Vinyl carbanions derived from cis-cinnamonitrile-reactions with electrophiles and configurational stability

Vinyl carbanions derived from cis-cinnamonitrile 1 were formed by reacting it with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) as a base in aprotic solvents at low temperatures; reaction with various electrophiles (E) resulted in the corresponding derivatives PhCHC(E)CN. The configurational stability of the vinyl carbanions derived from 1 and the geometry of the reaction products was affected by the solvating properties of the medium. Retention of configuration was achieved in a poor solvating medium-diethyl ether-hexane (4:1). Addition of a crown ether or using THF as solvent resulted in products having trans geometry. The site of deprotonation of cinnamonitrile (cis and trans) was compared to that of cinnamic esters and discussed. Determination of the geometry of the products was based on their ¹H NMR spectra.     

New bicyclic organylboronic esters derived from iminodiacetic acids

The reactions of phenylboronic acid or dinethylthexyboronic ester with iminodiacetic- or N-methyliminodiacetic acids lead to high yield to the air-stable bicyclic esters (N-B)phenyl[iminodiacete-O,N]borane (1), (N-B)phenyl[N-methyliminodiacetate-O,N]borane (2), (N-B)thexy[iminodiacetate[O,N]borane (3) and (N-B)thexyl[N-methyliminodiacetate-O,N]borane (4). These are shown by ¹H, ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy to have rigid bicyclic structures of strong intramolecular N-B coordination.     

Phosphinoselenothioic acids and their salts: synthesis, characterization, and reaction with electrophiles

[reaction: see text] Phosphinoselenothioic acid ammonium salts were synthesized in good yields by reacting phosphinoselenothioic acid S-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl] esters with ammonium fluorides. Phosphinoselenothioic acid alkali metal salts were obtained as 18-crown-6 ether complexes with high efficiency by treating the esters with alkali metal fluorides and 18-crown-6 ether. The salts were stable under air and soluble in water. The structures of the phosphinoselenothioic acid tetramethylammonium salt and P-methylseleno-P-methylthiophosphonium triflate were determined by X-ray molecular structure analyses. These salts exhibited monomeric structures, and the central phosphorus atoms adopted tetrahedral structures. Alkylation of the ammonium salts selectively gave phosphinoselenothioic acid Se-alkyl esters, whereas acylation of the salts preferentially gave S-acyl products. Protonation of the salts selectively gave the phosphinoselenothioic S-acid. The S-acid generated in situ was reacted with alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and cyclohexene oxide to give the adducts. Molecular orbital calculations were carried out for the model compound H2P(Se)S- to elucidate the electronic structure.     

硝基烷基膦酸酯碳负离子烷基化反应区域选择性研究

α-或β-硝基烷基膦酸酯双负离子与卤代烷反应, 生成碳-烷基化产物, 反应区域选择性取决于硝基膦酸酯的结构, 讨论了可能的反应机理。     

Chiral oxazolidinones as electrophiles: Intramolecular cyclization reactions with carbanions and preparation of functionalized lactams

The intramolecular cyclizations of oxazolidinones with carbanions adjacent to sulfones, sulfoxides, and phosphonates proceed in high yields to obtain functionalized γ and δ lactams. The chiral oxazolidinone precursors can be readily synthesized from commercial amino acids. The lactams from this study are useful synthetic intermediates, as demonstrated by the synthesis of a precursor for levetiracetam, an antiepileptic drug.     

Formation of carbon-carbon bonds with radicals derived from the esters of thiohydroxamic acids

Radicals formed from the esters of thiohydroxamic acids readily add to electron deficient olefins to give adducts of potential synthetic value in variable yield. In certain cases the added sulphur function is easily eliminated with reformation of olefin.     

Enantioselective synthesis of alpha-amino acids from N-tosyloxy beta-lactams derived from beta-keto esters

A novel synthetic sequence has been developed to convert simple beta-keto esters into enantiomerically enriched alpha-amino acids. The key features of this sequence include the addition of azide to the C3 position of beta-keto ester derived N-tosyloxy-beta-lactams through a concomitant nucleophilic addition/N-O bond reduction reaction, a mild CsF-induced N1 benzylation of alpha-azido monocyclic beta-lactams, the preparation of alpha-keto-beta-lactams through a novel four-step sequence from the corresponding 3-azido-1-benzyl-beta-lactams, and TEMPO-mediated ring expansion of these compounds to the corresponding N-carboxy anhydrides (NCAs). In addition, the synthesis, isolation, and characterization of unusual 3-imino and 3-chloramino-beta-lactams is reported.     

Cathodic synthesis of esters of 1,1,2,2-cycloalkanetetracarboxylic acids derived from 1,1,2,2-ethane- or ethylenecarboxylate esters

The cathodic electrolysis of esters of 1,1,2,2-ethane- or ethylenetetracarboxylic acids in the presence of dihaloalkanes leads to esters of 1,1,2,2-cycloalkanetetracarboxylic acids.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117913 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 217–220, January, 1992.     

Functionalization of N-[(silyl)methyl]-beta-lactam carbanions with carbon electrophiles

Latent acidity of alpha-alkyl-alpha-amino-N-[(silyl)methyl]-beta-lactams enabled a concise entry to lithium nonenolate N-methyl-azetidinone carbanions lithiated alpha' to the beta-lactam nitrogen, owing to the stabilizing "alpha-effect" of one or two trimethylsilyl groups. (n)BuLi/TMEDA and (t)BuLi/TMEDA were the bases of choice for complete deprotonation of di- and monosilylated beta-lactams, respectively. Trapping of the resulting carbanions with alkyl halides provided the corresponding N-[(alpha'-silyl)-alkyl]-beta-lactams, while carbon dioxide and related electrophiles such as benzyl chloroformates or isocyanates, afforded the corresponding silicon-free N-carboxymethyl-, N-benzyloxycarbonylmethyl-, and N-amidomethyl-beta-lactams in a single synthetic step. Likely structures of these unprecedented lithiated N-[(silyl)methyl]-beta-lactams were studied by MO calculations (B3LYP/6-31G**), and the origin of their relative stability was briefly discussed.     

