Stereochemistry of dihydroxylation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>- and -<Emphasis Type="Italic">exo</Emphasis>-2,3-dicarboximides

Stereochemistry of the oxidation of N-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides at the double bond with peroxyacetic acid generated in situ in the presence of sulfuric acid and with an anhydrous dioxane solution of peroxyacetic acid was studied. In both cases, the reaction was stereospecific, regardless of the substituent in the N-aryl group and configuration of the imide ring, but the reaction direction depended on the presence of water in the system. In the first case, the corresponding trans-5,6-dihydroxy derivatives were formed, while in the second, exo-5,6-epoxy derivatives. The oxidation of N-arylbicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides with a solution of potassium permanganate in aqueous acetone gave the corresponding N-aryl-cis-5,6-dihydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-endo-and-exo-2,3-dicarboximides. The exo,cis,exo and exo,cis,endo configurations of the synthesized compounds were determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis of 7-sulfonyl-substituted norpinan-6-ones and -thiones from 1-bromotricyclo[4.1.0.0<Superscript>2,7</Superscript>]heptane

1-Bromotricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,7]heptane reacted with benzene- and methanesulfonyl thiocyanates in benzene at 20°C via anti addition to the central C¹–C⁷ bicyclobutane bond with formation of 6-endo-bromo-6-exo-thiocyanato-7-syn-(R-sulfonyl)bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. Treatment of the benzenesulfonyl thiocyanate adduct with potassium tert-butoxide in THF at 20°C gave 7-endo-(benzenesulfonyl)norpinan-6-one, whereas the reaction with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene in methylene chloride afforded 7-exo-(benzenesulfonyl)-norpinane-6-thione which was converted into 7-exo-(benzenesulfonyl)norpinan-6-one by alkaline hydrolysis.     

Cage-like amines in the synthesis and oxidation of camphor-10-sulfonic acid amides

Reactions of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-exo- and -endo-2-ylmethanamines, exo-5,6-epoxybicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-exo-2-ylmethanamine, 1-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)ethanamine, and 1-(1-adamantyl)ethanamine with camphor-10-sulfonyl chloride in chloroform in the presence of triethylamine gave the corresponding sulfonamides having two cage-like fragments. Stereoisomeric N-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-ylmethyl)camphor-10-sulfonamides were oxidized with peroxyphthalic acid generated in situ from phthalic anhydride and 50% hydrogen peroxide. The exo stereoisomer was thus converted into the corresponding 5,6-epoxy derivative, while the endo isomer gave rise to 4-(7,7-dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-ylmethyl)-4-azatricyclo[4.2.1.0^3,7]-nonan-exo-2-ol (substituted azabrendane). The structure of the synthesized camphor-10-sulfonamides was confirmed by IR and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra with the use of homo- (COSY) and heteronuclear ¹H-¹³C correlation techniques (HMQC, HMBC). Heterocyclization of sulfonamides of the norbornene series was also simulated by quantum-chemical calculations at the PM3 and BHandHLYP/6-31G(d) levels of theory.     

Reactions of Bi-, Tri-, and tetracyclic amines with succinic anhydride

Succinic anhydride reacted with cage-like amines {bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-exo-and-endo-2-yl-methanamines, 2-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-endo-2-yl)ethanamine, exo-5,6-epoxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-exo-2-yl-methanamine, tetracyclo[6.2.1.1^3,6.0^2,7]dodec-9-en-endo-4-ylmethanamine, 1-(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl)ethanamine, and 4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]dec-8-ene} to give the corresponding amido acids having a cage-like fragment. The latter were converted into carboximides by the action of hexamethyldisilazane in boiling benzene in the presence of zinc(II) chloride and then into epoxy derivatives. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was confirmed by IR and NMR spectroscopy.     

Epoxidation and Heterocyclization of Arenesulfonamides of the Norbornene Series

Reactions of previously known and newly synthesized N-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-endo-2-ylmethyl)arenesulfonamides with monoperoxyphthalic acid generated in situ from phthalic anhydride and 30% hydrogen peroxide lead mostly to the corresponding N-arylsulfonyl-exo-2-hydroxy-4-azatricyclo[4.2.1.0^3,7]nonanes (azabrendanes). In some cases, N-(exo-5,6-epoxybicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-exo-2-ylmethyl)arenesulfonamides were isolated as the only products or mixtures of alternative oxidation products were obtained. The presence of electron-acceptor nitro groups in the benzene ring and bulky substituents, primarily in the ortho position, is considered to be a structural factor preventing the primary oxidation products (epoxy derivatives) from undergoing heterocyclization.     

