Synthesis and isomerism of hydrazones of 2-(5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylthio)acetohydrazide

New hydrazones of 2-(5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylthio)acetohydrazide have been obtained and the percentages of anti/syn - conformers were determined. Based on the analyses of ¹H NMR spectra, it was concluded that for hydrazones obtained from the 2- hydroxybenzaldehydes and 2’-hydroxycetophenones the ratio between the anti-and syn-conformers depends on the strength of intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) between the nitrogen atom of the imino group and the proton of the 2-hydroxy group. It was shown that increase in IMHB strength results in stabilization of the anti-conformer in solution.      

Conformations of Z- and E-isomers of some chiral (1R,4R)-2-arylidene-p-menthan-3-ones

The ¹Í NMR method in combination with molecular simulation was used to study conformations of Z- and E-isomers of (1R,4R)-cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzylidene-p-menthan-3-one. In solutions the Z-isomer, unlike the conformationally uniform Å-isomer, is an equilibrium mixture of chair conformers with the substantial predomination of one form with the axially oriented methyl and equatorial isopropyl groups (75—78%). The enone group is more nonplanar in the Z-isomer than in the Å-isomer. For the isopropyl fragment, the equiprobable existence of trans- and two gauche-rotamers for the Z-isomer and a substantial predomination of gauche-forms in the case of the E-isomer were established.     

The (E)/(Z)-ratio in the reaction of 5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-thioxo-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidines with bromine

Summary 3-Aryl-, 3-benzyl-, and 3H-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-thioxo-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidines3a–h react with bromine in acetic acid solution to give mixtures of the respective 5-aroylmethylene (E) and (Z) diastereomeric derivatives5 and6. They contain more than 85% of the (E)-diastereomers along with some pure isomers. The intermediacy of the 5-bromo derivatives4 is proven and a plausible route of the reaction is presented. Structures of compounds3–6 are evidenced by analytical and spectral data.

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Das Verhältnis von (E)- und (Z)-Isomeren bei der Reaktion von 5-(2-Aryl-2-oxomethyl)-2-thioxo-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidinen mit Brom

Zusammenfassung 3-Aryl-, 3-Benzyl- und 3H-5-(2-Aryl-2-oxoethyl)-2-thioxo-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidine3a–h reagieren mit Brom in essigsaurer Lösung zu Gemischen der entsprechenden diastereomeren 5-Arylmethylen-Derivate ((E) und (Z))5 und6. Sie enthalten mehr als 85% des (E)-Diastereomeren. Die intermediäre Natur der 5-Brom-Derivate4 wird bewiesen; ein Reaktionsweg wird vorgeschlagen. Die Strukturen der Verbindungen3–6 werden durch analytische und spektroskopische Daten abgesichert.

     

Synthesis and characterization of tribenzyltin(IV) and dibenzyltin(IV) complexes of 2-{[(2Z)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl- 2-butenylidene]amino}acetic acid: Crystal structure of tribenzyl{2-{[(2Z)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-butenylidene] amino}acetato}tin(IV)

Reactions of equimolar quantities of potassium 2-{[(2Z)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-butenylidene]amino}acetate, with R _n SnX_4?n (R: benzyl– and n=2 or 3) in methanol yielded products of compositions LHSn(PhCH₂)₃ and LSn(PhCH₂)₂, respectively. The complexes were characterized by microanalysis, IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn) and ^119mSn Mössbauer spectroscopy. A full characterization of the structure of the complex, tribenzyl{2-{[(2Z)-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-butenylidene]amino}acetato}tin(IV), was carried out by single crystal X-ray crystallography. The compound exists as centrosymmetric dimers in which two ligand molecules bridge the two tin centres. Each of the tin atoms in the dimeric unit is five coordinate in an approximately trigonal bipyramidal configuration, with carbon atoms in the equatorial positions and oxygen atoms arranged axially.     

Diastereoselective reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. Synthesis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes

We have synthesized a series of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes as a result of reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. The structure of the compounds obtained was established on the basis of ¹H NMR data. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 757–763, May, 2006.     

