Synthesis of Imines via Reactions of Benzyl Alcohol with Amines Using Half‐Sandwich (η6‐p‐cymene) Ruthenium(II) Complexes Stabilised by 2‐aminofluorene Derivatives

A new class of half‐sandwich (η⁶‐p‐cymene) ruthenium(II) complexes supported by 2‐aminofluorene derivatives [Ru(η⁶‐p‐cymene)(Cl)(L)] ( L  = 2‐(((9H‐fluoren‐2‐yl)imino)methyl)phenol ( L ¹ ), 2‐(((9H‐fluoren‐2‐yl)imino)methyl)‐3‐methoxyphenol ( L ² ), 1‐(((9H‐fluoren‐2‐yl)imino)methyl)naphthalene‐2‐ol ( L ³ ) and N‐((1H‐pyrrol‐2‐yl)methylene)‐9H‐fluorene‐2‐amine ( L ⁴ )) were synthesized. All compounds were fully characterized by analytical and spectroscopic techniques (IR, UV–Vis, NMR) and also by mass spectrometry. The solid state molecular structures of the complexes [Ru(η⁶‐p‐cymene)(Cl)(L²)], [Ru(η⁶‐p‐cymene)(Cl)(L³)] and [Ru(η⁶‐p‐cymene)(Cl)(L⁴)] revealed that the 2‐aminofluorene and p‐cymene moieties coordinate to ruthenium(II) in a three‐legged piano‐stool geometry. The synthesized complexes were used as catalysts for the dehydrogenative coupling of benzyl alcohol with a range of amines (aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic). The reactions were carried out under thermal heating, ultrasound and microwave assistance, using solvent or solvent free conditions, and the catalytic performance was optimized regarding the solvent, the type of base, the catalyst loading and the temperature. Moderately high to very high isolated yields were obtained using [Ru(η⁶‐p‐cymene)(Cl)(L⁴)] at 1 mol%. In general, microwave irradiation produced better yields than the other two techniques irrespective of the nature of the substituents.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,4,5‐Trisubstituted Δ2‐Thiazolines

Δ²‐Thiazolines are interesting heterocycles that display a wide variety of biological characteristics. They are also common in chiral ligands used for asymmetric syntheses and as synthetic intermediates. Herein, we present asymmetric routes to 2,4,5‐trisubstituted Δ²‐thiazolines. These Δ²‐thiazolines were synthesized from readily accessible/commercially available α,β‐unsaturated methyl esters through a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation and an O→N acyl migration reaction as key steps. The final products were obtained in good yields with up to 97 % enantiomeric excess.     

A convenient synthesis of novel 7‐phosphonylbenzyl‐2‐substituted pyrazolo[4,3‐e]‐1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐c]‐pyrimidine derivatives

A series of pyrazolo[4,3‐e]‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[1,5‐c]pyrimidine derivatives, bearing phosphonylbenzyl chain in position 7, were conveniently synthesized in an attempt to obtain potent and selective antagonists for the A_2A adenosine receptor or potent pesticide lead compounds. Diethyl[(5‐amino‐4‐cyano‐3‐methylsulfanyl‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐benzyl]phospho‐nate ( 3 ), which was prepared by the cyclization of diethyl 1‐hydrazinobenzylphosphonate ( 1 ) with 2‐[bis(methylthio)methylene]malononitrile ( 2 ), reacted with triethyl orthoformate to afford diethyl[(4‐cyano‐5‐ethoxymethyleneamino‐3‐methylsulfanyl‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐benzyl]phosphonate ( 4 ), which reacted with various acyl hydrazines in refluxing 2‐methoxyethanol to give the target compounds 5a–h in good yields. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. The crystal structure of 5e was determined by single crystal X‐ray diffraction © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:634–638, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20478     

Reactions with hydrazonoyl halides XXVIII*: Synthesis of some 2‐thiazolylimino‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles

Hydrazonoyl halides have been caused to react with each of methyl 5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐4‐methylthiazole‐2‐aminothiocarbamate, benzyl 5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐4‐methylthiazole‐2‐aminothiocarbamate, and 5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐4‐methylthiazol‐2‐ylphenylthiourea in the presence of triethylamine to give 2‐imino‐(5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐4‐methyl)thiazolyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles in good yields. Structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of elemental analyses, spectral data, and alternative methods of synthesis whenever possible. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:213–217, 2000     

Synthesis of Phosphanes Bearing 2‐Imino‐1,3‐thiazolidine Ligands – X‐Ray Analyses and NMR Spectroscopy

