Transformations of Perfluorinated 2-Alkyl- and 2,2-Dialkylbenzocyclobutenones in SbF<Subscript>5</Subscript> and SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-SbF<Subscript>5</Subscript>

Perfluorinated 2-methyl- and 2-ethylbenzocyclobutenones on heating in SbF₅ underwent isomerization into perfluoroindan-1-one and perfluoro(2-methylindan-1-one), while their reaction with SiO₂—SbF₅ gave perfluorinated 3-methyl- and 3-ethylphthalides, respectively. Perfluorinated 2-ethyl-2-methyl- and 2,2-diethylbenzocyclobutenones reacted with SbF₅ to produce perfluorinated 2-(but-2-en-2-yl)- and 2-(pent-2-en-3-yl)-benzoic acids, and their transformations in SbF₅ over SiO₂ afforded 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1-oxo-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-isochromene-4-carboxylic acid and perfluoro(4-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-isochromen-1-one), respectively.     

Intramolecular Carbenoid Reactions of Pyrrole Derivatives Efficient Syntheses of Pyrrolizinone and Dihydroindolizinone

The copper-catalyzed pyrolysis of 1-diazo-3-(pyrrol-1-yl)-2-propanone (1a) and 1-diazo-4-(pyrrol-1-yl)-2-butanone (1b) in benzene solution gave 1 H-pyrrolizin-2-(3H)-one (4a) and 5,6-dihydroindolizin-7 (8H)-one (4b) , respectively, in quantitative yield. Similar pyrolysis of 1-diazo-4-(3-methylindol-1-yl)-2-butanone (9) was less efficient giving 1-methylbenzo[b]-5,6-dihydroindroindolizin-7 (8H)-one (10) and 4-(3-methylindol-1-yl)-but-l-en-3-one (11) in 7% and 24% yield, respectively.     

Synthese eines homologen steroidischen 17β-Pyrrolinons Partialsynthetische Versuche in der Reihe der Herzgifte, 9. Mitteilung

Synthesis of a homologous steroidal 17β-pyrrolinone. We describe the synthesis of 4′-[(3β-Hydroxy-androst-5-en-17β-yl)methyl]-3′-pyrrolin-2′-one ( 15 ) starting from 3β-acetoxy-23-diazo-21,24-dinorchol-6-en-22-one ( 1 ).     

Piperidine-mediated synthesis of thiazolyl chalcones and their derivatives as potent antimicrobial agents

A series of new thiazolyl chalcones, 1-[2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]-3-aryl-prop-2-en-1-one were prepared by piperidine mediated Claisen-Schmidt condensation of thiazolyl ketone with aromatic aldehyde. These chalcones on cyclisation gave 2-amino-6-(2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)-4-aryl-4H-pyridine-3-carbonitrile and 2-amino-6-(2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)-4-aryl-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile. The result showed that the compounds exhibited marked potency as antimicrobial agents.     

Synthesis of ethyl (±)-(13,15-dideoxy)-16-methyl-9-oxoprosta-13(<Emphasis Type="Italic">E,Z</Emphasis>),15(<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-dienoate

The condensation of ethyl 7-(2-oxo-5-formulcyclopentyl)heptanoate by Wittig reaction with the ylide prepared from [(2E)-3-methylhept-2-en-1-yl]triphenylphosphonium bromide afforded ethyl (±)-(13,15-dideoxy)-16-methyl-9-oxoprosta-13(E,Z),15(E)-dienoate as a mixture of two isomers, 2:1.     

Formation of 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylcarbonimidoyl dichloride by copyrolysis of 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoroaniline with chloroform

The pyrolysis of pentafluorophenyl 2-methylprop-2-enyl ether (XIII) at 310° gave 4-(2-methylprop-2-enyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-2,5-cyclohexadienone (XVI) (46%), while at 410° a mixture of 1-fluorovinyl 2,3,4-trifluoro-5-methylphenyl ketone (XVIII) (30%) and 2,5β,6,7,7aβ-pentafluoro-3aβ-methyl-3aβ,4,5,7a-tetrahydroinden-1-one (XXI) (22%) was formed from the possible internal Diels-Alder adducts (XVII) and (XX) respectively (Scheme 6). Pentafluorophenyl 2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl ether (XVI) decomposed under mild conditions (70°) to give pentafluorophenyl 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl ether (XXII), pentafluorophenol and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene possibly via an ion pair intermediate (Scheme 7).     

