Oxanorbornenes: promising new single addition monomers for the metathesis polymerization

Higher ring-opening metathesis propagation rates of exo-norbornene derivatives over endo derivatives are well established in the literature. Here, we report for the first time that endo-isomers of oxanorbornene derivatives show higher reactivity towards ring-opening metathesis with Grubbs'' 3rd generation catalyst (G3) than the corresponding exo-isomers. A very high selectivity for the reaction of G3 with endo over the exo-isomers could be shown. Furthermore, single molecular addition of the endo-isomers with G3 was observed. On the other hand, pure exo-monomers could successfully be homopolymerized. Mixtures of exo- and endo- monomers, however, prevented the homopolymerization of the exo-monomer. Such mixtures could successfully be copolymerized with cycloalkenes, resulting in alternating copolymers. An oxanorbornadiene derivative could be shown to undergo single addition reactions, exploited in the preparation of mono-end functional ROMP polymers. These could be selectively derivatized via endgroup selective thiol-ene click reactions. A thiol and alcohol end functional ROMP polymer was synthesized, and the efficient end functionalization was confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-ToF spectrometry.

Bridgehead revisited: endo-7-oxa norborneneimide derivatives (green) initiate faster but propagate more slowly than the analogous exo-derivatives (red) in ring-opening metathesis allowing the synthesis of alternating and end functional polymers.     

Analyse conformationnelle de derives bicyclo (4.1.0) heptaniques cis—I

¹H NMR conformational studies of cis-3(4) epoxy bicyclo (4.1.0) heptanes endo and exo, and of related alcohols (3-norcaranols) has been carried out using Eu(dpm)₃ as shift reagent. Comparatively the conformational analysis of cis and trans-1(2), -4(5) diepoxy cyclohexanes has been performed. The experimental data agree with a predominant planar conformation of the two -3(4) epoxy bicyclo (4.1.0) heptanes and of the cis diépoxy cyclohexane, but do not distinguish between the planar conformation and the $\text{1}\text{1}$ equilibrium of the two equivalent boat conformations of the trans diepoxyde. For the two alcohols, they adopt the same semi chair form in which the hydroxyl group is axial for the exo isomer and equatorial for the endo.     

The WCl6-e-Al-CH2Cl2 catalyzed polypentenamer formation via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)

The synthesis of polypentenamer by an electrochemically generated metathesis polymerization catalyst from methylene chloride solution of WCl₆ was investigated. The active species formed by electroreduction of this salt under controlled potential of +900 mV at a platinum cathode with an aluminum anode were found to catalyze the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cyclopentene, monocyclic olefin of relatively low strain, in high yield (89%) and at short period (32 min) under mild conditions. The effect of reaction parameters, e.g., olefin/catalyst ratio, reaction time, electrolysis time, catalyst aging, on the polymerization yield have been studied. The resulting polymer has been characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) techniques. Analysis of the polypentenamer microstructure by means of ¹³C NMR spectroscopy indicates that the polymer contains a mainly trans stereoconfiguration of the double bonds (σ_c = 0.31) and a slightly blocky distribution (r_tr_c > 1) of cis and trans double bond dyads (r_tr_c = 1.44). However, this electrochemical system is reluctant to facilitate the competing vinyl type addition polymerization reactions.     

A contribution to the coordination chemistry of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(α-pyridyl)pyrazine (TPP): Synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and density-functional study of {[Mo(CO)4]2(μ-TPP)}

