Synthese und Reaktionen 8-gliedriger Heterocyclen aus 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin und Saccharin bzw. Phthalimid

Synthesis and Reactions of 8-membered Heterocycles from 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine and Saccharin or Phthalimide 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1 ) reacts at 0-20° with the NH-acidic compounds saccharin ( 2 ) and phthalimide ( 8 ) to give the 8-membered heterocycles 3-dimethylamino-4,4-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-4 H-1,2,5-benzothiadiazocin-6-one-1,1-dioxide ( 3a ) and 4-dimethylamino-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,5-benzodiazocin-1,6-dione ( 9 ), respectively. The structure of 3a has been established by X-ray (chap. 2). A possible mechanism for the formation of 3a and 9 is given in Schemes 1 and 4. Reduction of 3a with sodium borohydride yields the 2-sulfamoylbenzamide derivative 4 (Scheme 2); in methanolic solution 3a undergoes a rearrangement to give the methyl 2-sulfamoyl-benzoate 5 . The mechanism for this reaction as suggested in Scheme 2 involves a ring contraction/ring opening sequence. Again a ring contraction is postulated to explain the formation of the 4H-imidazole derivative 7 during thermolysis of 3a at 180° (Scheme 3). The 2,5-benzodiazocine derivative 9 rearranges in alcoholic solvents to 2-(5′-dimethylamino-4′,4′-dimethyl-4′H-imidazol-2′-yl) benzoates ( 10 , 11 ), in water to the corresponding benzoic acid 12 , and in alcoholic solutions containing dimethylamine or pyrrolidine to the benzamides 13 and 14 , respectively (Scheme 5). The reaction with amines takes place only in very polar solvents like alcohols or formamide, but not in acetonitrile. Possible mechanisms of these rearrangements are given in Scheme 5. Sodium borohydride reduction of 9 in 2-propanol yields 2-(5′-dimethylamino-4′,4′-dimethyl-4′H-imidazol-2′-yl)benzyl alcohol ( 15 , Scheme 6) which is easily converted to the O-acetate 16 . Hydrolysis of 15 with 3N HCl at 50° leads to an imidazolinone derivative 17a or 17b , whereas hydrolysis with 1N NaOH yields a mixture of phthalide ( 18 ) and 2-hydroxymethyl-benzoic acid ( 19 , Scheme 6). The zwitterionic compound 20 (Scheme 7) results from the hydrolysis of the phthalimide-adduct 9 or the esters 11 and 12 . Interestingly, compound 9 is thermally converted to the amide 13 and N-(1′-carbamoyl-1′-methylethyl)phthalimide ( 21 , Scheme 7) whose structure has been established by an independent synthesis starting with phthalic anhydride and 2-amino-isobutyric acid. However, the reaction mechanism is not clear at this stage.     

4-Amino-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-one aus Bortrifluorid-katalysierten Umsetzungen von 3-Amino-2H-azirinen mit Carbonsäure-Derivaten

4-Amino-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones from Boron Trifluoride Catalyzed Reactions of 3-Amino-2H-azirines with Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Reaction of 3-amino-2H-azirines 1 with ethyl 2-nitroacetate ( 6a ) in refluxing MeCN affords 4-amino-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones 7 and 3,6-diamino-2,5-dihydropyrazines 8 , the dimerization product of 1 (Scheme 2). Thus, 6a reacts with 1 as a CH-acidic compound by C? C bond formation via C-nucleophilic attack of deprotonated 6a onto the amidinium-C-atom of protonated 1 (Scheme 5). The scope of this reaction seems to be rather limited as 1 and 2-substituted 2-nitroacetates do not give any products besides the azirine dimer 8 (see Table 1). Sodium enolates of carboxylic esters and carboxamides 11 react with 1 under BF₃ catalysis to give 4-amino-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones 12 in 50–80% yield (Scheme 3, Table 2). In an analogous reaction, 3-amino-2H-pyrrole 13 is formed from 1c and the Li-enolate of acetophenone (Scheme 4). A reaction mechanism for the ring enlargement of 1 involving BF₃ catalysis is proposed in Scheme 6.     

