Model Studies of TTQ-Containing Amine Dehydrogenases

The reactions of a TTQ model compound [1, 3-methyl-4-(3'-methylindol-2'-yl)indole-6,7-dione] with several amines have been investigated in organic media to obtain mechanistic information on the action of quinoprotein methylamine and aromatic amine dehydrogenases. It has been found that compound 1 acts as an efficient catalyst for the autorecycling oxidation of benzylamine by molecular oxygen in CH(3)OH. In order to evaluate the oxidation mechanism of amines by 1, the product analyses and kinetic studies have been carried out under anaerobic conditions. In the first stage of the reaction of 1 with amines, 1 is converted into an iminoquinone-type adduct (so-called substrateimine), which was isolated and characterized by using cyclopropylamine as a substrate. The observed NOE of the isolated product indicates clearly that the addition position of the amine is C-6 of the quinone. The molecular orbital calculations suggest that the thermodynamic stability of the carbinolamine intermediate is a major factor to determine such regioselectivity; the C-6 carbinolamine is more stable than the C-7 counterpart by 2.9 kcal/mol. The reactivity of several primary amines and the electronic effect of the p-substituents of benzylamine derivatives in the iminoquinone formation suggest that the addition step of the amine to the quinone is rate-determining. When amines having an acidic alpha-proton such as benzylamine derivatives are employed as substrates, formation of the iminoquinone adduct was followed by rearrangement to the productimine. The kinetic analysis has revealed that this rearrangement consists of noncatalyzed and general base-catalyzed processes. Large kinetic isotope effects of 7.8 and 9.2 were observed for both the noncatalyzed and general base-catalyzed processes, respectively, since these steps involve a proton abstraction from the alpha-position of the substrate. In the reaction with benzhydrylamine, the product imine was isolated quantitatively and well characterized by several spectroscopic data. In the case of benzylamine, the product imine is further converted into the aminophenol derivative by the imine exchange reaction with excess benzylamine. These results indicate clearly that the amine oxidation by compound 1 proceeds via a transamination mechanism as suggested for the enzymatic oxidation of amines by TTQ cofactor.     

Effect of amine nature on reaction rate and mechanism in nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with alicyclic secondary amines

Second-order rate constants have been measured for reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with a series of alicyclic secondary amines. The reaction proceeds through S-O and C-O bond fission pathways competitively. The S-O bond fission occurs more dominantly as the amine basicity increases and the substituent X in the sulfonyl moiety becomes more strongly electron withdrawing, indicating that the regioselectivity is governed by the amine basicity as well as the electronic nature of the substituent X. The S-O bond fission proceeds through an addition intermediate with a change in the rate-determining step at pK(a) degrees = 9.1. The secondary amines are more reactive than primary amines of similar basicity for the S-O bond fission. The k(1) value has been determined to be larger for reactions with secondary amines than with primary amines of similar basicity, which fully accounts for their higher reactivity. The second-order rate constants for the S-O bond fission result in linear Yukawa-Tsuno plots while those for the C-O bond fission exhibit poor correlation with the electronic nature of the substituent X. The distance effect and the nature of reaction mechanism have been suggested to be responsible for the poor correlation for the C-O bond fission pathway.     

Hydroacridines and related compounds. 22. Synthesis of compound with 2,6-epidioxypiperidine structure

The addition of hydrogen peroxide to a series of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives proceeds with the formation of derivatives of 6,7-dioxa-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane. Such compounds may be obtained by the reaction of alicyclic 1,5-diketones with amines and hydrogen peroxide.For Communication 21, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 89–94, January, 1985.     

