Pyrolyses of pentafluorophenyl 2-methylprop-2-enyl ether. Reactions proceeding via internal diels-alder reactions, and the contrasting thermolysis of pentafluorophenyl 2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl ether

The pyrolysis of pentafluorophenyl 2-methylprop-2-enyl ether (XIII) at 310° gave 4-(2-methylprop-2-enyl)-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-2,5-cyclohexadienone (XVI) (46%), while at 410° a mixture of 1-fluorovinyl 2,3,4-trifluoro-5-methylphenyl ketone (XVIII) (30%) and 2,5β,6,7,7aβ-pentafluoro-3aβ-methyl-3aβ,4,5,7a-tetrahydroinden-1-one (XXI) (22%) was formed from the possible internal Diels-Alder adducts (XVII) and (XX) respectively (Scheme 6). Pentafluorophenyl 2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl ether (XVI) decomposed under mild conditions (70°) to give pentafluorophenyl 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl ether (XXII), pentafluorophenol and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene possibly via an ion pair intermediate (Scheme 7).     

The preparation and reactions of 1,3,4,5,6,7,8-heptafluoro-2-naphthyl prop-2-enyl ether: Formation of 1,3,4,5,6,7,8-heptafluoro-1-(prop-2-enyl)naphthalen-2-one and the photolysis and pyrolysis of this ketone [1].

1,3,4,5,6,7,8-Heptafluoro-2-naphthyl prop-2-enyl ether (8) was isomerised in boiling xylene to 1,3,4,5,6,7,8-heptafluoro- 1-(prop-2-enyl)naphthalen-2-one (9). Photolysis of (9) gave 2,5,7-trifluoro-3,4-(tetrafluorobenzo)tricyclo[3.3.1.O^2,7]non-3- en-6-one (11) (by a [2 + 2] addition) and 1,2,7-trifluoro-3,4- (tetrafluorobenzo) tricyclo [3.3.1.O^2,7]non-3-en-8-one (12) (via an initial [3,5] photochemically-allowed sigmatropic shift). Pyrolysis of (9) at 455° also gave (11), while at 490°, both (9) and (11) gave 1-fluorovinyl 4,5,6,7,8-pentafluoro-1-naphthyl ketone (19).     

Stereoselective synthesis of cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-ones and cyclohex-2-en-1-ones from phenols

A convenient synthetic method for the synthesis of substituted cyclohex-2-en-1-ones by the direct alkylation of phenols has been developed. Furthermore, enantiomerically enriched 2,6-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone was prepared by the deprotonation of 2,6-dimethylphenol with a sparteine–lithium complex followed by alkylation with 1-chloro-3-methylbut-2-ene. 2,6-Dimethyl-6-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone was prepared from the corresponding cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one by selective hydrogenation of the 4,5-double bond. The method was extended to 2-methyl-naphthalen-1-ol and 1-methyl-naphthalen-2-ol resulting in 2-(R)-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2H-naphthalen-1-one and 1-(S)-methyl-1-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1H-naphthalen-2-one, respectively.     

Consecutive Reactions of Dialkyl Ethynyl Carbinols with Acetylene in Superbase KOH/DMSO Suspension

2-Methylbut-3-yn-2-ol, a tertiary propargylic alcohol, reacts with acetylene under pressure in superbase KOH/DMSO suspension (80 °C, 1 h) to afford, along with the expected vinyl ether, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-methylidene-1,3-dioxolane, 2,5-dimethyl-5-(vinyloxy)hex-3-yn-2-ol and (Z)-2-methyl-4-(2-methylbut-3-yn-2-yloxy)but-3-en-2-ol.     

Cyclization of ortho-(alk-2-enyl)anilines under the action of iodine

The reaction of ortho-(cyclohex-2-enyl)aniline with I₂ in nonpolar and polar solvents affords predominantly 1-iodohexahydrocarbazole and azatricyclotridecatriene, respectively. Under analogous conditions, 4-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)aniline undergoes cyclization to form exclusively products with quinoline structures regardless of the solvent used.     

