A new route for the synthesis of 1,3-diketones

A simple route for the synthesis of 1,3-diketones by the reaction of acetylenic ketones with amines followed by hydrolysis of the resulting aminovinylketons is suggested.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 710–714, April, 1995.     

Reversal of diastereoselectivity in palladium-arene interaction directed hydrogenative desymmetrization of 1,3-diketones

For the metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-substituted ketones,cis reductive products are generally obtained due to steric hindrance of substituents.Herein,an unprecedented trans reductive products were observed in palladium-catalyzed hydrogenative desymmetrization of cyclic and acyclic 1,3-diketones,providing the chiral trans β-hydroxy ketones with two adjacent stereocenters including one α-tertiary or quaternary stereocenter with high enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity.Mechanistic studies and DFT calculations suggested that the rarely observed diastereoselectivity reversal is ascribed to the charge-charge interaction between the palladium and aromatic ring of the substrate,which could not only result in the reversal of the diastereoselectivity,but also improve the reactivity.     

Sterically hindered 1,3-diketones in the Michael reaction

The base catalyzed addition of sterically hindered 1,3-diketones to the activated multiple bond of ethyl acrylate and 4-methyl-4-methoxy-1-phenylpent-2-yne-1-one has been studied. The addition of methyl(2-propenyl)ketone is partially accompanied by intramolecular cyclization of the resulting adduct.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 147–149, January, 1996.     

Aminomethylation of hindered 2-propargyl-1,3-diketones

2-Propargyl-substituted methoxy-1,3-diketones react with alkoxymethylamines or paraform and secondary amines in the presence of CuCl at the acetylene group to afford Mannich bases.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1293–1295, May, 1996.     

Acylation of sterically hindered 2-propargyl-1,3-diketones

Sterically hindered 2-propargyl-1,3-diketones were acylated at the terminal acetylenic group by acyl chlorides in the presence of CuCl. Some peculiarities of the reaction were revealed. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 199–201, January, 1999.     

硅烷基取代苯并二硫杂环戊烯的合成及电化学性质

以苯并-1,3-二硫杂环戊烯为原料,通过金属化反应以及锂化二硫杂环戊烯与氯代硅烷反应合成了系列2-硅烷基取代苯并-1,3-二硫杂环戊烯化合物.测定了化合物的氧化电位,发现硅的引入导致苯并-1,3-二硫杂环戊烯的氧化电位明显降低,给体的给电子能力增强.     

Electrochemical oxidation of malonic esters in acetonitrile in the presence of iodides as mediators

Electrochemical oxidation of malonic esters in acetonitrile in the presence of iodides follows two different pathways depending on the nature of the cation. In the presence of Lil, alkyl 1,1,2,2,3,3-propanetetracarboxylates were obtained in 85–98% yields. In the presence of Nal, Kl, or Bu₄NI, the formation of 1,1,2,2-ethanetetracarboxylates and their subsequent dehydrogenation to ethenetetracarboxylates was the main reaction pathway. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 620–623, March, 1997.     

Electrochemical synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-4-amino-5-formyluracyl in the presence of ammonium chloride

The synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-4-amino-5-formyluracyl, an intermediate of theophylline synthesis, was studied in an ammonium chloride medium using the electroreduction of 1,3-dimethyl-4-amino-5-nitrosouracyl to a diamino derivative with its further formylation. The electrolysis and formylation conditions were optimized. The reduction of 1,3-dimethyl-4-amino-5-nitrosouracyl was performed under the following conditions: its concentration was 12.0–13.5 %, the cathode was a Kh18N10T stainless steel gauze, the electrolysis was performed in the presence of ammonium chloride, the current density was 7.5–8.0 A/dm², the electrolysis temperature was 40–45°C, and the formylation temperature was 71–72°C. The substance yield of overall formylaminouracyl was 81.2–83.3% and the current efficiency was 62.0–64.5%. The developed process of 1,3-dymethyl-4-amino-5-formyluracyl synthesis was evaluated at a scaled-up laboratory setup with a filter-press cell.     

Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation of primary benzamides and tandem cyclization with cyclic 2-diazo-1,3-diketones for the synthesis of isocoumarins

A simple and efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation and tandem intramolecular cyclization for the synthesis of isocoumarins has been developed. The protocol uses easily available primary benzamides and cyclic 2-diazo-1,3-diketones as starting materials. This reaction proceeds via C-C and C-O bond formation in a single reaction vessel, and the corresponding isocoumarins were obtained in moderate to excellent yields (58%–97%). The well established protocol showed high functional group tolerance, which provided an efficient and alternative route to isocoumarin backbone.     

Nucleophilic acylation of α-haloketones with aldehydes: an umpolung strategy for the synthesis of 1,3-diketones

The first example of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-promoted intermolecular acylation of α-haloketones with aldehydes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes (enals) is reported. The protocol involves carbonyl umpolung reactivity of aldehydes and enals in which the carbonyl carbon attacks nucleophilically on electrophilic terminal of α-haloketones to afford 1,3-diketones and α,β-unsaturated 1,3-diketones, respectively. Short reaction time, ambient temperature, operational simplicity, and high yields are the salient features of the present procedure.     