Effect of substituent on regioselectivity and reaction mechanism in aminolysis of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates

[reaction: see text] We report on a kinetic study for the nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzensulfonates (X = 4-MeO, 1a, and X = 4-NO(2), 1c) with a series of primary amines in 80 mol % H(2)O/20 mol % DMSO at 25.0 degrees C. The reactions proceed through S-O and C-O bond fission pathways competitively. The fraction of the S-O bond fission increases as the attaching amine becomes more basic and the substituent X changes from 4-MeO to 4-NO(2), indicating that the regioselectivity is governed by the electronic nature of the substituent X as well as the basicity of amines. The S-O bond fission has been suggested to proceed through an addition intermediate with a change in the rate-determining step (RDS) at pK(a) degrees = 8.9 +/- 0.1. The electronic nature of the substituent X influences k(N)(S-O) and k(1) values, but not the k(2)/k(-1) ratios and the pK(a) degrees value significantly. Stabilization of the ground state (GS) through resonance interaction between the electron-donating substituent and the electrophilic center has been suggested to be responsible for the decreased reactivity of 1a compared to 1c. The second-order rate constants for the C-O bond fission exhibit no correlation with the electronic nature of the substituent X. The distance effect and the nature of the reaction mechanism have been suggested to be responsible for the absence of the correlation.     

Synthesis of 1-substituted 3-nitroquinolin-4(1H)-ones

A versatile synthetic method for preparing 1-substituted 3-nitroquinolin-4(1H)-ones from corresponding 2-fluoro-α-nitroacetophenones is demonstrated by the synthesis of 6,7-difluoro derivatives 7a-c . The method involves sequential treatment of the starting nitroacetophenone with triethyl orthoformate and the appropriate amine, followed by a nucleophilic cyclization reaction under mild conditions. The C-7 fluorine atom of 7 can be displaced by cyclic amines. Substituted 6-fluoro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-nitroquinolin-4(1H)-ones 8a-c were prepared in this way.     

Choice of solvent (MeCN vs H(2)O) decides rate-limiting step in S(N)Ar aminolysis of 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with secondary amines: importance of Brønsted-type analysis in acetonitrile

A kinetic study is reported for nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitro-1-fluorobenzene (DNFB) with a series of secondary amines in MeCN and H2O at 25.0 degrees C. The reaction in MeCN results in an upward curvature in the plot of k(obsd) vs [amine], indicating that the reaction proceeds through a rate-limiting proton transfer (RLPT) mechanism. On the contrary, the corresponding plot for the reaction in H2O is linear, implying that general base catalysis is absent. The ratios of the microscopic rate constants for the reactions in MeCN are consistent with the proposed mechanism, e.g., the facts that k2/k(-1) < 1 and k3/k2 > 10(2) suggest that formation of a Meisenheimer complex occurs before the rate-limiting step and the deprotonation by a second amine molecule becomes dominant when [amine] > 0.01 M, respectively. The Br?nsted-type plots for k1k2/k(-1) and k1k3/k(-1) are linear with betanuc values of 0.82 and 0.84, respectively, which supports the proposed mechanism. The Br?nsted-type plot for the reactions in H2O is also linear with betanuc = 0.52 which has been interpreted to indicate that the reaction proceeds through rate-limiting formation of a Meisenheimer complex. DNFB is more reactive toward secondary amines in MeCN than in H2O. The enhanced basicity of amines as well as the increased stability of the intermediate whose charges are delocalized through resonance are responsible for the enhanced reactivity in the aprotic solvent.     

Synthesis of benzimidazolone derivatives based on 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones alkoximes

2-(1-Alkoxyiminoalkyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones undergo at heating Beckmann rearrangement to give 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-one derivatives that under treatment with amines in acid medium are converted into 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-benzimidazol-4-ones. In reaction of 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-ones with O-ethylhydroxylamine 4-ethoxyimino derivatives were obtained that treated with hydrochloric acid formed the corresponding N-ethoxybenzimidazolones.     

