Stereochemical studies—XXXVII: Saturated heterocycles—XIII Configuration and conformation of Z- and E-N-methyl- and -N- benzyl-2-p-nitrophenyl-4,5- and -5,6-tetramethylenetetrahydro-1,3-oxazines

The configuration and conformation of Z- and E-N-methyl- and -N-benzyl-2-p-nitrophenyl-4,5-, and -5,6-tetramethylenetetrahydro-1,3-oxazines were determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The Z isomers were proved to be conformationally homogeneous, having the heteroatom in axial and equatorial position, respectively, in the case of the 5,6- and 4,5-tetramethylene compounds. Consequently, the p-nitrophenyl group and the anellated cyclohexyl ring are all-cis arranged in the Z-5,6-tetramethylene compounds while in the case of the Z-4,5-tetramethylene isomers the p-nitrophenyl group and the cyclohexyl ring are trans arranged to the hetero ring.     

Thermal Rearrangement of 5,6-Epimino-5,6-dihydro-β-ionone and Derivatives

Thermolysis of 5,6-epimino-5,6-dihydro-β-ionone ( 1 ) and its N-methyl derivative ( 2 ) leads to their monocyclic isomers 6 and 10 , respectively, presumably due to a direct [1,5]-H shift; on prolonged heating, these isomers are converted easily into pyrrole derivatives. In contrast, the thermoisomer 12 resulting from 5,6-(N-methoxycarbonyl)epimino-5,6-dihydro-β-ionone ( 3 ) by the same mechanism, does not undergo further ring transformation, but equilibrates with its more stable tautomer 13 .     

Configurations and conformations of cis- and trans-N-methyl- and -N-benzyl-4,5- and -5,6-tetramethylenetetrahydro-1,3-oxazines

The configurations and conformations of cis- and trans-N-methyl- and -N-benzyl-4,5- and -5,6-tetramethylenetetrahydro-1,3-oxazines were determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The cis isomers are conformationally homogeneous, having the hetero atom attached to the cyclohexyl ring, in the axial and equatorial positions, respectively, in the 5,6- and 4,5-tetramethylene compounds, similar to the case of the 2-p-nitrophenyl-substituted analogues investigated previously.     

The Dewar Isomer of 1,2‐Dihydro‐1,2‐azaborinines: Isolation,Fragmentation, and Energy Storage

The photochemistry of 1,2‐dihydro‐1,2‐azaborinine derivatives was studied under matrix isolation conditions and in solution. Photoisomerization occurs exclusively to the Dewar valence isomers upon irradiation with UV light (>280 nm) with high quantum yield (46 %). Further photolysis with UV light (254 nm) results in the formation of cyclobutadiene and an iminoborane derivative. The thermal electrocyclic ring‐opening reaction of the Dewar valence isomer back to the 1,2‐dihydro‐1‐tert‐butyldimethylsilyl‐2‐mesityl‐1,2‐azaborinine has an activation barrier of (27.0±1.2) kcal mol^?1. In the presence of the Wilkinson catalyst, the ring opening occurs rapidly and exothermically (ΔH=(?48±1) kcal mol^?1) at room temperature.     

The Dewar Isomer of 1,2‐Dihydro‐1,2‐azaborinines: Isolation,Fragmentation, and Energy Storage

The photochemistry of 1,2‐dihydro‐1,2‐azaborinine derivatives was studied under matrix isolation conditions and in solution. Photoisomerization occurs exclusively to the Dewar valence isomers upon irradiation with UV light (>280 nm) with high quantum yield (46 %). Further photolysis with UV light (254 nm) results in the formation of cyclobutadiene and an iminoborane derivative. The thermal electrocyclic ring‐opening reaction of the Dewar valence isomer back to the 1,2‐dihydro‐1‐tert‐butyldimethylsilyl‐2‐mesityl‐1,2‐azaborinine has an activation barrier of (27.0±1.2) kcal mol⁻¹. In the presence of the Wilkinson catalyst, the ring opening occurs rapidly and exothermically (ΔH=(−48±1) kcal mol⁻¹) at room temperature.     

The stereochemistry of 2,4-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones and 2,4,6-trisubstituted-5,6-dihydro-4H-1, 3-oxazines

2,4-Disubstituted butyrolactones and 2,4,6-trisubstituted-5,6 dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazines show similar features in their ¹H and ¹³C- NMR spectra. Two geminal ring hydrogens of cis isomers give rise to a complex ABXY spectra when the substituent is alkyl or aryl. In spectra of trans isomers these patterns are degenerated. When R is OMe(in 4) or OCOMe (in 6) the difference in chemical shifts of geminal protons and vicinal coupling constants cannot be used for diagnosis. In ¹³C spectra ring carbons C-2 and C-3 in lactones and C-4 and C-5 in oxazine of trans isomers show a small but consistent shift to higher fields.     

