An unequivocal1H NMR structural assignment of TOX8 and TOX9, the two most abundant toxaphene congeners in marine mammals

The structure of the two most abundant toxaphene congeners has unequivocally been established by 500 MHz¹H NMR spectroscopy as 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo, 6-exo,8,8,9,10,10-nonachlorobornane (TOX9) and as 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo,6-exo,8,8,10,10-octachlorobornane (TOX8). Semiempirical calculations (AM1 and PM3-MNDO) were carried out for both structures. The distance information found by nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE) for the protons is in agreement with the energy minimized AM1 and PM3-MNDO structures. For these definitively established NMR data for TOX8 and TOX9, together with literature data for other toxaphene isolates, a set of rules has been derived for¹H chemical shifts in polychlorinated bornane structures. A set of rules is also proposed for assigning systematical nomenclature to NMR-derived polychloro bornane structures.     

8-endo versus 7-exo cyclization of alpha-carbamoyl radicals. A combination of experimental and theoretical studies

Atom transfer radical cyclization reactions of N-(4-pentenyl)iodoacetamides were investigated. The reactions were efficiently promoted by BF3.OEt2. For N-alkenyl-substituted iodoamides, excellent regioselectivity in favor of 8-endo cyclization was observed, while both 7-exo and 8-endo cyclization products were formed with the 8-endo cyclization preferred in the cases of N-(2-allylphenyl)-substituted iodoamides. Density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G level revealed that both the s-trans and the s-cis conformational transition structures were feasible for the 8-endo cyclization of N-alkenyl-substituted alpha-carbamoyl radicals while 7-exo transition structures were much less stable. For the cyclization of N-(2-allylphenyl)-substituted alpha-carbamoyl radicals, the transition structures for 8-endo and 7-exo cyclizations were of comparable energy. These results were in excellent agreement with the experimental observations.     

Mechanistic study of 7-endo selective radical cyclization of the aryl radical

Mechanistic studies on the novel 7-endo selective radical cyclization were carried out. The reaction afforded three products, 7-endo product, 6-exo product, and reduced product. The distribution of these products was estimated by GC analyses. The 7-endo/6-exo selectivity was almost constant against variation in the concentration of Bu₃SnH, while the reduction/cyclization ratio was sensitive to the concentration of Bu₃SnH. The reduction/cyclization ratio was mainly affected by the rotational isomeric ratio of the cyclization precursor. Kinetic analyses indicated that the cyclization process should be irreversible, and the rate constant of 7-endo/6-exo radical cyclization was estimated to be about 3.3 × 10⁸ s⁻¹ at 80 °C.     

Theoretical elucidation of kinetic and thermodynamic control of radical addition regioselectivity

The cyclizations of two structurally similar 2-oxo-5-hexenyl-type radicals have been investigated by ab initio and density functional (UB3LYP/6-31+G**//UHF/6-31G* and UB3LYP/6-31G*//UB3LYP/6-31G*) calculations. The origin of apparently contradictory reports of 6-endo and 5-exo cyclizations is determined. Kinetic control favors 6-endo cyclization, while thermodynamic control gives 5-exo cyclization, and the observation of different products from different research groups arises from the difference in experimental conditions used by the two groups. The outcome of a new cyclization reaction was predicted by using these theoretical techniques. Kinetic control is predicted to yield exclusively the products of 6-endo cyclization, while thermodynamic control would lead to an approximately equal mixture of one 6-endo and one 5-exo cyclized product. Experimental studies revealed that the reaction yields only the products of 6-endo cyclization through kinetic control.     

Iodocyclization reactions for the desymmetrization of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes

Fifteen examples are presented showing that various modes of cyclization (5-endo, 5-exo, 6-endo, 6-exo, and 7-endo) can be used for the desymmetrization of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. All take place with complete diastereocontrol and good yield.     

Generation of alpha-phosphonovinyl radicals and development of a new route to highly functionalized vinylphosphonates and vinylphosphonate-incorporated carbocyclic or heterocyclic compounds via a radical trapping sequence

