Identification of 2‐chloropyrazine oxidation products and several derivatives by multinuclear magnetic resonance

¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts were used to prove the structures of the products of 2‐chloropyrazine oxidation. It was shown that oxidation by hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid or m‐chloroperbenzoic acid leads to the N4‐oxide, whereas potassium persulfate in sulfuric acid gives the N1‐oxide as the main product. Additionally, the results of NMR measurements of products from the nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atom by azide anion, yielding the respective azides, and ethylation reactions of both 2‐chloropyrazine N‐oxides leading to the N‐ethyl salts confirm the structures of both isomeric N‐oxides. Protonation studies of the compounds obtained are also reported. The favoured protonation site is found to be the N atom that is not hindered by any substituents, and in some cases probably the oxygen atom of the N‐oxide function. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New Method of Halogenation of Organophosphorus Compounds

Abstract

N-Chloroalkylamines react usually with tervalent phosphorus compounds to afford products, containing the phosphorus-nitrogen bond. We found that the sterical hindrances favour to the nucleophilic attack of the tervalent phosphorus atom on the “positive” halogen atom with the formation of phosphorus halogenated products. Sterical hindered N-halogenoalkylamines I (Hlg[dbnd]Cl,Br) possess active halogenating properties to react with tervalent phosphorus compounds similarly to methane tetrahalides. Reaction proceeds via the formation of halogenophosphonium intermediates 2, containing an anion R₂N, which reacts with alcohols to afford alkoxyphosphonium salts, transforms into halogenophosphonium salts or P-halogenoylids. Advantages of N-halogenoalkylamines 1 over methane tetrahalides are more high chemical selectivity. Moreover the inclusion of chiral substituents R into N-halogenoalkylamines gives enantioselective halogenating reagents.     

Reactions des derives du phosphore trivalent avec les composes a halogene positif—V : α-Cyano α-haloimides, α-cyano α-halolactames et phosphites d'alcoyle,phenylphosphonite de dimethyle et diphenylphosphinite de methyle

Trialkylphosphites react with α-cyano α-haloimides or lactames and generale a halophosphonium cation and a mesomeric anion. The attack at phosphorus of the cation by the oxygen anion gives a phosphorane which leads to phosphates or to alkylation products of the imide. In one case, where the phosphorus atom and the oxygen anion are sterically hindered, the attack of the cation occurs on the nitrogen atom of the anion and leads to a ketenimine.     

Hydrogen atom abstraction reactions from tertiary amines by benzyloxyl and cumyloxyl radicals: influence of structure on the rate-determining formation of a hydrogen-bonded prereaction complex

A time-resolved kinetic study on the hydrogen atom abstraction reactions from a series of tertiary amines by the cumyloxyl (CumO(?)) and benzyloxyl (BnO(?)) radicals was carried out. With the sterically hindered triisobutylamine, comparable hydrogen atom abstraction rate constants (k(H)) were measured for the two radicals (k(H)(BnO(?))/k(H)(CumO(?)) = 2.8), and the reactions were described as direct hydrogen atom abstractions. With the other amines, increases in k(H)(BnO(?))/k(H)(CumO(?)) ratios of 13 to 2027 times were observed. k(H) approaches the diffusion limit in the reactions between BnO(?) and unhindered cyclic and bicyiclic amines, whereas a decrease in reactivity is observed with acyclic amines and with the hindered cyclic amine 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine. These results provide additional support to our hypothesis that the reaction proceeds through the rate-determining formation of a C-H/N hydrogen-bonded prereaction complex between the benzyloxyl α-C-H and the nitrogen lone pair wherein hydrogen atom abstraction occurs, and demonstrate the important role of amine structure on the overall reaction mechanism. Additional mechanistic information in support of this picture is obtained from the study of the reactions of the amines with a deuterated benzyloxyl radical (PhCD(2)O(?), BnO(?)-d(2)) and the 3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyloxyl radical.     