Dithionite adducts of pyridinium salts: regioselectivity of formation and mechanisms of decomposition

¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy has been used to detect and to characterize the adducts formed, in alkaline solutions, by the attack of dithionite anion on 3-carbamoyl or 3-cyano substituted pyridinium salts. In all studied cases, only 1,4-dihydropyridine-4-sulfinates, formed by attack of dithionite oxyanion on the carbon 4 of pyridinium ring, were found. This absolute regioselectivity seems to suggest a very specific interaction between the pyridinium cation and the dithionite through the formation of a rigidly oriented ion pair, determining the position of attack. In weak alkaline solution, the adducts decompose according to two mechanisms S_Ni and S_Ni′: the S_Ni path is operative in all studied cases and preserves the 1,4-dihydro structure yielding the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridines, whereas the S_Ni′ path involves the shift of 2,3 or 5,6 double bonds yielding 1,2- or 1,6-dihydropyridines, respectively. The formation of 1,2- or 1,6-dihydropyridines, in addition to 1,4-dihydro isomers, depends on their respective thermodynamic stabilities.     

Syntheses and configurations of some heterocyclic amidoximes. X-Ray crystal structure of 3-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyrazinone-O-methyloxime

O-Methyl-α-ketophenylacetohydroximoyl chloride ( 1 ) was prepared by the reaction of O-methyl-α-methoxyphenylacetohydroximoyl chloride ( 5 ) with N-bromosuccinimide and concentrated hydrobromic acid. Reaction of 1 with ethylenediamine gave 3-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyrazinone-O-methyloxime ( 6 ). 3-Phenyl-5,6-cyclohexano-5,6-dihydro-2(1H)-pyrazininone-O-methyloxime ( 7 ) was prepared by reaction of 1 with trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane. The X-ray structure of 6 has been determined. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group Pbca with a = 10.264(3), b = 18.262(4), c = 23.530(4)Å, V = 4411(2)ų, and Z = 16. The structure, which was refined to R = 0.038 using 1652 observed reflections, shows the amidoxime moiety to be the Z configuration. Reaction of benzohydroximoyl chloride with aziridine gave (Z)-aziridinylbenzaldoxime ( 16a ). Ultraviolet irradiation of a benzene solution of 16a gave a mixture of the Z and E isomers 16a and 16b . The E isomer 16b underwent thermal isomerization to 16a at 100°. Reaction of 16a with dimethyl sulfate in sodium hydroxide solution gave (Z)-O-methylaziridinylbenzaldoxime ( 17a ). Photoisomerization of a hexane solution of 17a gave a mixture of the Z and E isomers 17a and 17b which were separated by preparative glc. The isomers 17a and 17b are resistant to thermal Z = E isomerization. The mechanisms of thermal isomerization of benzamidoximes are discussed.     

Ring opening of pyridines: the pseudo‐cis and pseudo‐trans isomers of tetra‐n‐butylammonium 4‐nitro‐5‐oxo‐2‐pentenenitrilate

The reaction of 2‐chloro‐5‐nitropyridine with two equivalents of base produces the title carbanion as an intermediate in a ring‐opening/ring‐closing reaction. The crystal structures of the tetra‐n‐butylammonium salts of the intermediates, C₁₆H₃₆N⁺·C₅H₃N₂O₃⁻, revealed that pseudo‐cis and pseudo‐trans isomers are possible. One crystal structure displayed a mixture of the two isomers with approximately 90% pseudo‐cis geometry and confirms the structure predicted by the S_N(ANRORC) mechanism. The pseudo‐cis intermediate undergoes a slow isomerization over a period of months to the pseudo‐trans isomer, which does not have the appropriate geometry for the subsequent ring‐closing reaction. The structure of the pure pseudo‐trans isomer is also reported. In both isomers, the negative charge is highly delocalized, but relatively small differences in C—C bond distances indicate a system of conjugated double bonds with the nitro group bearing the negative charge. The packing of the two unit cells is very similar and largely determined by the interactions between the planar carbanion and the bulky tetrahedral cation.     

endo-cyclobutane ring strain in the cyclic isomers of 7-coumarinyl diesters rooc(CH2)nCOOR

Upon electron impact the open form diesters ROOC(CH₂)_nCOOR where R = 7-coumarinyl and 4-methyl-7-coumarinyl and their cyclic isomers obtained by photolysis react via common fragmentation pathways. The cyclic isomers derived from 7-coumarinyl by photolysis resist heating to 250^oC, but a thermal ring opening was observed for the more crowded cyclic isomers derived from 4-methyl-7-coumarinyl. Differences in the appearance potentials for the ions [M ? OR]⁺ produced from 7-coumarinyl and its photocyclization isomers can be attributed to their different ground state enthalpies. The strain in the endo-cyclobutane ring of the photocyclization isomers derived from 7-coumarinyl (ring strain and strain due to nonbonded interactions) amounts to 38 ± 1 kcal mol^?1.     