Stereoselective synthesis of c3-c12 dihydropyran portion of antitumor laulimalide using copper-catalyzed oxonium ylide formation-[2,3] shift

Copper-catalyzed oxonium ylide formation-[2,3] shift of (5S,7R)-5-allyloxy-1-diazo-8-(p-methoxybenzyloxy)-7-methyl-2-octanone (3) proceeded in tetrahydrofuran-dichloromethane (4 : 1) under reflux with an excellent stereoselectivity (97 : 3) to give (2R,6S)-2-allyl-6-[(2R)-3-(p-methoxybenzyloxy)-2-methylpropyl]-3-dihydropyranone (2) as a major isomer in 82% yield. The resultant pyranone (2) was converted to the key intermediate (1) of the Mulzer's laulimalide synthesis and its derivatives (14, 15).     

Unusual reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethene. Synthesis and properties of 2-chlorovinyl dichloromethyl ketone

The reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethene in the presence of AlCl₃ unexpectedly led to the formation of (E)-1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one whose structure was proved by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR, and mass spectra and independent synthesis. A probable reaction scheme was proposed, which involves transformation of initially formed 1,2,4-trichloro-3-oxobutan-2-yl cation by the action of AlCl₃. The high reactivity of the vinylic halogen atom in (E)-1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one was demonstrated by its reactions with nitrogen-centered nucleophiles (triethylamine, aniline, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole) and sodium sulfide. These reactions involved only the C-Cl bond in the vinyl fragment and afforded (4,4-dichloro-3-oxobut-2-en-1-yl)triethylammonium chloride, 1,1-dichloro-4-phenylaminobut-3-en-2-one, 1-(4,4-dichloro-3-oxobut-2-en-1-yl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole, and 4,4′-thiobis(1,1-dichlorobut-3-en-2-one), respectively. The reaction of 1,1,4-trichlorobut-3-en-2-one with benzylhydrazine gave a mixture of 1,3- and 1,5-disubstituted pyrazoles.     

Syntheses of substituted 1-methyl-2-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-4-nitropyrroles and 1-methyl-2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-nitropyrroles

Starting from readily available ethyl-4-nitropyrrole-2-carboxylate ( 1 ), substituted 1-methyl-2-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-4-nitropyrroles and 1-methyl-2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-4-nitropyrroles were prepared. The reaction of 1 with diazomethane gave ethyl 1-methyl-4-nitropyrrole-2-carboxylate ( 2 ). Reaction of compound 2 with hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding hydrazide 3 . The reaction of 3 with formic acid yielded 1-(1-methyl-4-nitropyrrole-2-carboxyl)-2-(formyl)hydrazine ( 7 ). Refluxing of the latter with phosphorus pentasulfide in xylene yielded compound 6 in 40% yield. Reaction of compound 7 with phosphorus pentoxide afforded compound 9 . Reaction of compound 3 with 1,1′-carboxyldiimidazole in the presence of triethylamine yielded 2-(1-methyl-4-nitro-2-pyrrolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoline-4(H)-5-one ( 11 ). Refluxing compound 3 with cyanogen bromide in methanol gave compound 12 . Compound 13 could be obtained through the reaction of compound 3 with carbon disulfide in basic medium. Alkylation of compound 13 afforded the correspanding alkylthio derivative 14 . Reaction of 1-methyl-4-nitropyrrole-2-carboxylic acid ( 15 ) with thiosemicarbazide and phosphorus oxychloride gave 2-amino-5-(1-methyl-4-nitro-2-pyrrolyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole ( 16 ). Sandmeyer reaction of compound 16 yielded 2-chloro-5-(1-methyl-4-nitro-2-pyrrolyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole ( 17 ). Refluxing of the latter with thiourea afforded 2-(1-methyl-4-nitro-2-pyrrolyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazoline-4(H)-5-thione ( 18 ). Alkylation of compound 18 gave the corresponding alkylthio derivative 19 . Oxidation of the latter with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid yielded 2-(1-methyl-4-nitro-2-pyrrolyl)-5-methylsulfonyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole ( 20 ).     

Stereocontrolled syntheses of the nemorensic acids using 6-diazoheptane-2,5-dione in carbonyl ylide cycloadditions

Levulinic acid-derived 6-diazoheptane-2,5-dione (9) serves as a common precursor in a formal synthesis of frontalin 19, and in syntheses of cis-nemorensic acid 1, 4-hydroxy-cis-nemorensic acid 2, 3-hydroxy-cis-nemorensic acid 3, and nemorensic acid 4. The key step in these syntheses is the Rh(2)(OAc)(4)-catalyzed tandem carbonyl ylide formation-intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of diazodione 9 with formaldehyde, alkynes or allene, which occur with high regioselectivity. Subsequent oxidative cleavage of the ring originally derived from the cyclic carbonyl ylide intermediate provides a straightforward access to polysubstituted tetrahydrofurans, and in particular an efficient entry to the nemorensic acids. Enantioselective cycloadditions with diazodione 9, using chiral rhodium catalysts, gave cycloadducts in up to 51% ee.     

