Approaches to primary tert-alkyl amines as building blocks

Primary tert-alkyl amines include analogues of amantadine, a fragment commonly linked to pharmacophoric groups to enhance biological activity. The preparation of primary tert-alkyl amines is considered to be a difficult problem. Four synthetic procedures, some of which have been previously reported for the synthesis of amines with primary (RCH₂NH₂) or secondary (RR'CHNH₂) alkyl and/or aryl groups, were tested for the synthesis of primary tert-alkyl amines (RR′R″CNH₂) in aliphatic series including adamantane adducts. These procedures included the formation and reduction of tert-alkyl azides, the Ritter reaction in standard and modified conditions, the addition of organometallic reagents to N-tert-butyl sulfinyl ketimines and one-pot reactions between nitriles and organometallic reagents in the presence of a Lewis acid, Τi(iPrO)₄ or CeCl_3. These synthetic routes are unexplored for primary tert-alkyl amines. Studies on the synthetic routes for primary tert-alkyl amines are currently lacking. The reaction conditions and substrate limitations were studied for each procedure, with the first procedure being the most general and applicable also for compounds bearing bulky adducts.     

One-pot synthesis of α-aminophosphonates catalyzed by antimony trichloride adsorbed on alumina

SbCl₃ adsorbed on Al₂O₃ is found to be an efficient and recyclable catalyst in promoting three-component coupling reactions of aldehydes (aromatic and aliphatic), amines (aryl amines, aliphatic amines and esters of S-α-amino acids) and dialkylphosphites to afford the corresponding α-aminophosphonates in high yields. The ethyl ester of S-phenylalanine was observed to yield the corresponding α-aminophosphonate with S,S-diastereoisomer formed in dominance over the S,R-diastereoisomer.     

TiCl(OPr)3 and NaBH(OAc)3: an efficient reagent combination for the reductive amination of aldehydes by electron-deficient amines

Sodium triacetoxyborohydride, NaBH(OAc)₃ with tri-isopropoxytitanium chloride, TiCl(OⁱPr)₃ is a useful reagent combination for reductive amination. Electron-deficient amines and heteroaromatic amines such as 2-aminopyrimidine and 2-aminothiazole can be reductively alkylated at room temperature to afford the corresponding secondary amines in good yields.     

From terminal alkynes directly to branched amines

The one-pot synthesis of several branched secondary aliphatic amines is described. Hydroamination of terminal alkynes with aliphatic primary amines in the presence of Cp₂Ti(η²-Me₃SiCCSiMe₃) gives the corresponding aldimines as intermediates. Reaction of these in situ produced aldimines with organolithium reagents (n-BuLi, PhLi) provides the α-branched amines in an easy way in upto 78% overall yield.     

Facile N-tert-butoxycarbonylation of amines using La(NO3)3·6H2O as a mild and efficient catalyst under solvent-free conditions

Facile N-tert-butoxycarbonylation of amines is described by the treatment of various primary, secondary, benzylic and aryl amines with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate in the presence of catalytic amounts of La(NO₃)₃·6H₂O under solvent-free conditions at room temperature to afford N-tert-butylcarbamates in excellent yields.     

A rate enhancement of tert-butoxycarbonylation of aromatic amines with Boc2O in alcoholic solvents

A rate enhancement of tert-butoxycarbonylation of aromatic amines by Boc₂O in alcohols compared to aprotic solvents was demonstrated. Kinetic analysis by NMR suggested that the reaction in CD₃OD was faster than in CDCl₃ by a factor of 70. Reactions between Boc₂O and various aliphatic and aromatic amines in ethanol provided the N-Boc derivatives in good to excellent yields in short reaction times.     

