Nucleophilic substitution in 2-nitro-3-halopyridines

Nucleophilic substitution occurs in the 2 or 3 position in 2-nitro-3-halopyridines depending on the nature of the halogen and the substituting agent. A series of new 2,3-substituted pyridines were obtained as a result of the reactions.     

Some nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2-chloro-3-cyanopyridines

The chlorine atom in 2-chloro-3-cyanopyridines is readily replaced by primary and secondary aliphatic amines and heterocyclic amines to give 2-aminopyridines. 2-Chloro-3-cyanopyridines react with hydrazine hydrate and sodium azide to give hydrazinopyridines, pyridopyrazoles, azidopyridines, and pyridotetrazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1085–1088, August, 1976.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions in 4-halonitro-pyrazolecarboxylic acids

The reaction of 4-bromo-1-methyl-3-nitropyrazole-5- and 4-bromo-1-methyl-5-nitro-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acids with arylamines in aqueous solution in the presence of monovalent copper salts leads to the formation of 4-arylamino- and 4-hydroxy substituted nitropyrazolecarboxylic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 328–330, March, 1986.     

Azaindole derivatives. 60. Nucleophilic substitution reactions in 6-chloro-5-azaindolines

Reactions involving nucleophilic substitution of the halogen atoms in 1-benzyl-6-chloro-7-cyano-5-azaindoline by alkoxy groups and residues of various amines were investigated. The effect of electron-acceptor substituents on the saponification of the alkoxy groups to give hydroxy groups is demonstrated. The effect of the character of the fusion of the pyridine and pyrrole rings on the ease of nucleophilic substitution is examined.See [1] for Communication 59.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1648–1653, December, 1981.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions of pyranose polytosylates

The 2,3,4-tri-toluenesulfonate ester derivatives of the methyl pyranosides of l-arabinose, d-ribose, d-lyxose, and d-xylose have been prepared, and their substitution reactions with various nucleophiles have been examined. For arabinose, xylose, and ribose, highly regioselective monosubstitutions were observed with benzoate, nitrite, and azide anions. These reactions have led to short and simple routes from d-xylose to l-arabinose derivatives, from l-arabinose to d-xylose derivatives, and from d-ribose to l-lyxose derivatives. The tritosylate derived from methyl alpha-d-lyxopyranoside was unreactive toward nucleophilic substitution reactions, giving instead a dihydropyran product arising from an initial E2 elimination reaction of the 2-tosylate.     

Chemistry of coumarins. Thermal reactions of 4-chloro-3-coumarinyl N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamates and 3-nitro-4-coumarinyl N-phenyldithiocarbamate

The thermal reactions of 4-chloro-3-coumarinyl N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamates 2–4 and 3-nitro-4-coumarinyl N-phenyldithiocarbamate, 9 , afforded the novel heterocyclic systems, e.g. bis-6H-1-benzopyrano[4,3-b]1,4]dithiin, 7 , and bis-6H-1-benzopyrano[4,3-b][1,4]thiazine, 14. A possible mechanism of the formation of the reaction products is discussed.     

Nucleophilic substitution at the pyridine ring. Kinetics of the reaction of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridine with arylthiolates in methanol

The reaction rates of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridine 1 with a series of arylthiolates 2a-h in methanol have been measured at 25°C. The products are the corresponding 2-thioaryl-3,5-dinitropyridine 3a-h. Good Hammett correlation with ρ value −1.19 was obtained suggesting an elimination-addition mechanism S_NAr and the formation of Meisenheimer-like intermediates. Plot of log k₂ vs. pK_a values of arylthiols gave straight line with β=0.38 indicating that the π-bond breaking in the pyridine ring is so much advanced over bond making between the nucleophile and the carbon that bears the chlorine atom. Excellent correlation between log k₂ and log K (carbon basicity of arylthiolates) was obtained. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons. Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 29: 515–521, 1997.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3-aroyl derivatives of 4-hydroxy-2-quinolones and 4-hydroxycoumarin

3-Aroyl-4-hydroxy-2-quinolones 4 and 11 can be synthesized starting with 1 or 9 via Fries rearrangement of the corresponding esters 3 and 10 , catalyzed by potassium cyanide and 18-crown-6. A one pot procedure is presented in which the esters do not need to be isolated. Reduction of the aryl ketones 4 and 11 with zinc dust leads to the benzyl derivatives 5 and 12 . Reaction of the aryl ketones 4 and 11 with hydroxylamine and subsequent heating of the crude product leads via thermal Beckmann rearrangement and dehydration to oxazoloquinolones 7 and 14 . 2-Aroyloxypyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 17 and 20 could not be converted to the corresponding ketones by Fries rearrangement.     

4-hydroxy-2-quinolones 151. Reaction of 4-chloro-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolines with p-toluenesulfonylhydrazide

The reaction of ethyl 4-chloro-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate with p-toluene-sulfonylhydrazide at room temperature in the system DMSO/K₂CO₃ gives 5-methyl-2-(toluene-4-sulfonyl)-1,2-dihydro-5H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline-3,4-dione, alkylation of which using ethyl iodide gives the 1N-substituted derivative. For Communication 150 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 59-66, January, 2009.     