The reaction between cis-[Mo(CO)₄(piperidine)₂] and 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(α-pyridyl)pyrazine (TPP) in the 3:1 (Mo:TPP) stoichiometric ratio afforded the organobimetallic compound {[Mo(CO)₄]₂(μ-TPP)} (1) in 89% yield. This complex has been characterized by elemental and thermogravimetric analyses, vibrational (FT-IR and FT-Raman) and electronic spectroscopy, and ¹H and ¹³C-CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. NMR data have revealed that TPP coordinates to each metal at two adjacent pyridine nitrogen atoms, according to a rare bis-bidentate chelating mode. The cyclic voltammogram of 1 in DMF has shown an irreversible metal-based oxidation at +0.77 V versus SCE. A DFT/B3LYP study of two plausible molecular structures for 1 has been carried out in vacuum using the LACV3P(d,p) and LACV3P++(d,p) basis sets. This theoretical study has pointed to the structure with the Mo(CO)₄ moieties on opposite sides with respect to the pyrazine ring (trans isomer - C_2h symmetry) as the most stable one. The vibrational frequencies of the trans structure have been calculated at the B3LYP/LACV3P(d,p) level and compared with the FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1. An excellent agreement between experimental and calculated frequencies was obtained.     

Reaction of N-substituted <Emphasis Type="Italic">exo</Emphasis>-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-4-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.0<Superscript>3,7</Superscript>]nonane-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-9-carboxamides with acetic acid

Acylation of N-substituted exo-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-4-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^3,7]nonane-endo-9-carboxamides on heating in boiling glacial acetic acid gave the corresponding trans-diacetoxy imides of the norbornane series. The effect of the reaction time on the product composition was studied in the reaction with exo-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methylphenyl)-5-oxo-4-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^3,7]nonane-endo-9-carboxamide. The structure of the resulting norbornane-2,3-dicarboximides was confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectra, and the structure of N-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-exo-2,endo-3-diacetoxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-endo-5,endo-6-dicarboximide was additionally proved by X-ray analysis.     

Orbital control of stereochemistry in acid-catalysed addition reactions of endo -tricyclo[3.2.1.02,4]0ct-6-ene

The reaction of endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]oct-6-ene 1 with methanol in the presence of catalytic amounts of toluene-p-sulphonic acid has been shown to give 2-exo- and endo-methoxybicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ene (2c) and (2d) and 2-endo-methoxybicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-ene (13). The formation of 2-exo- methoxybicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ene (2c), the major product of reaction, has been probed by deuterium labelling experiments and a series of 6-exo-7-exo- dideuterobicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-enes synthesised for ²H, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectral analysis in order unambiguously to determine the stereochemistry of proton attack on endo-tricyclo[3.2.1 0^2,4]oct-6-ene (1). The formation of 2-exo-methoxybicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ene (2c) has been determined to involve corner protonation of the cyclopropyl moiety and skeletal rearrangement to an allylic cation with a small but measurable memory effect     

Kinetics of the metathesis polymerization of 5,6-Di(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes on an original Hoveyda-Grubbs II type catalyst

The kinetics of the metathesis polymerization of three isomeric 2,3-dicarbomethoxy-5-norbornenes on an original Hoveyda-Grubbs II type catalyst Has been investigated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The activation energies of metathesis polymerization and the homopolymerization rate constants have been calculated for all esters from experimental data. The polymerization rate constant of endic acid dimethyl ester (endo,endo-2,3-dicarbomethoxy-5-norbornene) is almost two orders of magnitude lower than that of the reaction of exo,exo-2,3-dicarbomethoxy-5-norbornene. Selected parameters of the microstructure of the resulting polymers are presented.     

Efficient synthesis of cis-thiazolidinethiones derived from ephedrines

The reaction of chlorodeoxypseudoephedrine or chlorodeoxynorpseudoephedrine hydrochlorides with sodium dithiocarbonate in stirring ethanol at 0 °C to stereoselectively afford the corresponding cis-thiazolidinethiones in good yields (81% and 95%) is reported. The in situ formation of a cis-aziridine to explain the presence of trans-thiazolidinethione as a side product is proposed when the same reaction was carried out at room temperature. In addition, a 70:30 mixture of trans-isomers of a thiazolidinethione/isothiazolidinethione was formed when a cis-aziridine NH was reacted with carbon disulfide in refluxing ethanol. The analogous reaction with cis-aziridine N-Me stereoselectively affords the corresponding cis-thiazolidinethione. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR data of the thiazolidinethiones were assigned. cis-3,4-Dimethyl-5-phenylthiazolidine-2-thione was crystallized from ethanol and its X-ray diffraction structure was analyzed.     

