Preparation of new nitrogen-bridged heterocycles. 55. Reinvestigation of the bromination/dehydrobromination of ethyl 3-[2-(methylthio)indolizin-3-yl]acrylate derivatives

The bromination/dehydrobromination reactions of ethyl 3-[1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-(methylthio)indolizin-3-yl]acrylates were reinvestigated. Reactions of the title compounds with two equivalents of bromine, followed by heating of the resulting reaction mixture and then treatment with a base gave the unexpected dialkyl 7-bromothieno[2,3-b]indolizine-2,9-dicarboxylates, while similar reactions using benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide as a brominating agent afforded only non-brominated thieno[2,3-b]indolizine derivatives, which were converted to the corresponding 7-bromo derivatives upon further treatment with bromine.     

From alkyl halides to alkyltrifluoromethyls using bromine trifluoride

Under the right conditions, bromine trifluoride can be a useful tool for generating new types of reactions and compounds. Thus, tris(methylthio)alkyl derivatives, easily prepared from the corresponding alkyl bromides, were converted to the corresponding RCHBrCF2SMe or RCHBrCF3 compounds. The bromine atom, however, could be easily reduced forming eventually R'CF2SMe or R'CF3. If desired, the bromine atom can serve as an entry for constructing terminal difluoroolefins.     

Organoboranes for synthesis. 10.1 the base-induced reaction of bromine with organoboranes. A convenient procedure for the conversion of alkenes into alkyl bromides via hydroboration

The reaction of trialkylboranes with bromine is greatly accelerated by base. Bromination in the presence of sodium hydroxide provides alkyl bromide along with a large amount of the corresponding alcohol. The use of sodium methoxide as a base eliminates this undesirable sidereaction and provides an improved yield of alkyl bromide. Consequently, hydroboration, followed by bromination in the presence of sodium methoxide, provides a convenient new procedure for the conversion of alkenes into alkyl bromides. The organoboranes, obtained via hydroboration of terminal alkenes, react with the utilization of all three alkyl groups attached to boron, providing nearly quantitative yields of alkyl bromides. This procedure also accommodates common organic functional groups, as demonstrated by the preparation of methyl 11-bromoundecanoate and 11-bromoundecyl acetate from the corresponding functionally substituted alkenes. Under these conditions, secondary and bulky primary alkyl groups react more sluggishly. However, a procedure involving simultaneous addition of bromine and methanolic sodium methoxide provides improved results for such derivatives. Surprisingly, the base-induced bromination of tri-exo-norbomylborane results in an inversion of configuration at the reaction center to give predominantlyendo-2-bromonorbomane. A mechanism is proposed to account for this remarkable inversion.     

室温下二氧化氮催化带有给电子取代基的苯和萘的氧化溴化

在室温下,以8.2%的二氧化氮为催化剂,反应管中残留的空气为氧化剂,分子溴为溴化试剂,研究了带有给电子取代基的苯和萘的氧化溴化.使用的低沸点非金属催化剂易于从产物中去除,很少玷污最终产品;但反应后有少量的苯环硝化副产物生成,这会造成催化剂二氧化氮的损耗.反应具有较高的原子经济性,大部分溴原子被转化到产物中.反应产物具有可控性:可通过改变溴源的用量,分别得到单溴化和二溴化产物.初步的机理分析结论为:反应可能经历分子溴和芳环的反应,生成溴代芳烃和溴化氢;然后在氧化氮类物种催化下,生成的溴化氢被氧气氧化为具有反应活性的溴.     

Synthesis and Functionalization of 8‐Methyl‐2h‐pyrimido [2,1‐c][1,2,4]triazine‐3,6(1h,4h)‐dione

6‐Methyl‐2‐methylthio‐4‐oxopyrimidin‐3(4H)‐yl)acetohydrazide on heating in benzylamine undergo cyclization to 8‐methyl‐2H‐pyrimido[2,1‐c][1,2,4]triazine‐3,6(1H, 4H)‐dione, which under treatment with bromine in glacial acetic acid was converted to 7‐bromo substituted derivative and at reflux with Lawesson's reagent yielded 3‐thioxo compound. The latter reacted with primary and secondary amines to give 3‐amino substituted pyrimidotriazines and on alkylation—the corresponding S‐alkyl derivatives.     