Pseudo‐ephedrine derived 2‐imino‐1,3‐thiazolidine 1 reacts with tris(diethylamino)phosphane by stepwise replacement of the diethylamino group to give the mono‐, bis‐ and tris(imino)phosphanes 2 , 3 and 4 , respectively, of which 4 could be isolated in pure state. The analogous reaction with diethylamino‐diphenylphosphane affords the imino‐diphenylphosphane 5 . The iminophosphanes react with sulfur or selenium to give the corresponding phosphorus(V) compounds. In contrast, the reaction of the iminophosphanes with oxygen is very slow; anhydrous trimethylamine N‐oxide reacts in the melt with the phosphanes to give the oxides 4(O) and 5(O) . The molecular structures of 4(O) (in mixture with 4 ), 4(Se) , 5(S) and 5(Se) were determined by X‐ray analysis. In all cases the ring‐sulfur and the phosphorus atoms are in cis‐positions at the C=N bonds. The analogous solution structures were determined by ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ³¹P and ⁷⁷Se NMR spectroscopy. In the case of the compounds 5 , 5(O) , 5(S) and 5(Se) the isotope‐induced chemical shifts ¹δ^14/15N(³¹P) were determined, using INEPT‐HEED experiments.     

A New Class of Organosuperbases,N‐Alkyl‐ and N‐Aryl‐1,3‐dialkyl‐4,5‐dimethylimidazol‐2‐ylidene Amines: Synthesis,Structure, pKBH+ Measurements,and Properties

A series of stable organosuperbases, N‐alkyl‐ and N‐aryl‐1,3‐dialkyl‐4,5‐dimethylimidazol‐2‐ylidene amines, were efficiently synthesized from N,N′‐dialkylthioureas and 3‐hydroxy‐2‐butanone and their basicities were measured in acetonitrile. The derivatives with tert‐alkyl groups on the imino nitrogen were found to be more basic than the tBu P₁ (pyrr) phosphazene base in acetonitrile. The origin of the high basicity of these compounds is discussed. In acetonitrile and in the gas phase, the basicity of the alkylimino derivatives depends on the size of the substituent at the imino group, which influences the degree of aromatization of the imidazole ring, as measured by ¹³C NMR chemical shifts or by the calculated ΔNICS(1) aromaticity parameters, as well as on solvation effects. If a wider range of imino‐substituents, including electron‐acceptor substituents, is treated in the analysis then the influence of aromatization is less predominant and the gas‐phase basicity becomes more dependent on the field‐inductive effect, polarizability, and resonance effects of the substituent.     

Analysis of short‐chain aliphatic amines in food and water samples using a near infrared cyanine 1‐(ε‐succinimydyl‐hexanoate)‐1′‐methyl‐3,3,3′,3′‐tetramethyl‐indocarbocyanine‐5,5′‐disulfonate potassium with CE–LIF detection

Precolumn derivatization of six short‐chain aliphatic amines by a near‐infrared dye, 1‐(ε‐succinimydyl‐hexanoate)‐1′‐methyl‐3,3,3′,3′‐tetramethyl‐indocarbocyanine‐5,5′‐ disulfonate potassium (MeCy5‐OSu), followed by MEKC–CE–LIF detection has been developed as a method for the determination of aliphatic amines in environmental water and food. Optimum derivatization was operated nicely in pH 9.0 borate buffer at 20°C for 30 min. Well separated peaks were observed with a pH 9.5 BGE containing 10 mmol L^?1 phosphoric acid, 20 mmol L^?1 SDS, and 7% methanol buffered with 1.0 mol L^?1 NaOH. The separation procedure was rapidly achieved within 11 min and the matrix interferences could be effectively eliminated. A linear calibration graph was obtained for 5–200 nmol L^?1 analytes with a correlation coefficient in the range 0.9933–0.9995 for amines. This method was successfully utilized to determine aliphatic amines in lake, sewage water, and red wine with recoveries ranging from 96.4 to 105% and the RSDs ranging from 0.9 to 2.9%. Near‐infrared, LIF‐detector‐compatible MeCy5‐OSu was proved suitable for the accurate, sensitive, and rapid separation and determination of aliphatic amines in water and food samples.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (2E) 3‐amino‐2‐(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)acrylate and symmetric bisacrylates by transamination reactions

