3‐carbonitrile under Nucleophilic Conditions

The chemical reactivity of 6‐methylchromone‐3‐carbonitrile ( 1 ) was studied towards some nucleophilic reagents. Reaction of carbonitrile 1 with malononitrile dimer and N′‐[(4‐methoxyphenyl)methylidene]‐2‐cyanoacetohydrazide ( 5 ) gave the unexpected chromeno[4,3‐b]pyridine 2 and benzoxocine‐3‐carbohydrazide 6 , respectively. Reaction of carbonitrile 1 with 3‐amino‐1,2,4‐triazole, 2‐aminobenzimidazole, 7‐chloro‐4‐hydrazinoquinoline and 3‐hydrazino‐5,6‐diphenyl‐1,2,4‐triazine proceeds via γ‐pyrone ring opening followed by cycloaddition onto the nitrile function leading to a variety of heterocyclic systems. Structures of the new synthesized products were deduced on the basis of their analytical and spectral data.     

Photoreactions of aromatic compounds—XXXV: Nucleophilic photosubstitution of methoxy substituted aromatic compounds. Monophotonic ionization of the triplet

Methoxy groups exert an activating and ortho/para directing influence in light induced nucleophilic substitution reactions (cyanation, hydroxylation, etc) of aromatic compounds in aqueous media. The first chemical step in these processes is monophotonic ionization of the aromatic compound in its lowest triplet state, followed by reaction of the radical cation with the nucleophile Quantum yields of photocyanation of 4-fluoro- and 4-chloroanisole indicate that in 99% (mole fraction) water virtually all triplets formed undergo electron ejection.This hypothesis is in agreement with the results of charge density calculations for the radical cations. It is directly supported by the similarity of the product composition of these photochemical substitutions with that of anodic substitutions, where the intermediacy of an aromatic cation is generally accepted. The presence of an oxidizing agent (oxygen, or persulphate) is required only when a hydrogen is replaced. The nucleophilic photosubstitution at electron rich aromatic systems in solvents as water can therefore be classified as an S_r⁺n¹(³Ar^*) process.     

Synthesis and reaction of 6-substituted 3-methoxycarbonyl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one derivatives

Reaction of aryl and styryl methyl ketones 1a-m with dimethyl bis(methylthio)methylenemalonate ( 2 ) in the presence of potassium hydroxide in dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding methyl 6-aryl- and 6-styryl-4-methylthio-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-carboxylates 3a-m . 6-Aryl derivatives 3a-d,g were treated with sodium methoxide in methanol to give the corresponding 6-aryl-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-ones 8a-d and 9. Phenylcoumalin ( 7a ) and paracotoin ( 7b ) were synthesized by the desulfurization of 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-ones 4a,b. Similarly, anibine ( 8e ) was also synthesized from 3g . Treatment of 3 with hydrogen peroxide or 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave the corresponding 4-methylsulfiny-2H-pyran-2-ones 10a-f in good yields. Displacement reactions of 10a-f with nucleophilic reagents are also described.     

Ring Opening and Recyclization Reactions of 3‐Nitrochromone with Some Nucleophilic Reagents

The chemical reactivity of 3‐nitrochromone ( 1 ) was studied towards some nucleophilic reagents. Reaction of 3‐nitrochromone ( 1 ) with some carbon nucleophiles revealed existence of ring‐opening ring‐closure reactions, and the mode of cyclization depends on the nucleophile used. Treatment of 3‐nitrochromone ( 1 ) with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate produced benzoxocinone derivatives 2 and 3 , respectively. Boiling compound 1 with cyanoacetamide and 2‐aminoprop‐1‐ene‐1,1,3‐tricarbonitrile afforded pyridine derivatives 4 and 5 , respectively. Reaction of compound 1 with 1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐ylacetonitrile, 5‐amino‐2,4‐dihydro‐3H‐pyrazol‐3‐one, and dimedone led to pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole 6 , pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine 7 , and chromenone 8 , respectively. Treating 3‐nitrochromone ( 1 ) with heterocyclic amines gave enaminones 11 and 12 via nucleophilic attack at C‐2 position with ring opening. The structures of the newly synthesized products were deduced on the basis of their analytical and spectral data.     

Reactions of some arenes and pyrazoles in MeCN under conditions of undivided-cell electrolysis

As exemplified for the first time by pyrazole and its 4-nitro and 3,5-dimethyl derivatives, N-arylation of pyrazoles can be performed under conditions of undivided-cell amperostatic electrolysis (Pt electrodes, MeCN) of systems containing the pyrazolate anion and (or) pyrazole, arene (benzene, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, or xylene), and a supporting electrolyte. In the case of electrolysis involving 1,4-dimethoxybenzene as arene, N-arylation followed simultaneously three routes to form an ortho-substitution product (1,4-dimethoxy-2-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzene), an ipso-substitution product (4-methoxy-1-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzene), and an ipso-bisaddition product (1,4-dimethoxy-1,4-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene) in a total current yield of up to 50%. The acid-base properties of the pyrazoles under study affect the ratio of the N-arylation products and govern the required composition of the starting reaction mixture. In the case of a stronger base, such as 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, N-arylation with 1,4-dimethoxybenzene occurred even in the pyrazole—arene—tetraalkylammonium perchlorate system, whereas N-arylation of 4-nitropyrazole (a weaker base) proceeded only in the presence of the pyrazolate anion or another base, viz., sym-collidine. Oxidation of arene to the radical cation is the key anodic reaction. Not only the pyrazolate anion, but also highly basic pyrazole or a solvate complex of weakly basic pyrazole with collidine can serve as a nucleophilic partner in subsequent transformations of these radical cations.     

