The stereochemistry of the SRN1 reaction in some cyclohexane derivatives

The substitution reactions of nitrocyclohexanes 8, 9, 12 and 23 with various nucleophiles were studied and were found to proceed by the electron-transfer initiated S_RN1 mechanism. Epimeric products were formed and the proportion of epimers under both thermodynamic and kinetic control normally reflected the bulk of the incoming nucleophile relative to the substituent which was present at the reaction site. In the reaction of 23 with relatively high concentrations of PhS^? in HMPA the reaction proceeded with high stereoretention. The results of these reactions are discussed in terms of the stability of radical configuration and the rate and mode of radical anion dissociations and associations.     

Photo-SRN1 reactions of phenyl telluride anion with haloarenes

Phenyl telluride anion was prepared in liquid ammonia by reaction of dipheyyl ditelluride with two equivalents of sodium metal under nitrogen. This anion reacts with haloarenes under irradiation to form aryl phenyl tellurides, probably by the photo-S_RN1 mechanism of aromatic substitution.     

One pot synthesis from the elements of symmetrical and unsymmetrical triaryl-phospines, -arsines and -stibines by the SRN1 mechanism

The reactions of elemental phosphorus, arsenic and antimony with sodium metal in liquid ammonia form “M^?1“ species that react with haloarenes under irradiation to form symmetrical triaryl derivatives of these metals by the S_RN1 mechanism in fair to good yields. Further reaction with sodium metal gives a derivative nucleophile (diarylphosphide and diarylarsenide ions) that reacts with another haloarene under irradiation to form unsymmetrical phosphines and arsines.     

On the grignard reaction of 2-bromo-3-iodo- and 3-bromo-2-chlorothiophene

2-Bromo-3-iodo- and 3-bromo-2-chlorothiophene react with magnesium in the presence of 1,2-dibrornoethane to give 2-halo-3-thiophene magnesium halide which opens a useful route to 2,3-disubstituted thiophenes having an electron-withdrawing group in the 3-position.     

A novel and practical synthesis of S-(1- and 2-halogenoalkyl)sugars by reaction of carbohydrate S-(O,O-dialkyl)phosphorodithioates and monothioates with fluoride anion

A useful synthesis has been developed of S-(1- and 2-halogenoalkyl)sugars in high yield and purity. Readily available sugar S-(O,O-dialkyl)phosphorodithioates undergo S-P bond rupture on reaction with fluoride ions to yield the corresponding sugar thiolates, which further react in situ with dichloromethane or 1,2-dihalogenoalkanes in the reaction medium. In this reaction, the halogenoalkanes play the role of both reactants and solvents.     

Laser-induced UV photodissociation of 2-bromo-2-nitropropane: dynamics of OH and Br formation

Photoexcitation of 2-bromo-2-nitropropane (BNP) at 248 and 193 nm generates OH, Br, and NO(2) among other products. The OH fragment is detected by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, and its translational and internal state distributions (vibration, rotation, spin-orbit, and Λ-doubling components) are probed. At both 248 and 193 nm, the OH fragment is produced translationally hot with the energy of 10.8 and 17.2 kcal∕mol, respectively. It is produced vibrationally cold (v" = 0) at 248 nm, and excited (v" = 1) at 193 nm with a vibrational temperature of 1870 ± 150 K. It is also generated with rotational excitation, rotational populations of OH(v" = 0) being characterized by a temperature of 550 ± 50 and 925 ± 100 K at 248 and 193 nm excitation of BNP, respectively. The spin-orbit components of OH(X(2)Π) are not in equilibrium on excitation at 193 nm, but the Λ-doublets are almost in equilibrium, implying no preference for its π lobe with respect to the plane of rotation. The NO(2) product is produced electronically excited, as detected by measuring UV-visible fluorescence, at 193 nm and mostly in the ground electronic state at 248 nm. The Br product is detected employing resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization with time-of-flight mass spectrometer for better understanding of the dynamics of dissociation. The forward convolution analysis of the experimental data has provided translational energy distributions and anisotropy parameters for both Br((2)P(3∕2)) and Br?((2)P(1∕2)). The average translational energies for the Br and Br? channels are 5.0 ± 1.0 and 6.0 ± 1.5 kcal∕mol. No recoil anisotropies were observed for these products. Most plausible mechanisms of OH and Br formation are discussed based on both the experimental and the theoretical results. Results suggest that the electronically excited BNP molecules at 248 and 234 nm relax to the ground state, and subsequently dissociate to produce OH and Br through different channels. The mechanism of OH formation from BNP on excitation at 193 nm is also discussed.     

