Palladium-catalyzed chloroimination of imidoyl chlorides to a triple bond: an intramolecular reaction leading to 4-chloroquinolines

In this paper, a new type of effective chloroimination was reported. This reaction afforded 4-chloro-2-perfluoroalkyl quinolines from fluorinated imidoyl chlorides in high yields. This is the first achievement of oxidative addition-reductive elimination type C-Cl bond activation by chloropalladation.     

Mechanisms of catalyst poisoning in palladium-catalyzed cyanation of haloarenes. remarkably facile C-N bond activation in the [(Ph3P)4Pd]/[Bu4N]+ CN- system

Reaction paths leading to palladium catalyst deactivation during cyanation of haloarenes (eq 1) have been identified and studied. Each key step of the catalytic loop (Scheme 1) can be disrupted by excess cyanide, including ArX oxidative addition, X/CN exchange, and ArCN reductive elimination. The catalytic reaction is terminated via the facile formation of inactive [(CN)4Pd]2-, [(CN)3PdH]2-, and [(CN)3PdAr]2-. Moisture is particularly harmful to the catalysis because of facile CN- hydrolysis to HCN that is highly reactive toward Pd(0). Depending on conditions, the reaction of [(Ph3P)4Pd] with HCN in the presence of extra CN- can give rise to [(CN)4Pd]2- and/or the remarkably stable new hydride [(CN)3PdH]2- (NMR, X-ray). The X/CN exchange and reductive elimination steps are vulnerable to excess CN- because of facile phosphine displacement leading to stable [(CN)3PdAr]2- that can undergo ArCN reductive elimination only in the absence of extra CN-. When a quaternary ammonium cation such as [Bu4N]+ is used as a phase-transfer agent for the cyanation reaction, C-N bond cleavage in the cation can occur via two different processes. In the presence of trace water, CN- hydrolysis yields HCN that reacts with Pd(0) to give [(CN)3PdH]2-. This also releases highly active OH- that causes Hofmann elimination of [Bu4N]+ to give Bu3N, 1-butene, and water. This decomposition mode is therefore catalytic in H2O. Under anhydrous conditions, the formation of a new species, [(CN)3PdBu]2-, is observed, and experimental studies suggest that electron-rich mixed cyano phosphine Pd(0) species are responsible for this unusual reaction. A combination of experimental (kinetics, labeling) and computational studies demonstrate that in this case C-N activation occurs via an S(N)2-type displacement of amine and rule out alternative 3-center C-N oxidative addition or Hofmann elimination processes.     

Gas-phase elimination reactions of 4-substituted-2-alkoxythiazoline-5-ones

Gas-phase eliminations of 4-substituted-2-alkoxythiazoline-5-ones have been studied. These compounds eliminate via a six-membered transition state to produce 4-substituted-thiazolidine-2,5-diones. These eliminations are unimolecular first-order reactions. Utilization of this thermolysis reaction in the synthesis of new 4-substituted-thiazolidine-2,5-diones is considered. Additional mechanistic information was obtained by comparing the kinetic data for thermal elimination reactions of these compounds with that of 1-ethoxythiazole. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Simple synthesis of 1-substituted-4-vinyl-1,2,3-triazoles based on polystyrene-supported sulfonyl chloride

Polystyrene-supported but-3-ynyl sulfonate reagent has been developed and applied to the traceless solid-phase organic synthesis of 1-substituted-4-vinyl-1,2,3-triazoles by CuI-promoted 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with various organic azides and subsequent cleavage from the polymer support through elimination reaction mediated by 1.8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (DBU). The advantages of this new synthetic method include simple operation and moderate to good yields of the products, as well as good stability of the reagent.     

Reactions of 3-hydrazino-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine with 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H)-oxazolones and 4-benzylidene-3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolone

3-Hydrazino-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine reacts with 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5(4H)-oxazolones in toluene to give substituted acrylic acid hydrazides, and in glacial acetic acid to give substituted imidazolones. On the other hand the hydrazinotriazine reacts with 4-benzylidene-3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolone, probably via a 1,4 addition reaction followed by an elimination reaction, to give benzaldehyde 5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-ylhydrazone and 3-methyl-5(4H)-isoxazolone.     