Reactivity of the 4-amino-5H-1,2-oxathiole-2,2-dioxide heterocyclic system: a combined experimental and theoretical study

The reactivity of the 4-amino-5H-1,2-oxathiole-2,2-dioxide (or beta-amino-gamma-sultone) heterocyclic system has scarcely been studied. Here we describe the reactivity of this system towards electrophiles and amines on readily available model substrates differently substituted at the C-5 position. A variety of C-electrophiles, carbonyl electrophiles (such as acyl chlorides, isocyanates, or aldehydes) and halogen or nitrogen electrophiles have been explored. Both the C-3 and 4-amino positions of the beta-amino-gamma-sultone system are able to undergo electrophilic reactions, and the reaction products depend on the electrophile used and on the reaction conditions. On the other hand, nucleophilic attack of amines occurs at the C-4 position of the beta-amino-gamma-sultone system only in spiranic substrates bearing alicyclic substituents at the C-5 position. A comparative computational study between spiranic and non-spiranic substrates suggests that conformational changes, undergone on intermediate compounds, account for the observed reactivity differences. Moreover, these conformational changes seem to bring about an increase of electron density on the N-4 and C-3 atoms of the enaminic system, and a possible enhancement in the reactivity of spiranic substrates towards electrophiles in the presence of amines. Experimental data consistent with this predicted enhanced reactivity is also presented.     

Covalent amination of 1-alkyl- and 1-aryl-3-carbamoylpyridinium chlorides as “model” for enzymic activity of rabbit liver aldehyde oxidase

The site of animation for 1-alkyl-3-carbamoylpyridinium chlorides in liquid ammonia is dependent on the identity of the 1-alkyl substituent. For the methyl, ethyl and n-propyl derivatives exclusively 6-adducts are found. Adduct formation takes place at C-6 and C-4, when the 1-substituent is an i-propyl or t-butyl group. The adduct ratio for the latter compounds is determined by the size of the substituent. 1-Aryl derivatives exhibit amination at C-2 and C-6 and the adduct ratios are dependent on the temperature. When the aryl substituent is a 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl group the 4-adduct is detected as well. A comparison is made between the sites of oxidation of these compounds by rabbit liver aldehyde oxidase and the covalent amination pattern in liquid ammonia. It is shown that covalent animation as a “model” for the enzymic activity of aldehyde oxide1 is particularly valuable in cases where the enzyme reaction is controlled by steric factors.     

One Pot Synthesis of 1-Chloro-2-Chlorocarboxy-4H-Quinolizin-4-One and Its Derivatives

Condensation of 2-pyridine acetic acid with thionyl chloride under reflux conditions generates the title compound in one step with >95% yield. Its reactivity toward alcohols and amines were investigated. All of the derivatives were characterized by NMR and MS analysis. One of its derivatives, 1-chloro-2-methoxycarboxy-4H-quinolizin-4-one, 5, was also characterized by X-ray diffraction studies.     

辅酶NADH模型物还原活化烯烃反应机理研究

对本课题组近年来研究的辅酶NADH模型物还原活化烯烃的反应机理进行了综述。对于辅酶模型物还原2-溴-1-苯基亚乙基丙二腈类化合物的反应,依赖辅酶模型物和底物的结构,反应可以按一步的负氢转移机理或按电子转移机理进行。用手性辅酶模型物进行这一反应,可得到具有中等光学活性的环丙烷衍生物。实验结果表明辅酶模型物BNAH与1,1-二苯基-2,2-二硝基乙烯的反应的过渡态具有部分双自由基和部分共价键形成的特征,为Pross-Shaik“曲线交叉模型”所预测的“中间机理”提供了直接的证据。BNAH与9-亚芴基丙二腈的反应经历电子转移和负电荷在9-位碳上的碳负离子中间体,动力学同位素效应为2.6。     

Regioselectivity and the nature of the reaction mechanism in nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with primary amines

