A one-pot azido reductive tandem mono-N-alkylation employing dialkylboron triflates: online ESI-MS mechanistic investigation

An efficient one-pot reductive tandem mono-N-alkylation of both aromatic and aliphatic azides using dialkylboron triflates as alkylating agents has been examined under standardized reaction conditions. This methodology after optimization has been employed toward the syntheses of various secondary alkyl as well as aryl amines, including the synthesis of N10-butylated pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-5,11-diones via in situ azido reductive-cyclization process. This protocol is particularly attractive to provide an environmentally benign and practical method for mono-N-alkylation from organic azides without the use of toxic catalysts or corrosive alkylating agents. In addition, the mechanistic aspects have been investigated and the intermediates associated with this selective transformation have been intercepted and characterized by online monitoring of the reaction by ESI-MS/MS.     

Reductive and catalytic monoalkylation of primary amines using nitriles as an alkylating reagent

[reaction: see text] A selective and catalytic mono-N-alkylation method of both aromatic and aliphatic amines using nitriles as an alkylating agent with Pd/C or Rh/C as a catalyst is described. This method is particularly attractive to provide an environmentally benign and applicable alkylation method of amines without using toxic and corrosive alkylating agents such as alkyl halides and carbonyl compounds.     

Enthalpies of formation of primary, secondary, and tertiary amineborane adducts in tetrahydrofuran solution

The enthalpies of solution of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines in THF were determined from calorimetric experiments for five primary, five secondary, and three tertiary amines. The enthalpies of formation of amineborane adducts from borane and the corresponding amines in THF solution were also determined. The differences in adduct formation enthalpies from borane and the corresponding amines can be explained by taking into account steric effects and the chain length of the substituents on the amine. In general, as the alkyl chain length, branching, or the number of chains increases, the formation enthalpy of amineborane adducts is less exothermic. That is to say, the steric effect is more important in tertiary and secondary amines than in primary ones. The enthalpy of solution of linear primary amines in THF was more endothermic as the alkyl chain increased and a similar behavior was observed with linear secondary and tertiary ones. An analysis is made of the amine structural factors which affect the amineborane adduct formation.     

Electrogenerated Base-Promoted Synthesis of Dithiocarbamate Acid Esters and 3-(N-Substituted-amino)-2-cyanodithiocrotonates from Primary or Secondary Amines and Carbon Disulfide

Electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion promotes the reaction between primary or secondary amines, carbon disulfide, and alkyl or benzyl halide. Secondary amines are converted to alkyl or benzyl dithiocarbamates, whereas primary amines give N-substituted alkyl or benzyl 3-amino-2-cyanodithiocrotonates. The mechanisms are discussed.     

Development of a General Non‐Noble Metal Catalyst for the Benign Amination of Alcohols with Amines and Ammonia

The N‐alkylation of amines or ammonia with alcohols is a valuable route for the synthesis of N‐alkyl amines. However, as a potentially clean and economic choice for N‐alkyl amine synthesis, non‐noble metal catalysts with high activity and good selectivity are rarely reported. Normally, they are severely limited due to low activity and poor generality. Herein, a simple NiCuFeO_x catalyst was designed and prepared for the N‐alkylation of ammonia or amines with alcohol or primary amines. N‐alkyl amines with various structures were successfully synthesized in moderate to excellent yields in the absence of organic ligands and bases. Typically, primary amines could be efficiently transformed into secondary amines and N‐heterocyclic compounds, and secondary amines could be N‐alkylated to synthesize tertiary amines. Note that primary and secondary amines could be produced through a one‐pot reaction of ammonia and alcohols. In addition to excellent catalytic performance, the catalyst itself possesses outstanding superiority, that is, it is air and moisture stable. Moreover, the magnetic property of this catalyst makes it easily separable from the reaction mixture and it could be recovered and reused for several runs without obvious deactivation.     

Synthesis of alkyl α‐aminomethyl‐phenylphosphinates and N,N‐bis(alkoxyphenylphosphinylmethyl)amines by the microwave‐assisted Kabachnik–Fields reaction

As a novel extension, the Kabachnik–Fields reaction was applied to the synthesis of alkyl α‐aminomethyl‐phenylphosphinates, and the double phospha‐Mannich reaction was utilized in the preparation of bis(alkoxyphenylphosphinylmethyl)amines. A total of 27 new aminophosphinate derivatives were synthesized by the microwave‐assisted solvent‐free condensation of alkyl phenyl‐H‐phosphinates, paraformaldehyde, and primary or secondary amines. The starting P‐species were also prepared under microwave conditions. The formation of the N‐methylated aminomethyl‐phenylphosphinate by‐products was also investigated.     