Metalla-Claisen Rearrangement in Gold-Catalyzed [4+2] Reaction: A New Elementary Reaction Suggested for Future Reaction Design

We report here computational evidence for a metalla-Claisen rearrangement (MCR) in the case of gold-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of yne-dienes. The [4+2] reaction starts from exo cyclopropanation, followed by MCR and reductive elimination. The cyclopropane moiety formed in the first step is crucial for a low barrier of the MCR step. In addition, the importance of an appropriate combination of the tether group and the terminal substituent on alkyne in the yne-diene substrates was studied. The mechanism of rhodium-catalyzed [4+2] reaction of yne-dienes was also investigated to see whether an MCR mechanism is involved or not. The findings and new understanding hereby reported represent an important advance in the catalysis field.     

Mass spectrometric characterization of 4-oxopentanoic acid and gas-phase ion fragmentation mechanisms studied using a triple quadrupole and time-of-flight analyzer hybrid system and density functional theory

4-Oxopentanoic acid was characterized experimentally by electrospray ionization using a triple quadrupole and time-of-flight analyzer hybrid system. This compound was chosen as a model substance for small organic compounds bearing an acetyl and a carboxyl group. Collision-induced dissociation experiments at different activation energies were performed to elucidate possible fragmentation pathways. These pathways were also studied on the theoretical level using density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d)+ZPVE calculations. CO2 ejection from the [M-H](-) anion of 4-oxopentanoic acid was observed and the fragmentation pathway studied by DFT reveals a new concerted mechanism for CO2 elimination accompanied by an intramolecular proton transfer within a pentagonal transition state structure. Successive elimination of water and CO from the [M-H](-) anion of 4-oxopentanoic acid was also observed. A rearrangement in the primary deprotonated ketene anion produced after water elimination was found on the theoretical level and leads to CO elimination from the primary product anion [M-H-H2O](-). Energy diagrams along the reaction coordinates of the fragmentation pathways are presented and discussed in detail. Mulliken charge distributions of some important structures are presented.     

反应条件对Ni-CaO-ZrO2催化剂上CH4-CO2重整反应及积炭的影响

用共沉淀法制备了Ni-CaO-ZrO₂催化剂,并将其用于CH₄-CO₂重整反应。考察了反应温度、空速和反应物配比对催化剂性能和积炭的影响。通过热力学计算和实验表征研究发现,反应条件对CH₄-CO₂重整反应结果和积炭有重要的影响。由于高温条件同时有利于CH₄裂解和碳物种的及时消除,升高温度可以提高催化剂的活性和稳定性。增大空速则使CH₄的转化率和消碳反应的速率均降低,导致积炭量增加。同时,反应物配比对催化剂表面的积炭量也有很大影响;稍高的CO₂/CH₄摩尔比有利于抑制CH₄-CO₂重整反应过程中的积炭。     

Electron impact induced water elimination from hydroxyamides. 2—N-acetyl- and N-benzoyl-4a-hydroxydecahydroquinoline and N-Methyl-4a-hydroxy-2-oxodecahydroquinoline

Electron impact induced water elimination from the metastable molecular ions of N-acetyl- and N-benzoyl-4a-hydroxydecahydroquinoline mainly follows a formal [1,2] elimination. The initiating and ratedetermining step in the reaction is the hydrogen rearrangement from C-8a onto the carbonyl group. The transferred hydrogen is subsequently lost, together with the hydroxyl group. The almost complete absence of H₂O loss from both diastereomers of N-methyl-4a-hydroxy-2-oxodecahydroquinoline confirms that the reaction can only proceed when the carbonyl group is able to function as ‘hydrogen carrier’ by occupying positions in the vicinity of both a hydrogen and the hydroxyl function.     

Preparation and radical ring-opening polymerization of 2-substituted-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolanes

2-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIa ), 2-ethyl-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIb ), 2-phenyl-2-(n-propyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIc ), 2-phenyl-2-(i-propyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IId ), 2-(n-heptyl)-2-phenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIe ), 2-methyl-2-(2-naphthyl)-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIf ), and 2,2-diphenyl-4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane ( IIg ) were prepared and polymerized in the presence of a radical initiator. IIa–IIf were found to undergo vinyl polymerization with ring-opening reaction accompanying the elimination of ketone groups in bulk. IIg was found to undergo the quantitative ring-opening reaction accompanying the elimination of benzophenone in solution to obtain polyketone without any side reaction.     