Stereochemistry of dihydroxylation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>- and -<Emphasis Type="Italic">exo</Emphasis>-2,3-dicarboximides

Stereochemistry of the oxidation of N-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides at the double bond with peroxyacetic acid generated in situ in the presence of sulfuric acid and with an anhydrous dioxane solution of peroxyacetic acid was studied. In both cases, the reaction was stereospecific, regardless of the substituent in the N-aryl group and configuration of the imide ring, but the reaction direction depended on the presence of water in the system. In the first case, the corresponding trans-5,6-dihydroxy derivatives were formed, while in the second, exo-5,6-epoxy derivatives. The oxidation of N-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides with a solution of potassium permanganate in aqueous acetone gave the corresponding N-aryl-cis-5,6-dihydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides. The exo,cis,exo and exo,cis,endo configurations of the synthesized compounds were determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Highly stereoselective construction of spiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-pyrazolin-5′-one]with 4-arylidene-3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazolin-5-one and arsonium ylide

A highly stereoselective synthesis of exo-spiro[cyclopropane-1,4′-pyrazolin-5′-one] from 4-arylidene-3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazolin-5-one and arsonium bromide in the presence of base has been achieved. The triphenylarsine-catalyzed cyclopropanation of 4-arylidene-3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazolin-5-one with bromide in the presence of NaHCO₃ has also been studied. Both exo and endo isomers were formed in this reaction. The structures of the products were characterized by IR, MS, ¹H NMR, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Porphyrines synthètiques porteuses de chaines laterales peptidiques - II : Synthèse et etude comparée des cis et trans (mésotétraphénylporphyrinyl)-3-propénamides

The synthesis and structural properties are reported for mesotetraphenylporphyrin cis and trans 3-propenamide, obtained by condensation of amines or C-protected amino-acids with corresponding carboxylic acids by means of the BOP reagent. The mesotetraphenylporphyrin cis 3-propenoic acid yields cis endo and cis exo atropoisomers. These structural attributions were based on their spectral properties (NMR and circular dichroism). Cis endo and cis exo isomers may be equilibrated in refluxing toluene. The trans 3- propenoic mesotetraphenylporphyrin acid yields only one isomer.     

Synthesis and Stereostructure of Saturated Isoindolone-Fused Hetero Tri-, Tetra-, and Pentacyclic Compounds

Summary. t-2-Benzoyl-t-4-phenylcyclohexane-r-1-carboxylic acid reacts with hydrazine to give the saturated 1,7-diphenyl-trans-phthalazin-4(3H)-one. The reaction of the acid with ethylenediamine yields diastereomeric trans-imidazo[2,3-a]isoindoles, which differ in their C-1 configuration. The cyclizations of the acid with cis-2-aminocyclohexane- or 4-cyclohexenemethanol result in trans-isoindolo[2,1-a][3,1]benzoxazines, while in its reactions with the analogous di-endo- and di-exo-norbornane- and -norborneneamino alcohols, the acid gives methylene-bridged isomeric di-endo-norbornanes or a norbornene derivative; the corresponding diastereomeric di-exo derivatives have also been prepared. After isolation, the structures were established by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, with application of DIFFNOE, DEPT, HMQC, HMBC, and 2D-COSY techniques.     

