Photochemistry of azole N-oxides. Facile photoisomerisation of 2H-imidazole N-oxides to 1,3-diaza-6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes and synthesis of a 1,3-diaza-4,7-dioxatricyclo[4.1.0.1,603,5]heptane

Ultraviolet irradiation of a series of 2H-imidazole N-oxides 2 has been shown to effect a clean isomerisation to derivatives of the new ring system, 1,3-diaza-6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene, 7 . Epoxidation of a representative 7 has given access to the hitherto inaccessible trans-fused 1,3-diaza-4,7-dioxatricyclo[4.1.0. ^1,60^3,5]-heptane ring system 9 .     

Reaction of difluorocarbene with 2H-azirines: generation and transformations of strained azomethine ylides -- aziriniodifluoromethanides

The reaction of difluorocarbene with azirines affords a new type of azomethine ylides, viz., strained aziriniodifluoromethanides. 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of ylides derived from 2-unsubstituted 3-arylazirines to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and aldehydes give derivatives of 2,2-difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene-3,4-dicarboxylic acids and 1,4-oxazin-3(4H)-ones, respectively. Ylides derived from 2-mono- and 2,2-disubstituted azirines undergo isomerization to 2-aza-1,3-diene derivatives. 2,2-Difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes are transformed into 2-fluoropyridine derivatives in high yields and react with amines to give 2,4-diamino-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene derivatives.     

Spectroscopic evidence for the intermediacy of a 6-R-2,4-diazabicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-2-(3)ene in the photoisomerization of 4-R-1,4-(3,4)-dihydropyrimidines

¹H- and ¹³C-nmr spectroscopy is presented showing that photolysis of 4-(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,4-(3,4)-dihydropyrimidine yields 6-(p-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2,4-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-(3)ene.     

NMR structural elucidation and photochromic behavior of new 1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene derivatives

Several 6-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-phenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene derivatives having various substituents on C² were synthesized, and their ¹H NMR spectra and photochromic behavior were examined.     

13C-NMR-spektren von bicyclo[n.1.0]alkenen

The ¹³C-NMR spectra of some bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ols and of some bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ones are described. The bond parameters of bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one are derived from a structure determination of endo-6-methoxy-1,3,6-triphenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one. The electron density is calculated by the EHT method, and correlated with the ¹³C NMR shifts. For comparison the ¹³C NMR spectrum of a bicyclo[4.1.0]hepta-1,5-dione derivative is analysed. The influence of a cyclopropane system attached to a five-membered and to a six-membered ring is elucidated. Whereas the five-membered ring shows conjugation between the carbonyl group and the cyclopropane system, the same effect is not observed in the six-membered ring analogue. This is explained by the highly rigid structure of the five-membered ring.     

Electrochemical oxidation of 2H-imidazole N-oxides

Electrochemical oxidation of 2H-imidazole N-oxides was studied using cyclic voltammetry and ESR spectroscopy. The formation of the 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-2H-imidazole 1,3-dioxide radical cation was noticed for the first time. The possibility of reaction between the 2H-imidazole N,N-dioxide radical cation and methanol including the detachment of a hydrogen atom from the MeOH methyl group was demonstrated.     

Reaction of 1,3-Thiazole-5(4H)-thiones with 1,2-Epoxycycloalkanes: Formation of Spirocyclic 1,3-Oxathiolanes

Treatment of solutions of 1,3-thiazole-5(4H)-thiones 1 in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature with BF₃⋅Et₂O and 1,2-epoxycyclohexane (7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane; 2a ) or 1,2-epoxycyclopentane (6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane; 2b ) yielded mixtures of diastereoisomeric spirocyclic 1,3-oxathiolanes ( 3 / 4 and 8 / 9 , respectively). In addition, the corresponding 1,3-dithiolane 6 was formed as a minor product in the reaction of 4,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-thiazole-5(4H)-thione ( 1a ) with 2a . The structures of the different types of products have been established by X-ray crystal-structure analysis. An ionic two-step mechanism via nucleophilic ring-opening of the complexed oxirane by the attack of the thiocarbonyl S-atom is proposed. This proposal is supported by the formation of the propellane 10 with a Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement as the key step.     

