Regiospecific oxidation by DDQ of unhindered alkyl groups in sterically hindered aromatic amines

DDQ oxidises an unhindered activated alkyl group to a carbonyl or a hydroxymethyl group depending on the nature of the substitution, in a sterically hindered aromatic amine.     

Selective mono- and di-N-alkylation of aromatic amines with alcohols and acylation of aromatic amines using Ph3P/DDQ

Selective N-monoalkylation of aromatic amines with 1° and 2° alcohols and conversion of aromatic amines to amides are performed immediately and in excellent yields using triphenylphosphine (PPh₃) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in dichloromethane at room temperature. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical N,N-dialkylation of aromatic amines are also carried out in modest yield at room temperature by this reagent system.     

Direct oxidative conversion of alkyl halides into nitriles with molecular iodine and 1,3-diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin in aq ammonia

Various benzylic halides were smoothly and directly converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in high yields using molecular iodine and 1,3-diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, respectively, in aq ammonia. Similarly, primary alkyl halides were also converted into corresponding nitriles in moderate to good yields using molecular iodine and 1,3-diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin in aq ammonia, although a long reaction time was required. The present reaction is a new method for the preparation of aromatic nitriles from benzylic halides and a new method for the conversion of alkyl halides into corresponding nitriles with retention of the number of carbon atoms.     

Mechanistic investigation of oxidation of a diketone by bromamine-B in acid medium

Oxidation of acetylacetone (AA) by bromamine-B (BAB) in HC1 medium (0.1 to 0.6 mol dm⁻³) at constant ionic strength has been investigated at 40°C. The rate is first order in [BAB]₀ and fractional order each in [AA]₀ and [H⁺]. The reaction is also catalysed by chloride ion. Michaelis-Menten type of kinetics is observed. Decrease in dielectric constant of medium increases the rate. A solvent isotope effect κ′H₂O/κ′D₂O = 0.96 has been noted. Activation parameters for the rate limiting step have been computed. The mechanism involves the enol form of the diketone.     

Direct oxidative conversion of alcohols and amines to nitriles with molecular iodine and DIH in aq NH3

Simple and high-yield procedures for the direct oxidative conversion of various primary alcohols, and primary, secondary, and tertiary amines to the corresponding nitriles were successfully carried out with molecular iodine in aq ammonia and 1,3-diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin in aq NH₃, respectively.     

Introducing an amine group to calix[5]arene: comparison of several methods

Abstract

Chemists often use an amine group as an intermediate in syntheses of imines, amides and ureas; however, in the case of syntheses of p-aminophenol type compounds, several problems might occur. In this article, we prepared p-aminocalix[5]arene-pentaol by reduction of both nitro and azo derivatives, and compared four methods of the amine preparation, focusing mainly on its gramme scale and time-consuming issues.     

碱性介质中铂/碳气凝胶电催化氧化甲醇

以间苯二酚和甲醛为原料,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了碳气凝胶(CAs);以CAs为载体,利用乙二醇还原法制备了Pt/CAs催化剂;在碱性条件下,采用循环伏安法测定了Pt/CAs催化剂电催化氧化甲醇的活性,结果表明,Pt/CAs显示出高的甲醇氧化催化活性,在1.0mol.L-1 NaOH和1.0mol.L-1 CH3OH溶液中,其峰电流密度是商品Vulcan XC-72R负载Pt催化剂Pt/C的3.9倍,甲醇起始氧化电位比Pt/C的负移约100mV.     

Kinetics of oxidation of acidic amino acids by sodium N-bromobenzenesulphonamide in acid medium: A mechanistic approach

Kinetics of oxidation of acidic amino acids (glutamic acid (Glu) and aspartic acid (Asp)) by sodium N-bromobenzenesulphonamide (bromamine-B or BAB) has been carried out in aqueous HClO₄ medium at 30°C. The rate shows first-order dependence each on [BAB]_o and [amino acid]_o and inverse first-order on [H⁺]. At [H⁺] > 0·60 mol dm⁻³, the rate levelled off indicating zero-order dependence on [H⁺] and, under these conditions, the rate has fractional order dependence on [amino acid]. Succinic and malonic acids have been identified as the products. Variation of ionic strength and addition of the reaction product benzenesulphonamide or halide ions had no significant effect on the reaction rate. There is positive effect of dielectric constant of the solvent. Proton inventory studies in H₂O-D₂O mixtures showed the involvement of a single exchangeable proton of the OH⁻ ion in the transition state. Kinetic investigations have revealed that the order of reactivity is Asp > Glu. The rate laws proposed and derived in agreement with experimental results are discussed.     