Selective N-alkylation of amines using nitriles under hydrogenation conditions: facile synthesis of secondary and tertiary amines

Nitriles were found to be highly effective alkylating reagents for the selective N-alkylation of amines under catalytic hydrogenation conditions. For the aromatic primary amines, the corresponding secondary amines were selectively obtained under Pd/C-catalyzed hydrogenation conditions. Although the use of electron poor aromatic amines or bulky nitriles showed a lower reactivity toward the reductive alkylation, the addition of NH(4)OAc enhanced the reactivity to give secondary aromatic amines in good to excellent yields. Under the same reaction conditions, aromatic nitro compounds instead of the aromatic primary amines could be directly transformed into secondary amines via a domino reaction involving the one-pot hydrogenation of the nitro group and the reductive alkylation of the amines. While aliphatic amines were effectively converted to the corresponding tertiary amines under Pd/C-catalyzed conditions, Rh/C was a highly effective catalyst for the N-monoalkylation of aliphatic primary amines without over-alkylation to the tertiary amines. Furthermore, the combination of the Rh/C-catalyzed N-monoalkylation of the aliphatic primary amines and additional Pd/C-catalyzed alkylation of the resulting secondary aliphatic amines could selectively prepare aliphatic tertiary amines possessing three different alkyl groups. According to the mechanistic studies, it seems reasonable to conclude that nitriles were reduced to aldimines before the nucleophilic attack of the amine during the first step of the reaction.     

Mn-mediated coupling of alkyl iodides and ketimines: a radical addition route to alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-aminoesters

Coupling of primary and secondary alkyl iodides with N-acylhydrazonoesters via Mn-mediated photolysis conditions affords access to tert-alkyl amines.     

Investigation of the Reaction of In Situ Prepared Dithiocarbamic Acids with Itaconic Anhydride in Water

An environmentally benign procedure for the synthesis of 2‐(3‐alkyl‐4‐oxo‐2‐thioxo‐1,3‐thiazinan‐5‐yl)acetic acid via the one‐pot three‐component reaction of primary amines, carbon disulfide, and itaconic anhydride in water is described. Also, this protocol was expanded for the synthesis of succinic acids containing a dithiocarbamate group by using hindered primary amines and secondary amines.     

Copper-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Iodides and Amines

A general copper-catalyzed carbonylative cross-coupling between amines and alkyl iodides is reported. Using a simple combination of catalytic amounts of copper(I) chloride and N,N,N’,N”,N”-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine in the presence of sodium hydroxide under carbon monoxide pressure, a broad range of alkyl iodides and amines can be efficiently coupled to the corresponding amides that are obtained in good to excellent yields. Notable features of this process – the first one relying on a base metal catalyst – include the availability and low cost of the catalytic system, its successful use with primary, secondary, tertiary alkyl iodides and all classes of amines – with no or limited competing nucleophilic substitution without CO incorporation – as well as its efficiency with complex alkyl iodides and amines. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that a radical pathway is operative and the key role of CO.     

Cross‐Coupling of Alkyl Redox‐Active Esters with Benzophenone Imines: Tandem Photoredox and Copper Catalysis

Alkyl amines are an important class of organic compounds in medicinal and materials chemistry. Until now very have been very few methods for the synthesis of alkyl amines by metal‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of alkyl electrophiles with nitrogen nucleophiles. Described here is an approach to employ tandem photoredox and copper catalysis to enable the cross‐coupling of alkyl N‐hydroxyphthalimide esters, readily derived from alkyl carboxylic acids, with benzophenone‐derived imines. Hydrolysis of the coupling products furnish alkylated primary amines. Primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl groups can be transferred, and the coupling tolerates a diverse set of functional groups. The method allows rapid functionalization of natural products and drugs, and can be used to expedite syntheses of pharmaceuticals from readily available chemical feedstocks.     

Fluorous scavenger for parallel preparation of tertiary sulfonamides leading to secondary amines

Alkylation of secondary sulfonamides by alkyl halides or alcohols (Mitsunobu reaction) is an efficient method for secondary amines preparation. However, its application to parallel chemistry is often difficult due to partial reaction. In this Letter, we propose a fluorous technique to bypass this problem. Thus, o-nitrobenzenesulfonamides were prepared and alkylated in parallel (Fukuyama method) with various alkyl halides or alcohols. Depending on the nature of the alkyl halide or alcohol, this step remained incomplete. A reactive fluorous alkyl iodide was then used to trap the unreacted sulfonamide allowing for a rapid and efficient fluorous solid-phase extraction (FSPE). Some examples of the isolated tertiary sulfonamides were converted in parallel to the corresponding secondary amines with good purity.     

