Alkylation of olefins with “alkylpalladium acetates” lacking β hydrogen substituents. Observation of an intramolecular shift of an acetatopalladium group in neophylpalladium acetate

Methyl-, benzyl-, neopentyl- and (2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl)palladium acetates, prepared in situ by exchange reactions of the corresponding mercurials with palladium acetate, alkylate monosubstituted ethylene derivatives in fair to good yields. The “(2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl)palladium acetate” apparently underwent an unusual rearrangement during reaction with methyl acrylate. The palladium acetate group was partially transferred from the side-chain to the ortho position of the aromatic ring and produced methyl o-tert-butylcinnamate in 49% yield. The “normal product”, methyl 5-methyl-5-phenyl-2-hexenoate was also obtained, in 16% yield. A similar rearrangement occurred in the reaction with styrene.     

The reactions of alkyltrimethylphosphinenickel complexes with isocyanides and alkynes

t-Butylisocyanide reacts with NiRCl(PMe₃)₂ (R  CH₃, Ia; R  CH₂SiMe₃, Ib) to give, successively, the products of mono- and di-insertion into the nickelcarbon bonds; with more than two equivalents of isocyanide, trimethylphosphine ligands are displaced. In contrast to related palladium reactions, cyclohexyl isocyanide gives mono-insertion products only, while benzyl isocyanide is polymerised. The reactions of diphenylacetylene with Ia and Ib in methanol give (Z) vinylnickel complexes, trans-Ni{C(Ph)C(Ph)R}Cl(PMe₃)₂, while from reaction in diethyl ether a precursor complex [NiMeCl(PMe₃)₂ · (PhCCPh)_0.5] can be isolated. On heating the (Z)-vinyl complexes come into thermodynamic equilibrium with their (E)-isomers. The vinyl complexes are stereochemically rigid and resistant to further insertion.     

Ring opening photoreactions of cytosine and uracil with ethylamine

The photochemical reactions of cytosine (Cyt) and uracil (Ura) with ethylamine, an analog of the side chain of the amino acid lysine, have been studied. After irradiation of Cyt in aqueous ethylamine at lambda = 254 nm, N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-aminoacrylamidine (Ia) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-ethylaminoacrylamidine (Ib) were isolated as products, while irradiation of Ura gave N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-aminoacrylamide (IIa) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-ethylaminoacrylamide (IIb) as products. Studies in which Ia and IIa were incubated with ethylamine at various pH values indicate that Ib and IIb are secondary products produced via thermal reactions of Ia and IIa with ethylamine. Heating of Ia and Ib leads to ring closure with the resultant formation of 1-ethylcytosine; small amounts of 1-ethyluracil are also produced. Heating of IIa and IIb produces 1-ethyluracil as the sole product. Spectroscopic properties were determined for each of these opened ring products, as well as for N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-amino-2-methylacrylamidine (III) and N-(N'-ethylcarbamoyl)-3-amino-2-methylacrylamide (IV). Quantum yield measurements showed that Ia was formed with a phi of 1.6 x 10(-4) at pH 9.8, while phi for formation of IIa was 7.2 x 10(-4) at pH 11.5. A profile of the relative quantum yield for formation of Ia, determined as a function of pH, showed that the maximum quantum yield occurs at around pH 9.5; the analogous profile for IIa shows a maximum quantum yield at pH 11.3 and above. Acetone sensitization does not produce Ia in the Cyt-ethylamine system, which indicates that the known triplet state of Cyt is not involved in reactions leading to this opened ring product.     

Molecular designing,structural elucidation,and comparison of the cleavage ability of oxovanadium(IV) Schiff base complexes

Three novel oxovanadium(IV) Schiff base complexes [VO(Phen)(L)]SO₄, where L = 4[(benzylidene)amino]antipyrine (Ia), 4[(cinnamalidene)amino]antipyrine (Ib) and 4[(2-chlorobenzylidene)amino]antipyrine (Ic) are designed using benzaldehyde/cinnamaldehyde/2-chlorobenzaldehyde with 4-aminoantipyrine, 1,10-phenonthroline, and vanadyl sulfate in the 1: 1: 1 molar ratio. They are synthesized by the template method. The geometry of the complexes is elucidated by elemental analyses, IR, UV-Vis, ESR, CV, FAB mass, magnetic susceptibility, and conductance data. FAB mass spectrum shows the degradation of the complexes. The electronic spectra of the complexes reveal their square pyramidal geometry in which the ligands act as tetradentate. Their electrochemical parameters, the anodic and cathodic potentials, and the number of electrons transferred are calculated. One quasi-reversible peak and one electron-transfer redox processes corresponding to the formation of a VO(II)/VO(III) couple are observed. The antimicrobial activity of synthesized complexes are tested. The results are compared with the standard penicillin. DNA cleavage experiments showed that Ia exhibits higher cleavage efficiency, whereas Ib and Ic have the lower cleavage efficiency. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Reactivity of lanthanocene amide complexes toward ketenes: unprecedented organolanthanide-induced conjugate electrophilic addition of ketenes to arenes

