Preparation of polyimides utilizing the diels–alder reaction. I. Bis(3,4-dimethylenepyrrolidyl) arylenes with bismaleimides

Bis(exocyclic)dienes were prepared by the reaction of 2,3-dibromomethyl-1,3-butadiene with aromatic diamines. The diamines were 4,4′-methylene dianiline, 4,4′-oxy dianiline, benzidine, and α, α′-bis(4-aminophenyl)-p-isopropyl benzene (EPON HPT 1061). Polymers were synthesized by the Diels–Alder reaction of these bisdienes with bis(4-maleimidylphenyl) methane. Flexible films were obtained for diene: dienophile ratios ranging from 0.7 : 1 to 0.8 : 1. Films were found to be insoluble in organic solvents and those cured above 120°C were insoluble in concentrated sulfuric acid. The polymers were characterized by IR, TGA, and elemental analysis.     

Synthesis and Conformational Characteristics of Benzyl-Substituted p-tert-Butylcalixarenes

(m-Methylbenzyloxy)-, bis(p-methylbenzyloxy)-, and bis(m-methylbenzyloxy)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arenes were prepared by reactions of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene with p- and m-methylbenzyl bromides in the presence of alkali metal carbonates. Silylation of these derivatives gave (m-methylbenzyloxy)bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-, bis(m-methylbenzyloxy)bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-, and bis(p-methylbenzyloxy)bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arenes. With phase-transfer catalysis, bis(p-methylbenzyloxy)bis(2-propenyloxy)- and bis(m-methylbenzyloxy)bis(2-propenyloxy)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arenes were obtained. Alkylation of the monosubstituted calixarene yields the corresponding trisubstituted derivative.     

Synthesis of new ordered aromatic polyester copolymers

Aromatic polyesters of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,5-diisopropyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid were prepared. The polymers were found to be high-melting but largely insoluble in organic solvents. The polymer based on 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid was not degraded to monomer by sulfuric acid. A number of new aromatic polyesters were also prepared. Several new monomers for aromatic polyesters were synthesized, including bis(2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-carbophenoxyphenyl)terephthalate, m- and p-phenylene bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate), bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-chlorocarboxyphenyl)terephthalate, and m-phenylene bis(3,5-diisopropyl-4-hydroxybenzoate). An aromatic polyester prepared from bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-chlorocarboxyphenyl) terephthalate and resorcinol had a η_inh (trichloroethylene) of 1.05 (0.5%, 30°C) and a possible melting point of 330°C (DSC). Tough, creasable films could be cast from trichloroethylene solution of this polymer. Attempts to observe or to trap the keto-ketene that might result when 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl chloride is treated with base were unsuccessful.     

Synthesis and Structure of Novel Double Flexible Spacer Bridged Biscalix[4]arenes

25, 25′, 27, 27′‐Bis(1,3‐dioxypropane)‐bis(5, 11, 17, 23‐tetra‐tert‐butylcalix[4]arene‐26,28‐diol) (4) and 25, 25′, 27, 27′‐bis(1, 4‐dioxybutane)‐bis (5, 11, 17, 23‐tetra‐tert‐butylcalix‐[4]arene‐26, 28‐diol) (5) were synthesized by the reaction of p‐tert‐butylcalix[4]arene (1) with preorganized 25, 27‐bis(3‐bromoproxyl)calix[4]arene‐26, 27‐diol (2) and 25, 27‐bis(3‐bromobutoxyl)calix[4]arene‐26, 27‐diol (3) in the presence of K₂CO₃ and KI. Compounds 4 and 5 were characterized with X‐ray analysis and the selectivity of 4 and 5 toward K⁺ over other alkali metal ions, alkaline metal ions as well as NH₄⁺ were investigated with an ion‐selective electrode.     

Synthesis and characterization of silicon-containing phenylated soluble aramids

New high molecular weight (inherent viscosities, 1.21–0.50 dL/g) aramids having silicon and pendant phenyl groups were synthesized by low temperature interfacial polycondensation technique involving the reaction of acid chlorides: bis(4-chlorocarbonylphenyl)dimethylsilane and bis(3-chlorocarbonylphenyl)dimethylsilane with diamines: 2,5-bis(4-aminophenyl)-3,4-diphenyl-thiophene and bis(4-aminophenyl)ether. Copolyamides were obtained by using different proportions of these diamines. All the polymers were completely soluble in organic solvents such as N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and N,N-dimethylformamide. Thermal properties were evaluated by thermogravimetry which showed no weight loss below 325°C in both air and nitrogen atmospheres.     

