Fluorinated pyridine derivatives: Part 1. The synthesis of some mono- and bis-quaternary pyridine salts of potential use in the treatment of nerve agent poisoning

Experiments were performed to determine whether F- and CF₃-substituted pyridines undergo quaternization with iodomethane (1:1 molar ratio in THF) and 1,3-diiodopropane (2:1 molar ratio in MeCN). 2-Fluoropyridine and 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine did not react with MeI even under prolonged reflux, while 3-fluoropyridine, 3,5-difluoropyridine, 3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine and 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine gave methiodide salts in 28-72% yield. 2-Fluoropyridine did not react with I(CH₂)₃I, 3-fluoropyridine gave the bis-quaternary salt and 3,5-difluoropyridine yielded a mono-quaternary derivative. Both 3- and 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine furnished the bis-quaternary products in 53 and 55% yield, respectively. The bis-quaternary salts are potentially useful in the treatment of organophosphorus nerve agent poisoning.     

Synthesis of 2-substituted pyridines via a regiospecific alkylation, alkynylation, and arylation of pyridine N-oxides

[structure: see text]. Sequential addition of Grignard reagents to pyridine N-oxides in THF at room temperature followed by treatment with acetic anhydride at 120 degrees C afforded 2-substituted pyridines in good to high yields. Furthermore, by exchanging acetic anhydride for DMF in the second step, 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides were obtained, as intermediates suitable for addition of a second Grignard reagent for the synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted pyridines.     

THE CALCULATION OF NUCLEAR SPIN-SPIN COUPLING CONSTANTS IX THE CALCULATION OF COUPLING CONSTANTS IN DISUBSTITUTED PYRIDINES

<正> The principle and Method for calculating the coupling constants of substituted benzenes have been extended to the calculation of coupling constants in disubstituted pyridines. The parameters 13 of some substi-tuents have been provided. The calculated results of 241 J values from 95 compounds show that the standard deviations between the calculated and the experimental values are within 0.11 Hz.     

Regioselective synthesis of 2-(2-hydroxyaryl)pyridines from the reactions of benzynes with pyridine N-oxides

By modifying the conditions from those in Larock's reported synthesis of 3-(2-hydroxyaryl)pyridines from benzynes, and pyridine N-oxides, we altered the regioselectivity of the reaction toward an efficient synthesis of 2-substituted pyridines. The presence of ethyl propiolate altered the regioselectivity to afford 3-substituted pyridine products instead. We conducted appropriate control experiments that enable a full understanding of the mechanism.     

Copper(II) complexes of 2-(pyrrolidinomethyl)- and 2-(3-pyrrolinomethyl)pyridine N-oxides

Summary This title pyridine N-oxides have been prepared and their copper(II) complexes isolated as perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate and nitrate salts. The ligands coordinatevia both the pyridine N-oxide oxygen and the amine nitrogen to give bis(ligand) complexes for the perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate salts. The nitrate solids have [CuL(NO₃)₂] stoichiometry with monodentate nitrato-ligands. The spectral properties of these complexes are compared to those of N-alkyl-and N,N-dialkyl2-picolinamine N-oxides as well as other 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides.NATO Fellow on leave from Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University.     

Solubilization of silica: Synthesis, characterization and study of penta-coordinated pyridine N-oxide silicon complexes

In an effort to design agents that could solubilize silica in water, under ambient conditions and pH, as takes place in nature, novel zwitterionic, penta-oxo-coordinated silicon compounds with siliconate cores have been prepared from 4-substituted pyridine N-oxides (H, OMe, morpholino, NO₂) as donor ligands, their structures established by¹H,¹³C and MS, and the coordination number of silicon, by²⁹Si NMR. The formation of complexes from pyridine N-oxides is noteworthy since they arise from interaction with a weakly nucleophilic oxygen centre. The ability of the pyridine N-oxides to enhance the solubilization of silica in water has been experimentally demonstrated. Possible rationalization of this observation on the basis of O → Si coordination via the oxygen atom of pyridine N-oxide is suggested Dedicated to Professor S Swaminathan on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

Acid-base equilibria of substituted pyridine N-oxides in methanol

Acid dissociation constants in methanol for eight substituted pyridine N-oxides having a wide range of acid-base properties, [quinoline N-oxide (bi-cyclic amine N-oxide) and pyridine (heterocyclic amine)] have been determined using the potentiometric titration method. A linear correlation between ourmethanol data and aqueous pK _a values from the literature has been found. As in polar aprotic solvents cationic homoconjugation phenomenon has been found to be present for sufficiently basic N-oxides. The tendency of substituted pyridine N-oxides towards cationic homoconjugation in methanol is weaker than in polar aprotic solvents and increases with increasing basicity of N-oxides. It has also been found that, in contrast to polar aprotic solvents, the cationic homoconjugation phenomenon in methanol is much more pronounced for heterocyclic amines than their N-oxides.     