烷基对蒽衍生物在水-乙腈中用硝酸铈铵氧化机理的影响

在水-乙腈混合溶剂中用(NH~4)~2Ce(NO~3)~6氧化烷基蒽. 甲基, 乙基和环丙基蒽经历氧化-水解-氧化-水解-消除-氧化-去质子历程, 得到蒽环氧化产物, 消除烷基(或氢原子)的可能顺序是:H＞CH~3＞C~2H~5. 当蒽环的1,9-位连着1,2-亚乙基桥时, 却经由氧化-去质子-氧化水解-氧化(或消除)历程, 得到侧链氧化产物. 烷基的本质对多核芳烃的氧化机理有显著的影响.     

Electrophilic addition of lead tetraacetate to 2-carene in an acidic medium

Oxidation of 2-carene by lead tetraacetate in acetic acid afforded p-menth-1(10),2-dien-7-ol, 2-acetyl-6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, p-menth-2-ene-1,7-diol, p-menth-1-ene-3,7-diol, and 2-(m-tolyl)propanol-2.Deceased.A. M. Butlerov Scientific Research Chemical Institute, V. I. Ul'yanov-Lenin Kazan' State University, 420008 Kazan. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 147–150, January, 1992.     

Kinetics of oxidation of glycylglycine by bromamine-T in acid medium

The kinetics of oxidation of a typical dipeptide glycylglycine (GG) by bromamine-T have been studied in HClO₄ medium at 40°C. The rate shows first-order dependence on [BAT]₀ and is fractional order in [GG]₀ which becomes independent of [substrate]₀ at higher [GG]₀. At [H⁺ ] > 0.02mol dm⁻³, the rate is inverse fractional in [H⁺ ] but is zero order at lower [H⁺ ] (≤0.02 mol dm⁻³). Variation in ionic strength or dielectric constant of the medium had no significant effect on the rate. The solvent-isotope effect was measured and = 1.45. Proton inventory studies have been made. The reaction has been studied at different temperatures (308-323 K) and activation parameters have been computed.     

Nitrite-containing resin as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for aerobic oxidation of oximes to carbonyl compounds

Using novel nitrite-containing resin as an NO source and Amberlyst-15 as cocatalyst, we developed aerobic oxidation of oximes to corresponding carbonyl compounds with molecular oxygen as a clean oxidant reagent. It was distinguished from the previous related reports, and the experimental results indicated that additional water obviously decreased the yield. This process provides a better choice for oxidative deoximation with many advantages, such as high yield, simple procedure, high catalytic performance, and recyclable catalyst.     

Mechanism of oxidation of diazepam by 1-chlorobenzotriazole in acidic medium. A kinetic approach

The kinetics of oxidation of diazepam (DZ) by 1-chlorobenzotriazole (CBT) has been studied in HClO₄ medium in the temperature range of 293–323 K. The reactions followed a first order dependence on [CBT], fractional order each in [H⁺] and [DZ]. Activation parameters were evaluated. A negative entropy of activation indicated the involvement of a rigid complex in the activated state. Variation of reaction rate with dielectric constant and the ionic strength are consistent with a mechanism involving the decomposition of a dipole in the rate-determining step. Rate equation is derived to account for the observed kinetic data and the proposed reaction mechanism.     

Highly efficient ring opening reactions of epoxides with deactivated aromatic amines catalyzed by heteropoly acids in water

Heteropoly acid was found to be an effective and efficient catalyst for the ring opening reaction of epoxides with various aromatic amines to produce the corresponding β-amino alcohols in moderate to excellent yields in water. This method provides a new and efficient protocol in terms of mild reaction conditions, clean reaction profiles, small quantity of catalyst, and simple work-up procedure.     

Liquid-liquid-liquid phase microextraction of aromatic amines in water using crown ethers by high-performance liquid chromatography with monolithic column

Liquid-liquid-liquid phase microextraction (LLLME) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the analysis of some aromatic amines is described. These compounds were extracted from 4.0 mL aqueous sample that adjusted to pH 13 with, NaOH-NaCl buffer solution (donor phase, P₁) into an organic phase (P₂) 150 μl benzyl alcohol and ethyl acetate (2:1) and then back extracted into a microdrop of aqueous acceptor phase (P₃), adjusted at pH 2, with Na₂HPO₄-H₃PO₄ buffer solution. The extraction time, T₁ (from P₁ to P₂) was 20 min and T₂ (from P₂ to P₃) was 1 min. Different crown ethers as complexing agents for amines were added to the acceptor phase to improve the extraction time. Factors such as organic solvents, extraction times, and addition of crown ethers to acceptor phase and stirring rate were optimised. The method was applied for determination of aromatic amines in wastewater samples. Enrichment factors ranged from 184.5 to 389.7. The linearity range was from 3 to 1000 ng/ml and the detection limits varied from 0.8 to 1.80 ng/ml. Relative standard deviations (%, n = 5) were found (at S/N 3) in the range of 1.9 to 10.1. All experiments were carried out at room temperature, 22 ± 0.5 °C.     

