A novel photochemical Wittig reaction for the synthesis of 2-aryl/alkylbenzofurans

The synthesis of 2-aryl/alkylbenzofurans has been achieved in high yields under photochemical conditions from readily accessible and suitably substituted phosphonium bromides by an intramolecular photochemical Wittig reaction onto aryloxycarbonyl groups.     

Synthetic studies on β-lactam antibiotics. Part 16. synthesis of 1-carba-2-penem-3-carboxylic acid esters from penicillins utilizing a carbon-carbon coupling reaction

Allylazetidinones $\text{9}$, $\text{10}$, prepared by coupling of allylcoppers $\text{8}$ with chloroazetidinones $\text{6}$, $\text{7}$, were converted into carbapenem esters $\text{16}$, $\text{28}$–$\text{31}$ using an Emmons-Horner reaction to introduce the 6-side chain and an intramolecular Wittig reaction to form the carbapenem ring system.     

Metalloantimalarials: synthesis and characterization of a novel agent possessing activity against Plasmodium falciparum

The synthesis, characterization, and antimalarial potency of an amine-phenol complex of gallium(III), [{1,12-bis(2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-(quinolin-3-yl)-benzyl)-1,5,8,12-tetraazadodecane}-gallium(III)]+, [Ga-3-M-5-Quadd]+ (7) is described; a novel agent that targets Plasmodium falciparum strains.     

The peculiar reaction of 2-arylazo-1-vinylpyrroles with trifluoroacetic acid: a novel synthesis of 2-methylquinolines

2-Arylazo-1-vinylpyrroles 1-6 react with CF₃CO₂H (benzene, reflux, 5 h) in a peculiar way: instead of expected electrophilic addition of CF₃CO₂H to the N-vinyl group, the latter is transferred to the azo group followed by NN bond cleavage to afford substituted 2-methylquinolines 10-12 in up to 56% yields. The reaction was shown (¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N NMR) to start with the protonation of the azo group with further inter- and intramolecular involving of two protonated N-vinyl groups to finally build up the quinoline cycle over the aryl moiety.     

Efficient synthesis of IPL576,092: a novel anti-asthma agent

An enantioseletive synthesis of the novel anti-asthma agent IRL576,092 (2) is described. The synthetic route developed involves stereoselective 1,2-reduction of the enone carbonyl functionality of 6 and subsequent hydroboration as the key steps. Starting from the commercially available 5-androsten-3beta-ol-17-one 3, this approach affords IPL576,092 (2) in nine steps with overall yields of 25%, employing a limited number of chromatographic steps.     

Conjugate addition to 1-phosphono-2-aza-1,3-butadienes: synthesis of phosphonylated gamma-lactams

Several 1-phosphono-2-aza-1,3-butadienes, 1 and 13-20, were evaluated in the reaction with different enolate-type nucleophiles to induce addition at the 1- or the 4-position of the azadiene. 1-Phosphono-2-azadienes 1 react with sodium malonate at the 1-position, leading to the formation of bisenamines 12 after elimination of the phosphonate moiety. On the contrary, sodium malonate adds at the 4-position of 1-aryl-1-phosphono-2-azadienes 14-19 when the azadienes bear a halogenated phenyl substituent, and the resulting addition products 21-26 are easily transformed into the corresponding phosphonylated gamma-lactams 35-40. The regioselectivity of the addition is explained by reversal of polarization of the azadiene due to the electron-withdrawing character of the halogenated phenyl substituents.     

An optimised synthetic approach to a chiral derivatising agent and the utilisation of a dimerisation reaction in the synthesis of a novel C2-symmetric diphosphine ligand

We report an optimised synthetic approach to the chiral derivatising agent (5R)-methyl-1-(chloromethyl)-2-pyrrolidinone. In addition, the observation of an unwanted dimerisation product is turned to our advantage by providing a method for the synthesis of a new class of C2-symmetric chiral diphosphine.     

A novel three-component reaction for the synthesis of N-cyclohexyl-3-aryl-quinoxaline-2-amines

Ferric perchlorate catalyzes the three-component condensation reaction of o-phenylenediamine, aromatic aldehydes, and cyclohexyl isocyanide to afford the corresponding N-cyclohexyl-3-aryl-quinoxaline-2-amines in good yields.     