New Syntheses of Naphthostyryl Derivatives via Nucleophilic Vinylic Substitution

New substituted naphthostyryl derivatives have been synthesized by nucleophilic vinylic substitution reactions and converted to the corresponding N-alkyl derivatives by treatment with alkyl halides.     

Chemistry of benzo[b]selenophene

The bromination of benzo[b]selenophene with an equimolecular amount of bromine and its acetylation with acetic anhydride in the presence of boron trichloride etherate proceed to form a mixture of isomeric 2- and 3-substituted derivatives; 2,3-dibromobenzo[b]selenophene is formed on bromination with two equivalents of bromine. Benzo[b]selenophene-2-carboxylic acid, its acid chloride and methyl ester, as well as 2-acetylbenzo[b]selenophene, were synthesized from the lithium derivative of benzo[b]selenophene.See [1] for communication III.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–19, January, 1972.     

Benzylic Bromination of Toluene Derivatives with Boron Tribromide

A facile method for the benzylic bromination of toluene derivatives was developed. Various substituted toluenes were brominated with boron tribromide as bromine source in carbon tetrachloride at room temperature, affording their corresponding benzyl bromides in good yields.     

溴代作用对竹红菌素分子性质影响的理论研究

用AM1方法对红菌素（包插甲素和乙素）与它们的溴代物进行了量子化学对比计算,得到了生成热,前线轨道能级及偶极矩等,讨论了溴代作用对竹红菌素分子性质的影响。     

Furopyridines. IX. Syntheses and properties of 3-ethoxy derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, furo[3,2-b]-, furo[2,3-c]- and furo[3,2-c]pyridine

Reaction of ethyl 3-ethoxycarbonylmethoxyfuropyridine-2-carboxylates 2a-2d with sodium ethoxide afforded 3-ethoxy derivatives 3a-3d which converted to 3-ethoxyfuropyridines 5a-5d by hydrolysis and decarboxylation of the ester group. Vilsmeier reaction of 5a and 5b gave 2-formyl-3-ethoxy derivatives 6a and 6b and 2-formyl-3-chloro derivatives 7a and 7b , while 5c and 5d did not give any formyl compound. Bromination of 3-ethoxyfuropyridines with 1 equivalent mole of bromine gave 2-bromo-3-ethoxyfuropyridines 9a-9d , whereas reaction with 3 equivalents of bromine yielded 2,2-dibromo-3,3-diethoxy-2,3-dihydrofuropyridines ( 10a and 10b ) and/or 2-bromo-3,3-diethoxy-2,3-dihydrofuropyridines 11b , 11c and 11d . Treatment of compounds 5a-5d with n-butyllithium in hexane-tetrahydrofuran at ?70° and subsequent addition of N,N-dimethylformamide yielded 2-formyl derivatives 6a-6d .     

Selective dealkylations of aryl alkyl ethers and thioethers by sodium in HMPA

The reaction of sodium with bis- and tris(alkoxy)benzenes in HMPA gives selectively the products of monodealkylation. The reaction proceeds through a dianion which fragments into an alkyl and an aryloxy anion. The positional selectivity of this fragmentation is governed by the structure of both the alkyl and aryloxy groups. With bis- and tris(alkoxy)benzenes which for symmetry reasons can afford aryloxy anions having the same basicity, the dealkylation involves exclusively the less substituted alkyl group. On the contrary, in the asymmetric terms, the positional selectivity of the dealkylation process is governed by the basicity of the aryloxy anion. On the basis of these concepts several efficient and synthetically useful reactions have been developed. In most cases the selectivity obtained in the present reactions is different from that observed with other previously developed methods which use sodium methoxide or sodium alkanethiolates in HMPA. It is shown that the appropriate chioce of the reagent allows selective dealkylation of the desired alkoxy group of a poly(alkoxy)benzene.

