Borohydride reduction of acetophenone and esters of dehydrocarboxylic acids in the presence of chiral cobalt(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) diamine complexes

The catalytic reduction of acetophenone, methyl α-acetamidocinnamate, and dimethyl itaconate with alcohol-modified sodium borohydride was studied in the presence of complexes CoCl₂·L₂ (L₂ are chiral C ₂-symmetric diamines: (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane). The maximum enantiomeric excess of (S)-1-phenylethanol was 24%, that of dimethyl α-methylsuccinate was 38%.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 342–347, February, 2005.     

Functional sulfur-containing compounds

The Thorpe-Ziegler intramolecular cyclization of 2-RCH₂S-, 2-RCH₂S(O)-, and 2-RCH₂SO₂-substituted nicotinic acid esters and nitriles (R is alkyl, aryl, and 2-thienyl) upon the action of potassium tert-butoxide has been studied. The reaction results in the formation of the corresponding 2-R-substituted 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridines, 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine 1-oxides, and 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine 1,1-dioxides with the reaction taking place only in the case if R is aryl or 2-thienyl. Methyl esters of 2-RCH₂S-, 2-RCH₂S(O)-, and 2-RCH₂SO₂-substituted nicotinic acids also undergo the intramolecular cyclization of the Dieckmann type to form the corresponding 2-R-substituted 3-hydroxythieno[2,3-b]pyridines, thieno[2,3-b]pyridin-3(2H)-one 1-oxides, and thieno[2,3-b]pyridin-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxides. Such a reaction takes place for all the R groups except when R = AlkCH₂S and AlkCH₂S(O).     

Efficient Hydroboration of Esters and Nitriles Using a Quinazolinone-Supported Titanium(IV) Multitasking Catalyst

We report catalytic hydroboration of esters as well as nitriles under solvent-free and mild conditions using single titanium(IV) metal complex, [{κ²-C₆H₄C(O)N(ⁱPr)C(N-ⁱPr)=N}{κ³-(ⁱPr)N=C(O)−C₆H₄−NC(NMe₂)N(ⁱPr)}TiNMe₂] 1 as a sustainable, economical, and efficient pre-catalyst. The molecular structure of the Ti^IV complex in the solid state reveals the unique coordination of Ti^IV metal with N, N, and O atoms of one quinazolinone unit via in-situ rearrangement, while another quinazolinone moiety coordinates in bidentate fashion via both N atoms only. The Ti^IV complex demonstrates excellent activity as a pre-catalyst towards the hydroboration of a wide array of esters and nitriles with pinacolborane (HBpin) to afford alkoxyboranes and diboryl amines in high yield (up to 99 %) with greater tolerance to a variety of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating functional groups. A most plausible mechanism of hydroboration of esters is also proposed based on kinetics and NMR studies, which suggests the formation of titanium-hydride species as an active catalyst.     

Synthesis of 4-[(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,4<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-3-Oxo-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-menthan-2-ylidenemethyl]benzoic Acid and Its Esters

Carbonylation of (E)-2-(4-halobenzylidene)-p-menthan-3-ones, catalyzed by PdCl₂(PPh₃)₂, gave a distereometric mixure of 4-[(1R,4R)- and (1R,4S)-3-oxo-p-menthan-2-ylidenemethyl]benzoic acids, whose reaction with phenols gave 1R,4R diastereomers of the corresponding esters.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 4, 2005, pp. 659–664.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Drushlyak, Kutulya, Pivnenko, Vashchenko.     

Oxidative ring-opening of rel-(2R,3R,5S)-5-aryl-2-benzoylamino-6,7-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-3-phenyl-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]-pyrazoles. Synthesis of rel-(2R,3R)-3-phenyl-3-[5-aryl-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)pyrazolyl-1]alanine esters

rel-(2R,3R)-N-Benzoylamino-6,7-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H,5H-pyrazolot[1,2-a]-pyrazoles 5 , accesible by cycloaddition of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate ( 3 ) to (1Z)-rel-(4R,5R)-1-aryl-methylidene-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone-1-azomethine imines 4 , undergo oxidative ring cleavage with methanolic bromine giving rel-(2R,3R)-N-benzoyl-3-phenyl-3-[5-aryl-3,4-bis(methoxy-carbonyl)pyrazolyl-1]alanine methyl esters 6 as products.     

Silicon-, Germanium-, and Tin-containing Derivatives of Barbital and Methyluracil

1,3-Bis(trimethylsilyl)- and 1,3-bis(tributylstannyl)-5,5-diethylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-triones were synthesized in high yields by the reactions of 5,5-diethyl-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione (barbital) with hexamethyldisilazane and bis(tributylstannyl) oxide, respectively. The products were reacted with acetyl, benzoyl, and 3-(triethylgermyl)propionyl halides to obtain the corresponding bisacylated pyrimidine derivatives. The reaction of 1-methyluracil with (Bu₃Sn)₂O gave 1-methyl-3-(tributylstannyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 6, 2005, pp. 923–926.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Gordetsov, Loginova, Zimina, Cherepenikova, Kurskii.     

