Tantalum(V) or niobium(V) catalyzed oxidation of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide

Tantalum(V) and niobium(V) are effective catalysts for the oxidation of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide. The reaction of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by tantalum(V) chloride or niobium(V) chloride in acetonitrile, i-propanol or t-butanol selectively provided the corresponding sulfoxides in high yields. The corresponding sulfones are efficiently obtained from the reaction of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide in methanol catalyzed by tantalum(V) or niobium(V).     

Deprotection of dithioacetals with 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by tantalum(V) chloride–sodium iodide or niobium(V) chloride–sodium iodide

The reaction of dithioacetals with 30% hydrogen peroxide in the presence of catalytic amounts of tantalum(V) and iodide ion effectively produced carbonyl compounds in high yields. Dithioacetals also can be deprotected using the niobium(V) catalyzed oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions.     

Extraction of antimony and tantalum from aqueous fluoride solutions by n-octanol and tributyl phosphate

¹⁹F and ²¹Sb NMR spectroscopy and chemical analysis were used to study the composition and structure of fluoride complexes of antimony(V) and tantalum(V) in organic and aqueous phases in extraction by tributyl phosphate (TBP) and n-octanol. It is found that extraction from solutions containing a single element or both elements occurs via the hydrate-solvate mechanism. The possibility of separating tantalum(V) and antimony(V) by extraction from fluoride solutions is shown. The efficiency of tantalum(V) and antimony(V) separation by extraction from fluoride solutions is enhanced at a transition from TBP to n-octanol.     

Composés d'addition des halogénures de niobium(V) et de tantale(V). V. Stabilité relative des composés des chlorures avec quelques oxydes et sulfures organiques

The adducts of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) chlorides with some aliphatic and cyclic oxides and sulfides, studied by NMR. spectroscopy in CHCl₃, are found to have 1:1 stoechiometry, at room temperature and lower. In the thioxane complex TaCl₅ · C₄H₈OS two species are present with the ligand coordinated by the sulfur atom or by the oxygen atom, respectively, in a proportion which has been determined. The thioxane adduct of niobium(V) chloride, however, is preferentially coordinated by the sulfur atom. There is also evidence for the species 2MCl₅ · C₄H₈OS. The relative basicity of each donor atom in dioxane, thioxane and dithiane is calculated and discussed. In contrast to the nitrile adducts, whose stability was found earlier to be controlled by inductive factors, the steric factors are more important for the ether and sulfide adducts: MCl₅ · Me₂X is more stable than the corresponding MCl₅ · Et₂X (M = Nb, Ta; X = O, S). Both niobium(V) and tantalum(V) chlorides have a soft behaviour, but NbCl₅ is a weaker Lewis acid than TaCl₅ and shows also a softer behaviour.     

One-pot preparation of Julia-Kocienski sulfides and sulfones from alcohols

A method for one-pot preparation of Julia-Kocienski sulfides and sulfones from alcohols and thiols is reported. A variety of primary alcohols were converted to the corresponding mesylates by methansulfonyl chloride and triethylamine in THF. After the reaction is complete, thiol (1 or 10) and either NaH or t-BuOK were added. The Julia-Kocienski sulfides 3, 9 and 11 were prepared by one-pot two steps procedure from alcohols in 76–96% yields (16 examples). Furthermore, after the sulfide formation, the reaction mixture was neutralized by p-toluenesulfonic acid and treated with H₂O₂ and ammonium molybdate in EtOH to give the Julia-Kocienski sulfones 4 in good yields except for trans-2-hexen-1-ol.     

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND THIOLS WITH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Abstract

The high temperature reaction of hydrogen sulfide with chloro- and bromosubstituted aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds is a convenient method for synthesis of the corresponding thiols and sulfides. The reaction of hydrogen sulfide with ortho-dihalosubstituted aromatic compounds may be directed toward the formation of thianthrene or dibenzo thiophene and their derivatives. The high temperature reaction of thiophenol with chloro- and bromoderivatives of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds affords the corresponding mixed sulfides. The reaction with ortho-substituted halogen derivatives leads to formation of the sulfur heterocycles of the thianthrene, thioxanthene and dibenzothiophenene series.

The high temperature reaction of hydrogen sulfide with vinyl chloride gives vinylthiol and thiophene. Hydrogen sulfide initiates pyrolytic transformations of thiophene, aniline and benzaldehyde into dithienyls, 5.10-dihydrophenazine and stilbene, respectively. The reaction mechanism has been discussed.     