Valenzisomerisierung von cis-Dienonen I. 2-Vinyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzaldehyd; Pyrolyse. von 6-Oxabicyclo [3,1,0] hex-2-en [1]

The synthesis of 2-vinyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzaldehyde ( 10 ) is described. This compound equilibrates above 70° with its valence isomer 4,5-tetramethylene-2H-pyran ( 11 ) as can be shown by cis-trans-isomerization of the double bond in selectively deuterated 10 . The unstable 2H-pyran 11 can be trapped as tetracyanoethylene adduct 12 . Gas phase pyrolysis of 6-oxabicyclo [3.1.0] hex-2-ene ( 18 ) at 400°C leads to cis-penta-2, 4-dienal ( 19 ) in fair yield.     

Reactions of 2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indole]-2,2,3,3-tetracarbonitriles with nucleophiles

2′-Oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indole]-2,2,3,3-tetracarbonitriles reacted with oxygencentered nucleophiles to form addition products at the cyano groups with conservation of the three-membered ring. Reactions of the title compounds with alcohols required the presence of base catalyst, and the products, 2-amino-4,4-dialkoxy-2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles, were converted into the corresponding 2-imino-2′,4-dioxospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles and 2,2′,4-trioxospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles by the action of acetic and sulfuric acids, respectively. The reactions with ketone oximes occurred in the absence of a catalyst, yielding 2-amino-4,4-bis(alkylideneaminooxy)-2′-oxo-1′,2′-dihydrospiro[3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-6,3′-indole]-1,5-dicarbonitriles. The reactions with thiols, aliphatic amines, and anilines were accompanied by opening of the three-membered ring. In the reactions with triphenylphosphine and thiols 2-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-ylidene)malononitrile was obtained, while morpholine and N,N-dimethylaniline gave rise, respectively, to 3,3-diaryl-and 3,3-dimorpholino-1H-indol-2(3H)-ones and tri- and dicyanoethylene derivatives.     

Reversible,thermische Isomerisierung zwischen α, β-γ, δ-ungesättigten Aldehyden und Alkenylketenen durch [1,5]-H-Verschiebung. Valenzisomerisierung von cis-Dienonen,V [1]

Vapor phase pyrolysis of 2,4-pentadienaldehyde, of 6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene or of 3-pentenoic acid chloride at 600° (0.1 s/1 Torr) leads to similar mixtures containing the stereoisomers of 2, 4-pentadienaldehyde and 1-propenylketene. These compounds, and methyl substituted derivatives thereof, equilibrate at 600° (0.1 s) through intramolecular processes involving cis/trans-isomerisations and [1,5]-H-shifts. It is shown that α, β-γ, δ-unsaturated aldehydes can be prepared in high yield through gas phase thermolysis of appropriately substituted acid chlorides.     

Hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of some 1,3-diaza-1,3-butadienes with ketenes. Synthesis of functionalized pyrimido[1,2-b]-benzothiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazolo-[3,2-a]pyrimidines

Summary Reaction of 1,3-diaza-1,3-butadienes (1a–c) with various ketenes and chloroketenes results in the formation of substituted 4-oxo-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazoles (4a–d) and 1,3,4-thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimido-4-ones (4e,f). Reaction of 1,3-diaza-1,3-butadienes1d,e with ketenes and chloroketenes leads to the 2-morpholine-substituted compounds7 and15, respectively. All reactions proceedvia formation of [4+2] cycloadducts that eliminate methylthiol, methylsulfenyl chloride, or morpholine.

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Hetero-Diels-Alder-Reaktion einiger 1,3-Diaza-1,3-butadiene mit Ketenen. Synthese funktionalisierter Pyrimido[1,2-b]benzothiazole und 1,3,4-Thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion der 1,3-Diaza-1,3-butadiene1a–c mit verschiedenen Ketenen und Chlorketenen führt zu substituierten 4-Oxo-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazolen (4a–d) und 1,3,4-Thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimido-4-onen(4e,f). Die 1,3-Diaza-1,3-butadiene1d,e ergeben mit Ketenen und Chlorketenen die 2-Morpholin-substituierten Verbindungen7 und15. Alle Reaktionen verlaufen über [4+2]-Cycloaddukte, die Methylthiol, Methylsulfenylchlorid oder Morpholin eliminieren.