A range of various amines 2(a–i) was tested in transamination reactions using ethyl 2‐(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)‐3‐dimethylamino‐acrylate 1a. The (E)‐s‐cis/trans conformation of some representative products 4 was analyzed by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. The C‐2/C‐3 bond of the compounds 3(a–i) is strongly polarized by a push‐pull effect. In the same manner, reactions of ethyl 2‐(benzoxazol‐2‐yl)‐3‐dimethylamino‐acrylate 1c with 1,4‐diaminobenzene 2i, ethylenediamine 2i, and 1,5‐diaminomaphthalene 2k have been investigated and gave directly the corresponding symmetric bis‐acrylates 4(a–c) in good yields. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 10: 446–454, 1999     

Synthesis and insecticidal activity of O‐aryl O‐(1,2,2,2‐tetrachloroethyl)phosphoramidothioates and their thiophosphoric hydrazides [1]

O‐Aryl O‐(1,2,2,2‐tetrachoroethyl)phos‐ phoramidothioates 3a–h and their thiophosphoric hydrazides 4a–e were synthesized by reactions of O‐aryl O‐(1,2,2,2‐tetrachoroethyl)thiophosphorochloridates 2 with amines and hydrazines, respectively. Their structures were characterized by elemental analysis IR ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR, and MS. The O‐aryl O‐(1,2,2,2‐tetrachloroethyl)thiophosphoric hydrazides 4a–d (R²=H) can be transformed into 1,3,4,2‐oxadiazaphospholanes 5a–d by the reaction of triethylamine. The results of preliminary bioassays indicated that some of the title compounds have good insecticidal activities against nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and pea aphids. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 10: 441–445, 1999     

Synthesis of new substituted 5‐methyl‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidine‐2,4‐diones from substituted 1‐(1‐cyanoethyl‐1‐phenyl)‐3‐phenylureas

The reaction of substituted phenyl isocyanates with 2‐amino‐2‐phenylpropanenitrile and 2‐amino‐2‐(4‐nitrophenyl)propanenitrile has been used to prepare substituted 1‐(1‐cyanoethyl‐1‐phenyl)‐3‐phenylureas. In anhydrous phosphoric acid the first products to be formed from 1‐(1‐cyanoethyl‐1‐phenyl)‐3‐phenylureas are phosphates of 4‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐2‐phenylimino‐5‐imino‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,3‐oxazoles, which on subsequent hydrolysis give the respective ureidocarboxylic acids. On prolongation of the reaction time, the phosphates of 4‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐2‐phenylimino‐5‐imino‐4,5‐dihydro‐1,3‐oxazoles rearrange to give phosphates of 5‐methyl‐4‐imino‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidin‐2‐ones, and these are subsequently hydrolysed to the respective substituted 5‐methyl‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidin‐2,4‐diones. The ureidocarboxylic acids were also prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of 5‐methyl‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidin‐2,4‐diones. The 5‐methyl‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidin‐2,4‐diones and ureidocarboxylic acids were characterised by their ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. Structure of the 5‐methyl‐5‐(4‐nitrophenyl)‐3‐phenylimidazolidine‐2,4‐dione was verified by X‐ray diffraction. The alkaline hydrolysis of individual imidazolidine‐2,4‐diones was studies spectrophoto‐metrically in sodium hydroxide solutions at 25 °C. The rate‐limiting step of the base catalysed hydrolysis consists in decomposition of the tetrahedral intermediate. The reaction is faster if electron‐acceptor sub‐stituents are present in the 3‐phenyl group of imidazolidine‐2,4‐dione cycle. The pK_a values of individual 5‐methyl‐3,5‐diphenylimidazolidine‐2,4‐diones have been determined kinetically.     

An amino–imino resonance study of 2‐amino‐4‐methylpyridinium nitrate and 2‐amino‐5‐methylpyridinium nitrate

The contributions of the amino and imino resonance forms to the ground‐state structures of 2‐amino‐4‐methylpyridinium nitrate, C₆H₉N₂⁺·NO₃⁻, and the previously reported 2‐amino‐5‐methylpyridinium nitrate [Yan, Fan, Bi, Zuo & Zhang (2012). Acta Cryst. E 68 , o2084], were studied using a combination of IR spectroscopy, X‐ray crystallography and density functional theory (DFT). The results show that the structures of 2‐amino‐4‐methylpyridine and 2‐amino‐5‐methylpyridine obtained upon protonation are best described as existing largely in the imino resonance forms.     