Regiospecific N‐Arylation of Aliphatic Amines under Mild and Metal‐Free Reaction Conditions

A transition metal‐free N‐arylation of primary and secondary amines with diaryliodonium salts is presented. Both acyclic and cyclic amines are well tolerated, providing a large set of N‐alkyl anilines. The methodology is unprecedented among metal‐free methods in terms of amine scope, the ability to transfer both electron‐withdrawing and electron‐donating aryl groups, and efficient use of resources, as excess substrate or reagents are not required.     

Organocatalytic selective benzoylation of alcohols with trichloromethyl phenyl ketone: inverse selectivity in benzoylation of alcohols containing phenol or aromatic amine functionality

Trichloromethyl phenyl ketone benzoylates primary and secondary aliphatic alcoholic groups in compounds also containing a phenolic group in the presence of 2–10 mol % of PMDETA organocatalyst at room temperature in high yields and excellent selectivity. It also shows the potential to selectively benzoylate primary alcoholic groups of aminoarylalkanols and primary-secondary diols as well as primary amino group of alkyl amines in the presence of aryl amines under similar conditions. A rationale for the selectivity and efficiency of the reaction has been provided.     

Cs(2)CO(3)-promoted efficient carbonate and carbamate synthesis on solid phase

[reaction: see text] Mild and efficient preparation of alkyl carbonates and carbamates on solid supports is described herein. Alcohols or amines were coupled with Merrifield's resin through a CO(2) linker in the presence of cesium carbonate and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI).     

N-Acyl-4,5-dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-N-methyl-2-thiazolamine as a chemoselective acylating agent

2-Methylamino-2-thiazoline reacted with alkyl acyl halides to produce N-acyl-2-methylamino-2-thiazolines, exo-acylated product regioselectively, which were found to be highly chemoselective acylating agents for primary amine in the presence of secondary amine and for the less sterically hindered of two different primary amines.     

Hydrogen bonding by alcohols and amines

The pure base calorimetric method has been used to determine the enthalpies of hydrogen bond complex formation between aliphatic amines and alcohols. The enthalpies of complexation for the series methanol-n-butanol bonding with triethylamine increase with decreasing alkyl chain length in accordance with the electron donating properties of alkyl groups. Unexpectedly, the enthalpies for the complexes of n-butanol with tributylamine, tripropylamine, and triethylamine increase with decreasing alkyl chain length.Primary and secondary amines form hydrogen bonded complexes with n-butanol in which the amine protons form an NH···O bond with the alcohol and the alcohol hydroxyl proton donates a proton to the amine nitrogen. The difference in enthalpy of complex formation between tertiary amines and secondary amines is largely accounted for by the involvement of the amine proton of the secondary amine. Primary amines, like secondary amines, donate only one proton to the complex with n-butanol but have a larger complex enthalpy than secondary amines probably because of steric hindrance and differences in basicity.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed One‐Pot Three‐ or Four‐Component Coupling of Aryl Iodides,Alkynes, and Amines through CN Bond Cleavage: Efficient Synthesis of Indole Derivatives

An efficient synthesis of N‐substituted indole derivatives was realized by combining the Pd‐catalyzed one‐pot multicomponent coupling approach with cleavage of the C(sp³)?N bonds. Three or four components of aryl iodides, alkynes, and amines were involved in this coupling process. The cyclopentadiene–phosphine ligand showed high efficiency. A variety of aryl iodides, including cyclic and acyclic tertiary amino aryl iodides, and substituted 1‐bromo‐2‐iodobenzene derivatives could be used. Both symmetric and unsymmetric alkynes substituted with alkyl, aryl, or trimethylsilyl groups could be applied. Cyclic secondary amines such as piperidine, morpholine, 4‐methylpiperidine, 1‐methylpiperazine, 2‐methylpiperidine, and acyclic amines including secondary and primary amines all showed good reactivity. Further application of the resulting indole derivatives was demonstrated by the synthesis of benzosilolo[2,3‐b]indole.     

Reductive N-alkylation of nitroarenes: a green approach for the N-alkylation of natural products

A simple, mild, cost-effective, and green approach for the reductive mono-N-alkylation of nitroarenes has been developed. HOAc/Zn are utilized as the reducing system together with a carbonyl compound as an alkyl source in methanol. Excellent yields were obtained with stoichiometric control of mono- over dialkylated products. Application to five complex natural products demonstrated the practical utility of the method.     

氨基二硫代甲酸酯类化合物的合成新方法

在无水磷酸钾存在下,伯胺、仲胺和哌嗪与二硫化碳和不同的卤代烃于室温反应,高收率的生成对应的氨基二硫代甲酸酯.胺和卤代烃中含有-CONR₂,-OH,-CO₂H,-NO₂,-CO₂R,-CH(OR)₂,-C=C-,-CH₂OR,呋喃环和糖环等对酸或碱敏感的基团不受影响.