The first direct generation of synthetically useful alpha-phosphonovinyl radicals was achieved by treatment of alpha-phosphonovinyl halides with a tributyltin radical. The alpha-phosphonovinyl radicals 2a-d were trapped with electron-rich olefins and an electron-deficient olefin to produce alpha-functionalized vinylphosphonates 3a-f in 16-55% yields. The alpha-phosphonovinyl radicals 7e-g containing the YCH2CH=CH2 (Y = O, CH2, S) substituent at the beta-position afforded mixtures of 5-exo and 6-endo cyclization products, 5e-g and 6e-g, in good yields. The 5-exo/6-endo product ratios increase in the following order of the beta-substituent: OCH2CH=CH2 > CH2CH2CH=CH2 > SCH2CH=CH2. The effects of the beta-substituents upon the cyclization reaction were discussed. Radical cyclization of alpha-phosphonovinyl radicals bearing functional groups such as geranyloxy, geranylthio, and (2-cyclohexen-1-yl)thio groups at the beta-position afforded 5-exo, 5-exo and 6-endo, and cis-fused-5,6-ring cyclization products incorporating an alpha,beta-unsaturated phosphonate unit within the ring, respectively, in good yields. The alpha-phosphonovinyl radical 20 underwent tandem radical cyclization-radical cyclization to produce a mixture of two isomeric bicyclo[4.3.0]nonenes including a vinylphosphonate moiety in high yield.     

Metal-catalyzed regioselective oxy-functionalization of internal alkynes: an entry into ketones, acetals, and spiroketals

[reaction: see text] Platinum(II) and an unusual cationic gold(I) complex were identified as mild catalysts for the room temperature cycloisomerization or tandem hydroalkoxylation/acetal formation of unactivated internal alkynols. Under the appropriate conditions, 5-endo, 5-exo, 6-endo, and 6-exo cycloisomerization modes are all available.     

Radicals masquerading as electrophiles: a computational study of the intramolecular addition reactions of acyl radicals to imines

Ab initio calculations using 6-311G**, cc-pVDZ, and aug-cc-pVDZ, with (MP2, QCISD, CCSD(T)) and without (UHF) electron correlation, and density functional methods (BHandHLYP and B3LYP) predict that cyclization of the 5-aza-5-hexenoyl and (E)-6-aza-5-hexenoyl radicals proceed to afford the 5-exo products. At the CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ//BHandHLYP/cc-pVDZ level of theory, energy barriers (deltaE(double dagger)) of 36.1 and 47.0 kJ mol(-1) were calculated for the 5-exo and 6-endo pathways for the cyclization of the 5-aza-5-hexenoyl radical. On the other hand, at the same level of theory, deltaE(double dagger) of 38.9 and 45.4 kJ mol(-1) were obtained for the 5-exo and 6-endo cyclization modes of (E)-6-aza-5-hexenoyl radical, with exothermicities of about 27 and 110 kJ mol(-1) calculated for the exo and endo modes, respectively. Under suitable experimental conditions, the 6-endo cyclization product is likely to dominate. Analysis of the molecular orbitals involved in these ring-closure reactions indicate that both reactions at nitrogen are assisted by dual orbital interactions involving simultaneous SOMO-pi* and LP-pi* overlap in the transitions states. Interestingly, the (Z)-6-aza-5-hexenoyl radical, that cannot benefit from these dual orbital effects is predicted to ring-close exclusively in the 5-exo fashion.     

Spatial Configuration of Derivatives of 5,5a,6,7-Tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and 6,7-Dihydro-5aH-pyrido[1,2-b]benzoxazole

The spatial configurations of 7,9-diphenyl-5a,6-tetramethylene-5,5a,6,7-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and 7,9-diphenyl-5a,6-tetramethylene-2,5a,6,7-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-2-one have been established by X-ray crystallography. Analogous configurations are proposed for a series of other derivatives of 5,5a,6,7-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles and some derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5aH-pyrido[1,2-b]benzoxazoles on the basis of ¹H NMR spectroscopic data and the results of quantum chemical calculations using the MNDO, AM1, and PM3 methods.     

Round trip radical reactions from acyclic precursors to tricyclo [5.3.1.0]undecanes. A new cascade radical cyclization approach to (+/-)-isogymnomitrene and (+/-)-gymnomitrene

The synthesis and "round trip radical cyclization" of 11-iodo-2,7,11-trimethyldodec-6-en-5-one are described. The round trip cyclization is a sequence of 5-exo, 6-endo, and 5-exo cyclizations in which the last radical cyclization occurs at the same carbon atom as the initial radical generation. The key second (6-endo) cyclization produces two stereoisomers, one of which cyclizes efficiently to isogymnomitrene ketone, while the other cyclizes inefficiently to gymnomitrene ketone. Efforts to influence the kinetic or thermodynamic outcome of the second cyclization were not successful, and the results are contrasted with a related cyclization of Jung and Rayle where thermodynamic control was readily established.     