     

A new synthesis of pyrimido[5,4-e]-as-triazine 4-oxides and their ring transformation to pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidines

A new synthesis of certain pyrimido[5,4-e]-as-triazine 4-oxides and their ring transformation to pyrrolo-[3,2-d]pyrimidines by the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is described. Thus, reaction of 6-hydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracil ( 1 ) with triethyl orthoformate gave 6-ethoxymethylenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracil ( 2 ). Treatment of 2 with arylamines gave 6-arylaminomethylenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracils ( 3a-e ). Nitrosative cyclization of 3a-e with sodium nitrite afforded 3-arylaminofervenulin 4-oxides ( 6a-e ). Reaction of 6a-e with acetylenic esters yielded 7-alkoxycarbonyl-6-arylamino-1,3-dimethylpyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H-diones ( 15a-e and 16 ).     

2H-1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxides and their regioselective N4-methylation and -amination

The syntheses of 2H-1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxides and 1,1-dioxides is described. The reaction of 1-carbamoyl-2-methylisothioureas 2 with thionyl chloride gave 2H-1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxides 3 in high yields. The treatment of 3 with either diazomethane or O-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydroxylamine furnished regioselectively N⁴-methylated and N⁴-aminated 2H-1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxides, respectively. Subsequent dimethylamination of 4 followed by oxidation with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid led to 2H-1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3(4H)-one 1,1-dioxides 6a-c .     

Synthesis of 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazole-5-carbaldoxime 3-oxides and 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazole-5-carbonitrile 3-oxides

The condensation of 3-hydroxyamino-3-methylbutan-2-one or 3-ethyl-3-hydroxyamino-pentan-2-one with aldehydes and ammonia afforded a series of new 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2,5-dihydroimidazoles, whose oxidation gave rise to the corresponding 5-methyl-4H-imidazole 3-oxides. The latter, like 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2,5-dihydroimidazoles, react with PrⁱONO in the presence of bases to form 4H-imidazole-5-carbaldoxime 3-oxides, which are transformed into 4H-imidazole-5-carbonitrile 3-oxides in the reaction with TsCl in the presence of Et₃N. The by-products produced in different steps of the synthesis were isolated and characterized. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1487–1503, July, 2008.     

Zur Photodimerisierung von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen. Vorläufige Mitteilung

Irradiation of 3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 2 ) in benzene solution with a high-pressure mercury lamp yields 4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene ( 4 ) and not 3-phenylimino-4-phenyl-1-azabicyclo[2,1,0]pentane ( 1 ), as had been reported previously by others [2]. 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 3 ) yields on irradiation a 2:1 mixture of 2-exo, 6-exo- and 2-exdo, 6-exo-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene (2-exo,6-exo- and 2-endo, 6-exo- 5 ). Irradiation of 2,3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 8 ) leads to the formation of 2,4,5-triphenyl-imidazole ( 9 ) and tetra-phenylpyrazine ( 10 ). The suggested reaction path for the generation of 9 and 10 is shown in Scheme 2.     

Thermische Reaktionen mit 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen; 1, 3-dipolare Cycloadditionen und En-Reaktionen

Benzonitrile p-nitrobenzylide ( 5 ) undergoes 1,3-dipolar cyclo-additions in the presence of 3-phenyl-2H-azirines ( 1 ), yielding in benzene at 0° 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes ( 7 , scheme 2). Under the basic conditions of the reaction mixture, 7 a and 7 b are partially converted to 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1,6-dihydropyrimidines ( 8a, b ) which are dehydrogenated by oxygen to the corresponding pyrimidines 9a and 9b , respectively. 3-Phenyl-2H-azirines ( 1 ) form, on heating at 145° in xylene in the presence of the azalactone 32 (2,4-diphenyl-Δ²-oxazolin-5-one), 4-(aziridin-2′-yl)-2,4-diphenyl-Δ²-oxazolin-5-ones ( 33 , scheme 11). 33 arises from an ene reaction of the enol form of 32 with 1 . Similar ene reactions are observed with the azirines 1 and dimedone ( 37 , scheme 12). Under the ene reaction conditions (xylene, 145°), the non-isolated intermediate primary adducts ( 38a and 38b ) undergo rearrangements of the vinylcyclopane-cyclopentene type to give 6,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,3-diphenyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroisoindole ( 40 ) and 6, 6-dimethyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahedroindole ( 42 ), respectively.     

