1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 1-methyl- and 1,3-dimethylindol-2-yl nitrile oxides

Reactions of the in situ prepared 1-methylindol-2-yl nitrile oxide ( 2a ) with dipolarophiles lead to isoxazolines 5 and isoxazoles 8 and to their chloro-derivatives 6 and 9 in good yields. Analogous reactions of the 1,3-dimethylindol-2-yl nitrile oxide ( 2b ) give the isoxazolines 10 and the isoxazoles 12 as main products as well as their oxidation products 11 and 13 in low yields. The mechanism of the reactions and the spectral elucidation of the cycloadducts are discussed.     

One-pot three-component synthesis, structure and redox properties of ferrocenyl isoxazoles

A consecutive coupling-cycloaddition sequence of acid chlorides, terminal alkynes, and in situ generated nitrile oxides furnishes ferrocenyl substituted redox active isoxazoles in moderate to good yields. The structure was unambiguously assigned by X-ray structure analyses and the electronic structure was elucidated by computational methods. Redox potentials of all representatives are strongly effected by the electronic nature of the bridging isoxazoloyl moiety.     

Rapid metal‐free macromolecular coupling via In Situ nitrile oxide‐activated alkene cycloaddition

Nitrile oxide 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition is a simple and powerful coupling methodology. However, the self‐dimerization of nitrile oxides has prevented the widespread use of this strategy for macromolecular coupling. By combining an in situ nitrile oxide generation with a highly reactive activated dipolarophile, we have overcome these obstacles and present a metal‐free macromolecular coupling strategy for the modular synthesis of several ABA triblock copolymers. Nitrile oxides were generated in situ from chloroxime terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) B‐blocks and coupled with several distinct hydrophilic (poly(2‐methyloxazoline) and poly(ethylene glycol)), and poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) or hydrophobic (poly(l ‐lactide) A‐blocks terminated in activated dipolarophiles in a rapid fashion with high yield. This methodology overcomes many drawbacks of previously reported metal‐free methods due to its rapid kinetics, versatility, scalability, and ease of introduction of necessary functionality. Nitrile oxide cycloaddition should find use as an attractive macromolecular coupling strategy for the synthesis of biocompatible polymeric nanostructures. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 3134–3141     

Regioselective synthesis of some isoxazolines and isoxazolidines bearing caprolactam moiety

Isoxazoline and isoxazolidine series were obtained by the reactions of aromatic aldonitrones and nitrile oxides with N-vinyl caprolactam via regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions that yield only 5-caprolactam-substituted regioisomers in moderate yields. The cycloaddition reactions were optimized using different conditions. The utilized one for the transformation of nitrile oxides to isoxazoles is triethylamine at room temperature and the best protocol have been found for the transformation of nitrones to N-methyl isoxazolidines is silver acetate in refluxing xylene. The structural identification of target compounds was established by IR, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) spectra, and X-ray diffraction analyses.     

An efficient preparation of β‐dimethylaminovinyl sulfone and sulfoximide,and investigation of their reactivity as dipolarophiles

A simple reaction affording (E)‐1‐dimethylamino‐2‐phenylsulfonylethylene, and S‐((E)‐2‐(N',N'‐dimethylamino)ethenyl)‐S‐phenyl‐N‐(p‐tolylsulfonyl) sulfoximide in high yields is described. A reversal in regioselectivity was observed when the β‐dimethylaminovinyl sulfone was employed as a dipolarophile in cycloadditions with nitrile oxides. The sulfone gives rise mainly to 4‐substituted isoxazoles, after elimination of dimethyl amine. In comparison, phenyl vinyl sulfone cycloadds to give 5‐substituted isoxazolines. Although not showing comparable dipolarophilic activity in reactions with nitrile oxides and nitrile imides, the β‐dimethylaminovinyl sulfoximide was easily converted to S‐((E)‐(3‐ethoxycarbonyl)prop‐2‐enyl)‐S‐phenyl‐N‐(p‐tolylsulfonyl) sulfoximide. This allylic sulfoximide cycloadds in good yield to both benzonitrile oxide and diphenylnitrile imide, but no stereoselectivity was observed in the process; and only modest regioselectivity was detected in the case of benzonitrile oxide.     

