Influence of Polar Modifiers on Microstructure of Polybutadiene Obtained by Anionic Polymerization. Part 1: Lewis Base (σ) Amine-Type Polar Modifiers

In order to understand the influence of various types of polar modifiers on the microstructure of polybutadiene obtained by anionic polymerization, four types of polar modifiers were selected for detailed studies: Lewis bases (σ complex), Lewis acids (μ complex), a mixture of Lewis bases and Lewis acids (σ + μ complex), and acid-base polar modifiers (σ-μ complex) where one molecule combined acid and base character. The influence of five different tertiary amines (Lewis base polar modifiers) was studied. Analysis of FT-IR-ATR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR data for polybutadienes obtained in the presence of these complexing agents showed that all tested tertiary amines enhanced 1,2 addition of 1,3-butadiene and preferred trans-1,4 addition.     

Sensitive fluorescent detection and Lewis basicity of aliphatic amines

In this contribution is reported the sensitive properties of the Zn(II) Schiff base complex, 1, in dichloromethane with respect a series of primary, secondary, and tertiary aliphatic amines through the study of fluorescence enhancement upon amine coordination to the Lewis acidic Zn(II) metal center with formation of 1:1 adducts. It is found that complex 1 exhibits selectivity and nanomolar sensitivity for primary and alicyclic amines. A distinct selectivity is also observed along the series of secondary or tertiary amines, paralleling the increasing steric hindrance at the nitrogen atom. The binding interaction can be related to the Lewis basicity of the coordinating amine; thus, complex 1 represents a suitable reference Lewis acid, and estimated binding constants within the investigated amine series can be related to their relative Lewis basicity. A relative order of the Lewis basicity can be established for acyclic amines, primary > secondary > tertiary, while an inverted order, tertiary > secondary ≈ primary (acyclic), is found in the case of alicyclic amines. The present approach represents a simple, suitable method to ranking the relative Lewis basicity of aliphatic amines in low-polarity, nonprotogenic solvents.     

Lewis base catalyzed addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to aldehydes

A variety of achiral Lewis bases were found to catalyze the addition of TMSCN to the aldehydes. Among them, phosphines and amines were the most efficient catalysts. In addition, several chiral amines and phosphines were examined in a catalytic, asymmetric addition of TMSCN to benzaldehyde albeit with low enantioselectivity. A mechanistic study revealed that the reaction was first order in aldehyde, first order in Lewis base, and zeroth order in TMSCN, suggesting the complex formation of TMSCN and Lewis base formation of complex i. However, there are at least two possible scenarios for this catalytic process, and in view of the low selectivities observed, it is not clear which mechanism is operative.     

Diastereoselective addition of organolithiums to 1,3-oxazolidines complexed with aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide) (ATPH)

1,3-Oxazolidines were easily obtained by condensation of N-substituted (R)-phenylglycinol with aldehydes. Addition of organolithium reagents to 1,3-oxazolidines by complexation with the bulky Lewis acid aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide) (ATPH) readily produced the corresponding chiral amines with good yield and high diastereoselectivity. The configuration of the new stereogenic center was shown to be opposite to that of adducts obtained for the same 1,3-oxazolidines using Grignard reagents. The best diastereoselectivity was achieved using N-isopropyl-1,3-oxazolidines. The mechanism of addition was deduced by determining the stereochemistry of the iminium-aluminum complex by NOE experiments.     

Lewis acid mediated [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of allylic alpha-amino amides

Boron trifluoride and BBr(3) mediated [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements of allylic alpha-amino amides have been developed affording secondary amines in good yields. (E)-Crotyl and (E)-cinnamyl alpha-amino amides 2b and 2c exhibit excellent syn-diastereoselectivity upon rearrangement with either Lewis acid. The allylic amine 2a forms upon treatment with BF(3) or BBr(3) a five-membered heterocylic complex in which a single halide anion has been displaced by the carbonyl oxygen atom. The structures of the Lewis acid-amine complexes were elucidated using NMR spectroscopy. A plausible reaction mechanism, based on DFT calculations, is presented. Thus, BF(3)- or BBr(3)-complexed allylic amines 2 are shown to preferentially proceed, after deprotonation, via an endo transition state.     