New (1R,4R)-2-arylidene-p-menthan-3-ones with a bridging ester group in the arylidene fragment. Synthesis and behavior in liquid-crystalline systems

(1R,4R)-2-(4-Hydroxybenzylidene)- and (1R,4R)-2-(4"-hydroxybiphenyl-4-yl)methylene-p-menthan-3-ones were synthesized by condensation of (–)-menthone with O-tetrahydropyran-2-yl derivatives of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4"-hydroxy-4-formylbiphenyl, respectively, in a DMSO—base medium followed by the removal of the protective group. The reactions of these hydroxy derivatives with 4-alkylbenzoic, 4-alkyloxybenzoic, trans-4-alkylcyclohexane-4-carboxylic, and 4"-alkylbiphenyl-4-carboxylic acids afforded three series of new chiral esters. Compounds containing the arylidene moiety with three benzene rings were found to exhibit liquid-crystalline properties. The characteristic features of these compounds are discussed based on the results of studies by polarizing microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering. It was found that the mesomorphic compounds under study can form a smectic A mesophase, twist grain boundary mesophases (TGBA), and blue phases in a wide temperature range. Upon dissolution of certain of chiral compounds in 4"-cyano-4-pentylbiphenyl, a rather high twisting power and the thermal stabilizing effect on mesophases were observed.     

Stereospecific radical addition of isopropanol andn-butanal to (5R)-(l-menthyloxy)furan-2(5H)-one

The radical addition of PrⁱOH andn-butanal to (5R)-5-(l-menthyloxy)furan-2(5H)-one occurs regio- and diastereospecifically at position 4 of the furanone ring.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 345–536, March, 1995.This work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-04497).     

Chemical transformations of reaction products of 2-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-4(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-quinazolone with benzil and its 4,4′-derivatives

The reaction of 2-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-4(3H)-quinazolone with benzil produces 2-[(Z)-3-oxo-2,3-diphenylprop-1-enyl]-3-(4-tolyl)-4(3H)-quinazolone, which is readily transformed into 2-(3,3-diphenylsuccinimido)-N-(4-tolyl)benzamide on dissolution in organic water-containing solvents. The rearrangement mechanism was suggested and investigated by the quantum chemical PM3 method. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 146–151, January, 2007.     

4-(1-Alkylbenzimidazol-2-ylazo)-2-pyrazolin-5-ones: specific features of prototropic tautomerism

Quantum chemical calculations, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and X-ray studies showed that, in contrast to 4-arylazo-2-pyrazolin-5-ones, 4-(1-alkylbenzimidazol-2-ylazo)-2-pyrazoline-5-ones mainly exist in the condensed phase as unusual ketoazine tautomers of high polarity, while the ketohydrazone tautomer stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bond apparently predominates in the gas phase. According to calculations, various types of tautomerism are possible for 4-(benzimidazol-2-ylazo)-2-pyrazolin-5-ones, including mono- and bimolecular 1,3-, 1,5-, and 1,7-prototropic migrations proceeding by the single- and double-proton transfer mechanism with low activation energies (ΔE ^≠ ≈ 2–14 kcal mol⁻¹). Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1467–1478, July, 2008.     

Synthesis and biological activity of (Z) and (E) isomers of 3-(3,4-diaryl-1,2,4-triazole-5-yl)prop-2-enoic acid

Abstract  (Z)-3-(3,4-diaryl-1,2,4-triazole-5-yl)prop-2-enoic acid derivatives were obtained in the course of the reaction of N ³-substituted amidrazones with maleic anhydride, and isomerized into the (E) isomers by heating under reflux in acetic acid solution. The molecular structure of the compounds obtained was confirmed by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and by X-ray crystallography for (2E)-3-(4,5-diphenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)prop-2-enoic acid. The antiviral and immunomodulating activity of several of the compounds was examined. Graphical abstract        

Synthesis and Stereochemistry of (1S,3S,4S,7R11R)-3-(4-Nitrophenyl)-11-aza-2,6-dioxatricyclo[5,3,1,04,11]undecane

The reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with glutaraldehyde has been studied. It has been established on the basis of AM1 and PM3 calculations and ¹H NMR spectra recorded in the presence of the shift reagent Eu(fod)₃ that (1S,3S,4S,7R,11R)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-11-aza-2,6-dioxatricyclo[5,3,1,0^4,11]undecane is formed as the result of the reaction.     

New chiral spiro[2.5]octanones as products of methylenation of (3<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>, 6<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-2-arylidene-6-isopropyl-3-methylcyclohexanones with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide. Synthesis,stereochemistry, and behavior in liquid-crystalline systems

Methylenation of (3R,6R)-2-(4-X-benzylidene)-6-isopropyl-3-methylcyclohexanones (X = F, Cl, Ph) with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide occurs stereoselectively to give 1(S)-(4-X-phenyl)-5(R)-isopropyl-8(R)-methyl-3(R)-spiro[2.5]octanones, whose stereochemistry was established by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The configuration of the chiral centers in the cyclohexanone fragment and its preferred conformation (methyl is axial and isopropyl is equatorial) in the products do not change with respect to the starting enones. The mutual trans-arrangement of the carbonyl and aryl groups at the newly formed three-membered ring was established; the aryl group also occupies the trans-position with respect to the axial methyl group of the cyclohexanone fragment. Using methylenation of the compound with X = Ph as an example, a mixture of by-products resulting from oxidative hydroxylation at the α-position relative to the carbonyl group was isolated. The resulting chiral spiro[2.5]octanones induce a helical supramolecular ordering in the nematic mesophase of 4-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl and exhibit a twisting power only somewhat (by 20–30%) lower than the starting enones. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2331–2341, October, 2005.     