Synthesis of amide-linked benzazolyl isoxazoles adopting green methods and evaluation as antimicrobials

Some new benzoxazolyl isoxazoles, benzothiazolyl isoxazoles and benzimidazolyl isoxazoles connected by amide bonds ( 7-9 ) were prepared from N-benzazolylcarbamoylmethylcinnamamides ( 1-3 ) adopting eco-friendly synthetic methodologies. In fact, cycloaddition of nitrile oxide generated from araldoxime using iodosobenzene and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide to 1-3 followed by treatment with iodine in dimethyl sulfoxide led to the formation of title compounds with good yields and in shorter reaction times. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed by spectral parameters, viz, IR, NMR, and mass spectra and were assayed for antimicrobial activity. Among all the tested compounds, 8a and 8c displayed excellent antibacterial activity, whereas 9a and 9c showed promising antifungal activity.     

Transition‐Metal‐Free Multicomponent Approach to Stereoenriched Cyclopentyl‐isoxazoles through C−C Bond Cleavage

An efficient multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of stereoenriched cyclopentyl‐isoxazoles from camphor‐derived α‐oximes, alkynes, and MeOH is reported. Our method involved a series of cascade transformations, including the in situ generation of an I^III catalyst, which catalyzed the addition of MeOH to a sterically hindered ketone. Oxidation of the oxime, and rearrangement of the α‐hydroxyiminium ion generated a nitrile oxide in situ, which, upon [3+2] cycloaddition reaction with an alkyne, delivered the regioselective product. This reaction was very selective for the syn‐oxime. This multicomponent approach was also extended to the synthesis of a new glycoconjugate, camphoric ester‐isoxazole C‐galactoside.     

Novel Method for Soluble‐Polymer‐Supported Synthesis of 3,4,5‐Trisubstituted Isoxazoles

A practical and efficient liquid‐phase synthesis of 3,4,5‐trisubstituted isoxazoles using poly(ethylene glycol) as supported is described. Soluble‐polymer‐supported nitrile oxide generated in situ reacted with chalcones to afford polymer‐supported isoxazolines, which were cleaved by sodium methoxide to generate 3,4,5‐trisubstituted isoxazoles instead of 3,4,5‐trisubstituted isoxazolines. This sequential process provided a novel method to synthesize 3,4,5‐trisubstituted isoxazoles.     

Synthesis of New Bis‐1,2,4‐Oxadiazoline Derivatives via 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction

A series of novel bis‐oxadiazoline derivatives 4 was synthesized via 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction of bis‐aldimines 3 , and nitrile oxides generated in situ from various benzohydroximinoyl chlorides in the presence of Et₃N. The target products were confirmed by IR, ¹H‐NMR, and mass spectrometry.     

Novel access to 2-substituted quinolin-4-ones by nickel boride-mediated reductive ring transformation of 5-(2-nitrophenyl)isoxazoles

Reductive ring transformation of 3-substituted 5-(2-nitrophenyl)isoxazoles, readily accessible via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 2-ethinylnitrobenzene with nitrile oxides, opens a novel access to 2-substituted quinolin-4-ones. Nickel boride, generated in situ from nickel chloride and sodium borohydride, allows, via simultaneous reduction of the nitro group and reductive cleavage of the isoxazole ring, the one-step conversion into the target quinolin-4-ones. This protocol tolerates various functional groups, except olefins, and thus is complementary to the reductive ring transformation with iron/acetic acid, which predominantly tolerates olefins.     

The Regiospecific Synthesis of Some New 3,5‐Disubstituted Isoxazoles

The compounds with isoxazole moiety have many pharmacological, biological and industrial applications, specifically their antiviral activity. In this research work, seven new compounds of 3,5‐disubstituted isoxazoles were synthesized. Propargyl alcohol ( 1 ) reacted with benzoyl chloride to give propargylphenylcarboxylate ( 2 ). Then, the aldehydes ( 3a‐3g ) were converted to the related oximes ( 4a‐4g ) and nitrileoxides in situ by NaOCl, consequently. Reaction of compound 2 with nitrileoxides in a [3+2] cycloaddition reaction gave regiospecifically isoxazoles ( 5a‐5g ). ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT‐IR, and elemental analyses confirmed the structure of the synthesized compounds.     

Polymer-Supported Vinyl Sulfone as an Efficient Reagent for the Synthesis of 3-Monosubstituted Isoxazoles

Polystyrene-supported vinyl sulfone reagent has been developed and used for solid-phase organic synthesis of 3-monosubstituted isoxazoles by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with nitrile oxides and subsequent cleavage from the polymer support through an elimination reaction in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide. The advantages of this method include straightforward operation, good yield, and high purity of the crude products.     

