Acid-catalyzed reaction of 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MeTAD) with substituted benzenes

The reaction of 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MeTAD) with substituted benzenes under the influence of trifluoroacetic acid catalysis was investigated. Generally, good-to-high yields of 1-arylurazoles resulting from aromatic substitution were obtained. Successful reaction required moderately electron-rich aromatics with proper substitution patterns. The reaction was tolerant of functionality on the aromatic ring.     

Further studies of the thermal and photochemical diels-alder reactions of N-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MeTAD) with naphthalene and some substituted naphthalenes

MeTAD thermally reacted with naphthalene (2) and methylated naphthalenes to give equilibrium mixtures of starting materials and [4 + 2] cycloadducts. Methyl substitution on the naphthalene ring generally increased both the amount of cycloadduct formed and the rate of cycloaddition relative to 2. The isolated cycloadducts were all thermally labile and quantitatively reverted to the parent naphthalene in the presence of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene as a trap for liberated MeTAD. The rates of the cycloreversion reactions were affected by substitution patterns but not appreciably by solvent. A mechanism for the cycloaddition reaction is presented that proposes the involvement of a charge-transfer complex. Photochemically, MeTAD demonstrated lower regioselectivity in its reactions with substituted naphthalenes relative to the corresponding thermal reactions.     

Cycloaddition of singlet oxygen and 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD) to methoxycyclooctatetraene (MCOT)

The endoperoxides $\text{6}$ and $\text{7}$, respectively 9-methoxy- and 1-methoxy-7,8-dioxabicyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,7-trienes, and the urazoles $\text{8}$ and $\text{9}$, respectively 9-methoxy- and 2-methoxy-7,8-diazantricyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,9-trien-$\text{N}$-methyl-7,8-dicarboximide, were obtained in the cycloaddition of singlet oxygen and $\text{4}$-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD) to methoxycyclooctatetraene (MCOT).     

Reactions of urocanic acid (UCA) methyl esters with singlet oxygen and 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD)

Singlet oxygen adds to the imidazole ring of cis- and trans-methyl urocanate (MUC) to yield the corresponding 2,5-endoperoxides, which are modestly stable at low temperature but decompose upon warming to form complex reaction mixtures. MTAD, a singlet oxygen mimic, reacts with cis- and trans-MUC to yield stereospecific [4+2] reaction products involving the olefinic side chain and the C₄-C₅ double bond of the imidazole ring. trans-MUC forms a 1:2 MTAD adduct while the cis isomer yields only the 1:1 adduct at 25 °C. The stereospecificity and absence of MeOH trapping adducts indicate that these reactions may not involve open or trappable dipolar intermediates.     

Manganese(II) complexes with N-methyl-4-nitrobenzaldehyde, N-methyl-4-nitroacetofenone,and N-methyl-4-nitrobenzophenone thiosemicarbazone: Investigation of in vitro activity against Trypanosoma cruzi

Thiosemicarbazones are known to be active against different pathogenic microorganisms including Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. In the search for new therapeutic drugs against this illness, the complexes [Mn(H4NO₂Fo4M)₂Cl₂] (1), [Mn(H4NO₂Ac4M)₂Cl₂] (2) and [Mn(H4NO₂Bz4M)₂Cl₂] (3) of N⁴-methyl-4-nitrobenzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (H4NO₂Fo4M), N⁴-methyl-4-nitroacetophenone thiosemicarbazone (H4NO₂Ac4M) and N⁴-methyl-4-nitrobenzophenone thiosemicarbazone (H4NO₂Bz4M) were obtained and screened in vitro against bloodstream and intracellular forms of T. cruzi. H4NO₂Fo4M, H4NO₂Ac4M and their Mn(II) complexes displayed poor effect on bloodstream trypomastigotes, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 68 to >200 μM. However, although H4NO₂Bz4M was also not active, its corresponding Mn(II) complex presented high effect on this T. cruzi form, with an IC₅₀ value of 19 μM. The effect of complex (3), against trypomastigotes of T. cruzi supports further in vitro as well as in vivo studies.     

The effect of solvent on the reactions of allyltin (IV) compounds with singlet oxygen, 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione and diethyl azodicarboxylate

The effect of the influence on the increase of polarity of the solvent on the selectivity and rate of metalloene reactions of different allyltin compounds with singlet oxygen, 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (TD) and diethyl azodicarboxylate has been studied.     

Synthesis of 1,3-bis(N,N-difluoroamino)adamantane: addition of difluoramino radicals to 1,3-dehydroadamantane

1,3-Dehydroadamantane undergoes a facile reaction with tetrafluorohydrazine to give 1,3-bis(N,N-difluoroamino)adamantane, the product of 1,3-NF₂ radical addition.     

An efficient preparation of N-per- (or poly)fluorophenyl pyrroles and N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl pyrroles

Hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of N-sulfinyl per- (or poly)fluoroaniline and N-sulfinylfluoroalkanesulfonyl amine with 1,3-dienes affords the corresponding cycloadduct 3,6-dihydro-1,2-thiazine-1-oxide which is readily converted to N-per- (or poly)fluorophenyl pyrrole and N-fluoroalkanesulfonyl pyrrole under mild reaction conditions in good yields.     

