Highly effective stereoselective synthesis of vinyl ethers of 5-alkyl-2-(2-furyl)-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxanes

The vinylation of cis-5-alkyl-5-hydroxymethyl-2-(2-furyl)-1,3-dioxanes in the KOH–DMSO system in acetylene at atmospheric or elevated pressures (85-100°C, 3 h) takes place stereoselectively and leads to the formation of cis-5-alkyl-2-(2-furyl)-5-vinyloxymethyl-1,3-dioxanes with yields of up to 93%.     

Research on furan acetal compounds

The possibility of the reduction of the furan ring to a tetrahydrofuran ring under the conditions of liquid-phase hydrogenation of 2-furyl-1,3-dioxanes on Raney nickel at atmospheric pressure is demonstrated. 2-Furyl or tetrahydro-2-furyl amino derivatives of 1,3-dioxane are formed in the case of 5-nitro-2-furyl-1,3-dioxanes as a function of the structure of the starting acetals. Data from the UV and IR spectra are presented.See [1] for communication IX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1026–1029, August, 1977.     

Alcohols of the nitrofuran series

By reducing the corresponding aldehydes with sodium borohydride,α-ethyl-β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)allyl alcohol and 5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)penta-2, 4-dienol have been obtained. A number of their esters have been synthesized.     

Nitration of 2- and 4-[2-(2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole derivatives

Nitration of 4-methyl-2-[2-(nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole with a mixture of concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids leads to 4-methyl-5-nitro-2-[2-(3,5-dinitro-2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole. Under the same conditions 2-methyl- and 2-acetamido-4-[1-R-2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]thiazoles (R=CH₃, Cl) are nitrated in the 3 position of the furan ring, 2-amino-4-[1-chloro-2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole is nitrated in the 5 position of the thiazole ring and 2-acetamido-5-nitro-4-[2-(2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole undergoes profound changes. Under the influence of a mixture of of nitric acid and acetic anhydride the latter compound is converted quantitatively to the 5-nitro derivative (with respect to the furan ring), whereas 4-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]thiazole derivatives do not undergo reaction.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 314–317, March, 1977.     

Studies on furan derivatives IV. A simple preparation of α-substituted β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)ethynyls from α-substituted β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinylamines

α-Substituted β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)ethynyls were conveniently prepared by the deamination of α-substituted β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinylamines. Also the application of this reaction toward α,β-bis(p-nitrophenyl)vinylamine was examined and afforded α,β-bis(p-nitrophenyl)ethynyl as the main product.     

Studies on furan derivatives. V. A novel ethoxycarbonylmethylation of the 5-nitro-2-furan ring in the reaction of α-(2-furyl)-β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)ethynyl with N-ethoxycarbonylmethylpyridinium ylide

An unexpected product, 1-(4-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-(2-furyl)-3-ethoxycarbonyl-indolizine was obtained by the reaction of α-(2-furyl)-β-(5-nitro-2-furyl)ethynyl with N-ethoxy-carbonylmethylpyridinium ylide in N,N-dimethylformamide, together with 1-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-(2-furyl)-3-ethoxycarbonylindolizine.     

Synthesis and properties of 5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazolines

The reactions of 2-amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole with excess methyl iodide leads to 3,4-dimethyl-2-methylamino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazolium iodide, which is converted to 2-imino-3,4-dimethyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazoline under the influence of bases. The iminothiazoline structure was proved by comparison of the spectral characteristics of its acetyl derivative and the isomeric 2-(N-acetyl-N-methyl) amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole. The pKa values of 2-amino-4-methyl-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole and 3,4-dimethyl-2-imino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-thiazoline were determined, and the constant of the aminothiazole-iminothiazoline tautomeric equilibrium was calculated.Translated from Khimiya Geterosiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1337–1340, October, 1985.     

Synthesis of Nitriles of δδ-Oxocarboxylic and γγ-Nitrocarboxylic Acids

A cyanoethylation of 2-acetyl-5-R-furans, 1-nitro-2(5-R-2-furyl)ethanes, and 2-nitro-1-(2-furyl)propane was investigated. The optimum conditions were determined for preparation of monocyanoethylated products: nitriles of 5-oxo-5-(5-R-2-furyl)pentanoic and 4-nitro-5-(5-R-2-furyl)pentanoic acids. The cyanoethylation of furyl-containing nitroethanes with excess acrylonitrile provided bisadducts, dinitriles of 4-nitro-4-(5-R-furfuryl)heptanedionic acids.     