Addition of carbamoylsilanes to electrophilically substituted alkenes. Preparation of beta-functionalized tertiary amides

The Si-C bond of N,N-dimethylcarbamoylsilanes added regiospecifically to the C=C bond of electrophilically functionalized alkenes to afford beta-silyl-beta-functionalized amides. Carbonyl addition products were formed when hindered alkenic esters were used. [reaction: see text]     

Radical addition to 1,4-benzoquinones: addition at O- versus C-atom

Addition of alkyl radicals generated from B-alkylcatecholboranes onto 1,4-benzoquinones leads to substituted hydroquinones in good overall yields. Formation of aryl ethers via a unique radical addition to the oxygen atom of the enone system is the main reaction when bulky secondary and tertiary alkyl radicals are used. Less hindered secondary and primary radicals give the expected 1,4-conjugate addition products. [reaction: see text]     

Synthesis and structure of Schiff bases based on 4,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde. New sterically hindered bis-catecholaldimines

A reaction of 4,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde with aliphatic (ethylenediamine, propylene-1,3-diamine, 1,4-diaminobutane) and aromatic (o-, m-, p-phenylenediamines, 1,8-diaminonaphthalene, benzidine) diamines leads to the Schiff bases containing fragments of sterically hindered catechols in high yields (up to 97%). The products exist in two tautomeric forms in solutions and in the crystalline state. In the case of aliphatic diamines, catecholaldimines exist in solutions in the quinomethide form, whereas in the case of aromatic, in the catechol form. In the crystalline state, the position of the hydrogen atom in the O-H…N fragment is also affected by the intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which promote stabilization of the quinomethide form of catecholaldimines.     

Activated Sterically Strained C=N Bond in N-Substituted <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Quinone Mono- and Diimines: XVI. Structural Characteristics

N-Substituted 1,4-quinone imines with an activated sterically hindered C=N bond characteristically react with nucleophiles via 1,2-addition to that bond with formation of quinolide compounds. The C=N–X bond angle in these quinone imines ranges from 130 to 145°, the upper limit being defined by their thermodynamic stability. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the real C=N–X can be smaller than 130°C, but in this case considerable deviations of the nitrogen atom and substituent attached thereto from the mean-square plane of the quinoid ring and twisting of the C=N bond are observed.     

Trichloromethylation and tert-butylation of 2,4-disubstituted thiophenes: Electrophilic substitution reactions with sterically hindered rearomatization stages

The interaction of 2,4-disubstituted thiophenes with AlCl₃ and CCl₄ or tert-BuCl proceeds through cationic σ-complexes corresponding to electrophilic substitution; the deprotonation of these complexes to form 2,3,5-trisubstituted products is sterically hindered, since this stage (rearomatization) involves a change in hybridization of the C₍₂₎ atom from sp³ to sp², which leads to an increase of repulsion between the substituent R in position 3 and the bulky trichloromethyl or tert-butyl group that has entered into position 2 and is coplanar with R. It has been concluded tentatively that in the case of 2,4-alkylthiophenes that have even one hydrogen atom on the α-C atom of the substituent, deprotonation of the σ-complexes that are formed leads to the corresponding 3-alkylidene-5-R-2-dichloromethylene-2,3-dihydrothiophenes or 2-alkylidene-4-R-5-dichloromethylene-2, 5-dihydrothiophenes, which then readily undergo oligomerization, as is also observed for such compounds under conditions of trichloromethylation. The hydrogen chloride that is evolved forms a stable 2H-thiophenium ion with the unreacted 2,4-dialkylthiophene. In the example of 2-tert-butyl-4-methylthiophene, formation of the stable 2,5-di-tert-butyl-3-methylthiophenium ion is observed; upon treatment with water, this ion does not lose a proton, but rather a tert-butyl group, thus being converted to the original 2,4-dialkylthiophene. Devoted to the bright memory of I. N. Goncharova. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1477–1485, November, 1997.     

Azanonaboranes containing imidazole derivatives for boron neutron capture therapy: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro toxicity evaluation

A number of azanonaboranes containing imidazole derivatives have been synthesized by a ligand-exchange reaction. The exo-NH(2)R group of the azanonaborane of the type [(RH(2)N)B(8)H(11)NHR] can be exchanged by one hetero-nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring. In the case of histamine, the exchange takes place on the aliphatic amino group, the hetero-nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring or both of them. The products were confirmed by NMR, IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and mass spectrometry. The electron-withdrawing effect of the nitro group in 2-nitroimidazole is the main hindrance to achieve the exchange reaction. In vitro experiments were performed with B16 melanoma cells. A comparison of the biological properties of the products in which the B(8)N cluster is connected to the hetero-nitrogen atom of imidazole ring or the aliphatic NH(2) group showed that incorporation of B(8)N cluster unit into primary amino group increases the compound's toxicity. In contrast, this specificity for cytotoxicity effect was not observed in the case of histamine containing two B(8)N clusters which was relatively nontoxic and did not inhibit colony formation up to concentrations of 2 mM.     

