Borane complexes of 2-(1-Methyl-1,2,5,6-tetra-hydropyridin-3-yl)benzoxazoles

2-Pyridin-3-ylbenzoxazoles were synthesized by the reaction between 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and substituted o-aminophenols in the presence of iodobenzene diacetate. The resulting benzoxazoles 3 were treated with methyl iodide to give the corresponding pyridinium salts 4 which underwent the hydride reduction with sodium borohydride or sodium cyanoborohydride to produce 2-(1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahy-dropyridin-3-yl)benzoxazole borane complex derivatives.     

Ring opening reaction of N-substituted dihydropyrimidines with metal hydride complexes

N-Substituted dihydropyrimidines, 1, 3 , and 4 , easily afforded N,N′-disubstituted 2,4-diaminopentanes 2 in good yield by the ring opening reaction with sodium borohydride. The reaction with lithium aluminum hydride was also examined.     

New diazadi(and tri)thia‐21‐crown‐7 ethers containing 8‐hydroxyquinoline side arms

A series of macrocyclic diazadi(and tri)thiacrown ethers containing two 5‐substituent‐8‐hydroxyquinoline side arms have been synthesized from the corresponding macrocyclic diazadi(and tri)thiacrown ethers. The crown ethers were obtained by reduction of the proper macrocyclic di(and tri)thiadiamides by borane‐tetrahydrofuran or by sodium borohydride‐boron trifluoride ethyl etherate‐tetrahydrofuran. The yields for the reduction of diamides by sodium borohydride‐boron trifluoride ethyl etherate‐tetrahydrofuran were higher than those by borane‐tetrahydrofuran. The following four methods were used to prepare macrocycles bearing two 8‐hydroxyquinoline side arms: (1) Mannich reaction with 8‐hydroxyquinoline; (2) Reductive animation with 8‐hydroxyquinoline‐2‐carboxaldehyde using sodium triacetoxyborohydride as the reducing agent; (3) Cyclization of N,N'‐bis(8‐hydroxyquinolin‐2‐ylmethyl)‐1,2‐bis(2‐aminoethoxy)ethane (38) with bis(α‐chloroamide) 5 ; and ( 4 ) A step‐by‐step process wherein macrocyclic trithiadiamide 11 was reduced by lithium aluminum hydride‐tetrahydrofuran to the cyclic monoamide 36 , which smoothly reacted with 5‐chloro‐8‐hydroxyquinoline to produce monosubstituted‐macrocyclic monoamide 39 .     

A rapid and efficient method for the reduction of quinoxalines

Mono and di‐substituted alkyl and aryl quinoxalines are rapidly reduced in high yield to their respective 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐derivatives by borane in THF solution. In the case of the 2,3‐di‐substituted compounds, reduction is stereoselective yielding exclusively the cis‐isomers. Sodium borohydride in acetic acid also reduces alkyl and aryl quinoxalines, but proceeds with lower yields and often produces side products. Sodium borohydride in ethanol reduces quinoxaline and 2‐methylquinoxaline in high yield; however, the reaction is very slow, whereas 2,3‐dialkyl and 2‐aryl quinoxalines are not efficiently reduced by sodium borohydride in ethanol.     

Straightforward synthesis of alkynyl imines via 1,2-elimination of α,α-dichloroketimines

Alkylation of α,α-dichloroketimines at the α-position with benzyl bromides afforded β-arylated α,α-dichloroketimines in good yields. The latter imines could be easily transformed to the corresponding alkynyl imines, a synthetically important class of compounds, via 1,2-elimination of HCl upon treatment with 2 equiv of sodium hydride in DMSO or potassium tert-butoxide in THF.     

Synthesis of corrosion preventive long-chain N -alkyl-2-(phenylthio)-acetohydrazides and 2-oxo-2-phenylethyl-2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates

Long-chain N-alkyl-2-(phenylthio)acetohydrazides were synthesized via the reactions of 2-(phenylthio)acetohydrazide with long-straight-chain aldehydes and then reduction with sodium borohydride. The reactions of long-straight-chain hydrazides with carbon disulfide in alkaline media give the corresponding carbodithioate salts. Heating of potassium 2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates with phenacyl bromide do not yield cyclization and failed to give the corresponding long-chain thiazolidine-2-thiones, but gave the corresponding 2-oxo-2-phenylethyl-2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates via nucleophilic substitution reaction. In addition, the synthesized compounds were tested for their corrosion prevention capabilities in acidic or in mineral oil media.     