Application of 4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione to analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in human plasma by liquid chromatography/electron capture atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry.

The utility of 4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (NPTAD) as a derivatization reagent in the analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] using liquid chromatography/electron capture atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (LC/ECAPCI-MS) was examined. The derivatives of 25(OH)D3 with NPTAD underwent electron capture in the APCI source in the negative-ion mode and provided 30-fold higher sensitivity compared to an intact compound. This derivatization-LC/ECAPCI-MS method was applied to a plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 assay, and gave satisfactory results in sensitivity, specificity, measurable range and throughput of the analysis.     

Crystal structure and conformation of N,N′-bis (3,5-dichlorosalicylidene)-2-hydroxy 1,3 diamino-2-propan

N,N′-bis(3,5-dichlorosalicylidene)-2-hydroxy-1,3-diamino-2-propan (C₁₇H₁₄Cl₄N₂O₃) was synthesized and its crystal structure determined. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group, C2/c, with a=29.734(8), b=4.541(1), c=14.694(2) Å, β=115.85(2), R(F²)=0.048 for 1704 independent reflections. The title compound has a twofold axis passing through the central C9 atom. The intramolecular hydrogen bond occurs between the pairs of atoms N1 and O1 [2.648(5) Å] and the hydrogen atom is essentially being bonded to the nitrogen atom. There is no intermolecular proximity between molecules. Conformations of the title compound were investigated by semi-empirical quantum mechanical AM1 calculations. The optimized geometry of the molecular structure corresponding to the non-planar conformation is the most stable conformation in the theoretical calculations. The results strongly indicate that the minimum energy conformation is primarily determined by non-bonded steric interactions.     

Ion Pairs of 5,5-dimethyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-disulfophenylhydrazo)cyclohexane-1,3-dione with Cationic Surface-Active Substances as Analytical Reagent for Determination of Copper(II)

A new organic reagent, 5,5-dimethyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-disulfophenylhydrazo)сyclo-hexane-1,3-dione (H₂L), was synthesized by azo coupling of diazonium salts of 2-hydroxy-3,5-disulfoaniline with dimedone. The dissociation constants of H₂L were determined by potentiometric titration, being pK ₁ = 5.90 ± 0.03 and pK ₂ = 9.67 ± 0.04. The interaction in systems of H₂L and cationic surface-active substances (CSAS), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPCl), cetylpyridinium bromide (CPBr), or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTABr) was studied in the presence and absence of Cu(II). It was found that the detection limit of Cu(II) using H₂L–CSAS pairs decreases in accord with the stability of associates H₂L(CPCl)₂ > H₂L(CPBr)₂ > H₂L(CTABr)₂ and their copper(II) complexes Cu[(HL)(CPCl)₂]₂ > Cu[(HL)(CPBr)₂]₂ > Cu[(HL)(CTABr)₂]₂. The effects of foreign ions and masking substances on the complexation were studied and showed that the reaction of Cu(II) with H₂L in the presence of CSAS is more selective. Based on these observations, a procedure for the spectrophotometric determination of copper(II) in soils polluted by oil, seawater, igneous rock, and nickel-based alloys was developed.     

N-arylammonio- and N-pyridinium-substituted derivatives of dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate(2-)

We report two methods for preparing N-arylammonio, N-pyridyl and N-arylamino dodecaborates: heating of the tetrabutylammonium salt of dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate(2-) with aryl and pyridyl amines, or nucleophilic attack of [closo-B₁₂H₁₁NH₂]²⁻ on a strongly deactivated aromatic system. With aryl amines we obtained [1-closo-B₁₂H₁₁N(R¹)₂C₆H₅]⁻ (R¹ = H, CH₃). With 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine, [1-closo-(B₁₂H₁₁NC₅H₄)-4-N(CH₃)₂]⁻, with a bond between the boron and the pyridinium nitrogen, was obtained. A presumable mechanism for this kind of reactions is reported. By nucleophilic substitution, two products, [1-closo-(B₁₂H₁₁NHC₆H₃)-3,4-(CN)₂]²⁻ and [1-closo-(B₁₂H₁₁NHC₆H₂)-2-(NO₂)-4,5-(CN)₂]²⁻, were formed with 4-nitrophthalonitrile and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene gave [1-closo-(B₁₂H₁₁NHC₆H₃)-2,4-(NO₂)₂]²⁻. For [1-closo-B₁₂H₁₁N(CH₃)₂C₆H₅]⁻ and [1-closo-(B₁₂H₁₁NHC₆H₃)-2,4-(NO₂)₂]²⁻ single crystal X-ray structures were obtained.     

