Liquid phase hydrogenation of some heterocyclic nitrogen compounds over ruthenium catalysts

Results are given for the hydrogenation of some heterocyclic nitrogen compounds (pyrrole, pyridine, indole, quinoline, and acridine) and certain derivatives of them in the liquid phase under pressure, in the presence of ruthenium catalysts. The results obtained indicate that these catalysts are very effective, making it possible to obtain high yields of the corresponding saturated compounds. In the cases of quinoline and acridine, depending on the temperature, double bonds in the polycyclic systems can be selectively hydrogenated.     

A simple and clean procedure for the synthesis of polyhydroacridine and quinoline derivatives: reaction of Schiff base with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds in aqueous medium

A clean and simple synthesis of benzo[c]acridine, benzo[a]acridine, pyrido[2,3-c]acridine and benzo[f]quinoline derivatives was accomplished in good to excellent yields via the reaction of Schiff base with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds in aqueous medium catalyzed by TEBA. The structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, IR and elemental analysis, and confirmed by X-ray diffraction study.     

Mono-, and dibenzacridine imines. Synthesis of 1a,11b- dihydrobenz[c]azirino[α]acridine, 4b,5a-dihydrodibenz[c,h]- azirino[α]acridine and 1a,13b-dihydrodibenz[c,j]azirino[α]acridine

The syntheses of the K-imine derivatives of benz[c]acridine, dibenz[c,h]acridine and dibenz[a,h]acridine are described. The parent hydrocarbons 1, 6 and 11 were oxidized with sodium hypochlorite under phase transfer conditions to the corresponding K-oxides 4,9 and 14 , which in turn were reacted with sodium azide. The resulting azido alcohols were then cyclized with tributylphosphine to the title compounds 5,10 and 15.     

A Gas Liquid Chromatographic Fluorescent Procedure for the Analysis of Benzo(A)Pyrene in 24 Hour Atmospheric Particulate Samples

Abstract

This paper describes a selective method for the assay of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in 24 hour particulate samples. Benzo(a)pyrene is partially separated from the other polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons via gas chromatography and then is completely resolved optically from traditionally difficult to resolve compounds (benzo(e)pyrene, perylene, benzo(k)fluoranthene) by means of a gas phase fluorescent detector. Ambient air concentrations as low as 20 picograms per cubic meter of air can be assayed with this gas chromatographic - gas phase fluorescent detection system.     

Optimization of the matrix solid-phase dispersion sample preparation procedure for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils: comparison with microwave-assisted extraction

A fast and simple preparation procedure based on the matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) technique is proposed for the first time for the isolation of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil samples. Naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, and indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene were considered in the study. Extraction and clean-up of samples were carried out in a single step. The main parameters that affect extraction yield, such as dispersant, type and amount of additives, clean-up co-sorbent and extractive solvent were evaluated and optimized. The addition of an alkali solution in MSPD was required to provide quantitative recoveries. Analytical determinations were carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection. Quantification limits (between 0.01 and 0.6 ng g(-1) dry mass) were well below the regulatory limits for all the compounds considered. The extraction yields for the different compounds obtained by MSPD were compared with the yields obtained by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE). To test the accuracy of the MSPD technique, the optimized methodology was applied to the analysis of standard reference material BCR-524 (contaminated industrial soil), with excellent results.     

Synthesis of the o-quinones and other oxidized metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons implicated in carcinogenesis

Efficient new syntheses of the o-quinone derivatives of benzo[a]pyrene (BPQ), 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBAQ), and benz[a]anthracene (BAQ), implicated as active carcinogenic metabolites of the parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), are reported. These PAH quinones also serve as starting compounds for the synthesis of the other active metabolites of these PAHs thought to be involved in their mechanism(s) of carcinogenesis. The latter include the corresponding o-catechols, trans-dihydrodiols, and the corresponding anti- and syn-diol epoxides.     

