Reduction reactions of a 1,3,5-triphosphabenzene

The reactions of the triphosphabenzene, 1,3,5-P3C3But3, with LiMH4, M = Al or Ga, lead to the triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanediyl metallate complexes, [[[Li(OEt2)][MH2(P3C3But3H2)]]2], which give exo- and endo-isomers of a triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, P3C3But3H4 upon quenching. The related reaction of [AlH3(NMe3)] with 1,3,5-P3C3But3 affords three identifiable products, viz. a triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexenyl complex, [AlH2(P3C3But3H)(NMe3)], and two triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanediyl complexes, [AlH(P3C3But3H2)(NMe3)] and [Al2H4(P3C3But3H2)(NMe3)]. In contrast, the reactions of 1,3,5-P3C3But3 with either [GaH3(quin)], quin = quinuclidine, or Me3SnH lead only to the triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexenyl complexes, [GaH2(P3C3But3H)(quin)] and [Me3Sn(P3C3But3H)]. Quenching of the former affords a triphosphabicyclo[3.1.0]hexene, P3C3But3H2, while quenching the latter gives its triphosphacyclohexa-1,4-diene valence isomer. Treatment of 1,3,5-P3C3But3 with "GaI" yields a GaI3 complex of the triphosphahexa-1,4-diene, [GaI3(P3C3But3H2)], whilst treatment with the anionic Ga(I) heterocycle, [:Ga[N(Ar)C(H)]2]-, Ar = C6H3Pri2-2,6, affords the known diphospholyl anion, [1,3-P2C3But3]- via a P-abstraction from the triphosphabenzene. Finally, reaction of the 1,3,5-triphosphacyclohexane, [P(OEt)C(H)(But)]3, with thionyl chloride yields the unusual lambda5, lambda5, lambda5-1,3,5-triphosphacyclohexane, [P(O)(Cl)C(H)(But)]2[P(OEt)(S)C(H)(But)]. Suggestions as to the mechanisms of a number of these reduction reactions are made and the crystal structures of seven compounds are reported.     

Reaction of nitrenes with strained olefins. Preparation and reactions of some 6-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes

A number of examples of the 6-azabicycIo[3.1.0]hexane ring system have been prepared by the oxidation of N-aminophthalimide or 3-amino-2-methyl-4-quinazoIone with lead tetraacetate in the presence of variously substituted cyclopentenes. Thus, 6-phthalimidyl-6-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, dimethy 1–6-phthalimidyl-6-azabicyclo[3.1.0]-hexane-1,5-dicarboxylate, 2,3-benzo-6-phthalimidyl-6-azabicycIo[3.1.0]hexane and N-3-(2-methyl-4-quinazolyl)-6-azabicyclo [3.1.0]hexane were prepared for the first time. All of the new compounds were found to be stable in refluxing carbon tetrachloride and chlorobenzene. Refluxing 6-phthalimidyl-6-azabieyclo[3,1.0]hexane in acetic acid for 24 hours resulted in quantitative rearrangement to a phthalohydrazide, 8 .     

Synthesis of nucleoside analogues bearing the five naturally occurring nucleic acid bases built on a 2-oxabicylo[3.1.0]hexane scaffold

Hitherto unknown nucleoside analogues incorporating the five naturally occurring nucleic acid bases built on a 2-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane template were synthesized. The synthesis of these new conformationally restricted nucleoside analogues involved the preparation of a suitable sugar precursor bearing the 2-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane scaffold. This sugar was readily obtained from [(3aS,6aS)-2,2-dimethyl-3a,6a-dihydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]methyl benzyl ether (4) following a Simons-Smith-type cyclopropanation reaction. Finally, glycosylation reactions and deprotection provided the nucleoside analogues. Using nucleoside 14 bearing thymine base as a model, we found that the conformation of such nucleoside analogue was restricted toward a (0)T(1) conformation.     

Intramolecular Radical Aziridination of Allylic Sulfamoyl Azides by Cobalt(II)‐Based Metalloradical Catalysis: Effective Construction of Strained Heterobicyclic Structures

Cobalt(II)‐based metalloradical catalysis (MRC) has been successfully applied for effective construction of the highly strained 2‐sulfonyl‐1,3‐diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane structures in high yields through intramolecular radical aziridination of allylic sulfamoyl azides. The resulting [3.1.0] bicyclic aziridines prove to be versatile synthons for the preparation of a diverse range of 1,2‐ and 1,3‐diamine derivatives by selective ring‐opening reactions. As a demonstration of its application for target synthesis, the metalloradical intramolecular aziridination reaction has been incorporated as a key step for efficient synthesis of a potent neurokinin 1 (NK₁) antagonist in 60 % overall yield.     

