Synthesis of functionalized m-bistrifluoromethylbenzenes via cyclocondensation of 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone with enamines

The reaction of 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone with push-pull enamines having a methyl group at the α-position was investigated. It was found that the reaction is sensitive both to the structure of enamines and to reaction conditions. As a result, a set of bistrifluoromethyldialkylanilines and ethyl bistrifluoromethylsalicylate was prepared. Plausible mechanisms and factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.     

Reaction of trifluoromethyl-containing 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with bis-hydrazides

Carbonic dihydrazide reacted with 2 equiv of trifluoroacetylacetone to give a compound containing 5-hydroxy-4,5-dihydropyrazole and keto enehydrazine fragments. Analogous 2 : 1 condensations of trifluoro-acetylacetone and 4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluorobut-3-en-2-one with oxalohydrazide and malonohydrazide afforded bis(5-hydroxy-4,5-dihydropyrazole) structures as two diastereoisomers.     

New approach to CF3-containing polysubstituted anilines: reaction of β-trifluoroacetylvinyl ethers with enamines

The reaction of β-trifluoroacetylvinyl ethers with ‘push-pull’ enamines having a methyl group at the α-position was investigated. As a result, a set of CF₃-containing dialkyl anilines and their covalent hydrates were obtained. A possible reaction mechanism and the stability of the covalent hydrates obtained are discussed.     

Dynamic switching between binding sites in the complexation of macrocyclic ‘push-pull’ chromophores to lanthanides

The introduction of a 1,3-diacetylpyridine moiety, as an additional binding niche in a macrocyclic receptor ligand containing a conjugated, push-pull malonate functionality, leads to, in addition to the 1:1 binding stoichiometry, the equilibrium formation of multiple complexes, specifically 1:2, 2:1, and 3:1 ligand:metal complexes with lanthanide trications. Various binding modes elicit distinctive responses in the visible region, which enhance the potential recognition of lanthanide ions. This paper also highlights the usefulness of a full factor analysis in the elucidation of complex binding phenomena.     

Synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives by the reaction of 2-chloro-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones with ‘push-pull’ enamines

The reaction of 2-chloro-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines with ‘push-pull’ enamines was investigated. The reaction with the enamines occurs at the β-carbon atom in the presence of a small excess of triethylamine. As a result, a set of 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives was prepared. On acidic hydrolysis of ethyl 2-ethyl-3-(methylimino)-2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl)butanoate, a new rearrangement affording ethyl 11-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2,5-methano-6,1,3-benzothiadiazocine-11-carboxylate was discovered. A plausible mechanism and factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.     

Zr-promoted ‘pair’-selective and regioselective synthesis of penta-substituted benzene derivatives

Tetra-substituted zirconacyclopentadiene derivatives, obtainable via in situ generation of zirconacyclopropenes and their cyclic carbozirconation with alkynes, can be treated with alkynyllithiums to induce 1,2-migration accompanied by aromatization and protonolysis, leading to the formation of penta-substituted benzene derivatives, in which all five substituted may be different.     

Reaction of fluoroalkyl-containing 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with benzylideneacetone

The reaction of fluoroalkyl-containing 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with benzylideneacetone with the use of pyridine or triethylamine as a catalyst gave new 3-fluoroalkyl-4-ethoxycarbonyl(acyl)-5-phenylcyclohexan-3-ol-I-ones in yields of 16–33%. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 992–994, May, 1997.     

Reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with nitryl chloride

Reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with nitryl chloride through substitution on the activated methylene group, resulted in the formation of chloro, dichloro and oximino derivatives.

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Die Reaktion der 1,3-Dicarbonylverbindungen mit Nitrylchlorid

Zusammenfassung Umsetzung von 1,3-Dicarbonylverbindungen mit Nitrylchlorid ergab die entsprechende Chloro-, Dichloro- und Oximinoderivate in einer Substitutionsreaktion an der aktivierten Methylengruppe.

     

Reaction of N-acetylimidazole with enamines

N-Acetylimidazole is a commonly used acylating reagent. When it is allowed to react with several typical enamines, amides are produced rather than the expected acylated enamines.     

Synthesis of triazole analogues of the nanaomycin antibiotics using ‘click chemistry’

A series of triazole analogues of the nanaomycin family of antibiotics have been prepared using a ‘click’ dipolar cycloaddition of a naphthalene azide to various alkynes, followed by oxidation to the desired pyranonaphthoquinones.     

