A one-pot synthesis of pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazin-2-ones

Pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazin-2-ones are conveniently prepared in excellent yields by a one-pot annulation of N-substituted-2-chloroacetamides with 2-halo-3-hydroxypyridines with use of cesium carbonate in refluxing acetonitrile. The key transformation features a Smiles rearrangement of the initial O-alkylation product and subsequent cyclization.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic olefins catalyzed by iridium complexes of proline derived phosphine-oxazoline ligands

The synthesis of a series of phosphine-oxazoline ligands is reported. This ligands are synthesized by reaction of a phosphine chloride with the secondary nitrogen of proline. Upon coordination to iridium the resulting complexes can be used in the asymmetric hydrogenation of simple olefins. The effect of different counter ions and substitution at the oxazoline and the phosphine is reported.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of imines catalyzed by iridium complexes with phosphine-phosphite ligands: importance of backbone flexibility

Chiral phosphine-phosphites provide an alternative class of ligands for the iridium catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of imines. Optimization of ligand structure has afforded enantioselectivities up to 84% ee in the reduction of N-aryl imines. A significant influence of backbone nature on enantioselectivity has also been observed.     

Asymmetric hydrosilylation,transfer hydrogenation and hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by iridium complexes

Iridium-based asymmetric reduction of ketones to chiral enantiomerically enriched alcohols has recently attracted attention by a number of research groups and interest in this area is growing. This review presents the different catalytic systems based on iridium complexes that have been used in asymmetric hydrosilylation, in asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) with alcohols or formic acid derivatives as reducing agents, and in asymmetric hydrogenation (H₂ as reducing agent). A large variety of chiral ligands of various denticities and bearing various combination of coordinating atoms (N, P, S, O, C, …) have been used and will be presented. The last part critically reviews the mechanistic understanding of all the above transformations with specific reference to iridium catalysts.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines catalyzed by iridium complexes of BINOL-derived diphosphonites

A chiral diphosphonite, derived from BINOL and with an achiral diphenyl ether backbone, is an excellent ligand for the Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines; achiral P-ligands serving as possible additives (ee = 73-96%).     

Catalyst free synthesis of 2-Aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazines and 3-Aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]thiazin-2-ones: An ultrasonication-assisted strategy

An ultrasonication-assisted synthesis of 2-Aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazines and 3-aryl-2H-benzo[b][1,4]thiazin-2-ones has been established by reacting phenacyl bromides with 2-aminophenol and 2-aminothiophenol, respectively. This approach fosters flexibility in generating a diverse range of 1,4-benzoxazines and 1,4-benzothiazinones under catalyst-free reaction conditions. Further scope toward the synthesis of rarely occurring bis-benzoxazine adduct has also been explored, which enabled us to propose the reaction mechanism.     

铱(I)联萘胺Schiff碱(BPMBNDI)配合物催化苯乙酮的不对称氢转移反应

用旋光活性2, 2'-(1, 1'-联萘)二胺和2-吡啶基甲醛缩合得到的Schiff碱BPMBNDI[N, N'-二(2-吡啶基亚甲基)-(1, 1'-联萘)-2, 2'-二亚胺]为配体与[Ir(COD)Cl]2(COD=1, 5-环辛二烯)反应, 生成了10个光学活性铱配合物。研究它们在异丙醇对苯乙酮不对称氢转移反应中的光学诱导活性时, 发现10个催化剂均具有较高的立体选择性,其中[Ir(COD)(BPMBNDI)I]催化的光学产率高达84%。     

Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation catalyzed by iridium(I) complexes with nitrogen donor ligands

The reduction of prochiral ketones by hydrogen transfer from isopropanol is catalyzed by cationic iridium(I) complexes containing optically active Schiff bases. Optical yields of up to 33% have been obtained.     

Imine hydrogenation catalyzed by iridium complexes comprising monodentate chiral phosphoramidites and N-donor ligands

The relatively inexpensive chiral monodentate phosphoramidite (S)-MONOPHOS may be used in combination with pyridines to prepare iridium complexes effective for catalysis of asymmetric imine hydrogenation with comparable enantioselectivity to some of those containing more costly chiral bidentate phosphines. [Ir(cod)((S)-MONOPHOS)(L)]BArF (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene; L = 3-methylisoquinoline, acridine, 2,6-lutidine, acetonitrile, or 2,3,3-trimethylindolenine; BArF = tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate) are efficient catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of 2,3,3-trimethylindolenine. An important observation is that the catalyst containing acridine is more enantioselective than the catalyst derived from 2,3,3-trimethylindolenine which suggests that the other N-donor ligands are not readily displaced by the substrate during the catalytic cycle.     