The reaction of sodium with bis(alkylthio)benzenes in HMPA gives the bis(mercapto)benzenes. If the reduction is caried out with a solution of sodium in HMPA, the reaction gives instead the products of monodealkylation. This however is not selective. It is suggested that in the case of thioethers the dealkylation products originate from the fragmentation of the radical anions.     

Titrimetric determination of some organic compounds with bromine chloride

Bromine chloride is used in hydrochloric acid medium as a standard reagent for the rapid and precise determination of organic compounds by direct or indirect titrimetric methods. Hydrazine and its aryl derivative undergo a 4-electron change. Carbonyl compounds are determined by reaction with excess of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and estimation of the surplus. Sulphanilamide undergoes a substitution reaction in 1:3 molar ratio to bromine chloride. Thiobarbituric acid and thiourea or its alkyl derivatives show an 8-electron change but aryl thioureas also undergo nuclear bromination. Thiosemicarbazide and semicarbazide give a 10- and a 2-electron change respectively. In the direct titration, methionine is oxidized to its sulphoxide whereas cystine and cysteine form cysteic acid. In presence of bromide, glutathione forms the sulphonic acid but in the presence of iodide the product is the disulphide. The analytical results obtained by bromine chloride method are compared favourably with those afforded by established procedures.     

A DFT investigation of alkyne bromination reactions

[Structure: see text]. A DFT calculation study of the addition reaction between molecular bromine and the number of symmetrical or unsymmetrical substituted alkynes 1 (R-CC-R'), where R = R' = H (1a), Me (1b), t-Bu (1c), or Ph (1d), or R = H and R' = Me (1e), t-Bu (1f), or Ph (1g), was performed. Two possible reactions were checked: (a) the reactions suitable for the gas-phase interactions, which start from a 1:1 Br2-alkyne pi-complex and do not enter into a 2:1 Br2-alkyne pi-complex; and (b) the processes passing through a 2:1 Br2-alkyne pi-complex, which look more realistic for the reactions in solutions. The structures of the starting reactants and the final products as well as the possible stable intermediates have been optimized. The transition states of the predicted process have been found. Both trans- and cis-dibromoalkenes (2 and 3) may ensue without the formation of ionic intermediates from a pi-complex of two bromine molecules with the alkyne (solution reactions). The geometry around the double bond forming in dibromoalkenes strongly depends on the nature of the substituents at the triple bond. The "cluster model" was also used for the prediction of solvent influence on the value of the activation barrier of the but-2-yne (1b) bromination reaction.     

Hydrophilic functionalization of syndiotactic polystyrene via a combination of electrophilic bromination and Suzuki–Miyaura reaction

Postfunctionalization of high‐molecular‐weight syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) was achieved via combination of electrophilic bromination at the para‐position of the polymer aromatic ring and subsequent Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐coupling reactions with functionalized phenylboronic acids. The concentration of brominated styrene repeating unit in sPS was conveniently controlled by changing the ratio of added bromine relative to the polymer repeating unit. Brominated sPS (8.5 mol %) was converted quantitatively to other polar functional groups via Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐coupling reactions with various functional group‐substituted phenylboronic acids. The surface properties of functionalized sPS were studied by measuring water contact angles. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 4335–4343, 2010     

Syntheses of dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxin derivatives via iron complexes, and further functionalizations via directed metallation

Double nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions between (cyclopentadienyl)(η⁶-1,2-dichlorobenzene)iron(1 + ) salts and substituted 1,2benzenediols have been carried out under mild conditions to prepare [η⁶-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxin]iron(1 + ) complexes functionalized in the 1- or 2-position with an alkyl, aldehyde, carboxylic acid, methoxycarbonyl, carboxamide, or hydroxy group. 3-Methyl- and 4-methyl-(η⁶-1,2-dichlorobenzene)iron complexes were treated with substituted 1,2-benzenediols to effect functionalization of both aromatic rings of the heterocycle. The dibenzodioxin ligands were liberated routinely by irradiation with ultraviolet light. Directed deprotonation of the free functionalized dibenzodioxins with an alkyllithium reagent followed by quenching with a variety of electrophiles yielded further derivatives, including two new isoindolone systems.     