Zur Imidazolbildung aus 2H-Azirinen bzw. Vinylaziden und Nitrilen unter Säurekatalyse

Acid-Catalysed Formation of Imidazoles from 2H-Azirines or Vinylazides and Nitriles The reaction of 2H-azirines with nitriles in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate to yield the corresponding imidazoles is described. 2,3-Diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 10 ) gives 2-substituted 4,5-diphenyl imidazoles in moderate bis good yields (see Table 1). The reaction of 10 with acrylonitrile only leads to the formation of 4,5-diphenyl-2-vinylimidazole ( 17 ). No products resulting from an addition to the C,C double bond are observed. 2H-Azirine 10 and ethyl cyanoacetate yield the expected imidazole 18 (30%) but also 2-cyanomethyl-4,5-diphenyloxazole ( 20 ; 7%) (see Scheme 4). The yield of imidazole formation mainly depends on the substituents in position 2 of the 2H-azirines (see Scheme 6), a change of the substitutents in position 3 having only little influence. The best yields are observed with a phenyl group at C(2) of the 2H-azirines. These observations are in agreement with the occurrence of 1-azaallyl cations formed by ring opening of the 2H-azirines linked to the Lewis acid (boron trifluoride). Similar results are obtained with the corresponding vinyl azides with the exception of 1-azido-1-phenylethylene ( 28 ). Whereas the corresponding 3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 24 ) gives 2,4-diphenylimidazole ( 33 ; Scheme 6) in the presence of benzonitrile and boron trifluoride etherate, the azide 28 yields only acetanilide (86%). In the presence of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate 2H-azirines and benzonitrile react to yield the corresponding 1-ethylimidazoles (see Scheme 9). This again demonstrates that 1-azaallyl cations must be intermediates which react with the nitrile presumably in a Ritter type reaction. ¹³C-NMR. spectra of 2H-azirines are also reported (Table 2).     

Dipolare (1:1)-Addukte aus der Reaktion von 3-Amino-2H-azirinen mit 1,3,4-Oxadiazol- und 1,3,4-Thiadiazol-2(3H)-onen

Dipolar 1:1 Adducts from the Reaction of 3-Amino-2H-azirines with 1,3,4-Oxadiazol- and 1,3,4-Thiadiazol-2(3H)-ones 3-Amino-2H-azirines 1 react with 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one ( 2 ) as well as with different 5-substituted 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-ones ( 5a–e ) in 2-propanol at room temperature to give dipolar 1:1 adducts of type 3 and 6 , respectively, in reasonable-to-good yields (Schemes 3 and 6, Tab. 1 and 2). The structure of two of these dipolar adducts, 6a and 6e , which are formally donor-acceptor-stabilized azomethin imines, have been elucidated by X-ray crystallography (Figs. 1-4). In the reaction of 2 and sterically crowded 3-amino-2H-azirines 1c–e with a 2-propyl and 2-propenyl substituent, respectively, at C(2), a 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one of type 4 is formed as minor product (Scheme 3 and Table 1). Independent syntheses of these products proved the structure of 4 . Several reaction mechanisms for the formation of compounds 3 and 4 are discussed, the most likely ones are described in Scheme 4: reaction of 2 as an NH-acidic compound leads, via a bicyclic zwitterion of type A , to 3 as well as to 4 . In the latter reaction, a ring-expanded intermediate B is most probable.     

Reaktion von 3-Amino-2H-azirinen mit Diphenylcyclopropenthion. Vorläufige Mitteilung

Reaction of 3-Amino-2H-azirines with Diphenylcyclopropenethione 3-Dimethylamino-2H-azirines ( 4a , 4b ) react with diphenylcyclopropenethione ( 8 ) to give 4(3 H)-pyridinethione derivatives of type 10 (Scheme 3). The reaction mechanism for the formation of 10 is given in Scheme 3 by analogy with a previous reported one [4] [5]. Hydrolysis of the 4(3 H)-pyridinethione 10a yields 2-oxo-2, 3-dihydro-4(1 H)-pyridinethione ( 11 ) and reduction of 10a with sodium borohydride leads to the 2, 3-dihydro-4 (1 H)-pyridinethione 12 (Scheme 4). The results of the reaction of 4a , 4b and the thione 8 demonstrate the similarity to the reaction of 4a , 4b and 2 [5] (cf. Scheme 1). In contrast, the reactions of imines of type 7a with 2 and 8 , respectively, lead to different products (cf. [1] [6]).     

