Trimethylsilylcyanation of Heterocyclic Aldimines - Derivatives of 2-Trifluoromethylaniline

The addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to the CH=N bond of furan, thiophene, and pyridine azomethines in the presence of aluminum bromide as catalyst was studied. The effect of the CF₃ group in the aldimines produced by the condensation of O-, S-, and N-heteroaromatic aldehydes with 2-trifluoromethylaniline on the reaction and also other relationships of the investigated processes were studied. The corresponding furan, thiophene, and pyridine -amino nitriles were synthesized.     

Darstellung,Kristallstrukturen, Schwingungsspektren und Normalkoordinatenanalysen der mer‐Trihalogeno‐tris‐Pyridin‐Osmium(III)Komplexe mer‐[OsX3Py3], X = Cl,Br, I

Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Vibrational Spectra, and Normal Coordinate Analyses of the mer ‐Trihalogeno‐tris‐Pyridine‐Osmium(III) Complexes mer‐[OsX₃Py₃], X = Cl, Br, I By reaction of the hexahalogenoosmates(IV) with pyridine and iso‐amylalcohol mer‐trihalogeno‐tris‐pyridine‐osmium(III) complexes are formed and purified by chromatography. X‐ray structure determinations on single crystals have been performed of mer‐[OsBr₃Py₃] (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 9.098(5), b = 12.864(5), c = 15.632(5) Å, β = 90.216(5)°, Z = 4) and mer‐[OsI₃Py₃] (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 9.0952(17), b = 13.461(4), c = 15.891(10), β = 91.569(5)°, Z = 4). The pyridine rings are twisted propeller‐like against the N₃ meridional plane with mean angles of 49° (Cl), 46° (Br), 44° (I). Based on the molecular parameters of the X‐ray structure determinations and assuming C₂ point symmetry, the IR and Raman spectra are assigned by normal coordinate analysis. Due to the stronger trans influence of pyridine as compared with the halide ligands for N'–Os–X ^· axes significantly different valence force constants are observed in comparison with symmetrically coordinated octahedron axes: f_d(OsCl) = 1.74, f_d(OsCl^·) = 1.49, f_d(OsBr) = 1.43, f_d(OsBr ^· ) = 1.18, f_d(OsI) = 0.99, f_d(OsI ^· ) = 0.96, f_d(OsN) between 1.96 and 2.07 and f_d(OsN') between 2.13 and 2.32 mdyn/Å.     

Reactions of 1,2-dihydroquinolines

The addition of benzene to 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (I) in the presence of AlCl₃ requires prior protonation or acylation of the amino group. Electron-donor substituents in the benzene ring of I hinder the reaction. The addition of halobenzenes proceeds under more severe conditions to give only para-substituted 4-aryl-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines.See [1,2] for communications I and II.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 795–797, June, 1971.     

Synthesis of cyclic aromatic polymer containing thiophene or pyridine by means of unstoichiometric Suzuki-Miyaura cyclic polycondensation: Effect of the position of bromine of heteroarylenes on cyclic polycondensation

Suzuki-Miyaura cyclic polycondensation of 1.3 equivalents of thiophene dibromide or pyridine dibromide with 1.0 equivalent of phenylenediboronic acid ester was investigated in the presence of t-Bu₃PPd G2 precatalyst, which generates t-Bu₃PPd(0), and CsF/18-crown-6 as a base. Polycondensation of 2,5-dibromothiophene and 5,5′-dibromo-2,2′-bithiophene with pinacol meta-phenylenediboronate ( 2 ) yielded corresponding cyclic polymers. On the other hand, polycondensation of 3,4-dibromothiophene with para-phenylenediboronate ( 5 ) gave linear polymer with bromothiophene at both ends via conventional unstoichiometric polycondensation involving excess dibromo monomer, implying that intramolecular catalyst transfer did not proceed effectively on 3,4-dibromothiophene. A model reaction of 3,4-dibromothiophene with phenylboronic acid indeed gave monosubstituted thiophene preferentially via intermolecular catalyst transfer. In the polycondensation of excess pyridine dibromide with 5 , the use of 2,6-dibromopyridine gave linear polymer, whereas the use of 3,5-dibromopyridine yielded cyclic polymer. Thus, the position of bromine in heteroarylenes determines whether cyclic polymer or linear polymer is formed, in contrast to the case of unstoichiometric Suzuki-Miyaura cyclic polycondensation with dibromophenylenes.     

Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Between Halogenated Benzene Dopants and Nucleophiles in Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization

In a preceding work with dopant assisted-atmospheric pressure photoionization (DA-APPI), an abundant ion at [M + 77]⁺ was observed in the spectra of pyridine and quinoline with chlorobenzene dopant. This contribution aims to reveal the identity and route of formation of this species, and to systematically investigate structurally related analytes and dopants. Compounds containing N-, O-, and S-lone pairs were investigated with APPI in the presence of fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, and iodobenzene dopants. Computational calculations on a density functional theory (DFT) level were carried out to study the reaction mechanism for pyridine and the different halobenzenes. The experimental and computational results indicated that the [M + 77]⁺ ion was formed by nucleophilic aromatic ipso-substitution between the halobenzene radical cation and nucleophilic analytes. The reaction was most efficient for N-heteroaromatic compounds, and it was weakened by sterical effects and enhanced by resonance stabilization. The reaction was most efficient with chloro-, bromo-, and iodobenzenes, whereas with fluorobenzene the reaction was scarcely observed. The calculated Gibbs free energies for the reaction between pyridine and the halobenzenes were shown to increase in the order I < Br < Cl < F. The reaction was found endergonic for fluorobenzene due to the strong C–F bonding, and exergonic for the other halobenzenes. For fluoro- and chlorobenzenes the reaction was shown to proceed through an intermediate state corresponding to [M + dopant]⁺, which was highly stable for fluorobenzene. For the bulkier bromine and iodine, this intermediate did not exist, but the halogens were shown to detach already during the approach by the nucleophile.

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Synthesis and characterization of pyridine- and thiophene-based platinacyclynes

Seven heterocyclic macrocycles, including the first platinacycles with pyridine and thiophene rings incorporated into the cyclyne system, are reported. Pt-acetylide cyclynes were assembled via tin transmetallation or amine-mediated oxidative addition with stoichiometric PtCl₂(PEt₃)₂ and CuI. The organometallic cyclynes exhibited enhanced electronic properties compared to previously described platinabenzocyclynes.     

Hydrodesulfurization of Selective Catalytic Cracked Gasoline

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) reaction of catalytic cracked gasoline (CCG) on Co–Mo/γ-Al₂O₃ was investigated in detail to make clear the important factors for deep HDS of CCG. A CCG containing 229 ppm sulfur and 30.4 vol% olefins was used in this study. Eleven alkylthiophenes and 2 alkylbenzothiophenes, 3 alkylthiacyclopentanes, and 2 disulfides were identified in this CCG by means of GC-AED analyses. In the reaction at 220 °C and 1.6 MPa using a conventional flow reactor of bench pilot scale, these sulfur compounds were hydrodesulfurized, whereas thiols were produced from H₂S and olefins. The reactions of thiophene HDS, isoolefin and n-olefin hydrogenation (HG) were studied to clarify the active sites on the catalyst. First, the effect of H₂S on the reaction was examined. The HG of n-olefin as well as thiophene HDS was inhibited by H₂S, while the HG of isoolefin was promoted. The effects of Co on these three reactions were also examined over the catalysts with different Co/(Co + Mo) ratios. Thiophene HDS was promoted by Co, while isoolefin HG was little affected and n-olefin HG was largely retarded. From these examinations, three types of active sites for thiophene HDS, isoolefin HG and n-olefin HG were proposed. Oligomers of isoolefins were found in the isoolefin hydrotreated product. The possibility of improving the HDS selectivity by carbonaceous deposit was investigated for HDS reactions of CCG and model compounds. The coking pretreatment was carried out on the catalyst and each reaction was examined. HDS selectivity (higher activity for HDS and lower activity for olefin HG) on CCGHDS was improved. Relative deactivation was in the following order, isoolefin HG > thiophene HDS > n-olefin HG. Pyridine modification (i.e. pyridine injection at 150 °C and partial pyridine desorption at 300 °C) was investigated on thiophene and olefins reaction. Thiophene HDS was little affected. Olefin HG and thiol production reaction were strongly inhibited. Improvement of HDS selectivity was observed in the reactions of CCG after pyridine modification. Improvement of HDS selectivity by pyridine modification was considered to result from the selective deactivation of the active sites for olefin reactions (hydrogenation and thiol production).     

