Insertion of chloral into P-Br bond of phosphoranes

Chloral inserts into the P-Br bond of pyrocatechintribromophosphorane with the formation of stable mono-, di- and tri(1-bromo-2,2,2-trichloroethoxy) phosphoranes and, also, into the P-Br bond of bis (pyrocatechin) bromophosphorane with the formation of 1-bromo-2,2,2-trichloroethoxybis (pyrocatechin) phosphorane.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2819–2823, December, 1989.     

Synthesis of 3,4-dibromo-3,4,4-trichloro-1-phenylbutan-1-one and 1-aryl-2-bromo-3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-en-1-ones from 3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-enoic acid

Bromination of 3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-enoic acid in boiling carbon tetrachloride led to the formation of 2-bromo-3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-enoic acid as a result of replacement of hydrogen in the CH₂ group. The reaction at 40°C involved the double C=C bond to give 3,4-dibromo-3,4,4-trichlorobutanoic acid. The brominated acids were converted into the corresponding chlorides which were used to acylate benzene, toluene, and bromobenzene according to Friedel-Crafts. The acylation was not selective, and only the reaction of 3,4-dibromo-3,4,4-trichlorobutanoyl chloride with benzene gave 3,4-dibromo-3,4,4-trichloro-1-phenylbutan-1-one as the only product. 1-Aryl-2-bromo-3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-en-1-ones were synthesized by bromination of the corresponding 1-aryl-3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-en-1-ones which were prepared previously by Friedel-Crafts acylation of substituted benzenes with 3,4,4-trichlorobut-3-enoyl chloride.     

Stereoselective synthesis of 1'-C-branched arabinofuranosyl nucleosides via anomeric radicals generated by 1,2-acyloxy migration

Stereoselective C-C bond formation at the anomeric position of uracil and adenine nucleoside has been accomplished through reaction of the anomeric radical, generated by 1,2-acyloxy migration, with a radical acceptor. The present method consists of the following steps: (1) electrophilic addition (bromo-pivaloyloxylation) to 3',5'-O-(1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)-protected 1',2'-unsaturated nucleoside, (2) tin radical-mediated reaction of the resulting adduct with a radical acceptor. The use of allyl(tributyl)tin gave the 1'-C-allylated uracil nucleoside 14 in 66% yield together with the unrearranged 2'-C-allylated product 15 (6%). Radical acceptors such as styryl(tributyl)tin and 3-bromo-2-methylacrylonitrile can also be used in the reaction of 5, giving 16 (70%) and 17 (76%) without the formation of unrearranged product. The radical-mediated C-C bond formation of the adenine counterpart 12 was also investigated.     

Binary and ternary complexes containing alpha-cyclodextrin and bromonaphthalene derivatives: a note of caution in interpreting UV absorption spectral data

Ultraviolet absorption spectra, NMR spectra, and phosphorescence measurements were used to confirm that alpha-cyclodextrin (CD) and 2-bromo-6-beta-D-glucopyranosidylnaphthalene (BGN) form only a binary complex and to characterize its properties. The binding constant for the CD.BGN complex was found to be 886 +/- 24 M(-1) and 770 +/- 110 M(-1) from NMR and UV absorbance measurements, respectively. Comparison of spectral properties revealed the CD.BGN complex to be binary and complexes containing CD and n-alkoxy (n-alkanoloxy) derivatives of 2-bromonaphthalene (N) to be of higher order, notably ternary. A red shift was observed in the UV absorption spectra of the CD(2).N complexes. The absence of a hydroxyl hydrogen atom on the naphthalene ring of N molecules made it impossible for hydrogen bond formation to a glucosidic oxygen in the CD cavity to be the cause of the red shift. The similar red shifts reported herein and for the ternary complexes of CD with 2-naphthol and 2-bromo-6-hydroxynaphthalene (BOHN) indicated that hydrogen bond formation between the hydroxyl hydrogen and glucosidic oxygen atom might not be the cause of the red shift for the latter guest molecules, as has been proposed previously. This result emphasizes the caution necessary in using UV absorption spectral data as evidence for hydrogen bond formation in molecular complexes containing CD.     