Quinones—VII: Halogenation and oxidative halogenation of phenols with hydrogen halides/hydrogen peroxide. Synthesis of p-chloranil and p-bromanil

Chloranil 6 and bromanil 7 are prepared in very good yields from phenol or hydroquinone with concentrated hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid/30% hydrogen peroxide and magnesium chloride as catalyst. With catechol the reaction stops at the tetrachloro- or tetrabromo-o-hydroquinone (4 or 5) stage. The iodination of phenol with potassium iodide/hydrogen-peroxide in acetic acid yields 2,4,6-tri-iodophenol (3).     

N-aryl sulfimides

N-Aryl sulfimides with various substituents at the aromatic ring and various alkyl or aryl groups at the S atom have been synthesised in high yields by applying three different procedures: reactions of anilines with sulfides and (A) N-chloro-succinimide, (B) t-butyl hypochlorite or (C) sulfuryl chloride. These reactions offer remarkable advantages compared to the known sulfoxide-P₄O₁₀ method for preparation of N-aryl-sulfimides. Mechanistic considerations are discussed. N-Aryl-sulfoximides have been obtained by oxidation of N-aryl-sulfimides and by reaction of anilines with DMSO and t-butyl hypochlorite or sulfuryl chloride. Mass spectra of N-aryl-sulfimides are also discussed.     

Effect of tantalum on phase formation in the Fe-S system

Phase formation in the Fe_{1 ? x} -Ta _x -S system with 0 < x < 0.5 has been studied at temperatures up to 1273 K using X-ray diffraction. When the constituent elements are heated to 823 K, troilite (Tr), pyrrhotites (PoI, PoII, and Po_m), and pyrite (FeS₂) are formed. Tantalum at these temperatures only insignificantly dissolves in iron sulfides. In the range 823–1273 K, tantalum reacts with pyrrhotites PoII and Po_m and pyrite to yield PoI, FeTa₃S₆, and α-Fe. The solubility limit of tantalum in PoI is near Fe_0.98Ta_0.02S. The initiation temperature of the reaction between troilite and tantalum producing FeTa₃S₆ and α-Fe is 873 K. The unit cell parameters of tantalum change at 500 K, presumably due to the dissolution of iron and possibly sulfur (iron sulfide).     

Deprotection of dithioacetals using the tantalum(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide

Dithioacetals can be deprotected to afford carbonyl groups using the tantalum(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions.     

Reactions of N-acylated ethyleneimines with thioacetic acid and hydrogen sulfide

A series ofΒ-(S-acetylmercapto)ethylamides ofα-amino acids andα,Β-unsaturated acids and bis[Β-(S-acetylmercapto)ethyl]amides of dicarboxylic acids were obtained by cleavage of N-acylethyleneimines with thioacetic acid. The reaction of ethyleneimides of N-acylamino acids with hydrogen sulfide leads to the correspondingΒ-(N-acylamino)ethylmercaptans. Bis (ethyleneimides) of azelaic and sebacic acids react with hydrogen sulfide to form cyclic sulfides along with the corresponding bis[(Β-mercaptoethyl)amides].     

Characteristics of a new catalytic hydrogen current observed with albumin in the presence of cobalt(III) or (II) at the hanging mercury drop electrode

When the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) is placed in a solution which is 0.1 M in ammonia and 0.1 M in ammonium chloride and about 5 to 10×10^?4M in cobalt(III)-hexamine or cobalt(II) chloride and in very small concentrations of bovine serum albumin (BSA), the protein is slowly adsorbed. When the adsorption is highly incomplete and the HMDE is kept for 30 s at about ?1.05 V vs. SCE, “active cobalt’ is deposited as a complex (Co(0)BSA). This is anodically oxidized at about 0.0 V to unstable Co(I)BSA). When the electrode is then rapidly (500 mV s^?1) cathodized, a catalytic hydrogen current (i_c) with peak at circa ?1.45 V is observed. In this way it is even possible to detect and estimate BSA in concentrations of the order of 10^?12M. A detailed study has been made of the characteristics of i_c under several conditions. “Active cobalt” on the HMDE does not affect Brdi?ka currents. Cystine and cysteine also yield the catalytic hydrogen current i_c under the same conditions as does BSA.     

Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with cyanuric chloride and urea–hydrogen peroxide adduct

Although a number of methods have been developed for the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides, the need remains for alternative efficient, reliable strategies that can be generally applied to various sulfides and that use readily available reagents under mild reaction conditions. Herein, we report the use of urea–hydrogen peroxide adduct (UHP) and cyanuric chloride in CH₃CN at room temperature to convert sulfides to sulfoxides in excellent yields. In particular, this protocol produced sulfoxides with aromatic rings bearing electron-withdrawing groups in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives of quinoxalin-2-one from pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-diones and o-phenylenediamine

Reactions of 5,5-dialkyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-diones with o-phenylenediamine in the presence of a catalytic amount of hydrogen chloride or p-toluenesulfonic acid involved opening of the pyrrole ring with formation of 3-(3,3-dialkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-ylidenemethyl)quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones. The presence of an enamine fragment in the products was confirmed by reaction with oxalyl chloride.     

A convenient reduction of functionalized polycyclic aromatics into parent hydrocarbons

Polycyclic aromatics with various functional group (e.g. OH, OR, SR, and halogen) were easily defunctionalized by aluminum chloride and ethanethiol to give parent aromatics in high yields under mild conditions. This reaction proceeds through sulfide as the intermediate, hence it is also useful for the synthesis of sulfides of polycyclic aromatics.     

Gas-Phase Alkylation of Pyridine and Phenol with Alcohols Over Halide Clusters of Group 5–7 Transition Metals as Solid Acid Catalysts

Pyridine is allowed to react with methanol under a hydrogen stream in the presence of (H₃O)₂[(W₆Cl₈)Cl₆]·6H₂O supported on silica gel. When the temperature is raised above 200 °C, the catalytic activity of the cluster appears. Methylation of pyridine proceeds yielding 2-methylpyridine in 61% selectivity at 400 °C. The corresponding hexanuclear chloride clusters of niobium, molybdenum, and tantalum also catalyze the reaction. Ethanol affords the corresponding 2-ethylpyridine. When phenol is allowed to react with methanol in the presence of (H₃O)₂[(Mo₆Cl₈)Cl₆]·6H₂O supported on silica gel in the same manner, selective O-methylation proceeds yielding anisole in 57% selectivity at 150–200 °C. Above 250 °C, C-methylation predominates and provides o-cresol with 67% selectivity at 300 °C. The corresponding clusters of niobium, tantalum, and tungsten also catalyze the reaction. Ethanol and 1-propanol afford the corresponding 2-alkylphenols. Alkyl cations produced over weak Brønsted acid sites (H ₀ ≈ +1.3) developed on the clusters are assumed as intermediates for both reactions.     

Chlorination of 3,4-quinolinediyl bis-sulfides and 3-thiosubstituted 4-quinolinethiones with phosphoryl chloride

Transformation of some 4-quinolinyl sulfides 3 and 4 -quinolinethiones 4 into 4 -chloroquinolines 5 was performed in the reaction with phosphoryl chloride (alone or in N, N-dimethylformamide and ethanol). 3-Quinolinyl sulfides were stable in the reaction conditions.     

Tantalum(V) Chloride–Silica Gel: An Efficient Catalyst for Conversion of Carbonyl Compounds to 1,3‐Oxathiolanes

A variety of carbonyl compounds can be easily converted to the corresponding 1,3‐oxathiolanes in the presence of a catalytic amount of tantalum(V) chloride [TaCl₅] on silica gel in dichloromethane. Mild reaction conditions, efficiency, high yields, operational simplicity, and only 2.5 mol% of TaCl₅ catalyst are some of the major advantages of the procedure.     

Organische Phosphorverbindungen XXV Darstellung und Eigenschaften von sekundären und tertiären Phosphinsulfiden

Two new processes for the preparation of sec. phosphine sulfides which involve reaction of dialkylamino-dialkyl or diaryl phosphines with hydrogen sulfide, and of dialkylthionophosphonates, (RO)₂P(S)H, with GRIGNARD or organolithium reagents, respectively, are described. The addition of sec. phosphine sulfides to olefins and the condensation of sec. phosphine sulfides with N-hydroxymethyldialkylamines are reported. The conversion of tert. Phosphine sulfides to the corresponding tert. phosphine oxides is readily achieved with hydrogen peroxyde. The physical properties of several new unsymmetrical tert. phosphine sulfide and oxides are listed.     

Pummerer rearrangement using bis(p-nitrophenyl) phosphorazidate as an azidation reagent: A novel synthesis of azidomethyl sulfides

A novel method for the synthesis of azidomethyl sulfides by Pummerer rearrangement using bis(p-nitrophenyl) phosphorazidate (p-NO₂DPPA) as an azidation reagent was developed. Various methyl sulfoxides were converted into the corresponding azidomethyl sulfides. Importantly, this reaction enables the preparation of azidomethyl sulfides without the use of toxic or explosive azide sources.