(E)‐3‐(Benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2‐(3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)acrylonitrile and (Z)‐3‐(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)acrylonitrile

The title compounds, C₂₀H₁₇NO₃S, (I), and C₁₉H₁₅NO₂S, (II), were prepared by the reaction of benzo[b]thiophene‐2‐carbaldehyde with (3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)acetonitrile and (3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)acetonitrile, respectively, in the presence of methanolic potassium hydroxide. In (I), the C=C bond linking the benzo[b]thiophene and the 3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl units has E geometry, with dihedral angles between the plane of the bridging unit and the planes of the two adjacent ring systems of 5.2 (3) and 13.1 (2)°, respectively. However, in (II), the C=C bond has Z geometry, with dihedral angles between the plane of the bridging unit and the planes of the adjacent benzo[b]thiophene and 3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl units of 4.84 (17) and 76.09 (7)°, respectively. There are no significant intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions in the packing of (I) and (II). The packing is essentially stabilized via van der Waals forces.     

Acetylation of 2-(1-naphthyl)thiophene

Acetylation of 2-(1-naphthyl) thiophene with acetyl chloride in the presence of SnCl₄, or with acetic anhydride in the presence of H₃PO₄ gives 5-aceto-2-(1-naphthyl) thiophene. 5-Ethyl-2-[1-(3, 4-dihydronaphthyl)] thiophene, 5-ethyl-2-(1-naphthyl) thiophene and 3, 4-diacetoxymercuri-5-ethyl-2-(1-naphthyl) thiophene are now synthesized and characterized.     

Synthesis of ethyl zinc fluoroalkoxide complexes and the crystal structure of [EtZn(py){μ-OCH(CF3)2}]2

Fluorinated alkoxide complexes of zinc were synthesized for possible use as precursors to fluorine-doped ZnO films. Diethyl zinc reacted with fluorinated alcohols to form [EtZn(OR_f)]_n (R_f = CH(CF₃)₂, CMe₂CF₃, CMe(CF₃)₂) compounds. The [EtZn(OR_f)]_n compounds reacted with excess pyridine to yield the pyridine adducts [EtZn(py)(μ-OR_f)]₂. The X-ray structure of [EtZn(py){μ-OCH(CF₃)₂}]₂ showed that it has virtual C_i symmetry.     

Chemistry of thienopyridines. XXXVIII. Diels-Alder reactions of thienopyridine sulfones. Part 2

Thieno[3,2-b]pyridine 1,1-dioxide ( 2 ) undergoes Diels-Alder condensation with the dienophiles cyclopentadiene, anthracene, and naphthacene in a manner analogous to its isomer thieno[2,3-b]pyridine 1,1-dioxide ( 1 ). Compound 2 dimerizes in refluxing xylene with the loss of sulfur dioxide plus either the loss or transfer of hydrogen to give a small yield (ca. 2%) of pyrido[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2-f]quinoline 7,7-dioxide ( 7 ) and its 5,6-dihydro derivative 12 . Formation of 7 and 12 are compared and contrasted with products reported from dimerization of 1 and of benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxide and its derivatives.     