Synchronicity of mononuclear and dinuclear events in homogeneous catalysis. Hydroformylation of cyclopentene using Rh4(CO)12 and HRe(CO)5 as precursors

The combined application of two or more metals in homogeneous catalysis can lead to synergistic effects; however, the phenomenological basis for these observations often goes undetermined. The hetero-bimetallic catalytic binuclear elimination reaction, a system involving both mononuclear and dinuclear intermediates, has been repeatedly suggested as a possible mechanism. In the present contribution, the simultaneous application of Rh4(CO)12 and HRe(CO)5 as precursors in the hydroformylation reaction leads to a very strong synergistic rate effect. In situ spectroscopic measurements confirm the presence of both mononuclear and dinuclear intermediates such as RCORh(CO)4 and RhRe(CO)9 in the active system. Moreover, kinetic analysis confirms interconversion of these intermediates as well as their statistical correlation with organic product formation. Specifically, the rate of hydrogen activation by RhRe(CO)9 is exactly equal to the rate of aldehyde formation from binuclear elimination between HRe(CO)5 and RCORh(CO)4 at all reaction conditions studied. Thus the catalytic events involving mononuclear species and those involving dinuclear species are synchronized. In the present experiments, the new topology is orders of magnitude more efficient than the corresponding unicyclic rhodium system.     

New telluride-mediated elimination for novel synthesis of 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides

Several 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides (ddNs) and 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides (d4Ns) are FDA-approved anti-HIV drugs. Via conveniently synthesized 2,2'-anhydronucleosides, we have developed a novel synthesis of d4Ns by discovering and applying a new telluride-mediated elimination reaction. Our experiment results show that after substitution of 2,2'-anhydronucleosides with a telluride monoanion, a telluride intermediate is formed, and its elimination leads to formation of the olefin products (d4Ns). Our mechanistic study indicates that this telluride-assisted reaction consists of two steps: substitution (or addition) and elimination. By using dimethyl ditelluride (0.1 equiv) as the reagent, d4Ns can be synthesized with yields up to 90% via this telluride-mediated elimination. Our novel strategy has great potential to simplify synthesis of these drugs and to further reduce cost of AIDS treatment and will also facilitate development of novel d4N and ddN analogues.     

Carboranes and baskets from reaction of B4H10 with allene

The reaction of the boron hydride B4H10 with allene was studied at the CCSD(T)/6-311+G(d)//MP2/6-31G(d) level. The mechanism is surprisingly complex with 44 transition states and several branching points located. The four carboranes and one basket that have been observed experimentally are all connected by pathways that have very similar free energies of activation. In addition, two new structures, a basket (2,4-(CH2CH2CH2)B4H8, 5a) and a "classical" structure (1,4-(Me2C)bisdiborane, 7), which might be obtained from the B4H10 + C3H4 reaction under the right conditions (hot/cold, quenched, etc.) have been identified. The first branch point in the reaction is the competition between H2 elimination from B4H10 (DeltaG(298 K) = 32.2 kcal/mol) and the hydroboration of allene by B4H10 (DeltaG(298 K) = 31.3 kcal/mol). The next branch point in the hydroboration mechanism controls the formation of 2,4-(MeCHCH2)B4H8 (1) (DeltaG(298 K) = 31.5 kcal/mol) and arachno-1,2/arachno-1,3-Me2-1-CB4H7 (8 and 8a) (DeltaG(298 K) = 34.3 kcal/mol). Another branch point in the H2-elimination mechanism controls the formation of 1-Me-2,5-micro-CH2-1-CB4H7 (29) (DeltaG(298 K) = 0.1 kcal/mol) and 2,5-micro-CHMe-1-CB4H7 (25/26) (DeltaG(298 K) = 7.3 kcal/mol). Formation of 2-Me-2,3-C2B4H7, a carborane observed in the reaction of methylacetylene with B4H10, is calculated to be blocked by a high barrier for H2 elimination. All free energies are relative to B4H10 + allene. An interesting reaction step discovered is the "reverse hydroboration step" in which a hydrogen atom is transferred from carbon back to boron, which allows a CH hydrogen to shuttle between the terminal and central carbon of allene.     

