Cis and trans selective 1,4-addition of a lithium dithioester enolate to 4-O-TBS-2-cyclohexenone

The 1,4-addition of the lithium enolate of methyldithioacetate (LMDTA) to (+/-)-4-O-TBS-2-cyclohexenone (3) can be varied from being highly 3,4-trans selective to being highly 3,4-cis selective simply by varying the reaction temperature. This stereodivergency allows expedient syntheses of the corresponding trans and cis methyl esters 6t and 6c and derived bicyclic ketolactones 7t and 7c.     

Reductive transformations : 2. Cis- and trans-1,2-addition of electrophiles to dianionic π-systems

The dianion salt of a polycyclic π-system is selectively alkylated to yield [14]annulenes with trans- or cis-configuration of the bridging group. The products are suitable models for spectroscopic and structural considerations.     

Photoinduced reactions—LXXI: Photorearrangement of 3-hydroxyflavones to 3-aryl-3-hydroxy-1,2-indandiones

3-Hydroxyflavones (1) were found to undergo a novel photorearrangement to 3-aryl-3-hydroxy-1,2-indandiones (2) which were characterized as o-phenylenediamine adducts, 1-aryl-1-hydroxy-11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalines (3). To the contrary, 3-methoxyflavone underwent photochemical intramolecular hydrogen transfer. Photochemical reactivities of several other flavonoids were examined. It appears that the 5-hydroxyl H-bonded to the 4-carbonyl causes photoresistance in flavonoids.     

New synthetic approaches to 3-carhoxamides of 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxide

Two new synthetic approaches to the title compounds are reported. In the first of these, starting with N-carbobenzyloxysarcosine, four synthetic steps are employed to finally assemble the C³? C⁴ bond of the 1,2-benzothiazine ring. In the second approach, an enol ether is employed as a protecting group to allow formation of the 3-carboxamide function, which is followed by cleavage of the ether function to yield the desired 4-hydroxy-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide.     

Reaction of 1,2-hydroxylaminooximes with 1,2-diketones. Conversion of 2-acyl-1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline 3-oxides to pyrazine 1,4-dioxides

The reaction of acyclic primary and secondary 1,2-hydroxylaminooximes with aliphatic, alkylaromatic, and alkylheteroaromatic 1,2-diketones, depending on the structure of the starting compounds and the reaction conditions, gives derivatives of pyrazine 1,4-dioxide, 2-acyl-1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline 3-oxide, or mixtures thereof. 2-Acyl-1-hydroxy-3-imidazoline 3-oxides have been converted to pyrazine 1,4-dioxides.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 331–338, March, 1986.     

Reactivity of substituted 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones with sodium ethanethiolate: a convenient route to a novel heterocycle

Sodium ethanethiolate reacts at the S-2 position of substituted 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones to give various products depending on the substiuents at the C-4 and C-5 positions. In particular, the presence of a pyrimidinyl substituent induces some noticeable changes in the reaction pathway, yielding a novel heterocycle whose synthesis has not been previously reported.     

Reactivity of 2-thiohydantoins towards various electrophilic reagents: applications to the synthesis of new 2-ylidene-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-ones

A new route to 5-(imidazolidin-2-ylidene)-2-methylsulfanyl-3,5-dihydro-imidazol-4-ones 4a-c using ketene dithioacetal intermediates 3a-c is described. The reactivity of thiohydantoin derivatives 2a-c towards N,N-dimethylformamide diethylacetal (DMF-DEA) was also explored using solvent-free technique under microwave irradiation (mu omega). The (1)H- and (13)C-NMR spectra of some representative products are discussed.     

1,3,5-Trisubstituted hexahydrotriazines as mannich reagents. III. Preparation and cleavage of 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-3-substituted-2H-1,3-benzoxazine hydrochlorides

3,4-Dihydro-6-hydroxy-3-substituted-2H-1,3-benzoxazine hydrochlorides have been prepared by the reaction of hydroquinones with novel aminomethylating reagents prepared from 1,3,5-trisubstituted hexahydrotriazines. With these monooxazine hydrochlorides is formed an equal molar amount of an amine hydrochloride. Purification leads to low yields. This difficulty has been circumvented by the use of bis(alkoxymethyl)amines in the presence of anhydrous hydrogen chlorides. The monooxazines have been hydrolyzed to yield ortho-secondary aminomethylhydro-quinone derivatives.     