Internal rotation barriers in esters of N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamic acid

Conclusions The method of a complete analysis of the shape of the lines was used to determine the activation parameters of hindered rotation around the N-C bond in the molecules of N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamic acid esters. The value of the barrier in these compounds is lower than in the thioamides, and depends on the electronic and steric nature of the substituent on the sulfur atom.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1388–1390, June, 1976.     

Synthesis, cytotoxic effect, and structure-activity relationship of Pd(II) complexes with coumarin derivatives

We report the influence of the substituent at the N atom of the ligands on the synthesis, biological activity, and stability of Pd(II) complexes of the general formula PdL(2). The compounds adopt a cis or trans configuration with respect to the substituent at the nitrogen atom. Sterically hindered substituents promote the formation of trans isomers, whereas when the nitrogen atom is unsubstituted, cis isomers are formed. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopies, and electrospray mass spectrometry. The complexes were also studied using X-ray diffraction and computational DFT methods. Both complexes cis-3a and trans-3c exhibit square-planar geometries around the Pd(II) atom. The cytotoxic effects of these complexes were examined on two human leukemia cell lines, HL-60 and NALM-6. Pd complex cis-3a showed significant cytotoxic activity. The effects exhibited by this complex were comparable to those reported for carboplatin. Loigand 2a was not cytotoxic. Computational analysis carried out at the PB/B3LYP/LACVP**//mPW1PW91/LanL2DZ level showed excellent correlation between the energy difference of the cis and trans isomers and the cytotoxic activity, rendering computations a useful predictive tool for the design of new drugs.     

噻吩在γ-Mo2N(100)表面上加氢脱硫反应的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论研究了γ-Mo₂N(100)表面上的噻吩加氢脱硫(HDS)过程. 噻吩在γ-Mo₂N(100)表面上不同作用形式的结构优化结果显示, η5-Mo₂N吸附构型最稳定, 具有最大的吸附能(-0.56 eV), 此时噻吩通过S原子与Mo2原子相连平行表面吸附在四重空位(hcp 位). H原子和噻吩在hcp位发生稳定共吸附, hcp位是噻吩HDS的活性位点. 噻吩在γ-Mo₂N(100)表面进行直接脱硫反应, HDS过程分为S原子脱除和C₄产物加氢饱和两部分. 过渡态搜索确定了HDS最可能的反应机理及中间产物, 首个H原子的反应需要最大的活化能(1.69 eV),是噻吩加氢脱硫的控速步骤. 伴随H原子的不断加入, 噻吩在γ-Mo₂N(100)表面上优先生成―SH和丁二烯, 随后―SH加氢生成H₂S, 丁二烯加氢饱和生成2-丁烯和丁烷. 由于较弱的吸附, H₂S、2-丁烯和丁烷很容易在γ-Mo₂N(100)表面脱附成为产物.     

Oxidation of CO by aluminum oxide cluster ions in the gas phase

Small aluminum oxide cluster cations and anions, produced by laser vaporization, were investigated regarding their reactivity toward CO and N2O employing guided-ion-beam mass spectrometry. Clusters with the same stoichiometry as bulk alumina, Al2O3, exhibited atomic oxygen transfer products when reacted with CO, suggesting the formation of CO2. Anionic clusters were less reactive than cations but showed higher selectivity towards the transfer of only a single oxygen atom. Cationic clusters, in contrast, exhibited additional products corresponding to the sequential transfer of two oxygen atoms and the loss of an aluminum atom. To determine if these stoichiometric clusters could be generated from oxygen-deficient species, clusters having a stoichiometry with one less oxygen atom than bulk alumina, Al2O2, were reacted with N2O. Cationic clusters were found to be selectively oxidized to Al2O3(+), while anionic clusters added both one and two oxygen atoms forming Al2O3(-) and Al2O4(-). The oxygen-rich Al2O4(-) cluster exhibited comparable reactivity to Al2O3(-) when reacted with CO.     