Conformations of highly hindered aryl ethers: XXIII–PMR evidence for preferred conformations and intramolecular π complex formation in nitrophenyl naphthyl ethers

The PMR spectrum of 2-bromo-4,6-dinitrophenyl 2′-naphthyl ether ( 1 ) is consistent with the preferential adoption of a twist conformation ( 1a ) in which the 6-nitro group and the 1′-hydrogen are located endo to the ether link. This preference is explained by the formation of an intramolecular π complex between the 6-nitro group and the C1′? C2′ bond, which is stronger than that formed with the C2′? C3′ bond, in accord with their bond orders. This study adduces further evidence in favor of: (a) the adoption of twist conformations by these and related ethers, (b) the importance of intramolecular π complex formation as a conformational influence, (c) the formation of complexes in such cases is with specific portions of, and not the complete, π cloud and (d) indicates that similar effects may be discerned in analogous ethers related to the thyroid hormones.     

Investigation of regioselectivity on the reaction of 5-bromo-2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine with ammonia

Regioselective displacement reaction of ammonia with 5-bromo-2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine was studied by X-ray crystallography analysis and showed the formation of 5-bromo-2-chloro-6-methylpyrimidin-4-amine as a main product. Reaction of the latter compound with secondary amines in boiling ethanol afforded 4-amino-5-bromo-2-substituted aminopyrimidines. The synthesized compound in this paper crystallized in the monoclinic crystal system space group P2₁/n. In the title cocrystal, 5-bromo-2-chloro-6-methylpyrimidin-4-amine·3H₂O, the asymmetric unit contains one crystallographically independent 5-bromo-2-chloro-6-methylpyrimidin-4-amine and three crystallization of water molecules. The typical intramolecular O−H⋯N as well as O−H⋯O hydrogen bond is observed in the crystalline network of the title compound. It is interesting to point out that the crystal structure is further stabilized by O−H⋯O hydrogen bonds created by (H₂O)_∞ clusters.     

Synthetic and structural studies on C-ethynyl- and C-bromo-carboranes

A high-yield preparation of the C-monoethynyl para-carborane, 1-Me(3)SiC[triple bond]C-1,12-C2B10H11, from C-monocopper para-carborane and 1-bromo-2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyne, BrC[triple bond]CSiMe(3) is reported. The low-yield preparation of 1,12-(Me3SiC[triple bond]C)2-1,12-C2B10H10 from the C,C'-dicopper para-carborane derivative with 1-bromo-2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyne, BrC[triple bond]CSiMe3, has been re-investigated and other products were identified including the C-monoethynyl-carborane 1-Me3SiC[triple bond]C-1,12-C2B10H11 and two-cage assemblies generated from cage-cage couplings. The contrast in the yields of the monoethynyl and diethynyl products is due to the highly unfavourable coupling process between 1-RC[triple bond]C-12-Cu-1,12-C2B10H10 and the bromoalkyne. The ethynyl group at the cage carbon C(1) strongly influences the chemical reactivity of the cage carbon at C(12)-the first example of the "antipodal effect" affecting the syntheses of para-carborane derivatives. New two-step preparations of 1-ethynyl- and 1,12-bis(ethynyl)-para-carboranes have been developed using a more readily prepared bromoethyne, 1-bromo-3-methyl-1-butyn-3-ol, BrC[triple bond]CCMe2OH. The molecular structures of the two C-monoethynyl-carboranes, 1-RC[triple bond]C-1,12-C2B10H11 (R = H and Me3Si), were experimentally determined using gas-phase electron diffraction (GED). For R = H (R(G) = 0.053) a model with C(5v) symmetry refined to give a C[triple bond]C bond distance of 1.233(5) A. For R = Me3Si (R(G) = 0.048) a model with C(s) symmetry refined to give a C[triple bond]C bond distance of 1.227(5) A. Molecular structures of 1,12-Br2-1,12-C2B10H10, 1-HC[triple bond]C-12-Br-1,12-C2B10H10 and 1,12-(Me(3)SiC[triple bond]C)2-1,12-C2B10H10 were determined by X-ray crystallography. Substituents at the cage carbon atoms on the C2B10 cage skeleton in 1-X-12-Y-1,12-C2B10H10 derivatives invariably lengthen the cage C-B bonds. However, the subtle substituent effects on the tropical B-B bond lengths in these compounds are more complex. The molecular structures of the ethynyl-ortho-carborane, 1-HC[triple bond]C-1,2-C2B10H11 and the ethene, trans-Me3SiBrC=CSiMe3Br are also reported.     

