Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of substituted trans-stilbene derivatives: implications of the variation of enantioselectivities on the mechanism of OsO4 addition to olefins

The OsO₄ catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation of substituted trans-stilbene derivatives using 9-O-acetyldihydrocinchonidine as chiral ligand gives the corresponding diols with lower enantioselectivity in the case of substrates containing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents. The Hammett correlations of the enantiomeric ratios exhibit non-linear plots, in accordance with the conclusion that the reaction involves a 1,3-dipolar type [3+2] cycloaddition transition state.     

The model of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole 3-oxide derivatives with alkynes

The influence of solvents and different structural factors on the rate of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of the 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole 3-oxide derivatives with alkynes have been studied. Nitrones and alkynes have been ranged by their relative activity in this reaction. Using the DFT calculation with the triple zets basis set, the energy profile of the reaction has been plotted, and the structures and energy characteristics of the transition states have been determined. The mechanism of this reaction has been shown to be concerted and asynchronous. The validity of the used computational approach for the detailed investigation of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones has been demonstrated.     

5—（L—盖氧基）—2（5—H）—呋喃酮与硝酮体系环加成反应的理论研究

选取模型化合物,用AMl MO方法从理论上研究了手性的5-(L-盖氧基)-2(5—H)-呋喃酮与偶极硝酮体系环加成反应的机理。优化了反应过程各驻点的几何构型,计算了反应的活化焓、活化熵和反应速率常数,结果表明,该反应为同面的协同过程,非对映专一性产物的形成估计是由于盖氧基及硝酮分子上苯取代基的空间效应所致。     

Theoretical study of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to doubly activated nitriles

The mechanism of 1.3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones (CH₂=N(CH₃)O) to doubly activated nitriles RCN has been comprehensively studied by theoretical quantum-chemical methods for the model compound trans-[PtCl₂(N≡CCH₃)(N≡CCF₃)] as an example. The reaction proceeds by a strongly asynchronous concerted mechanism through the formation of a five-membered cyclic transition state. Studying the effect of a solvent on the process shows that solvation effects inhibit cycloaddition. Double activation of RCN by introducing the electron-withdrawing substituents R = CF₃ followed by coordination to a transition metal is the most promising way to enhance the reactivity of nitriles in cycloaddition reactions.     

锗苯与腈氧化物1,3偶极环加成反应理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在B3LYP/6-311G**水平研究了锗苯与腈氧化物的1,3偶极环加成反应的微观机理、势能剖面,考察取代基和四氢呋喃溶剂对反应势能剖面的影响.计算结果表明,所研究反应均以协同但非同步的方式进行,且总是Ge—O键先于C—C键形成.锗苯分子中Ge原子上的给电子和吸电子取代基均有利于反应的进行,而腈氧化物C原子上的2,4,6-三甲苯基取代基在热力学上对反应很不利.四氢呋喃溶剂对所研究反应的势能剖面影响不大.     

Synthesis and thermal transformations of spiro-fused N-phthalimidoaziridines

Oxidation of N-aminophthalimide in the presence of 2-arylideneinden-1,3-diones with electron-withdrawing substituents gives the corresponding 3-aryl-1-phthalimidospiro[aziridine-2,2′-indene]-1′,3′-diones in good yields. Heating these aziridines with standard dipolarophiles (N-phenylmaleimide, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, maleate, and fumarate) leads, in most cases, to spiro[inden-2,2′-pyrrole] derivatives as products of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the intermediate azomethine ylides with up to 70–95% yields in the case of N-phenylmaleimide. As is typical for 2-acylaziridines, the competing rearrangement into 2-aryl-4H-indeno[2,1-d][1,3]oxazol-4-ones prevails for less active dipolarophiles. Increasing the electron-releasing properties of the 3-aryl ring allows the observation of the push–pull effect of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents on the ease of the three-membered ring-opening.     

An easy access to novel steroidal dispiropyrrolidines through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides

A facile one-pot synthesis of novel steroidal dispiropyrrolidines has been accomplished by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of various azomethine ylides derived from isatin/acenaphthenequinone/ninhydrin and sarcosine with various estrone derivatives as dipolarophiles, in good yield. The effect of various solvents on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction are also studied.     

