Synthesis and some transformations of trans-1-methyl-2-[β-(2′-thienyl)vinylene]-1H-benzimidazole

The condensation of 1,2-dimethylbenzimidazole with thiophene-2-aldehyde in the presence of fused zinc chloride results in 1-methyl-2-[β-(2-thienyl)vinylene]-1H-benzimidazole. Its electrophilic substitution reactions (nitration, bromination, sulfonation, formylation, acylation) were studied. All the reactions occur in the 5-position of the thiophene ring. Only in the case of bromination in dichloroethane 5′,5(6)-dibromo-derivative was obtained. Data of the quantum-chemical calculations of the total positive charge on the carbon atoms of the protonated molecules of thienylbenzimidazoles including the vinylene group and without it are reported.     

Synthesis and some transformations of 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzimidazole

1-Methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole was synthesized by the Weidenhagen reaction, followed by N-methylation. Electrophilic substitution reactions of the title compound, in particular nitration, bromination, sulfonation, formylation, and acylation, were studied. The formylation and acylation in polyphosphoric acid afforded mixtures of 2- and 5-substituted isomers at the thiophene ring. The nitration of 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole involved the thiophene ring or both thiophene and benzene fragments, depending on the conditions. Steric arrangement of the heterocycles in the 1-methyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole molecule was analyzed by quantum chemical calculations.     

Synthesis and properties of 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole

The electrophilic reactions (nitration, bromination, hydroxymethylation, formylation, acylation) and radical substitution reactions (nitration, arylation) of 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole have been studied. It was found that all of the reactions occur at position 5 of the furan ring. Only nitration in PPA gave the 5',6-dinitro derivative. Quantum-chemical calculation data for the electron density distribution in the neutral and protonated 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole molecules are given. Dedicated to Boris Aleksandrovich Trofimov on his 70^th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1331–1338, September, 2008.     

Reaction of 5-(2-furyl)-1-methyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H-</Emphasis> and 1-methyl-5-(2-thienyl)-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazoles with electrophilic reagents

5-(2-Furyl)-1-methyl-1H- and 1-methyl-5-(2-thienyl)-1H-imidazoles were synthesized. The electronwithdrawing effect of the 5- and 2-imidazole substituents on the furan ring was studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations. Some electrophilic substitution reactions were investigated (nitration, bromination, sulfonation, hydroxymethylation, formylation, and acylation). In some cases, depending on the reaction conditions, both the furan and thiophene ring and the imidazole fragment undergo electrophilic attack.     

Cation radicals — intermediates in the vilsmeier-haack reaction

It was observed that cation radicals are intermediate particles in the formylation of N,N'-alkyl- or -aryldihydrophenazines with dimethyIformamide in the presence of POC1₃. The observed instantaneous cation-radical concentrations in the investigated reactions depend substantially on the concentrations and ratios of the starting reagents and may reach 50–90% based on the substrate undergoing formylation.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 835–839, June, 1984.     

手性杯[4]丝氨酸衍生物的合成及其催化性能

以对叔丁基苯酚为原料,经环化缩合、脱叔丁基、酚羟基醚化、甲酰化和氧化反应制得5-羧基-25,26,27,28-四正丙基杯[4]芳烃(5);5与O-苄基-N-苄氧羰基丝氨酸反应制得5-(O-丝氨酸)-25,26,27,28-四正丙基杯[4]甲酸酯(7),其结构经~1H NMR,~(13)C NMR和MS(ESI)表征。研究了溶剂和水的用量对7催化性能的影响。结果表明:水为溶剂,其用量为10 eq.时,收率和非对映选择性分别为95%和3∶97 dr;当水的用量为30 eq.时,收率和非对映选择性分别为93%和98∶2 dr。     

Synthesis of benz[e] indole and benz[g] indole carboxaldehydes

The Vilsmeier-Haack formylation reaction and several additional reactions have been employed to prepare a variety of benz[e]- and benz[g] indole-2- and 3-carboxaldehydes. Similar conditions have been utilized to prepare several 2,3-disubstituted benz[g] indole-5-carboxaldehydes.     

Chemistry of functionalized benzazepines. 5. Synthesis and chemical transformation of the 1,2,4,5-tetrahydrospiro-[3H-2-benzazepine-3,1′-cycloalkanes]

The synthesis of new spiro derivatives of tetrahydro-2-benzazepine was accomplished and their nitration, bromination, allylation, acetylation, formylation and oxidation reactions were studied. Nitration and bromi-nation of 5-methyl(1,5-dimethyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrahydrospiro[3H-2-benzazepine-3,1-cycloalkane] took place regioselectively on position C-8 of the phenyl ring. A nitrone was obtained for the first time in the title series. The structures of the compounds were established by ir and nmr spcctroscopy.     