Eight-membered ring construction by [4 + 2 + 2] annulation involving beta-carbon elimination

Cyclobutanones underwent a formal [4 + 2 + 2] annulation reaction with 1,6- and 1,7-diynes in the presence of nickel(0) catalysts to provide bicyclic eight-membered ring ketones. The annulation reaction proceeds through a ring-expansion of oxanickelacycloheptadiene via beta-carbon elimination to form a nine-membered nickelacycle. This reaction employing cyclobutanones as a C4 unit constructs cyclooctadienone cores in one synthetic step.     

Direct synthesis of methyl 2-diazo-4-aryl-3-butenoates and their application to the enantioselective synthesis of 4-aryl-4-(1-naphthyl)-2-butenoates

An improved one-flask synthesis of various methyl 2-diazo-4-aryl and 4-heteroaryl-3-butenoates, precursors to donor/acceptor substituted carbenoids, is described. Their Rh₂(S-DOSP)₄ catalyzed reaction with 1-acetoxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalene, via a combined C–H activation/Cope rearrangement pathway followed by elimination of acetic acid affords a highly enantioselective (98–99% ee) entry to methyl 4-aryl- and 4-heteroaryl-4-(1-naphthyl)-2-butenoates.     

2, 3, 4, 5, 6-五苯基苯甲醛的新合成途径

从四苯基环戊二烯酮与乙二醇缩肉桂醛通过干法在260-270℃直接加成并脱CO,接着经氧化、水解制备了2,3,4,5,6-五苯基苯甲醛,对目标产物的结构进行了^1HNMR,IR,UV-Vis和元素分析表征。在对反应中间产物进行分离、鉴定的基础上提出了该反应的可能途径。     

Redox-Untersuchungen an Jodboranen. XVI. Aufbau von Bor-Kohlenstoff-Verbindungen: 1,2,5-Thiadiborolen,Cyan- und Phenyläthinylborane

Redox-Studies on lodoboranes. XVI. Formation of Boron-Carbon Compounds: 1,2,5-Thiadiborolene, Cyano- and Phenylethynylboranes The redox reaction of 3-iodo-4-dijodborylhexen-3 mit Trijodborthiin leads in 46% yield to the diiodo derivative of 1,2,5-thiadiborolene. Some of the properties of this new heterocyclic compound are reported. Redox reactions of iodoboranes with iodocyan and phenyliodoacetylene yield under elimination of iodine cyano- and phenylethynylboranes.     

A new base-catalyzed cleavage reaction for the preparation of protected peptides

A new base-catalyzed elimination reaction employing the hindered, non-nucleophilic bases tetramethylguanidine or 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0.]undec-7-ene has been developed for the removal of protected peptides from a 2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl-acetoxy]propionyl-resin. The proposed reaction mechanism involved cleavage of the ester bond between the peptide and resin via a base-catalyzed elimination. The protected peptide-resin cleavage reaction is mild, rapid and proceeds in good yield with a very simple work- up procedure. Four protected peptide-resins varying in size from seven to sixteen residues were prepared using the 2-[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl-acetoxy]- propionyl-resin and then cleaved in the protected form to demonstrate the utility of the new cleavage technique. The protected peptide cleavage products can be used in the preparation of larger peptides by fragment condensation.     

PdCl2-catalyzed two-component cross-coupling cyclization of 2,3-allenoic acids with 2,3-allenols. An efficient synthesis of 4-(1',3'-dien-2'-yl)-2(5H)-furanone derivatives

Cross-coupling cyclization reaction between 2,3-allenoic acids 1 and 2,3-allenols 2, in which two allenes functioned differently, was realized to afford 4-(1',3'-dien-2'-yl)-2(5H)-furanone derivatives 3. The reaction may proceed via an oxypalladation, insertion, and beta-hydroxide elimination process. A high E-stereoselectivity of the new formed C=C double bond was observed.     

Autoinflammation et stabilité thermique de la poly(vinyl-4-pyridine) quaternisée—V. Mécanisme de la décomposition thermique des bromures de poly(vinyl-4-pyridinium)N substitués

We have studied the thermal decomposition of the bromides of some N-substituted derivatives of poly(vinyl-4-pyridine). The first step of the decomposition agrees with the elimination of an ethylenic compound. This elimination is first order and the activation energy depends on the substituent, on the charge of the polymer and on the proportion of substituent. This reaction is a Hofmann reaction.