Synthesis of azoles from 3,3′-[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]bis(propanoic acid hydrazides)

Abstract  

Reaction of 3,3′-[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]bis(propanoic acid hydrazides) with CS₂ in alkaline solution and subsequent acidification gave 5,5′-[[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]diethane-2,1-diyl]bis(1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thiones). The same dihydrazides on reaction with phenyl isocyanates or phenyl isothiocyanates were converted to bis[N′-(phenylaminocarbonyl)propanoic acid hydrazides] and bis[N′-(phenylaminocarbonothioyl)propanoic acid hydrazides], which underwent cyclization in alkaline medium to produce 5,5′-[[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]diethane-2,1-diyl]bis(4-phenyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ones) and their 3-thio analogues, whereas in sulfuric acid or POCl₃ 5,5′-[[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]diethane-2,1-diyl]bis(N-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-amines) and 5,5′-[[(4-alkoxyphenyl)imino]diethane-2,1-diyl]bis(N-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amines) were obtained.     

On the Reaction of Thiazole‐2,4‐diamines with Isothiocyanates – Preparation and Transformation of 2,4‐Diaminothiazole‐5‐carbothioamides

In the reaction of thiazole‐2,4‐diamines 8 with isothiocyanates 1 , 2,4‐diaminothiazole‐5‐carbothioamides 9, 10, 18 , and 19 as well as thiazolo[4,5‐d]pyrimidine‐7(6H)‐thiones 21 were formed. The carbothioamides 9, 10 , and 18 were transformed by reaction with different types of monofunctional and bifunctional electrophiles into hitherto unknown acceptor‐substituted 4,4′‐([2,5′‐bithiazole]‐2′,4′‐diyl)bis[morpholines] 24 and 29 , the 2′,4′‐bis(dialkylamino)[2,5′‐bithiazol]‐4‐(5H)‐ones 30 , and the 4‐substituted 2′,4′‐bis(dialkylamino)‐2,5′‐bithiazoles 31 . From 30 and 31 new 4‐mono‐ or 4,5‐disubstituted 2′,4′‐bis(dialkylamino)‐2,5′‐bithiazoles 34, 35, 38 , and 39 as well as 5‐substituted 2′,4′‐bis(dialkylamino)[2,5′‐bithiazol]‐4(5H)‐ones 33, 36 , and 37 were prepared.     

Piperazine-mediated tandem synthesis of bis(thieno[2,3-b]pyridines): Versatile precursors for related fused [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines

In this study, we discuss the utility of bis(cyanoacetamides) as versatile precursors to the piperazine-mediated synthesis of a wide spectrum of bis(thieno[2,3-b]pyridine) derivatives, linked to aliphatic spacers via thioethers. The proposed tandem protocol involved the reaction of bis(cyanoacetamides) with two equivalents of the appropriate cinnamonitriles in dioxane in the presence of six equivalents of piperazine at reflux for 4 hours. Then, two equivalents of the appropriate halogen-containing reagents were added and the reaction was heated at reflux for further 3 hours. The bis(thieno[2,3-b]pyridines) were taken as a key intermediates to new bis(4-oxopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines). The above derivatives were reacted with the appropriate hydrazonyl chloride derivatives in dioxane in the presence of triethylamine to yield the corresponding bis([1,2,4]triazoles) with a related fused pyridothienopyrimidine moiety. The new structures were elucidated by IR, NMR spectral data, as well as elemental analyses.     

Coordination of Ligands That Contain Thiocarbonyl,Carbonyl, or Thiolate Functionalities to Complex Fragments of Palladium in Various Oxidation States