Asymmetric Photochemical Synthesis of Chiral 5‐(R)‐(l)‐Menthyloxy‐4‐Cycloaminobutyrolactones

Through photocatalysed regiospecific and stereoselective additions of cycloamines to 5‐(R)‐(l)‐menthyloxy‐2 (5H)‐furanone (3), chiral 5‐(R)‐(l)‐menthyloxy‐4‐cycloaminobutyrolactones were synthesized. In the new asymmetric photoaddition of compound 3, the N‐methyl cyclic amines (4) gave novel chiral C? C photoadducts (5) in 24–50% isolated yields with d. e. ≥ 98%. However, the secondary cyclic amines (6) afforded optically active N? C photoadducts (7) in 34–58% isolated yields with d. e. ≥ 98% under the same condition. All the synthesized optically active compounds were identified on the basis of their analytical data and spectroscopic data, such as [α]₅₈₉²⁰, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS and elementary analysis. The photosynthesis of chiral butyrolactones and its mechanism were discussed in detail.     

Synthesis of 15‐, 16‐, and 17‐Membered Bis‐C‐Pivot Macrocycles Consisting of N2O2 Donor‐Type Crown Ethers and Dialkyl Phosphonates

Bis‐C‐pivot macrocycles containing aminophosphonate functions ( 5–10 ) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, MS, 1D ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR, and 2D HETCOR techniques. The phosphorylation reaction of dibenzo‐bis‐imino crown ethers ( 1–4 ) with dimethyl and diethyl phosphite used here has the potential to provide bis‐C‐pivot macrocycles ( 5–10 ), which possess two stereogenic C‐centers giving rise to diastereoisomers (meso and racemic). Detailed spectral assignments for the meso and racemic forms of the compounds are reported on the basis of chemical shifts, signal intensities, spin–spin coupling constants, and splitting patterns. The bis‐C‐pivot macrocycles ( 5–10 ) may serve as a potential new class of supramolecular host molecules.     

Comparative study on post‐polymerization modification of C1 poly(benzyl 2‐ylidene‐acetate) and its C2 analog poly(benzyl acrylate)

The present study investigates the challenging approach of post‐polymerization modification on polymers with a sterically demanding reaction center. Therefore, the general possibility to functionalize polymethylene moieties was investigated. Poly(benzyl 2‐ylidene‐acetate) was synthesized by polymerization of benzyl 2‐diazoacetate utilizing [(L‐prolinate)Rh^I(1,5‐dimethyl‐1,5‐cyclooctadiene)] as a catalyst. Subsequently, the modification of C1 polymerized poly(benzyl 2‐ylidene‐acetate) with amines was analyzed and the obtained data set was compared with experimental data derived for the C2 analog poly(benzyl acrylate). This is the first study on post‐polymerization modification utilizing densely functionalized polymethylenes as starting materials. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 686–691     

A Facile Synthesis of 2‐Imino‐4‐methylene‐1,3‐dithiolanes

A one‐pot synthesis of 2‐imino‐4‐methylidene‐1,3‐dithiolanes via a three‐component reaction of propargyl bromide (=3‐bromoprop‐1‐yne), primary amines, and carbon disulfide (CS₂) is described.     

Dehydrogenation and dehalogenation of amines in MALDI‐TOF MS investigated by isotopic labeling

Secondary and tertiary amines have been reported to form [M–H]⁺ that correspond to dehydrogenation in matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS). In this investigation, we studied the dehydrogenation of amines in MALDI‐TOF MS by isotopic labeling. Aliphatic amines were labeled with deuterium on the methylene of an N‐benzyl group, which resulted in the formation of [M–D]⁺ and [M–H]⁺ ions by dedeuteration and dehydrogenation, respectively. This method revealed the proton that was removed. The spectra of most tertiary amines with an N‐benzyl group showed high‐intensity [M–D]⁺ and [M–H]⁺ ion peaks, whereas those of secondary amines showed low‐intensity ion peaks. Ratios between the peak intensities of [M–D]⁺ and [M–H]⁺ greater than 1 suggested chemoselective dehydrogenation at the N‐benzyl groups. The presence of an electron donor group on the N‐benzyl groups enhanced the selectivity. The dehalogenation of amines with an N‐(4‐halobenzyl) group was also observed alongside dehydrogenation. The amino ions from dehalogenation can undergo second dehydrogenation. These results provide the first direct evidence about the position at which dehydrogenation of an amine occurs and the first example of dehalogenation of haloaromatic compounds in MALDI‐TOF MS. These results should be helpful in the structural identification and elucidation of synthetic and natural molecules. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Facile Method for the Synthesis of Hydrazine‐4‐oxothiazolidine and Imino‐5‐oxothiadiazine Derivatives from 1,4‐Disubstituted Thiosemicarbazides