Second-order rate constants have been measured for the reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates with a series of primary amines. The nucleophilic substitution reaction proceeds through competitive S-O and C-O bond fission pathways. The S-O bond fission occurs dominantly for reactions with highly basic amines or with substrates having a strong electron-withdrawing group in the sulfonyl moiety. On the other hand, the C-O bond fission occurs considerably for the reactions with low basic amines or with substrates having a strong electron-donating group in the sulfonyl moiety, emphasizing that the regioselectivity is governed by both the amine basicity and the electronic effect of the sulfonyl substituent X. The apparent second-order rate constants for the S-O bond fission have resulted in a nonlinear Br?nsted-type plot for the reaction of 2,4-dinitrophenyl benzenesulfonate with 10 different primary amines, suggesting that a change in the rate-determining step occurs upon changing the amine basicity. The microscopic rate constants (k(1) and k(2)/k(-)(1) ratio) associated with the S-O bond fission pathway support the proposed mechanism. The second-order rate constants for the S-O bond fission result in good linear Yukawa-Tsuno plots for the aminolyses of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzenesulfonates. However, the second-order rate constants for the C-O bond fission show no correlation with the electronic nature of the sulfonyl substituent X, indicating that the C-O bond fission proceeds through an S(N)Ar mechanism in which the leaving group departure occurs rapidly after the rate-determining step.     

The effect of ring substitution on the O-neophyl rearrangement of 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals. A product and time-resolved kinetic study

[reaction: see text] A product and time-resolved kinetic study of the effect of ring substitution on the reactivity of 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals has been carried out. The radicals undergo an O-neophyl shift to give the isomeric 1-aryl-1-aryloxyalkyl radicals from which the corresponding aromatic ketones are formed. The rearrangement rate constants are influenced by ring substitution, increasing in the presence of electron-withdrawing substituents and decreasing in the presence of electron-donating ones. From the results of product and kinetic studies, the following migratory aptitudes have been obtained: 4-trifluoromethylphenyl > phenyl approximately = 4-methylphenyl > 4-methoxyphenyl. Excellent Hammett-type correlations between the sigma+ substituent constants and both the visible absorption band maxima and the rearrangement rate constants have been obtained. The experimental results indicate that the rearrangement is governed by electronic effects in the starting 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals, whereas the stability of the rearranged carbon-centered radical plays a minor role, in line with a reactant-like transition state, strongly supporting the hypothesis that the O-neophyl rearrangement of 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals proceeds through a concerted mechanism.     

1-取代胺甲基-7,8-二去氢-4-羟基-3,7-二甲氧基-17-甲基-9α,13α,14α-吗啡烷-6-酮的合成

超声波辐射下, 以盐酸青藤碱为原料, 在其A环1-位碳上进行Mannich反应, 合成了2个新的取代胺甲基化合物 1a, 1b. 且由化合物1a与取代芳胺及吗啉通过胺交换反应合成了8个新的取代胺甲基化合物2a～2h. 所有新化合物的结构利用IR, MS, ¹H NMR及NOE差谱进行了表征.     

CAN-promoted, diastereoselective synthesis of fused 2,3-dihydrofurans and their transformation into tetrahydroindoles

The reaction between 1,3-cyclohexanediones and chalcones (or their vinilogs) in the presence of 2.5 equiv of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate afforded trans-2-arylcarbonyl-3-aryl (or styryl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones in good to excellent yields and in high diastereoselectivities. The method was also extended to the preparation of derivatives of the 5,6-dihydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]furan-4(3H)-one system. The fused 2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives were transformed into 1-alkyl-2-acyl-3-aryl-6,7-dihydroindole-4(5H)-ones by 2,3-dehydrogenation followed by reaction with primary amines. The direct reaction of the tetrahydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one compounds derived from dimedone with amines gave 1-alkyl-2-alkylimino-3-aryl-6,7-dihydroindole-4(5H)-ones, while starting materials derived from 1,3-cyclohexanedione underwent an unprecedented 2-deacylation reaction and gave 1-alkyl-3-aryl-6,7-dihydroindole-4(5H)-ones.     