Synthesis of 2-(3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-alkenyl)-1-pyrrolines and 2-(3-hydroxybutyl)-1-pyrroline using α-lithiated 2-methyl-1-pyrroline

Condensation of 2-methyl-1-pyrroline with chloroacetone or 3-chloro-2-butanone using LDA in THF afforded novel 2-(3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-alkenyl)-1-pyrrolines via a peculiar reaction mechanism instead of the anticipated 2-(3-oxobutyl)-1-pyrrolines. The intermediacy of 2-(2,3-epoxy-2-methylalkyl)-1-pyrrolines in the latter transformation was demonstrated by immediate reductive epoxide ring opening utilizing lithium aluminium hydride in diethyl ether. Furthermore, 2-(3-oxobutyl)-1-pyrroline was prepared via an alternative approach through alkylation of 2-methyl-1-pyrroline with 3-chloro-2-(methoxymethyloxy)-1-propene using LDA in THF, followed by acid hydrolysis. Reduction of 2-(3-oxobutyl)-1-pyrroline by sodium borohydride in methanol afforded the corresponding 2-(3-hydroxybutyl)-1-pyrroline in good yield.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of the Four Stereoisomers of 4-(N,N-Dibenzylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypentanenitrile

The title compounds 1(a,b) and 1(c,d) were synthesized by (i) non-chelation controlled sodium borohydride reduction of their corresponding α-N,N-dibenzylaminoketones and (ii) the Aldol-type condensation of optically pure N,N-dibenzylaminoaldehydes with the lithium derivative of isobutyronitrile, respectively. Attempted inversion of configurations of these secondary alcohols using the Moriarty method yielded 4-chloro-3-N,N-dibenzylaminonitrile via an aziridinium ion intermediate instead of the expected inverted alcohols.     

RAPID REDUCTION OF CARBONYLS WITH NICKEL BORIDE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE[1]

Carbonyl compounds have been reported to undergo rapid reduction with nickel boride generated in situ from anhyd. nickel chloride and sodium borohydride in THF at ambient temperature to the corresponding alcohols in high yields.     

Reductive opening of the thiazolidine ring. Selective N-methylation of cysteamines

The reaction of thiazolidines 2 and 7 with borane was investigated. It gave N-methylcysteamines 3 and 8 through thiazolidine ring opening. Sodium borohydride and lithium aluminum hydride were ineffective.     

2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)imidazolidines and their O-phosphorylated derivatives

2-(2-Hydroxyaryl)imidazolidines were synthesized by reaction of aromatic carbonyl compounds with N,N′-dialkylethylenediamines. The title compounds were also prepared using the corresponding Schiff bases instead of carbonyl compounds. Phosphorylation of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazolidines with phosphoryl and phosphorothioyl chlorides and phosphorochloridites was accomplished. The reaction of O-phosphorylsalicylaldehyde with N,N′-dialkylethylenediamines also afforded 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazolidines.     

Synthesis of corrosion preventive long-chain <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-alkyl-2-(phenylthio)-acetohydrazides and 2-oxo-2-phenylethyl-2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates

Long-chain N-alkyl-2-(phenylthio)acetohydrazides were synthesized via the reactions of 2-(phenylthio)acetohydrazide with long-straight-chain aldehydes and then reduction with sodium borohydride. The reactions of long-straight-chain hydrazides with carbon disulfide in alkaline media give the corresponding carbodithioate salts. Heating of potassium 2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates with phenacyl bromide do not yield cyclization and failed to give the corresponding long-chain thiazolidine-2-thiones, but gave the corresponding 2-oxo-2-phenylethyl-2-alkanoylhydrazinecarbodithioates via nucleophilic substitution reaction. In addition, the synthesized compounds were tested for their corrosion prevention capabilities in acidic or in mineral oil media. Correspondence: Ayhan Yıldırım, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Uludağ University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.     