Nenitzescu synthesis of carbamate indole derivatives from <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N′</Emphasis>-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-benzoquinone diimine

N,N′-Bis(methoxycarbonyl)-p-benzoquinone diimine reacted with 4-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-and 4-(cyclopent-1-en-1-yl)morpholines in methylene chloride at room temperature to give morpholino-substituted cyclohexane-and cyclopentane-fused indole derivatives. Heating of the latter in boiling 10% hydrochloric acid led to the formation of methyl 6-(methoxycarbonylamino)-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-9H-carbazole-9-carboxylate and methyl 7-(methoxycarbonylamino)-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indole-4-carboxylate, respectively. The reaction of N,N′-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-p-benzoquinone diimine with 4-benzylaminopent-3-en-2-one in CH₂Cl₂ in the presence of BF₃·Et₂O on heating gave methyl 3-acetyl-2-methyl-(5-methoxy-carbonylamino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate.     

Ruthenium porphyrin catalyzed tandem sulfonium/ammonium ylide formation and [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement. A concise synthesis of (+/-)-platynecine

meso-Tetrakis(p-tolyl)porphyrinatoruthenium(II) carbonyl, [Ru(II)(TTP)(CO)], can effect intermolecular sulfonium and ammonium ylide formation by catalytic decomposition of diazo compounds such as ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) in the presence of allyl sulfides and amines. Exclusive formation of [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement products (70-80% yields) was observed without [1,2]-rearrangement products being detected. The Ru-catalyzed reaction of EDA with disubstituted allyl sulfides such as crotyl sulfide produced an equimolar mixture of anti- and syn-2-(ethylthio)-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid ethyl ester. The analogous "EDA + N,N-dimethylcrotylamine" reaction afforded a mixture of anti- and syn-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid ethyl esters with a diastereoselectivity of 3:1. The observed catalytic activity of [Ru(II)(TTP)(CO)] for the ylide [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement is comparable to the reported examples involving [Rh(2)(CH(3)CO(2))(4)] and [Cu(acac)(2)] as catalyst. Similarly, cyclic sulfonium and ammonium ylides can be produced by intramolecular reaction of a diazo group tethered to allyl sulfides and amines under the [Ru(II)(TTP)(CO)]-catalyzed reaction conditions. The subsequent [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of the cyclic ylides furnished 2-allyl-substituted sulfur and nitrogen heterocycles in good yields (>90%). By employing [Ru(II)(TTP)(CO)] as catalyst, the cyclic ammonium ylide [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction was successfully applied for the total synthesis of (+/-)-platynecine starting from cis-2-butenediol.     

Reactions of tri- and hexafluoroacetylacetones and 4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluorobut-3-en-2-one with 2-aminobenzohydrazide

Reactions of 1,1,1-trifluoropentane-2,4-dione and 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione with 2-aminobenzohydrazide afforded (2-aminophenyl)[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)- and (2-aminophenyl)[ 5-hydroxy-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl]methanones, respectively. 4-Ethoxy-1,1,1- trifluorobut-3-en-2-one reacted with 2-aminobenzhydrazide to give 2-(trifluoromethyl)-3a,4-dihydropyrazolo-[5,1-{ptb}]quinazolin-9(3{ptH})-one.     

The Homoconjugated Electron-Releasing Carbonyl Group of 1-Methylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one. Regioselective syntheses of 5-chloro- and 6-chloro-1-methylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one

Syntheses of (±)-2-exo-cyano-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-endo-yl acetate ( 1 ) and of (±)-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one ( 2 ) are reported. The additon of PhSeCl to 1 afforded (±)-5-endo-chloro-2-exo-cyano-1-methyl-6-exo-(phenylselenenyl)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-endo-yl acetate ( 6 ), whereas 2 added to PhSeCl with the opposite regioselectivity giving (±)-6-endo-chloro-1-methyl-5-exo-(phenylselenenyl)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one ( 7 ). These adducts were converted into 5-chloro-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one ( 9 ) and 6-chloro-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one ( 10 ), respectively.     

