Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Pyridine N-oxides and quinoline N-oxides

The noise-decoupled nitrogen-15 NMR spectra of ten pyridine N-oxides and two quinoline N-oxides have been obtained at the natural-abundance level by high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. Substituents at the 4-ring position of pyridine N-oxide, capable of resonance interaction with the N-O moiety, give fairly large shifts in the expected directions. Spectra taken in dimethyl sulfoxide solution give 5–20 ppm and 33–55 ppm downfield shifts with respect to the solutions of the same substances in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and trifluoroacetic acid. Solvent influences are discussed in terms of hydrogen bonding and protonation of the N-oxide oxygen. Carbon-13 chemical shifts and one-bond carbon-hydrogen coupling constants of some substituted pyridine N-oxides are reported and discussed.     

Equilibrium of acyl transfer between pyridine N-oxides and their acylonium salts

Transfer of acyl groups from N-acyloxypyridinium salts to pyridine N-oxides in acetonitrile was studied. The equilibrium constants of acyl exchange were determined. These quantities vary in the range covering eight orders of magnitude, depending on the structure of the reagents, and are independent of the structure of the acyl group.     

Polycyclic N-hetero compounds. XXII Reaction of pyridine N-oxides and Pyrazine di-N-oxides with formamide

Reactions of pyridine N-oxides, pyrazine di-N-oxides, and their benzologues with formamide are described. Carbamoylation mainly occurred at aromatic ring with loss of the N-oxide oxygen atom, however, 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine 1-oxide gave 2- and 4-pyrimidinyl derivatives.     

Studies on the chemical synthesis of potential antimetabolites. 30. Regioselective introduction of a chlorine atom into the imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine nucleus

Reactions of some imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine 4-oxides with phosphoryl chloride are described. Treatment of N-1-substituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine 4-oxides with phosphoryl chloride led to the predominant formation of 7-chloro derivatives. This feature was successfully applied to the preparation of a chloroimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine nucleoside, which served as an important precursor of 1-deazaadenosine.     

Rate and Equilibrium Constants of Dimethylcarbamoyl Transfer between Pyridine N-Oxides

Dimethylcarbamoyl transfer from N-acyloxypyridinium salts to pyridine N-oxides in acetonitrile occurs in one stage by the forced concerted S_N2 mechanism. The rate and equilibrium of the reaction are fairly described by the Brönsted equation. The Marcus equation provides a much higher quality of reactivity predictions.     

Charge-Transfer Complexes between Substituted Pyridine N-Oxides and 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

Spectrophotometry was used to study charge-transfer complexes between substituted pyridine N-oxides and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone. Vertical ionization potentials of pyridine N-oxides in the gas phase and in solution were calculated by the CNDO/S3' method. The calculated ionization potentials in chloroform nicely correlate with the experimental charge-transfer wavelengths of the complexes.     

Synthesis of N,N'-Diacyl-1,2-di-(4-pyridyl)ethylenedianiines

Reaction of N-(4-pyridylmethyl)benzamide N-oxides with acetic anhydride yielded dimerization compounds. This dimerization occurs at the atom attached to the pyridine ring. These compounds so obtained were evaluated for analgesic and antiinflammatory activity.     

New description of the substituent effect on electronic spectra by means of substituent constants—VI. Utraviolet spectra of 4-substituted pyridine N-oxides and blue shifted iodine bands of their EDA complexes with iodine

Electronic spectra of 4-substituted pyridine N-oxides and their EDA complexes with iodine were studied. The substituent effect on the near u.v.¹A₁ intramolecular CT bands of the N-oxides and on the blue shifted iodine bands caused by CT complex formation are discussed in terms of a general equation, theoretically derived in order to describe the substituent effect on electronic spectra by means of substituent constants. The results are quite successful and supported by semi-empirical SCFMO-CI calculations. Based on the results mentioned above, the character of n-σ type N-oxide—iodine CT complexes is also examined. The complex formation constants (log K) and pK_a values of the N-oxides correlate especially well, indicating that the CT interaction mechanism cannot be neglected in proton addition reactions such as hydrogen bonding and pK_a values.     