A Novel and Facile Synthesis of 2‐(Benzofuran‐2‐yl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylic Acid Derivatives

A simple and concise approach for the synthesis of a series of new heterocyclic systems of 2‐(benzofuran‐2‐yl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylic acid derivatives ( 3a–3g ) is described. The synthetic strategy features the one‐pot reaction of ethyl 2‐(chloromethyl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylate ( 2 ) with various substituted salicylaldehydes as well as 2‐hydroxy‐1‐naphthaldehyde as a key step. The substrate 2 was prepared in good yield by a mild, efficient and direct reaction of 1‐naphthylamine ( 1 ) with Vilsmeier‐Haack reagent. The structures of all the new compounds were identified by spectral data and elemental analysis.     

辽河常压渣油中含氮化合物悬浮床加氢过程转化与分布规律研究

采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、气相色谱-质谱等手段,研究了辽河常压渣油中的含氮化合物在悬浮床加氢反应过程中的转化规律。研究表明,辽河常压渣油轻蜡油(350~400 ℃)中的碱性含氮化合物主要为喹啉类,还有一部分吡啶类及吖啶类,非碱性含氮化合物主要为C_1~5咔唑和吲哚类。重蜡油(400~450 ℃)中含氮化合物主要是吖啶及吡啶类物质。辽河常压渣油加氢反应后的轻蜡油馏分中碱性含氮化合物主要是C_1~7喹啉和苯并喹啉类物质,以及C_1~2吖啶类物质,非碱性含氮化合物主要是C₂、C₃、C₇-吲哚。在反应后的重蜡油馏分中含氮化合物主要为吖啶类和咔唑类物质。喹啉类物质在反应前后常压渣油馏分中的含量随着沸点升高而降低,且加氢反应后常渣中的喹啉类物质浓度高于加氢反应前。在悬浮床加氢反应过程中,含氮杂环化合物减少,部分非碱性含氮化合物向碱性含氮化合物转化。     

Determination of oxygenated and nitro-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by HPLC and electrochemical detection

A method is described for the measurement of oxy- and nitro-substituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (OXY- and NITRO-PAHs) using high performance liquid chromatography with reductive electrochemical detection. A series of reference OXY- and NITRO-PAHs were separated in a reversed-phase column, conditions for electrochemical detection were established and the compounds were quantified with a sensitivity of 3-0.3 ng injected. Samples of air particulate matter were collected for the analysis of these PAH derivatives and the presence of 9,10-anthraquinone, benz[a]anthracen-7, 12-dione at levels of between 75 and 398 pg/m(3) in the air samples has been confirmed.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of azaarenes and their metabolites in groundwater affected by creosote wood preservatives

Polynuclear azaheterocyclic compounds (azaarenes) are nitrogen-containing analogs of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The nitrogen atom in the ring system causes these compounds to be slightly polar and considerably more water soluble than related PAHs. A method using a solid-surface sorption technique to extract and concentrate azaarenes and their principle metabolites present in groundwater that contains creosote waste is described. Analyte isolation and concentration is accomplished by solid-phase extraction on n-octadecyl cartridges followed by instrumental determination involving high-performance liquid chromatography. Separations and detection are achieved using flexible-walled, wide-bore columns with ultraviolet and fluorescence photometric detectors connected in series. Fluorescence detection alone is insufficient because the fluorescence response produced by two-ring azaarenes is limited. Short wavelength (229 nm) absorbance detection provides improved sensitivity for these compounds and peak rationing for more definitive identification. In this study, oxygen-containing metabolites of quinoline, isoquinoline, and acridine are detected in groundwater from hazardous waste sites in Pensacola, Florida and St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Concentrations ranging from mg/L to ng/L are measured. The dependence of measured octanol-water partition coefficients on pH is discussed in the context of the isolation chemistry. As a direct bacterial degradation product of acridine with a relatively long environmental persistence, 9-acridinone may serve as a biogenic marker signaling creosote contamination of groundwater.     