Migratory insertion of bis(diethylamino)phosphine group into the N–N bond in the reaction of substituted hydrazobenzene with (Et2N)2PCl

Oxidative dehydrogenation of 2-bromo-4-methylaniline with manganese(iv) oxide leads to the formation of (E)-1,2-bis(2-bromo-4-methylphenyl)diazene (1). The reaction of 1 with hydrazine hydrate gives the reduction product, 1,2-bis(2-bromo-4-methylphenyl)hydrazine (2). Compound 2 sequentially treated with methyllithium and two equivalents of (Et₂N)₂PCl in diethyl ether is converted to the diazadiphosphinine derivative. The reaction includes the following steps: 1) the phosphorylation of the nitrogen atom in the dilithium salt of hydrazo derivative 2, 2) the migratory insertion of (Et₂N)₂P group into the N–N bond, 3) phosphorylation of the second nitrogen atom, 4) arylation of the phosphorus in the (Et₂N)₂P group.

     

P(CH(3)NCH(2)CH(2))(3)N as a dehydrobromination reagent: synthesis of vitamin A derivatives revisited.

Although P(CH(3)NCH(2)CH(2))(3)N (1) was found to be less effective than 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN) or 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in the removal of hydrogen bromide from vitamin A intermediates 13-cis-10-bromo-9,10-dihydroretinyl acetates (6) and 14-bromo-9,14-dihydroretinyl acetate (11) when the reaction was carried out in refluxing benzene, in acetonitrile at room temperature it was superior to DBN and DBU. A (31)P NMR study of this reaction suggests that the carbanion generated from acetonitrile-d(3) in the presence of 1 is the basic species that initiates the elimination step. Diastereoselectivity of the nucleophilic addition of (Z)-HC triple bond C(CH(3))=CHCH(2)OH to the carbonyl group of (E)-2-methyl-4-(2',6',6'-trimethyl-1'-cyclohexen-1'-yl)-3-butenal (2) was only moderate (20%), and (9R,10S)-13-cis-11,12-didehydro-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinol (3b) predominated. The LiAlH(4) reduction of the C triple bond C bond in the diastereoisomeric diols 3 afforded 13-cis-9,10-dihydro-10-hydroxyretinols 4a and 4b as major products together with 11-cis-13-cis-isomers and the deoxygenated compound (3EZ,5EZ,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3,5,8-nonatetraene (9). Reaction of 15-acetates of the pure diastereoisomeric allylic alcohols 4a and 4b with PBr(3) occurred with significant but not identical retention of configuration, and with concomitant formation of the rearranged bromide 11.     

α-Indolyl-β-nitroacrylates. Synthesis and structure

A one-pot procedure has been developed for the synthesis of α-indolyl-β-nitroacrylates by reaction of β-bromo-β-nitroacrilates with indole and substituted indoles. All indolylnitroacrilates thus obtained have Z configuration of the double bond. According to the X-ray diffraction data, ethyl 2-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-nitroacrylate is characterized by s-trans conformation of the double C=C bond and indole ring; its crystal packing involves intermolecular hydrogen bonds C-H…O and C-H…π with formation of centrosymmetric dimers which give rise to bilayer supramolecular structures.     

Synthesis of 2-(3′Bromo-3′-phenylallyl)indoles via ZnBr2-Mediated Addition of Bromomethylindoles/Indolylmethylacetates with Phenylacetylene

Abstract

An efficient synthesis of 2-(3′-bromo-3′-phenylallyl)indoles has been developed via direct carbon–carbon bond formation between bromomethylindoles/indolylmethylacetates and phenylacetylene.     