Response and selectivity characteristics of alkylammonium ion-selective electrodes

A series of poly(vinyl chloride) matrix coated-wire electrodes based on dinonylnaph-thalene sulfonic acid (DNNS) selective to various alkylammonium ions was prepared and selectivity characteristics were evaluated. A set of tributylammonium electrodes was used to study the interference by a homologous series of alkylammonium ions. Selectivity coefficient (k^pot_i,j) values for alkylammonium ions at a given carbon number decreased in the order primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary. A linear increase in log k^pot_i,j with carbon number was observed in each series. Two additional sets of electrodes selective to dodecylammonium ion and to di-n-hexylammonium ion were evaluated for response to other C-12 amines. Electrodes for primary amines showed little or no response to secondary and tertiary amines, while electrodes for tertiary amines responded strongly to primary amines and less strongly to secondary amines. The effect of structural modifications was evaluated in a study of N-substituted cydohexylamines. The dependence of the magnitude of k^pot_i,j on the concentration of the interference was determined for both strongly and weakly interfering species. For strong interferences, k^pot_i,j was observed to increase to a maximum value of characteristic concentration. For weak interferences, the k^pot_i,j variation with concentration was markedly less. Guides for estimating the response to an interfering species based on its structure and molecular weight were obtained. The results are compared to analogous solvent-extraction systems. The significance of these results is discussed in terms of quantifying different components in binary mixtures using several electrodes simultaneously.     

N-(Benzoyloxy)amines: an investigation of their thermal stability, synthesis, and incorporation into novel peptide constructs

A series of N-benzoyloxyamines were pyrolyzed and their decomposition temperatures correlated well with the amine architecture's ability to stabilize a N-centered radical. A variety of amine substrates were treated with a biphasic mixture of benzoyl peroxide (BPO), CH₂Cl₂ and an aqueous carbonate buffer (at pH 10.5). Primary and secondary amines were successfully N-benzoyloxylated in good yield. Tertiary amines and BPO gave low yields of the corresponding N-oxide and complex product mixtures, presumably via radical decomposition. Electron deficient amines (such as fluorinated aliphatic amines, α-aminoacids, α-aminoesters, and α-aminoamides) were not N-benzoyloxylated under these conditions. Instead, N-benzoylation was observed with the fluorinated amines and the reaction was sensitive to temperature and the pH of the aqueous medium. A one-pot-two-step synthesis of N^α-FMOC-l-Leu-N^β-(benzoyloxy)-β-alanine ethyl ester, a peptide containing both an α- and a novel β-amino acid framework, was also developed.     

Quantitative Study of the Interaction between ATP and Aromatic Amines in Aqueous Solution

The interaction between adenosine-5??-triphosphate (ATP) and some aromatic amines (L), namely 1,2-phenylenediamine, 2-(2,4-diaminophenoxy)ethanol, 4-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)2,4-diaminoanisole, 4,5-diamino-1-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole and 1,3-bis(2,4-diaminophenoxy) propane, was studied at T=298.15 K and I=0.06 mol?L^?1 in NaCl aqueous solution. For all of the investigated systems, the formation of [(ATP)(L)H _i ]^(i?4) species (i=1 to n+2; n=maximum protonation degree of the amine) with high yields (60?C80?%) were found. The ionic strength and temperature dependences of the complex formation constants were studied using semiempirical equations. The sequestering ability of the aromatic amines toward ATP was defined by calculating the pL₅₀ parameter (the total ligand concentration, as ?log₁₀ C _L, able to bind 50?% of ATP). The dependence of pL₅₀ on pH, ionic strength and temperature is reported. Moreover, it was found that the overall formation constants are reasonably linearly dependent on the number of protons in the complex species. Comparison with the stability of the species of analogous systems, such as ATP?Caliphatic amines and pyrophosphate?Caliphatic amines, is reported. For all these systems a fairly linear dependence was found of the formation constants on the basicity of the amines.     

NMR in chiral polypeptide liquid crystals: the problem of amines

It is shown that lyotropic liquid crystal mixtures made of poly-γ-benzyl-l-glutamate (PBLG) dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) are efficient anisotropic NMR solvents to distinguish the enantiomers of chiral amines through the effects of the differential ordering of enantiomers. This type of solvent overcomes problems often encountered when dissolving amines into the more conventional PBLG/CHCl₃ or PBLG/CH₂Cl₂ liquid crystals. Furthermore, it is shown that perdeuterobenzyl chloride is an excellent achiral deuterated derivatizing agent for enantiomeric excess measurements of chiral amines in conjunction with the PBLG/DMF solvent.     