Reactions of tetrafluoroethylene oligomers. Part 1. Some pyrolytic reactions of the pentamer and hexaher and of the fluorine adducts of the tetramer and pentamer

Pyrolyses of these highly branched fluorocarbons over glass beads caused the preferential thermolyses of CC bonds where there is maximum carbon substitution. Fluorinations of perfluoro-3,4-dimethylhex-3-ene (tetramer) (I) and perfluoro-4-ethyl-3,4-dimethylhex- 2-ehe (pentamer) (II) over cobalt (III) fluoride at 230° and 145° respectively afforded the corresponding saturated fluorocarbons (III) and (IV), though II gave principally the saturated tetramer (III) at 250°. Pyrolysis of III alone at 500—520° gave perfluoro-2-methylbutane (V), whilst pyrolysis of III in the presence of bromine or toluene afforded 2-bromononafluorobutane (VI) and 2H-nonafluorobutane (VII) respectively. Pyrolysis of perfluoro-3-ethyl-3, 4-dimethylhexane (IV) alone gave a mixture of perfluoro-2-methylbutane (V), perfluoro-2-methylbut-1-ene (VIII), perfluoro-3-methylpentane (IX), perfluoro-3,3-dimethylpentane (X), and perfluoro-3,4- dimethylhexane (III). Pyrolysis of IV in the presence of bromine gave (VI) and 3-bromo-3-trifluoromethyl-decafluoropentane (XI): with toluene, pyrolysis gare VlI and 3H-3-trifluoromethyldecafluoropentane (XII). Pyrolysis of II at 500° over glass gave perfluoro-1,2,3-trimethylcyclobutene (XIII) and perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpenta-1,3(E)- and (Z)-diene (XIV) and (XV) respectively. The diene mixture (XIV and XV) was fluorinated with CoF₃ to give perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpentane (XVI) and was cyclised thermally to give the cyclobutene (XIII). Pyrolysis of perfluoro-2- (1′-ethyl-1′-methylpropyl)-3-methylpent-1-ene (XVII) (TFE hexamer major isomer) at 500° gave perfluoro-1-methyl-2-(1′-methylpropyl)cyclobut-1-ene (XVIII) and perfluoro-2-methyl-2-(1′-methylpropyl)buta-1,3-diene (XIX). Fluorination of XVIII over CoF₃ gave perfluoro-1-methyl-2- (1′-methylpropyl)cyclobutane (XX), which on co-pyrolysis with bromine gave VI. XIX on heating gave XVIII. Reaction of XVIII with ammonia in ether gave a mixture of E and Z 1′-trifluoromethyl-2-(1′-trifluoromethyl- pentafluoropropyliden-1′-yl)tetrafluorocyclobutylamine (XXI) which on diazotisation and hydrolysis afforded 2-(2′trifluoromethyl- tetrafluorocyclobut-1-en-1′-yl)-octafluorobutan-2-ol (XXII).     

Thermal degradation in the solid state of metal salts of methacrylic acid oligomers

Alkaline earth metal salts of methacrylic acid oligomers undergo thermal degradation at 450–500°C to yield five-membered ring cyclic ketones. Some detailed studies are described in this paper. Magnesium 1-hexene-2,5-dicarboxylate undergoes thermal tetramerization in the solid state at temperatures above 300°C, but below the temperature of decomposition of the salt, to give two tetramers, 4-dodecene-2,5,8,11-tetracarboxylate and 5-dodecene-2,5,8,11-tetracarboxylate. At 450–500°C, the tetramers are converted to 1-(3-methyl-2-oxocyclopent-3-enyl)-2-(3-methyl-2-oxocyclopentyl)ethane, which, in turn, decomposes into two cyclic ketones,2,5-dimethylcyclopentan-1-one and 2,5-dimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-one. Trimer salt, magnesium 1-nonene-2,5,8-tricarboxylate, is difficult to thermally hexamerize in the solid state and, rather, decomposes at 450–500°C directly into 3,8-dimethylbicyclo[4,3,0]-nonen-2,7-dione, which yields a mixture of three ketones, 2-methylcyclopentan-1-one, 2,5-dimethylcyclopentan-1-one and 2,5-dimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-one.     

Degenerate rearrangement of 9-isopropenyl-9,10-dimethyl-phenanthren-9-yl and 9,10-dimethyl-9-(trans-1-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)phenanthren-9-yl cations

¹H NMR study has shown that long-lived 9-R-9,10-dimethylphenanthren-9-yl cations (R = isopropenyl, trans-1-methylprop-1-en-1-yl) generated in the system HSO₃F-SO₂ClF-CD₂Cl₂ at ?130°C undergo degenerate rearrangement via 1,2-vinyl shifts (ΔG’ = 37 and 39 kJ/mol, respectively, at ?88°C). Analysis of the geometric parameters of the initial structures and transition states calculated by the DFT method indicates that unfavorable steric factors are responsible for the sharp deceleration of 1,2-shifts of the isopropenyl and trans-1-methylprop-1-en-1-yl groups as compared to vinyl and cis-1-methylprop-1-en-1-yl groups, respectively.     