Photochemische Cycloadditionen von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen mit Triphenyl-vinylphosphoniumbromid. 36. Mitteilung über Photoreaktionen

On irradiation in acetonitrile 3-phenyl-2H-azirines of type 1 react with triphenyl vinyl phosphonium bromide to form in approximative 50% yield 2H-indoles of type 4 (Scheme 1). In analogy to other photochemical reactions with 2H-azirines [2] [3] it is assumed that the photochemically generated dipoles 2 react with the triphenyl vinyl phosphonium salt (Scheme 1). The conversion of 1 to 4 represents a new synthesis for 2H-pyrroles.     

Bortrifluorid-katalysierte Umsetzungen von 3-Amino-2H-azirinen mit Aminosäure-estern und Aminen

Boron-Trifluoride-Catalyzed Reactions of 3-Amino-2H-azirines with Amino-acid Esters and Amines After activation by protonation or complexation with BF₃, 3-amino-2H-azirines 1 react with the amino group of α-amino-acid esters 3 to give 3,6-dihydro-5-aminopyrazin-2(1H)-ones 4 by ring enlargement (Scheme 2, Table 1). The configuration of 3 is retained in the products 4 . With unsymmetrically substituted 1 (R¹ ≠ R²), two diastereoisomers of 4 (cis and trans) are formed in a ratio of 1:1 to 2:1. With β-amino-acid esters 5 and 7 , only openchain α-amino-imidamides 6 and 8 , respectively, are formed, but none of the seven-membered heterocycle (Scheme 3). Primary amines also react with BF₃-complexed 1 to yield α-amino-imidamides of type 9 (Scheme 4, Table 2). Compound 9b is characterized chemically by its transformation into crystalline derivatives 10 and 12 with 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride and phenyl isothiocyanate, respectively (Scheme 5). The structure of 12 is established by X-ray crystallography. Mechanisms for the reaction of activated 1 with amino groups are proposed in Schemes 6 and 7.     

The Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 2,3-Pyridinedicarboximide

Reaction of 2,2-dialkyl-3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1a and 1b with 2,3-pyridinedicarboximide ( 4 ) in MeCN or DMF at room temperature yielded two regioisomeric tricyclic 1:1 adducts, the azacyclols 11/12 and 16/17 , respectively (Schemes 3 and 4). The structure of 12 was established by X-ray crystallography. Methanolysis of 11/12 and 16/17 led to mixtures of methyl [4, 4-dialkyl-5-(dimethylamino)-4H-imidazol-2-yl] pyridine carboxylates 13/14 and 18/19 , respectively. The structure of compound 14 is closely related to that of the powerful herbicide 9 (Scheme 9), i.e. the described reactions offer a new synthetic approach to this class of compounds. A mechanistic interpretation for the formation of regioisomeric 1:1 adducts as well as methyl (imidazol-2-yl) pyridine carboxylates is depicted in Scheme 5.     

Die Struktur des Adduktes aus 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin und 3-Methyl-2,4-diphenyl-1,3-oxazolium-5-olat. Vorläufige Mitteilung

Structure of the adduct from 3-dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine and 3-methyl-2,4-diphenyl-1,3-oxazolium-5-olate 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1 ) reacts with 3-methyl-2,4-diphenyl-1,3-oxazolium-5-olate ( 5a ) to give a 1:1 adduct ( 7 ) in a 88% yield. Its crystal structure has been determined by X-ray analysis (direct methods) and refined with 1056 structure amplitudes to R = 0,032. The crystal system is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, with unit cell dimensions a = 10.663, b = 9,828, c = 18,592 Å, and β = 90,63°. It is obvious that 4-dimethylamino-5,5-dimethyl-2-[α-(N-methyl-benzamido)benzyliden]-Δ³-1,3-oxazoline ( 7 ) arises from an addition of 1 to the valence-polaromeric ketene form 5b of the mesoionic oxazolone 5a (Scheme 3).     

