Aromatic annelation. Synthesis of naphthalenes

An efficient cationic cyclization reaction has been developed to prepare substituted naphthalenes. The method has been used to prepare a phenanthrene and will be useful for the synthesis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and C-glycosyl anthraquinones.     

Aromatic annelation; application to the synthesis of unsymmetrical biphenyls.

A procedure for the preparation of unsymmetrical biphenyls by elaboration of aromatic rings from aryl alkyl ketones is described.     

Synthesis of quinoline and benzo[b]thiophene derivatives by ring annelation of pyridines and thiophenes

Selected ortho-disubstituted pyridines and thiopenes react with Michael acceptors to give functionalized quinolines or benzo[b]thiopenes, respectively.     

Aromatic polyimide-co-amides. I

A series of aromatic polyimide-co-amides of high thermal stability were synthesized. Low-temperature solution condensation involving aromatic diamines of varying basicity and bifunctional carboxylic acid chlorides containing performed imide rings was empolyed. This approach offers several advantages over the conventional polyamic acid route. The final polymers obtained are linear, soluble, and of high molecular weight. Solution of the final polymers are stable in contrast to polyamic acid solutions, which depolymerize hydrolytically due to the neighboring-group effect. Tough, flexible films were cast from solution and required no heat cure. The properties of one polymer made by the preformed ring approach were compared to its structurally related amide and imide homologs.     

Aromatic polyamides. I. Synthesis and characterization of some aromatic polyamides and their model diamides

The synthesis of some wholly aromatic polyamides based on unsubstituted and chloro- and nitro-substituted diamines by low temperature solution polymerization is described. Poly(1,3-phenylene isophthalamide) and poly(chloro-2,4-phenylene isophthalamide) were selected for further investigation. To study the two polyamides on a systematic basis their model diamides were synthesized. These materials were characterized with respect to chemical structure and purity by elemental analysis, infrared (IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic techniques. The usefulness of the model compounds in the interpretation of the polymer spectra is also demonstrated.     

Aromatic Annelation. II. Synthesis of phenols.

The preparation of substituted phenols from cycloalkanones by elaboration of an aromatic ring is described.     

Synthesis of (Bistrifluoromethylamino-oxy)pyridines

The ready displacement of halide ion from various halogeno-, halogenonitro- and halogenocyano-pyridines by the salt (CF₃)₂NO^?Na⁺ (II) provides a route to the corresponding (bistrifluoromethylamino-oxy)pyridines; 2-chloro- and 2-bromo-pyridine are unreactive under a variety of conditions.     

Azulene‐substituted pyridines and pyridinium salts. Synthesis and structure. 1. Azulene‐substituted pyridines

4‐Azulen‐1‐yl substituted 2,6‐dimethyl‐and 2,6‐diphenyl‐pyridines are obtained in good yields from the reaction of corresponding 4‐azulen‐1‐yl‐pyranylium salts and ammonium acetate in ethanol or starting from 4‐chloro‐2,6‐diphenyl‐pyranylium salts in two steps: reaction with azulenes followed by in situ treatment with ammonium acetate. The effect of substitution at the 3‐position of the heterocycle was taken into account. The structure assignment was accomplished with NMR and uv‐vis spectra.     

芳香型螺双内酯二胺的合成

以对硝基甲苯和多聚甲醛为原料,经过两种途径合成了二氨基芳香型螺双内酯--6,6′-二氨基-3,3′-螺双苯酞.发现二(2-甲基-5-硝基苯基)甲烷在酸性体系中经氧化反应可高收率地得到二硝基螺双内酯,还原二硝基螺双内酯时发现,在低极性溶剂中主要生成一种稳定的芳香型羟胺类化合物--6,6′-二羟氨基-3,3′-螺双苯酞,在高极性溶剂中主要生成6,6′-二氨基-3,3′-螺双苯酞.通过¹HNMR,¹³CNMR,IR,MS及元素分析确证了二氨基螺双内酯及其中间产物的结构     

Synthesis and reactivity of highly nucleophilic pyridines

3,4,5-Triamino-substituted pyridines are avid for electrophiles but are still willing to give them back. In these compounds three amino groups conjoin their forces into the heterocyclic nitrogen, making it a powerful Lewis base. A short and efficient synthesis is described, and the origin of its unique activity in nucleophilic organocatalysis is rationalized by kinetics and thermodynamic quantifications.     

Aromatic rigid chain copolymers. I. Synthesis,structure, and solubility of phenyl-substituted para-linked aromatic random copolyamides

Four 2,5-biphenylene based difunctional condensation monomers, such as 2,5-diphenyldicar-boxylic acid or phenylterephthalic acid (PTA), 2,5-bis(carbonylimino-4-benzoic acid)biphenyl (2,5-BCIBABP), 2,5-diaminobiphenyl hydrochloride (2,5-DABP.HCl) and 2,5-bis(iminocarbonyl-4-benzoic acid)biphenyl (2,5-BICBABP), have been synthesized and characterized. These monomers were polymerized in combination with terephthalic acid (TA) and p-phenylenediamine (PPD) via the phosphorylation reaction to prepare a series of phenyl-substituted random copolyamides having all amide groups attached to para-positions of the benzene rings. All the copolyamides have been characterized by solubility, solution viscosity, and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Some of these copolyamides have unusual solubility in organic solvents such as N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) containing dissolved lithium chloride. A few copolyamides were tested for lyotropic behavior and found to form anisotropic solutions at critical concentrations in organic solvents. A randomly distributed unsymmetrical phenyl substituent on the benzene ring of para-oriented wholly aromatic polyamides dramatically changes the solubility and melting point. The phenyl substituent on a terephthalic acid unit is more efficient in decreasing melting point and increasing solubility in organic solvents of aromatic polyamides than the one on a p-phenylenediamine unit. However, the former also introduces a more flexible link in the extended polyamide chain.     

Synthesis of 2-substituted pyridines catalyzed by cobalt(I) complexes and promoted by light

A series of pyridines substituted in the 2-position were synthesized by cobalt(I)-catalyzed cotrimerization of alkynes and nitriles. The reactions are usually enhanced by light. The reaction conditions are very mild. Activity and selectivity are satisfactory with respect to formation of pyridines, but depend on the type of nitrile.     

Synthesis of yomogin using a telescoped α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone annelation procedure

A novel and efficient synthetic route to the anti-cancer natural product yomogin has been developed using a Telescoped Intramolecular Michael-Olefination (TIMO) sequence as the key step. Two variants of the TIMO sequence have been used successfully: a two-step acylation approach using diethyl phosphonoacetic acid and a base-free variant using triphenylphosphoranylideneketene (Bestmann’s ylide). The natural product, 3-oxodiplophyllin, was also prepared en route to yomogin.