Photocrosslinkable polynorbornene-based block copolymers with enhanced dielectric and thermal properties

Block copolymers poly(endo-N-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-norbornene-pyrrolidine)-block-poly(exo-N-(cinnamoyloxyethyl)-7-oxanorborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide) (endo-PTNP-b-exo-PCONBI) and poly(exo-N-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-norbornene-pyrrolidine)-block-poly(exo-N-(cinnamoyloxyethyl)-7-oxanorborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide) (exo-PTNP-b-exo-PCONBI) were synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization. The endo- or exo-PTNP served as the high dielectric functional chain, and exo-PCONBI acted as the crosslinking segment. The endo-PTNP-b-exo-PCONBI, in which endo-PTNP has a high content of trans double bond and adopts isotactic configuration, shows a dielectric constant (ε) of 15.5, whereas exo-PTNP-b-exo-PCONBI, in which exo-PTNP has 67% trans double bonds and atactic microstructure, displays relatively low ε of 7.1. The cinnamate groups in exo-PCONBI were crosslinked to form three-dimensional network by cycloaddition reaction under UV irradiation. Exposed to UV-light for 10 min, the cinnamate group in polymer films has a crosslinking conversion of 36%, as determined by UV-Vis absorption measurements. By photocrosslinking, the polymer film has an increased ε of 16.6, a dielectric loss of 0.03, an elevated glass-transition temperature of 137 °C, and an enhanced decomposition temperature of 405 °C, compared to those of polymer films without irradiation.     

Formation of Isomeric 3-Azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes in a Reaction of 1-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-2,4-dinitrobenzene with Sodium Borohydride,Formaldehyde, and Methylamine

Anionic hydride adduct of 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2,4-dinitrobenzene was brought into a double Mannich condensation with formaldehyde and methylamine to furnish a mixture of isomeric 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes: 3-methyl-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,5-dinitro-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene and 3-methyl-6,6-ethylenedioxy-1,7-dinitro-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. By means of NMR spectroscopy, X-ray difraction analysis, and quantum chemistry (PM3) we demonstrated that the spirocyclic isomer had chair-chair conformation with diequatorial orientation of substituents in positions 3 and 7.     

Stereochemistry of seven-membered heterocycles: XLVI. Synthesis and dynamic <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectroscopy of spiro[cyclohexane-1,4′-[3,5]dioxabicyclo[5.1.0]octanes]. DFT calculations of structurally related formaldehyde and acetone acetals

Spiro[cyclohexane-1,4′-[3,5]dioxabicyclo[5.1.0]octanes] were synthesized, and their conformational behavior was studied by dynamic ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Anancomeric displacement of conformational equilibrium toward two nonequivalent twist conformers with close energies was revealed. The relative Gibbs energies ΔG ^o and enthalpies of formation ΔH ^o of twist and chair-like conformers with endo and exo orientation of the three-membered ring of structurally related formaldehyde and acetone acetals were calculated in terms of the density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level. Like spiro-cyclohexane analogs, they were shown to have a non-chair conformation.     

Stereochemical nonrigidity of homophenalenyl cations

A strong temperature dependence was observed of chemical shifts in the ¹³C NMR spectra of 3b,4-exo-4a,5-tetramethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydro-4H-cyclopropa[a]phenalen-5-yl cation and its endo-epimer revealing their stereochemical nonrigidity.     

Thebaine Adducts with Maleimides. Synthesis and Transformations

Diels-Alder reaction of thebaine with maleimides is structurally specific and yields [7,8,3′,4′ ]-succinimido-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines containing N′-alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl substituents. N′-[1(S)-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-succinimido-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaine formed in reaction of S-valinol with (7α,8α)-anhydrido-6,14-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaine. The reduction of the adducts by LiAlH₄ afforded N′-substituted 7,8-pyrrolidino-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines. The reduction of fused succinimides by NaBH₄ resulted in the corresponding 2′α-hydroxylactam derivatives. O-Demethylation of the tetrahydrothebaine pyrrolidine derivatives effected by BBr₃ afforded compounds of the tetrahydrooripavine series. The O-demethylation of tetrahydrothebaine succinimide derivatives gave rise to the corresponding 6-demethyl-endo-ethenotetrahydrooripavines. Alkylation conditions were found for N′-(4-hydroxyphenethyl)-substituted tetrahydrothebaine succinimide derivatives.     