Méthylène-indolines,indolénines et indoléniniums—XIII: L'hydroxy-16 déhydro-1 vincadifformine,intérmédiaire dans le réarrangement biomimétique de la vincadifformine en vincamine

The title compound is a crucial intermediate in the biomimetic conversion of vincadifformine 1 into vincamine 7. Its configuration at C-16 is established by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Iodine oxidation converts 14 into the bridged lactam 18, thus proving a β configuration for the hydroxy group at C-16. The same reaction applied to vindoline 19 gives 21 identical with one of the compounds obtained by microbiological transformation of 19. The ¹³C NMR spectra of derivatives 3 and 8 (obtained by oxidation of vincadifformine) show that oxidation proceeds with introduction of the substituent at C-16, with a β-configuration. The alcohol 3 however, posesses a different conformation due to strong hydrogen bonding with N-4.     

Effects of amine nature and nonleaving group substituents on rate and mechanism in aminolyses of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzoates

Second-order rate constants have been measured for the reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl X-substituted benzoates (1a-f) with a series of primary amines in 80 mol % H(2)O/20 mol % DMSO at 25.0 +/- 0.1 degrees C. The Br?nsted-type plot for the reactions of 1d with primary amines is biphasic with slopes beta(1) = 0.36 at the high pK(a) region and beta(2) = 0.78 at the low pK(a) region and the curvature center at pK(a) degrees = 9.2, indicating that the reaction proceeds through an addition intermediate with a change in the rate-determining step as the basicity of amines increases. The corresponding Br?nsted-type plot for the reactions with secondary amines is also biphasic with beta(1) = 0.34, beta(2) = 0.74, and pK(a) degrees = 9.1, indicating that the effect of amine nature on the reaction mechanism and pK(a) degrees is insignificant. However, primary amines have been found to be less reactive than isobasic secondary amines. The microscopic rate constants associated with the aminolysis have revealed that the smaller k(1) for the reactions with primary amines is fully responsible for their lower reactivity. The electron-donating substituent in the nonleaving group exhibits a negative deviation from the Hammett plots for the reactions of 1a-f with primary and secondary amines, while the corresponding Yukawa-Tsuno plots are linear. The negative deviation has been ascribed to stabilization of the ground state of the substrate through resonance interaction between the electron-donating substituent and the carbonyl functionality.     

Reaction of some benzoxazoline-2-thione derivatives with amines

Hydroxyphenylthioureas were obtained by the reaction of nitro, chloro, bromo, or amino derivatives of benzoxazoline-2-thiones with primary amines. If the substituent in the benzene ring is a nitro group, the reaction with certain secondary amines proceeds with the production of trisubstituted thioureas. It is shown that electron-acceptor substituents in the 5 and 6 positions of the benzene ring facilitate this reaction.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 180–181, February, 1981.The authors thank P. Braikov, I. Nachev, I. Dukhova, and T. Georgiev for their assistance in carrying out some of the experiments.     

Acetals of lactams and acid amides. 36. Some reactions of enamines of the isoquinoline series and synthesis of pyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinolines

The reactions of 1-methylene-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives with acyl chlorides were investigated. 2-Oxopyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinoline derivatives were obtained by the reaction of 1-carbamidomethylene-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2, 3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with dimethylformamide and dimethylacetamide diethylacetals. The reaction of the latter with phosphorus oxychloride and then with primary amines was used to synthesize a number of hydrochlorides that are derivatives of 2-iminopyrimido[4,3-a]isoquinoline.See [1] for Communication 35.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1095–1099, August, 1982.     

Methyl substituent probe of the transition state for thermal decarbonylation of endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.02,4]octan-8-one

Methyl substituent probes at the C-2 and C-2,C-4 positions of $\text{endo}$-tricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4] octan-8-one($\text{1}$) have provided kinetic evidence confirming the simultaneity of C-2,C-4 cyclopropane bond cleavage in the rate-determining step for thermal extrusion of carbon monoxide.