Behavior of 6-cyclopropyl- and 6-bromo-7-cyclopropyl-1,4-benzodioxanes under electrophilic substitution reaction conditions

Bromination of 6-cyclopropyl-1,4-benzodioxane occurs with concerted orientation of the ethylenedioxy group and the cyclopropyl radical for the least sterically hindered position of the aromatic ring. Nitration of 6-bromo-7-cyclopropyl-1,4-benzodioxane does not lead to products of substitution of the hydrogen atom in the 5 or 8 position of the 1,4-benzodioxane, but rather to the nitrodebromination product: 7-nitro-6-cyclopropyl-1,4-benzodioxane. The anomalous behavior of the bromo-substituted benzodioxane is explained by the predisposition of the carbon atom bonded to the bromine towardipso attack by an electrophile.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119899. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 618–620, May, 1998.     

Exploring the dynamics of reaction N((2)D)+C2H4 with crossed molecular-beam experiments and quantum-chemical calculations

We conducted the title reaction using a crossed molecular-beam apparatus, quantum-chemical calculations, and RRKM calculations. Synchrotron radiation from an undulator served to ionize selectively reaction products by advantage of negligibly small dissociative ionization. We observed two products with gross formula C(2)H(3)N and C(2)H(2)N associated with loss of one and two hydrogen atoms, respectively. Measurements of kinetic-energy distributions, angular distributions, low-resolution photoionization spectra, and branching ratios of the two products were carried out. Furthermore, we evaluated total branching ratios of various exit channels using RRKM calculations based on the potential-energy surface of reaction N((2)D)+C(2)H(4) established with the method CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)+ZPE[B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)]. The combination of experimental and computational results allows us to reveal the reaction dynamics. The N((2)D) atom adds to the C=C π-bond of ethene (C(2)H(4)) to form a cyclic complex c-CH(2)(N)CH(2) that directly ejects a hydrogen atom or rearranges to other intermediates followed by elimination of a hydrogen atom to produce C(2)H(3)N; c-CH(2)(N)CH+H is the dominant product channel. Subsequently, most C(2)H(3)N radicals, notably c-CH(2)(N)CH, further decompose to CH(2)CN+H. This work provides results and explanations different from the previous work of Balucani et al. [J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 5655], indicating that selective photoionization with synchrotron radiation as an ionization source is a good choice in chemical dynamics research.     

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Pinnaic Acid and Halichlorine

The enantioselective total synthesis of the bioactive marine natural products pinnaic acid and halichlorine is reported in detail. Our total synthesis features the construction of the five‐membered ring and C9 and C13 stereogenic centers through a palladium‐catalyzed trimethylenemethane [3+2] cyclization; the installation of the nitrogen atom through a regioselective Beckmann rearrangement of a poorly reactive ketone; the stereoselective cyclization of the spiro ring through a four‐step, one‐pot hydrogenation–cyclization; and efficient connection of the sterically hindered lower chain through a reduced‐pressure cross olefin metathesis reaction.     

Formation of fluorosulfatodimerization products in reactions of perfluoroaliphatic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and conjugated dienes with electrochemically generated peroxydisulfuryldifluoride

Reactions of fluoroaliphatic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and perfluoro-2,7-dimethylocta-3,5-diene with electrochemically generated peroxydisulfuryldifluoride proceed to give both 1∶1 adducts and fluorosulfatodimerization products, whose formation is explained by generation of heteroallyl and allyl radicals due to the addition of a fluorosulfonyloxy radical to the sterically hindered vinyl carbon atom. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2207–2209, November, 1999.     

Reactions of benzazole-2-thiones with 3,5-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl acetate

The benzylation of benzothiazole(oxazole, imidazole)-2-thiones with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl acetate involves either the sulfur or nitrogen atom depending on the reaction conditions. The S- and N-benzylation products of benzazole-2-thiones are kinetically and thermodynamically controlled products, respectively. The use of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzyl acetate allows sterically hindered hydroxybenzyl derivatives of benzаzole-2-thiones to be generally synthesized under milder conditions than in known methods of their synthesis.     

Fourier transform IR spectroscopic observation of chlorine nitrite,ciono, formed via Cl + NO2 (+M) → ClONO(+M)

Using the FTIR method, chlorine nitrite (ClONO) and nitryl chloride (ClNO₂) were identified as reaction products in the photolysis of Cl₂-NO₂ mixtures. The observed yields of ClONO (? 80%) and ClNO₂ (? 20%) suggest that Cl atom adds mainly to the O atom rather than the N atom of NO₂ molecule.