γ-Nitro-γ-butyrolacton

γ-Nitro-γ-butyrolactone By oxidation of 3-(1-nitro-2-oxocyclohexyl)propanal ( 1 ) with KMnO₄, besides 3-(1′-nitro-2′-oxocyclohexyl)pripionic acid ( 2 ), the complete hydrolysis product 4-oxononanedioic acid ( 4 ) and the oxidized semi-hydrolysis product 5-(2-nitro-5-oxotetrahydro-2-furyl)pentanoic acid ( 3 ) were formed. The crystalline 3 decomposes at r.t. forming 4 and nitrous gases; its structure was established by X-ray determination.     

Configurational analysis of diastereomeric open-chain and cyclic nitro-substituted diols by NMR spectroscopy

Nitro-substituted 1,3-dioxanes and pyrans with potential biological activity were synthesized. The relative configurations of the threo and erythro isomers of 2-nitro-1-phenylpropane-1,3-diol (the starting materials) and of 5-nitro-2,4-diphenyl-1,3-dioxane, the products formed with benzaldehyde, were determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Cinnamaldehyde and nitroethanol give a homologue of nitrophenylpropanediol, which exists as a mixture of two diastereomeric cyclic hemiacetals. After dissolving in CDCl₃, the ratio of these components changes from approximately 10:1 to 3:2 in a few days. The ethyl acetal of the hemiacetal is stereohomogeneous, and the ethoxy group is axial to the pyran ring owing to the anomeric effect. This configuration was proved by two-dimensional NMR measurement, permitting separate observation of the originally overlapping multiplets and direct reading of the H,H coupling constants.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of four-ring liquid crystals containing 2,3-difluorophenyl and 1,3-dioxane units

Two series of novel liquid crystalline materials were synthesized: 2-(2,3-difluoro-4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-[4-(4-alkylcyclohexyl)phenyl]-1,3-dioxanes (A _m-n and 2-(2,3-difluoro-4-alkylphenyl)-5-[4-(4-alkylcyclohexyl)phenyl]-1,3-dioxanes (B _m-n ). Their mesmorphic properties were characterized by polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. All these compounds exhibit broad mesomorphic phases, and most of them show wide smectic C phases and the phase sequence Cr-SmC-SmA-N-I. The relationship between properties and chemical structures is discussed in detail.     

Cyclopropanation of 5-(allyloxymethyl)- and 5-(methallyloxymethyl)-5-ethyl-1,3-dioxanes with methyl diazoacetate

Reactions of 5-(allyloxymethyl)- and 5-(methallyloxymethyl)-5-ethyl-1,3-dioxanes with methyl diazoacetate catalyzed by Rh₂(OAc)₄ or Cu(OTf)₂ in the presence of [bmim]⁺Cl⁻, [bmim]⁺BF₄ ⁻, and [bmim]⁺PF₆ ⁻ proceed regioselectively at the C=C bond and lead to the formation of the corresponding cyclopropane-containing 1,3-dioxanes in yields up to 62%.     

Nitration of Some 3-(2-Furyl)-2-propenones with Dinitrogen Tetraoxide

Nitration of 3-(2-furyl)-2-propenones with dinitrogen tetraoxide leads to the corresponding 3-(4-nitro-2-furyl)-2-propenones. If the furyl group contains a substituent in position 5, the nitration occurs at the side chain to afford 3-(5-R-2-furyl)-2-nitro-2-propenones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2005, pp. 431–436.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Sitkin, Klimenko.     

Synthesis and properties of 2-amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl) thiazole derivatives

The hydrochlorides of the corresponding 2-aminothiazoles, which were converted to the free bases, were obtained by hydrolysis of 2-acylamino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl) thiazoles. Reactions that take place at the amino group of 2-amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazoles are described.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1038–1041, August, 1985.     