The solvent effect on the reaction constants of tert-butyl radical addition to 2-substituted allyl chlorides

The ρ values of free radical S_H2′ reactions have been determined in various solvents. The correlation of Hammett ρ with Taft's π* gives a W value of 0.70. The W value is a measure of susceptibility of the reaction constant to change in solvent polarity. However, the W value is 2.64 in the dissociation reactions of substituted benzoic acids. The free radical reactions are less susceptible to the solvent effect than ionic reactions and this could be rationalized in terms of the partial charge formed in the transition state of free radical reaction is less than that of heterolytic reaction. The ρ values in S_H2′ reactions might not reflect truly the partial charge separation at transition state, however, it might be a measure of the susceptibility of the reaction to the electronic effect of the substituents.     

Catalytic opening of the diaziridine fragment in 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes

Treatment of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes with Lewis acids [BF₃·Et₂O or In(OTf)₃] promotes opening of the diaziridine ring, followed by formation of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition products with N-arylmaleimides. The conversion of the initial diaziridine depends on the nature of the 6-aryl group. Diazabicyclohexanes with donor substituents react quantitatively to give (in the absence of dipolarophiles) the corresponding azomethine imine dimers, 1,2,4,5-tetrazine derivatives. The conversion of diazabicyclohexanes having acceptor substituents is poor; simultaneously, the fraction of the hydrolysis products increases. The stereoselectivity in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, i.e. the ratio of the cis-and trans-adducts, depends on the catalyst and solvent. Azomethine imine dimers react with N-arylmaleimides in the presence of indium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate to give the same 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition products as those obtained from parent 1,5-diazabicyclohexanes.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine imines to ethynyl hetarenes: A synthetic route to 2,3-dihydropyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1(5H)-one based heterobiaryls

π-Deficient ethynyl hetarenes were used as dipolarophiles in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with azomethine imines (2-arylidene-5-oxopyrazolidin-2-ium-1-ides). Both CuI-catalyzed and catalyst-free thermally induced reactions proceeded with high regioselectivity providing 6-hetaryl-5-aryl-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1(5H)-ones in moderate to excellent yields. The ethynyl hetarenes (pyridines, pyrazines, quinoxalines, pteridines and pyrimido[4,5-c]pyridazines) with ortho-methyl, ortho-cyano and ortho-alkynyl substituents were applicable to this reaction. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of alkynyl hetarenes with azomethine imines or other 1,3-dipole reagents can be considered as an alternative synthetic approach to heterobiaryls.     

Synthesis and photolysis of N-phthalimidoaziridines with electron-withdrawing substituents

Mono-, bi-, tetra-, and pentacyclic N-phthalimidoaziridines with electron-withdrawing substituents in the three-membered ring have been obtained by the oxidative addition of N-aminophthalimide to dimethyl fumarate, ethyl cinnamate, N-phenyl-and N-benzylmaleimide, and endotricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,7]undeca-4,9-diene-3,6-dione. Photolysis of 3-benzyl-6-phthalimido-3,6-diazabicyclo-[3.1.0]hexane-2,4-dione obtained in this way in the presence of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylic acid (DMAD) gives in low yield the dimethyl ester of 3-benzyl-2,4-dioxo-8-phthalimido-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-6,7-dicarboxylic acid, the product of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to the N-phthalimidoazomethinylide formed as intermediate. However photolysis of this phthalimidoaziridine in the presence of other 1,3-dipolarophiles, like photolysis in the presence of DMAD of the remaining phalimidoaziridines, does not lead to a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition product. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1320–1328, September, 2006.     

