Chemistry of benzo[b]selenophene

The bromination of benzo[b]selenophene with an equimolecular amount of bromine and its acetylation with acetic anhydride in the presence of boron trichloride etherate proceed to form a mixture of isomeric 2- and 3-substituted derivatives; 2,3-dibromobenzo[b]selenophene is formed on bromination with two equivalents of bromine. Benzo[b]selenophene-2-carboxylic acid, its acid chloride and methyl ester, as well as 2-acetylbenzo[b]selenophene, were synthesized from the lithium derivative of benzo[b]selenophene.See [1] for communication III.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–19, January, 1972.     

Selenopheno [3,2-c]pyrylium salts synthesis and some reactions

A method has been developed for the synthesis of selenopheno[3,2-c]pyrylium salts by the acylation of 2-acetonyl derivatives of selenophene homologs, and their reactions with nucleophilic reagents have been investigated.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1212–1215, September, 1973.     

Chemistry of benzo[6-b]selenophene III. Selenoindoxyl derivatives

3-Acetoxybenzo[b]selenophene and its 2-methyl derivative, respectively, were synthesized by the cyclization of o-carboxyphenylselenoacetic and-(o-carboxyphenyl)selenopropionic acids. 3-Hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene and its 2-methyl derivatives were obtained by the reduction of selenoindoxyl and 2-methylselenoindoxyl with sodium borohydride. 3-Methyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene was synthesized by the reaction of selenoindoxyl with methylmagnesium iodide.See [1] for communication II.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1640–1644, December, 1971.     

Synthesis and structure of 2-formyl-3-hydroxybenzo[b]-selenophene anils

A number of 2-formyl-3-hydroxybenzo[b]selenophene anils and their derivatives, which model the individual tautometic forms, were synthesized. A ketone—amine structure was assigned to the anils as a result of physicochemical investigation.     

Synthesis of benzo[b]selenophene and its methyl homologs

A method for the synthesis of benzo[b]selenophenes was perfected. 3-Oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene and 2-methyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene exist only in the keto form. 3-Methylbenzo[b]selenophene was obtained by the reaction of 3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene with methylmagnesium iodide. Metallation of benzo[b]selenophene with butyllithium proceeds at the 2 position of the selenophene ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1475–1480, November, 1970.     

Synthesis of benzo[c]selenophene and derivatives via new routes

[reaction: see text] Benzo[c]selenophene has been generated via facile bromination-dehydrobromination as well as oxidation of the 1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]selenophene. Benzo[c]selenophene thus generated has been lithiated in situ and treated with ClCOOEt to give the first functionalized derivative subject to X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Reactions de photoaddition de benzo[b]selenophenes avec l'acetylene dicarboxylate de methyle et avec le dichloro-1,2 ethylene

Photoirradiated in presence of acetophenone, benzo[b]selenophene and its 3-methyl derivative add to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. In each ease, the primary reaction product is unstable and has not been isolated. Photoexeited in its triplet state (the energy of which is in the neighbourhood of 69 $\text{kcal}\text{mole}$) benzo[b]selenophene and its 2- and 3-methyl, 2,3 dimethyl, 3 acetoxy and 2-methyl-3-acetoxy derivatives add to 1,2 dichloroethylene leading to cyclobutanes. Neither cyclo-addition occurs in absence of photosensitiser. Single-crystal X-ray analysis gave the structures of the two adducts of 3-acetoxybenzo[b]selenophene with trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. In both compounds the chlorine atoms are trans.     

Spectrométrie de Masse D'hétérocycles Séléniés. III—Etude de la Fragmentation de Quelques Selenolo [2, 3-b] Pyridines

The mass spectra of thirteen selenolo[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives have been measured and compared with those of benzo[b]selenophene, quinoline and thieno[2,3-c]pyridine. The influence of diheteroatomic structure of the nucleus on the mechanism of fragmentation of the oxygenated substituents is discussed.     