A Lewis basicity scale in dichloromethane for amines and common nonprotogenic solvents using a zinc(II) Schiff-base complex as reference Lewis acid

A consistent, reliable scale of Lewis basicity in dichloromethane for 26 bases, involving amines and nonprotogenic solvents, is presented. A Lewis acidic Zn(II) Schiff-base complex, involving formation of stable 1:1 adducts is used as reference acid. Evaluation of binding constants is achieved from spectrophotometric titrations, by the least-squares nonlinear regression of multiwavelength spectrophotometric data. This Lewis basicity scale represents a unique set of data reflecting the actual Lewis basicity with respect this "real world" Lewis acidic species. The comparison of present Lewis basicity scale with data reported in the literature indicates that while for the involved solvents their relative basicity is scarcely affected by the reference Lewis acid, in contrast for sterically encumbered amines the Lewis basicity seems to be dependent from the reference species. Thus, Lewis basicity is governed by the steric hindrance at the donor atom and involves very different relative basicities than those predicted considering typical reference Lewis acids. This is expected to have a major involvement in the organic synthesis and catalysis, given the sterically encumbered nature of commonly involved Lewis acidic organometallic complexes.     

芳香胺氰乙基化催化反应的研究进展

从催化剂的应用角度,总结了酸、路易斯酸、固体酸性氧化物、强酸性阳离子交换树脂、无机碱、有机碱以及由酸/路易斯酸、路易斯酸/路易斯酸、路易斯酸/路易斯碱等催化体系在催化芳香胺的氰乙基化反应中的应用进展,阐述了芳香胺的氰乙基化反应的酸催化和碱催化机理,并对芳香胺的氰乙基化反应的今后发展方向进行了展望。     

Mimicking enzymatic transaminations: attempts to understand and develop a catalytic asymmetric approach to chiral alpha-amino acids

Attempts are made to build a bridge between asymmetric catalysis and enzymatic reactions by mechanistic investigations and the development of a catalytic and enantioselective approach to amination of alpha-keto esters by primary amines catalyzed by chiral Lewis acids as a model for transamination enzymes. Different Lewis acids can catalyze the half-transamination of alpha-keto esters using primary amine nitrogen sources such as pyridoxamine and 4-picolylamine. The mechanistic studies of the Lewis-acid catalyzed half-transamination using deuterium-labelled compounds show the incorporation of deuterium atoms in several positions of the alpha-amino acid derivative, indicating that the enol of the alpha-keto ester plays an important role along the reaction path. The catalytic enantioselective reactions are dependent on the pKa-value of the solvent since enantioselectivities were only obtained in solvents with high pKa-values relative to methanol. However, stronger acidic conditions generally gave better yields, but poor enantioselectivities. A series of chiral Lewis acids were screened as catalysts for the enantioselective half-transamination reactions and moderate yields and enantioselectivities of up to 46% ee were obtained.     

Alkyl halide charge transfer complexes with hard Lewis bases

The unusual charge transfer complexes formed between alkyl halide acceptors and hard Lewis base donors (amines and alcohols) in low dielectric solvent were examined using ultraviolet spectroscopy. The lambda(max) of the complex decreases with increasing ionization potential of the donor. The complex formation equilibria were probed by thermodynamic analysis and concentration variation. At ambient temperatures complex formation is generally slightly exergonic with a negative complexation entropy. The complex extinction coefficients are much lower (<10 l mol(-1) cm(-1)) than for typical charge transfer complexes. These complexes are extraordinary within a classical context since the halide acceptors have a negative electron affinity. They exhibited an atypical hypsochromic shift with increasing solvent dielectric constant.     