This paper presents some unusual types of reactions of lanthanocene amide complexes with ketenes, and demonstrates that these reactions are dependent on the nature of amide ligands and ketenes as well as the stoichiometric ratio under the conditions involved. The reaction of [{Cp(2)LnNiPr(2)}(2)] with four equivalents of Ph(2)CCO in toluene affords the unexpected enolization dearomatization products [Cp(2)Ln(OC{2,5-C(6)H(5)(==CPhCONiPr(2)-4)}==CPh(2))] (Ln = Yb (1 a), Er (1 b)) in good yields, representing an unprecedented conjugate electrophilic addition to a non-coordinated benzenoid nucleus. Treatment of [{Cp(2)LnNiPr(2)}(2)] with four equivalents of PhEtCCO under the same conditions gives the unexpected enolization dearomatization/rearomatization products [{Cp(2)Ln(OC{C(6)H(4)(p-CHEtCONiPr(2))}==CEtPh)}(2)] (Ln = Yb (2 a), Er (2 b), Dy (2 c)). However, reaction of [{Cp(2)YbNiPr(2)}(2)] with PhEtCCO in THF forms only the mono-insertion product [Cp(2)Yb{OC(NiPr(2))==CEtPh}](THF) (3). Hydrolysis of 2 afforded aryl ketone PhEtCHCOC(6)H(4)(p-CHEtCONiPr(2)) (4) and the overall formation of aryl ketone 4 provides an alternative route to the acylation of aromatic compounds. Moreover, reaction of [{Cp(2)LnNHPh}(2)] with excess of PhEtCCO or Ph(2)CCO in toluene affords only the products from a formal insertion of the C==C bond of the ketene into the N--H bond, [(Cp(2)Ln{OC(CHEtPh)NPh})(2)] (Ln = Yb (5 a), Y (5 b)) or [(Cp(2)Er{OC(CHPh(2))NPh})(2)] (6), respectively, indicating that an isomerization involving a 1,3-hydrogen shift occurs more easily than the conjugate electrophilic addition reaction, along with the initial amide attack on the ketene carbonyl carbon. [{Cp(2)ErNHEt}(2)] reacts with an excess of PhEtCCO to give [(Cp(2)Er{PhEtCHCON(Et)COCEtPh})(2)] (7), revealing another unique pattern of double-insertion of ketenes into the metal-ligand bond without bond formation between two ketene molecules. All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and by their spectroscopic properties. The structures of complexes 1 b, 2 a, 2 b, 5 a, 5 b, 6, and 7 were also determined through X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis.     

A Conjugate Addition Approach to Diazo-Containing Scaffolds with β Quaternary Centers

Structurally complex diazo-containing scaffolds are formed by conjugate addition to vinyl diazonium salts. The electrophile, a little studied α-diazonium-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, is formed at low temperature under mild conditions by treating β-hydroxy-α-diazo carbonyls with Sc(OTf)₃. Conjugate addition occurs selectively at the 3-position of indole to give α-diazo-β-indole carbonyls, and enoxy silanes react to give 2-diazo-1,4-dicarbonyl products. These reactions result in the formation of tertiary and quaternary centers, and give products that would be otherwise difficult to form. Importantly, the diazo functional group is retained within the molecule for future manipulation. Treating an α-diazo ester indole addition product with Rh₂(OAc)₄ caused a rearrangement to occur to give a 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-enoate. In the case of diazo ketone compounds, this shift occurred spontaneously on prolonged exposure to the Lewis acidic reaction conditions.     