Two phosphine ligands of [Pd(PPh₃)₄] were substituted by π(C?S) coordination of 4‐bromodithiobenzoic acid methyl ester resulting in complex 1 . The same ester, after alkylation, afforded the dicationic complex bis(μ‐methanethiolato)tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)dipalladium(2+) bis(tetrafluoroborate) ( 2 ) from the same palladium source. A related thiolato‐bridged complex, bis(μ‐methanethiolato)bis(1‐methylpyridin‐2(1H)‐ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)dipalladium(2+) bis(tetrafluoroborate) ( 4 ) and the trinuclear cluster tris(μ‐methanethiolato)tris(triphenylphosphine)tripalladium(+)(3Pd? Pd) ( 5 ) resulted from treatment of a known cationic pyridinylidene complex with MeSLi. The double oxidative substitution reaction of [Pd(PPh₃)₄] with 1,5‐dichloro‐9,10‐anthraquinone afforded trans‐dichloro[μ‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9,10‐dioxoanthracene‐1,5‐diyl)]tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)dipalladium ( 6 ). Some of these complexes could be fully characterized by ¹H‐, ¹³C‐, and ³¹P‐NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. The crystal and molecular structures of all of them, and of trans‐bis(1,3‐dihydro‐1,3‐dimethyl‐2H‐imidazol‐2‐ylidene)diiodopalladium ( 3 ), were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction.     

1,ω‐Bis(4‐amino‐1,2,4‐triazole‐5(1H)‐thion‐3‐ylsulfanyl)alkanes: Versatile precursors for novel bis(S‐triazolo[3,4‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazines) as well as novel bis(macrocyclic schiff bases)

Two synthetic routes were attempted for the synthesis of the novel bis(5,6‐dihydro‐S‐triazolo[3,4‐b]thiadiazines) 12a,b and 14 . In the first route the bis(aminotriazoles) 4a,b were reacted with the appropriate α‐haloketones or α‐haloesters to give the corresponding bis(S‐triazolo[3,4‐b]thiadiazines) 11a‐d followed by reduction with NaBH₄. In the second route, the bis(Schiff bases) 13d were reacted with the appropriate α‐haloesters in refluxing DMF containing TEA to give the target compound 14 . Cyclocondensation of 4a,b with the appropriate bis(carbonyl) ethers 15a,b in refluxing acetic acid under high dilution conditions afforded the corresponding macrocyclic Schiff bases 16a‐c . The latter underwent alkylation with the appropriate halo compounds to give the corresponding alkylated derivatives 17a‐d .     

Synthesis of novel bis(chromenes) and bis(chromeno[3,4-C]pyridine) incorporating piperazine moiety

Novel bis(2-oxo-2H-chromene) as well as bis(2-imino-2H-chromene) derivatives incorporating piperazine moiety were prepared by the cyclocondensation reaction of bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) with two equivalents of each of the appropriate β-ketoesters or acetonitrile derivatives. The bis(2-imino-2H-chromene-3-carbothioamide) derivative was used as a key synthon for construction of novel bis(3-(4-substituted thiazol-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one) derivatives via its cyclocondensation with a series of the appropriate α-halocarbonyl derivatives. Moreover, the bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) reacted with four equivalents of the appropriate acetonitrile derivatives to afford the corresponding bis(3H-chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine) derivatives. Elucidation of the structure of the novel bis(chromenes) bearing piperazine nucleus was established by the spectral data and elemental analyses.     

Efficient synthesis and characterization of novel bis-heterocyclic derivatives and benzo-fused macrocycles containing oxazolone or imidazolone subunits

Bis(3-(arylthiomethyl)benzaldehydes), linked to aliphatic spacers via ethers, were prepared and used as key synthons for the bis(2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones) via their reaction with benzoylglycine in acetic anhydride in the presence of fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 6 hours. Bis(oxazol-5(4H)-ones) were reacted with the appropriate aromatic or heterocyclic amines in glacial acetic acid in the presence of fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 24 hours to afford a novel series of bis(2-phenylimidazol-4-ones) and their related hybrids with benzo[d]thiazole and pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione. Moreover, bis(oxazol-5(4H)-ones) reacted with (4-aminobenzoyl)glycine to afford bis[(4-(5-oxo-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzoyl)glycine] derivatives followed by their reaction with anisaldehyde in acetic anhydride containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 12 hours to afford bis(5-oxo-1H-imidazol-1-yloxazol-5(4H)-one) hybrids. Furthermore, bis(3-(arylthiomethyl)benzaldehydes) were reacted with 2,2′-(terephthaloylbis(azanediyl))diacetic acid in acetic anhydride containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 12 hours to give benzo-fused macrocycles containing oxazolone subunits which reacted with appropriate aromatic amines in DMF and glacial acetic acid containing fused sodium acetate at 100°C for 24 hours to give benzo-fused macrocycles containing imidazolone subunits.     

