Sulfenylation chemistry using polymer-supported sulfides

Clean sulfenylations are observed upon reaction of activated methylenes with phenyl succinimidyl sulfide. When working with diethyl benzylmalonate, the sulfenylated product can be selectively oxidized and thermally fragmented affording phenylsulfenic acid, initially, and diethyl benzylidenemalonate. The developed method was applied using a polymer-supported thioanisole derivative (JandaJel). Formation of the enedicarboxylate documents proof of principle of polymer-supported sulfides as sulfenylating agents onto activated methylenes.     

室温下碘催化直接构建硫化吡唑啉酮

含硫化合物在有机合成、药物化学以及材料化学等领域具有重要的作用.到目前为止,科学家已经在C-S键的构建领域进行了很多工作.在构建C-S键的众多方法中,金属催化的C-S键合成反应是一类很重要的反应,但是此方法存在着催化剂对空气敏感、环境不友好等问题.因此,发展无金属催化的C-S键构建反应受到了人们越来越多的重视.基于我们在碘催化相关反应方面的研究,本文报道了一种碘催化的硫化吡唑啉酮类化合物的合成方法.我们选用3-甲基-1-苯基-2-吡唑啉-5-酮与二苯二硫醚为底物进行条件筛选实验,发现I2(10%)为催化剂,二氧六环为溶剂,H2O2为氧化剂为最优化的实验条件,目标产物硫化吡唑啉酮最高产率为88%.在最优化的反应条件下,我们尝试了带有不同官能团(NO2,Cl,OH等)的吡唑啉酮与二硫醚的反应,均能以较高产率得到目标产物.当含有杂环的二硫醚(2,2'-二硫二吡啶)作为反应底物时,也能以中等以上的产率得到相应的目标产物.另外还进行了对比试验,例如在反应体系中加入自由基捕获剂TEMPO,反应产率会大大降低,说明反应中应该有自由基中间体生成;如果反应体系中不加碘,则反应产率为零;如果反应体系中不加H2O2,则反应产率由88%降低至48%,说明碘和H2O2在反应中都起到了重要作用.通过以上对比试验,提出了可能的反应机理:首先,二硫醚发生均裂反应生成苯硫基自由基,然后苯硫基自由基与碘反应生成亲电的PhSI活性中间体,PhSI与异构化的吡唑啉酮发生亲电取代反应,生成目标产物硫化吡唑啉酮和HI,HI可以被H2O2氧化生成I2继续参与下一轮催化反应.以3-甲基-1-苯基-2-吡唑啉-5-酮与二苯二硫醚为底物,我们对此反应进行了放大试验,结果显示反应产率几乎没有降低,这为此反应的大规模应用奠定了基础.在此,我们发展了一种简单高效的合成硫化吡唑啉酮的反应,此方法无需金属催化剂,利用常见的碘为催化剂就可以以较高的产率得到目标产物.为合成含硫化合物提供了一种新的方法.     

Synthesis of 3-(2-nitroalkyl) indoles by reaction of 3-(1-arylsulfonylalkyl) indoles with nitroalkanes

Sulfonyl indoles act as effective precursors of vinylogous imino derivatives in the reaction with nitroalkanes under basic conditions leading to the corresponding nitro indoles in good yield. This procedure represents an effective option to the classical conjugate addition of indoles to nitroalkenes.     

Cetyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH) as a general, ecofriendly catalyst for the formation of carbon-carbon bond through nitroalkanes

Nitroalkanes have been found to give good yields in Michael and nitroaldol (Henry) reactions by the use of a catalytic amount (10 mol%) of CTAOH, at room temperature and under solvent free conditions and in very short reaction times. The methods do not need a large excess of the nitroalkanes and show good chemoselectivity toward further functionalities.     

Synthesis of 5-alkyl-5-aryl-1-pyrroline N-oxides from 1-aryl-substituted nitroalkanes and acrolein via Michael addition and nitro reductive cyclization

A general method for accessing 5-alkyl-5-aryl-1-pyrroline N-oxides (AAPOs) has been established using readily available aryl bromides, nitroalkanes, and acrolein as the starting materials. The palladium-catalyzed arylation of nitroalkanes gave the 1-aryl-substituted nitroalkanes, which underwent the Et₃N-catalyzed Michael addition with acrolein at room temperature to afford the 4-aryl-4-nitroaldehydes. The latter were then subjected to the nitro reductive cyclization using Zn–HOAc in EtOH at 0 °C followed by warming the reaction mixture to room temperature for 24 h, furnishing the 5-alkyl-5-aryl-1-pyrroline N-oxides in good overall yields. Selected examples of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the cyclic nitrones with methyl methacrylate were also described.     

Aza-Henry reaction of substituted nitroalkanes using α-formamidoaryl sulfones as N-acylimino equivalents

Base-promoted elimination of p-toluenesulfinic acid from N-formamidoaryl sulfones leads to the corresponding N-acylimines that react with primary and secondary nitronate anions giving anti-β-formamido nitroderivatives in good yields and high diastereoselectivity.     

