The phosphonate-phosphate and phosphate-phosphonate rearrangement and their applications V. On the reaction ofs-butyllithium/TMEDA with symmetrical trialkyl phosphates

Summary 1-(Tributylstannyl)hexanol ((±)-8 is phosphorylated to give phosphate (±)-9 which is then transmetallated. The organolithium intermediate (±)-10 isomerizes to -hydroxyphosphonate (±)-12. Similar intermediates are also formed upon direct deprotonation of triethyl, tri-n-propyl, and tri-n-butyl phosphate, which subsequently rearrange to -hydroxyphosphonates (±)-14a–c.

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Die Phosphat-Phosphonat- und Phosphonat-Phosphat-Umlagerung und ihre Anwendungen, 5. Mitt. Über die Reaktion vons-Butyllithium/TMEDA mit symmetrischen Trialkylphosphaten

Zusammenfassung 1-(Tributylstanny)hexanol ((±)-8) wird phosphoryliert und liefert Phosphat (±)-9, das transmetalliert wird. Das lithiumorganische Zwischenprodukt (±)-10 isomerisiert zum -Hydroxyphosphonat (±)-12. Ähnliche Intermediate werden auch bei der direkten Deprotonierung von Triethyl-, Tri-n-propyl- und Tri-n-butylphosphat gebildet, die anschließend zu den -Hydroxy-phosphonaten (±)-14a–c umlagern.

     

New route for the synthesis of 2-thiouracil analogues of 3′-azido-2′,3′-dideoxy nucleosides

Summary Reaction of 3-azido-5-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2,3-dideoxy-D-erythro-pentofuranoside (5) with silylated 2-thiouracil and 5-alkoxy-2-thiouracils in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate afforded an anomeric mixture of the corresponding 3-azido-2,3-dideoxy-2-thiouridine derivatives with the -anomer as the main product. Deprotected nucleosides were obtained by treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride.

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Ein neuer Weg zur Synthese von 2-Thiouracil-Analogen von 3-Azido-2,3-dideoxy-Nucleosiden

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion von 3-Azido-5-O-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2,3-dideoxy-D-erythro-pentofuranosid (5) mit silyliertem 2-Thiouracil und 5-Alkoxy-2-thiouracil in Gegenwart von Trimethylsilyltrifluormethansulfonat ergab eine anomere Mischung der entsprechenden 3-Azido-2,3-dideoxy-2-thiouridin-Derivate, wobei das -Anomer das Hauptprodukt darstellte. Die ungeschützten Nucleoside wurden mittels Behandlung mit Tetrabutylammoniumfluorid erhalten.

     

Substituierte 3-Amino-thiophene und 3-Amino-selenophene aus β-Chlor-α-cyan-zimtsäurenitril

Summary -Chloro--cyano-cinnamonitrile (1) reacts in one step with -oxo-thioles3 or successively with sodium sulphide and -chlorocarbonyl compounds4 to form the 5-substituted 4-amino-2-phenyl-thiophene-3-carbonitriles5. Analogously, the successive reactions of -chloro cinnamonitrile1 with sodium selenide — produced in situ from selene and sodium boronhydride — and -chlorocarbonyl compounds4 yields the 5-substituted 4-amino-2-phenyl-selenophene-3-carbonitriles6.

     

Die Acetalgruppe, 1. Mitt. Acetale von Halogenmethyl-arylcarbinolen

Several halomethyl-arylcarbinols were prepared, and the influence of substituents on enantiomer selectivity in the acetalisation reaction with [2S-(2,3a,4,7,7a)]-octahydro-7,8,8-trimethyl-4,7-methanobenzofuran-2-ol was examined.

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Zur Kenntnis der gemeinsamen Einwirkung von elementarem Selen und gasförmigem Ammoniak bzw. Ethylenimin auf Ketone

Elemental sulfur reacts with ketones and gaseous ammonia at room temperature yielding thiazoline-3 in excellent yields. Under the same conditions elemental selenium does not react at all. Attempts using the known techniques which have been applied in improving the reactivity of slowly reacting ketones in thiazoline-3-synthesis have been unsuccessful (Exp. No. 1–17). The reaction of -halogenketones with sodiumhydrogenselenide to synthesize -hydroselenoketones gives only the original ketones and selenium in almost quantitative yields (No. 18–23). The same is observed with -haloketones and sodium ore magnesium-diselenides (No. 24–45). The explanation of these unexpected results is the strong reducing power of the hydrogenselenide (No. 46–52). Even -bromoketones with activated bromine (i.g. by phenyl groups) were reduced by sodiumhydrogensulfide giving red undefinite oils. However, -chloroketones give -mercaptoketones in excellent yields (No. 53–61). Hydrogenselenide reduces -mercaptoketones to sulfur and ketones in the presence of triethylamine (No. 62–67). Also the transformation of -selenocyanketones to ,-diketodisenides by alkali or the oxidative hydrolysis of selenium-BUNTE salts does not work and gives elementary selenium only. Studies about the concomitant reaction of elementary selenium and ethylenimine on ketones were continued (No. 68–82).