Solvent-induced <Emphasis Type="Italic">E/Z</Emphasis>(C=N)-isomerization of imines of some hydroxy-substituted formylcoumarins

Aromatic imines, namely, 5-formyl-6-hydroxy-4-methyl- and 8-formyl-7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin derivatives, have been synthesized. A dependence of their spectral characteristics (¹H NMR spectra, electronic absorption spectra) from the solvent (DMSO, CHCl₃, DMF, acetonitrile, MeOH) has been studied. The solvatochromic effects observed for a number of imines, first of all, for 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-8-(4′-nitrophenylimino)methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, were related to their E/Z-isomerization with respect to the C=N bond based on the quantum chemical calculations by the AM1, PM3, PPP CI methods. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1954–1960, September, 2008.     

Radical-induced formation of some siloles and diazasiloles

The Bu(3)Sn radical-induced reaction of o-iodobenzylvinylsilanes and o-iodoallylsilanes leads to cyclic products in yields of 40-60%. These regioselective cyclizations occur with high preference for a 5-exo and a 7-endo mode with a 6-exo mode being absent. An example for ring closure via a 7-exo mode is described.     

A study of aryl radical cyclization in enaminone esters

Aryl radical cyclization in N-phenyl, N-benzyl, and N-phenethyl enaminone esters 1a-f was studied. N-Benzyl and N-phenethyl enaminones afforded 5-exo and 6-exo cyclization products, respectively, but radical cyclization did not occur in N-phenyl enaminones. The rate constants for the 5-exo and 6-exo cyclization processes in secondary enaminones were estimated as being on the order of 10(7) s(-1) at 353 K; since DNMR experiments showed the rate constant for rotation around the enaminone C3-N bond to be on the order of 10(4) s(-1) at this temperature, the initial enaminone configuration is maintained throughout the cyclization process. PM3 calculations suggested that the nonoccurrence of endo and 4-exo cyclizations is due to the corresponding transition structures involving significant distortion of the conjugated enaminone system.     

Electronic Structure of π Systems: XIX. Keto-Enol Tautomerism of Dihydrofurocoumarinones

Tautomeric transformations of 4-methyldihydrofuro[2,3-h]coumarin-9-one and its 8-substituted derivatives were studied by ¹H NMR, electronic absorption spectroscopy, and quantum chemistry. The ¹H NMR spectra of these compounds in CDCl₃ show that they exist in the ketone form, and in more polar sol- vents they can pass into the enol form. By electronic absorption spectroscopy it was established that the derivatives containing electron-acceptor substituents in the 8 position of the furanone ring undergo tautomeric transformations as the composition of the solvent is varied from 100% methanol to 100% CCl₄. At the same time, the derivatives with electron-donor substituents in the same position do not show any specific alterations in the absorption spectra with solvent. Analogous pattern was observed in the enolization of substituted di- hydrofurocoumarinones by acetylation: In presence of electron-donor substituents in the 8 position, no acetyla- tion occurred, while with the compounds containing electron-acceptor substituents, the corresponding 9-acet- oxy-4-methylangelicins were prepared in high yields. Calculations by the PPP/CI method of the electronic absorption spectra 4-methyldihydrofuro[2,3-h]coumarin-9-one showed that in polar solvents (methanol) it prefers the enol form. Data of spectral measurements were compared with results of semiempirical (MNDO, AM1, and PM3) and nonempirical quantum-chemical calculations (with 3-21G, 6-31G^*, and 31G^** basis sets).     

Spectroscopic characterization of environmentally relevant C10-chloroterpenes from a photochemically modified toxaphene standard

Twenty-five pure environmentally relevant toxaphene components have been isolated from photochemically modified technical toxaphene by means of a combination of column chromatography on silica gel and preparative high resolution liquid chromatography. These compounds are 6 chlorinated camphenes (1–3, 5, 7, and 11) and 19 chlorinated bornanes (4, 6, 8–10, 12–16, 18–24, 26, and 27 according to Table 1). Two further chlorobornanes (17 and 25) have been isolated from a highly chlorinated mixture obtained by the excess chlorination of 2-exo,10-dichlorobornane. The structural elucidation of the isolated compounds has been carried out with spectroscopical methods.     

Structural Identification between Phthalazine-1,4-Diones and N-Aminophthalimides via Vilsmeier Reaction: Nitrogen Cyclization and Tautomerization Study

N-Aminophthalimides and phthalazine 1,4-diones were synthesized from isobenzofuran-1,3-dione, isoindoline-1,3-dione, furo [3,4-b] pyrazine-5,7-dione, or 1H-pyrrolo [3,4-c] pyridine-1,3-dione with monohydrate hydrazine to carry out the 5-exo or 6-endo nitrogen cyclization under the different reaction conditions. Based on the control experimental results, 6-endo thermodynamic hydrohydrazination and kinetical 5-exo cyclization reactions were individually selective formation. Subsequently, Vilsmeier amidination derivatization was successfully developed to probe the structural divergence between N-aminophthalimide 2 and phthalazine 1,4-dione 3. On the other hand, the best tautomerization of N-aminophthalimide to diazinone was also determined under acetic acid mediated solution.     

