An Easy One-Pot Procedure for the Synthesis of N -Sulfonyl Phosphorous Ylides and Sulfonyl Iminophosphoranes

Reaction of triphenylphosphine and an electron deficient acetylenic ester in the presence of strong N–H acid such as alkyl and aryl sulfamides or acetamide produces phosphorous ylides at room temperature in CH₂Cl₂. The aryl sulfamide phosphoranes undergo a smooth transformation reaction in boiling toluene and produce iminophosphoranes.     

A study of influence of temperature and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-acyl protected keto ylides structure on their predominant transformations

The effect of temperature and keto ylides structure on preference of their intramolecular cyclization leading to N-containing heterocyclic compounds or linear products formation has been investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. It has been determined that the thermodynamic advantage of the cyclization reactions of ylides increases with temperature, while Gibbs free energies of linear products formation reactions depend insignificantly on temperature. The Wittig and the Corey–Chaykovsky reactions are least probable in the case of the sulfonium and ammonium ylides considered. However, for phosphonium ylides the Wittig reaction must be considerably preferable in comparison with other routes, while behavior of the arsonium ylides is predicted to be more complex. Research of S-ylides transformations shows that formation of methylthio-substituted heterocycles with five-, six- or seven- membered rings is possible from a thermodynamic standpoint, while conversion of the corresponding ylide to a four-membered heterocycle is disadvantageous. Presence of a methyl substituent and its position in the ylide carbon chain depends ambiguously on the behavior of sulfur keto ylides.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>- and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Alkylation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-halosuccinimides in ionic reactions with 1-phenyltricyclo [4.1.0.0<Superscript>2,7</Superscript>]heptane

N-Bromo and N-chlorosuccinimides add to 1-phenyltricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,7]heptane in CH₂Cl₂ with cleavage of the C(1)-C(7) bond to give isomeric 1 : 1 Markownikoff-type endo, anti-adducts of the norpinane structure in a ∼3 :7 ratio corresponding to N and O alkylation of succinimide.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No.2, pp. 457–460, February, 2005     

Synthesis and cycloaddition of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-substituted pyrroles with polyfluorinated substituents

Reactions of N-pyrrolylpotassium with fluorinated electrophiles yielded N-substituted pyrroles containing polyfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkenyl, polyfluoroalkylsulfonyl, and polyfluoroaryl substituents. N-Polyfluoro-substituted pyrroles did not isomerize at ≥100 °C; they were found to be reactive in [4+2] cycloaddition reactions with perfluorobut-2-yne. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1890–1895, August, 2005.     

Chemical properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-polyfluoroethylimidazole and -pyrrole derivatives

Bromination, acylation, nitration, and metallation of imidazole and pyrrole derivatives containing the difluoromethylene fragment at the N atom were studied. 1-(1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethyl)pyrrole, 1-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl)imidazole, and 1-(2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl)imidazole were used as substrates. 1-Alkyl-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl)- and 1-alkyl-3-(2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl)imidazolium iodides were obtained. These can be used as intermediates for preparation of new ionic liquids of the imidazole series and 1-alkyl-3-polyfluoroethylimidazole-2-thiones.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 781–787, March, 2005.     

Ionic Liquid Promoted One-Pot Synthesis of Furo[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]pyrimidine-2,4(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-diones

Summary. The three-component condensation of aldehyde, N,N′-dimethylbarbituric acid and alkyl or aryl isocyanide afforded the corresponding furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide as an ionic liquid in high yields at room temperature within several minutes.     

An Efficient Synthesis of Trialkyl <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Alkyl-6-methyl-2-pyridone-3,4,5-tricarboxylates

Summary. An efficient synthesis of trialkyl N-alkyl-6-methyl-2-pyridone-3,4,5-tricarboxylates from three-component reaction of the zwitterions generated from dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and alkyl isocyanides with alkyl 2-chloroacetoacetates is described.     