Vibrational relaxation of the C-X stretching mode in halobenzenes

The Raman linewidths of the carbon-halogen stretching mode in several halobenzenes were measured as a function of temperature and in dilute cyclohexane solution. It was found that, as in an earlier investigation on haloalkanes, the vibrational relaxation efficiencies, τ^?1_iso, vary in the order Cl > Br > I. The temperature dependence of τ_iso, together with the results in dilute solution, provide evidence that dipolar interactions play a significant role in vibrational relaxation in these systems.     

Photophysics of Push–Pull Distyrylfurans,Thiophenes and Pyridines by Fast and Ultrafast Techniques

Time‐resolved transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy with nano‐ and femtosecond time resolution were used to investigate the deactivation pathways of the excited states of distyrylfuran, thiophene and pyridine derivatives in several organic solvents of different polarity in detail. The rate constant of the main decay processes (fluorescence, singlet–triplet intersystem crossing, isomerisation and internal conversion) are strongly affected by the nature [locally excited (LE) or charge transfer (CT)] and selective position of the lowest excited singlet states. In particular, the heteroaromatic central ring significantly enhances the intramolecular charge‐transfer process, which is operative even in a non‐polar solvent. Both the thiophene and pyridine moieties enhance the S₁→T₁ rate with respect to the furan one. This is due to the heavy‐atom effect (thiophene compounds) and to the ¹(π,π)*→³(n,π)* transition (pyridine compounds), which enhance the spin‐orbit coupling. Moreover, the solvent polarity also plays a significant role in the photophysical properties of these push–pull compounds: in fact, a particularly fast ¹LE*→¹CT* process was found for dimethylamino derivatives in the most polar solvents (time constant, τ≤400 fs), while it takes place in tens of picoseconds in non‐polar solvents. It was also shown that the CT character of the lowest excited singlet state decreased by replacing the dimethylamino side group with a methoxy one. The latter causes a decrease in the emissive decay and an enhancement of triplet‐state formation. The photoisomerisation mechanism (singlet/triplet) is also discussed.     

Synthesis and evaluation of bipendant-armed (oligo)thiophene crown ether derivatives as new chemical sensors

Three new (oligo)thiophene bipendant-armed ligands 2a-c, derived from 2-(aminomethyl)-15-crown-5, have been synthesized and characterized. Compounds 2a-c were prepared by reductive amination of the corresponding macrocycle with formyl thiophene derivatives 1a-c in the presence of NaBH(OAc)₃ in fair to good yields. The photophysical properties of ligands 2a-c were studied and they were also evaluated as chemosensors in the presence of Na(I), Ag(I), Pd(II) and Hg(II) cations in acetonitrile solution.     

Formation of charge-transfer complexes in systems containing substituted aromatic hydrocarbons and electron-donating organic compounds

Binary systems of monosubstituted benzene derivatives of type C₆H₅X (X=CN, NO₂, COMe, F, Cl, Br, I) and furan, pyrrole, thiophene, pyridine, tetrahydrofuran, and piperidine are analyzed physicochemically by a refractometric method.From deviations from additivity of n (V) isotherms for systems containing furan plus C₆H₅CN, C₆H₅NO₂, or C₆H₅COMe, conclusions can be drawn about interactions of components leading to formation of charge-transfer complexes (CTC) of 21 composition.With pyrrole possible intermolecular interaction must be confirmed by other methods of physicochemical analysis.Almost all of the systems containing tetrahydrofuran investigated, differ by showing more marked interaction between the components, giving CTC of 11 composition.n (V) isotherms for systems containing pyridine and C₆H₅NO₂ are slightly concave to the composition axis. At the same time piperidine clearly reacts with C₆H₅CN and C₆H₅NO₂, giving a 21 complex with the former, and a colored mixture with the latter, (formation of a complex in this case requires confirmation by other methods).All the thiophene binary systems investigated are characterized by linear refractive index isotherms, i.e., they are refractometrically ideal.The electron-donor properties of the heterocyclic compounds investigated vis a vis the aromatic ring with a lowered-electron density lie in the order tetrahydrofuran > furan > piperidine > pyrrole > thiophene.For Part III see [6].     