     

Synthesis of novel imidazolidinones

Summary The preparation of a number of new imidazolidinones by a simple method based on the reaction of -aminocarboxamides with carbonyl compounds is described.

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Synthese neuer Imidazolidinone

Zusammenfassung Die Darstellung einer Reihe neuer Imidazolidinone durch Reaktion von -Aminocarboxamiden mit Carbonylverbindungen wird beschrieben.

     

Condensation of ethyl α-ethoxymethyleneacylacetates withp-bromobenzoyl- and benzylidenehydrazines

Ethyl -ethoxymethyleneacetoacetate and -ethoxymethylenebenzoylacetate react with benzylidenehydrazine andp-bromobenzoylhydrazine to give hydrazones of the corresponding ethyl -formylacylacetates. It was established by¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy that hydrazones, which were obtained from benzylidenehydrazine, andp-bromobenzoylhydrazone of ethyl -formylacetoacetate exist in the ketoenamine (ketoenhydrazine) form, whereasp-bromobenzoylhydrazone of ethyl -formylbenzoylacetate exists in the enolimine (enolhydrazone) form.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2293–2296, September, 1996.     

Reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with α,β-unsaturated O-methyloximes

The reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of some ,-unsaturated ketones results in the phosphorylation at the -carbon atom to form methoxyiminophosphine oxides, whereas the reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of ,-unsaturated aldehydes affords aminodihydrophosphole oxides.     

Circular Dichroism Spectra of 5- and 7-Bromo-6-ketosteroids

Circulardichroismspectra of 5- and 7-bromo-6-ketosteroidsof the cholestane and stigmastane serieswere studied. A negative Cotton effect corresponding to the n-* -transition of the ketone was observed in the CD spectra of 5-bromo-6-ketosteroids at 300 nm. The analogous Cotton effect was positive in CD spectra of 7-bromo-6-ketosteroids.     

Silver ion spray reagent for the discrimination of β- and ε-end groups in carotenoids on thin-layer chromatograms

Summary Thin-layer chromatograms of pure carotenoids and natural carotenoid mixtures were dried and sprayed with saturated methanolic silver nitrate solution. Those carotenoids containing -end groups showed a marked bathchromic colour change for each such end group. Thus, -carotene, -cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin gave a clear red colour while -carotene, -cryptoxanthin and lutein gave deep organge spots after such treatment. Taraxanthin and antheraxanthin could be similarly distinguished. The method was not applicable to paper chromatography.     

Synthesis and Dehydrohalogenation of 3 β-Chloro-5 α,7 α-dibromo-6-ketosteroids of the Stigmastane and Cholestane Series

3-Chloro-5,7-dibromo-6-ketosteroids 5a and 5b are synthesized from -sitosterol (1a) and cholesterol (1b). Dehydrohalogenation of these forms 7-bromo-2,4-dien-6-ones (6a-b), 2,4-dien-6-ones (7a-b), and 14-hydroperoxy-2,4,7-trien-6-ones (8a-b). Woodward hydroxylation of dienone 6a produces 2-iodo-7-bromo-3-acetoxy-⁴-6-ketone 9 and 7-bromo-2,3-diacetoxy-⁴-6-ketone 10. 2-Iodo-3-acetoxy-^4,7,14-trien-6-one 11 is prepared analogously from trienone 8a.     

Selective reduction of the acyl group in cyclic α-acyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds with sodium cyanoborohydride. Efficient synthesis of cyclic α-alkyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds

Efficient synthesis of cyclic -alkyl--dicarbonyl compounds of the cyclopentane, cyclohexane, tetronic acid, and -pyrone series from the corresponding cyclic -acyl--dicarbonyl compounds under the action of NaBH₃(CN) in a THF--HCl system is described.     

Localization of Iα and Iβ phases in algal cellulose revealed by acid treatments

Highly crystalline I-rich type Cladophora cellulose, which had been kept in never-dried condition, was treated in 60wt% sulfuric acid at 100°C, for 1–48h. The cellulose microcrystals thus obtained were analysed by X-ray diffractometry, FT-IR, and transmission electron microscopy. The I component was found to be more degraded than the I component. The cellulose I/I ratios of the samples acid-treated for 0, 24, and 48 h were about 8:2, 6:4, and 4:6, respectively. After the acid treatment, the microcrystals became narrower in width, and very sharp at their ends. These results indicate that the I phase is mostly located at the surface of the microcrystals, which is morphologically more susceptible to the acid treatment.     