Determination of oxygen and nitrogen derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fractions of asphalt mixtures using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization

Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization was used for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives, the oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, formed in asphalt fractions. Two different methods have been developed for the determination of five oxygenated and seven nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that are characterized by having two or more condensed aromatic rings and present mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. The parameters of the atmospheric pressure chemical ionization interface were optimized to obtain the highest possible sensitivity for all compounds. The detection limits of the methods ranged from 0.1 to 57.3 μg/L for nitrated and from 0.1 to 6.6 μg/L for oxygenated derivatives. The limits of quantification were in the range of 4.6–191 μg/L for nitrated and 0.3–8.9 μg/L for oxygenated derivatives. The methods were validated against a diesel particulate extract standard reference material (National Institute of Standards and Technology SRM 1975), and the obtained concentrations (two nitrated derivatives) agreed with the certified values. The methods were applied in the analysis of asphalt samples after their fractionation into asphaltenes and maltenes, according to American Society for Testing and Material D4124, where the maltenic fraction was further separated into its basic, acidic, and neutral parts following the method of Green. Only two nitrated derivatives were found in the asphalt sample, quinoline and 2‐nitrofluorene, with concentrations of 9.26 and 2146 mg/kg, respectively, whereas no oxygenated derivatives were detected.     

Luminescence determination of benzoquinoline isomers in complex samples

The room-temperature phosphorescence (r.t.p.) and fluorescence spectra of benzoquinoline isomers are investigated. The isomers can be resolved into the linear or angular subgroups on the basis of their fluorescence and r.t.p. spectra by using conventional fixed excitation. Second-derivative and synchronous scanning techniques can be combined to improve the selectivity of the r.t.p. and fluorescence methods. These simple luminescence techniques were used to estimate three benzoquinoline isomers in a coal tar fraction. Direct analysis of this complex sample allowed acridine to be estimated and upper limits to be provided for benzo(h)quinoline and phenanthridine; the presence of three other isomers was not detected. Comparative studies with data obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography are reported.     

Development of the catalytic synthesis of compounds of the quinoline series (the N. S. Kozlov reaction) (Review)*

This article is dedicated to the 80^th anniversary of the Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (in 1929-1959 the Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the BSSR). It contains a review of the advances in the synthesis and properties of condensed heterocyclic systems containing a quinoline fragment – derivatives of quinaldine, benzo[f]quinoline, indeno- and indoloquinoline, benzo[a]phenanthridine, benzoacridine, tetrahydroquinoline, 1,7- and 4,7-phen-anthroline. The reactions forming the basis of the synthesis of the heterocycles are described – catalytic reaction of amines with acetylene, catalytic condensation of azomethines with methyl and α-methylene ketones, triple-component condensation of arylamines, carbonyl compounds, and CH acids.     

New conversion of Friendl(a)nder reaction of 3-amino-lH-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbonitriles with cyclohexanone

Two different skeletons of heterocyclic compounds, quinoline and quinazolinone analogs could be obtained by a novel one-potsynthesis from substituted 3-amino-lH-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbonitrile derivatives and cyclohexanone in DMF in the catalyst ofanhydrous zinc chloride under reflux. A plausible mechanism was proposed.     

Thin-layer chromatographic separation and analysis of polynuclear aza heterocyclic compounds

Many thin-layer Chromatographic systems can be used for the general separation of aza heterocyclic compounds from polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Several can be used for the separation of the aza compounds from each other. With alumina as the adsorbent the sterically hindered aza heterocyclic compounds can be readily separated from the non-hindered aza compounds.The use of the trifluoroacetic acid spot test on the thin-layer plate is discussed. Spectral data for the aza compounds are presented and discussed.     

The reactivity of Mo(PMe3)(6) towards heterocyclic nitrogen compounds: transformations relevant to hydrodenitrogenation