Structure elucidation,complete NMR assignment and PM5 theoretical studies of new hydroxy‐aminoalkyl‐α,β‐unsaturated derivatives of the macrolide antibiotic josamycin

Four new hydroxy‐aminoalkyl derivatives of α,β‐unsaturated macrolide‐josamycin (2–5) have been synthesised and their structures have been studied by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR and FT‐IR methods. Complete assignment of resonances in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra has been made on the basis of ¹H? ¹³C HSQC, ¹H? ¹³C HMBC, ¹H? ¹H COSY, ¹H? ¹H NOESY 2D experiments. Spectroscopic data indicated that for the derivatives 3 and 4 some equilibrium between two different structures exists in contrast to derivatives 2 and 5. The lowest‐energy structures of the new derivatives of josamycin have been calculated and visualised by PM5 method at semi‐empirical level of theory, taking into account the NMR and FT‐IR data. The most significant differences between the structures of josamycin and its newly synthesised derivatives' were found in the conformation of the macrolide aglycone part and in the mutual orientation of the 4‐O‐isovalerylmycarosylmycaminose moiety relative to the aglycone part. PM5 semi‐empirical calculations indicated that the structures of the new macrolide derivatives are stabilised by rather weak intramolecular hydrogen bonds in agreement with spectroscopic data. Antimicrobial properties of the new derivatives 2–5 as well as those having an acetate group at C‐3 (6 and 7) were determined and compared to that of the parent macrolide antibiotic josamycin (1). Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectroscopic characterization of environmentally relevant C10-chloroterpenes from a photochemically modified toxaphene standard

Twenty-five pure environmentally relevant toxaphene components have been isolated from photochemically modified technical toxaphene by means of a combination of column chromatography on silica gel and preparative high resolution liquid chromatography. These compounds are 6 chlorinated camphenes (1–3, 5, 7, and 11) and 19 chlorinated bornanes (4, 6, 8–10, 12–16, 18–24, 26, and 27 according to Table 1). Two further chlorobornanes (17 and 25) have been isolated from a highly chlorinated mixture obtained by the excess chlorination of 2-exo,10-dichlorobornane. The structural elucidation of the isolated compounds has been carried out with spectroscopical methods.     

New type of azacyclization: thermal preparation of 4,6-disubstituted 2-piperidinone from N-sulfonyldienamide and its substituent effect

The thermal 6-endo cyclization of N-sulfonyl-2,4-dienamide compounds to produce 4,6-disubstituted 2-piperidinone is described. The observed remarkable substituent effect due to the N-sulfonyl and C3 ethoxycarbonyl groups for acceleration of this 6-endo cyclization strongly suggests that the reaction would proceed via the 6π-azaelectrocyclization of the intermediary imidic acid. On the contrary, the corresponding 5-formyl and 5-acetyl derivatives rapidly cyclized at room temperature to produce the 5-exo cyclized products.     

Calculated effect of substitutions on the regioselectivity of cyclization of alpha-sulfenyl-, alpha-sulfinyl-, and alpha-sulfonyl-(5R)-5-hexenyl radicals

Calculations of the activation energy of cyclization of alpha-sulfenyl-, alpha-sulfinyl-, and alpha-sulfonyl-5-hexenyl radicals and their respective 5-methyl-5-hexenyl counterparts at the G3MP2B3 level agree quite well with experimental data. The alpha-sulfinyl-5-hexenyl radical exhibits unexpected regioselectivity (93.99:6.01) via the 5-exo mode, whereas the alpha-sulfenyl- and alpha-sulfonyl-5-hexenyl radicals show increasing branching ratios of the 6-endo product. In contrast, the cyclization of the alpha-sulfur-based 5-methyl-substituted counterparts yields essentially the 6-endo products in all cases; in particular, the alpha-SO2-5-CH3-5-hexenyl radical gives high regioselectivity (98.85:1.15) via the 6-endo mode. Several other 5-substituted moieties, including the electron-withdrawing (CN and NO2) or electron-donating substituents (NH2), also proceed preferentially to 6-endo closure. The alpha-sulfonyl-5-amine-5-hexenyl radical is calculated to proceed to exclusively the 6-endo product, a demonstration of the high synthetic value of this reactant.