Regioselective synthesis of mono- and bis-decahydrobenzocarbazoles via tandem reactions of α-diazo ketones

Regioselective intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of rhodium generated carbonyl ylides with indoles are reported in this paper. Intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of five-membered-ring cyclic carbonyl ylides with indole and substituted indoles afforded hexahydro-2H-carbazol-2-ones in a regioselective manner. Similarly, reactions of cyclic carbonyl ylides were carried out to afford decahydrobenzo[c]carbazoles or decahydrocyclopenta[c]carbazoles with high regioselectivity. Interestingly, the other possible regioisomer decahydrobenzo[a]carbazoles were also obtained by the reaction of cyclic carbonyl ylides and indoles having electron withdrawing substituents. The structure and stereochemistry of regioisomers 6,11c-epoxy-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11b,11c-decahydro-4a-methyl-5-oxo-7H-benzo[c]carbazole and 11-benzenesulfonyl-6,11b-epoxy-2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,11,11a,11b-decahydro-4a-methyl-5-oxo-1H-benzo[a]carbazole were unequivocally corroborated by single-crystal X-ray analyses. To advance this study, regioselective double 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of five-membered-ring cyclic carbonyl ylides has been demonstrated for the first time with biindoles having various aryl and alkyl spacers. This process constructed up to eight stereocenters, four carbon-carbon and two carbon-oxygen bonds in a single step with an excellent molecular complexity and stereoselectivity.     

Ab initio and DFT studies on the mechanism of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between nitrone and sulfonylethene chloride

The molecular mechanism for the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrone with sulfonylethene chlorides has been studied using ab initio and DFT methods at the HF, MP2 and B3LYP levels together with the 6-31G* basis set. Relative rates, stereo and regioselectivity, have been analysed and discussed. For this cycloaddition four reactive channels associated with the formation of two pairs of diastereoisomeric regioisomers have been characterized. Analysis of the geometries of the corresponding transition structures shows that the cycloaddition takes place along a concerted but asynchronous mechanism. Activation energies as asynchronicity are dependent on the computation level. Thus, while HF calculations gave large barriers, MP2 calculations tend to underestimate them. DFT calculations gave reasonable values. These 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions present an endo stereoselectivity while the meta regioselectivity depends on the computational level. Thus, while HF and DFT calculations predict meta path, in agreement with the experimental results, MP2 calculation predict ortho regioselectivity. The frontier molecular orbitals analysis shows that the reaction is controlled by the (HOMO_dipole–LUMO_{dipolarophile}) interaction in agreement with the charge transfer analysis carried out at the transition structures. Inclusion of diffuse functions at the B3LYP/6-31+G* level increases the energy barriers about 4 kcal/mol, giving a similar endo/meta selectivity. Solvent effects have been taken into account, by means of self-consistent reaction field.     

脱质子化1,3环加成石墨烯外在固定位上的贵金属纳米线(英文)

为研究纳米线的形成机理,通过密度泛函理论(DFT)研究了贵金属(铂)在脱质子化1,3-环加成石墨烯上的吸附.研究发现:(1)吸附在1,3-环加成石墨烯上的铂原子引起该结构的脱质子化过程并形成脱质子化1,3-环加成石墨烯;(2)贵金属在脱质子化1,3-环加成石墨烯上的锚定位是氮原子邻位的碳原子,这在邻位碳原子的平均巴德电荷分析(高达1.0e)中得到进一步的证实;(3)铂原子在相邻的脱质子化吡啶炔单元上形成金属纳米线,并且该纳米线比相应的铂团簇稳定得多;(4)电子结构分析表明,铂的吸附并没有从根本上改变脱质子化1,3-环加成石墨烯的电子性质.铂金属的掺杂使得Pt6团簇吸附形成的复合物呈现金属性,而Pt6纳米线形成的复合物则为半金属性.     

Synthesis of locked meso-beta-substituted chlorins via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

A novel approach toward "locked" chlorins with increased stability has been studied in detail. The chlorin skeleton is assembled in a convergent fashion from two fragments via a porphyrin forming reaction, followed by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides, which are formed in situ. Central to the success of the process is the presence of two electron-withdrawing groups in vicinal positions at the perimeter of the porphyrin. As a result, the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition took place regioselectively, on the bond activated by two electron-withdrawing groups. Moreover, the chlorins formed are locked and hence more stable because of the presence of two quaternary carbon atoms. Overall, in just six steps locked chlorins were constructed from easily available materials. The large array of functionalities tolerated in this approach validates it for a broad use in more advanced studies. The correlation between the results of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and dipolarophile (porphyrin) LUMO energy was extensively studied. There was a definite correlation between the reaction time and the LUMO energy level, and a partial correlation between the reaction yield and the distribution of the LUMO. Additionally, various approaches toward crucial building blocks, namely 3,4-disubstituted-2,5-diformylpyrroles, were investigated.     