Highly enantioselective 1,4-addition of arylzinc reagents to 3-arylpropenals catalyzed by a rhodium–binap complex in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane

Asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylzinc chlorides to (E)-3-arylpropenals proceeded with high enantioselectivity in the presence of a rhodium/(R)-binap catalyst and chlorotrimethylsilane to give, after hydrolysis, high yields of the corresponding 3,3-diarylpropanals of 98–99% ee. The presence of the chlorosilane is essential for high yields of the 1,4-addition products.     

A new entry of nucleophiles in rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition reactions: addition of organozinc reagents for the synthesis of 2-aryl-4-piperidones

A rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition reaction has been applied to the synthesis of 2-aryl-4-piperidones. While other conventional nucleophiles fail, organozinc reagents have been successfully utilized for the construction of these useful compounds in very good yield and enantiomeric excess.     

1,4-addition reactions to methacrylamide : a one pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydro 2(1H)-pyridinones and 3,5-disubstituted glutarimides

Ketones and β-cyano or β-keto esters were found to add directly to methacrylamide in a one pot process in the presence of CsF/Si(OCH₃₄ to give 1,4-addition compounds.     

Three-component coupling reactions of isoquinolines, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and indoles: a facile synthesis of 3-indolyl-1,2-dihydro-2-isoquinolinyl-2-butenedioate

A three-component coupling of isoquinolines, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) and indoles is achieved for the first time to produce dimethyl (E)-2-[1-(1H-3-indolyl)-1,2-dihydro-2-isoquinolinyl]-2-butenedioates in excellent yields and with high selectivity. The reaction proceeds smoothly at room temperature without a catalyst. Quinoline, DMAD and indole also undergo smooth coupling to furnish dimethyl (E)-2-[2-(1H-3-indolyl)-1,2-dihydro-1-quinolinyl]-2-butenedioate under similar conditions. This method is very useful to functionalize both indoles and aza-aromatic compounds in a one-pot operation.     

Electrosynthesis of 3-chloro-1,4-disubstituted-2(1H)- quinolinones and 3,3-dichloro-4-hydroxy-1,4-disubstituted- 3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinones,as well as a new convenient process to dioxindoles

Cathodic reduction of N-(2-acyl(or aroyl)phenyl)-2,2,2,-trichloro-N-alkylacetamide at -1.2 V (vs SCE) under aprotic conditions yields 3-chloro-1,4-disubstituted-2(1H)-quinolinones (1) as the major product. When the reaction is carried out at -0.8 V (vs SCE), 3,3-dichloro-4-hydroxy-1,4-disubstituted-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinones (2) and 1,4-disubstituted-1,4-dihydro-quinoline-2,3-dione (3) are formed. Ring contraction of 2 and 3 in aqueous sodium hydroxide resulted in the formation of 3-hydroxy-1,3-dihydroindol-2-ones (5). The most plausible reaction mechanisms are proposed.     

Reactivity of the metal-->BX3 dative sigma-bond: 1,2-addition reactions of the Fe-->BX3 moiety of the ferraboratrane complex [kappa4-B(mimBu t)3]Fe(CO)2

The ferraboratrane [kappa4-B(mim(Bu)t)3]Fe(CO)2 (mim(Bu)t = 2-mercapto-1-tert-butylimidazolyl), the first example of a complex which possesses a retrodative (i.e., metal-to-ligand) Fe-->B bond, is obtained via reaction of the tris(2-mercapto-1-tert-butylimidazolyl)hydroborato complex [Tm(Bu)t]FeCl with LiCH2SiMe3 followed by treatment with CO. Significantly, [kappa4-B(mim(Bu)t)3]Fe(CO)2 exhibits novel reactivity towards a variety of reagents that results in eradication of the Fe-->B bond via a formal 1,2-addition process and the formation of B-functionalized tris(mercaptoimidazolyl)borate derivatives, [XTm(Bu)t]FeY.     

C-2-side chain modification of 2-methyl-3-alkylindoles via 3-methylthioindolenines: a new approach to pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles

A strategy for side chain alkylation of 2-methyl-3-alkylindoles, involving deprotonation of 3-methylthioindolenines, derived from 2-methyl-3-alkylindoles by reaction with methane sulfenyl chloride, reaction with carbon electrophiles and reduction, is outlined and applied to the synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a] indoles.