Higher carbene homologues: Naphtho[2,3-d]-1,3,2λ2-diazagermole, -diazastannole,and attempted reduction of 2,2-dichloronaphtho[2,3-d]-1,3,2-diazasilole

N,N′-Dineopentyl-2,3-diaminonaph-thalene 1, obtained by reaction of 2,3-diaminonaph-thalene with pivaloyl chloride and subsequent re-duction, was dilithiated and cyclodisubstituted with SiCl₄ to give dichloro-dineopentyl-naphtho[2,3-d]-1,3,2-diazasilole 2. Treatment of 2 with two equivalents of potassium in THF caused cleavage of the Si–N ring. A silylene could not be detected. The corresponding cyclic diaminogermylene 3 and diamino-stannylene 4 were obtained by direct ring closure of 1–Li₂ with GeCl₂·dioxane or SnCl₂, respectively. The compounds are structurally characterized by NMR and MS. The properties of 3 and 4 are compared with those of related germylenes and stannylenes. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 9:439–444, 1998     

1,4-Dihydro-1λ5,4λ5-[1,4]diphosphinine und ein 1,4-Dihydro-1λ3,4λ3-[1,4]diphosphinin

1,4-Dihydro-1λ⁵,4λ⁵-[1,4]diphosphinines and a 1,4-Dihydro-1λ³,4λ³-[1,4]diphosphinine Reaction of thio- or dithiocarbonic acids with ethinyl amino phosphanes leads to 1,4-dihydro-1λ⁵,4λ⁵-[1,4]diphosphinine-1,4-disulfides. By this route compounds 4, 7 , and 8 have been prepared. Desulfurization of 4 with tri-n-butylphosphane results in 1,2,4,5-tetraphenyl-1,4-dihydro-1λ³,4λ³-[1,4]-diphosphinine 5 , which can be oxidized with tert-butyl-peroxide to the corresponding dioxide, 6 . From the reaction mixture of phenyl-phenylethinyl diethylamino phosphane and thioacetamide compound 4 and the unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydro-1λ⁵,4λ⁵-[1,4]diphosphinine 9 were isolated. Properties, nmr, ir and mass spectra of all new products are reported. A mechanism for the formation of 9 is suggested. The results of the X-ray structure determination of 8 and 9 are described.     

Reactions of dithioxo-1,3,2λ5,4λ5-dithiadiphosphetanes with triorganolead derivatives

The reactions of Lawesson's reagent 1a and its 4-ethoxy homologue 1b with triethyl- and triphenyl(alkoxy)plumbanes 2a,b and -(alkylthio)plumbanes 4a,b were studied. On the basis of these reactions, novel, advantageous methods of synthesizing S-triethyl and triphenylplumbyl derivatives of aryldithio- and trithiophosphonic acids 3a–d and 5a,b were developed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

1,1,3,3-Tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1λ5,3λ5-diphosphet als Ligand in Koordinationsverbindungen

1,1,3,3-Tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1λ⁵,3λ⁵-diphosphete as Ligand in Coordination Compounds 1,1,3,3-Tetrakis(dimethylamino)-1λ⁵,3λ⁵-diphosphete, 1 , reacts with GeCl₂ · 1,4-dioxane, SnCl₂, and (CO)₅W(Z-cyclooctene) to give the complexes {HCP[N(CH₃)₂]₂}₂ · GeCl₂, 3 , {HCP[N(CH₃)₂]₂}₂ · SnCl₂, 4 , and {HCP[N(CH₃)₂]₂}₂ · W(CO)₅, 5 , respectively. The n.m.r., mass, and i.r. spectra of the new compounds as well as the crystal and molecular structures of 3 and 4 are reported and the bonding situation in compounds 3–5 is discussed.     

Synthesis of new benzo[h]‐ and benzo[f]chromeno[2,3‐b]‐pyridine‐5‐ones

A number of new benzo[h]‐ and benzo[f]chromeno[2,3‐b] pyridine‐5‐ones derivatives were synthesized from benzo[h]‐ and benzo[f]‐chromone‐carbonitriles and amino‐benzo[h]‐ and benzo[f]chromone‐carbaldehydes. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:2–7, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20152     

Reactions of dithioxo-1,3,2λ5,4λ5-dithiadiphosphetanes with trialkylsilyl and stannyl derivatives

The reactions of homologues of Davy's reagent 1 and Lawesson's reagent 9 with trimethylalkylthiosilanes 2 , trimethylsilyl enol ether 4 , trimethyl(diethylamino)silane 7 , trialkylalkoxystannanes 14 , and trialkylalkylthiostannane 15 were studied. On the basis of these studies, novel advantageous methods of synthesizing S-trialkylsilyl and stannyl esters of tetrathio-, trithio-, and amidotrithiophosphoric acids 3 , 5 , 6 , and 4-methoxyphenyldithio- and trithiophosphonic acids 10–13 were developed     

Synthesis of S-5-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinemethyl and S-5- and S-6-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridinemethyl derivatives of 5′-deoxy-5′-thioadenosine

Reaction of 5-dimethylaminomethylpyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine methiodide or 5-dimethylaminomethylpyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one methiodide with 5′-deoxy-5′-S-thioacetyl-N⁶-formyl-2′,3′-O-isopropylideneadenosine in ethanolic sodium hydroxide solution, followed by deprotection of the resulting thioether in 80% formic acid, afforded 5′-deoxy-5′-(5-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinemethylthio)adenosine or 5′-deoxy-5′-[5-(pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one)methylthio]adenosine, respectively. Similarly, the metiodide salt of the iso-gramine analog, 2-amino-6-dimethylaminomethylpyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one afforded 5′-deoxy-5′-[6-(2-aminopyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one)methylthio]adenosine.     

Synthesis of New Furo[2,3‐d]pyrimidines and Pyrimido[4′,5′:4,5]furo[2,3‐d]pyrimidines

Sodium salt of 4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2‐phenylpyrimidine‐5‐carbonitrile ( 3 ) was subjected to alkylation with different a‐halo compounds, where the corresponding O‐alkylated products 4_a‐g were obtained. Ring closure of the O‐alkylated product 4_a‐c performed using sodium ethoxide in refluxing ethanol afforded furo[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 5_a‐c The latter compounds on reaction with a variety of reagents gave other new furopyrimidines as well as a number of furodipyrimidines.     

5α-androstano [3,2-b]pyridines, 5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridines and androst-4 and 5-eno[17,16-b]pyridines

A new synthesis of 5α-androstano[3,2-b]pyridin-17β-ol acetate (VIa) and 17-methyl-5α-androstano[3,2-b]pyridin-17β-ol (VIb), first reported by Shimizu, Ohta, Ueno, and Takegoshi, was achieved. The analogous 5α - androstano[17,16-b]pyridin-3β-ol (XII), 5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridin-3-one (XIVa), and androst-4-eno[17,16-b]pyridin-3-one (XIVb) were also prepared. An illustration of the method follows. Condensation of 3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one (VIIa) with 3-(2-furyl)acrolein afforded 16-[3-(2-furyl)-2-propenylidene]-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one (VIIIa), the oxime (IXa) of which was thermally cyclized to 5α-androstano[17,16-b]-6′-(2-furyl)pyridin-3β-ol (Xa). 3β-Hydroxy-5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridine-6′-carboxylic acid (XI) was obtained by ozonolysis of Xa. Thermal decarboxylation of XI gave XII. Cinnamaldehyde was used in place of 3-(2-furyl)acrolein to give the corresponding phenylpyridines.