1,4‐Disubstituted thiosemicarbazides reacted with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate with formation of (2‐hydrazono‐4‐oxothiazolidin‐5‐ylidene)acetates and, in one case, a (2‐imino‐1,3,4‐thiadiazin‐5‐on‐6‐ylidene)acetate. Several mechanistic options involving nucleophilic interaction are presented. The structures of all newly synthesized compounds were identified by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, COSY, HMQC and HMBC spectral data.     

A synchrotron radiation study of the one‐dimensional complex of sodium with (1S)‐N‐carboxylato‐1‐(9‐deazaadenin‐9‐yl)‐1,4‐dideoxy‐1,4‐imino‐d‐ribitol,a member of the 'immucillin' family

The sodium salt of [immucillin‐A–CO₂H]⁻ (Imm‐A), namely catena‐poly[[[triaquadisodium(I)](μ‐aqua)[μ‐(1S)‐N‐carboxylato‐1‐(9‐deazaadenin‐9‐yl)‐1,4‐dideoxy‐1,4‐imino‐d ‐ribitol][triaquadisodium(I)][μ‐(1S)‐N‐carboxylato‐1‐(9‐deazaadenin‐9‐yl)‐1,4‐dideoxy‐1,4‐imino‐d ‐ribitol]] tetrahydrate], {[Na₂(C₁₂H₁₃N₄O₆)₂(H₂O)₇]·4H₂O}_n, (I), forms a polymeric chain via Na⁺—O interactions involving the carboxylate and keto O atoms of two independent Imm‐A molecules. Extensive N,O—H...O hydrogen bonding utilizing all water H atoms, including four waters of crystallization, provides crystal packing. The structural definition of this novel compound was made possible through the use of synchrotron radiation utilizing a minute fragment (volume ∼2.4 × 10⁻⁵ mm⁻³) on a beamline optimized for protein data collection. A summary of intra‐ring conformations for immucillin structures indicates considerable flexibility while retaining similar intra‐ring orientations.     

Synthesis of a new 2‐amino‐glycan,poly‐(1→6)‐α‐D‐mannosamine,by ring‐opening polymerization of 1,6‐anhydro‐mannosamine derivatives

A stereoregular 2‐amino‐glycan composed of a mannosamine residue was prepared by ring‐opening polymerization of anhydro sugars. Two different monomers, 1,6‐anhydro‐2‐azido‐mannose derivative ( 3 ) and 1,6‐anhydro‐2‐(N, N‐dibenzylamino)‐mannose derivative ( 6 ), were synthesized and polymerized. Although 3 gave merely oligomers, 6 was promptly polymerized into high polymers of the number‐average molecular weight (M_n) of 2.3 × 10⁴ to 2.9 × 10⁴ with 1,6‐α stereoregularity. The differences of polymerizability of 3 and 6 from those of the corresponding glucose homologs were discussed. It was found that an N‐benzyl group is exceedingly suitable for protecting an amino group in the polymerization of anhydro sugars of a mannosamine type. The simultaneous removal of O‐ and N‐benzyl groups of the resulting polymers was achieved by using sodium in liquid ammonia to produce the first 2‐amino‐glycan, poly‐(1→6)‐α‐D ‐mannosamine, having high molecular weight through ring‐opening polymerization of anhydro sugars.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Synthesis and reactions of pyrido[3,2,1‐jk]carbazole‐4,6‐diones

Pyrido[3,2,1‐jk]carbazoles 1 , synthesized from carbazoles and alkyl‐ or arylmalonates, gave regioselective electrophilic substitution reactions at position 5 such as chlorination to 5‐chloro derivatives 2 , nitration to 5‐nitro compounds 3 , or hydroxylation to 5‐hydroxy derivatives 4 . 5‐Hydroxy compounds 4 gave on treatment with strong bases ring contraction to 5 , 6 or the ring opening product 7 . Exchange of the chloro group in 2 with azide or amines gave the corresponding azides 8 and the 5‐amino derivatives 9 and 10 . Alkylation of 1 with benzyl chloride or allyl bromide resulted in the formation of 5‐C‐alkylated products 11 together with 4‐alkyloxy derivatives 12 . J. Heterocyclic Chem., 48, 1039 (2011).