Total synthesis of (+/-)-perophoramidine

The first total synthesis of racemic perophoramidine is described. The key step features the highly stereoselective introduction of the vicinial quaternary centers via base-promoted carbon-carbon bond formation between a 3-alkylindole and a 3-bromo-3-alkylindolin-2-one. This transformation presumably proceeds through a conjugate addition or Diels-Alder cycloaddition of the 3-alkylindole with a 3-alkylindol-2-one intermediate.     

Electrochemical Reduction of Mono- and Dihalothiophenes at Carbon Cathodes in Dimethylformamide. First Example of an Electrolytically Induced Halogen Dance

Cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential electrolysis have been employed to probe the electrochemical reduction of a number of mono- and dihalothiophenes at carbon cathodes in dimethylformamide containing tetramethylammonium perchlorate. Reduction of 2-bromo-, 3-bromo-, 2-chloro-, 3-chloro-, and 2-iodothiophene gives rise to a single irreversible cyclic voltammetric wave for each compound that corresponds to the two-electron cleavage of the carbon-halogen bond, and thiophene is obtained as the only product. Cyclic voltammograms for the reduction of 2,3-dibromo-, 2,4-dibromo-, 2,5-dibromo-, 3,4-dibromo-, 2-bromo-5-chloro-, and 3-bromo-2-chlorothiophene each exhibit a pair of irreversible two-electron waves. Electrolyses of either 2,3-dibromo- or 2,4-dibromothiophene at potentials corresponding to the first voltammetric wave yield a two-to-one mixture of 3-bromo- and 3,4-dibromothiophene; under similar conditions, electrolyses of 2,5-dibromothiophene give a mixture of 2-bromo-, 3-bromo-, and 3,4-dibromothiophene, electrolyses of 2-bromo-5-chlorothiophene afford a mixture of 3-bromo-, 3,4-dibromo-, 3-bromo-2-chloro-, 4-bromo-2-chloro-, and 2-chlorothiophene, and electrolyses of 3-bromo-2-chlorothiophene yield 2-chlorothiophene. Aside from the last result, these product distributions appear to arise from an electrolytically induced halogen dance. When electrolyses of the dibromothiophenes and of 2-bromo-5-chloro- and 3-bromo-2-chlorothiophene are performed at potentials that correspond to the second voltammetric wave, thiophene is the only product obtained.     

Nitrenic reactivity of diazirines

Butyl 3-bromo-3H-diazirine-3-carboxylate (7) and 3-bromo-3-phenyl-3H-diazirine (17) exhibit nitrenic reactivity with phenylmagnesium bromide or tetrabutylammonium cyanide. The formation of several N,N′-disubstituted amidines is attributed to the intermediacy of 1-phenyl or 1-cyano-1H-diazirines possessing a singlet imidoylnitrene character at the N2 atom. Most notably, the reaction of 7 with PhMgBr in diethyl ether affords 2-hydroxy-2,2,N-triphenylacetamidine (9) and 2-methyl-5,5-diphenyl-4-phenylamino-2,5-dihydrooxazole (10) as products derived from nitrene insertion to the ether α-C–H bond.     

Reaction mechanism in the photochemistry of the antileukaemic agents 2-chloro- and 2-bromo-2'-deoxyadenosine, studied by nanosecond laser flash photolysis.

The reaction mechanism in the UV photochemistry of 2-chloro-2'-deoxyadenosine (Cladibrine) and 2-bromo-2'-deoxyadenosine in aqueous solution has been studied by laser photolysis at nanosecond time resolution. It is found that excitation at 266 nm wavelength produces heterolytic cleavage of the halogen-carbon bond by one-photon absorption and formation of the unstable 2-hydroxy tautomer of 2'-deoxyisoguanosine as predominant 'primary' product. The 2-hydroxy tautomer then transforms in 10(-6)-10(-5) s into the stable 2-oxo tautomer in an acid-base-catalysed reaction. A reaction mechanism is proposed and discussed in relation to previous UV low-intensity studies of these halogenodeoxyadenosines.     