New atropoisomeric alkenylphenylglycine derivatives: Synthesis of (5R*)- and (5S*)-isomers of (1R*,3aR*,4S*,11S*)-3a,5,9,11-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-3aH-1,4-methano[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-2-one

We synthesized methyl ester of N-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-N-phenylglycine which underwent acid catalyzed aromatic amino Claisen rearrangement to provide methyl-N-[2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycinate. A mixture of syn- and anti-atropisomeric methyl-N-acetyl-N-[4-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycinates was obtained either by the reaction of this ester with acetyl bromide or by the reaction of the sodium salt of N-acetyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-4-methylaniline with methyl bromoacetate. Upon saponification of the synthesized ester mixture the syn-atropisomer of N-acetyl-N-[4-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)phenyl]glycine was isolated by fractional crystallization. Treatment of the obtained acids with acetic anhydride, ethyl chloroformate, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide or isopropenylacetate leads to compounds of 4,5-dihydro-3aH-methano[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-2-one structure.     

The stereoselectivity of the alkylation of the dianion of ethyl 2-hydroxy-6-methylcyclohexanecarboxylates: Control of stereochemistry at three adjacent stereogenic centers

Yeast reduction of rac-ethyl 2-methyl-6-oxocylohexanecarboxylate (rac- 1 ) yielded selectively (+)-ethyl 2-hydroxy-6-methylcyclohexane carboxylate (+)- 2 (Scheme 1) which has been alkylated with 5-iodo-2-methylbut-2-ene by (the dianion method to furnish the 4-methylbut-3-enyl derivat 3 (Scheme 3)). NaBH₄ reduction of (+)- 1 led to three hydroxy-carboxylates (?)- 2 , (+)- 5 , and (?) -6 (Scheme 4). Allylation of the dianion of (+)- 5 afforded (+)- 7 .     

In vitro cytotoxicity activity on several cancer cell lines of acridone alkaloids and N-phenylethyl-benzamide derivatives from Swinglea glutinosa (Bl.) Merr

The methanol extract from the stems and fruits of Swinglea glutinosa (Rutaceae) afforded 11 known acridone alkaloids and three N-phenylethyl-benzamide derivatives, glycocitrine-IV, 1,3,5-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-10-methyl-2,8-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)acridin-9(10H)-one, 1,3,5- trihydroxy-2,8-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-10-methyl-9-acridone, citbrasine, citrusinine-II, citrusinine-I, 5-dihydroxyacronycine, pyranofoline, 3,4-dihydro-3,5,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-2,2,7-trimethyl-2H-pyrano[2,3-a]acridin-12(7H)-one, 2,3-dihydro-4,9-dihydroxy-2-(2-hydroxy-propan-2-yl)-11-methoxy-10-methylfuro[3,2-b]acridin-5(10H)-one, bis-5-hydroxyacronycine, N-(2-{4-[(3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl)oxy]phenyl}ethyl)benzamide, N-(2-{4-[(3,7-dimethyl-4-acethyl-octa-2,6-dien-1-yl)oxy]phenyl}ethyl)benzamide, and severine acetate. All compounds isolated were examined for their activity against three cancer cell lines: human lung carcinoma (COR-L23), human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7), human melanoma (C32), and normal human fetal lung cell line, MRC-5. The acridones tested exhibited weak cytotoxicity but the amides showed moderate nonselective cytotoxic activity.     

Glycosides of (+)-syringaresinol and 2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl β-D-glucopyranoside from the leaves ofNolina microcarpa

Two furofuranoid lignan glycosides, having the structures of (+)-syringaresinol 4′,4″-di-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (+)-syringaresinol 4′-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), and also 2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl β-D-glucopyranoside (3), have been isolated from an extract of the leaves ofNolina microcarpa (fam. Dracaenaceae).     

Efficient Synthesis of Poly(2-ethyl-3-methylindole)

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Poly[2-(2-chloro-1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)aniline] in polyphosphoric acid at 140–150°C undergoes intramolecular cyclization to produce previously...     