Generation and reactivity of sterically hindered bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-enes

2-t-butylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-ene dimerizes primarily by a [σ+ π] way, whereas 2,5-di-t-butylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-ene undergoes an unusual hydrogen shift reaction to 1,3-di-t-butyl-2-methylcyclopentadiene.     

Synthesis of substituted pyrido[3´,2´:4,5]thieno[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-ones and their sulfinyl and sulfonyl derivatives

A method for the synthesis of previously unknown pyrido[3´,2´:4,5]thieno[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-ones was suggested, which includes a condensation reaction of substituted 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones with methyl 2-(chloromethyl)benzoate and subsequent treatment of the condensation products with potassium tert-butoxide. The oxidation of the condensation products to sulfoxides or sulfones and subsequent treatment of these compounds with potassium tert-butoxide led to substituted pyrido[3´,2´:4,5]thieno[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-one 11-oxides or substituted pyrido[3´,2´:4,5]thieno[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-one 11,11-dioxides.

     

[2+3] Cycloadditions of ‘Thiocarbonyl Ylides’ (= (Alkylidenesulfonio)methanides) and diazoalkanes with N,N′-(thiocarbonyl)diimidazole (= 1,1′-(carbonothioyl)bis[1H-imidazole])

Heating of a mixture of N,N′-(thiocarbonyl)diimidazole (= 1,1′-(carbonothioyl)bis[1H-imidazole]; 1 ) and 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole 2a or 2b gave the 1,3-dithiolanes 4a and 4b , respectively, via a regiospecific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the corresponding ‘thiocarbonyl methanides’ 3a , b onto the C?S group of 1 (Schemes 1 and 2). The adamantane derivative 4b was not stable in the presence of 1H-imidazole and during chromatographic workup. The isolated 1,3-dithiole 5 is the product of a base-catalyzed elimination of 1H-imidazole from the initial cycloadduct 4b . The formation of the S,N-acetal 6 can be rationalized by a protonation of the ‘thiocarbonyl ylide’ 3b followed by a nucleophilic addition of 1H-imidazole. With the diazo compounds 8a–e (Scheme 3) 1 underwent a regiospecific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to give the corresponding 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives 9 , which spontaneously eliminated 1H-imidazole to yield (1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 10 . The structures of 10a and 10d were established by X-ray crystallography. In the case of diazodiphenylmethane ( 8f ), the initial cycloadduct 9f decomposed via a ‘twofold extrusion’ of N₂ and S to give 1,1′-(2,2-diphenylethenylidene)bis[1H-imidazole] ( 11 ; Scheme 3).     

Diels-alder reaction with cyclic sulfones. 9.* Synthesis of 10-oxo-1h-tetrahydrofluo-reno[2,1-b]thiophene dioxides*2

The treatment of 5-aryl-4′,6′-dioxo-2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydrospiro-[benzothiophene-4,5′-1,3-dioxane] 1,1-dioxides with boron trifluoride etherate in dichloroethane leads to the formation of products of intramolecular acylation, namely, the corresponding 10-oxo-1H-5,5a,10a,10b-tetrahydrofluoreno-[2,1-b]thiophene dioxides. In all cases, 5-aryl-4-carboxyhexahydrobenzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxides were also isolated. The product ratio depends on the structure of the aromatic substituent at C(5) of the spiro- adducts. The structure of 4-carboxy-5-(2-methoxyphenyl)-7-methyl -2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxide was confirmed by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. ^*For Communication 9 see [1]. ^*2Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1503–1512, October, 2008.