Un Nouveau type d'ouverture de sélénophénes condensés

A condensed selenophene ring can be opened by selenium-metal interconversion, when the selenium atom is α to a five-membered aromatic ring, as in selenopheno [2,3-b] thiophene. In tricyclic compounds bearing [2,3-b] condensed triophene and selenophene rings, the selenophene ring open, whether in central or in lateral positions. When the tricyclic compound bears two [2,3-b] condensed selenophene rings, only the central selenophene ring opens by interconversion. Corresponding [3,2-b]isomers do not undergo this ring opening.     

Photosensitized intramolecular cyclization of furan and non-activated alkene: pathway switching by the substituent on the furan ring

A photosensitized reaction of furan with a non-activated simple alkene was investigated. Intramolecular Diels-Alder-type cycloaddition reactions between furan and a trisubstituted alkene were found to proceed in high yield in the presence of 9,10-dicyanoanthracene under UV irradiation to afford oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives in high stereoselectivity when the furan was alkyl substituted. On the other hand, the aryl-substituted furan cyclized via a completely different pathway to give spirocyclic and tricyclic products.     

Thiényl- et séléniénylthiocyanates et sélénocyanates. 4. Synthèses de thiéno[2,3-d]thiazoles,de thiéno[2,3-e]thiazines et de quelques analogues sélénophéniques

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 3-bromo-2nitrothiophene and selenophene by thiocyanate and selenocyanate ions in dimethylsulfoxide yields 3-thienyl-and 3-selenienylthicoyanates and selenocyanates. After reduction of the nitro group, the amino derivatives undergo cyclizatrion to thieno[2,3-d]thiazoles and seleno [2,3-d]thiazoles. Also, 4H-2,3-dihydro-3-oxothieno[2,3-e]1,4-thiazine and its selenophene analog have been obtained.     

2,6-Diphenylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dichalcogenophenes: a new class of high-performance semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors

2,6-Diphenylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dichalcogenophenes including thiophene, selenophene, and tellurophene analogues as organic semiconductors for field-effect transistors were effectively synthesized in three steps from commercially available 1,4-dibromobenzene. All three benzodichalcogenophenes acted as good p-type semiconductors, and particularly the selenophene analogue, 2,6-diphenylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']diselenophene, showed high FET mobility of 0.17 cm2 V-1 s-1.     

Useful enantioselective bicyclization reactions using an N-protonated chiral oxazaborolidine as catalyst

[reaction: see text] Nine examples are reported of enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of achiral, acyclic substrates to form chiral bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane or bicyclo[4.4.0]decane derivatives.     

Redox-photosensitized aminations of 1,2-benzo-1,3-cycloalkadienes, arylcyclopropanes, and quadricyclane with ammonia

1,2,4-Triphenylbenzene and 2,2'-methylenedioxy-1,1'-binaphthalene successfully photosensitized the aminations of 1,2-benzo-1,3-cycloalkadienes, arylcyclopropanes, and quadricyclane with ammonia and primary amines in the presence of m- or p-dicyanobenzene, which gave the 4-amino-1,2-benzocycloalkenes, 3-amino-1-arylpropanes, and 7-amino-5-(p-cyanophenyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, respectively. A key pathway for the photosensitized amination is the hole transfer from the cation radicals of the sensitizers that were generated by photoinduced electron transfer to the electron acceptors to the substrates. Therefore, it was found that the relationships in oxidation potentials between the sensitizers and the substrates and the positive charge distribution of the cation radicals of the substrates were important factors for the efficient amination.     

Cyclopenta[c]selenophene based cooligomers and their polymers: comparative study with thiophene analogues

Selenophene and thiophene capped cyclopenta[c]selenophenes were synthesized and characterized. Crystal structure determination of some representative compounds revealed that the substitution at 3,4-position in the form of cyclopentane ring of selenophene or thiophene does not make any significant twist in the trimer backbone, making the cooligomer nearly planar. All the cooligomers were electrochemically polymerized and compared with thiophene capped cyclopenta[c]thiophene polymer. DFT calculations predict that the cyclopentane substitution on the third repeating unit (and in general) of one dimensional polymer neither disturb the planarity nor causes any significant twist on the polymeric backbone unlike the 3,4-dialkyl substitution. The electrochemically prepared selenophene based polymers showed low band gap compared to that of thiophene analogues. Cyclopentane substitution on selenophene as well as thiophene makes the resulting polymer oxidatively more stable when compared to more familiar poly-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) or poly-ethylenedioxyselenophene (PEDOS) systems. Alternate polymers of cyclopenta[c]selenophenes (CPS)/cyclopenta[c]thiophene (CPT) and thiophene/selenophene possess the energy of HOMO and LUMO significantly lower than that of homopolymers of CPS and CPT, however, possess higher band gap than PCPS.     