Bis(α‐bromo ketones): Versatile Precursors for Novel Bis(s‐triazolo[3,4‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazines) and Bis(thiazoles)

A synthesis of novel bis(s‐triazolo[3,4‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazines) 4 , 5 , 6 in which the triazolothiadiazine is linked to the benzene core through the thiadiazine ring via phenoxymethyl spacers was reported. First attempt to synthesize 4 , 5 , 6 by the reaction of the appropriate bis(acetophenones) with 4‐amino‐3‐mercapto‐1,2,4‐triazole derivatives using an acidified acetic acid method were unsuccessful. On the other hand, reaction of the corresponding bis(α‐bromoketones) with 4‐amino‐3‐mercapto‐1,2,4‐triazole derivatives afforded 4 , 5 , 6 in good yields. The reaction pathway is assumed to involve S‐alkylation to give bis(aminotriazole) intermediates, followed by intramolecular cyclocondensation to give 4 , 5 , 6 . The successful isolation of the corresponding bis(aminotriazole) intermediates provides strong evidence for the proposed mechanism. The novel bis(thiazoles) 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , linked to alkyl or aryl spacers can also be synthesized by reaction of the appropriate bis(bromoacetyl) compounds 12a , 12b , 12c and 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 with the corresponding thioamide derivatives 20 , 21 , 22 .     

Facile One‐pot,Three‐component Synthesis of Novel Bis‐heterocycles Incorporating 5H‐chromeno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐3‐carbonitrile Derivatives

Novel bis‐chromeno[2,3‐b ]pyridine derivatives were synthesized with good yields by a clean and efficient methodologies involving one‐pot three‐component synthesis of bis‐aldehydes, malononitrile dimer, and dimedone in the presence of piperidine as a catalyst in EtOH. Depending on the length and position of the spacer in the bis‐aldehyde derivatives 1 , the reactions proceeded to give either the bis(2,4‐diamino‐tetrahydro‐5H‐chromeno[2,3‐b ]pyridine‐3‐carbonitriles) 4 or bis(4‐amino‐2,6‐dioxo‐hexahydro‐2H‐chromeno[2,3‐b ]pyridine‐3‐carbonitriles) 5 . All of the new compounds have been characterized by spectral data.     

Synthesis and properties of novel cardo aromatic poly(ether‐benzoxazole)s

Three new bis(ether‐acyl chloride) monomers, 1,1‐bis[4‐(4‐chloroformylphenoxy)phenyl]cyclohexane ( 1a ), 5,5‐bis[4‐(4‐chloroformylphenoxy)phenyl]‐4,7‐methanohexahydroindan ( 1b ), and 9,9‐bis[4‐(4‐chloroformylphenoxy)phenyl]fluorene ( 1c ), were synthesized from readily available compounds. Aromatic polybenzoxazoles bearing ether and cardo groups were obtained by the low‐temperature solution polycondensation of the bis(ether‐acyl chloride)s with three bis(aminophenol)s and the subsequent thermal cyclodehydration of the resultant poly(o‐hydroxy amide)s. The intermediate poly(o‐hydroxy amide)s exhibited inherent viscosities in the range of 0.35–0.71 dL/g. All of the poly(o‐hydroxy amide)s were amorphous and soluble in many organic polar solvents, and most of them could afford flexible and tough films by solvent casting. The poly(o‐hydroxy amide)s exhibited glass‐transition temperatures (T_g's) in the range of 141–169 °C and could be thermally converted into the corresponding polybenzoxazoles approximately in the region of 240–350 °C, as indicated by the DSC thermograms. Flexible and tough films of polybenzoxazoles could be obtained by thermal cyclodehydration of the poly(o‐hydroxy amide) films. All the polybenzoxazoles were amorphous and showed an enhanced T_g but a dramatically decreased solubility as compared with their poly(o‐hydroxy amide) precursors. They exhibited T_g's of 215–272 °C by DSC and showed insignificant weight loss before 500 °C in nitrogen or air. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 4014–4021, 2001     

Bis(enaminones) as Versatile Precursors for Novel Bis([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines) and Bis(2‐thioxo‐2,3‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐ones)

Novel bis([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines) and bis(2‐thioxo‐2,3‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐ones) were prepared utilizing bis(enaminones) as precursors. The structures of the prepared compounds were elucidated by several spectral tools as well as elemental analyses.     