beta-Glycosides of 2,3-Diazido-2,3-dideoxy-D-mannose, a Synthetic Precursor of a Rare Bacterial Cell-Wall Building Unit

2,3-Diazido-2,3-dideoxy-beta-D-mannopyranoside derivatives were synthesized in order to prepare beta-glycosides of 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-mannuronic acid, a rare moiety of bacterial oligosaccharides. A direct glycosyl donor, 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-diazido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl bromide, was prepared, and its synthetic capacity was tested in glycosylation reactions. An indirect route was also elaborated: 3-azido-3-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosides were converted into beta-D-mannopyranosides. The cis vicinal diazido function successfully tolerated the conditions of mild acidic hydrolysis, tritylation, Jones oxidation, TEMPO oxidation, acetolysis, and bromination with TiBr(4).     

Quantum-Chemical Study of the Mechanism and Regioselectivity of Transannular Cyclization of Dienes of the Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane Series Treated with Bromosuccinimide and F-TEDA-BF4

We have shown that, in transannular cyclization of 3,7-bismethylenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives with methyl or phenyl substituents in one of the exocyclic methylene groups, when N-bromosuccinimide is used the bromine atom is added to the unsubstituted double bond; and when the electrophilic fluorinating reagent F-TEDA-BF₄ is used, the bromine atom is added to the substituted double bond. We have used the PM3 semiempirical method to study the mechanism of these reactions.     

Reactivity of [1(2,3)4]pentamantane (Td-pentamantane): a nanoscale model of diamond

To model the chemical properties of the hydrogen-terminated nanodiamond {111} and {110} surfaces, the functionalizations of the higher diamondoid [1(2,3)4]pentamantane were studied. [1(2,3)4]Pentamantane reacts selectively with neat bromine to give the medial 2-mono- and 2,4-disubstitution products. In contrast, oxidation with nitric acid as well as single-electron-transfer oxidation involving the [1(2,3)4]pentamantane radical cation results in apical C7-substitutions. This substitution pattern dominates in the free-radical bromination under phase-transfer catalytic conditions that gives a mixture of 7- and 2-bromo[1(2,3)4]pentamantane in a 95:5 ratio. Replacement of the functional groups in [1(2,3)4]pentamantane occurs without isomerization. This was demonstrated for the interconversions of the bromo and hydroxy derivatives as well as for the preparation of [1(2,3)4]pentamantyl-7-thiol from 7-hydroxy[1(2,3)4]pentamantane. Thus, the selective functionalization of hydrogen-terminated nanodiamonds is possible by means of reactions with common electrophiles-oxidizers.     

H2TPP organocatalysis in mild and highly regioselective ring opening of epoxides to halo alcohols by means of halogen elements

We found that elemental iodine and bromine are converted to trihalide nucleophiles (triiodine and tribromide anion, respectively) in the presence of catalytic amounts of meso-tetraphenylporphyrins (H2TPP). Therefore a highly regioselective method for the synthesis of beta-haloalcohols through direct ring opening of epoxides with elemental iodine and bromine in the presence of H2TPPs as new catalysts is described. At room temperature a series of epoxide derivatives were converted into the corresponding halohydrins resulting from an attack of trihalide species anion atoms at the less substituted carbon atom. This method occurs under neutral and mild conditions with high yields in various aprotic solvents, even when sensitive functional groups are present.     

Brominated and iodinated thiofluoresceins

Conditions were found for the synthesis of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetrabromo- and -iodo-substituted thiofluoresceins. Iodination and bromination of thiofluorescein with molecular iodine and bromine in 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide gave mixtures of the corresponding 2,4,5,7-tetra- and 2,4,5-trihalo derivatives in 71/14 (Y = I) and 73/13% yield (Y = Br), respectively. In the reactions of thiofluorescein with bromine in acetic acid and with iodine in methanol at a substrate-to-halogen ratio of 1 : 2, 4,5-dibromo- and 4,5-diiodothiofluoresceins were isolated in 56 and 67% yield. Analogous reactions with equimolar amounts of the reactants produced 59% of 4-bromothiofluorescein and 51% of 4-iodothiofluorescein.