Selective synthesis of functionalized pyrazoles from 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes with sodium nitrite: 5-Amino-4-nitrosopyrazoles and pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes

A novel and efficient redox reaction was developed to react 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde with sodium nitrite (NaNO₂) in an acidic solution (HCl/MeOH) to generate 5-amino-4-nitrosopyrazole, pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde, or diazenylpyrazole selectively. The results showed that 5-amino-4-nitrosopyrazoles were formed as the major product in the diluted acidic solution (≤2 N HCl in MeOH solution) through redox, formylation, and nitrosation reactions of NaNO₂. Intriguingly, pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde was the main product under 6 N HCl in MeOH solution.     

Acylation of o-methoxybenzodioxaheterocycles and synthesis of β-amino ketones from acetyl derivatives

The sequences of the change in the relative rates of the formylation and acetylation of o-methoxybenzodioxaheterocycles, and 1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene were established by the method of competitive reactions. It was shown that 4-methoxybenzo-1,3-dioxolane forms primarily 5-acyl derivatives, while 5-methoxybenzo-1,4-dioxane and 6-methoxybenzo-1,5-dioxepane form primarily 8- and 9-acyl derivatives, respectively. The acetyl derivatives were converted via the Mannich reaction to hydrochlorides of -dimethylaminopropionyl derivatives, which have anti-inflammatory activity.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1614–1617, December, 1982.     

Rational synthesis of meso- or beta- fluoroalkylporphyrin derivatives via halo-fluoroalkylporphyrin precursors: electronic and steric effects on regioselective electrophilic substitution in 5-fluoroalkyl-10,20-diarylporphyrins

[reaction: see text] Electrophilic nitration, formylation or bromination of metalated 5-fluoroalkyl-10,20-diphenylporphyrin (fluoroalkyl = CF3, ClCF2CF2, n-C6F13) proceeded with high regioselectivity, exclusively affording corresponding meso-substituted porphyrins, while the iodination reaction mainly took place at the adjacent beta site giving 2-iodo-10-fluoroalkyl-5,15-diphenylporphyrin. Suzuki, Sonogashira, and trifluoromethylation reactions of the obtained 5-bromo-15-fluoroalkyl-10,20-diphenylporphyrins or 2-iodo-10-fluoroalkyl-5,15-diphenylporphyrins could perform smoothly to give the corresponding various meso- or beta-functionalized fluoroalkylated porphyrin derivatives. Accordingly, two meso-to-meso butadiyne-bridged bisporphyrin dimers and two beta-to-beta butadiyne-linked dimeric porphyrins were prepared by the coupling reactions of 5-ethynyl-15-fluoroalkyl-10,20-diphenylporphyrins and 2-ethynyl-10-fluoroalkyl-5,15-diphenylporphyrins, respectively.     

Synthesis and some transformations of 2-(2-thienyl)naphtho[1,2-d]oxazole

Condensation of 1-amino-2-hydroxynaphthalene with thenoyl chloride in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone medium afforded 2-(2-thienyl)naphtho[1,2-d]oxazole. The latter was brought into electrophilic substitution reactions like nitration, bromination, sulfonation, formylation, and acylation. The reactions proceeded via electrophilic attack at the 5-position of the thiophene ring, but the nitration and bromination occurred involving both the thiophene and naphthalene fragments.     

Palladium-catalyzed formylation of aryl bromides: elucidation of the catalytic cycle of an industrially applied coupling reaction

The first comprehensive study of the catalytic cycle of the palladium-catalyzed formylation of aryl bromides with synthesis gas (CO/H2, 1:1) is presented. The formylation in the presence of efficient (Pd/PR2(n)Bu, R = 1-Ad, (t)Bu) and nonefficient (Pd/P(t)Bu3) catalysts was investigated. The main organometallic complexes involved in the catalytic cycle were synthesized and characterized, and their solution chemistry was studied in detail. Comparison of stoichiometric and catalytic reactions using P(1-Ad)2(n)Bu, the most efficient ligand known for the formylation of aryl halides, led to two pivotal results: (1) The corresponding carbonylpalladium(0) complex [Pd(n)(CO)(m)L(n)] and the respective hydrobromide complex [Pd(Br)(H)L2] are resting states of the active catalyst, and they are not directly involved in the catalytic cycle. These complexes maintain the concentration of most active [PdL] species at a low level throughout the reaction, making oxidative addition the rate-determining step, and provide high catalyst longevity. (2) The product-forming step proceeds via base-mediated hydrogenolysis of the corresponding acyl complex, e.g., [Pd(Br)(p-CF3C6H4CO){P(1-Ad)2(n)Bu}]2 (8), under mild conditions (25-50 degrees C, 5 bar). Stoichiometric studies using the less efficient Pd/P(t)Bu3 catalyst resulted in the isolation and characterization of the first stable three-coordinated neutral acylpalladium complex, [Pd(Br)(p-CF3C6H4CO)(P(t)Bu3)] (10). Hydrogenolysis of 10 needed significantly more drastic conditions compared to that of dimeric 8. In the presence of amine base, complex 10 gave a catalytically inactive diamino acyl complex, which explains the low activity of the Pd/P(t)Bu3 catalyst formylation of aryl bromides.     