Mannich bases and methiodides of 6-(2-furyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole and its substituted derivatives

The Mannich reaction in a number of 6-(2-furyl)-substituted imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles is realized initially in the 5 position of the imidazothiazole system, whereas it is also realized in the 5 position of the furan ring in the presence of excess reagents if the latter position is not substituted. Iodomethylation occurs at the N₇ atom of imidazothiazole. The Mannich bases of 6-(5-nitro-2-furyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole are iodomethylated only at the aminomethyl group. The pK_a values of the series of compounds were measured.     

Ringdeformationen und rotameres Verhalten des Phenylrestes in 2,2-disubstituierten 1,3-Dioxanen

Introduction of substituents in position 2 of 1,3-dioxanes decreases the torsional angles of the OCH₂CH₂CH₂O moiety (_{4, 5}, _{5, 6}) indicating an enhanced flattening in this part of the molecule. In geminally substituted 2-alkyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxanes the phenyl group isaxial, andgonal with respect to the rotameric state, while in ortho substituted derivatives, e.g. 2-methyl-2-(o-methylphenyl)-1,3-dioxane theaxial phenyl ligand assumes an intermediate rotameric position. Theaxial preference is not influenced by intramolecular dipole—dipole interaction generated by a p-substituent in the phenyl group as is shown for various 2-methyl-2-(p-substitutedphenyl)-1,3-dioxanes.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.K. Kratzl zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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Synthesis and three-dimensional structure of 5,5-disubstituted 2-alkoxy-1,3-dioxanes

It was established by PMR spectroscopy that a chair conformation with an axial orientation of the alkoxy substituent is the primary conformation for 5,5-disubstituted (and unsubstituted) 2-alkoxy-1,3-dioxanes. As compared with alkyl-1,3-dioxanes, 2-alkoxy-1,3-dioxanes are characterized by reversal of the chemical shifts of the axial and equatorial protons attached to C₄, and C₆.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1182–1185, September, 1981.     

Synthesis of 2-(5-halogeno-2-f uryl)-2,3-dihydroperimidines

By boiling naphthylene-1,8-diamine with 5-halogeno- and 5-nitrofurfural in benzene or xylene, 90–95% yields of the corresponding 2-(5-halogeno-2-furyl)- and 2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2, 3-dihydroperimidines have been obtained. The dehydrogenation of 2-(5-bromo-2-furyl)-2, 3-dihydroperimidine with palladium on carbon has given 2-(5-bromo-2-furyl)perimidine. The compounds obtained have been characterized by their UV and IR spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1001–1003, July, 1973.     

Studies on heteroaromaticity. XV . the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 5-nitro-2-furyldiazomethane

The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 5-nitro-2-furyldiazomethane ( 1 ) with acrylonitrile, acrylamide, methyl acrylate, diethyl fumarate, methyl methacrylate and methyl cinnamate afforded the corresponding 3-substituted pyrazolines. ( 2a-f ). Similarly the pyrazoles ( 3b-d ) were prepared by addition of 1 to acetylenic compounds such as diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, methyl phenylpropiolate and cyanoacetylene. Reaction of 1 with fumaronitrile and ω-nitro-styrene gave also the corresponding pyrazoles ( 3a and 3e ) instead of the pyrazolines. 3-(5′-Nitro-2′-furyl)-4-phenyl-5-carbomethoxypyrazoline ( 2f ) was oxidized with lead tetraacetate to the corresponding pyrazole ( 3f ), which was different from 3c , an addition product of 1 with methyl phenylpropiolate. 3-(5′-Nitro-2′-furyl)-5-carbamidopyrazoline ( 2b ) was pyrolyzed to the corresponding cyclopropane derivative 4 in low yield.     

Catalytic synthesis of 1,3-propylenediamines

The hydrogenation on Raney nickel of 3-alkenyl-substituted pyrazolines and also of 3-methyl-5-(2-furyl)-1H-pyrazoline and 3,3′-bipyrazoline afforded substituted 1,3-diaminobutanes, 1,3-diaminopentanes, 1,3-diaminohexane, and 1,3,4,6-tetraaminohexane. Under the same conditions from 3-acetyl-4-(2-furyl)-1H-pyrazoline 3-amino-2-methyl-4-(2-furyl)pyrrolidine was obtained.