Oxidative chlorination of 4-pentenols and other functionalized hydrocarbons

Substituted 4-pentenols undergo regio- and stereoselective chlorocyclization, when treated in solutions of dimethyl carbonate with chloride, a terminal oxidant, and a buffered proton source. Effective oxidants for liberating chlorine-like reactivity from chloride in the temperature range between 20 and 40 °C are tert-butyl hydroperoxide, activated by a titanium(IV) or a molybdenum(VI) ONO-chelate complex, and potassium monoperoxysulfate from the ternary salt 2KHSO₅·KHSO₄·K₂SO₄ (oxone^®). Substituents in the flexible part of the alkenol direct oxidative chlorocyclization 2,5-trans- and 2,4-cis-selectively. (E)-Configuration at the alkene translates anti-specifically into relative configuration of substituents at the β-chlorohydrin ether entity. A phenyl group bound to the terminal alkene carbon alters the inherent 5-exo-specificity for chlorocyclization of terminal 4-pentenols toward 6-endo-selectivity, as exemplified by synthesis of trans-3-chloro-2-phenyltetrahydropyran from (E)-5-phenyl-4-penten-1-ol in up to 74% yield. Competition kinetics show that 5-exo-chlorocyclization of 1-phenyl-4-penten-1-ol occurs at 40 °C 600 times faster than electrophilic aromatic chlorosubstitution of anisole. Prenyl-type alkenols undergo allylic chlorination with an ene-type selectivity, as exemplified in synthesis of a building block for the fragrance component rose oxide from citronellol.     

Synthesis and Stereostructure of Saturated Isoindolone-Fused Hetero Tri-, Tetra-, and Pentacyclic Compounds

t-2-Benzoyl-t-4-phenylcyclohexane-r-1-carboxylic acid reacts with hydrazine to give the saturated 1,7-diphenyl-trans-phthalazin-4(3H)-one. The reaction of the acid with ethylenediamine yields diastereomeric trans-imidazo[2,3-a]isoindoles, which differ in their C-1 configuration. The cyclizations of the acid with cis-2-aminocyclohexane- or 4-cyclohexenemethanol result in trans-isoindolo[2,1-a][3,1]benzoxazines, while in its reactions with the analogous di-endo- and di-exo-norbornane- and -norborneneamino alcohols, the acid gives methylene-bridged isomeric di-endo-norbornanes or a norbornene derivative; the corresponding diastereomeric di-exo derivatives have also been prepared. After isolation, the structures were established by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, with application of DIFFNOE, DEPT, HMQC, HMBC, and 2D-COSY techniques.     

Amide rotamers of N-acetyl-1,3-dimethyltetrahydroisoquinolines: synthesis, variable temperature NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling

Mercury(II)-mediated ring closure of N-[1-(2-allyl-3-benzyloxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]acetamide 9 afforded N-acetyl-5-benzyloxy-6,8-dimethoxy-1,3-trans-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline 8. The product was shown to exist as a mixture of amide rotamers by NMR spectroscopy, since signals coalesced at higher temperatures. Variable temperature NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling were used to investigate these rotamers and gave average values for the barrier of rotation in the range of 15-16 kcal mol⁻¹. 2-[2-[1-(Acetylamino)ethyl]-6-(benzyloxy)-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl]-1-methylethyl methanesulfonate 17 was also cyclized with sodium hydride to afford the same rotameric products with the same tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton, but as a mixture of 1,3-trans- and cis-dimethyl isomers.     

Oxythallation of norbornene derivatives with thallium(III) acetate in methanol

Treatment of norbornene, norbornadiene, benzonorbornadiene, and chloro- and methoxy-benzonorbornadiene with thallium(III) acetate in methanol affords only the corresponding cis-exo-acetoxythallation adducts in a sharp contrast to oxymercuration of such strained olefins where methoxymercuration prevails. In the cases of substituted benzonorbornadienes the products are obtained as the regioisomeric mixtures, the isomer ratio being determined by ¹³C NMR. In the cases of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride, 5-norbornene-2-methyl-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride, and 5-norbornen-2-endo-carboxylic acid, lactonization occurs to give a trans-oxythallation adduct having a lactone ring, no introduction of either methoxy or acetoxy groups being observed. ¹H and/or ¹³C NMR data for several new oxythallation adducts are provided. The alkaline sodium borohydride reduction of adducts in methanol affords mainly the parent olefin together with 10–16% yields of the corresponding exo-alcohol.     