Reaktionen von 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin mit. NH-aciden Heterocyclen; Synthese von 4H-imidazolen

Reactions of 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine with NH-Acidic Heterocycles; Synthesis of 4H-Imidazoles In this paper, reactions of 3-dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1 ) with heterocyclic compounds containing the structure unit CO? NH? CO? NH are described. 5,5-Diethylbarbituric acid ( 5 ) reacts with 1 in refluxing 2-propanol to give the 4H-imidazole derivative 6 (Scheme 2) in 80% yield. The structure of 6 has been established by X-ray crystallography. Under similar conditions 1 and isopropyl uracil-6-carboxylate ( 7 ) yield the 4H-imidazole 8 (Scheme 3), the structure of which is deduced from spectral data and the degradation reactions shown in Scheme 3. Hydrolysis of 8 with 3N HCl at room temperature leads to the α-ketoester derivative 9 , which in refluxing methanol gives dimethyl oxalate and 5-dimethyl-amino-2,4,4-trimethyl-4H-imidazole ( 10 ). On hydrolysis the latter is converted to the known 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-imidazolin-5-one ( 11 ) [6]. Quinazolin-2,4 (1H, 3H)-dione ( 12 ) and imidazolidinetrione (parabanic acid, 14 ) undergo with 1 a similar reaction to give the 4H-imidazoles 13 and 15 , respectively (Schemes 4 and 5). In Scheme 6 two possible mechanisms for the formation of 4H-imidazoles from 1 and heterocycles of type 16 are formulated. The zwitterionic intermediate f corresponds to b in Scheme 1. Instead of dehydration as in the case of the reaction of 1 with phthalohydrazide [3], or ring expansion as with saccharin and cyclic imides [1] [2], f , undergoes ring opening (way A or B). Decarboxylation then leads to the 4H-imidazoles 17 .     

Additionen von 2,2-Dimethyl-3-dimethylamino-2H-azirin an 2-Formyl-cycloalkanone und Sulfinsäuren

2,2-Dimethyl-3-dimethylamino-2H-azirine ( 1 ) reacts with the formyl-cycloalkanones 4 – 8 in boiling benzene to give the 1:1 adducts 13 – 17 in 60–99% yield (Table). These adducts are N′-[(2-oxo-cycloalkylidene)-methyl] derivatives of 2-amino-N, N-dimethylisobutyramide. The reaction mechanism (Scheme 6) is analogous to the mechanism of the reaction of 1 with carboxylic acids and cyclic enolisable 1,3-diketones [1]. Sulfinic acids and 1 undergo a similar reaction at ?15° to yield 2-sulfinamido-N, N-dimethylisobutyramides (Schemes 4 and 7), while sulfonic acids and the azirine 1 lead to a dimeric salt of type 20 , which with sodium hydroxide gives the dihydropyrazine 21 (Scheme 5).     

Übergangsmetall-katalysierte Additionsreaktionen von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen und Acetylencarbonsäureestern

Transition Metal Catalyzed Addition Reactions of 3-Phenyl-2H-azirines and Alkyl Acetylene Carboxylates In the presence of molybdenum hexacarbonyl, the 3-phenyl-2H-azirines 1 and 7 react with alkyl acetylene carboxylates 2 via the cleavage of the C, N-double bond to give 2H-pyrroles 5 or pyrrole 9 (Table), whose structures were deduced from the spectra data, in particular ¹³C-NMR. data. The 2H-pyrrole 5a was also obtained by treatment of a mixture of 1 and 2a with tungsten hexachloride. A tentative mechanism for the formation of the 2H-pyrroles is formulated.     

Additionsreaktionen von 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin an Phenylisocyanat und Diphenylketen

Addition Reaction of 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine with Phenylisocyanate and Diphenylketene 3-Dimethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1a ) reacts with carbon disulfide and isothiocyanates with splitting of the azirine N(1), C(3)-double bond to give dipolar, fivemembered heterocyclic 1:1 adducts. In some cases, these products can undergo secondary reactions to yield 1:2 and 1:3 adducts. In this paper it is shown that the reaction of 1a with phenylisocyanate also takes place by cleavage of the N(1), C(3)-bond, whereas with diphenylketene N(1), C(2)-splitting is observed. The reaction of 1a and phenylisocyanate in hexane at room temperature yields the 1:3 adduct 2 in addition to the trimeric isocyanate 3 (Scheme 1). A mechanism for the formation of 2 is given in Scheme 5. Hydrolysis experiments with the 1:3 adduct 2 , yielding the hydantoins 4–6 and the ureas 7 and 8 (Schemes 3 and 5), show that the formation of this adduct via the intermediates d , e and f is a reversible reaction. The aminoazirines 1a and 1b undergo an addition reaction with diphenylketene to give the 3-oxazolines 14 (Scheme 8), the structure of which has been established by spectral data and oxidative degradation of 14a to the 3-oxazolin-2-one 15 (R¹ ? R² ? CH₃, Scheme 9).     