A theoretical investigation of the regio- and stereoselectivities of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C-diethoxyphosphoryl-N-methylnitrone with substituted alkenes

A theoretical study of the regio- and stereoselectivities of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C-diethoxyphosphoryl-N-methylnitrone with substituted alkenes (allyl alcohol and methyl acrylate) is carried out using DFT at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. The FMO analysis and DFT-based reactivity indices confirmed the experimental ortho regioisomeric pathway. Potential energy surface analysis shows that these 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions favor the formation of the ortho-trans cycloadduct in both cases. The obtained results are in agreement with experimental data.     

Theoretical study of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitrone and fulminic acid with substituted ethylenes

Molecular orbital calculations were performed to examine the electronic effects involved in the regioselectivity in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of nitrone and fulminic acid. The substituted ethylene dipolarophiles were selected to represent a range of electron-donating/withdrawing abilities: amino, methyl, carbaldehyde (both in the s-cis and the s-trans conformations), and nitrile. The reactions were all asynchronous, with early transition sites. The regioselectivity was correlated with the ability of the substituent to donate or withdraw electrons. With electron-donating substituents, the substituent was directed preferentially to the oxygen end of the dipole and this shifted toward the other regioisomer as the electron-withdrawing ability of the substitutent increased. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 19: 1795–1804, 1998     

Enantioselective synthesis of N,O-psiconucleosides

The first enantioselective synthesis of β-d and β-l N,O-psiconucleosides is reported. The synthetic approach is based on the asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the C-[(4S)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]-N-methyl nitrone with ethyl 2-acetyloxyacrylate followed by Vorbrüggen nucleosidation, and removal of the chiral auxiliary. Stereochemical assignments are supported by a DFT theoretical study of the cycloaddition reaction.     

Binaphthol-derived bisphosphoric acids serve as efficient organocatalysts for highly enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides to electron-deficient olefins

A variety of chiral bisphosphoric acids derived from binaphthols have been evaluated for enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions, revealing that the feature of the linker in the catalysts exerted great impact on the stereoselectivity. Among them, the oxygen-linked bisphosphoric acid 1a provided the highest level of stereoselectivity for the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction tolerating a wide range of substrates including azomethine ylides, generated in situ from a broad scope of aldehydes and α-amino esters, and various electron-deficient dipolarophiles such as maleates, fumarates, vinyl ketones, and esters. This reaction actually represents one of the most enantioselective catalytic approaches to access structurally diverse pyrrolidines with excellent optical purity. Theoretical calculations with DFT method on the formation of azomethine ylides and on the transition states of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition step showed that the dipole and dipolarophile were simultaneously activated by the bifunctional chiral bisphosphoric acids through the formation of hydrogen bonds. The effect of the bisphosphoric acids on reactivity and stereochemistry of the three-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction was also theoretically rationalized. The bisphosphoric acid catalyst 1a may take on a half-moon shape with the two phosphoric acid groups forming two intramolecular hydrogen bonds. In the case of maleates, one phosphate acts as a base to activate the 1,3-dipole, and simultaneously, the two hydroxyl groups in the catalyst 1a may respectively form two hydrogen bonds with the two ester groups of maleate to make it more electronically deficient as a much stronger dipolarophile to participate in a concerted 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with azomethine ylide. However, in the cases involving acrylate and fumarate dipolarophiles, only one hydroxyl group forms a hydrogen bond with the ester functional group to lower the LUMO of the C-C double bond and another one is remained to adjust the acidity and basicity of two phosphoric acids to activate the dipole and dipolarophile more effectively.     

A facile synthesis of ferrocene grafted N-methyl-spiropyrrolidines through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides

One-pot synthesis of novel ferrocene grafted N-methyl-spiropyrrolidines has been accomplished in good yields through a facile 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of various azomethine ylide derived from ninhydrin and sarcosine with various ferrocene derivatives as dipolarophile. The regiochemical and stereochemical outcome of the cycloaddition reaction is ascertained by X-ray crystallographic studies of one of the cycloadducts.