Ethylenebis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylimidazolium) Chlorochromate (<Emphasis Type="Italic">EBMICC</Emphasis>): An Efficient and Selective Reagent for the Oxidation of Thiols to Disulfides

Summary. Ethylenebis(N-methylimidazolium) chlorochromate was prepared by addition of N-methylimidazole to 1,2-dibromoethane to form the corresponding dibromide salt and subsequent treatment of this salt with CrO₃ in 6N HCl solution. It is a stable yellow-orange solid, which oxidized thiols to the corresponding disulfides at room temperature. Selective oxidation of thiols in the presence of sulfides and hydroxyl groups was also achieved with this reagent.     

Synthesis and aggregation behavior of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-succinyl-o-carboxymethylchitosan in aqueous solutions

A simple and novel method was developed to successfully synthesize N-succinyl-O-carboxymethylchitosan (NSOCMCS) using N-acylation of chitosan with succinic anhydride. The NSOCMCS structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance. The aggregation behaviors of NSOCMCS were studied using fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and atomic force microscopy techniques. The critical aggregation concentration of NSOCMCS in water was determined to be 0.2–0.3 mg/ml. The apparent hydrodynamic radium of an NSOCMCS aggregate was dependent on the concentration. The aggregates demonstrated a much swollen association conformation in aqueous solution. The possible aggregation mechanisms for the NSOCMCS in water are discussed. Moreover, a driving force to form an open aggregation morphology was revealed in this study. Aggregation behaviors are important physicochemical properties of NSOCMCS, which impact the potential application in the biomedical field.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Bromoacetyl-β-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">D</Emphasis>-glycopyranosylamines in the synthesis of glycoconjugates of nitrogen-containing physiologically active compounds

A series of nitrogen-containing physiologically active compounds underwent smooth N-monoalkylation with N-bromoacetyl-β-glycopyranosylamines derived from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and lactose. This reaction was demonstrated to be promising for the introduction of carbohydrate residues into heterocyclic compounds, viz., pyridine, imidazole, pyrimidinetrione, carboline, and piperazine derivatives, and into an amino acid, 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, which is unstable in alkaline media. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1256–1259, May, 2005.     

Synthesis of 2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis> Stereomeric Emetamines <Emphasis Type="Italic">via Reissert</Emphasis> Compounds

Summary. Alkylation of Reissert compounds with certain benzoquinolizinone derivatives followed by hydrolytic cleavage afforded the core of the title compounds in a two step sequence. Finally, the lactam intermediates were reduced with DIBAH giving the target compounds, the structural and stereochemical assignments of which were achieved by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Part of PhD thesis, LMU München, D     

Reactions of 3-nitro-2-trihalomethyl-2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-chromenes with indole, <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylindole,and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylpyrrole. Stereoselective synthesis of 4-azolyl-3-nitro-2-trihalomethylchromanes

Heating of 3-nitro-2-trifluoromethyl-and 3-nitro-2-trichloromethyl-2H-chromenes with indole, N-methylindole, and N-methylpyrrole under solvent-free conditions led with high stereoselectivity and in good yields to cis-trans-3-nitro-2-trifluoromethyl-or trans-cis-3-nitro-2-trichloromethylchromanes substituted by the indol-3-yl (pyrrol-2-yl) fragment in position 4. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1985–1990, October, 2007.     

Efficient <Emphasis Type="Italic">Baylis-Hillman</Emphasis> Reaction <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> a 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-based Ionic Catalyst

Summary. A novel ionic catalyst, 1-butyl-4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane chloride based on 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane was synthesized and applied in the Baylis-Hillman reaction, which occurred readily at room temperature to afford the corresponding adducts in good yield. The ionic catalyst could be recycled for seven runs without diminution in its catalytic activity.     