Direct determination of pKa values of cationic acids conjugated to heterocyclic amine N-oxides in polar aprotic and amphiprotic solvents

The applicability of the direct method of pK_a determination in the case of protonated heterocyclic amine N-oxides in a series of polar non-aqueous (aprotic and amphiprotic) solvents has been tested. The method is based on the pH determination of the non-aqueous solution of complex salt (the semiperchlorate in this case) formed by the N-oxides studied. The direct method not only provides for quick (one data point per each pK_a determined), but also relatively accurate estimates of acidic dissociation constants. It has been experimentally shown on the example of substituted pyridine N-oxides that this method is precise enough in all studied non-aqueous solvents when applied to compounds of not too low basicity (the pK_a being of the order of 5 or higher). To prove this, the pK_a values of protonated monocyclic N-oxides obtained by the direct method have been compared with those resulting from the potentiometric titration curve. The agreement between the results found by using both methods is very good in most cases, the differences being within standard deviations. Based upon this observation it can be inferred that the pK_a values of protonated bicyclic N-oxides in solvents studied determined by using the direct method can be also considered reliable, especially in the case of polar aprotic solvents.     

Radical Cations from Pyridine N-Oxides and Lead Tetraacetate

One-electron oxidation of pyridine N-oxides with lead tetraacetate gives N-oxide radical cations.In the presence of atmospheric oxygen, the latter oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanone.     

Selective synthesis of 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides via directed ortho-metallation using Grignard reagents

Addition of i-PrMgCl to pyridine N-oxides in THF at −78 °C generates selectively an ortho-metallated species, which can be trapped with various electrophiles to generate 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides. Furthermore, by applying a double metal-catalyzed cross-coupling, direct arylation of the pyridine N-oxides is achieved.     

Syntheses based on anabasine. Preparation and transformations of N-oxides

The oxidation of N-acetyl-and N-benzoylanabasine with the tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)— MoCl₅ system or MCPBA proceeds selectively at the nitrogen atom of the pyridine ring. The oxidation of N-methylanabasine under similar conditions gives a mixture of stereo-isomeric N-oxides at the piperidine nitrogen atom, their ratio depending on the reagent used. The oxidation of anabasine by TBHP— MoCl₅ or MCPBA is accompanied by dehydrogenation and results in anabaseine N-oxide. The reactions of anabasine and anabaseine pyridine N-oxides with acetic anhydride were investigated. The substituted 1H-3-pyridin-2-ones were prepared. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 322—328, February, 2006.     

Stable nitroxide radicals. Reaction between 2-cyano- and 4-cyanobenzoquinoline N-oxides and the grignard reagent

2,2-Diphenylbenzoquinolinenitroxide radicals were obtained starting from 2-phenyl-, 2-cyano, 4-cyano-benzoquinoline N-oxides, or from unsubstituted benzoquinoline N-oxides with phenylmagnesium bromide. The elimination of bromomagnesium hydride from the 2-unsubstituted benzoquinoline N-oxides and cyanomagnesium bromide from the 2- or 4-cyanobenzoquinoline N-oxides is discussed.     

Hydrophobic “pocket” on photosynthesizing membrane near photosystem II

Studies concerning the effect of 2-alkyl pyridine N-oxides with different substituents on electron transfer, phosphorylation, and light-dependent proton transport in photosynthesizing membranes of chloroplasts were conducted. It is determined that 2-alkyl pyridine N-oxides with short alkyl chains stimulate the Hill reaction and light-dependent proton transport inside chloroplasts. Compounds having alkyl residues with 6-10 carbon atoms in the chain inhibit electron transport, ADP phosphorylation, and reduction of ferrocyanide in thylakoids. A conclusion is drawn on the presence of the hydrophobic “pocket,” which is of importance for organization of the electron-transport chain of chloroplasts, near photosystem II.     

Complex formation between derivatives of pyridine <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-oxides and iron(III) nitrate in aqueous medium

Donor-acceptor complexes of derivatives of pyridine N-oxides with iron(III) nitrate have been studied. Their stability constants in water and in aqueous acetone have been determined. The complexes stability increases upon heating, at decreasing solvent polarity, and in the presence of the substituents in the N-oxide ring.     

