1-Methoxy-1-(phenylthio)cyclopropanes from olefins via the Pummerer rearrangement

The Pummerer rearrangements of cyclopropyl(methoxy)phenylsulfonium salts proceed via sulfur-stabilized carbocations to yield the title compounds. The sulfonium salts were prepared in high yields from olefins via carbene addition, oxidation, and methylation.     

Unusual Desilanolysis of 1,1-Dimethyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-3-phenylpropyne

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Entering the leinamycin rearrangement via 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl sulfoxides

Attack of cellular thiols on the antitumor natural product leinamycin is believed to generate a sulfenate intermediate that undergoes subsequent rearrangement to a DNA-alkylating episulfonium ion. Here, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl sulfoxides were employed in a fluoride-triggered generation of sulfenate anions related to the putative leinamycin-sulfenate. The resulting sulfenates enter smoothly into a leinamycin-type rearrangement reaction to afford an episulfonium ion alkylating agent. The results provide evidence that the sulfenate ion is, indeed, a competent intermediate in the leinamycin rearrangement. Further, the molecules examined here may provide a foundation for the design of functional leinamycin analogues that bypass the unstable and synthetically challenging 1,2-dithiolan-3-one 1-oxide moiety found in the natural product.     

Synthesis of 1-organyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-2-(dimethylamino)ethenes and new hypervalent silicon compounds based thereon

1-Organyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)-2-(dimethylamino)ethenes were synthesized for the first time, and their reactions with trichloro(methyl)silane and trifluoro(phenyl)silane afforded silicon bis-chelates, methylbis-[2-(dimethylamino)-1-(organyl)ethenolato-N,O]siliconium chlorides and bis[1-(dimethylamino)-3,3-dimethylbut-1-en-2-olato-N,O]fluoro(phenyl)silicon(IV), respectively.     

Synthesis of cyclopropanes via organoiron methodology: preparation and rearrangement of divinylcyclopropanes

Addition of alkenyl Grignard reagents to (1-methoxycarbonylpentadienyl)iron(1+) cation generates the corresponding (2-alkenylpent-3-en-1,5-diyl)iron complexes. Oxidatively induced-reductive elimination of these complexes gives divinylcyclopropanes which can undergo subsequent Cope rearrangement to give 1,4-cycloheptadienes.     

(E)-[4,4,4-Trifluor-1-(trifluormethyl)-1,3-bis(trimethylsiloxy)-2-butenyl]diphenylphosphin als Ligand

The Ligand (E)-[4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-bis(trimethylsiloxy)-2-butenyl]di-phenylphosphine The tertiary phosphine (E)-Ph₂PC(OSiMe₃)(CF₃)CH = C(OSiMe₃)CF₃ (L), 1 and the carbonyl Fe₂(CO)₉ react to give (OC)₄FeL, 2. Bis( 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)palladium(II) and 1 furnish the diphenylphosphido group bridged palladium(II) complex 3 crystallizing from chloroform triclinic in the space group P1 with a = 12.600(3), b = 13.298(3), c = 13.975(3) Å, α = 93.27(2), β = 111.67(2), γ = 106.71(2)° The elementary cell contains Z = 2 formular units and two molecules CHCl₃ with two independent molecules 3 each showing an inversion centre. The planar [PdP], four membered ring system and the planar chelate units, exhibit a torsional angle of 6.75°     

1,5-Bis(trimethylsiloxy)-1,5-dimethoxy-1,4-pentadienes. cyclopropane synthesis via intramolecular coupling.

The title compounds ($\text{1}$a–e) can be prepared in good yield by silylation of the dianions of dimethyl glutarates ($\text{2}$a–e). On treatment with titanium tetrachloride, they cyclise stereoselectively to dimethyl $\text{trans}$-cyclopropane-1,2-dicarboxylates.     

2-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-1-phosphaethin, 1,4-bis-(trimethylsiloxy)-1,4-bis-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-2, 3-diphosphabutadien

The title compounds are prepared for the first time by reaction of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyl-benzoylchloride and tris-(trimethylsilyl)-phosphane.     

Layer arrangement in the structure of octakis-(trimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane and dodecakis-(trimethylsiloxy)cyclohexasiloxane

Layers of [(CH₃)₃SiO]₈(SiO_1.5)₈ and [(CH₃)₃SiO]₁₂(SiO)₆ organosilicon compounds obtained by chemical vapor deposition were investigated by X-ray diffraction (DRON-RM4, R = 192 mm, CuK radiation) and Raman spectroscopy (Triplemate, SPEX). The layers were found to be ideally oriented polycrystalline films. The octakis-(trimethylsiloxy)octasilsesquioxane polycrystals are oriented in one crystallographic direction — [001], while the dodecakis-(trimethylsiloxy)cyclohexa-siloxane polycrystals are oriented in the and directions. Crystal structure analysis in these directions yielded the type of the planar lattice followed by the molecules and their orientation relative to the support.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by S. A. Gromilov, T. V. Basova, D. Yu. Emelyanov, A. V. Kuzmin, and S. A. ProkhorovaTranslated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 497–501, May–June 2004.     

Boc-protected 1-(3-oxocycloalkyl)ureas via a one-step Curtius rearrangement: mechanism and scope

1-(3-Oxocyclobutyl) carboxylic acid (4a) was converted into N-Boc-protected 1-(3-oxocyclobutyl) urea (5a), a key intermediate for the preparation of agonists of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5, in one-step when treated with diphenyl phosphoryl azide and triethylamine in tert-butanol. The mechanism of the reaction involves a nucleophilic addition of the in situ generated tert-butyl carbamate to the isocyanate intermediate. This reaction is applicable to other 1-(3-oxocycloalkyl) carboxylic acids but not to linear γ-keto carboxylic acids.     

A rearrangement of 3-(1-hydroxy-1-organylmethyl)-2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofurans

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, p. 2389, October, 1989.     

Addition of Bis(trimethylsiloxy)phosphine to Diphenyl(vinyl)- and Phenyldivinylphosphines

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A novel rearrangement of 1-(2-aminoaryl)imidazoles

6-Ethyl-2,4-bis(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyrimidin-5-amine was found to undergo a novel rearrangement in the presence of acetic anhydride. The structure of the rearrangement product was deduced using a combination of one- and two-dimensional nmr methods. Confirmation of the structure was obtained by unambiguous synthesis of a reduced analog and establishment of the identity of this material with material prepared by reduction of the rearrangement product. Examination of three related cases indicated that the rearrangement process is significant only when both positions adjacent to the aryl amino group are substituted.     

Synthesis of methyl-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-vinylcyclopropanecarboxylate via a Hofmann rearrangement utilizing trichloroisocyanuric acid as an oxidant

A trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA) mediated Hofmann rearrangement was utilized to synthesize methyl-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-vinylcyclopropanecarboxylate. A variety of functional groups are tolerated in this reaction including vinyl, cyclopropyl, pyridyl, aryl, benzyl, and nitro groups.