Reaction of iodonium ylides of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with HF reagents

Reaction of dibenzoylmethane with (diacetoxyiodo)benzene in the presence of KOH in MeCN quantitatively gave the corresponding iodonium ylide, which was treated with a HF reagent to afford the corresponding 2-fluorinated dibenzoylmethane in 14-50% yields. The similar reaction of the iodonium ylides obtained from 1-phenylbutan-1,3-dione, ethyl benzoylacetate, and ethyl p-nitrobenzoylacetate with TEA·3HF gave the corresponding fluorinated products in 17-34% yields. It is suggested that the fluorinated products were formed through the C-protonation of the ylide, followed by displacement with fluoride ion. The same reaction of the iodonium ylide of dibenzoylmethane with concentrated HCl gave the corresponding chlorinated product in 45% yield.     

Comparative analysis of volatile compounds of ‘fino’ sherry wine by rotatory and continuous liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase microextraction in conjunction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Different headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) methods have been selected and applied to the analysis of volatile compounds in ‘fino’ sherry wine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A method based on rotary and continuous liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) for analysis of these same compounds has been optimised. The best conditions to extract this type of compounds using SPME and LLE were determined and both methods were validated. Both methodologies show adequate detection and quantitation limits, and linear ranges for correctly analysing these compounds. The recoveries obtained were close to 100%, with good repeatability values. The analytical and procedural advantages and disadvantages of these two methods have been compared. In general, SPME presented higher sensitivities. Both analytical methods were used to analyse five samples of ‘fino’ sherry wine supplied by different producers. No significant differences were found between the techniques at a significance level of 5%. The regression coefficients (r²) for analysis using LLE and SPME exceeded 0.94 for all compounds. The LLE procedure is a method with high repeatability and has the possibility of simultaneous extraction of several samples (up to 12), however the SPME technique is a solvent-free method presenting major advantages, such as small sample volume and higher sensitivity and simplicity.     

The first one-pot ‘alkane-like’ reactions of carbonyl-containing adamantanes

A novel ‘alkane-like’ methodology for the direct and very simple one-pot functionalization of amides and an ester of 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid provides access to new and synthetically challenging 1,3-dicarbonyl-containing adamantanoid compounds with the same or different functional groups.     

‘Click’ chemistry as a tool for the facile synthesis of fullerene glycoconjugate derivatives

A bis-malonate C₆₀ derivative bearing terminal alkyne groups prepared by the Bingel reaction has been used as a building block under copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition conditions to produce a series of new fullerene glycoconjugate derivatives.     

Donor-acceptor amphiphilic 2,2′-bipyridine chromophores: synthesis, linear optical, and thermal properties

Two symmetrical and one unsymmetrical ‘push-pull’ amphiphilic 2,2′-bipyridine chromophores have been synthesized through Horner-Wordsworth-Emmons and Knoevenagel reaction mechanized synthetic protocols and characterized by spectroscopy. Linear optical properties and thermal stability of the synthesized chromophores have been investigated.     

‘Two-point’-bound supramolecular complexes from semi-rigidified dipyridine receptors and zinc porphyrins

Two linear compounds 1 and 2 have been designed and synthesized as new receptors for zinc porphyrins. Both compounds consist of two folded aromatic amide moieties, which are connected with an acetylene linker in 1 or directly in 2. The rigid conformations of their folded moieties are stabilized by intramolecular tri-centered hydrogen bonding, while the whole molecule adopts a ‘S’- or ‘C’-styled conformation depending on the relative orientation of the two rigid moieties. Two pyridine units are introduced at the ends of 1 and 2 for the complexation of zinc porphyrin guests. Although the ¹H NMR investigation indicated that both compounds can bind two zinc porphyrin guests at high concentrations (≥5 mM) in chloroform, the UV-vis studies revealed that, at low concentration of 1 and 2 (4 μM), both compounds complex one zinc porphyrin guest to form structurally unique ‘two-point’-bound 1:1 complexes. The association constants of the 1:1 complexes have been determined with the UV-vis titration experiments.     

Interaction of fluorine-containing 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with polyamines

In the reaction of fluorinated copper(II) 1,3-diketonates with diethylenetriamine (or triethylenetetramine) in CHCl₃, N,N-bis(1,3-aminovinylketones) are formed in 21–35% yields. Fluorine-containing 1,3-diketones and 1,3-ketoesters, upon interaction with polyamines without solvent, undergo acid cleavage, forming the corresponding amides. The copper(II) 1,3-ketoesterates are readily cleaved in CHCl₃ at 25°C in excess triethylenetetramine or ethylenediamine.Department of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620219 Ekaterinburg. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2591–2596, November, 1992.     

Synthesis of ‘difficult’ peptides free of aspartimide and related products, using peptoid methodology

We developed an efficient, cost effective strategy for Fmoc-based solid phase synthesis of ‘difficult’ peptides and/or peptides containing Asp/Asn-Gly sequences, free of aspartimide and related products, using a peptoid methodology for the preparation of N-substituted glycines.