Synthesis of the end-capped 5-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthyl-1-ethynyl derivatives and their 1,4-di[5-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthyl]-1,3-butadiynes: anti rotamer structure

A new family of the end-capped 5-(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthylethynyl chains were synthesized, as terminal acetylenes or poly(yne) structures, by heterocoupling between 5-iodo-N,N-dimethylnaphthalen-1-amine and 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol or 4-(5-iodo-1-naphthyl)-2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, catalyzed by the palladium-copper system. Catalytic homocoupling of the terminal acetylenes, affords to 1,4-dinaphthyl-1,3-butadiyne nanostructures. X-ray diffraction analysis of 1,4-di(α-naphthyl)-1,3-butadiyne shows that the naphthalene rings are in the anti configuration along the acetylene axis. All the conjugated compounds show an important fluorescent emission radiation.     

New cycloaddition reaction between 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H)-1,3-oxazolones and benzyne; facile synthesis of 1,4(H)-benzoxazepine-2-ones and their N-phenyl derivatives

Reaction of 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H)-1,3-oxazolones with benzyne afforded predominantly, 3-arylidene-7-hydroxy-7-phenyl-1,4(H)-benzoxazepine-2-ones in addition to their N-phenyl derivatives. However, the reaction of the target oxazolones with an excess of benzyne gave only the N-phenyl derivatives of 1,4(H)-benzoxazepine-2-ones in good yields. The reaction mechanism describing product formation is also explained. Arylation of 1,4(H)-benzoxazepine-2-ones with benzyne proceeded successfully to give the N-phenyl products.     

(Polyfluoro)silane-mediated generation of azomethine ylides from imines and their cycloaddition leading to N-heterocycles

The novel generation and cycloaddition of azomethine ylides from an α-(trimethylsilyl)imine using (polyfluoro)silanes is described. The method was successfully applied to an efficient one-pot process. Namely, an azaallyl anion, generated by abstraction of the hydrogen α to an imino nitrogen, was treated with a di- or trifluorosilane to give an azomethine ylide intermediate below room temperature. The generated 1,3-dipole was smoothly trapped with dipolarophiles to afford nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocycles in good yields.     

Synthesis of 5-aryl-3-carbazoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one. Derivatives and their ring transformation into 5-benzamido-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione derivatives

Some 5-aryl-3-carbazoyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one derivatives 6 and 9 have been synthesized in two ways. The expected thermal ring transformation into 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles did not occur but, by acid hydrolysis of 5-aryl-3-[3-benzylidene-2-methyl(or phenyl)carbazoyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 6 , a new ring transformation took place and the corresponding 4-benzamido-1-methyl(or phenyl)-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione derivatives 11 were formed. The 4-amino-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione ( 19 ) has been prepared and its structure was confirmed by some reactions.     

A novel sulfonic acid functionalized ionic liquid catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of 10,11-dihydrochromeno[4,3-b]chromene-6,8(7H,9H)-dione derivatives in water

Three-component reactions of 4-hydroxycoumarin, aldehydes, and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds were prompted by novel sulfonic acid functionalized ionic liquids 1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3-bis(4-sulfobutyl)imidazolidine-1,3-diium hydrogen sulfate ([DMDBSI]·2HSO₄) in water at reflux temperature to provide a novel series of 10,11-dihydrochromeno[4,3-b]chromene-6,8(7H,9H)-dione derivatives for the first time in high yields.     

An unexpected ring contraction of two nitroaryl pro-drugs: conversion of N-(nitroaryl)-3-chloropiperidine derivatives into N-(nitroaryl)-2-chloromethylpyrrolidines

Treatment of the N-nitroaryl-3-hydroxypiperidine derivatives 12 and 13 with thionyl chloride afforded the corresponding N-aryl-2-chloromethylpyrrolidines 5 and 15 via a ring-contraction process involving an intermediate aziridinium ion.     

Synthesis of N,N′-bis and N,N,N′,N′-tetra-[(3,5-di-substituted-1-pyrazolyl)methyl]para-phenylenediamines: new candidate ligands for metal complex wires

A series of tridentate ligands N,N-bis-[(di-substituted-1-pyrazolyl)methyl]arylamines 2-3a,b and benzylamine 4a,b, tetradentate N,N′-bis-[(di-substituted-1-pyrazolyl)methyl]para-phenylenediamines 7a,b and hexadentate N,N,N′,N′-tetra-[(di-substituted-1-pyrazolyl)methyl]para-phenylenediamines 8a,b has been prepared in good yield by condensation of arylamines, benzylamine or para-phenylenediamine with N-hydroxymethyl disubstituted pyrazoles 1a,b. The synthesis and characterisation of these various polydentate ligands are described.     

Conversion of isomeric 2:3 adducts (aminoacid-formaldehyde) to N-acyl-pseudoprolines derivatives

Reaction of acyl chlorides or acid anhydrides with isomeric 2:3 adducts derived from condensation of l-serine (1a), l-threonine (1b) and l-cysteine (1c) methyl esters with formaldehyde afforded N-acyl-pseudoprolines 7-19 in various yields. These 2:3 adducts can be considered as synthetic equivalents of oxaproline and thiaproline moieties. The present work revealed the versatile behaviour of the two 2:3 adducts as a consequence of the ring-chain tautomerism occurring in the five- and/or seven-membered rings.