Reaction of 3-Amino-2H-azirines with 2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol (Picramic Acid): Synthesis of Quinazoline- and 1,3-Benzoxazole Derivatives

The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1a–c and 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol (picramic acid, 2 ) in MeCN at 0° to room temperature leads to a mixture of the corresponding 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline-2-one 5 , 3-(dimethylamino)-1,2-dihydroquinazoline 6 , 2-(1-aminoalkyl)-1,3-benzoxazole 7 , and N-[2-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-α-aminocarboxamide 8 (Scheme 3). Under the same conditions, 3-(N-methyl-N-phenyl-amino)-2H-azirines 1d and 1e react with 2 to give exclusively the 1,3-benzoxazole derivative 7 . The structure of the products has been established by X-ray crystallography. Two different reaction mechanisms for the formation of 7 are discussed in Scheme 6. Treatment of 7 with phenyl isocyanate, 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride, tosyl chloride, and HCl leads to a derivatization of the NH₂-group of 7 (Scheme 4). With NaOH or NaOMe as well as with morpholine, 7 is transformed into quinazoline derivatives 5 , 14 , and 15 , respectively, via ring expansion (Scheme 5). In case of the reaction with morpholine, a second product 16 , corresponding to structure 8 , is isolated. With these results, the reaction of 1 and 2 is interpreted as the primary formation of 7 , which, under the reaction conditions, reacts with Me₂NH to yield the secondary products 5 , 6 , and 8 (Scheme 7).     

Ringerweiterung von 1,2-Thiazol-3(2H)-on-1,1-dioxiden und 3-Amino-2H-azirinen zu 4H-1,2,5-Thiadiazocin-6-on-1,1-dioxiden

Ring Enlargement of 1,2-Thiazol-3(2H)-one-1,1-dioxides and 3-Amino-2H-azirines to 4H-1,2,5-Thiadiazocin-6-one-1,1-dioxides Reaction of 3-amino-2H-azirines 2 with the 1,1-dioxides 4 and 7 of 1,2-thiazol-3(2H)-ones and 1,2-thiazoli-din-3-ones, respectively, in i-PrOH at room temperature leads to 4H-1,2,5-thiadiazocin-6(5H)-one-1,1-dioxides 5 (Scheme 2, Table) and the corresponding 7,8-dihydro derivatives 8 (Scheme 4), respectively. The structure of some of the new 8-membered heterocycles as well as the structure of the minor by-product 6 (Scheme 3) have been established by X-ray crystallography (Chapt. 4). The proposed reaction mechanism for the ring expansion to 5 and 8 (Scheme 2) is in accordance with previously published results of reactions of 2 and NH-acidic heterocycles and is further supported by the results of the reaction of 4a and the (1-¹⁵N)-labelled aminoazirine 2a *.     

Eine neue Aminoazirin-Reaktion. Bildung von 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-onen

A New Aminoazirine Reaction. Formation of 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-ones 5 in MeCN or THF at 50–80° leads to 5-(dimethylamino)-3,6-dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones 6 (Scheme 3). Reaction mechanisms for the formation of 6 are discussed: either the oxazolones 5 react as CH-acidic heterocycles with 1 (Scheme 4), or the azirines 1 undergo a nucleophilic attack onto the carbonyl group of 5 (Scheme 6). The reaction via intermediate formation of N-(trifluoroacetyl)dipeptide amide 8 (Scheme 5) is excluded.     

