Preparation of monodisperse hydrophilic polyamide by anionic polymerization of bicyclic oxalactam

The preparation of a monodisperse hydrophilic polyamide was achieved in the anionic polymerization of a bicyclic oxalactam, 8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one (abbreviated BOL) with the use of N-benzoyl BOL and potassium pyrrolidonate (2 and 0.5 mol % to BOL, respectively) in dimethyl sulfoxide at 25°C. The number-average molecular weight of the polyamide increased in direct proportion to the monomer conversion, and was consistent with the value calculated from the amounts of the consumed monomer and activator. The molecular weight distribution (MWD) of the polyamide obtained until the middle stage of polymerization (polymerization time, < 10 min; monomer conversion, < 60%) was found to be narrow (M_w/M_n = 1.1). The MWD was gradually broadened in the later stage of the polymerization, which may result from the redistribution of molecular weight of the resulting polyamide not only by the polymerization–depolymerization equilibrium, but also by transamidation between polymer chains.     

Isomerization of polyamide prepared from bicyclic oxalactam

Anionic solution polymerization of bicyclic oxalactam, 8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one (abbreviated as BOL), at 25°C yields the polyamide with both carbonyl and imino groups at the axial positions in the tetrahydropyran ring. On the other hand, the polyamide obtained by bulk anionic polymerization of BOL at 100°C has more complicated structures, probably due to the isomerizations and side reactions. The most frequent isomerization of the polyamide was the transfer of the carbonyl group adjacent to the tetrahydropyran ring from the equatorial to the axial position in the presence of base or acid catalyst at 25°C. Mechanisms are discussed from the viewpoint of the characteristic bonds in the polyBOL chain.     

Synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives by base-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates and N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamides

We have studied the base-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates and N-(cis(trans)-3,trans(cis)-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamides, investigating the effect of the nitrogen protecting group and the relative configuration of the leaving group at C3 and C4 on the outcome of this reaction. We have observed that the sodium hydride-promoted heterocyclization of alkyl N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) is a convenient method for the synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives. For instance, the reaction of tert-butyl N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamate (10) with sodium hydride in DMF at room temperature provides 2-bromo-7-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (2) (52% yield), whose t-BuOK-promoted hydrogen bromide elimination affords 7-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (31) in 78% yield, an intermediate in the total synthesis of epibatidine (1). However, the NaH/DMF-mediated heterocyclization of alkyl N-(trans-3,cis-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)carbamates (11, 13) is a more structure dependent reaction, where the nucleophilic attack of the oxygen atom of the protecting group controls the outcome of the reaction, giving rise to benzooxazolone and 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives, respectively, from low to moderate yields, in complex reaction mixtures. Conversely, the NaH/DMF heterocyclizations of N-(cis-3,trans-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (40) or N-(trans-3,cis-4-dibromocyclohex-1-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (42) are very clean reactions giving 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane or 2-oxa-4-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene derivatives, respectively, in good yields. Finally, a mechanistic investigation, based on DFT calculations, has been carried out to rationalize the formation of the different adducts.     

Cationic oligomerization of bicyclic oxalactam

Cationic oligomerization of bicyclic oxalactam, 8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one [abbreviated as BOL ( 1 )], was carried out at 0–60°C with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and borontrifluoride etherate as catalysts to obtain the oligomer mixture at high yield. From the structural analysis of the isolated dimer, a N-(2(e)-carbamoyltetrahydropyran-6(e)-yl)-8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one, the oligomerization proceeded through the ⁵C-⁶N scission in ( 1 ) but not through the ⁶N-⁷C (amide group) scission as generally observed in common lactams. This peculiar oligomerization must result from the protonation to the oxamide unit in the BOL molecule.     

IrCl3 or FeCl3-catalyzed convenient synthesis of 3-hydroxyphthalates

IrCl₃·3H₂O or FeCl₃-catalyzed convenient synthesis of 3-hydroxyphthalates has been achieved by a Diels-Alder reaction of furans with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, followed by ring-opening aromatization reaction of the Diels-Alder adducts, 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene derivatives. In addition, 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene derivative, derived from N-Boc-pyrrole and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, also converted into 3-aminophthalate derivative.     