Prenylindoles from Tanzanian Monodora and Isolona species

6-(3-Methyl-but-2-enyl)-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one, annonidine F [3-[6-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-1H-indolyl]-6-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-1H-indole], 1H-indole-5-carbaldehyde, 6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1H-indole, 6-(3-methyl-buta-1,3-dienyl)-1H-indole, 6-(4-oxo-but-2-enyl)-1H-indole and 3-geranylindole were isolated from Monodora angolensis (Annonaceae) while 3-(1,1-dimethyl-but-2-enyl)-5-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-1H-indole (caulidine A), 4-[3-(1,1-dimethyl-but-2-enyl)-1H-indol-5-yl]-but-3-en-2-one (caulidine B), 5-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1H-indole and 5-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-1H-indole were obtained from Isolona cauliflora (Annonaceae); structural determination by spectroscopic analysis. Some of the prenylindoles had antifungal and antimalarial activities.     

4H-Chromenone Glycosides from Eranthis hyemalis (L.) SALISBURY

Investigation of the tubers of Eranthis hyemalis (Ranunculaceae) afforded six chromenone glycosides. Their structures have been elucidated mainly by spectroscopic (FAB-MS, 2D-NMR techniques) and chemical methods (acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis) as 9-{[(β-D -glucopyranosyl)oxy]methyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one ( 1 ), 9-{[(β-D -gentiobiosyl)oxy]methyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one( 2 ), 9-{[(β-D -glucopyranosvl)oxy]melhyl}-8,11-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxy-methyl)-4H-pyrano[2,3-g][1]benzoxepin-4-one( 3 ), 8-{(2E)-4-[(β-D -glucopyranosyl)oxy]-3-methylbut-2-enyl}-5,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 4 ), 8-{(2E)-4-[(β-D -glucopyranosyi)oxy]-3-methylbut-2-enyl}-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 5 ), and 7-{[(β-D -glucopyranosy1)oxy]methyl}-2,3-dihydro-2-(l-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4-methoxy-5H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-5-one ( 6 ). Compound 2 exhibited negative inotropic activity.     

Säurekatalysierte Umlagerung von 4-Allyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-olen; Beispiele für ladungskontrollierte [3s, 4s]-Umlagerungen von cyclischen Allylkationen

The acid-catalysed rearrangement of the cyclohex-2-en-1-ols 15 , d₃- 15 , 16 , 17 and 19 , the cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ols 20 and 21 , and also the allyl alcohols 22 and 23 (Scheme 3), using 98-percent sulfuric acid/acetic anhydride 1:99 at room temperature, was investigated. From the rearrangement of 4-allyl-4-phenyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol ( 15 ), with reaction times greater than 2 hours a single product is obtained, 4-allyl-biphenyl ( 50 ) in 33% yield (Scheme 9). With reaction times below 2 hours the acetate 53 from 15 was isolated, and this could be converted into 50 . The reaction of 2′,3′,3′-d₃-15 in Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ lead to 1′,1′,2′-d₃-50 (Scheme 11). The rearrangement of 4-allyl-4-methyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol (16) (Scheme 14) yielded 39% of the corresponding acetate 60 and 30% of 4-allyl-toluene ( 6 ), which also resulted by a rearrangement of 60 under the reaction conditions. These rearrangements are all [3s,4s]-sigmatropic reactions, which proceed via the cyclohexenyl cation a (Scheme 12, R = C₆H₅, CH₃). In Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ the allyl-cyclohexadienes primarely formed subsequently undergo dehydrogenation to yield the benzene derivatives 6 , 50 and d₃- 50 . From the rearrangement of 4,4-diphenyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol ( 19 ) at 0° a reaction mixture is obtained which consists of the acetate 55 , 2,3-diphenyl-cyclohexa-1,4-diene ( 57 ) and o-terphenyl ( 56 ) (Scheme 10). Both 55 and 57 are converted under the reaction conditions to o-terphenyl ( 56 ). No 4-(1′-methylallyl)-biphenyl is obtained from the rearrangement of 4-crotyl-4-phenyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol ( 17 ). In this case, apart from the corresponding acetate 64 , a single product 5-(1′-acetoxyethyl)-1-phenyl-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene ( 65 ) (Scheme 16) was obtained; under the reaction conditions the acetate 64 rearranges to 65 . The rearrangement of 4-allyl-4-phenyl-cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ol ( 20 ) gives, as expected, not only 4-allyl-biphenyl ( 50 ) but also 2- and 3-allyl-biphenyl ( 51 and 52 ) and biphenyl (Scheme 13). 4-Benzyl-4-methyl-cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ol (syn- and anti- 21 ) gave in Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ at 10° as rearrangement products 93% of 2-benzyltoluene ( 97 ) and 7% of 4-benzyl-toluene ( 98 ) (Scheme 21). Hence [1,4]-rearrangements in cyclohexadienyl cations, seems to occur only to a limited extent. The alicyclic alcohols 22 and 23 (Scheme 18) gave, in Ac₂O/H₂SO₄, as main product the corresponding acetates 73 and 75 , as well as small amounts of olefins 74 and 76 formed by dehydration i.e. [3,4]-rearrangements occur in these systems. Also no [3,4]-rearrangements were observed in solvents reactions of either 4,4-dimethyl-hepta-1, 6-dien-3-yl tosulate (79; see Scheme 19) or its corresponding alcohol 24.     