Novel 3,3′-(alkanediyl)bis-(2,2,2-triaryl-1-oxa-2-stiba-3-azabenzo[d]cyclohex-5-enes)

The hitherto unreported compounds of general structure 3,3′-(alkanediyl)bis-(2,2,2-triaryl-1-oxa-2-stiba-3-azabenzo[d]cyclohex-5-ene) have been synthesized in 48-56% yields by the cyclization of the tetrasodium salt of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,2-diaminoethane(II) or of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3-diaminopropane(II*) with R₃SbBr₂ (R = phenyl, p-tolyl, or mesityl). The tetrasodium salts were prepared by the reactions of the corresponding amines with sodium hydride. The amines (II and II*), in turn, were obtained by the sodium borohydride reduction of N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-diaminoethane and N,N′-bis-(salicylidene)-1,3,-diaminopropane, respectively. The heterocyclic compounds are air stable and moisture insensitive. These compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations, and by IR, far IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectral studies. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-chloro-3,4-dihydrothienopyrimidines and -quinazolines

Reaction of 2,4-dichlorothienopyrimidines and -quinazolines 1 with sodium borohydride gave the corresponding 2-chloro-3,4-dihydro derivatives 2. Some nucleophilic substitutions of 2b afforded 2-substituted derivatives 3b-7b and reaction of 2g,h with ethyl bromoacetate yielded selectively the corresponding 3-substituted compounds 8g,h which were derived to imidazo[2,1-b]quinazolin-2-ones 9g,h .     

Furopyridines. XXIX. Reactions of furo[2,3-b:4,5-c‘]-, -[3,2-b:-4,5-c’]-, -[2,3-c:4,5-c‘]- and -[3,2-c:3,2-c’]dipyridine

Furo[2,3-b:4,5-c‘]- 1a , -[3,2-b:4,5-c’]- 1b , -[2,3-c:4,5-c‘]- 1c and -[3,2-c:4,5-c’]dipyridine 1d were derived to the N-oxides 2a-d , N‘-oxides 2′b , 2′c or N,N’-dioxide 3b-d by N-oxidation with m-chloroperbenzoic acid. Chlorination of these N-oxides, N′-oxide and N,N′-dioxides with phosphorus oxychloride afforded compounds chlorinated at the α-position(s) to the ring nitrogen 4a-d , 4′c , 14b-d and 14′b . Acetoxylation of N-oxides 2a-d and 2′c with acetic anhydride gave the corresponding pyridone compounds 6a-d and 6′c in good yields, while the acetoxylation of N,N′-dioxides gave a complex mixture from which no compound could be isolated. Cyanation of 2a-d, 2′c and 3b-d with trimethylsilyl cyanide yielded the cyano compounds 7a-d , 7′c , cyano-N-oxides 15b-d and dicyano compounds 15′c and 15′d . Monocyano compounds 7a-d and 7′c were converted to the imino esters 8a-d and 8′c by treatment with sodium ethoxide. Imino esters were derived to the carboxylic esters 9a-d and 9′c , from which the corresponding alde hydes 10a-d and 10′c were obtained by reduction with diisobutylaluminum hydride. Dicyanide 15′c was converted to dialdehyde 19 by the treatment with sodium ethoxide, and the subsequent hydrolysis of the imino ester and reduction of the carboxylic ester with diisobutylaluminum hydride.     

Ring opening reaction of 1,2-diaryl-3-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinium salts with metal hydride complexes

The reaction of a series of 1,2-diaryl-3-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidinium iodides 1 with reducing agents acting by hydride ion transfer was studied. With excellent yields alkaline borohydrides readily reacted to form N'-aryl-N-benzyl-N-methyltrimethylenediamines 3 by reductive cleavage of the intermediate hexahydropyrimidine 2 . Ring opening is explained by the formation of a stabilized iminium ion, which also accounts for the cyclic aminal 2 hydrolysis observed in alcoholic solution after gradual addition of borohydride. Reactions with lithium aluminum hydride or with borane failed to render satisfactory results due to insolubility of the salt in solvents commonly employed. Comparisons are made with the behaviour of 1H-4,5-dihydroimidazolium salts which were studied in an earlier paper.     