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones from phthalides via an aminolysis-Hofmann rearrangement protocol

A simple two-step procedure for the conversion of readily available phthalides to the corresponding benzoxazinones was developed. Initial ring-opening aminolysis to form a primary 2-hydroxymethylbenzamide, followed by reaction with bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene (BTI) conveniently, provided a variety of 4-substituted benzoxazinones.     

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by rhodium and iridium complexes with chiral bidentate Schiff's bases

Rhodium and iridium complexes of Schiff's bases derived from (1R,2R)- and (1S,2S)-diaminocyclohexane catalyze asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of alkyl aryl ketones in PrⁱOH at room temperature to give chiral secondary alcohols (up to 65% ee).     

Mechanistic investigations of imine hydrogenation catalyzed by cationic iridium complexes

Complexes [IrH2(eta6-C6H6)(PiPr3)]BF4 (1) and [IrH2(NCMe)3(PiPr3)]BF4 (2) are catalyst precursors for homogeneous hydrogenation of N-benzylideneaniline under mild conditions. Precursor 1 generates the resting state [IrH2{eta5-(C6H5)NHCH2Ph}(PiPr3)]BF4 (3), while 2 gives rise to a mixture of [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(NCMe)2(PiPr3)]BF4 (4) and [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(NCMe)(NH2Ph)(PiPr3)]BF4 (5), in which the aniline ligand is derived from hydrolysis of the imine. The less hindered benzophenone imine forms the catalytically inactive, doubly cyclometalated compound [Ir{HN=CPh(C6H4)-kappaN,C}2(NH2CHPh2)(PiPr3)]BF4 (6). Hydrogenations with precursor 1 are fast and their reaction profiles are strongly dependent on solvent, concentrations, and temperature. Significant induction periods, minimized by addition of the amine hydrogenation product, are commonly observed. The catalytic rate law (THF) is rate = k[1][PhN=CHPh]p(H2). The results of selected stoichiometric reactions of potential catalytic intermediates exclude participation of the cyclometalated compounds [IrH{PhN=CH(C6H4)-kappaN,C}(S)2(PiPr3)]BF4 [S = acetonitrile (4), [D6]acetone (7), [D4]methanol (8)] in catalysis. Reactions between resting state 3 and D2 reveal a selective sequence of deuterium incorporation into the complex which is accelerated by the amine product. Hydrogen bonding among the components of the catalytic reaction was examined by MP2 calculations on model compounds. The calculations allow formulation of an ionic, outer-sphere, bifunctional hydrogenation mechanism comprising 1) amine-assisted oxidative addition of H2 to 3, the result of which is equivalent to heterolytic splitting of dihydrogen, 2) replacement of a hydrogen-bonded amine by imine, and 3) simultaneous H delta+/H delta- transfer to the imine substrate from the NH moiety of an arene-coordinated amine ligand and the metal, respectively.     

Microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of benzo[b][1,4]oxazin-3(4H)-ones via Smiles rearrangement

An efficient method for the synthesis of benzo[b][1,4]oxazin-3(4H)-ones via Smiles rearrangement using a microwave-assisted one-pot, three-step reaction has been developed. Various benzo[b][1,4]oxazin-3(4H)-ones are obtained in good yields (55-86%) from the corresponding substituted 2-chlorophenols and primary amines in short reaction time (18-40 min).     

Mechanistic investigations of imine hydrogenation catalyzed by dinuclear iridium complexes