Conjugate addition of aromatic amines to ethenetricarboxylates

The conjugate addition of amines is considered to be a useful reaction in synthetic organic chemistry. The reaction of reactive electrophilic olefins, ethenetricarboxylates, and aromatic amines with and without catalytic Lewis acids such as ZnCl₂ and ZnBr₂ at room temperature gave amine adducts in high yields. The products were converted to α-amino acid, dl-aspartic acid derivatives. Using Lewis acids such as Sc(OTf)₃ and Zn(OTf)₂ at higher temperature (40-80 °C), the reaction of ethenetricarboxylates and N-methylaniline gave an aromatic substitution product. A catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition using a chiral Lewis acid was also investigated. For example, the reaction of 1,1-diethyl 2-tert-butyl ethenetricarboxylate with N-methylaniline in the presence of chiral bisoxazoline-Cu(II) complex in THF at −20 °C for 17 h gave an amine adduct in 91% yield and 78% ee. On the other hand, the reaction with aniline and primary aniline derivatives gave adducts with almost no ee%.     

Complex containing a Lewis acid and Brønsted acid for the catalytic reactions of aza-Michael addition

The novel efficient complex catalyst containing a Lewis acid and a Brønsted acid have been prepared by the reaction of proline ion liquid and cuprous iodide. The catalyst was characterized by FT-IR techniques using pyridine as probe molecule. A fast, mild, and quantitative procedure for aza-Michael addition reactions between various amines and α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and nitriles has been developed using the novel complex catalyst. The results showed that the novel catalyst owned high activities for the reactions with excellent yields within 1 min.     

Asymmetric [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of allylic ammonium ylides

An asymmetric Lewis acid-mediated [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of allylic amines has been developed, affording the corresponding homoallylic amines in good yield and excellent enantioselectivities. The rearrangement proceeds by complexation of the chiral Lewis acid to the amine followed by deprotonation and rearrangement.     

1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相分离芳胺类化合物的色谱性能研究

研究了一些芳胺类化合物在1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相上的色谱行为。分别考察了流动相中甲醇含量、缓冲液pH值和离子强度等对芳胺类化合物色谱保留的影响,并对这类化合物在该固定相上的保留机理进行了探讨。研究结果表明,芳胺类化合物在该固定相上表现出反相和阳离子交换的混合保留模式。以pH 10.1的Tris-甲醇(60/40,V/V)溶液为流动相,在1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相上成功分离了间苯二胺、邻甲苯胺、N-甲苯胺、对硝基苯胺、邻硝基苯胺和α-甲萘胺6种芳胺类化合物。     

Influence of polar modifiers on microstructure of polybutadiene obtained by anionic polymerization. Part 3: Lewis acid alkoxide (μ) and Lewis base amine,amine-ether,and ether mixed-type (σ+μ) polar modifiers

The influence of mixtures of sodium mentholate (SMT) as a Lewis acid polar modifier and different Lewis base polar modifiers (amines, amine-ethers, ethers) on the microstructure of polybutadiene obtained by anionic polymerization was studied and compared to the influence of the same polar modifiers used separately. Detailed characterization of the polybutadienes in terms of the content and distribution of butadiene isomeric repeating units was performed by ¹³C NMR and supported by FT-IR-ATR and ¹H NMR data analysis. The results obtained indicated that the use of a mixture of Lewis acid and Lewis base in most cases enhanced formation of 1,2 butadiene structures in comparison to the Lewis bases used separately. However, application of a mixture of SMT and DTP resulted in lower vinyl content than when DTP was applied alone. It is worthwhile to note that the combination of a Lewis acid (SMT) and one of Lewis bases tested (DMEAEE) enabled obtaining very high vinyl polybutadiene (88% ¹H NMR, 96% ¹³C NMR).     