Reduction of 5-(bromomethyl)-1-pyrrolinium bromides to 2-(bromomethyl)pyrrolidines and their transformation into piperidin-3-ones through an unprecedented ring expansion-oxidation protocol

3,3-Dialkyl-5-(bromomethyl)-1-pyrrolinium bromides, prepared via bromocyclization of N-(2,2-dialkyl-4-pentenylidene)amines by means of bromine in dichloromethane, were reduced to 4,4-dialkyl-2-(bromomethyl)pyrrolidines for the first time using borane dimethyl sulfide in dichloromethane. Furthermore, the latter 2-(bromomethyl)pyrrolidines were transformed into the corresponding piperidin-3-ones through an unprecedented ring expansion-oxidation protocol in dimethylsulfoxide in the presence of potassium carbonate. Reduction of 5,5-dialkylpiperidin-3-ones by means of sodium borohydride in methanol afforded 5,5-dialkyl-3-hydroxypiperidines in good yields.     

Synthesis of monoalkenylated crown ethers and C-pivot cryptands

The synthesis of two N-(2-allyloxy)ethyl-substituted diaza-crowns and two C-pivot (allyloxy)methyl-substi-tuted cryptands is described. Controlled etherization of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,13-diaza-18-crown-6 with allyl bromide and sodium hydride gave N-(2-allyloxy)ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,13-diaza-18-crown-6 in a good yield. This macrocycle was reacted with sodium hydride and tetrahydrofurfuryl chloride or 3,3-dimeth-ylbutyl tosylate to give expected N-(2-allyloxy)ethyl-N'-tetrahydrofurfuryloxy)ethyl-[or (3,3-dimethylbutoxy)-ethyl]-substituted products 3 or 4 . 6,13-Dimethylenyl-14-crown-4 ( 9 ) and 9,19-dimethylenyl-20-crown-6 ( 10 ) were treated with mercuric acetate, followed by sodium borohydride in strong base to give macrocyclic diols 11 and 12 , respectively. These diols were reacted with sodium hydride and the ditosylate derivative of allyloxymethyl-substituted triethyleneglycol 13 to produce the C-pivot (allyloxy)methyl-substituted macrotri-cycles 6 and 7 .     

Heterocycles. Part V. Reaction of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with arylacetamides. A synthesis of 2-pyridone derivatives

The reaction of 1,3-diaryl-2-propene-1-ones I with arylacetamides II, in the presence of sodium ethoxide under reflux, for two hours, gave the corresponding 3,4,6-triaryl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridones IV. However, when the reaction of these ketones was carried out in the presence of sodium hydride, they gave the corresponding 3,4,6-triaryl-2(1H)-pyridones VI or a mixture of IV and VI. When 1,3-diaryl-2-propyne-1-ones V were reacted with arylacetamides, in the presence of sodium hydride, they yielded the corresponding 2-pyridones VI. Treatment of compounds IV with selenium produced the corresponding 2-pyridones VI. Acetylation of the latter compounds gave the corresponding 2-acetyl derivatives VIII. The structure of all products was confirmed by chemical and spectroscopic evidence, and the mechanism of the reactions was discussed.     

Reactions 1-acetyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole with alkyl 2-cyano-3-alkoxypropenoate and alkyl 2-alkoxycarbonyl-3-alkoxy-propenoate. Synthesis of 9-acetoxypyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-3-one derivatives

1-Acetyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole reacted with methyl 2-cyano-3-methoxypropenoate and ethyl 2-cyano-3-ethoxypropenoate in the presence of sodium hydride, affording compounds 3 (2-(2-cyano-2-alkoxycarbonyl-vinyl)-3-hydroxyindole). Methyl 2-methoxycarbonyl-3-methoxypropenoate gave compounds 4 or compounds 5 (in the presence of Triton B). Heating compounds 3 or their acetylated derivatives in acetic anhydride at reflux afforded 9-acetoxy-(3H)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indol-3-one 8 .