Structure and Reactivity of Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-5,<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-6-dicarboxylic (endic) Acid Hydrazide

Establishing of the structure of hydrazinolysis product obtained from bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-endo-5, endo-6-dicarboxylic (endic) acid was performed by preparation of the compound under alternative conditions followed by comparison of the characteristics and spectral parameters of the resulting substances, and also by quantum-chemical calculations by the density functional method of the chemical shifts in ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of different reaction products. The X-ray diffraction analysis of the hydrazide was also carried out. The compound obtained was assigned a structure of N-aminobicyclo[2.2.1] hept-2-ene-endo-5,endo-6-dicarboximide. The products were prepared by its reactions with arylsulfonyl chlorides, benzoyl chlorides, m-tolyl and p-toluene-sulfonyl isocyanates, phenyl isothiocyanate, with o-nitrobenzaldehyde, and oxiranes (1,2-epoxycyclohexane and 2,3-epoxypropylcarbazole). The aromatic sulfonamides, carboxamides, and ureas were epoxidized by performic acid obtained in situ from the formic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Products of [3+2]-cycloaddition of aryl azides to the strained double bond in the N-aminobicyclo[2.2.1] hept-2-ene-endo-5,endo-6-dicarboximide and its derivatives. The structures of compounds obtained were confirmed by their IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectra.     

Homophenalenyl cations,new representatives of homoaromatic systems

3b,4-exo,4a,5-Tetramethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydro-4H-cyclopropa[a]phenalen-5-yl cation and its endo-epimer were proved by NMR method to belong to a new kind of homoaromatic systems: homophenalenyl carbocations.     

Preparation of stereochemically pure <Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>- and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>-alkenoic acids and their methyl esters from bicyclo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>.1.0]alkan-1-ols. Application in the synthesis of insect pheromones

Oxidative cleavage of exo- and endo-alkyl- and hydroxyalkyl-substituted bicyclo[n.1.0]alkan-1-ols with (diacetoxy-λ³-iodanyl)benzene gave the corresponding methyl alkenoates exclusively with E or Z configuration of the double bond. This reaction was used as the key stage in the syntheses of stereoisomerically pure components of pest insect pheromones: (E)-dodec-9-en-1-yl acetate (European pine shoot moth Rhyacionia buoliana), (Z)-tetradec-11-en-1-yl acetate (European oak leafroller Tortrix viridana), and (3E,8Z,11Z)-tetradeca-3,8,11-trien-1-yl acetate (tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta).     

Tandem molecular rearrangement in the alkylation of phenol with camphene

The alkylation of phenol with camphene in the presence of boron trifluoride in glacial acetic acid was accompanied by tandem molecular rearrangement with formation of a mixture of ortho- and para-substituted phenols having 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-exo-2-yl and 5,5,6-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-exo-2-yl substituents. The same products were obtained by rearrangement of 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-exo-2-yloxybenzene under analogous conditions. Similar reactions performed in the presence of aluminum phenoxide as catalyst resulted in predominant formation of the corresponding ortho-substituted phenols.     

Hydrogenolysis of 7-phenyltricyclo[4.1.0.0<Superscript>2,7</Superscript>]heptan-1-carboxylic acid. Synthesis of ketones with tricyclo[4.4.0.0<Superscript>2,7</Superscript>]decane and tricyclo[5.4.0.0<Superscript>2,8</Superscript>]undecane skeletons

Hydrogenation of 7-phenyltricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,7]heptane-1-carboxylic acid over Raney nickel occurred in the syn-stereoselective fashion to give anti-7-phenylbicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-exo-6-carboxylic acid. The latter was used to synthesize 4,5-benzotricyclo[4.4.0.0^2,7]dec-4-en-3-one and two isomeric higher homologs, 5,6-benzotricyclo[5.4.0.0^2,8]undec-5-en-3-and-4-ones.     