A Simple,Efficient One‐Pot Synthesis of 2‐Isoxazoline Derivatives and their Antimicrobial Activity

Synthesis of substituted 2‐isoxazolines derivatives with sulfone functional groups was accomplished by 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction. The 1,3‐dipolar nitrile oxides generated in situ by reacting α‐formaldoximes with N‐bromosuccinimide in the presence of triethylamine on reaction with activated alkenes in toluene at room temperature afford the corresponding 2‐isoxazolines in high yields. All the 2‐isoxazoline derivatives were assayed for their antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antifungal activities against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. Most of the compounds showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities.     

1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of 4‐Chlorobenzonitrile Oxide with Some Dipolarophiles: Theoretical Analysis of Regioselectivity

Reaction of 4‐chlorobenzonitrile oxide ( 2 ) which was generated in situ with acrylo nitrile ( 3 ), vinyl acetate ( 4 ) and allyl bromide ( 5 ) as dipolarphile afforded the new cycloadducts 6a , 7a , and 8a compounds, respectively. Reactivity and regiochemistry of these reactions were investigated using activation energy calculations and density functional theory‐based reactivity indexes. The theoretical ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the cycloadducts which were obtained by gauge‐invariant atomic orbital method were comparable with the observed values.     

Synthesis of isoxazoles by hypervalent iodine-induced cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to alkynes

Treatment of oximes with hypervalent iodine leads to substituted isoxazoles via rapid formation of nitrile oxides. Reaction with terminal alkynes led to a series of 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles with complete regioselectivity and high yield, in a procedure mild enough to prepare a range of nucleoside and peptide conjugates. Exceptionally high reaction rates were found for the formation of 3,4,5-trisubstituted isoxazoles from a cyclic alkyne.     

Capture of 3‐Amino‐4‐oxycyanofurazan and Characterization of Isoxazole Product

1,3‐Dipolar cycloaddition reaction between nitrile oxide and alkyne was used to capture 3‐amino‐4‐oxycyanofurazan (AOCF), which was considered as the key intermediate during the synthesis of 3,4‐bis(4‐aminofurazano‐3‐yl)furoxan (DATF) from 3‐amino‐4‐chloroximinofurazan. The isolated isoxazoles from the reaction afforded evidences for the existence of AOCF. The structures of the isoxazoles were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. In addition, single crystal X‐ray diffraction of one isoxazole was obtained.     

Synthesis of ethyl 3-phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)isoxazole-5-carboxylate via regioselective dipolar cycloaddition

Efforts to prepare ethyl 3-phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)isoxazole-5-carboxylate (1) by developing a regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between phenyl nitrile oxide and various 4,4,4-trifluoromethyl crotonates are described. The substitution at the C2-position of crotonate dipolarophile 4 significantly influenced the regiochemistry and yield of the cycloaddition. Enol and enol ether-based crotonates underwent regioselective cycloadditions with phenyl nitrile oxide to provide 4-trifluoromethyl isoxazoles in good yields.     

A Versatile Iron‐Catalyzed Protocol for the One‐Pot Synthesis of Isoxazoles or Isoxazolines from the Same Propargylic Alcohols

The use N‐sulfonyl‐protected hydroxylamines as bi‐nucleophiles in iron‐catalyzed propargylic substitutions allows the selective one‐pot synthesis of four classes of substituted isoxazoles or isoxazolines from the same propargylic alcohols (21 examples) by simply tuning the nature of the base. By using an iron(III) catalyst and a base such as triethylamine (3 equiv), isoxazoles 3 are obtained in good isolated yields (56–95%), whereas N‐sulfonyl‐protected isoxazolines 6 are selectively obtained (77–93% yield) by using iron and gold catalysts in the presence of a catalytic amount of pyridine (10 mol%).     

Facile One‐Pot Three‐Component Synthesis of Functionalized Pyridylfuran‐2‐amines

The reactive 1 : 1 zwitterionic intermediates generated in situ from the reaction between a series of isocyanides and diaroylacetylenes were trapped by pyridine carbaldehydes to yield highly functionalized 5‐pyridylfuran‐2‐amines in good yields (82–93%).     

Nef‐Isocyanide ‐Based One‐pot Two‐step Three Component Dihydrobenzo[4,5]Imidazo[2,1‐b]thiazoles Synthesis

The reactive imidoyl chloride adducts generated in situ from the reaction of isocyanide and acyl chlorides were trapped by 2‐mercaptobenzimidazoles to yield highly functionalized dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1‐b]thiazoles in good yields.