Treatment of [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H3(NCMe)(PiPr3)2] (1) with one equivalent of HBF4 or [PhNH=CHPh]BF4 affords efficient catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation of N-benzylideneaniline. The reaction of 1 with HBF4 leads to the trihydride-dihydrogen complex [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H2(eta2-H2)(NCMe)(PiPr3)2]BF4 (2), which has been characterized by NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations on a model complex. Complex 2 reacts with imines such as tBuN=CHPh or PhN=CHPh to afford amine complexes [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H2(NCMe){L}(PiPr3)2]BF4 (L = NH(tBu)CH2Ph, 3; NH(Ph)CH2Ph, 4) through a sequence of proton- and hydride-transfer steps. Dihydrogen partially displaces the amine ligand of 4 to form 2; this complements a possible catalytic cycle for the N-benzylideneaniline hydrogenation in which the amine-by-dihydrogen substitution is the turnover-determining step. The rates of ligand substitution in 4 and its analogues with labile ligands other than amine are dependent upon the nature of the leaving ligand and independent on the incoming ligand concentration, in agreement with dissociative substitutions. Water complex [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H2(NCMe)(OH2)(PiPr3)2]BF4 (7) hydrolyzes N-benzylideneaniline, which eventually affords the poor hydrogenation catalyst [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H2(NCMe)(NH2Ph)(PiPr3)2]BF4 (11). The rate law for the catalytic hydrogenation in 1,2-dichloroethane with complex [Ir2(mu-H)(mu-Pz)2H2(OSO2CF3)(NCMe)(PiPr3)2] (8) as catalyst precursor is rate = k[8]{p(H2)}; this is in agreement with the catalytic cycle deduced from the stochiometric experiments. The hydrogenation reaction takes place at a single iridium center of the dinuclear catalyst, although ligand modifications at the neighboring iridium center provoke changes in the hydrogenation rate. Even though this catalyst system is also capable of effectively hydrogenating alkenes, N-benzylideneaniline can be selectively hydrogenated in the presence of simple alkenes.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of tryptophan precursors catalyzed by rhodium-DIOP complexes

Z-2-benzamido(acetamido)-3-(3-indolyl)-2-propenoic acids were hydrogenated with neutral and cationic rhodium(I) complexes containing the chiral diphosphine (–) or (+)–2,3-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)-butane [(–) or (+)–DIOP].

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Z-2- ()-3-(3-)-2- () (I), (–) (+)-2,3--2,3--1,4- ()-.

     

Novel synthesis of pyridazino[4,5-b][1,4]oxazin-3,8-diones

A novel and effective synthesis of pyridazino[4,5-b][1,4]oxazin-3,8-diones via Smiles rearrangement is presented. Treatment of N-substituted 2-chloro(or hydroxy)acetamide, 2-tetrahydropyranyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxy(or chloro)pyridazin-3-one and cesium carbonate in refluxing acetonitrile was afforded the corresponding pyridazino[4,5-b][1,4]oxazin-3,8-diones in excellent yield.     

Synthesis of pyrimido[4,5-e][1,4]oxazepin-5-ones

Eighteen novel pyrimido[4,5-e][1,4]oxazepin-5-ones were prepared directly via the reaction of either ethyl 4-chloro-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (Ia) or ethyl 4-chloro-2-m-chlorophenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (Ib) with a variety of substituted 2-(alkylamino)ethanols. A typical example was the preparation of 8,9-dihydro-9-methyl-2-phenylpyrimido[4,5-e][1,4]-oxazepin-5(7H)-one (IIa) from the reaction of Ia with 2-(methylamino)ethanol. Hydrolytic cleavage of the lactone ring in IIa with sodium hydroxide solution, followed by acidification with hydrochloric acid afforded 4-[(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamino]-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid (IV). Reactions of IIa with concentrated ammonium hydroxide or hydrazine also caused cleavage of the lactone ring, giving the corresponding amide (V) or hydrazide (VI), respectively. Structural assignments were supported by infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra.     

Application of phosphine-phosphite ligands in the iridium catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of 2-methylquinoline

The hydrogenation of 2-methylquinoline with Ir catalysts based on chiral phosphine-phosphites has been investigated. It has been observed that the reaction is very sensitive to the nature of the ligand. Optimization of the catalyst, allowed by the highly modular structure of these phosphine-phosphites, has improved the enantioselectivity of the reaction up to 73% ee. The influence of additives in this reaction has also been investigated. Contrary to the beneficial influence observed in related catalytic systems, iodine has a deleterious effect in the present case. Otherwise, aryl phosphoric acids produce a positive impact on catalyst activity without a decrease on enantioselectivity.     

Reaction of tetrafluorodibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepin-11(10H)-ones with nucleophiles

Reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetrafluorodibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepin-11(10H)-one with nucleophilic reagents (MeONa in refluxing MeOH; piperidine in DMF at 100C) leads to substitution of the fluorine atom para to the CONH group. 6,7,8,9-Tetrafluorodibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepin-11(10H)-one is inert to these conditions.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1259–1261, September, 1991.