Preparation of pentahalophenyl p-tolylisocyanide complexes of gold(I) and their reactions with amines,ammonia and alcohols

(Pentahalophenyl) (p-tolylisocyanide)gold(I) complexes were prepared by treating Au(C₆X₅) (tetrahydrothiophen) (X = F, Cl or Br) with p-MeC₆H₄NC. Their reactivity toward nucleophiles was studied and found to decrease in the sequence: primary amines > ammonia > secondary amines > aromatic amines > alcohols; the effects of the various C₆X₅ groups were less pronounced, but decreased according to C₆F₅ > C₆Cl₅ > C₆Br₅.Twenty-five novel gold(I) carbene derivatives were isolated.     

Synthesis of N-aryl amines enabled by photocatalytic dehydrogenation

Catalytic dehydrogenation (CD) via visible-light photoredox catalysis provides an efficient route for the synthesis of aromatic compounds. However, access to N-aryl amines, which are widely utilized synthetic moieties, via visible-light-induced CD remains a significant challenge, because of the difficulty in controlling the reactivity of amines under photocatalytic conditions. Here, the visible-light-induced photocatalytic synthesis of N-aryl amines was achieved by the CD of allylic amines. The unusual strategy using C₆F₅I as an hydrogen-atom acceptor enables the mild and controlled CD of amines bearing various functional groups and activated C–H bonds, suppressing side-reaction of the reactive N-aryl amine products. Thorough mechanistic studies suggest the involvement of single-electron and hydrogen-atom transfers in a well-defined order to provide a synergistic effect in the control of the reactivity. Notably, the back-electron transfer process prevents the desired product from further reacting under oxidative conditions.

The synergy of SET, HAT, and BET enables a visible-light induced catalytic dehydrogenation for the synthesis of N-aryl amines.     

Native amine-directed site-selective C(sp3)-H arylation of primary aliphatic amines with aryl iodides

Direct C(sp³)-H functionalization of N-unprotected aliphatic amines represents one of the most efficient and straightforward strategies for amine synthesis. Despite some recent progress in this field, the NH₂-directed γ-C(sp³)-H arylation of primary aliphatic amines except α-amino esters remained an unmet challenge. In this report, we established a simple and efficient method for site-selective C(sp³)-H arylation of primary aliphatic amines by aryl iodides. In the presence of only 5 mol% Pd(OAc)₂, a wide range of aliphatic amines including O-benzyl and O-silyl amino alcohols were arylated at γ- or δ-positions by aryl iodides containing a broad scope of functional groups. The synthetic application of this method had also been demonstrated by large-scale synthesis, the synthesis of a fingolimod analogue, and the conjugation with natural d-menthol and fluorescent 1,8-naphthalimide.     

Radical and Ionic Mechanisms in Rearrangements of o-Tolyl Aryl Ethers and Amines Initiated by the Grubbs–Stoltz Reagent,Et3SiH/KOtBu

Rearrangements of o-tolyl aryl ethers, amines, and sulfides with the Grubbs–Stoltz reagent (Et₃SiH + KO^tBu) were recently announced, in which the ethers were converted to o-hydroxydiarylmethanes, while the (o-tol)(Ar)NH amines were transformed into dihydroacridines. Radical mechanisms were proposed, based on prior evidence for triethylsilyl radicals in this reagent system. A detailed computational investigation of the rearrangements of the aryl tolyl ethers now instead supports an anionic Truce–Smiles rearrangement, where the initial benzyl anion can be formed by either of two pathways: (i) direct deprotonation of the tolyl methyl group under basic conditions or (ii) electron transfer to an initially formed benzyl radical. By contrast, the rearrangements of o-tolyl aryl amines depend on the nature of the amine. Secondary amines undergo deprotonation of the N-H followed by a radical rearrangement, to form dihydroacridines, while tertiary amines form both dihydroacridines and diarylmethanes through radical and/or anionic pathways. Overall, this study highlights the competition between the reactive intermediates formed by the Et₃SiH/KO^tBu system.     

Highly anti-selective dihydroxylation of 1,2-dialkyl substituted (Z)-allylic amines: stereoselective synthesis of a d-ribo-phytosphingosine derivative

Protection of 1,2-dialkyl substituted (Z)-allylic amines with an N,N-diBoc group resulted in an opposite stereoselectivity in the OsO₄-catalyzed dihydroxylation reactions to that of N-Boc-(Z)-allylic amines. A higher anti selectivity (>10:1) was shown in CH₂Cl₂. An efficient stereoselective synthesis of a tetraacetyl derivative of d-ribo-phytosphingosine was reported using the N,N-diBoc-controlled dihydroxylation from Garner’s aldehyde.     