The reactions of Mo(PMe3)6 towards a variety of five- and six-membered heterocyclic nitrogen compounds (namely, pyrrole, indole, carbazole, pyridine, quinoline, and acridine) have been studied to provide structural models for the coordination of these heterocycles to the molybdenum centers of hydrodenitrogenation catalysts. Pyrrole reacts with Mo(PMe3)6 to yield the eta5-pyrrolyl derivative (eta5-pyr)Mo(PMe3)3H, while indole gives sequentially (eta1-indolyl)Mo(PMe3)4H, (eta5-indolyl)Mo(PMe3)3H, and (eta6-indolyl)Mo(PMe3)3H, with the latter representing the first example of a structurally characterized complex with an eta6-indolyl ligand. Likewise, carbazole reacts with Mo(PMe3)6 to give (eta6-carbazolyl)Mo(PMe3)3H with an eta6-carbazolyl ligand. The reactions of Mo(PMe3)6 with six-membered heterocyclic nitrogen compounds display interesting differences in the nature of the products. Thus, Mo(PMe3)6 reacts with pyridine to give an eta2-pyridyl derivative [eta2-(C5H4N)]Mo(PMe3)4H as a result of alpha-C-H bond cleavage, whereas quinoline and acridine give products of the type (eta6-ArH)Mo(PMe3)3 in which both ligands coordinate in an eta6-manner. For the reaction with quinoline, products with both carbocyclic and heterocyclic coordination modes are observed, namely [eta6-(C6)-quinoline]Mo(PMe3)3 and [eta6-(C5N)-quinoline]Mo(PMe3)3, whereas only carbocyclic coordination is observed for acridine.     

New conversion of Friendlnder reaction of 3-amino-1H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbonitriles with cyclohexanone

Two different skeletons of heterocyclic compounds,quinoline and quinazolinone analogs could be obtained by a novel one-pot synthesis from substituted 3-amino-1 H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbonitrile derivatives and cyclohexanone in DMF in the catalyst of anhydrous zinc chloride under reflux.A plausible mechanism was proposed.     

Investigations of the products of the reaction of epichlorohydrin with aromatic amines

Heating 3-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline with phosphorus oxychloride gave a mixture of isomeric 3-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline and 2-(chloromethyl)-benz[g]indoline, which are converted to a mixture of 3-benzoyloxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo-[h]quinoline and 2-(benzoyloxymethyl)benz[g]indoline on reaction with potassium benzoate. Saponification of 2-(benzoyloxymethyl)benz[g]indoline gave 2-(hydroxymethyl)benz[g]indoline. The reaction of the isomeric chloro derivatives with potassium cyanide gave 2-(benz[g]-indolinyl)acetonitrile.See [1] for communication IX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 362–366, March, 1972.     

The synthesis of diene and vinyl copolymers containing predetermined quantities of polynuclear hydrocarbon or heterocyclic adducts—VII: Copolymers formed from butadiene,a heterocyclic compound and some linking or terminating agents

The reaction of butadiene (M) and a suitable heterocyclic molecule (A) (acridine, quinoline or puridine) with lithium metal in tetrahydrofuran (THF) produced polymeric adducts of structure ^?A—M_n—A^? where the negative charges are located on the nitrogen atoms. Similar products (mono or difunctional) may be produced by reacting living polybutadiene directly with these heterocyclic molecules. In the case of acridine, proton termination produced oligomers terminated with dihydroacridine groups; polymeric species containing amide linkages can be produced by titration with adipoyl chloride and, although this reaction is in itself efficient, the product easily re-aromatizes. With quinoline and pyridine, the dihydroadducts become progressively less stable, showing strong tendencies to re-aromatise and crosslink. It is shown that the anionic pyridine adduct of polybutadiene may be cleanly re-aromatised to produce pyridine-terminated polymers which are stable. These pyridine groups can be reacted with benzyl halides to produce pyridinium salts; the presence of these ionic groups has a profound effect on the physical properties of the product. Reaction with p-xylylene dibromide converts low molecular weight difunctional pyridine-terminated polybutadiene from a mobile liquid to a rubbery solid; the material remains soluble and so is free from chemical crosslinks.     

Hydrobenz[c]acridines and their analogs based on 1,5-diketones

The reaction of 1,5-diketones containing an -tetralone fragment with ammonia and primary amines gave hydrogenated benz[c]acridine and benzo[h]cyclopenta[b]quinoline derivatives, for which hydrocyanation, oxidation, and disproportionation reactions were studied.Communication XXIX from the series Reactions of 1,5-Diketones. See [1] for communication XXVIII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1361–1364, October, 1977.