Synthesis of (1′S*,2R*,3R*)- and (1′S*,2R*,3S*)-N-arylsulfonyl-2-(1′-halogenethyl)-3-methylindolines and their selective toxicity against SH-SY5Y cell line

N-tosyl-2- and N-tosyl-4-halogen-substituted derivatives of 2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)aniline were synthesized and their molecular iodine-mediated cyclization was investigated. The cyclization upon interaction of N-tosyl-6-methyl-2-(1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)aniline with molecular iodine in methyl tert-butyl ether or acetonitrile was studied, as well as the interaction of this sulfonamide with N-bromosucinimide in dichloromethane. Synthesized (2R*,3R*)- and (2R*,3S*)-N-arylsulfonyl-2-(1-halogenoethyl)-3-methylindoline derivatives showed cytotoxic activity against HEK293 cells, SH-SY5Y, Jurkat, and HepG2 cell lines. The compounds (2R*,3S*)-N-arylsulfonyl-7-bromo-2-(1-halogenoethyl)-3-methylindoline cis- 4a , stereoisomeric (2R*,3R*)-trans- 4h and (2R*,3S*)-N-tosyl-7-chloro-2-(1-halogenoethyl)-3-methylindoline cis- 4h demonstrated selective toxicity against SH-SY5Y cell line (IC₅₀ ≈ 3 ÷ 5 μM), and did not affect HEK293, Jurkat, and HepG2 cells.     

An unexpected acid mediated rearrangement of monoethylene ketal of 2-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)cyclohex-4-ene-1,3-diones to chromane

We herein report a serendipitously observed acid mediated rearrangement of monoethylene ketal of 2-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)cyclohex-4-ene-1,3-diones to Dihydrobenzopyran and demonstrated the application of this methodology in the construction of core carbon scaffolds of dimethoxyajacareubin, cariphenone-A and crotamadine.     

Synthesis of Podands of the 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline series

Podands containing 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline fragments were synthesized by reactions of 1,1′-{ethane-1,2-diylbis[oxy(3-methoxybenzene-4,1-diyl)]}bis(2-methylpropan-1-ol) and 1-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-2-methoxy-4-(2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)benzene with ethyl cyanoacetate and methyl thiocyanate in concentrated sulfuric acid. Likewise, 1-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines having a crown ether fragment were obtained from 4-acetylbenzo-12-crown-4.     

Tautomerization of α,β-and β,γ-unsaturated phosphonium salts resulting from the reaction of triphenylphosphine with β-bromomethacrylic acid. Nucleophilic addition at the γ position of the allyl group in phosphonium salt

Temperature factor was found to be determining in the isomerization of 2-carboxyprop-1-en-1-yl-and 2-carboxyprop-2-en-1-yl(triphenyl)phosphonium bromides. Elevated temperature favors formation of isomer with the double bond in the β,γ position with respect to the phosphonium group. Alkaline hydrolysis at room temperature promotes the reverse isomerization. The isomerization of 2-carboxyprop-1-en-1-yl(triphenyl)phosphonium bromide is hampered by addition of hydrobromic acid, as well as by carrying out its synthesis in the presence of aqueous HBr. Alkaline hydrolysis of 2-carboxyprop-1-enyl(triphenyl)phosphonium bromide and (E)-(2-carboxyvinyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride is accompanied by phenyl group migration to the α-position with formation of 2-methyl-3-(diphenylphosphoryl)-3-phenylpropionic acid and 3-(diphenyl-phosphoryl)-3-phenylpropionic acid, respectively. The possibility for nucleophilic addition at the γ position of the allyl group in 2-carboxyprop-2-enyl(triphenyl)phosphonium bromide was demonstrated using the reaction with triphenylphosphine as an example.