13C and 15N NMR study of acyclic vicinal diastereoisomers. Conformational effects

Conformations of aliphatic diastereoisomers with vicinal asymmetric centers (2,3-disubstituted butanes and 5,6-disubstituted n-decanes) are discussed in terms of their ¹³C and, in some cases, ¹⁵N chemical shifts and spin-lattice relaxation times. Solvent and protonation effects are explained by conformational changes in the isomers.     

Saturated heterocycles, 68. Application of theSeth-Paul-Van Duyse equation,IX

The C=O stretching frequencies of 32 5,6-polymethylenepyrimidin-4(3H)-one (1a–1w) andcis-5,6-polymethylene-5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-one (2a–2h) derivatives were measured in tetrachlormethane and in chloroform and correlated with the substituent constantsX ⁺ (R) in the sense of the modified and extendedSeth-Paul-Van Duyse equation. It was found that the C=O stretching frequency and the transmission of substituent effects through the heterocyclic ring are significantly influenced by the size of the fused hydrocarbon ring. Evidence was obtained that in molecules linked by intermolecular hydrogen bonds the substituent effects are transmitted to the C=O group predominantly via the C=N–C=C part of the pyrimidinone ring. In the free molecules the transmission of substituent effects takes place mainly through the NH group.

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Gesättigte Heterocyclen, 68. Mitt.: Anwendung der Seth-Paul-Van Duyse-Gleichung, IX. Die C=O-Streck-Frequenzen und Substituenteneffekte bei 5,6-Polymethylenpyrimidin-4(3H)-on Derivaten

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die C=O-Streck-Frequenzen von 32 5,6-Polymethylenpyrimidin-4(3H)-onen (1a–1w) undcis-5,6-polymethylen-5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4(3H)-onen (2a–2h) in CCl₄ und CHCl₃ gemessen und mit den SubstituentenkonstantenX ⁺ (R) im Sinn der modifizierten und erweitertenSeth-Paul-Van Duyse-Gleichung korreliert. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die C=O-Streck-Frequenzen und die Übertragung von Substituenteneffekten durch den heterocyclischen Ring von der Größe des kondensierten Kohlenwasserstoffringes signifikant beeinflußt werden. Es konnte belegt werden, daß in Molekülen, die mit Wasserstoffbrücken verbunden sind, die Substituenteneffekte vorwiegend über den C=N–C=C-Teil des Pyrimidinonringes zur C=O-Gruppe übertragen werden. In den freien Molekülen erfolgt die Übertragung der Substituenteneffekte hauptsächlich über die NH-Gruppe.

     

Inverse stereochemical effects in the mass spectra of carboalkoxycyclopropylsilanes

The electron impact induced decomposition of the cis and trans isomeric pairs of five 1-trialkylsilyl-2-alkoxy-carbonylcyclopropanes were investigated. Compared with carbon analogues, the silicon atom inhibited ring opening and dramatically altered the fragmentation. The main primary decomposition routes were alkyl loss from silicon, and trialkylsilyl ion formation as well as trialkylalkoxysilane elimination. An unexpected inverse stereochemical effect was found for this latter reaction which was far less significant for the cis isomers, where the interacting SiQ₃ and OR groups are close to each other, than for the trans isomers. This is explained by assuming a hidden silicon-oxygen bond formation, which is possible only in the cis isomers for geometric reasons. This interaction favours alkyl elimination over other fragmentations, and has a marked effect on the further decomposition of the [M—alkyl]⁺ ions, where observed differences in abundance as great as three orders of magnitude are accounted for.     

Effect of allylic strain on the conformations of diphenyl-substituted tetrahydro-1,3-oxazin-2-ones and hexahydropyrimidin-2-ones

The conformations of the cis and trans isomers of 4,6-diphenyl-, 4,5-diphenyl- and 5,6-diphenyltetrahydro-1,3-oxazin-2-one and 4,5-diphenylhexahydropyrimidin-2-one, and of some of their N-substituted derivatives, have been studied by ¹H NMR. Conformers with 4a, 6e-, 4a, 5e- and 5a, 6e-phenyl groups are preferred in the respective isomers of the N-H oxazinones, confirming a half-chair conformation of the ring. Allylic strain caused by N-substituents shifts strongly the a,e?e, a equilibria in trans-4,6-diphenyl- and cis-4,5-diphenyl-oxazinones, but only moderately the e,e?a,a equilibria in the compounds with trans-vicinal phenyl groups. In the latter, the diaxial conformation is preferred only in the case of bulky N-substituents. The diaxial conformation is more favoured in the trans-4,5-diphenylpyrimidones.     