Quantitative Analysis of Spectral Effects due to the Z/E Conformational Equilibria in Derivatives of the Amides and Hydrazides of Dicarboxylic Acids

The contributions from anisotropic magnetic screening and electronic effects to the relative chemical shifts of the NH protons in the amides and N,N-dimethylhydrazides of succinic and glutaric acids were calculated. It was shown that the splitting of the signals of the NH protons is largely determined by the redistribution of electron density in the molecule during the conformational transition.     

Synthesis of (7Z,9Z)-dodecadienyi acetate,a component of sex pheromones of the leafrollersEpinotia andEucosma,using conjugated diynols

Two analogous routes to the title pheromones were elaborated based on organocuprate cross-coupling ofZ,Z-dienic electrophiles, (2Z,4Z)-1-acetoxy-2,4-heptadiene (6) and (3Z,5Z)-1-bromoctadiene (8), with -tert-butoxy-1-chloropentane and -butane, respectively. Optimal conditions for the reduction of 2,4-heptadiyn-1-ol and 3,5-octadiyn-1-ol to the respectiveZ,Z-alkadienols as precursors for the electrophiles were found. Treatment of diynols with activated zinc in aqueous alcohol provided high geometrical purity of the product (94 %). In both cases, copper-catalyzed cross-coupling afforded 1-tert-butoxy-7,9-dodecadiene (four stereoisomers), acetolysis of which gave the target pheromone contaminated by stereoisomers. In the case of allylic electrophile6, the reaction occurred with the loss of the initial configurational purity, whereas the use of homoallylic bromide8 ensured almost complete retention of the configuration of the double bonds and obtaining the target pheromone of 87 % configurational purity.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1656–1660, September, 1993.     

(R)-4-Menthenone in the synthesis of optically pure sex pheromone of the peach leafminer moth (Lyonetia clerkella)

The synthesis of (14S)-methyloctadec-1-ene, sex pheromone of the peach leafminer moth (Lyonetia clerkella), is described to demonstrate a new potential of the synthetic use of (R)-4-menthenone.     

X-ray structural analysis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane

The configuration of the asymmetric atoms in the molecule of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3,3,0]octane has been determined using X-ray analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 930-934, June, 2006.     

A new synthesis ofE- andZ(-)(1R,3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-chloropropen-1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acids from (+)-3-carene

A new synthesis ofE- andZ(-)(1R,3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-chloropropen1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acids from (+)-3-carene in 21 % total yield was carried out.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 517–518, March, 1995.     

Biosynthesis of (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acids by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

An efficient system for the production of (R)-hydroxyalkanoicacids (RHAs) was developed in natural polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing bacteria and recombinant Escherichia coli. Acidic alcoholysis of purified PHA and in vivo depolymerization of PHA accumulated in the cells allowed the production of RHAs. In recombinant E. coli, RHA production was achieved by removing CoA from (R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA and by in vivo depolymerization of PHA. When the recombinant E. coli harboring the Ralstonia eutropha PHA biosynthesis genes and the depolymerase gene was cultured in a complex or a chemically defined medium containing glucose, (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (R3HB) was produced as monomers and dimers. R3HB dimers could be efficiently converted to monomers by mild alkaline heat treatment. A stable recombinant E. coli strain in which the R. eutropha PHA biosynthesis genes were integrated into the chromosome disrupting the pta gene was constructed and examined for the production of R3HB. When the R. eutropha intracellular depolymerase gene was expressed by using a stable plasmid containing the hok/sok locus of plasmid R1, R3HB could be efficiently produced.     

Synthesis of isomeric 2-oxazolidinones from (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,2<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-and (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>,2<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols

A synthesis is reported for (4R,5R)-and (4S,5S)-4-hydroxymethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)oxazolidin-2-ones and (1′R,4R)-and (1′S,4S)-4-[hydroxy(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]oxazolidin-2-ones from (1R,2R)-and (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols. The effect of the experimental conditions on the formation of these compounds was studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1562–1570, October, 2007.