The chemical behaviour of the azido group bonded to copper(I): Synthesis and reactivity of thiothiatriazolato and alkynyl complexes

The copper(I) azido-derivatives, (PPh₃)(phen)CuN₃ (Ia) and (PPh₃)(TMP)CuN₃ (Ib) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline; TMP = 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), obtained from [(PPh₃)₂CuN₃]₂ and the bidentate ligand (biL), react with CS₂ to give the thiothiatriazolato-copper(I) complexes, (PPh₃)(phen)Cu$\text{NC(S)SNN}$ (IIa) and (PPh₃)(TMP)Cu$\text{NC(S)SNN}$ (IIb). The preparation of IIa and IIb occurs only when free triphenylphosphine is present in the reaction medium. The isothiocyanate complexes, (PPh₃)(biL)Cu(NCS) (biL = phen, IIIa; biL = TMP, IIIb) are formed, instead of IIa and IIb, when free PPh₃ is not added to the reaction medium. The complexes IIIa and IIIb are also obtained when CH₂Cl₂ solutions of IIa and IIb are stirred for 15 h in the absence of light; if longer reaction times are used, the dimeric isothiocyanato complexes [(biL)Cu(NCS)]₂ are formed. Compounds IIa and IIb react with PhCOCl to give (PPh₃)(biL)CuCl and 4-benzoyl-1,2,3,4-thiatriazole-5-thione, PhCO$\text{NC(S)SNN}$.Treatment of Ia and Ib, or [(PPh₃)₂CuN₃]₂, with COS did not lead to isolation of characterizable products. An unsaturated molecule such as ethyl propriolate, EtO₂CCCH, does not behave as a 1,3-dipolarophile in its reactions with Ia and Ib, the alkynyl derivatives [(biL)Cu₂(CCCO₂Et)₂]_n (_n is probably 2; biL = phen, IVa; biL = TMP, IVb), being obtained. Similarly the azido-complex [(PPh₃)₂CuN₃]₂ reacts with ethyl propiolate to give the asymmetric binuclear alkynyl derivative, (PPh₃)₃Cu₂(CCCO₂Et)₂ (V). The reaction of V with hydrogen chloride gives EtO₂CCCH and the known complex (PPh₃)₃Cu₂Cl₂, confirming the above formulation. The reactions of V with neutral ligands such as TMP, phen and CyNC have also been studied, leading to the isolation of new copper(I) alkynyl-derivatives.     

二价钌催化的金属卡宾经由的硫叶立德[2,3]-σ重排反应研究

报道烯(炔)基硫醚与α-重氮羰基化合物, 在[RuCl₂(p-cymene)]₂催化下, 经由金属卡宾发生硫叶立德[2,3]-σ重排反应(Doyle-Kirmse反应). 在Ru(II)作用下, α-重氮羰基化合物与烯丙基硫醚的反应以较好收率生成相应的[2,3]-σ重排产物高烯丙基硫醚. 同样条件下与炔丙基硫醚的反应则生成[2,3]-σ重排产物联烯和呋喃衍生物, 后者是联烯进一步在Ru(II)作用下重排的产物.     

A facile tandem reaction to access β-hydroxy-α,α-difluoroketone derivatives catalyzed by titanocene dichloride/magnesium

Tandem reactions of Barbier-type allylation, Brook rearrangement and fluoride-promoted aldol reaction were developed, which afforded a facile, “one-pot” process to β-hydroxy-α,α-difluoroketone derivatives with good to excellent yields.     

Fluorolactonization of norbornenecarboxylic acids and their methyl esters with F-TEDA-BF4 and XeF2

The selective fluorolactonization was achieved by treatment of cis-5-norbornene-2,3-endo-dicarboxylic acid or its monomethyl and dimethyl esters with F-TEDA-BF₄ or XeF₂. The reactions of 5-norbornene-endo-2-carboxylic acid and its monomethyl ester with F-TEDA-BF₄ or XeF₂ proceed in a non-selective manner to give fluorolactonization, addition and rearrangement products. The basic factor responsible for selectivity of the fluorolactonization is the presence of two endo-oriented carboxyl groups in the substrate molecule. The electrophilicity and type of the fluorinating agent is of secondary importance in this regard. It is postulated that the fluorolactonization of norbornenecarboxylic acids and their methyl esters with F-TEDA-BF₄ or XeF₂ is realized mainly via “open” fluoronorbornyl carbocation intermediates which in the reaction with XeF₂ are postulated as the tight ion pairs.     

Intermolecular rhodium catalyzed hydroacylation of allenes: the regioselective synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated ketones

A variety of β-S-substituted aldehydes undergo efficient and regioselective rhodium catalyzed hydroacylation reactions with 1,3-disubstituted and 1,1,3-trisubstituted allenes, to deliver β,γ-unsaturated ketone products. Regioselectivites are controlled primarily by steric factors. The reactions are catalyzed by the complex [Rh(dppe)]ClO₄.     