含席夫碱的噻吩两亲分子表面活性剂的合成

在氯化亚砜存在下,2,5-二甲酸噻吩与甲醇反应得到2,5-二甲酸甲酯噻吩(1),1与水合肼反应得对应的噻吩酰肼(2),2再与辛酮缩合得到含席夫碱的噻吩两亲分子表面活性剂,其结构经1H NMR,IR和元素分析确认。     

Synthesis and properties of new polyesters having tetrahydrofuran rings in their main chains

New polyesters 6a–6c consisting of 2,4-linked tetrahydrofuran rings were synthesized by bulk polycondensation of methyl trans- and cis-4-hydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates ( 5a and 5b ) and a stereoisomeric mixture of methyl 4-hydroxy-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylate ( 5c ) at high temperature. These monomers were prepared from methyl glycolate or methyl lactate and diethyl maleate through a four-step reaction sequence. The polycondensation was carried out without solvent at different temperatures ranging from 150 to 220°C. Titanium isopropoxide was most effective among the catalysts examined, giving polyesters with number-average molecular weights up to 2 × 10⁴. Polyester 6a consisting of trans-2,4-linked tetrahydrofuran rings was soluble in trifluoroacetic acid and a mixed solvent of chloroform and methanol (10/1, v/v). Polyester 6b composed of cis-2,4-linked tetrahydrofuran rings was soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethylformamide in addition to the two solvents for 6a . Polyester 6c with 5-methyl-substituted tetrahydrofuran rings was composed of a mixture of stereoisomeric units and thus was soluble in a variety of solvents including chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide, and dimethylformamide. The glass transition temperatures of 6a, 6b , and 6c determined by DSC were 109, 88, and 66°C. These polyesters were found to be very slowly hydrolyzed in a neutral phosphate buffer solution at ambient temperature. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of polyamide-quinazolinediones from 2,2′-disubstituted bis(1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones) and aromatic bis-o-amino esters

A novel class of polyamide-quinazolinediones was synthesized by the polymerization of 2,2′-disubstituted bis(1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones) with aromatic bis-o-amino esters in m-cresol. The polymerization probably proceeded in the formation of ring-opening adducts, which in turn were cyclized by the elimination of alcohol to give polyamide–quinazolinediones. These polymers, which were soluble in polar aprotic solvents such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and dimethyl sulfoxide, had, with one exception, reduced viscosities in the range of 0.12–0.32 dL/g. Thermogravimetric analyses indicated that they began to decompose at 310–360°C in air.     

A new enantiodivergent synthesis of the Geissman-Waiss lactone

Intramolecular Michael reaction of methyl (R)-6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)oxy-4-hydroxy-2-hexenoate, in turn obtained from tert-butyl (R)-3-hydroxy-4-pentenoate, paved the way to the synthesis of both enantiomers of 2-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-3-one (the Geissman-Waiss lactone), a precursor for necine bases. Key intermediates in this approach were represented by enantiomeric bicyclic lactones incorporating a [1,2]-oxazinane nucleus, which has been conveniently used to install the pyrrolidine framework of the target compounds through a synthetic scheme featuring the reduction of the nitrogen-oxygen bond and an intramolecular S_N2 reaction.     

cis-4,4,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-2-one in the synthesis of nitrogen-containing bicyclic compounds

cis-4,4,6-Trimethylbicyclo [3.1.1]heptan-2-one (verbanone) in Mannich condensation with paraformaldehyde and dimethylamine adds an aminomethyl fragment at the most sterically accessible carbon C³ to form an equatorial isomer. The latter treated with sulfuric acid in acetonitrile affords a mixture of two 2-azalactams, 4-(dimethylantinomethyl)-5,7,7-trimethyl-2-azabicyclo[4.1.1]octan-3-one and its deamination product 4-methylene-5,5,7-trimethyl-2-azabicyclo[4.1.1]octan-3-one in 9:1 ratio. Z-isomer of amino oxime prepared by oximation of 3-(dimethylaminomethyl)verbanone under similar conditions affords a mixture of two 3-azalactams, 4-(dimethylaminomethyl)-5,7,7-trimethyl-3-azabicyclo[4.1.1]octan-2-one and its deamination product in 5:3 ratio. Mannich bases prepared from verbanone and its oxime were converted into the respective iodomethylates. Deamination of the latter results in a single product, α,\-unsaturated ketone 3-methyleneverbanone.     