A hydrogen pump: Transfer of four hydrogens from a cyclohexane ring to a triple bond during a menthofuran/bromoacetylene adduct rearrangement

The cycloadducts of menthofuran with acylbromoacetylenes, (3-bromo-1,6-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-2,4a-epoxynaphthalen-4-yl)(aryl)methanones, rearrange (CHCl₃, reflux, 1 h) to 2-(2-acylethyl)benzofurans (along with the expected 2-bromo-3-hydroxy-4,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-yl)(aryl)methanones) via 2-acylethynylmenthofurans, thus indicating the exceptionally mild and rapid transfer of four hydrogens from a cyclohexane ring to a triple bond through the furan moiety in the key intermediate 2-acylethynylmenthofuran.     

Synthesis of annulated gamma-carbolines and heteropolycycles by the palladium-catalyzed intramolecular annulation of alkynes

A variety of N-substituted 2-bromo-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehydes incorporating an alkyne-containing tether on the indole nitrogen have been converted to the corresponding tert-butylimines, which have been subjected to palladium-catalyzed intramolecular iminoannulation, affording various gamma-carboline derivatives with an additional ring fused across the 4- and 5-positions in good to excellent yields. When the tethered carbon-carbon triple bond is terminal or substituted with a triethylsilyl group, the iminoannulation generates a tert-butyl-gamma-carbolinium salt as the major product. The palladium-catalyzed intramolecular annulations of N-substituted 2-bromo-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde, methyl 2-iodo-1H-indole-3-carboxylate, and 2-iodo-3-phenyl-1H-indole containing a phenylpentynyl tether produce the corresponding heteropolycycles in moderate to good yields.     

Organoboron compounds: CDV. Bromination of 2-isopropyl-2-boraadamantane

Bromination of 2-isopropyl-2-boraadamantane in CH₂Cl₂ proceeds simultaneously by both radical and electrophilic mechanisms. The first involves elimination of HBr and formation of 2-(2-bromo-2-propyl)-2-boraadamantane; this rearranges, under the action of nucleophilic reagents, to a derivative of 4-borahomoadamantane, which converts, on oxidation, to 3α-hydroxy-7α-(2-hydroxy-2-propyl)bicyclo[3.3.1]-nonane. The second direction includes cleavage of a BC(isopropyl) bond with formation of i-PrBr and 2-bromo-2-boraadamantane, oxidation of which leads to 3α, 7α-dihydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. In the presence of H₂O, a solvated Br⁺ also takes part in the bromination, which results in formation of hydroxy (3-noradamantyl)isopropylborane, which is oxidized to 3-noradamantanol. Depending on the reaction conditions one of the three possible directions may predominate.     

New building blocks for fluorinated imidazole derivatives: preparation of beta-fluoro- and beta,beta-difluorohistamine.

We demonstrate that "FBr" addition to 1-trityl-4-vinyl-1H-imidazole (7) provides a convenient route to side-chain-fluorinated histamines. Thus, addition of "FBr" to the double bond of 7 occurs with Markovnikov regioselectivity to produce 4-(2-bromo-1-fluoroethyl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazole (8). Substitution with azide, reduction, and removal of the trityl group provide beta-fluorohistamine (1) as the dihydrochloride. Elimination of HBr from 8 followed by a second addition of "FBr" gives 4-(2-bromo-1,1-difluoroethyl)-1-trityl-1H-imidazole (15). This was similarly converted to beta,beta-difluorohistamine (2) as the dihydrochloride.     

顺[1-溴-2-羟基-2-(对-甲氧基苯基)乙基]膦酸二异丙酯的羟基反应性能的研究

研究了顺[1-溴-2-羟基-2-(对-甲氧基苯基)乙基]膦酸二异丙酯羟基的反应性能。由于膦酸酯基和电负性的溴原子的吸电子作用,羟基氧原子周围的电子云密度降低．从而增强了羟基上质子的酸性并减弱了碱性条件下相应的烷氧基负离子的亲核能力,因而得到了有关羟基与酚进行Mitsunobu脱水反应和酯化反应的特殊反应性能。同时,由于氢键的作用和膦酸酯基团的空问障碍作用,羟基与酰氯的反应活性较低。