Umsetzungen von 3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirin mit Barbitursäure-Derivaten

Reactions of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirines with Barbituric-Acid Derivatives The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine ( 1 ) and 5,5-disubstituted barbituric acids 5 in i-PrOH at ca. 70° gives 2-[5-(dimethylamino)-4,4-dimethyl-4H-imidazol-2-yl]alkanamides of type 6 in good yields (Scheme 1). The formation of 6 proceeds with loss of CO₂; various reaction mechanisms with a zwitterionic 1:1 adduct B as common intermediate are discussed (Schemes 2 and 5). Thermolysis of product 6 leads to 2-alkyl-5-(dimethylamino)-4,4-dimethyl-4H-imidazoles 8 or the tautomeric 2-alkylidene derivatives 8 ′ via elimination of HNCO (Scheme 3). The latter undergoes trimerization to give 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione. No reaction is observed with 1,5,5-trisubstituted barbiturates and 1 in refluxing i-PrOH, but an N-alkylation of the barbiturate occurs in the presence of morpholine (Scheme 4). This astonishing reaction is explained by a mechanism via formation of the 2-alkoxy-2-(dimethylamino )aziridinium ion H which undergoes ring opening to give the O-alkylated 2-amino-N¹,N¹-dimethylisobutyramide I as alkylating reagent (Scheme 4).     

Reaktion von 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirinen mit 1,3-Thiazolidin-2-thion

Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 1,3-Thiazolidine-2-thione Reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione ( 6 ) in MeCN at room temperature leads to a mixture of perhydroimidazo[4,3-b]thiazole-5-thiones 7 and N-[1-(4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)alkyl]-N′,N′-dimethylthioureas 8 (Scheme 2), whereas, in i-PrOH at ca. 60°, 8 is the only product (Scheme 4). It has been shown that, in polar solvents or under Me₂NH catalysis, the primarily formed 7 isomerizes to 8 (Scheme 4). The hydrolysis of 7 and 8 leads to the same 2-thiohydantoine 9 (Scheme 3 and 5). The structure of 7a, 8c , and 9b has been established by X-ray crystallography (Chapt. 4). Reaction mechanisms for the formation and the hydrolysis of 7 and 8 are suggested.     

Steroide und Sexualhormone. 261. Mitteilung. Quassinoide Bitterstoffe II. Partialsynthetischer Zugang zu Quassin: Überführung von Testosteron in eine Schlüsselverbindung mit angulärer 8β-Methylgruppe

Partial Synthesis of Quassin: Synthesis of a Key Intermediate with an Angular 8β-Methyl Group from Testosterone A key intermediate in the partial synthesis of quassin ( 1 ) was synthesized in 28 steps starting from testosterone ( 9 ) (Scheme 3). The key features are: (i) The conversion of testosterone ( 9 ) into the 1α, 2β, 3β-O-substituted 4α-methylandrostane 19 (Scheme 3) and its transformation into an intermediate 26 with the ring A partial structure of quassin (Scheme 4). (ii) The conversion of 19 to the vinylogous α-hydroxyketone 5 (Scheme 6 and 7). (iii) The photochemically induced [2+2]-cycloaddition of allene to hydroxyenone 5 , affording the 8β, 14β-cyclobutano-derivative 6 (Scheme 2 and 8). (iv) The conversion of 6 into the key compound 7 . In connection with this last transformation a new method for the degradation of phenylselenoesters of carboxylic acids to the corresponding nor-alkanes was developed (see Scheme 8). Details of this reaction will be published elsewhere [18].     

Reaktionen von 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirinen mit 1,3-Benzoxazol-2(3H)-thion

Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 1,3-Benzoxazole-2(3H)-thione The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 2 with 1,3-benzoxazole-2(3H)-thione ( 5 ), which can be considered as NH-acidic heterocycle (pK_aca. 7.3), in MeCN at room temperature, leads to 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-thiohydantoins 6 and thiourea derivatives of type 7 (Scheme 2). A reaction mechanism for the formation of the products via the crucial zwitterionic intermediate A ′ is suggested. This intermediate was trapped by methylation with Mel and hydrolysis to give 9 (Scheme 4). Under normal reaction conditions, A ′ undergoes a ring opening to B which is hydrolyzed during workup to yield 6 or rearranges to give the thiourea 7. A reasonable intermediate of the latter transformation is the isothiocyanate E (Scheme 3) which also could be trapped by morpholine. In i-PrOH at 55–65° 2a and 5 react to yield a mixture of 6a , 2-(isopropylthio)-1,3-benzoxazole ( 12 ), and the thioamide 13 (Scheme 5). A mechanism for the surprising alkylation of 5 via the intermediate 2-amino-2-alkoxyaziridine F is proposed. Again via an aziridine, e.g. H ( Scheme 6 ), the formation of 13 can be explained.