Application of polydentate chiral amines within magnesium-mediated asymmetric deprotonation reactions

A set of polydentate secondary amines, each containing two stereogenic centres, were prepared. These were subsequently utilised in magnesium-mediated asymmetric deprotonation reactions and excellent enantiomeric ratios were obtained (up to 94:6 er). Furthermore, these bases tend to be highly efficient in the absence of strong Lewis base additives, which demonstrates an additional practical advantage over existing protocols.     

Convenient synthesis of trans-3-amino-1-benzylpiperidin-4-ols using regiospecific cleavage of 1-benzyl-3,4-epoxypiperidine with diisobutylaluminum amides (DIBAL-NR1R2)

The report presents a first example of a regio- and stereospecific Lewis acid-catalyzed aminolysis of 1-benzyl-3,4-epoxypiperidine leading to trans-3-amino-1-benzylpiperidin-4-ols, in contrast with other Lewis acid-catalyzed reactions leading to trans-4-amino-1-benzylpiperidin-3-ols. The reaction is performed at room temperature using the reagents prepared by interaction of a hard Lewis acid – diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL-H) with primary and secondary amines. The obtained products are potential intermediates on the way to stereochemical analogues of the antitumor piperidine alkaloid pseudodistomin D.     

Thermometric titrations of amines with nitrosyl perchlorate in acetonitrile solvent

Thirteen aliphatic and four aromatic amines, namely diethylamine, triethylamine, n-propylamine, di-n-propylamine, tri-n-butylamine, isopropylamine, di-isopropylamine, n-butylamine, di-n-butylamine, tri-n-butylamine, isobutylamine, sec-butylamine, tert-butylamine, aniline, N,N-dimethylaniline, 2-nitroaniline and 4-nitroaniline were titrated thermometrically with nitrosyl perchlorate in acetonitrile solvent. All the aliphatic amines gave very well-shaped thermometric titration curves. The calculated recovery values of the amines were very good. In comparison, the aromatic amines, aniline and N,N-dimethylaniline gave rather well-shaped titration curves, but the recovery values were fairly low. 2-Nitro- and 4-nitro anilines gave no thermometric response at all. The heats of reaction of the amines with nitrosyl perchlorate are rather high. However, the average heat of reaction of the aromatic amines is approximately two-thirds that of the average heat of the aliphatic amines. To support this method all the amines were also titrated potentiometrically and very similar results to those obtained with the thermometric method are seen. The nitrosyl ion is a Lewis acid, strong enough to titrate quantitatively aliphatic amines in acetonitrile solvent, but not strong enough to titrate aromatic amines at the required level in the same solvent.     

Reductive Deamination with Hydrosilanes Catalyzed by B(C6F5)3

The strong boron Lewis acid tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane B(C₆F₅)₃ is known to catalyze the dehydrogenative coupling of certain amines and hydrosilanes at elevated temperatures. At higher temperature, the dehydrogenation pathway competes with cleavage of the C?N bond and defunctionalization is obtained. This can be turned into a useful methodology for the transition‐metal‐free reductive deamination of a broad range of amines as well as heterocumulenes such as an isocyanate and an isothiocyanate.     

Orthogonal Catalysis for an Enantioselective Domino Inverse-Electron Demand Diels−Alder/Substitution Reaction

An enantioselective domino process for the synthesis of substituted 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes has been developed by the combination of chiral amines and a bidentate Lewis acid in an orthogonal catalysis. This new method is based on an inverse electron-demand Diels−Alder and a subsequent group exchange reaction. An enamine is generated in situ from an aldehyde and a chiral secondary amine catalyst that reacts with phthalazine, activated by the coordination to a bidentate Lewis acid catalyst. The absolute configuration of the product is controlled by chiral information provided by the amine. The formed ortho-quinodimethane intermediate is then transformed via a group exchange reaction with thiols. The new method shows a broad scope and tolerates a wide range of functional groups with enantiomeric ratios up to 91 : 9. All-in-all, this enantioselective synthesis tool provides an easy access to complex 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes starting from readily available phthalazine, aldehydes and thiols in a combinatorial way.