Synthesis of polyamides by ring-opening polyaddition of bis-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones with aliphatic diamines

Open-chain polyamides with inherent viscosities of 0.1–0.6 were prepared in nearly quantitative yields by the ring-opening polyaddition of combinations of six bis-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one monomers and two aliphatic diamines in polar aprotic solvents at 80°C or below. The polymerization carried out in dimethyl sulfoxide at 80°C was best for preparing high-molecular-weight polymers. These polyamides were generally soluble in polar aprotic solvents, m-cresol, and pyridine.     

Oxidative Reactions of Azines. 11. The Influence of Manganese Dioxide on the Reaction of Tetrahydropyridines with Formaldehyde: Synthesis and Molecular Structures of 3-Oxa-7-azabicyclo[3.3.1]- and 6-Oxa-2-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes

New derivatives of piperidino[4,5-d]dioxane and 3-oxa-7-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane were obtained by the oxidatively catalysed condensation of 4-aryl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines with formaldehyde. The direction of this reaction is sharply altered in the presence of manganese dioxide to give 6-oxa-2-azabicylo[3.2.1]octan-4-one — the product of the oxidative condensation of a new type.     

Synthesis of novel and uniquely shaped 3-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-4-one derivatives by sequential Ugi/[2+2] ene-enone photocycloadditions

[structure: see text]. We report a new methodology for the construction of novel and uniquely shaped 3-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-4-one derivatives by combining the Ugi multicomponent reaction with [2+2] enone-olefin photochemical transformations. The overall sequence is capable of creating up to five stereocenters; however, in most cases, only two diastereomers are observed.     

Synthesis of N-ethoxycarbonyl-7-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane and N-ethoxycarbonyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane

The synthesis of N-ethoxycarbonyl-7-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane and N-ethoxycarbonyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane, starting from bicyclo[5.1.0]octan-2-one, is described. The key step is the cyclopropyl ring fission by pyridinium chloride.     

A bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-one approach to prostaglandin intermediates

[reaction:see text] The substituted cyclopentanic structures, 6-benzyloxymethyl-7-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo [3.3.0]octan-3-one (1), a Corey lactone derivative, and 6-exo-benzyloxymethyl-2-oxabicyclo[3.3. 0]oct-7-en-3-one (2), have been obtained stereoselectively through the bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-6-one approach via 5-benzyloxymethyl-3-hydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, easily accessible from the inexpensive monoprotected cis-2-butene-1,4-diol.     

An exploratory study of ring closures of aryl radicals onto cyclopropyl- and oxiranyl-isocyanate acceptors

The idea that ring closures of C-centred radicals onto isocyanates could be made permanent by designing the cyclised radical to undergo a rapid onward beta-scission, was investigated for the 2-(2-isocyanato)cyclopropylphenyl and 2-(2-isocyanato)oxiranylphenyl radicals. The radical precursors, trans- and cis-1-bromo-(2-isocyanatocyclopropyl)benzene and (2-bromophenyl)-3-isocyanatooxirane, were prepared from the corresponding bromophenylcyclopropane and bromophenyloxirane carboxylic acids via Curtius rearrangements of the derived azides. The structure of the trans-2-(2-isocyanato)cyclopropylphenyl radical prevents cyclization, however, it was shown that isomerisation to the analogous cis-radical occurred, probably by scission of the disubstituted cyclopropane bond followed by internal rotation of the resulting resonance stabilised diradical. It was found, however, that the main product from homolytic reactions of both trans- and cis-isocyanatocyclopropyl compounds, with tributyltin hydride and tris(trimethylsilyl)silane, was the direct reduction product, trans-(2-isocyanatocyclopropyl)benzene. Only traces of cyclised products, that were probably 4,5-dihydrobenzo[c]azepin-1-one from the cyclopropane precursor and 5H-6-oxa-8-azabenzocyclohepten-9-one from the oxirane precursor, were detected. We conclude, therefore, that the rate of cyclization onto isocyanate acceptor groups must be slower in these systems than hex-5-enyl cyclization or that the reverse ring-opening process must be faster than for analogous radicals.     