Reaction of Acetyl and Benzoyl Chlorides with Pyridines and Pyridine N-Oxides

The rate of formation of N- and O-acetyl and benzoyl salts of pyridines and pyridine N-oxides in acetonitrile and methylene chloride and equilibria therein were studied. The process occurs in one step following the SN2 mechanism with a small degree of bond rupture in the transition state.     

Furopyridines. XXI. Synthesis of cyano derivatives of furo-[2,3-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine and their conversion to derivatives having another carbon-substituent

Cyanation of furo[2,3-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine N-oxides 1a, 1b and 1c by the Reissert-Henze method, reaction with benzoyl chloride and trimethylsilyl cyanide in dichloromethane and the reaction with trimethylsilyl cyanide and triethylamine in acetonitrile afforded 6-cyanofuro[2,3-b]- 2a , 7-cyanofuro[2,3-c]- 2b and 4-cyanofuro[3,2-c]pyridine 2c in moderate to excellent yield. The cyano group in 2a, 2b and 2c was converted to carboxamides 3a, 3b and 3c , ethyl imidates 5a, 5b and 5c and ethyl carboxylates 6a, 6b and 6c . Reaction of the N-oxides with trimethylsily bromide in acetonitrile gave the deoxygenated furopyridine 7a and 7d , bifuropyridyl 8b and 8c , and the N-oxide 9 of 8c .     

Preparation of chiral bipyridine bis-N-oxides by oxidative dimerization of chiral pyridine N-oxides

The direct preparation of chiral 2,2′-bipyridine bis-N-oxides has been developed. The method involves two stages, first, the deprotonation of substituted chiral pyridine N-oxides and second, the oxidative dimerization of the resulting 2-lithiopyridine N-oxides. Optimization of the reaction conditions led to the selection of LiTMP in THF for the deprotonation and molecular iodine as the oxidant. The corresponding 2-iodopyridine N-oxide is invariably formed as a by-product. A series of 11 chiral pyridine N-oxides was prepared that bear substituents at the C(2) and C(5) positions. Oxidative dimerization of these mono-N-oxides proceeded in 33–77% yield. In all cases, the dimerization was highly diastereoselective for the formation of the P-configuration of the chiral axis.     

Cyclization of substituted 3,4-diaminopyridines into 1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-c]pyridine 2-oxide derivatives during the nitration process

The nitration of pyridine-3,4-diamine, its N,N′-diacetyl derivative, and N ⁴-alkylpyridine-3,4-diamines with excess nitric acid in concentrated sulfuric acid at 60°C was accompanied by cyclization with formation of the corresponding 1-substituted 4-nitro-1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-c]pyridine 2-oxides. 4-Chloro-1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-c]pyridine 2-oxide derivatives were obtained under analogous conditions from 2-chloropyridine-3,4-diamine, its N,N′-diacetyl derivative, and 2-chloro-N ⁴-methylpyridine-3,4-diamine. The nitration of these compounds at 80–90°C gave 4-chloro-7-nitro-1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-c]pyridine 2-oxides.     

Deoxydative thiation of 3-substituted pyridine N-oxides with 4-methoxytoluene-α-thiol: A divergent route to pyridinethiols

Synthesis of 3-substituted 2-pyridinethiols was achieved by thiation of pyridine N-oxides with 4-methoxytoluene-α-thiol in the presence of diethylcarbamoyl chloride followed by cleavage of the resulting sulfides. The ease of substitution was shown to be affected by nucleophilicity of the N-oxide oxygen. Addition of zinc bromide to the reaction, a need for triethylamine, decreased most of the yield for thiation products but the formation of 3-methoxy-2-methoxybenzylthiopyridine was only improved. A plausible mechanism of the substitution, particularly β-thiation to the N-oxide function, is discussed compared with the regiochemistry observed in the reaction with diethoxyphosphoryl chloride instead of diethylcarbamoyl chloride. The debenzylation to pyridinethiol was also found to be dependent on the electron-density in the pyridine ring.