Kinetics of oxidation of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid by aromatic N-bromamines in buffer medium

Kinetics of oxidation of disodium ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic, acid (EDTA) by bromamine-B (BAB) and bromamine-T (BAT) was investigated at 30°C in acetate buffer of pH 5. The oxidation behaviour is similar, with a first-order dependence of rate on [oxidant] and fractional orders in [EDTA] and [H⁺]. The influence of the reaction products, halide ions, ionic strength and dielectric constant of medium on the rate has been studied. A possible mechanism is suggested.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of chloramphenicol by 1-chlorobenzotriazole in acidic medium

Chloramphenicol (CAP) is an antibiotic drug having a wide spectrum of activity. The kinetics of oxidation of chloramphenicol by 1-chlorobenzotriazole (CBT) in HClO₄ medium over the temperature range 293–323 K has been investigated. The reaction exhibits first-order kinetics with respect to [CBT]_o and zero-order with respect to [CAP]_o. The fractional-order dependence of rate on [H⁺] suggests complex formation between CBT and H⁺. It fails to induce polymerization of acrylonitrile under the experimental conditions employed. Activation parameters are evaluated. The observed solvent isotope effect indicates the absence of hydride transfer during oxidation. Effects of dielectric constant and ionic strength of the medium on the reaction rate have been studied. Oxidation products are identified. A suitable reaction scheme is proposed and an appropriate rate law is deduced to account for the observed kinetic data.     

Tunneling and classical paths for proton transfer in an enzyme reaction dominated by tunneling: oxidation of tryptamine by aromatic amine dehydrogenase

Proton tunneling dominates the oxidative deamination of tryptamine catalyzed by the enzyme aromatic amine dehydrogenase. For reaction with the fast substrate tryptamine, a H/D kinetic isotope effect (KIE) of 55 +/- 6 has been reported-one of the largest observed in an enzyme reaction. We present here a computational analysis of this proton-transfer reaction, applying combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods (PM3-SRP//PM3/CHARMM22). In particular, we extend our previous computational study (Masgrau et al. Science 2006, 312, 237) by using improved energy corrections, high-level QM/MM methods, and an ensemble of paths to estimate the tunneling contributions. We have carried out QM/MM molecular dynamics simulations and variational transition state theory calculations with small-curvature tunneling corrections. The results provide detailed insight into the processes involved in the reaction. Transfer to the O2 oxygen of the catalytic base, Asp128beta, is found to be the favored reaction both thermodynamically and kinetically, even though O1 is closer in the reactant complex. Comparison of quantum and classical models of proton transfer allows estimation of the contribution of hydrogen tunneling in lowering the barrier to reaction in the enzyme. A reduction of the activation free energy due to tunneling of 3.1 kcal mol-1 is found, which represents a rate enhancement due to tunneling by 2 orders of magnitude. The calculated KIE of 30 is significantly elevated over the semiclassical limit, in agreement with the experimental observations; a semiclassical value of 6 is obtained when tunneling is omitted. A polarization of the C-H bond to be broken is observed due to the close proximity of the catalytic aspartate and the (formally) positively charged imine nitrogen. A comparison is also made with the related quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase (MADH)-the much lower KIE of 11 that we obtain for the MADH/methylamine system is found to arise from a more endothermic potential energy surface for the MADH reaction.     

Mechanistic investigation of oxidation of aromatic anils by isonicotinium dichromate in acidic medium. A kinetic study

Abstract Under identical experimental conditions the kinetics of oxidation of aromatic anils to benzaldehyde and nitrosobenzene, by isonicotinium dichromate, has been studied in aqueous acetic acid medium. The low dielectric constant of the medium facilitates the reactivity. Ionic strength has no significant effect on the conversion. The added Mn(II) decreases the rate of the reaction. The added acrylonitrile has no effect on the reaction rate indicating the absence of free radical mechanism. Highly negative ΔS ^# values indicate a structured transition state. The deviation of Hammett plot is noted and a concave downward curve is obtained for the anils with substituents in the aniline moiety. The observed break in the log k _obs versus σ is attributed to the change in the transition state whereas the linear plot is observed for the substituents in the benzaldehyde moiety. A suitable mechanism has been proposed. Graphical Abstract Mechanistic investigation of oxidation of aromatic anils by isonicotinium dichromate in acidic medium. A kinetic study.      

Catalytic oxidation of cyclohexene to cyclohexanone by a triple system in acidic aqueous acetonitrile medium

The catalytic oxidation of cyclohexene to cyclohexanone using Pd(OAc)2/HQ/FePc was investigated in an acidic aqueous solution of acetonitrile. The role of each component of this system in the oxidation of cyclohexene was explored by means of UV-VIS, IR, XPS spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, respectively. Based on the experimental results, the mechanism of the oxidation of cyelohexene catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2/HQ/FePc was elucidated.