Heteropolycyclic molecules. Part IX. Synthesis of some new benzo[b]thiophene,oxofluoreno[4,3-b]thiophene,cyclic hydrazides and acridine compounds

p-Tolyl 2-thienyl ketone (I) condensed with dimethyl succinate in the presence of potassium t-butoxide to give the trans (SC₄H₃/CO₂Me) half-ester (IIIa) whose configuration was deduced by cyclization to the corresponding benzo[b]thiophene derivatives. Carbamates, esters, cyclic hydrazides and substituted phenolic and acetic acids useful as antibacterial and antiinflamatory agents were obtained. The reaction of ketone I with malononitrile to give ylidenemalononitrile II was also considered.     

Zinc-Chelating Compounds as Inhibitors of Human and Bacterial Zinc Metalloproteases

Inhibition of bacterial virulence is believed to be a new treatment option for bacterial infections. In the present study, we tested dipicolylamine (DPA), tripicolylamine (TPA), tris pyridine ethylene diamine (TPED), pyridine and thiophene derivatives as putative inhibitors of the bacterial virulence factors thermolysin (TLN), pseudolysin (PLN) and aureolysin (ALN) and the human zinc metalloproteases, matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) and matrix metalloprotease-14 (MMP-14). These compounds have nitrogen or sulfur as putative donor atoms for zinc chelation. In general, the compounds showed stronger inhibition of MMP-14 and PLN than of the other enzymes, with K_i values in the lower μM range. Except for DPA, none of the compounds showed significantly stronger inhibition of the virulence factors than of the human zinc metalloproteases. TPA and Zn230 were the only compounds that inhibited all five zinc metalloproteinases with a K_i value in the lower μM range. The thiophene compounds gave weak or no inhibition. Docking indicated that some of the compounds coordinated zinc by one oxygen atom from a hydroxyl or carbonyl group, or by oxygen atoms both from a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group, and not by pyridine nitrogen as in DPA and TPA.     

2-Benzopyrylium salts containing thiophene substituents in positions 1 and 3

2-Benzopyrylium salts containing heterocyclic substituents have not previously been known. In order to obtain 2-benzopyrylium salts containing thiophene substituents in position 3, we have studied the acylation of 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl 2-thienyl ketone (I), which was obtained with a yield of 36% by the acylation of thiophene (at 75° C) with homoveratric acid in the presence of polyphosphoric acid (PPA). Compound I forms yellow crystals with mp 74–75° C (from benzene), bp 220° C (6mm). Found %: C 63.40; H 5.38; S 13.55. C₁₁H₁₃O₃S. Calculated %: C 64.12; H 5.34; S13.21.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii.Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 1003–1004, July, 1970.     

Competitive free radical 4-nitrophenylation of pyridine and thiophene

Competitive free radical 4-nitrophenylation of pyridine and thiophene shows a relative reactivity of thiophene:pyridine of 1.3:1 as based on product isolation. A three-center reaction is proposed to account for the predominance of alpha substitution in each system. Column chromatography and ¹H nmr are used for separation and identification of products.     

Collisionally activated dissociation of 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium cations

Thresholds for the appearance of fragment ions allowed the estimation of threshold fragmentation energies (TFE) for the collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) in the gas phase of laser-desorbed pyridine-ring substituted N-benzylpyridinium cations to form pyridine and a carbocation. p-Methylbenzylpyridinium cation underwent an alternative CAD into pyridinium cation and the p-quinodimethane. The TFE are discussed in comparison with the energy differences (ΔΔH_f = ΔH_f(Py) + ΔH_f(R⁺) ? ΔH_f(Py ⁺R) calculated by the AM1 method to provide strong evidence for benzyl to tropylium cation rearrangement in an ion-molecule pair.