A novel one-pot domino reaction for the synthesis of 2-acetyl-3-(phenylamino)indolizine-1-carboxamide derivatives

2-Acetyl-3-(phenylamino)indolizine-1-carboxamide derivatives were obtained via a one-pot domino reaction of alkyl or aryl isocyanides and pyridine-2-carbaldehyde in the presence of acetoacetanilide in toluene without any prior activation or modification.     

A novel synthesis of 2-aryl-2H-indazoles via a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular amination reaction

[reaction: see text] A variety of 2-aryl-2H-indazoles were synthesized by the palladium-catalyzed intramolecular amination of the corresponding N-aryl-N(o-bromobenzyl)hydrazines. Of several sets of reaction conditions surveyed, the combination of Pd(OAc)2/dppf/tBuONa gave the best results. This method applies to a wide scope of substrates containing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents.     

Unusual photochemical C-N bond cleavage in the novel methyl 2-chloro-3-methyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate

The structure, preferred conformers, vibrational spectrum, and photochemical behavior of the novel azirine, methyl 2-chloro-3-methyl-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate (MCMAC) were investigated in low-temperature matrixes and in the neat solid amorphous state by infrared spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations. Two conformers of the compound were observed in argon, krypton, and xenon matrixes, in agreement with the DFT(B3LYP)/6-311++G(d,p) and MP2/6-311++G(d,p) theoretical calculations. Both conformers were found to exhibit the carboxylic ester group in the cis conformation, differing in the arrangement defined by the O=C-C-Cl dihedral angle (cis and trans, for Ct and Cc forms, respectively). The Ct conformer was found to be the most stable conformer in the gaseous phase as well as in both argon and krypton matrixes, whereas the more polar Cc conformer became the most stable form in the xenon matrix and in the neat solid amorphous phase. In situ broadband UV (lambda > 235 nm) excitation of matrix-isolated MCMAC led to azirine ring C-C and C-N bond cleavages, the latter process corresponding to the most efficient reaction channel. The photochemical cleavage of the C-N bond had never been previously observed in the case of aliphatic 2H-azirines. Two electron withdrawing substituents (methoxycarbonyl group and chlorine atom) are connected to the azirine ring in the novel MCMAC azirine. The simultaneous presence of these two groups accelerates intersystem crossing toward the triplet state where cleavage of the C-N bond takes place. The primary photoproducts resulting from the C-N and C-C ring-opening reactions were also found to undergo further photochemical decarbonylation or decarboxylation reactions.     

A facile synthesis of a novel energetic surfactant 1-amino-3-dodecyl-1, 2, 3-triazolium nitrate

1-Amino-3-dodecyl-1,2,3-triazolium nitrate, as a novel energetic surfactant, has been synthesized in four steps, namely addition-elimination, cyclization, alkylation and metathesis. Its structure was confirmed by 1H NMR, IR, and MS. The effects of various reaction parameters, including stoichiometry, reaction temperature and time, were investigated in details. In addition, the physical and chemical properties of this energetic surfactant were measured.     

InCl3-catalyzed four-component reaction: a novel synthesis of N-carbazolyl dihydropyridines

We have developed a simple, efficient, and environmentally benign microwave-assisted InCl₃-catalyzed synthesis of N-carbazolyldihydropyridines via a four-component reaction of 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole, malononitrile, aromatic aldehydes, and acetylenic esters. The use of microwave heating allowed for reduced reaction times and resulted in higher yields. This four-component reaction is atom-efficient, high-yielding, and applicable to a wide variety of four-component reactions.     

Structural transformations in a crystal during the photochemical reaction of 2-benzyl-5-benzylidenecyclopentanone

The studies presented are the first example in which the substrate and product molecules were monitored separately over many stages during the chemical reaction progress in a crystal to understand the reaction path of the molecules in detail during the whole transformation. The BBCP, 2-benzyl-5-benzylidenecyclopentanone, single crystal was irradiated without any destruction over several steps. After each of step the X-ray structure with a different substrate/product ratio and with a disorder was determined. The study revealed that the photochemical [2+2]-cycloaddition reaction of BBCP in a crystal does not exhibit cooperative character and can be regarded as of the first-order. During the transformation the product molecules do not adopt the position of the molecules in the final pure dimer crystal, but move gradually and smoothly in this direction. The movement of the molecules was also observed for the substrate. This remarkable behaviour of the product and reactant molecules bears a rotational component. The distance between reaction centres of adjacent BBCP substrate molecules decreases fluently with the progress of the reaction, but it does not get smaller than a sum of van der Waals radii.