Synthesis and comparative study of reactivities of δ-lactone,estor group and oxazinone ring in coumarin derivatives towards carbon or nitrogen nucleophiles

Condensation of methyl 7-methylcoumarin-4-acetate ( 2 ) with primary amines and with anthranilic acid gave 7-methyl-2-oxo-N-aryl-2H-[1]-benzopyran-4-acetamide ( 4a—d ) and (7), respectively. Compound 7 underwent cyclization to give 2-(7-methyl-2-oxo-2H-[1]-benzopyran-4-yl)-methyl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one ( 3 ). The reaction of 3 with aromatic amines gave the corresponding quinazolone derivatives 5 which tautomerises to the thermodynamically more stable isomer 6 , whereas its reaction with Grignard reagents and aromatic aldehydes gave 8a, 8b , and 9a, 9b , respectively.     

Mn(III)-Based Oxidative Free-Radical Cyclizations of Unsaturated Ketones

Mn(III)-based oxidative free-radical cyclization of unsaturated ketones is a versatile synthetic procedure with broad applicability. For example, oxidation of cyclopentanone 1a with 2 equiv of Mn(OAc)(3).2H(2)O and 1 equiv of Cu(OAc)(2).H(2)O in AcOH at 80 degrees C for 1.5 h affords 75% of bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-8-one 8a and 15% of bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-8-one 9a. Bridged bicyclic ketones that cannot enolize further are isolated in good yield. Monocyclic beta,gamma-unsaturated ketones that can enolize are oxidized further to give gamma-acetoxy enones. The formation of bicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-en-9-one (57a) in 52% yield from 2-allylcyclohexanone (56a) suggests that kinetically controlled enolization is the rate-determining step in alpha-keto radical formation. A wide variety of examples delineating the scope, limitations, and stereoselectivity of this reaction are presented.     

Titanium-mediated addition of diallylsilanes to oxalyl chloride: formation of a diquinane

The titanium tetrachloride mediated reaction of the cis,cis-2,6-dimethyl-1,8-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,6-octadiene with oxalyl chloride yielded 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-8-(1-propen-2-yl)bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-3-en-2-one of which the structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Reaction of benzothiazoline with benzyne - generation of novel heterocyclic sulfur ylide,benzothiazolinium s-ylide

A novel heterocyclic sulfur ylide, 2-t-butyl-3-methyl-1-phenylbenzothiazolinium ylide ($\text{13}$) was generated as an intermediate in the reaction of 2-t-butyl-3-(nethy1benzothiazoline ($\text{2}$) with benzyne. The S-ylide $\text{13}$ underwent a novel intermolecular [1,2] shift to give 2-t-butyl-3-methyl-2-phenylbenzothiazoline ($\text{4}$).     

New atropoisomeric alkenylphenylglycine derivatives: Synthesis of (5R*)- and (5S*)-isomers of (1R*,3aR*,4S*,11S*)-3a,5,9,11-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-3aH-1,4-methano[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-2-one

We synthesized methyl ester of N-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-N-phenylglycine which underwent acid catalyzed aromatic amino Claisen rearrangement to provide methyl-N-[2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycinate. A mixture of syn- and anti-atropisomeric methyl-N-acetyl-N-[4-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycinates was obtained either by the reaction of this ester with acetyl bromide or by the reaction of the sodium salt of N-acetyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-4-methylaniline with methyl bromoacetate. Upon saponification of the synthesized ester mixture the syn-atropisomer of N-acetyl-N-[4-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycine was isolated by fractional crystallization. Treatment of the obtained acids with acetic anhydride, ethyl chloroformate, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide or isopropenylacetate leads to compounds of 4,5-dihydro-3aH-methano[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-2-one structure.     

Reaction of 3-Aryl-1-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones with Tosylhydrazine

It was established that the reaction of 3-aryl-1-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones with tosylhydrazine leads to 3-[(E)-2-arylvinyl]-4-methyl-1-tosyl-1H-pyrazoles and 3-aryl-1-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-3-tosylpropan-1-ones. The latter are formed as a result of rearrangement of the intermediate hydrazino alcohols and/or addition of p-toluenesulfinic acid during reductive degradation of the tosylhydrazine. It was shown that the reaction of 3-aryl-1-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-3-tosylpropan-1-ones with an excess of tosylhydrazine leads to 3-(2-aryl-2-tosylethyl)-4-methyl-1-tosyl-1H-pyrazoles. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1481–1489, October, 2005.