Reaction of difluorocarbene with 2H-azirines: generation and transformations of strained azomethine ylides -- aziriniodifluoromethanides

The reaction of difluorocarbene with azirines affords a new type of azomethine ylides, viz., strained aziriniodifluoromethanides. 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of ylides derived from 2-unsubstituted 3-arylazirines to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and aldehydes give derivatives of 2,2-difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene-3,4-dicarboxylic acids and 1,4-oxazin-3(4H)-ones, respectively. Ylides derived from 2-mono- and 2,2-disubstituted azirines undergo isomerization to 2-aza-1,3-diene derivatives. 2,2-Difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes are transformed into 2-fluoropyridine derivatives in high yields and react with amines to give 2,4-diamino-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene derivatives.     

Novel synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes by unusual palladium(0)-catalyzed cyclopropanation of allenenes

Novel stereoselective synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes from allenenes is presented. Treatment of N-protected 4-alkyl-4-(N-allyl)amino allenes with allyl carbonate and a catalytic amount of Pd(2)(dba)(3).CHCl(3) in MeCN leads to stereoselective formation of the 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane framework in moderate to good yields. [reaction: see text]     

Simple synthesis of substituted 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones and their rearrangement in the presence of lithium iodide

2-Alkenylidenemalonic ester monoepoxides react with organolithium and organomagnesium compounds to give 1-ethoxycarbonyl-4-alkyl-6-alkenyl(alkyl, aryl, alkynyl)-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones in high yields. The latter, when an alkenyl fragment is present, undergo rearrangement in the presence of LiI to substituted 1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]-6-octen-2-ones or 3-(1,3-butadienyl)-4-butanolides.Institute of Chemistry, Bashkir Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa 450054. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 946–954, April, 1992.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed Prins-type reactions of methylenecyclopropylcarbinols with aldehydes and aldimines

Lewis acid-catalyzed Prins-type reactions of methylenecyclopropylcarbinols with aldehydes and aldimines proceeded smoothly to give the corresponding 3-oxa-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane units via 5-exo cyclization in good to high total yields.     

Aziridines as a structural motif to conformational restriction of azasugars

In order to investigate the hypothesis that the glycosidase inhibitor isofagomine was bound to alpha- or beta-glucosidase in a 1,4B conformation, a number of bicyclic aziridines that adopt the 1,4B or B1,4 conformations were synthesised and investigated. (1R)-2-endo,3-exo-2,3-Dihydroxy-4-endo-4-hydroxymethyl-6- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (5) and its N-methyl and N-benzyl analogues and (1S)-2-exo-3-endo-2,3-dihydroxy-4- endo-4-hydroxymethyl-6-azabicyclo-[3.1.0]hexane (6) were synthesised. The aziridines 5 and 6 were found to be weak or not inhibitors of alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase and alpha-fucosidase.     

Thermolysis of 6-Aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in the Presence of N-Arylmaleimides

Heating of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in the presence of N-arylmaleimides gives rise to 2,9-diarylperhydropyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazole-1,3-diones. It is presumed that thermal cleavage of the C-N bond in the diaziridine fragment of the 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes results in formation of labile azomethinimines that react with N-arylmaleimides to afford the products of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. The rate of accumulation thereof depends only on the character of substituents in the aromatic ring of the 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and is independent of maleimide. The thermal isomerization of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes without 1,3-dipolarophiles yields the corresponding 2-pyrazolines.     

Unexpected formation of new bicyclic γ-lactams by dimerization of α-chloroacetoacetanilides

Novel and unusual dimerization reaction of α-chloroacetoacetanilide under basic reaction condition to give structurally unique 6-oxa-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane was described.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the anodic dissolution of gold in solutions of 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane and its precursors

Studies of the electrochemical behavior of hexahydropyrimidine, 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, and 1,3-diaminopropane on a gold electrode via cyclic voltammetry allow us to conclude that gold anodes are subject to corrosion in presence these compounds, yielding complexes that migrate into the solutions and discharge on the counter electrode, producing gold metal deposit. 1,5-Diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane is found to form complexes with gold that are much more stable that those formed by hexahydropyrimidine and 1,3-diaminopropane.     

Azirino[c]imidazolyl ylides in the domino reaction of 2,2-dialkyl-4,6-diaryl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes with dichlorocarbenes. Synthesis of (1RS,5SR, 6RS)-4-(alk-1-enyl)-1,5-diaryl-3,7,7-trichloro-2,4-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-enes

The reaction of 2,2-dialkyl-4,6-diaryl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes with dichlorocarbene to give (1RS,5SR,6RS)-4-(alk-1-enyl)-1,5-diaryl-3,7,7-trichloro-2,4-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-enes has been studied. Quantum-chemical calculations using the DFT B3LYP/6-31G(d) method have confirmed that the mechanism of the reaction includes the formation of azirino[c]imidazolium ylides and coordinated opening of the imidazole and aziridine rings with subsequent cyclization and dichloropropane formation. Dedicated to the respected memory of A. A. Potekhin __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 730–740, May, 2008.     

An efficient stereoselective synthesis of 1-iodo- or 1-phenyl selenenyl-2-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane via electrophilic cyclization of benzyl-2-arylmethylidenecyclopropylmethyl-amines

The reaction of benzyl-2-arylmethylidenecyclopropylmethyl-amine 1 with iodine in the presence of potassium carbonate or PhSeBr stereoselectively gives ring-closure product 1-iodo-2-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane or 1-phenylselenenyl-2-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane in good yields at room temperature. A plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed.     