NMR studies on derivatives of heteroaromatic compounds: exceptionally small carbon-carbon couplings, 1J(CC), in 2-lithiothiophene, 2-lithio-N-methylpyrrole and 2-lithiofuran

Spin-spin carbon-carbon coupling constants across one bond and carbon proton coupling constants across one, two and three bonds have been measured for a large series of derivatives of five-membered heterocyclic compounds. This included 2-methyl and 2-lithio derivatives of furan, N-methyl pyrrole and thiophene and a series of 2-R-substituted thiophenes where R = O-t-Bu, Cl, Br, I, Si(CH3)3, MgBr and MgTh. For the long-range C-H couplings their signs have been determined in several compounds by the use of modern 2D NMR techniques, and in all the cases they have been found to be positive. A good linear dependence upon electronegativity of the substituent has been observed for 1J(CC), 2J(C2H3), and 3J(C2H4). Very small 1J(CC) couplings of ca. 30 Hz only have been found in all three lithio compounds; they belong to the smallest couplings of this type reported up to now. They are accompanied by very large and positive two-bond couplings, 2J(C2H3) of ca. +20 Hz, which in turn are the largest couplings of this type reported so far. In both cases the changes observed are interpreted in terms of the changes in the Fermi contact contribution.     

A new mode of reactivity for pyridine N-oxide: C-H activation with uranium(IV) and thorium(IV) bis(alkyl) complexes

Uranium(IV) and thorium(IV) bis(alkyl) complexes of the type (C5Me5)2AnR2 (An = U, Th; R = CH3, CH2Ph) activate the sp2 and sp3 hybridized C-H bonds in pyridine N-oxide and lutidine N-oxide to produce the corresponding cyclometalated complexes, (C5Me5)2An(R)[eta2-(O,C)-ONC5H4] and (C5Me5)2An(R)[eta2-(O,C)-ON-2-CH2-5-CH3-C5H3]. These provide rare examples of C-H activation chemistry mediated by actinide metal centers. This chemistry is in contrast to the known oxygen atom transfer reactivity patterns of pyridine N-oxides with oxophilic metal complexes and constitutes a new mode of reactivity for pyridine N-oxides.     

One-bond CC spin—spin coupling constants in derivatives of benzene. Non-linearity of 1J(CC) vs substituent electronegativity

A set of one-bond CC coupling constants has been determined for mono- and disubstituted benzenes. Large ¹J(CC) values have been found within the benzene rings bearing highly electronegative substituents such as halogens, methoxy and nitro groups and small values for those with electropositive substituents. The total range of ¹J(CC) couplings observed in our work is larger than 50 Hz. These large variations of CC spin—spin couplings are interpreted in terms of Fermi-contact contributions and the redistribution of s-electrons within a CC bond under influence of substituents. Contrary to some previous findings the data obtained in the present work indicate that the relationship between ¹J(CC) and the substituent electronegativity is not linear.     

Regioselective synthesis of 3-(2-hydroxyaryl)pyridines via arynes and pyridine N-oxides

A variety of substituted 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyridines have been prepared regioselectively by a transition-metal-free, mild, one-step route, which involves the reaction of pyridine N-oxides with silylaryl triflates in the presence of CsF in acetonitrile at room temperature. These reactions proceed in good yields through what appears to be a series of rearrangements.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxygen transfer to methyloxo(dithiolato)rhenium(V) complexes

The kinetics and mechanism of the reactions of the dimeric and monomeric methyloxo(dithiolato)rhenium(V) complexes [(o-SC6H4CH2S)Re(O)CH3]2 and [(o-SC6H4CH2S)PyRe(O)CH3] (Py = pyridine) with XO, sulfoxides, and pyridine N-oxides are studied. In these reactions, an oxygen atom from XO is transferred to rhenium, from which it later removed. A reaction scheme is proposed to interpret the kinetic data. This scheme features the formation of a monomeric (sulfoxide)- or (pyridine N-oxide)(dithiolato)methyloxorhenium(V) complex followed by its bimolecular oxidation in a rate-controlling step. Several sulfoxides (methyl, methyl phenyl, and substituted diphenyl) all react at similar rates. Activation parameters are determined for dimethyl sulfoxide and di-4-tolyl sulfoxide from temperature-dependent studies. The reactions with pyridine N-oxides show autocatalysis in which the catalyst is confirmed to be pyridine formed in the reactions.     