Rearrangements of the carbanions derived from allyl benzyl thioether

The metalation of allyl benzyl thioether involves the benzylic or the allylic hydrogens. The benzylic carbanion undergoes a rapid[2,3] sigmatropic shift whereas the allylic carbanion gives rise to various rearrangements, among them migration of the allylic unit to the para position with allylic inversion. The temperature dependence of the ratio of products arising from the benzylic carbanion vs those from the allylic carbanion shows that the allylic-to-benzylic carbanion transformation occurs only under special conditions: (a) with slow addition of the base; (b) with thioether in excess relative to the base, and (c) on raising the temperature of the reaction medium from ?78° to ?15°. In the last instance, the proton transfer is intramolecular as shown with labeled thioethers. The extent of the different rearrangements depends on the temperature and solvent. A choice of mechanism cannot be made at this time for the para migration 5→9a. A leaving group effect on the reaction regioselectivity of the carbanion from allyl methyl thioether with benzyl halides has been noticed. The presence of dibenzyl indicates that, in addition to S_N2 reactions, some electron transfer process is occurring.     

Unexpected regiochemistry in the reaction of some γ-trimethylsilylated 3-dialkylamino-crotonate esters with carbonyl electrophiles.

4-Trimethysilyl-3-dialkylaminocrotonate esters ($\text{4}$) react with a number of carbonyl electrophiles and titanium tetrachloride to give products with substitution at γ-position. A dynamic equilibrium of $\text{4}$ and its O-silyl isomer $\text{16}$ is proposed to explain the regiochemistry.     

Polyimides derived from diels-alder polymerization of furfuryl-substituted maleamic acids or from the reaction of bismaleamic with bisfurfurylpyromellitamic acids

Certain AB or AA and BB Diels-Alder polymer precursors bearing maleimide and furan segments were synthesized, characterized, and polymerized. Particularly, the monomaleamic acid derived from 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, reacted with the monofurfurylpyromellitamic acid to yield a triamic acid which was cyclodehydrated to the corresponding triimide. A polyimide was obtained upon heat-curing of triimide or the intermediate triamic acid. In addition, equimolar amounts of N,N'-bismaleimido-4,4'-diphenylmethane (BMDM) and bisfurfurylpyromellitimide or their intermediate diamic acids were cured to afford a polyimide. The polymer precursors were characterized by IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy and their curing behavior was investigated by DTA. It was shown that the Diels-Alder polymerization of monomers took place at lower temperature than that required for crosslinking of BMDM. The thermal stabilities of polymers were ascertained by TGA and isothermal gravimetric analysis (IGA). The synthesized Diels-Alder polymers were remarkably more heat-resistant than the crosslinked polymer obtained from BMDM or its intermediate bismaleamic acid. They were stable up to about 360°C in N₂ or air and afforded anaerobic char yield of 58% at 800°C. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Rearrangement of carbanions and of ylides derived from 4-thiacyclohexenyl systems

The rearrangement of the carbanion and of the ylide derived from 5,5-diphenyl-4-thiacyclohexene to (E)2,2-diphenyle-1-methylthiovynylcyclopropane is shown to depend on the presence of a stabilizing substituent at C-5. A non concerted mechanism is proposed for this rearrangement. The carbanions from the 4-thiacyclohexene and from the sulfone of the 5,5-diphenyl-4-thiacyclohexene are stable. The cycloaddition of an aromatic thioketone to butadiene has been extended to an aliphatic thioketone.     

Suzuki reaction of vinyl triflates from six- and seven-membered N-alkoxycarbonyl lactams with boronic acids and esters

The Pd(0)-catalyzed reaction of vinyl triflates from N-alkoxycarbonyl lactams with different boron compounds has been studied. The coupling reaction of alkenylboronates and arylboronic acids with six- and seven-membered lactam-derived N-alkoxycarbonyl vinyl triflates was feasible under very mild conditions in THF-water employing (Ph3P)2PdCl2 as a catalyst and Na2CO3 as a base, which provided in high yields the corresponding 6- or 7-substituted N-alkoxycarbonyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyridines and N-alkoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroazepines. Allylboronates reacted slower but, with vinyl triflates from delta-valerolactam, still gave acceptable yields of the coupling product. Alkylboronic acids required different reaction conditions, in particular the presence of Ag2O together with a base in anhydrous toluene and (dppf)PdCl2 as a catalyst, affording the corresponding 6-alkyl-N-alkoxycarbonyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyridines in high yields.     

Reactivity of arylazomethylenetriphenylphosphoranes towards electrophiles: reaction with cs2.

- The title reaction proceeds via the direct attack of the electrophilic reagent onto the nitrogen atom β to the ylidic carbon of the phosphoranes, f     

Rhodium-catalyzed reaction of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids with 2,4-dienoate esters: conjugate addition and Heck reaction products

[chemical reaction: see text]. We report herein the first examples of the addition of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids catalyzed by RhI complexes to 2,4-dienoate esters. Three different types of products have been obtained depending on the substitution pattern of the starting ester and the organoboronic acid: 1,6-conjugate addition products, 1,4-conjugate addition products, and Heck reaction products.