Density Functional Study of the Reaction Mechanism of Two Oxiimine Alcohol Formations and Their Novel Rearrangements

In this study, the reaction mechanisms of isonitrosoacetophenone (inapH) with ethanolamine (ea) and 1‐phenylethanolamine (pea) have been investigated theoretically using B3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) method to explain why the formation and unexpected rearrangement products occur or not occur. While the reaction between isonitrosoacetophenone (inapH) with ethanolamine gives oximine alcohol ( Ib ), the reaction of 1‐phenylethanolamine with inapH results in the formation of oximine alcohol with a different substituent ( Ia ) and amido alcohol ( IIa ), which is the unexpected rearrangement product. The rearrangement driving forces of compounds from Ia to IIa are calculated as ca. 28 and 23 kJ/mol in the gas and EtOH phases, respectively. These driving forces have been calculated ca. 46 and 45 kJ/mol for the rearrangement of compound Ib to obtain IIb in the same phases, respectively. This high driving force shows that the compound IIb cannot be obtained from rearrangement of compound Ib as described experimentally in the literature. In addition, as the DFT functionals poorly describe dispersion effects, dispersion correction for reaction heat and free‐energy barrier was estimated using the wB97X‐D/6‐311G(d,p). In general, the relative free energies of all molecules calculated from wB97XD method are lower than performed from B3LYP level. The changes of thermodynamic properties for all molecules with temperature ranging from 100 to 500 K have been obtained using the statistical thermodynamic method.     

Photoexchange products of cytosine and 5-methylcytosine with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and L-lysine

The photoinduced exchange reactions of cytosine (Ia) and 5-methylcytosine (IIa) with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine, a derivative of the common amino acid L-lysine, were studied. These reactions of Ia and IIa at pH 7.5 produce, respectively, 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ib) and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIb) as major final products. In addition, small amounts of the corresponding deamination products were formed in the 5-methylcytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and cytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine systems, namely 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-thyminyl)-hexanoic acid and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-uracilyl)hexanoic acid. The compounds Ib and IIb were deacetylated by acid hydrolysis to yield the corresponding lysine products: 2-amino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ic) and 2-amino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIc). The compound Ic was identified as a product in the photoreaction of cytosine with L-lysine at near neutral pH, while IIc is found as a product in the corresponding reaction of 5-methylcytosine. The occurrence of the above photoexchange reactions at pH values near those found in physiological systems could have biological implications; in particular, our observations suggest that cytosine and 5-methylcytosine residues, contained in DNA, might react with the epsilon-amino groups of lysine residues in proteins upon UV irradiation of nucleosomes and other DNA-protein complexes under physiological conditions.     

A Conjugate Addition Approach to Diazo‐Containing Scaffolds with β Quaternary Centers

Structurally complex diazo‐containing scaffolds are formed by conjugate addition to vinyl diazonium salts. The electrophile, a little studied α‐diazonium‐α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compound, is formed at low temperature under mild conditions by treating β‐hydroxy‐α‐diazo carbonyls with Sc(OTf)₃. Conjugate addition occurs selectively at the 3‐position of indole to give α‐diazo‐β‐indole carbonyls, and enoxy silanes react to give 2‐diazo‐1,4‐dicarbonyl products. These reactions result in the formation of tertiary and quaternary centers, and give products that would be otherwise difficult to form. Importantly, the diazo functional group is retained within the molecule for future manipulation. Treating an α‐diazo ester indole addition product with Rh₂(OAc)₄ caused a rearrangement to occur to give a 2‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐2‐enoate. In the case of diazo ketone compounds, this shift occurred spontaneously on prolonged exposure to the Lewis acidic reaction conditions.     

Intramolecular reactions of benzylic azides with ketones: competition between Schmidt and Mannich pathways.

The Lewis acid-promoted reactions of benzylic azides with ketones can proceed by two major pathways. The azido-Schmidt reaction involves simple addition of azide to the ketone followed by rearrangement and ring expansion. In addition, benzylic azides can undergo prior rearrangement to afford iminium ions that can subsequently participate in a Mannich reaction. A series of ketones containing an alpha CH2(CH2)nCH(N3)Ph substituent (n = 1-3) was prepared to investigate the dependence of products on ketone ring size and tether length. For all ketones examined, good yields of bicyclic lactams arising from intramolecular Schmidt reaction were obtained when a four-carbon linker was used (n = 1 in the above formulation), but Mannich products predominated for the longer tethers examined (n = 2, 3).     