In Process Citation

The polarographic behaviour of the acetyl- and benzoyl pyridine N-oxides shows the same type of anomalies as those which have previously been mentioned in the case of the corresponding formyl pyridine N-oxides: when the substituent lies in the 2 or 4 position, the N-oxide group and the carbonyl group are simultaneously reduced, the 3-isomers being normally reduced at all pH values. From the ultraviolet spectra, one concludes that the carbonyl group is hydrated, but not so strongly as in the case of the formyl pyridine N-oxides.     

Methyloxorhenium(V) complexes with two bidentate ligands: syntheses and reactivity studies

Four new methyloxorhenium(V) complexes were synthesized: MeReO(PA)(2) (1), MeReO(HQ)(2) (2), MeReO(MQ)(2) (3), and MeReO(diphenylphosphinobenzoate)(2) (4) (in which PAH = 2-picolinic acid, HQH = 8-hydroxyquinoline, and MQH = 8-mercaptoquinoline). Although only one geometric structure has been identified crystallographically for 1, 2, and 3, two isomers of 3 and 4 in solution were detected by NMR spectroscopy. These compounds catalyze the sulfoxidation of thioethers by pyridine N-oxides and sulfoxides. The rate law for the reaction between pyridine N-oxides and thioethers, catalyzed by 1, shows a first-order dependence on the concentrations of pyridine N-oxide and 1. The second-order rate constants of a series of para-substituted pyridine N-oxides fall in the range of 0.27-7.5 L mol(-)(1) s(-)(1). Correlation of these rate constants by the Hammett LFER method gave a large negative reaction constant, rho = -5.2. The next and rapid step does not influence the kinetics, but it could be explored with competition experiments carried out with a pair of methyl aryl sulfides, MeSC(6)H(4)-p-Y. The value of each rate was expressed relative to the reference compound that has Y = H. A Hammett analysis of k(Y)/k(H) gave rho = -1.9. Oxygen-18 labeled 1 was used in a single turnover experiment for 4-picoline N-oxide and dimethyl sulfide. No (18)O-labeled DMSO was found. We suggest that the reaction proceeds by way of two intermediates that were not observed during the reaction. The first intermediate contains an opened PA-chelate ring; this allows the pyridine N-oxide to access the primary coordination sphere of rhenium. The second intermediate is a cis-dioxorhenium(VII) species, which the thioether then attacks. Oxygen-18 experiments were used to show that the two oxygens of this intermediate are not equivalent; only the new oxygen is attacked by, and transferred to, SR(2). Water inhibits the reaction because it hydrolyzes the rhenium(VII) intermediate.     

UV-spectroscopic study of the influence of traces of water on the protolytic equilibria of substituted pyridine N-oxides in aprotic solvents

Using a UV-spectrophotometric method, an attempt has been made to estimate quantitatively the influence of traces of water in aprotic solvents on the acidic-basic equilibria involving heterocyclic N-oxides. The N-oxides under study were pyridine N-oxide (PyO), 4-methoxy-pyridine N-oxide (4-MeOPyO), and 2-, 3-, and 4-picoline N-oxide (2-, 3-, and 4-PicO). For particular N-oxide the UV-spectra of acetonitrile solutions containing the free base and/or its simple or semiperchlorate have been recorded. To carry out the calculations various equilibrium models which include the protolytic equilibrium with water and basic species present in the solvent have been tested using the program STOICHIO which is based on non-linear regression analysis. It turned out that apart from the acidic-basic dissociation of a protonated N-oxide and cationic homoconjugation (the equilibria which are usually considered in such systems) it is absolutely necessary to take into account the protolytic equilibrium between the cationic acid and water present as impurity. Implications concerning investigations of other equilibrium systems in aprotic solvents and, in particular, the quality of the acidity constants for the calibration agents used in potentiometry are discussed.     

A non-radical chain mechanism for oxygen atom transfer with a thiorhenium(V) catalyst

The compound MeRe(S)(mtp)(PPh3), 2, where mtpH2 is 2-(mercaptomethyl)thiophenol, was used to catalyze the reaction between pyridine N-oxides, PyO, and triphenylphosphine. The rate law is -d[PyO]/dt=kc'[2].[PyO](1/2), with kc' at 25.0 degrees C in benzene=0.68 (4-picoline N-oxide) and 3.5x10(-3) dm(3/2) mol(-1/2) s(-1) (4-NO2-pyridine N-oxide). A chain mechanism with three steady-state thiorhenium species as chain carriers is implicated.     