Development of a novel nucleoside analogue with S-type sugar conformation: 2′-deoxy-trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acids

Two novel trans-3′,4′-bridged nucleic acid (trans-3′,4′-BNA) monomers, one with a 3,5,8-trioxabicyclo[5.3.0]decane structure and the other with a 4,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane structure, were successfully synthesized from thymidine. The locked trans-fused ring structures of the nucleoside analogues were confirmed by X-ray crystallography, which also indicated that their furanose rings had a typical S-type conformation involving C_2′-endo or C_3′-exo sugar puckering, respectively, and the same ring conformation as that observed in the B-type helical structure of the DNA duplex.     

Hydrosilylation of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene derivatives by trichlorosilane with the use of Ni catalytic systems A study of the stereochemistry of the process

Hydrosilylation of endo- and exo-cyanonorbornenes, endo-methylnorbornene and camphene by trichlorosilane on a Ni catalytic system was investigated. Based on the spectral data obtained from ¹³C and ¹H NMR studies, using Eu(fod)₃ as the shift reagent and by employing the double resonance technique, the stereochemistry of the process has been studied. Stereoselective exo-addition of hydrosilane to bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene derivatives has been noted.     

Palladium η3-allyl complex with sorbic acid: Kinetics and mechanism of protodemetalation in aqueous solutions

The allyl complex di-μ-chloro-bis[(1,2,3-η)-1-carboxy-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)allyl]dipalladium (which is a hydroxyl-containing palladium η³-allyl complex based on sorbic acid) has been synthesized from trans,trans-2,4-hexadienic (sorbic) acid and Na₂PdCl₄ in an aqueous solution. The complex has been isolated from the reaction solution and has been characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Its composition has been determined by elemental analysis. The protodemetalation kinetics of the complex in aqueous solutions has been studied. The rate of this reaction obeys a second-order equation, first-order with respect to each reactant. A reaction mechanism has been derived from protodemetalation kinetics and data characterizing the state of the reactants.     

Nucleophilic Substitution at Tetracoordinate Phosphorus. Stereochemical Course and Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions at Phosphorus in Diastereomeric cis- and trans-2-Halogeno-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones: Experimental and DFT Studies

Geometrical cis- and trans- isomers of 2-chloro-, 2-bromo- and 2-fluoro-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones were obtained in a diastereoselective way by (a) sulfurization of corresponding cyclic P^III-halogenides, (b) reaction of cyclic phosphorothioic acids with phosphorus pentachloride and (c) halogen–halogen exchange at P^IV-halogenide. Their conformation and configuration at the C₄-ring carbon and phosphorus stereocentres were studied by NMR (¹H, ³¹P) methods, X-ray analysis and density functional (DFT) calculations. The stereochemistry of displacement reactions (alkaline hydrolysis, methanolysis, aminolysis) at phosphorus and its mechanism were shown to depend on the nature of halogen. Cyclic cis- and trans-isomers of chlorides and bromides react with nucleophiles (HO⁻, CH₃O⁻, Me₂NH) with inversion of configuration at phosphorus. DFT calculations provided evidence that alkaline hydrolysis of cyclic thiophosphoryl chlorides proceeds according to the S_N2-P mechanism with a single transition state according to the potential energy surface (PES) observed. The alkaline hydrolysis reaction of cis- and trans-fluorides afforded the same mixture of the corresponding cyclic thiophosphoric acids with the thermodynamically more stable major product. Similar DFT calculations revealed that substitution at phosphorus in fluorides proceeds stepwise according to the A–E mechanism with formation of a pentacoordinate intermediate since a PES with two transition states was observed.