Reactions of siliranes with elemental sulfur and with t-butyl mercaptan. Preparation of the 2,3-dithia-1-silacyclopentane ring system

The reaction of 1,1-dimethyl-trans-2,3,-bis(2′,2′-dimethylcyclopropylidene)-1-silirane with S₈ gives a mixture of four isomeric products derived from incorporation of one sulfur atom and a cyclopropylcarbinyl-to-butenyl type rearrangement. This silirane reacts with t-butyl mercaptan to give a product of mercaptan addition in which a cyclopropylcarbinyl-to-butenyl rearrangement also has occurred. Hexamethylsilirane reacts with S₈ to give 1,1,4,4,5,5-hexamethyl-2,3-dithia-1-silacyclopentane in high yield. These reactions are discussed in terms of free radical mechanisms.     

Germylene Cyanide Complex: A Reagent for the Activation of Aldehydes with Catalytic Significance

The first example of a germanium(II) cyanide complex [GeCN(L)] ( 2 ) (L=aminotroponiminate (ATI)) has been synthesized through a novel and relatively benign route that involves the reaction of a digermylene oxide [(L)Ge?O?Ge(L)] ( 1 ) with trimethylsilylcyanide (TMSCN). Interestingly, compound 2 activates several aldehydes (RCHO) at room temperature and results in the corresponding cyanogermylated products [RC{OGe(L)}(CN)H] (R=H 3 , iPr 4 , tBu 5 , CH(Ph)Me 6 ). Reaction of one of the cyanogermylated products ( 4 ) with TMSCN affords the cyanosilylated product [(iPr)C(OSiMe₃)(CN)H] ( 7 ) along with [GeCN(L)] quantitatively, and insinuates the possible utility of [GeCN(L)] as a catalyst for the cyanosilylation reactions of aldehydes with TMSCN. Accordingly, the quantitative formation of several cyanosilylated products [RC(OSiMe₃)(CN)H] ( 7 – 9 ) in the reaction between RCHO and TMSCN by using 1 mol % of [GeCN(L)] as a catalyst is also reported for the first time.     

Mechanisms of the Photochemical Rearrangement of Diphenyl Ethers

The mechanism of the photochemical rearrangement of diphenyl ether (1a) was studied. Irradiation of 1a in ethanol gave 2-phenylphenol (2, 42%) and 4-phenylphenol (3, 11%) as rearrangement products, in addition to phenol (4, 30%) and benzene (5, 25%) as diffusion products. Cross-coupling experiments employing [(2)H(10)]1a demonstrated that the formation of 2- and 4-phenylphenol was an intramolecular process. Irradiation of 1a in benzene or in toluene gave biphenyls in good yields. The combined yields of rearrangement products (2and 3) increased with increase of solvent viscosity, with a concomitant decrease in the formation of 4. All the results can be rationalized in terms of excitation of 1a to the singlet state and dissociation to a radical pair intermediate involving phenoxy and phenyl radicals. Intramolecular recombination of these radicals gives rearrangement products, and escape followed by hydrogen abstraction from the solvent gives diffusion products. When position 4 of 1a was occupied by an electron-donating substituent (1b-e), aryloxy-phenyl bond cleavage to give the corresponding rearrangement products prevailed over phenoxy-aryl bond cleavage. The opposite was the case for substrates with an electron-withdrawing substituent at position 4 (1h,i).     

MnIIILx/t-BuOOH-induced activation of dioxygen for the oxygenation of cyclohexene

Several manganese (III) complexes (Mn^IIIL_x) in combination with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) activate dioxygen (O₂) to oxygenate cyclohexene (c-C₆H₁₀) to its ketone, alcohol, and epoxide. The product profiles depend on the ligand and solvent matrix. With picolinate (PA), bipyridine (bpy), or triphenylphosphine oxide (OPPh₃) as the ligand in py/HOAc (2:1 molar ratio) dominant product is the ketone [c-C₆H₈(O)] whereas Schiff–base complexes produce c-C₆H₈(O), c-C₆H₉(OH) and the epoxide in almost equal yields. However, in MeCN c-C₆H₈(O) is the dominant product for all of the complexes.     

Porphyrins. 20. Interaction of 2-formyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin with ch acids

The reactions of 2-formyl-5,10,15-20-tetraphenylporphyrin (Ia) with nitromethane and of its Cu complex (Ib) with nitromethane, malonic acid, and its esters have been investigated. On interacting porphyrins (Ia,b) with nitromethane in AcOH/BuNH₂ the 2-(2-nitrovinyl)porphyrins (IIa,b) were formed, in liquid NH₃ the nitroalcohols (IIIa,b) were formed, and in DMF/BuNH₂ the dinitro derivatives (IVa,b) were formed. The interaction of porphyrin (Ib) with malonic acid and its esters led to the corresponding condensation products in high yield.For Communication 19 see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 936–940, July, 1985.