Thermal Stability of 4-chloro-2-nitro- and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of Rare Earth Elements: Influence of substituent positions

The physico-chemical properties and thermal stability in air of rare earth element 4-chloro-2-nitro- and 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of the general formulae Ln(C₇H₃NO₄Cl)₃2H₂O were compared and the influence of the position of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on their thermal stabilities was investigated. The complexes of both series are crystalline, hydrated salts with colours typical of Ln³⁺. The carboxylate group in these complexes is a bidentate, chelating ligand. The NO₂ group in the chloronitro complexes does not undergo isomerization. The thermal stabilities of the 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoates of rare earth elements were studied in the temperature range 293–1173 K, but those of 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoates of those elements were studied only at 293–523 K because they decompose explosively above 523 K. The positions of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on the benzene ring influence the thermal properties of the complexes and their decomposition mechanisms. The different thermal stabilities of the complexes are connected with various inductive and mesomeric effects of the Cl and NO₂ substituents on the electron density in benzene ring.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

New 4-pentafluorosulfanyl and 4-perfluoroalkylthio derivatives of 1-chloro-2-nitro- and 1-chloro-2,6-dinitrobenzenes

New 4-pentafluorosulfanyl and 4-perfluoroalkylthio derivatives of 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene and 1-chloro-2,6-dinitrobenzene were prepared from the corresponding bis(4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl)disulfide and bis(4-chloro-3,5-dinitrophenyl)disulfide, respectively. The SF₅ derivatives were obtained by fluorination of the disulfides with AgF₂ according to Sheppard’s method, while perfluoroalkylation was carried out by means of thermolytic reactions with xenon(II) bis(perfluoroalkylcarboxylates). The introduction of fluorine-containing, electron-withdrawing substituents into the aromatic ring (in the presence of other deactivating groups) reinforces the activation of the halogen substituent towards nucleophilic attack. Several nucleophilic substitution reactions have been carried out with these compounds, and as a result, some N- and S-containing groups were introduced in the benzene ring. For example, the previously unknown SF₅, CF₃S, and C₂F₅S analogues of trifluralin (Treflan^®) were prepared and characterized. Additional synthetic possibilities for heterocyclic chemistry are presented on the basis of reactions of the new 1-chloro-2,6-dinitrobenzene derivatives with ethyl thioglycolate wherein fluorine-containing derivatives of benzothiazole N-oxide were obtained as the main products.     

1-Acetyl-2-chloro-3-iminoindoline hydrochloride and its N-acetyl derivatives in nucleophilic substitution reactions

It is shown that the chlorine atom in position 2 of 1-acetyl-2-chloro-3-iminoindoline hydrochloride is readily substituted on treatment with secondary amines and thiophenol. The products of nucleophilic reaction are isolated as 2-substituted 3-aminoindoles or 3-acetylaminoindoles, and as 2-substituted 1-acetyl-3-indolinones. The latter are also formed from 1-acetyl-3-indolinone by successive bromination and treatment with secondary amines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 49–54, January, 1992.     

Unusual reactivity of 3-chloro-1-pentafluorosulfanylpropene in nucleophilic substitution reactions

Treatment of 3-chloro-1-pentafluorosulfanylprop-1-ene 1 with KCN yielded the product of prototropic rearrangement ClCHCHCH₂SF₅, whereas reactions with NaN₃ and KSCN gave the S_N2 products. Ab initio calculations at MP2/6-311++G** level are used to explain the unusual behaviour of cyanide. It was found that proton transfers from both 1 to CN⁻ and from HCN to the anion of 1 are exothermic. In contrast, azide and thiocyanate ions are too weakly basic to deprotonate 1.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 119. Reaction of ethyl 1-R-4-chloro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate with malononitrile

In acid medium ethyl 1-R-4-dicyanomethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylates are hydrated in the ketenimine tautomer form exclusively to the corresponding quinolylcyanoacetamides. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 856–863, June, 2007.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions in tetranitrodibenzo-18-crown-6

The nature of the reaction of a reagent with tetranitrodibenzo-18-crown-6 was found to depend on its basicity. This behavior was interpreted in the framework of the theory of hard and soft acids and bases.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 605–608, May, 1992.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones. 3. Synthesis and physicochemical properties of 1-R-3-carbethoxy-4-hydroxy-2-quinolones

1-R-3-Carbethoxy-4-hydroxy-2-quinolones were synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of N-R-2-carbalkoxymalonanilic acids by the Dieckmann reaction. The possibility and advantages of conducting this reaction in aqueous medium were demonstrated. The mutually perpendicular orientation of the heterocyclic and aryl fragments was demonstrated for the 1-phenyl derivative by ESR spectroscopy.See [1] for Communication 2.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 636–639, May, 1992.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones. 92. Reaction of 1-R-4-chloro-3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolines with anilines

A preparative method is proposed and the synthesis of 4-arylamino-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolines has been effected. An X-ray structural investigation of 4-(4-chlorophenylamino)-2-oxo-1-propyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid has been carried out enabling the ease of decarboxylating such compounds to be substantiated. Results are given of a study of the anti-inflammatory activity of the synthesized compounds. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 386–395, March, 2006.