Synthesis,structural and conformational study of selected <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-substituted phthalimides

This paper synthesizes N-substituted phthalimides derived from nitrogen heterocycles as potential 5-HT₄ ligands by using the Mitsunobu reaction. Conformational studies of some of the new compounds have been conducted using ¹H and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. Proton and carbon resonances were achieved through the application of one-dimensional selective NOE, two-dimensional NMR techniques-homonuclear COSY-45, NOESY and heteronuclear ¹H-¹³C HMQC correlated spectroscopy- and double resonance experiments. The crystal structure of compound 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Aryltetralin Lignans from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Linum mucronatum</Emphasis> Bertol. ssp. <Emphasis Type="Italic">mucronatum</Emphasis>

The dried and aerial part of Linum mucronatum ssp. mucronatum was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Two aryltetralin lignans, podophylloyoxin, 6-methoxypodophylloyoxin, and β-peltatin, were identified. This is the first report of the analysis of L. mucronatum ssp. mucronatum.__________Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 24–25, January–February, 2005.     

Structure and photochromism of 2-(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-acyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylaminomethylene)benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]thiophen-3(2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

It was shown by electron absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis that steric strains in photochromic 2-(N-acyl-N-arylaminomethylene) benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one molecules ortho-substituted in the N-phenyl ring increase the quantum yield of the N→O photoinduced rearrangement in accord with an increase in the steric constant of the ortho-substituent.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2151–2155, October, 2004.     

Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Chlorinated <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Alkyl-3- and -5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazoles as <Emphasis Type="Italic">CB</Emphasis><Subscript>1</Subscript> Cannabinoid Ligands

Summary. The syntheses of several new 3- and 5-(4-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5- and -3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-alkylpyrazoles are reported. These syntheses started from simple chlorophenols, 2,4-dichlorobenzaldehyde or ethyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate in order to prepare pyrazoles bearing three and four chloro substituents in certain positions. The affinity of these compounds towards the CB ₁ type cannabinoids receptors was then evaluated in human brain tissues (frontal cortex). The results showed that some of the compounds exhibit affinity towards this kind of receptors in the micromolar range.     

Synthesis of 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>,7<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>-tridecadien-1-ylacetate,a component of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phthorimaea opercucella</Emphasis> sex pheromone

A new synthetic approach to 4E,7Z-tridecadien-1-ylacetate, a component of the Phthorimaea opercucella (Zeller) potato moth sex pheromone, was developed using a highly stereoselective Claisen rearrangement and Wittig reaction. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 235–236, May–June, 2007.     

Synthesis of cross-linked poly (<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-isopropylacrylamide) microparticles in supercritical carbon dioxide

Herein, we report a new method that has been developed to prepare thermoresponsive polymers. The white, dry, fine powders were obtained directly from cross-linking polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) with N,N-methylenebisacrylamide as a cross-linker. The effects of the reaction pressure and time as well as the initial concentrations of the initiator, cross-linker, and monomer on the yield and morphology of the resulting polymer were investigated systematically. The polymer yield was increased with the concentrations of the cross-linker, monomer, and reaction time. Under the condition of using higher cross-linker concentrations, the cross-linked poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microparticles with diameters of 50 nm were generated in scCO₂ in high-yield and short reaction times. These results suggest that the synthetic method using scCO₂ can be used to prepare biomedical materials such as the controlled drug-release system.     

Synthesis of poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylolacrylamide)/polymethylacrylamide hybrids via frontal free-radical polymerization

In this study, poly(N-methylolacrylamide)/polymethylacrylamide (PNMA/PMAA) hybrids were produced successfully by frontal free-radical polymerization at ambient pressure. In a typical run, the appropriate amounts of reactants (N-methylolacrylamide, NMA; methylacrylamide, MAA) and initiator (ammonium persulfate) were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide at ambient temperature. Frontal polymerization (FP) was initiated by heating the wall of the tube with a soldering iron, and the resultant hot fronts were allowed to self-propagate throughout the reaction vessel. Once initiated, no further energy was required for polymerization to occur. The dependences of the front velocity and front temperature on the initiator concentration, reactant dilution, and NMA/MAA components were thoroughly investigated. The front temperatures were between 69 and 116 °C, depending on the persulfate concentration. We have also investigated the FP of PNMA/PMAA hybrids with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as solvent. Results show that FP can be exploited as a means for the preparation of PNMA/PMAA hybrids with the potential advantage of higher throughput compared to the traditional mode.