Fused s-triazino heterocycles. XVIII. 1,3,4,7,11c-Pentaazabenz[de]anthracene and 1,3,4,6,7,11c-hexaazabenz[de]anthracene. Two new ring systems

The reaction of 2-amino-4-chloro-6-methylpyrimidine ( 3a ) with trimethylacetyl chloride gave 4-chloro-6-methyl-2-trimethylacetamidopyrimidine ( 5 ). This latter compound with excess anthranilonitrile gave in one step 2-t-butyl-5-methyl-1,3,4,7,11c-pentaazabenz[de]anthracene ( 6a ). To prepare 2-t-butyl-5-dimethylamino-1,3,4,6,7,11c-hexaazabenz[de]anthracene ( 6b ) it was found necessary to first react 2-amino-4-chloro-6-dimethylamino -5 -triazine ( 3b ) with anthranilonitrile to yield the intermediate product 2-amino-4(2-cyanoanilino)-6-dimethylamino-s-triazine ( 4 ). Reaction of the latter with trimethylacetyl chloride gave 6b .     

1,2,4-Triazines in Organic Synthesis. 9. Synthesis of 3-(3-Ethylindol-2-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline Using the Fischer Reaction under the Usual Conditions and with Microwave Irradiation

The nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in 3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazine by the carbanions of nitrobutane and 4-nitrobut-1-ene gave oximes, the selective fission of which using sodium dithionite gave ketones in the case of compounds with a saturated carbon chain. Ketones in Diels-Alder reaction with 1-pyrrolidinocyclohex-1-ene gave 3-acyl-1-methylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolines. Phenylhydrazones of the compounds obtained underwent Fischer reaction under usual conditions and also when using microwave irradiation on a solid support. The final 3-(3-ethylindol-2-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline was obtained via reductive desulfuration using Raney nickel in ethanol.     

Reactions of aziridines. Preparation and properties of 2-thiazolinium salts

Reaction of 1-substituted aziridines with thioamides in the presence of perchloric acid has provided a facile route to 2-thiazolinium salts. Thioformamide was used in this reaction to give the 2-unsubstituted 2-thiazolinium salts 3-[4-(2,6-xylyloxy)butyl]-2-thiazolinium perchlorate (11a) and 3-(2-cyelohexylbutyl)-2-thiazolinium perchlorate (IIc). A study of the rates of hydro-lytic breakdown of IIc and 3-(2-cyelohexylbutyl)-2-methyl-2-thiazolinium perchlorate (IId) showed that the 2-unsubstituted compound (IIc) was considerably less stable than the 2-methyl analog (IId) over the entire pH range. Use of 1-substituted aziridines in ring-opening reactions, previously applied only to 1-unsubstituted aziridines, has given expected products when thio-cyanate ion or thiourea was the nucleophile.     

Acetylenic ketones. Part V. Reaction of acetylenic ketones with thiourea and some of its derivatives

Aroylphenylacetylenes (I) reacted with thiourea and S-benzylisothiourea to give 4,6-diaryl-pyrimidine-2(1H)thiones (IV) and α-aroyl-β-benzylmercaptostyrenes (X), respectively. Methyla-tion and acetylation of the thiones (IV) gave the corresponding S-methyl- (V) and S-acetyl- (VI) derivatives, respectively. The oxidation of these thiones gave the corresponding disulfide derivatives (VII). Reaction of α-aroyl-β-benzylmercaptostyrenes (X) with hydrazine hydrate and phenylhydrazine gave 3(5)-aryl-5(3)-phenylpyrazoles (XI) and 3-aryl-1,5-diphenylpyrazoles (XIII), respectively. Reaction of aroylphenylacetylenes (1) with N-allylthiourea gave 1-allyl-4,6-diaryl-pyrimidine-2-thiones (XVI).     

Synthesis of 3-R-2-aryl-4,6-dinitroindoles and specific features of their reactions with anionic nucleophiles

Reaction of different anionic S-nucleophiles with 3-R-2-aryl-4,6-dinitroindoles led to a regiospecific nucleophilic substitution of the nitro group in position 4 with 6-NO₂ group remaining intact. The representatives of some peri-annulated polycyclic systems were synthesized on the basis of the substitution products. Dedicated to Academician V. A. Tartakovsky in honor of his 75th anniversary. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1543–1547, August, 2007.