Conjugate halo- and mercuroazidation of 1-phenyltricyclo-[4.1.0.0<Superscript>2.7</Superscript>]heptane. Synthesis of a conformationally rigid α-amino acid with a bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane skeleton

1-Phenyltricyclo[4.1.0.0^2.7]heptane reacted with N-bromo-, N-chloro-, and N-iodosuccinimides and with mercury(II) acetate in the presence of sodium azide as external nucleophile to give conjugate addition products to the central C¹–C⁷ bicyclobutane bond with a norpinane structure, where the azido group and the phenyl were attached to the same carbon atom (C⁶). The bromo- and chloroazidation showed anti-stereo-selectivity, and the iodoazidation, moderate syn-stereoselectivity; the mercuroazidation afforded exclusively the corresponding syn-addition product. Hydro-, bromo- and chlorodemercuration of the mercury adduct with sodium tetrahydridoborate and elemental bromine and chlorine, respectively, did not involve the azido group, and the original configuration was retained. The reduction of the hydrodemercuration product with LiAlH₄ gave 6-exo-phenylbicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-6-amine which was transformed in three steps into conformationally rigid 6-endo-(acetamido)bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-6-carboxylic acid.     

Products of ozone oxidation of some saturated cyclic hydrocarbons

Low-temperature ozone oxidation of a series of saturated carbocyclic hydrocarbons afforded the corresponding alcohols and/or ketones in high yield through intermediate trioxidanes. exo,endo-Tetracyclo-[6.2.1.0^3,5]undecane-2,7-dione and exo,endo,endo-hexacyclo[9.3.1.0^3,8.0^4,6.0^5,9.0^12,14]pentadecane-2,10-dione were isolated, and exo,endo,exo-pentacyclo[6.3.1.0^2,7.0^3,5.0^9,11]dodecyl-, exo,exo,exo-heptacyclo-[9.3.1.0^2,10.0^3,8.0^4,6.0^5,9.0^12,14]pentadecyl, and 1-methylcyclohexyltrioxidanes were identified and characterized for the first time.     

Structure of methyl-7-methoxy-7-phenyl-6-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-halobicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-6-<Emphasis Type="Italic">exo</Emphasis>-carboxylate diastereomers in single crystals

The structure of diastereomeric methyl-7-anti-methoxy-7-syn-phenyl-and methyl-7-syn-methoxy-7-anti-phenyl-6-endo-bromobicyclo[3.1.1]heptane-6-exo-carboxylates 2a and 3a and their chlorine-and iodine-substituted analogs 2b and 3c was studied by XRD. The diastereomers differ in the geometrical parameters of the carbon framework of the molecules. The C(1)-C(2)-C(3)-C(4)-C(5)-C(6) six-membered ring is in the intermediate conformation between envelope and chair in structures 2 and envelope in structures 3. In compound 2a, the cyclobutane fragment has a higher degree of folding than in 3a; one of the possible reasons for that is the donor-acceptor interaction between the 6-methoxycarboxylic and 7-methoxy groups in molecule 2a.     

Endic acid diamides. Synthesis and reactivity

A number of symmetric and unsymmetric endo-cis-dicarboxamides of the norbornene series containing dimethyl- and diethylamine, morpholine, perhydroazepine, and p-bromoaniline fragments were synthesized starting from endic anhydride with the aid of N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. Oxidation of these amides with organic peroxy acids according to Prilezhaev gave exo-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-4-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^3,7]-nonane-endo-9-carboxylic acid salts. The structure of the obtained products was confirmed by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthetic transformations of isoquinoline alkaloids. Synthesis of 1-halo derivatives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis>-ethenotetrahydrothebaine and their behavior in the heck reaction

Bromination of endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaine derivatives having a pyrrolidine ring fused at the C⁷-C⁸ bond, namely 1′-substituted 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-diones, 1′-aryl-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinans, and 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-2′α-hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morpphinan-5′-one, with molecular bromine in formic acid smoothly afforded the corresponding 1-bromo derivatives. Iodination of 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]-morphinan-2′,5′-dione with iodine(I) chloride gave 4,5α-epoxy-6α,14-etheno-1-iodo-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-1′-phenyl-2′,5′,7β,8β-tetrahydro-1′H-14α-pyrrolo[3′,4′:7,8]morphinan-2′,5′-dione. The resulting 1-halo derivatives were brought into the Heck reaction with acrylic acid esters to obtain 1-[(E)-2-(alkoxycarbonyl)ethenyl]-substituted compounds. Demethylation of the 6-methoxy group in 1-bromo-endo-ethenotetrahydrothebaines was accomplished using boron(III) bromide in chloroform.