Synthesis and properties of 2-(furan-2-yl)thiazolo[5,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>]quinoline

N-(Quinolin-6-yl)furan-2-carboxamide was prepared by the coupling of quinoline-6-amine with furan-2-carbonyl chloride in propan-2-ol. Treatment of the product with excess Р2S₅ in anhydrous pyridine gave N-(quinolin-6-yl)furan-2-carbothioamide which was oxidized with potassium ferricyanide in an alkaline medium by the Jakobson procedure to obtain 2-(furan-2-yl)thiazolo[5,4-f]quinoline. The latter was subjected to electrophilic substitution reactions (nitration, bromination, formylation, and acylation), as well as characteristic nucleophilic substitution involving the quinoline ring and quaternization with methyl iodide in benzene.     

二茂铁基三烯酮类姜黄素类似物的合成、晶体结构及电化学性质

以不同取代基的肉桂醛和二茂铁为起始原料,经Vilsmeier-Haack甲酰化反应、Claisen-Schmidt等反应合成5种新型二茂铁基三烯酮类姜黄素类似物,其结构经¹H NMR、¹³C NMR和HRMS(ESI-TOF)表征,并用X-ray单晶衍射确定了5d的晶体结构,其构型为反式构型,电化学研究表明化合物5a具有较高氧化还原活性。     

Recent Advances On Direct Formylation Reactions

Aldehydes serve as the key functional group in organic synthesis and are valuable intermediates. The various advanced methods of direct formylation reactions have been reviewed in this article. Overcoming the drawbacks of the traditional methods of formylation, newer methods involving homo and heterogenous catalysts, one pot reactions, solvent free techniques are elaborated, which can be performed under mild conditions and using inexpensive resources.     

2-(2-thienyl)-6-methyl-6<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>][1,3]benzothiazole: Synthesis and some transformations

Oxidation of N-(1-methylbenzimidazol-5-yl)thiophene-2-carbothioamide with potassium ferricyanide in an alkaline medium by Jacobson’s method afforded 2-(thien-2-yl)-6-methyl-6H-imidazo[4,5-g][1,3]benzothiazole. The latter enters into the electrophilic substitution reaction (nitration, bromination, formylation, acylation) exclusively at the position 5 of the thiophene ring. Characteristic reactions of nucleophilic substitution occurred at the imidazole ring. Quaternization with methyl iodide in benzene furnished the corresponding quaternary salt, whereas the Chichibabin amination with an excess of sodium amide in xylene gave negative result.     

Spiropyrans and spirooxazines

The Duff formylation of 5-bromo- or 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline leads to the corresponding 7-formyl derivatives, condensation of which with 2-methyleneindolines or 3H-indolium halides in the presence of a base afforded new photochromic 6′-halo-substituted spiro[indoline-2,2′-2H- pyrano[3,2-h]quinolines]. Thermal and photo-induced isomerization of compounds obtained have been investigated by 1H NMR and UV spectroscopy.     

Vilsmeier formylation of 2-methyl-3 -carbethoxy-5-methoxy- and 2-methyl-5-methoxyindoles

The corresponding 6- and 3-formyl derivatives were obtained by formylation of 2-methyl-3-carbethoxy-5-methoxy- and 2-methyl-5-methoxyindole derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 339–341, March, 1971.     

Synthesis and some transformations of new 9-furylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan derivatives

The synthesis of a number of naphtho[2,3-b]furan derivatives, containing a furyl substituent in position 9 by intramolecular cyclization of 2-carboxy and 2-formylbis(5-alkylfur-2-yl)methanes is described. The reactivity of the title compounds in formylation, acetylation, nitration, and oxidation reactions has been investigated. It was shown that nitration of 2-methyl-9-(5-methyl-2-furyl)naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4-yl acetate leads to oxidative furan ring opening rather than to electrophilic substitution.