Reactivity of the 5-hexenyl radical toward the anion of 2-nitropropane and borohydride anion

The 5-hexenyl radical adds to the anion of 2-nitropropane with a rate constant of ≈ × 10⁶ L/mol-s at 40°. Hydrogen atom abstraction from BH₄^? occurs more slowly than abstraction from CH₃O^? and with a rate constant less than 1 × 10⁴ L/mol-s at 30°. The reaction of Δ⁵- hexenylmercury chloride with sodium borohydride in MeOH/NaOH proceeds via hydrogen abstraction by the hexenyl radical from RHgH and not from NaBH₄.     

A CNDO/2 investigation of the CH3/CF3 substitution effect

The variation of the A-C bond lengths with substitution of methyl by perfluoromethyl in molecules of the kind A(CH₃ )_n is investigated using the CNDO/2 method. Calculations were performed with A as fluorine, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorous and n = 1, 2 or 3. The variation of the A-C bond length can be explained qualitatively by combining two effects, (1) changes in the covalent bond order and (2) changes in the ionic bond strength. While the covalent bond order decreases in all cases, the extent of the decrease depending largely on the electronegativity of A, the ionic bond order increases for fluorine, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur and decreases in the case of phosphorous. The variations in the ionic bond strength are found to depend on the electronegativity of A as well as on the number of substituted methyl groups.     

1-氯-3-硝基-2-丁烯与2-硝基丙烷钠盐的SRN1反应

本文研究了1-氯-3-硝基-2-丁烯与2-硝基丙烷钠盐的SRN1反应, 结果表明这种开链状纯脂肪族烯丙基型化合物发生了不重排的SRN1反应.     

Studies on electrophilic reaction of Br2 with 1,2-allenylic sulfones. A highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of 1-phenylsulfonyl-2-bromo-1(E)-alken-3-ols and 1-phenylsulfonyl-2-bromo-1(E),3(E)-butadienes

The reaction of 1,2-allenyl sulfones with Br₂ afforded E-bromohydroxylation- or E-bromination-elimination products highly regio- and stereoselectively depending on the substitution pattern of the allene functionality. The five-membered intermediate cis-3h was isolated and characterized by X-ray diffraction study. The study on its reactivity of this intermediate revealed the origin of the regio- and stereoselectivity of this reaction.     

Copper(1) catalysed aromatic nucleophilic substitution: A mechanistic and synthetic comparison with the SRN1 reaction

Evidence is provided to support a mechanism for Cu(1) catalysed aromatic nucleophilic substitution via inner-sphere electron-transfer and a Cu(111) intermediate, and to show the synthetic potential for Cu(1) catalysis relative to the S_RN1 reaction.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of methyl (1S,2R,4S,5S)-7-aza-5-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate through unexpected stereoselective substitution reaction

Methyl (1S,2R,4S,5R)-7-aza-5-bromo-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate was synthesized in high yield in short time from methyl (1R,2S,4R,5R)-2-amino-4,5-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylate through intramolecular cycloamination under microwave-assisted conditions. The following substitution reaction by trifluoro-acetate anion also took place in microwave-assisted conditions to afford methyl (1S,2R,4S,5S)-7-aza-5-hydroxy-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate. In the acyloxylation reaction, unusual endo-selectivity was observed owing to 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton.     