Lewis base effects in the Baylis-Hillman reaction of imines with cyclohex-2-en-1-one and cyclopent-2-en-1-one

In the Baylis-Hillman reaction of N-benzylidene-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide with cyclohex-2-en-1-one or cyclopent-2-en-1-one, we found that, in the presence of a catalytic amount of DMAP, the Baylis-Hillman reaction can be greatly accelerated to give the normal Baylis-Hillman adduct 1 or 3 in good or very high yields: moreover, using PBu3 as a Lewis base in the reaction of N-benzylidene-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide with cyclopent-2-en-1-one, the normal Baylis-Hillman adducts 3 could be obtained in very high yields within 5 h, however, using PBu3 or DBU as a Lewis base in the reaction of N-benzylidene-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide with cyclohex-2-en-1-one, beside the normal Baylis-Hillman adduct 1 abnormal Baylis-Hillman adduct 3-aryl-2-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-5-one 2 was formed at the same time; the substituent's effects were also examined.     

Facile cyanamide-ammonia coupling mediated by cis- and trans-[PtIIL2] centers and giving metal-bound guanidines

Diffusion of ammonia into CH(2)Cl(2) solutions of the dialkylcyanamide complexes cis- or trans-[PtCl(2)(RCN)(2)] (R = NMe(2), NEt(2), NC(5)H(10)) at 20-25 degrees C leads to metal-mediated cyanamide-ammonia coupling to furnish, depending on reaction time, one or another type of novel bisguanidine compound, i.e. the molecular cis- or trans-[PtCl(2){NH=C(NH(2))R}(2)] (cis- and trans-) and the cationic cis- or trans-[Pt(NH(3))(2){NH=C(NH(2))R}(2)](Cl)(2) (cis- and trans-) complexes. Compounds cis- or trans- were converted to cis- or trans-, accordingly, upon prolonged treatment with NH(3) in CH(2)Cl(2). The ammination of the relevant nitrile complexes cis- or trans-[PtCl(2)(RCN)(2)] (R = Et, CH(2)Ph, Ph) in CH(2)Cl(2) solutions affords only the cationic compounds cis- or trans-[Pt(NH(3))(2){NH=C(NH(2))R}(2)](Cl)(2) (cis- and trans-). The formulation of was supported by satisfactory C, H and N elemental analyses, agreeable ESI(+)-MS (or FAB(+)-MS), IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopies. The structures of trans-, trans-, cis-, trans-, cis-, and cis- were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction disclosing structural features and showing that the ammination gives ligated guanidines and amidines in the E- and Z-forms, respectively, where both correspond to the trans-addition of NH(3) to the nitrile species.     

Behaviour of aminoacids and aliphatic aldehydes in dipolar aprotic solvents: Formation of oxazolidinones—behaviour of aminoacids and aliphatic aldehydes in dipolar aprotic solvents

Reactions of aliphatic branched aldehydes with proline in dimethyl sulfoxide or acetonitrile solution afford oxazolidin-5-ones with high diastereoselection. Linear aldehydes afford aldolic/crotonic condensation products; with short reaction times, the presence of Oxazolidinones can be detected in the pmr spectra. Acyclic aminoacids and branched aldehydes yield a reaction mixture the pmr and ir spectra of which give evidence for iminic-oxazolidinone equilibria. The structure of (2R,5S)-2-trichloromethyl-1-aza-3-oxabiciclo-[3.3.0]octan-4-one has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.