N-heterocyclic phosphenium cations: syntheses and cycloaddition reactions

A series of trifluoromethanesulfonate (OTf) salts of N-heterocyclic phospheniums (NHP) bearing phenyl (1a), para-methoxyphenyl (1b), 2,6-diisopropylphenyl (1c) and mesityl (1d) substituents is reported. The compounds are made by a modification to a literature procedure that improves the overall yields for and by 15 and 23%, respectively. Two unwanted side-products in the synthesis of , the diammonium salt, [(2,6-iPr-C6H3)N(H)2CH2CH2N(H)2(2,6-iPr-C6H3)]Cl2 (4) and the bisphosphine (2,6-iPr-C6H3)N(PCl2)CH2CH2N(PCl2)(2,6-iPr-C6H3) (5), are crystallographically characterized, as is the intermediate cyclic chlorophosphine, C1PN(4-OMe-C6H4)CH2CH2N(4-OMe-C6H4) (3b). The phenyl-substituted NHP is fully characterized, including by X-ray crystallography, for the first time; this compound contains a short P-O contact of 2.1850(14) A. Cycloaddition reactions of with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene give the expected spirocyclic phospholeniums, 7,8-dimethyl-1,4-diaryl-1,4-diaza-5-phopshoniaspiro[4.4]non-7-ene, as their OTf salts (6a-d), while reactions with N,N'-dimesityl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene give, except in the case of , which is too bulky to react, the aza analogues, 1,4-dimesityl-6,9-diaryl-1,4,6,9-tetraaza-5-phosphoniaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene (7a, 7b and 7d). The sterically congested is in thermal equilibrium with and free diazadiene, and undergoes a substitution reaction with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene to give .     

Application of carbene reactive intermediates in organic synthesis: III. Reaction of difluorocarbene with trimethylsilyl enol ethers

The addition of difluorocarbene generated from phenyl(trifluoromethyl)mercury and anhydrous sodium iodide, with trimethylsilyl enol ethers derived from cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone, 3-pentanone and acetophenone was described. The corresponding 2, 2-difluoro-1-trimethylsilyloxy-cyclopropanes were obtained in good yields. The thermal stability of these cyclopropyl derivatives was affected by the molecular strain and the nature of their substituents. Thus, 1-trimethylsilyloxy-cyclopentene reacted with difluorocarbene to give only 2-fluoro-2-cyclohexen-1-one instead of the expected 1-trimethylsilyloxy-6, 6-difluorobicyclo [3.1.0]hexane, and a mechanism for its formation was proposed.     

Stereoselective syntheses of highly functionalized bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes: a general methodology for the synthesis of potent and selective mGluR2/3 agonists

[Chemical reaction: See text] A Et3Al mediated intramolecular epoxide opening, cyclopropanation reaction is described. The transformation provided highly functionalized bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane systems in high efficiency and with perfect H or F endo selectivity. Application of this reaction to the synthesis of mGluR2/3 agonist 1 (43% overall yield) and a few intermediates suitable for the synthesis of other bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane mGluR2/3 agonists is discussed.     

Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric 5-exo-trig Cyclization/Cyclopropanation/Carbonylation of 1,6-Enynes for the Construction of Chiral 3-Azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes

We herein disclose a mild and efficient access to chiral 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes via a Pd-catalyzed asymmetric 5-exo-trig cyclization/cyclopropanation/carbonylation of 1,6-enynes. Various nucleophiles, such as alcohols, phenols, amines and water, are well compatible with the reaction system. This reaction forms three C−C bonds, two rings, two adjacent quaternary carbon stereocenters as well as one C−O/C−N bond with excellent regio- and enantioselectivities. The products could be further functionalized to generate a library of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane frameworks.     

Stereochemistry of terpene derivatives. Part 4: Fragrant terpenoid derivatives with an unsaturated gem-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system

Starting from (+)-3-carene 1 several chiral fragrant compounds with the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system 4–6 and 10–20 were synthesized. These compounds are structural analogues of naturally occurring fragrant compounds, such as ionones and damascones, and possess either an endo- or an exo-cyclic double bond in the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane moiety. The absolute configuration of selected products was confirmed by X-ray crystallography and circular dichroism analysis.     

Photoisomerisierung von o-Di-isobutenylbenzol

o-Di-isobutenyl-benzene ( 4 ) on irradiation in hexane with a low-pressure mercury lamp gives 4 photoproducts in an overall yield of 24%. Three of these products were identified as 4, 4, 6, 6-tetramethyl-benzobicyclo [3.1.0] hex-2-ene ( 5 , main product, 14%), 1.1-dimethyl-2-isopropenyl-indane ( 6 , 8%) and 1-isopropenyl-2, 2-dimethyl-indane ( 10 , 2%). 6 is also formed by irradiation of 5 in hexane.