Electrochemical generation of stable carbocation-tetrafluoroborate salts and the cation-anion interactions in their solid state structures

The electrochemical generation of stable carbocations, among other heterocyclic products, by a unique electrochemical process involving the anodic oxidation of aryl-substituted ketene imines is described. The electrochemical oxidation undergoes an unusual multiannulation process to form these types of products by intermolecular cyclization. The X-ray crystal structures of two carbocation tetrafluoroborate salts,4c and4d, of which the latter is solvated by CH₂Cl₂, are presented. We have observed that one of the B-F bonds in4c is relatively long with respect to the other three similar in length B-F bonds, while in the solvated salt (4d·CH₂Cl₂), one of the B-F bonds is particularly short relative to its congeners. In both cases, the exceptional B-F bonds are oriented toward the positive center of the carbocation. These phenomena are compared with other known X-ray structures of organic tetrafluoroborate salts and discussed.     

New reaction of the sodium salt of 2-nitroethanol. X-ray analysis of the sodium salt of 2-oxo-3-hydroxypropionic acid oxime, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol,and the model 2,2-dinitropropane-1,3-diol

A novel reaction of the sodium salt of 2-nitroethanol in aqueous ammonia resulted in the sodium salt of 2-oxo-3-hydroxypropionic acid oxime (1) has been found. Bromination of1 affords 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (2) with a previously unknown molecular conformation. The formation mechanisms of compounds1 and2 were suggested. X-ray analysis of products1,2 and that of the model compound, 2,2-dinitropropane-1,3-diol, was performed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1217–1221, May, 1996.     

Novel,Recyclable, and Thermally Stable Task-Specific Ionic Liquid (TBA Acetate) Medium/Catalyst for the Synthesis of Indolylidinecyclic-1,3- and -1,4-diketones

A simple and efficient synthesis of indolylidinethiazolidnediones (3) and indolylidinecyclic-1,3-diketones (5) has been developed by reaction of indole-3-aldehyde (1) with thiazolidinedione (2) or cyclic-1,3-diketones (4) using tetra butyl ammonium acetate (TBAA) melt as novel, cost-effective, and recyclable ionic liquid under solvent-free green conditions at 100 °C for 15–20 min without additional use of catalyst.

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First radical cation salts of 2,5-bis(1,3-dithian-2-ylidene)-1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene (BDA-TTP) with copper(II) metal complex anions: β-(BDA-TTP)4Cu2Cl6 and (BDA-TTP)2CuCl4

New radical cation salts based on 2,5-bis(1,3-dithian-2-ylidene)-1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene (BDA-TTP) with copper(II) metal complex anions, β-(BDA-TTP)₄Cu₂Cl₆ and (BDA-TTP)₂CuCl₄, were synthesized and structurally characterized. Single crystals were prepared by electrochemical oxidation of BDA-TTP under galvanostatic conditions. X-ray diffraction study demonstrated that the salts have a layered structure, in which the conducting BDA-TTP layers alternate with the [Cu₂Cl₆]²⁻ or [CuCl₄]²⁻ anions. Both salts show the semiconductor-type temperature dependence of the conductivity. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 48–54, January, 2007.     

Electrochemical oxidation of substituted benzylamines in aquo-acetic acid medium: substituent and solvent effects

Electrochemical oxidation of nine para- and meta-substituted benzylamines in varying mole fractions of acetic acid in water has been investigated in the presence of 0.1 M sulphuric acid as supporting electrolyte. The oxidation potentials correlate well with Hammett’s substituent constants affording negative reaction constants. The correlation of potential values with macroscopic solvent parameters is non-linear suggesting that the operation of both specific and non-specific solvent-solvent-solute interaction mechanisms. Multiple correlation analysis of the experimental data with Kamlet-Taft solvatochromic parameters is employed.     

Electrochemical behavior of catechol in the presence of 2-methyl-1,3-cyclopentanedione: application to electrosynthesis

Abstract  Electro-oxidation of catechol in the presence of 2-methyl-1,3-cyclopentanedione as a nucleophile was investigated in water–acetonitrile (90:10 v/v) solution. The results indicate that the o-benzoquinone electrogenerated participates in a Michael addition reaction with this nucleophile. The electrosynthesis of 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione was carried out. The product was characterized by NMR, MS, FT-IR, and elemental analysis. An EC mechanism was deduced from voltammetric and spectroscopic data. Also, the Michael addition reaction rate constant (k _m) was estimated using digital simulation of voltammograms. Graphical abstract   Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Recent application of acidic 1,3-azolium salts as promoters in the solution-phase synthesis of nucleosides and nucleotides

Acidic 1,3-azolium salts are prepared from Brønsted acids and 1,3-azoles such as imidazole, thiazole, and oxazole. Acidic imidazolium salts are frequently employed as promoters for the synthesis of nucleotides using the phosphoramidite method in a solution phase. Recently, it was revealed that thiazolium and oxazolium salts catalyzed Vorbrüggen-type N-glycosylation reactions to give nucleosides. These reactivities are attributed to the stronger Brønsted acidities of the thiazolium and oxazolium salts relative to those of the imidazolium salts. This digest focuses on recent progress in the applicability of acidic 1,3-azolium salts as promoters in the solution-phase synthesis of nucleosides and nucleotides.     

Exploring the one-pot C-acylation of cyclic 1,3-diones with unactivated carboxylic acid

The use of DCC, triethylamine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine in dichloromethane provides a general and standard one-pot procedure for the C-acylation of cyclic 1,3-diones with a wide range of carboxylic acids, giving rise to β-triketones in good to excellent yields.