Ab Initio Study on the Potential Energy Surfaces of B4 Cluster

The singlet and triplet potential energy surfaces (PES) for the isomerization and dissociation reactions of B₄ isomers have been investigated using ab initio methods. Ten B4 isomers have been identified and of these 10 species, 4 have not been reported previously. The singlet rhombic structure ¹1 is found to be the most stable on the B₄ surface, in agreement with the results of previous reports. Several isomerization and dissociation pathways have been found. On the singlet PES, the linear ¹3b can rearrange to rhombus ¹1 directly, while ¹3c rearranges to ¹1 through two‐step reactions involving a cyclic intermediate. On the triplet PES, the capped triangle structure ³2 undergoes ring opening to the linear isomer ³3b with a barrier of 34.8 kcal/mol and 44.9 kcal/mol, and the latter undergoes ring closure to the square structure ³1 with a barrier of 30.4 kcal/mol and 33.0 kcal/mol at the MP4/6–311+G(3df)//MP2/6–311G(d) and CCSD/aug‐cc‐pVTZ//MP2/6–311G(d) levels of theory, respectively. The direct decomposition of singlet B₄ yielding to B₃+B is shown to have a large endothermicity of 87.3 kcal/mol (CCSD), and that producing 2B₂ to have activation energy of 133.4 kcal/mol (CCSD).     

Synthèse et réactions de didésoxy-5,6-halogéno-6-α-D-xylo-hepténo-5-furannurononitriles. Communication préliminaire

Synthesis and reactions of 5,6-dideoxy-6-halogeno-α-D-xylo-hept-5-eno-furanurononitriles The 5,6-dideoxy-6-chloro-, 6-iodo- and 6-fluoro-3-O-methyl-α-D -xylo-hept-5-eno-furanurononitriles have been prepared, their properties described as well as the methods used for the assignment of the configuration of the geometrical isomers. Some new reactions of the 6-bromo analog ( 1 ) of these compounds are reported. For example, when reacted with 2-mercaptoethanol or N,N′-dimethyl-ethylenediamine in the presence of NaOH, 1 gave the corresponding six-membered ring, stereo-isomers of an oxathiane or of a perhydrodiazine respectively. When the base used was Et₃N and the binucleophile the N-methyl-ethanolamine or the N,N′-dimethyl-ethylene-diamine the major product was a cyano-enamine which could be hydrolysed to a β-cyanoketone or cyclized to a five-membered ring, an oxazolidine or an imidazolidine respectively.     

Rearrangements of the aminoalkylation products of tetrahydro-2H-1,3-oxazine-2-thione

The nature of the compounds afforded by the rearrangement of the aminopropylation and aminoethylation products of tetrahydro-2H-1,3-oxazine-2-thione (I) has been investigated. In both instances compounds that can be considered to result from ring opening at either the C-O or C-S bond of a hypothetical bicyclic intermediate of structure IV were obtained. The compounds required for identification of the rearrangement products have been prepared by the reaction of the 2-methylthio derivatives of 2-thiazoline, 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine, and 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazine with the appropriate hydroxyalkylamine or mercaptoalkylamine.     

1H NMR spectra and stereochemistry of cis- and trans-5,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,4-dioxans

The ¹H NMR spectra of isomeric 5,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,4-dioxans have been recorded and the pertinent chemical shifts and coupling constants determined. The parameters indicate that both isomers exist as an equilibrium mixture of interconverting half chair ring conformations.     

Reaction of Polyhalo Semiquinoid Structures Originating from 4-Aroyl(arylsulfonyl)oximino-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-ones with Arylsulfinic Acids

Stable semiquinoid structures, 4-aroyl(arylsulfonyl)oximino-2,6-dimethyl-5,6-dichloro-2-cyclohexen-1-ones, do not react with dialkyl phosphites, alcohols, tosylhydrazine, p-toluidine, and hydrazoic acid. In reactions with arylsulfinic acids occurs a nucleophilic substitution of chlorine at the sp ³-hybridized C⁵ carbon in the minor Z-isomer yielding 4-aroyl(arylsulfonyl)oximino-5-arylsulfonyl-2,6-dimethyl-6-chloro-2-cyclohexen-1-ones.     

Chemical studies of carbohydrates (II) On the mechanism of the conversion of a glucose derivative into a pyridazine compound

The formation of 3-(2′,2′-dimethyl-1′,3′-dioxolan-4′-yl)pyridazine ( 4 ) by reacting 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-O-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-α-D-glucofuranose ( 1 ) with hydrazine hydrate via the intermediate 3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-erythro-hex-3-enofuranose ( 3 ) is explained by a mechanism, involving an initial attack of the hydrazine molecule at position 4 in compound 3 , a subsequent ring opening by fission of the C₄? O bond and a ring closure by formation of a N? C₁ bond.