Solvent-free cascade reaction: direct multicomponent assembling of 2-amino-4H-chromene scaffold from salicylaldehyde, malononitrile or cyanoacetate and nitroalkanes

The new type of solvent-free cascade reaction was found: the direct heating of the mixture of salicylaldehyde, malononitrile or cyanoacetate and nitroalkanes at 60 °C in the presence of catalytic amounts of KF or NaOAc results in the formation of 2-amino-4-(1-nitroalkyl)-4H-chromene-3-carbonitriles or methyl 2-amino-4-(1-nitroalkyl)-4H-chromene-3-carboxylates in 80-90% yields. Thus, the new simple and efficient solvent-free ‘one-pot’ way to substituted medicinally privileged 2-amino-4H-chromene scaffold was found directly from such simple and reasonable starting compounds as salicylaldehyde, malononitrile or cyanoacetate and nitroalkanes.     

Sulfenylation of some pyrroles and indoles

Methylsulfenylation of 1-substituted pyrroles and indoles was observed using 1-(methylthio)morpholine and an acid catalyst or with methylsulfenyl chloride and excess pyridine. 1-Substituents which are activating or weakly deactivating towards electrophilic substitution such as alkyl, 2-cyanoethyl, dimethylamino, trialkylsilyl, 2-chloroethyl and 2-phenylsulfonylethyl were used. The 2-chloroethyl and 2-phenylsulfonylethyl groups which can be removed with a strong base can be used to obtain 1H-methylthiopyrroles and indoles. 1-Phenylsulfonyl and 1-acetyl substituents are too strongly deactivating for these sulfenylations to be successful. Mono and disubstituted pyrroles and monosubstituted indoles can be isolated from these reactions, however, because the methylthio group is activating towards electrophilic substitution the main advantage of these reactions is the synthesis of tri and tetrasubstituted pyrroles and disubstituted indoles. 1-Methyl-2,3,4,5-tetra-methylthiopyrrole and 1-methyl-2,3-dimethylthioindole are oxidized to the corresponding 3,4-disulfoxide and 3-sulfoxide and with excess oxidizing agent to the tetrasulfone and disulfone, respectively.     

Intensity of N-O valence vibrations in nitroalkanes and halogen-substituted nitroalkanes

Summary The intensity of NO₂ group va'lence vibrations and, therefore, the electrooptical parameters of the N-O bond in nitroalkanes and halogen substituted nitro compounds is independent of the number of nitro groups and halogen atoms combined with the same carbon atom.     

Synthesis of 5- and 6-Acyl-1-cyano and -1-ethoxycarbonyl Cycloalkenes

Abstract

Conjugated addition of primary nitroalkanes to the functional acetates 3 and 4 in basic medium, leads to the cyclic nitroesters 5 and nitronitriles 6. These derivatives are easily converted via the Nef reaction to the corresponding γ-ketoestesrs 7 and γ-ketonitriles 8 in good yields.     

Isoxazoline derivatives from activated primary nitrocompounds and tertiary diamines

Activated nitrocompounds, in the presence of dipolarophiles and a tertiary diamine (e.g., DABCO), undergo dehydration to afford directly isoxazoline derivatives, formal cycloadducts of nitrile oxides; this mild procedure is very efficient for the synthesis of the reported isoxazolines.     

Chemoselective SN2′ reaction of nitroalkanes to dialkyl 2-(bromomethyl)fumarates under cetyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH) catalysis

The chemoselective S_N2′ reaction of a variety of primary nitroalkanes to dialkyl 2-(bromomethyl)fumarates can be efficiently performed under cetyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH) catalysis. The α,β-unsaturated esters were obtained in satisfactory to good yields with the complete retention of the nitro group.     

O- and C-stannylation of nitroalkanes

Stannlylation of nitroalkanes by tributylstannyl amides and bis(tributylstannyl) or bis(triphenylstannyl) oxides has been found to give mainly tin nitronates. Some C-stannylated species have been also characterized.     

Gas chromatographic determination of impurities in nitromethane

Summary Impurities in commercially available nitromethane have been determined by gas-liquid chromatography using six different column packings. Besides nitromethane, 1-nitropropane, 2-nitropropane, acetonitrile, methanol, small amounts of ethanol and acetaldehyde have been detected. The presence of formaldehyde, ethyl acetate and acetone is probable. Mixtures containing comparable amounts of the four nitroalkanes could be separated on all columns, but plots of logarithms of the retention times vs. carbon number or boiling points of the nitroalkanes or column temperatures were linear only in case of columns packed with Porapak R and Q.     

NH4I-catalyzed chalcogen(S/Se)-functionalization of 5-membered N-heteroaryls under metal-free conditions

Herein, we described the NH₄I-catalyzed CH bond chalcogenation of N-heteroaryls in the presence of a minimum amount of DMSO/H₂O/acetic acid as additives (2.5/2.5/1?M equiv., respectively), under metal-free conditions. Under optimized conditions, a wide variety of sulfenyl/selenyl imidazo[1,2-α]pyridines were prepared in very good yields. Moreover, the present approach was also highly efficient for the chalcogenation of different 5-membered N-heteroaryls, e.g., indole, imidazothiazole, indazole and imidazopyrimidine derivatives.