1,2-oxaphosphorin-3-ene derivatives in the reaction of SO2Cl2 with dichlorides of 2-chloro-3-alkyl-1,3-alkadienephosphonic acids

2,4,5-Trichloro-2-oxo-1,2-oxaphosphorin-3-enes was sinthesised using the interaction of sulfuryl chloride with dichlorides of 2-chloro-3-alkyl-1,3-alkadienephosphonic acids.     

Synthesis of (2S,3R)- and (2S,3S)-[3-H1]-proline via highly stereoselective hydrolysis of a silyl enol ether

A straightforward synthesis of (2S)-[3,3-²H₂]-proline 1c and (2S,3R)- and (2S,3S)-[3-²H₁]-proline, 1b and 1a, respectively, has been devised. The key step of the route to the latter compounds involves highly stereoselective hydrolysis of the silyl enol ethers 3 and 3a, respectively, with protonation (deuteriation) from the re-face of the silyl enol ether.     

1-bromo-1-lithioethene: a practical reagent for the efficient preparation of 2-bromo-1-alken-3-ols

A reliable preparative-scale synthesis of 1-bromo-1-lithioethene is reported. This reagent undergoes clean 1,2-addition with a range of aldehydes and ketones at -105 degrees C to afford the corresponding 2-bromo-1-alken-3-ols in moderate to excellent yield. Efficient diastereoselective addition to alpha-siloxy and alpha-methylcyclohexanones, as well as protected 3-keto furanose sugars, is achieved in the presence of 10 mol % CeBr(3). The resulting bromoallylic alcohol adducts have considerable potential as synthetic building blocks. [reaction: see text]     

A novel synthetic use of 2-bromo- 1-methylpyridinium iodide for macrolactamization

Using 2-bromo-1-methylpyridimium iodide as carboxyl activating agent, 10 ansa-macrolactams were prepared conveniently from the corresponding seco-precursor w-aminoacids in the yields of 78-2%.     

A kinetics study of the reaction of SO2 with CH3O2

The reaction ot CH₃O₂ with SO₂ has been studied using the flash photolysis/ultraviolet absorption technique. In contrast to previous measurements, no reaction could be detected over the temperature range 298–423 K. An upper limit of 5 × 10^?17 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 has been determined for the reaction rate constant.     

A 2-iridathiophene from reaction between IrCl(CS)(PPh3)2 and Hg(CHCHPh)2

The thiocarbonyl analogue of Vaska’s compound is produced in high yield by first treating IrCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with CS₂ and methyl triflate to give [Ir(κ²-C[S]SMe)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂]CF₃SO₃ (1), secondly, reacting 1 with NaBH₄ to give IrHCl(C[S]SMe)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (2), and finally heating 2 to induce elimination of both MeSH and CO to produce IrCl(CS)(PPh₃)₂ (3). When IrCl(CS)(PPh₃)₂ is treated with Hg(CHCHPh)₂ the novel 2-iridathiophene, Ir[SC₃H(Ph-3)(CHCHPh-5)]HCl(PPh₃)₂ (4) is produced. The X-ray crystal structure of the iodo-derivative of 4, Ir[SC₃H(Ph-3)(CHCHPh-5)]HI(PPh₃)₂ (5) confirms the unusual 2-metallathiophene structure. Treatment of IrCl(CS)(PPh₃)₂ with Hg(CHCPh₂)₂ produces both a coordinatively unsaturated 1-iridaindene, Ir[C₈H₅(Ph-3)]Cl(PPh₃)₂ (6) and a chelated dithiocarboxylate complex, Ir(κ²-S₂CCHCPh₂)Cl(CHCPh₂)(PPh₃)₂ (7). X-ray crystal structure determinations for 6 and 7 are reported.