Annelation of perfluorinated heteroaromatic systems by 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives

Reactions of various perfluorinated heteroaromatic substrates such as tetrafluoro-4-cyanopyridine, tetrafluoropyrazine and tetrafluoropyridazine with 1,3-dicarbonyl systems gave corresponding [5,6]-ring fused furo derivatives. Subsequent reactions of the [5,6] bicyclic scaffolds with nucleophiles gave some highly functionalised heteroaromatic systems.     

Benzooxadiazaole‐based D–A–D co‐oligomers: Synthesis and electropolymerization

Four D–A–D type co‐oligomers have been synthesized by Stille condensation between monostannyl derivatives of furan/thiophene/selenophene/3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and 4,7‐dibromo‐benzo[1,2,5]oxadiazole. All these co‐oligomers were successfully electrochemically polymerized in dichloromethane and characterized by spectroelectrochemistry. All four polymers possess narrow optical band gap. Spectroelectrochemical studies of polymer films on indium tin oxide revealed that the replacement of donor EDOT with furan/thiophene/selenophene has affected the low‐energy charge‐carrier (bipolaron) formation significantly. Kinetic studies based on chronoamperometry show that the polymer P5 (EDOT‐capped benzo[1,2,5]oxadiazole system) possess better electrochromic property with high transmittance (66%) in visible region than the other copolymers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Reactions of Selenobenzophenones with Olefins

Reactions of selenobenzophenones with methyl propiolate afforded two types of cycloadducts regioselectively. The reaction with tetracyanoethylene gave selenophene derivatives. Mechanisms of these reactions were discussed.     

Electron Donors for Organic Conductors. Alkylenedithio Derivatives of 1,3-Bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]selenophene

Methylene-, ethylene-, and propylenedithio derivatives of 1,3-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]selenophene, MDT-, EDT-, and PDT-BDTBS have been synthesized. TCNQ complexes of MDT- and EDT-BDTBS showed fairly high conductivities and small activation energies even when measured on compressed pellets.     

Chemopreventive action of xanthone derivatives on photosensitized DNA damage

Photosensitized DNA damage participates in solar-UV carcinogenesis, photogenotoxicity and phototoxicity. A chemoprevention of photosensitized DNA damage is one of the most important methods for the above phototoxic effects. In this study, the chemopreventive action of xanthone (XAN) derivatives (bellidifolin [BEL], gentiacaulein [GEN], norswertianin [NOR] and swerchirin [SWE]) on DNA damage photosensitized by riboflavin was demonstrated using [32P]-5'-end-labeled DNA fragments obtained from genes relevant to human cancer. GEN and NOR effectively inhibited the formation of piperidine-labile products at consecutive G residues by photoexcited riboflavin, whereas BEL and SWE did not show significant inhibition of DNA damage. The four XAN derivatives decrease the formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo), an oxidative product of G, by photoexcited riboflavin. The preventive action for the 8-oxodGuo formation of these XAN derivatives increased in the following order: GEN>NOR>BEL>SWE. A fluorescence spectroscopic study and ab initio molecular orbital calculations suggested that the prevention of DNA photodamage is because of the quenching of the triplet excited state of riboflavin by XAN derivatives through electron transfer. This chemoprevention is based on neither antioxidation nor a physical sunscreen effect; rather, it is based on the quenching of a photosensitizer. In conclusion, XAN derivatives, especially GEN, may act as novel chemopreventive agents by the quenching mechanism of an excited photosensitizer.