Synthesis of 3,3′-(1,6-hexanediyl)bis-pyrimidine derivatives and 3,4-dithia[6.6](1.3)pyrimidinophane

Several 3,3′-(1,6-hexanediyl)bis[6-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione] derivatives ( 4a, 4b , and 4c ) were synthesized from 1,6-(hexanediyl)bis[6-methyl-2H-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione] (3) . Compound 4c was converted to 6, which reacted with thiourea giving thiuronium salt 7 . 3,3′-(1,6-Hexanediyl)bis [1-(2-mercaptoethyl)-6-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione] (9) was obtained by the hydrolysis of 7 , and then 9 was oxidized to 12,22-dimethyl-3,4-dithia[6.6] (1.3)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,4-dioxopyrimidinophane (10) .     

Chiral stationary phases based on chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(alkoxyformamide)

Highly N‐deacetylated chitosan was chosen as a natural chiral origin for the synthesis of the selectors of chiral stationary phases. Therefore, chitosan was firstly acylated by various alkyl chloroformates yielding chitosan alkoxyformamides, and then these resulting products were further derivatized with 4‐methylphenyl isocyanate to afford chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(alkoxyformamide). A series of chiral stationary phases was prepared by coating these derivatives on 3‐aminopropyl silica gel. The content of the derivatives on the chiral stationary phases was nearly 20% by weight. The chiral stationary phases prepared from chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(ethoxyformamide) and chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(isopropoxyformamide) comparatively showed better enantioseparation capability than those prepared from chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(n‐pentoxyformamide) and chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(benzoxyformamide). The tolerance against organic solvents of the chiral stationary phase of chitosan bis(4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐(ethoxyformamide) was investigated, and the results revealed that this phase can work in 100% ethyl acetate and 100% chloroform mobile phases. Because as‐synthesized chiral selectors did not dissolve in many common organic solvents, the corresponding chiral stationary phases can be utilized in a wider range of mobile phases in comparison with conventional coating type chiral stationary phases of cellulose and amylose derivatives.     

Facile one-pot,three-component synthesis of novel bis(heterocycles) incorporating thieno[2,3-b]thiophenes via Michael addition reaction

A synthesis of novel series of bis(2-amino-3-cyano-4H-chromene), bis(2-amino-3-cyanopyrano[3,2-c]chromene), bis(6-amino-5-cyano-1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole), and bis(2,7-diamino-3,4,6-tricyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine) derivatives linked to thieno[2,3-b]thiophene core via ether or ester linkages was reported. The formation of the target compounds presumably proceeds through a three component reaction of the appropriate bis(aldehyde) with 2 M of each of malononitrile and the corresponding active methylene compounds namely; dimedone, 4-hydroxycoumarine, 5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one, or cyanomethylpyrazole in dioxane at reflux in the presence of piperdine as a basic catalyst. The chemical structures of the new compounds were elucidated by several spectral tools.     

3,4‐Bis(bromomethyl)thieno[2,3‐b]thiophene: Versatile Precursors for Novel Bis(triazolothiadiazines), Bis(quinoxalines), Bis(dihydrooxadiazoles), and Bis(dihydrothiadiazoles)

A synthesis of novel bis(triazolothiadiazines) 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , bis(quinoxalines) 16 and 17 , bis(thiadiazoles) 24 and 25 , and bis(oxadiazole) 31 , which are linked to the thieno[2,3‐b]thiophene core via phenoxymethyl group, was reported. Thus, reaction of the bis(α‐bromoketones) 6 and 7 with the corresponding 4‐amino‐3‐mercapto‐1,2,4‐triazole derivatives 8 , 9 , 10 in ethanol–DMF mixture in the presence of a few drops of triethylamine as a catalyst under reflux afforded the novel bis(5,6‐dihydro‐s‐triazolo[3,4‐b]thiadiazines) 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 in 60–72% yields. The bis(quinoxalines) 16 and 17 were also synthesized as a sole product in high yields by the reaction of 6 and 7 with o‐phenylenediamine 15 in refluxing acetonitrile in the presence of piperidine as a catalyst. Cyclization of the bis(aldehyde thiosemicarbazones) 20 and 21 with acetic anhydride afforded the corresponding bis(4,5‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazolyl) derivatives 24 and 25 in good yield. Bis(5‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole) derivative 31 could be obtained in 67% yield by cyclization of the appropriate bis(N‐phenylhydrazone) 29 in refluxing acetic anhydride for 3 h.