A 17O NMR study. On the correlation of ionization potentials and 17O chemical shifts in 4-substituted pyridine-N-oxides and 4-substituted N-(benzylidene)phenylamine-N-oxides

The approximate linear correlation between first ionization potentials and ¹⁷O chemical shifts for 4-substituted pyridine-N-oxides and 4-substituted N-(benzylidene)phenylamine-N-oxides is presented. The obtained results are used to estimate the ¹⁷O chemical shift in 4-N,N-dimethyl pyridine-N-oxide. The obtained results are discussed in relation to similar correlations in substituted benzenes and pyridines. The linear correlation between oxygen atomic net charge and ¹⁷O chemical shift for 4-substituted pyridine-N-oxides and 4-substituted N-(benzylidene)phenylamine-N-oxides is also presented.     

Palladium-catalyzed regioselective silaboration of pyridines leading to the synthesis of silylated dihydropyridines

The addition of silylboronic esters to pyridine takes place in toluene at 50 °C in the presence of a palladium catalyst to give N-boryl-4-silyl-1,4-dihydropyridines in high yield. The regioselective 1,4-silaboration also proceeds in the reaction of 2-picoline and 3-substituted pyridines, whereas 4-substituted pyridines undergo 1,2-silaboration to give N-boryl-2-silyl-1,2-dihydropyridines regioselectively.     

Structural studies on aryl‐substituted enaminoketones and their thio analogues. Part II. Experimental and DFT calculated carbon–carbon coupling constants,nJ(CC)'s (n = 1–3)

Spin–spin carbon–carbon coupling constants across one, two and three bonds, J(CC), have been measured for a series of aryl‐substituted Z‐s‐Z‐s‐E enaminoketones and their thio analogues. As a result, a large set, altogether 178, of J(CC)s has been obtained. It consists of 82 couplings across one bond, 31 couplings across two bonds and 65 couplings across three bonds. Independently, the DFT calculations at the B3PW91/6‐311++G(d,p)//B3PW91/6‐311++G(d,p) level yielded a set of theoretical J(CC) values. A comparison of these two sets of data gave an excellent linear correlation with parameters a and b close to ideal; a = 0.9978 which is not far from unity and b = 0.22 Hz which is close to zero. The ¹J(CC) couplings determined for the crucial fragment of the molecules, i.e. ? C?C? C?O (or ? C?C? C?S), are: ¹J(C?C) ≈ 68 Hz (67 Hz) and ¹J(C? C) = 60.5 Hz (60.0 Hz). The corresponding couplings found for the Z‐s‐Z‐s‐E isomer of the parent enaminoketone, 4‐methylamino‐but‐3‐en‐2‐one are 64.1 and 59.3 Hz, respectively. The most sensitive towards substitution of the oxygen atom by sulfur are two‐bond couplings between the α‐vinylic and aromatic C_ipso carbon atoms, which attain 12 Hz in the enaminoketone derivatives and decrease to 5 Hz in their thio analogues. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

IR spectroscopic studies on substituted pyridine N-oxide complexes of tin(IV) chloride in acetonitrile

Complexes of eleven substituted pyridine N-oxide donors with stannic chloride in acetonitrile solution were investigated ultizing IR spectroscopy. Two distinct types of behaviour were noted: (1) Pyridine N-oxide donors containing electron releasing substituents generally form strong complexes with SnCl₄ and exhibit maxima in continuous variation plots at a 2:1 ligand-to-metal ratio. Little or no free ligand is detected in these solutions until this ratio is exceeded. Ligands exhibiting this behaviour include the 2-methyl-, 3-methyl-, 4-methyl-, 4-methoxy- and 4-phenylpyridine N-oxides.(2) Pyridine N-oxide donors containing electron neutral to electron with-drawing substituents generally form weaker complexes with SnCl₄ aM exhibit maxima in continuous variation plots at a 1:1 ligand-to-metal ratio. Free ligand is evident in these solutions even at ligand-to-metal ratios as low as 1:3. Formation plots for these complexes indicate the possibility that 1: 2 and 1:1 ligand to metal complexes exist in the concentration ranges studied. Ligands exhibiting this behaviour include the 4-chloro-, 4-nitro-, 3 and 4-acetyl-pyridine N-oxides and 2-pyridine methanol N-oxide.The complex of 2,6-1utidine N-oxide with SnCl₄ exhibits behaviour characteristic of the 1:1 complexes even though the substituents are electron releasing. This ligand contains the most sterically crowded N-O group in the series, however, and steric factors are invoked to explain this behavior.These results are rationalized in terms of an equilibrium model which includes the postulated existence of oxygen bridged dimers comprising a dominant species in solutions containing the 1:1 complexes. Some supporting ¹H NMR and polarographic data are also presented and discussed.