Electrophilic substitution of dibenz[b,f]oxepin

Dibenz[b,f]oxepin undergoes nitration and acid-catalyzed deuteration at the 10-position and adds bromine across the 10,11 bond. These reactions contradict predictions made by the SCFMO method. Chemical reactions and NMR spectroscopy suggest that dibenz[b,f]oxepin is only weakly aromatic.     

Synthesis and Separation of New Dibenz[b,d]azonine Atropisomers

A synthesis of the dibenz[b,d]azonine atropisomers (14) from 2-phenylbenzoic acid is described. This heterocycle belongs to a new series of biaryl compounds with potential antitubulin activity.     

Formation and amination of dibenz[b,f,-1]azapen-talene dianion: Attempted synthesis of dibenz[b,f,-1]azapentalene

Dibenz[b, f,-1]azapentalene dianion (3) was allowed to react with N,N diethyl - O - mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine (4) in order to obtain N,N - diethyl - 5,10 - dihydroindeno[1,2 - b] - indol - 10 - amine (11). The available data indicated that electron transfer processes were involved in the formation of 11. Attempts to obtain dibenz[b, f,-1]azapentalene (1) and 11 by Hofman elimination or by the reaction of 11 with trifluoroacetic acid were unsuccessful.     

Synthesis and properties of novel dibenz[b,f]azocines

5-Acetyl- and 5-trifluoroacetyl-12-hydroxy-11-cyano-5,6-dihydrodibenz[b,f]azocines have been synthesized by intramolecular cyclocondensation of ethyl N-acetyl and N-trifluoroacetyl-N-[1-(cyanomethyl)benzyl]-anthranilates. Spectral data show that the hydroxyl group in 5-acetyl-12-hydroxy-11-cyano-5,6-dihydrodibenz[b,f]azocine takes part in transannular hydrogen bond formation with the acetamide group carbonyl oxygen. A study of the chemical properties of this compound has shown that its alkylation by p, -dibromoacetophenone is accompanied by a Thorpe reaction to form 11-amino-5-acetyl-12-(p-bromo-bemoyl)-5,6-dihydro[b,f]dibenzofuro[2,3-d]azocine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 109–113, January, 1991.     

13C NMR studies on dibenz[b,f]azepines

The assignment of the ¹³C nmr resonances of six dibenz[b,f]azepines ( 1-6 ) in dimethylsulfoxide-d₆ was made using chemical shift arguments, coupling to a fluorine substituent, selective proton decoupling, and fully coupled spectra. Exchange of the heterocyclic N-H with deuterium simplified and clarified the coupled spectrum of 1 .     

Substituent-dependent reactivity in the photodimerization of N-substituted dibenz[b,f]azepines

The photoprocesses of a series of N-substituted dibenz[b,f]azepines (iminostilbenes) were studied by absorption and emission spectroscopy, by laser flash photolysis, and by preparative irradiation with NMR analysis. In solutions, 2pi+2pi photodimers of N-cyano and N-acyl dibenzazepines are formed via the triplet state upon acetone- or benzophenone-sensitized energy transfer. T-T absorption spectra were measured and absorption coefficients were determined. The triplet energy transfer is equally efficient for N-alkyl dibenzazepines, which do not dimerize. Excited states of npi* character in the latter cases are discussed to rationalize the different reactivities. In spite of negligible intersystem crossing of 21 dibenzazepine derivatives, photodimers of N-acyl and N-cyano dibenzazepines are formed upon direct excitation in concentrated solutions (0.01-0.1 mol dm(-3)) as well as in the solid state. A selective anti-configuration of the photodimers was found throughout.     

Two anomalous cyclizations in the dibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepine series

The cyclization of 3,5′-dichloro-2′-phenoxypropionanilide ( 2 ) to a trimeric cyclohexane 4 and of 4-bromo-5′-chloro-2′-phenoxybutyranilide ( 1 ) to a tetracyclic pyrrolooxazepine 5 is reported.     

The first examples of the 11H-[2]benzazepino[1,2-a]dibenz[b,f]azocine ring system

The ring closure of 2-[(11,12-dihydro-6-oxodibenz[b,f]azocin-5-yl)methyl]benzoic acid in polyphosphoric acid to 16,17-dihydro-11H-[2]benzazepino[1,2-a] dibenz[b,f]azocine-4-(9H)-11-dione is reported. Degradation studies supporting this structural assignment for the annelation product are described.     

Improved etherification procedure for the preparation of dibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepine

The effect of temperature and catalyst on the yield and rate of the etherification reaction between 1 and 2 was investigated and alternative methods for separation of 3 and 4 from the reaction mixture have been described.     

Conformational isomers in the photocyclodimerization of N-acylated dibenz[b,f]azepine derivatives

The benzophenone-sensitised photodimerizations of N-acetyl- and N-propionyldibenz[e,f]azepine were investigated in acetone as the solvent. In both the systems, the ¹H NMR analysis of the products revealed two isomeric photodimers differing in the chemical shifts and coupling constants of the cyclobutane protons, aromatic protons and the protons of the acetyl or propionyl group. Upon raising the temperature to ca. 70 °C the signals merge. The findings can be ascribed to a single thermally restricted conformational process such as the rotation about the C–N amide bond. The process exhibits free activation energies: ΔG^#=(74±2) kJ mol⁻¹ (N-acetyl) and ΔG^#=(70±2) kJ mol⁻¹ (N-propionyl).     

Preparation of 8H-Furo[3,4-d]dibenz[b,f]azepine. A Novel Heterocyclic Ring system

The synthesis of 8H-furo[3,4-d]dibenz[b,f]azepine 8 from 5H-dibenz[b,f]azepine 1a is described. The preparation of 8 represents the synthesis of a new heterocyclic system.     

Nucleophilic substitution in dibenz[b,d]iodolium and 11,12-dihydro-10H-dibenz[b,g]iodocinium cations

Treatment of dibenz[b,d]iodolium tetrafluoroborate with NO₂ ^–, Br^–, and N₃ ^– ions gave, along with nucleophilic substitution products, 2-nitro-, 2-bromo-, and 2-azido-2-iodiphenyls, diphenyl, 2-iododiphenyl, and 2,2-diiododiphenyl (products of one electron reduction), whereas 11,12-dihydro-10H-dibenz[b,g]iodocinium tetrafluoroborate underwent nucleophilic substitution with all three nucleophiles to give a single product in each case: 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-, 1-(2-bromophenyl)-, or 1-(2-azidophenyl)-3-(2-iodophenyl)propane.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119899. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 405–412, March, 1998.     

Synthesis of the enantiomers of hexahydrodibenz[d,f]azecines

Suzuki coupling procedures were used to make appropriate 2-(3-aminopropyl)- 2'-(2-mesyloxy)ethyl disubstituted biphenyl derivatives 19 and 20 from which the racemic hexahydrodibenz[d,f]azecines 3 and 4 were produced following intramolecular mesyloxy displacement in dilute solution. The enantiomers of the former azecine were prepared by use of an analogue of the biphenyl aminomesylate 19 having a chiral auxiliary bound to the amino group during the closure of the 10-membered ring. Absolute configurations were assigned by X-ray diffraction analysis of compound 28.