Syntheses of phenanthridines and benzophenanthridines by intramolecular ortho-arylation of aryl amide ions with aryl halides via SRN1 reactions

The photostimulated reaction of N-(2-halo-benzyl)aryl amines with t-BuOK in liquid ammonia affords fused azaheterocycles by the S_RN1 mechanism. The starting materials are easily obtained by the reaction of 2-halo-benzyl chloride and aromatic amines to prepare the secondary amines. Through this approach, phenanthridine (90%), 4-phenylphenanthridine (87%), benzo[a]phenanthridine (98%), and benzo[c]phenanthridine (84%) were synthesized.     

Transition metal-free amination of aryl halides—A simple and reliable method for the efficient and high-yielding synthesis of N-arylated amines

A simple and reliable reaction protocol for the clean, fast, and high-yielding synthesis of various N-arylated amines derived from reactions of aryl halides with various (also sterically hindered) amines under transition metal-free reaction conditions is presented. Dioxane and KN(Si(CH₃)₃)₂ were found to be the ideal solvent and base for this transformation. The conversion rates and yields observed are excellent and in the majority of the reactions performed significantly higher than that obtained in their catalyzed versions. Furthermore, the selective synthesis of 6-halopyridin-2-amines and asymmetric pyridine-2,6-diamines (derived from consecutive reactions of 2,6-dibromopyridine and 2,6-dichloropyridine, respectively, with different amines) is possible in almost quantitative yields (relative to 2,6-dihalopyridine) within very short reaction times. Purification of the 6-halopyridin-2-amine intermediates is not necessary, allowing the synthesis of pyridine-2,6-diamines in ‘one-pot’. However, catalysts are in many cases not required to efficiently and selectively couple aryl halides with amines, making transition metal-free versions of the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction extremely attractive for the synthesis of N-arylated amines with substrates containing substituents on the aryl halide, which either promote regioselectivity and/or do not require regioselective aminations.     

Spectrophotometric determination of aromatic primary amines and nitrite by flow injection analysis

Aromatic primary amines are determined by injection into dilute hydrochloric acid carrier which merges sequentially with 4-N-methylaminophenol and dichromate. The purple-red color formed by oxidative coupling of amines with 4-N-methylaminophenol is measured at 530 nm. In contrast to the manual procedure, the flow-injection procedure avoided errors arising from the instability of the coupling intermediate, oxidation of the amine, and too great an excess of the oxidant. The method improves the selectivity for certain amines in the presence of those which are sterically hindered or have an electron-deficient aromatic nucleus. Nitrite is determined by diazotization of sulfanilamide and quantifying the residual sulfanilamide by oxidative coupling. The sample thourghout for the assay of amines (0.05–20 μg ml^?1 NH₂-N) and nitrite (1–10 μg ml^?1 NO₂^--N) was 120 h^?1. A system for the consecutive determination of aromatic primary amines and nitrite is decribed.     

NH4I-promoted N-acylation of amines via the transamidation of DMF and DMA under metal-free conditions

An unprecedented NH₄I-promoted N-formylation and N-acetylization of various amines with dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethylacetamide (DMA) has been developed. This protocol shows broad substrate scope for aromatic, aliphatic, and heterocyclic amines, which provides a metal-free strategy for N-acylation featuring mild reaction conditions, as well as inexpensive and readily available starting materials.     

Visible-light-mediated direct access to α-ketoamides by dealkylative amidation of tertiary amines with benzoylformic acids

A visible-light induced direct amidation of benzoylformic acids with tertiary amines has been explored. Tertiary amines underwent N-dealkylative amidation with α-keto acid in the presence of [Ir{dFCF₃ppy}₂(bpy)]PF₆ and Cs₂CO₃, affording the corresponding α-ketoamides in good yields under mild conditions. This transformation exhibits a wide substrate scope and provides a facile synthetic approach to α-ketoamides.