Synthesis of 3-substituted 1-aryl-4,6-dinitro-1H-indazoles based on picrylacetaldehyde and their behavior in nucleophilic substitution reactions

A method for the synthesis of 1-aryl-3-formyl-4,6-dinitro-1H-indazoles by the reaction of picrylacetaldehyde with aryldiazonium salts followed by intramolecular cyclization of the resulting picrylglyoxal monoarylhydrazones was developed. Various 4,6-dinitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles substituted in position 3 were prepared via transformations involving the formyl group of 3-formyl-4,6-dinitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazole. 3-R-4,6-Dinitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles (R = CHO, CN, 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl) react regiospecifically with anionic O-, S-, and N-nucleophiles, in particular, with replacement of only the 4-NO₂ group. Thus previously unknown 3-R-4-Nu-6-nitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles were synthesized (Nu is a nucleophile residue).     

Characteristic features of nucleophilic substitution in the series of 4-RSO2-6-nitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles and benzo[d]isoxazoles

Oxidation of 3-substituted 4-R-6-nitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles and benzo[d]isoxazoles (R = Ph, CH₂CO₂Me) gave the corresponding sulfones treatment of which with PhSH—K₂CO₃ in N-methylpyrrolidone results in replacement of only the RSO₂ group in position 4 with the 6-NO₂ group remaining intact, contrary to the known sequence of nucleophilic substitution for meta-arranged nucleofuges.     

Synthesis of peri-annelated heterocyclic systems based on 3-substituted 1-aryl-4,6-dinitro-1H-indazoles

A method for the synthesis of peri-annelated trinuclear heterocycles, including 14-electron heteroaromatic systems, namely, 1H-thiopyrano[4,3,2-cd]indazoles and 1,5-dihydropyrazolo[3,4,5-de]cinnolines, from 3-R-1-aryl-4,6-dinitro-1H-indazoles was developed. The method is based on the high mobility of the NO₂ group in position 4 and consists of either selective nucleophilic substitution of the 4-NO₂ group on treatment with the HSCH₂CO₂Me—K₂CO₃ system followed by intramolecular cyclization of the resulting sulfide (R = CHO) or the corresponding sulfone (R = CN) formed upon its oxidation or direct intramolecular substitution of the 4-NO₂ group (R = CH=NNHPh).     

Functionalization of 4,6-dinitro-2-phenylindole at position 7

Transformation of the amino group in 7-amino-1-methyl-4,6-dinitro-2-phenylindole afforded a number of new 7-R-4,6-dinitroindoles and a first representative of a novel tricyclic heteroaromatic system of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[4,3-g]indole. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1508–1511, July, 2008.     

Synthesis of 4,6-dinitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles and their transformations under the action of nucleophiles

A new procedure was developed for the preparation of 4,6-dinitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles (R are derivatives of the aldehyde group) based on 2,4,6-trinitrophenylacetaldehyde. The resulting compounds are characterized by the regiospecific substitution of the nitro group at position 4 under the action of anionic nucleophiles RS^–, RO^–, F^–, or N₃ ^–, which allowed the development of a new method for the preparation of previously unknown 4-Nu-6-nitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles (Nu is the residue of a nucleophile). At the same time, oxidative nucleophilic substitution under the action of anions of some -dicarbonyl compounds leads to the replacement of the hydrogen atom at position 7 with the corresponding C-nucleophiles.     

Synthesis of 3-cyano-4,6-dinitrobenzo[d]isoxazole and its reactions with anionic nucleophiles

The action of various anionic O-, N-, and S-nucleophiles on 3-cyano-4,6-dinitro-benzo[d]isoxazole mostly resulted in regiospecific nucleophilic substitution for the nitro group in position 4. With an excess of an nucleophilic reagent, the nitro group in position 6 was also replaced. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 523–528, March, 2006.     

Synthesis of polycyclic fused heterocycles based on 4,6-dinitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazole

Tricyclic heteroaromatic systems of the furoxan, vic-triazole, imidazole, and pyrazine series containing the annulated indazole fragment were synthesized based on substituted aminoindazoles prepared by the functionalization of 4-R-6-nitro-1-phenylindazoles (R = NO₂ or SO₂Ph) at positions 6 and 7.     

Synthesis of 3-R-2-aryl-4,6-dinitroindoles and specific features of their reactions with anionic nucleophiles

Reaction of different anionic S-nucleophiles with 3-R-2-aryl-4,6-dinitroindoles led to a regiospecific nucleophilic substitution of the nitro group in position 4 with 6-NO₂ group remaining intact. The representatives of some peri-annulated polycyclic systems were synthesized on the basis of the substitution products. Dedicated to Academician V. A. Tartakovsky in honor of his 75th anniversary. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1543–1547, August, 2007.     

4,6-二硝基-5,7-二氨基苯并氧化呋咱(CL-14)的合成与表征

以2,4,6-三硝基氯苯为原料, 经过叠氮化、脱氮环化和异常亲核取代氢(VNS)反应合成了4,6-二硝基-5,7-二氨基苯并氧化呋咱(CL-14), 三步总收率达到50.3%, 并采用红外光谱、核磁共振光谱、元素分析等进行了结构表征|确定了合成CL-14的最佳VNS反应条件: 以盐酸羟氨作为VNS试剂, 20～40 ℃下反应6 h, 收率达到60%(文献值53%). 研究结果表明, CL-14具有良好的感度特性和热安定性, 其撞击感度与中间产物4,6-二硝基苯并氧化呋咱(DNBF)基本相当, 而其摩擦感度远低于其DNBF|DSC和TG-DTG实验发现, CL-14仅有一个分解过程, 其分解峰温为308.52 ℃.     