Transformed steroids

A preparative method for 9a-hydroxylation of ⁵-3-hydroxysteroids using the fungi ofCircinella sp. 10Kh-1220 not capable of modifying theA ring has been developed. It is established that the yields of the main and the side products greatly depend on the transformation conditions, mycelium age, and the structure of the steroid substrate. Under the optimal transformation conditions novel 9-hydroxysubstituted derivatives of androstenolone, pregnenolone, 16-dehydro-16,17-epoxy-, and-16-methoxypregnenolone have been obtained in 36–80 % yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 737–743, April, 1994.     

Diastereomeric Oxathia[n](1,1′)ferrocenophanes

Zusammenfassung Neue Oxathiaferrocenophane wurden durch Umsetzung von 1,1-Bis(hydroxymethyl)ferrocen mit Dithiolen dargestellt, welche Sauerstoff in den Alkylketten enthalten. Die Reaktion von 1,1-Bis(-hydroxyethyl)ferrocenen mit Dithiolen führte zu Mischungen von Diastereomeren, aus welchen reine Stereoisomere isoliert und charakterisiert wurden. Einige Aspekte des stereochemischen Verlaufes dieser Reaktionen werden diskutiert.

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Diastereomere oxathia[n](1,1)ferrocenophane

Novel oxathiaferrocenophanes have been synthesized by the reaction of 1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ferrocene with dithiols bearing oxygen in chains. The reactions of 1,1-bis(-hydroxyethyl)ferrocenes with dithiols afforded mixtures of diastereomeric products from which pure stereoisomers were isolated and characterized. Some aspects concerning a stereochemical course of the reactions described are discussed.

     

Electrochemical oxidation of tetramethyl esters of α,α,ω,ω-alcaneteracarboxylic acids

Cyclization of esters of butane-1,1,4,4- and pentane-1,1,5,5-tetracarboxylic acids during electrolysis in methanol in the presence of Nal produces, with a yield of 95%, the esters of cyclobutane-1,1,2,2- and cyclopentane-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylic acids. Under similar conditions, esters of the highest ,,,-alkanetetracarboxylic acids undergo iodation and hydroxymethylation due to electrical oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. During electrolysis in methanol in the presence of NaOAc, the esters of ,,,-alkanetetracarboxylic acids undergo effective hydroxymethylation, followed by cyclization into substituted five- and six-member lactones, or tetrahydrofurans when structurally possible.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2332–2339, October, 1992.     

Dimethyl dichloromalonate as a new synthetic equivalent of methyl dichloroacetate in the Darzens condensation

Dimethyl dichloromalonate reacts with aldehydes in the presence of sodium methoxide to form-chloropyruvates,-chloroglycidates, or,-dichlorohydrins, depending on the nature of the aldehyde.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1544–1545, August, 1995.     

Anwendung von 2D-NMR-Techniken zur Analyse komplexer Spektren. Maleopimarsäuremethylester

A combination of 2D-NMR-techniques including 2D-J-resolved spectroscopy, SECSY and¹H-¹³C-shift correlation is used to assign the¹H- and¹³C-spectrum of Maleopimaric acid methylester [17,19-Dinoratis-15-ene-4,13,14-tricarboxylic acid 4-methylester, 16-(1-methylethyl)cyclic-13,14-anhydrid (4, 8, 12)] (1).

     

Synthesis of (α-substituted α-aminophosphinic and α-aminophosphonic acids

The reaction of ketoximes with hypophosphorous acid resulted in previously unknown -substituted--aminophosphinic acids, which were oxidized into the corresponding -substituted--aminophosphonic acids.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2729–2732, November, 1996.     

1H-NMR Investigation of the Binding of 2-Methylnaphthalene to α-Cyclodextrin in D2O Solutions

As -cyclodextrin (-CD) was added to D₂Osolutions of 2-methylnaphthalene, its proton signals shifted to lower fieldsat low concentrations of -CD. At 2.0 × 10^-2 moldm^-3 of -CD, however, a reverse, higher-field shift wasobserved for the H-8 signal, indicating the formation of 1 : 1 and 2 : 1-CD–2-methylnaphthalene inclusion complexes. Intrinsic chemicalshift differences of all the protons in 2-methylnaphthalene have beenevaluated for both the 1 : 1 and the 2 : 1-CD–2-methylnaphthalene inclusion complexes. These intrinsicchemical shift differences suggest that the first -CD molecule has noselectivity in accommodating one end of uncomplexed 2-methylnaphthalene;-CD binds to a methyl group, as well as a naphthalene ring-end havingno methyl group, to form the 1 : 1 inclusion complex, resulting in theformation of two kinds of 1 : 1 complexes.