Synthesis of 4,6-dinitro-2-trihalogenomethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furans

A method for the synthesis of previously unknown 4,6-dinitro-2-trihalogenomethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furans has been elaborated. The method is based on condensation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene with fluoral or chloral in the presence of K₂CO₃ with subsequent intramolecular cyclization of the resulting 2-picryl-1-(trihalogenomethyl)ethanols. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 569–570, March, 2000.     

Hydroxylation of nitro-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenes via vicarious nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen

Para- and meta-nitro-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenes react with anions of cumyl hydroperoxide in the presence of t-BuOK in liquid ammonia to form nitro-(pentafluorosulfanyl)phenols. Their reduction with hydrogen in the presence of Raney-Nickel provides amino-(pentafluorosulfanyl)phenols.     

人类谷胱甘肽S-转移酶M1a-1a催化的亲核芳香取代反应的理论研究

利用分子力学和量子力学方法研究人类谷胱甘肽S-转移酶M1a-1a催化谷胱甘肽对1-氯-2,4二硝基苯(CDNB)的亲核芳香取代反应的细节.所获得的反应路径显示反应仅经历一个过渡态且能垒很低.电荷布居分析证明电子从谷胱甘肽基团流向二硝基苯,验证了反应的发生.计算结果表明活性位点3个残基(Tyr6,His107和Tyr115)参与了催化反应,尤其是His107,它在反应后期通过与产物形成氢键从而加速了Cl的释放.结果支持了Patskovsky等人提出的机理,并有助于其他谷胱甘肽S-转移酶的研究.     

Unusual nucleophilic substitution in the nitrophthalimide series

The reactions of 3- and 4-nitrophthalimides with hydroxylamine in aqueous alcohol media were studied. A mixture of 3-amino-4-nitro- and 4-amino-5-nitrophthalimides is formed in the case of 4-nitrosubstituted derivative, whereas 3,6-dihydroxyphthalimide is unexpectedly found to be the main product of the reaction of 4-nitrosubstituted derivative. A possible mechanism of the transformation was suggested. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1250–1252, June, 1998.     

Acid-base properties and complex-forming ability of 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (thione)

Complex formation of 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (thione) with dysprosium(III) tris(acetylacetonate), Dy(acac)₃, in 80% (v/v) aqueous methanol was investigated by pH-metric titration and paramagnetic birefringence. Due to its higher basicity and lower acidity, 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone is coordinated by Dy(acac)₃ without deprotonation, whereas its thio analog is coordinated in the deprotonated form. Due to the higher acidity of 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1H)-pyrimidinethione, the complex of its anion with Dy(acac)₃ is much more stable than that derived from the oxo analog, as inferred from the comparison of the stability constants.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 855–858, May, 1994.     

Catalysis of nucleophilic substitution reactions in supramolecular systems

The factors determining the catalytic effect of supramolecular systems on the nucleophilic substitution reactions are analyzed. The role of the structural and phase transitions of nanoaggregates in the catalytic mechanism are determined. The substrate specificity is shown for different structures of the supramolecular composition.     

Electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution: Analogous and complementary processes

Analysis of many variants of nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydrogen proceeding according to an addition—elimination pattern reveals that this is the major reaction pathway, whereas nucleophilic replacement of halogen or another nucleofugal group is the secondary process, i.e.,ipso-substitution. In this respect electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution can be considered as analogous processes.This account is published in connection awarding Prof. M. Mgkosza the degree ofDoctor Honoris causa by the Russian Academy of Sciences for his investigations in the fields of physical organic chemistry and fine organic synthesis.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3. pp. 531–544, March, 1996.     

Chemistry of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile. 1. Nitro group substitution in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles. Factors favoring substitution of the ortho-nitro group

The direction of the nitro group substitution (the ratio of the ortho/para substitution) in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles (MeO^–, RS^–, and N₃ ^–) as well as of HCl was studied. The factors favoring ortho substitution were revealed.     

Studies on substitution of nitro groups in 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene with NH-azoles

Conditions were found under which NH-azoles (benzotriazole and its derivatives, 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazoles, pyrazole and its derivatives) replace one nitro group in 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB) to form the corresponding N-(3,5-dinitrophenyl)azoles in the presence of inorganic bases in aprotic dipolar solvents. The reaction pathway was found to depend on the structure of the starting azole. The benzotriazolyl and 1,2,4-triazolyl fragments activate the replacement of the meta-nitro group to virtually the same extent as the nitro group in TNB, which made it possible to successively replace all three nitro groups in TNB.     

Unusual reactivity of 3-chloro-1-pentafluorosulfanylpropene in nucleophilic substitution reactions

Treatment of 3-chloro-1-pentafluorosulfanylprop-1-ene 1 with KCN yielded the product of prototropic rearrangement ClCHCHCH₂SF₅, whereas reactions with NaN₃ and KSCN gave the S_N2 products. Ab initio calculations at MP2/6-311++G** level are used to explain the unusual behaviour of cyanide. It was found that proton transfers from both 1 to CN⁻ and from HCN to the anion of 1 are exothermic. In contrast, azide and thiocyanate ions are too weakly basic to deprotonate 1.