Chinazolincarbonsäuren. VII. Mitteilung. Ein einfacher Zugang zu (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydrochinazolin-3-yl)-alkansäuren, (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3-yl)-alkansäuren und deren Estern

Quinazoline Carboxylic Acids. An Easy Route to (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-3-yl)-alkanoic Acids, (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3-yl)-alkanoic Acids and their Esters A new route was found for the synthesis of (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-3-yl)-alkanoic acids ( 8 ) and (4-Oxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3-yl)-alkanoic acids ( 6 ) by cyclization of the N-(2-aminobenzoyl)amino acids 5 with HCOOH or HNO₂. 2H-3,1-Benzoxazine-2,4(1H)-diones ( 1 ) reacted with glycine esters to 2 , which were cyclized by HNO₂ to the esters 4 . Ester 4 was hydrolyzed to 6 (X = CH₂). Diones 1 reacted with the most common amino acids (as the ammonium salt of tertiary amine) to amino-alkanoic acids 5 , which were cyclized with orthoformate to 7 or 8 depending on the reaction conditions.     

Aluminium Nitrate Nonahydrate (Al(NO3)3⋅9 H2O): An Efficient Oxidant Catalyst for the One‐Pot Synthesis of Biginelli Compounds from Benzyl Alcohols

A clean and efficient tandem oxidative cyclocondensation process is reported for the synthesis of 3,4‐dihydropyrimidin‐2(1H)‐one or ‐thione derivatives from primary aryl alcohols, β‐keto esters, and urea or thiourea in the presence of Al(NO₃)₃?9 H₂O as oxidant catalyst (Scheme, Table 5).     

Hydrolysis of 7,7-Substituted Derivatives of 3-tert-Butyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-thiazolo-[3,2-a][1,3,5]triazin-6(7H)-one

Alkaline hydrolysis of 3-tert-butyl-7,7-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,3,5]-triazin-6(7H)-one can occur in three directions: with cleavage of the tetrahydrotriazine ring, with cleavage of the thiazolidine ring, and also with opening of both rings. Depending on the process conditions, either the hydrolysis product corresponding to the first direction or the hydrolytic decomposition products corresponding to the second and third directions can be obtained in preparative quantities. Hydrolysis of 3,3′-di-tert-butyl-3′,4′-dihydro-2′ H-spiro[(perhydro-1,3-oxazine)-5,7′-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,3,5]triazin]-6′-one in (NH₄)₂CO₃ solution occurs in two steps: in the first step, cleavage of the tetrahydrotriazine ring occurs; and in the second step, opening of the perhydrooxazine ring occurs. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1089–1097, July, 2005.     

Synthesis of 3,4-bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)furan-2,5-dione from mucobromic acid

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between 2,5-dimethyl-3-thienylboronic and mucobromic acids under phase transfer catalysis (PTC) conditions gave the expected 3,4-bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-5-hydroxyfuran-2-one in 32% yield. The by-product was 2,2’,5,5’-tetramethyl-3,3’-bithiophene. The oxidation of the obtained hemiacylal with potassium permanganate under PTC conditions afforded 3,4-bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)furan-2,5-dione in high yield.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2238–2240, October, 2004.     

Reaction of 3,4-dioxohexane-1,6-dioic acid esters with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

Reaction was studied of 3,4-dihydroxyhexa-2,4-diene-1,6-dioic acid esters with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that led to the formation of esters of (3E)-3-[2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-hydrazinylidene]-4-oxohexane-1,6-dioic and (3E,4E)-3,4-bis[2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazinylidene]-hexane-1,6-dioic acids. The structural features of compounds synthesized were established from the data of IR and NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.     

基于柔性四羧酸的三个一维/二维/三维Zn(Ⅱ)/Co(Ⅱ)配合物的晶体结构及荧光性质

通过水热/溶剂热合成的方法制备了3个 Zn(Ⅱ)/Co(Ⅱ)配合物{[Zn(H2L)(H2O)3]·H2O·0.5H4L}n(1)、{[Co(L0.5(4,4'-bpy)]·0.5H2O}n(2)和{[Co(L)0.5(pbmb)(H2O)]·H2O}n(3)(H4L=5,5'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)-bi...     

Syntheses and characterization of different zinc(II) oxide nano-structures from direct thermal decomposition of 1D coordination polymers

Three zinc(II) nitrite coordination polymers, [Zn(4-bpdb)(NO₂)₂]_n (1), {[Zn(3-bpdb)(NO₂)]·0.5H₂O}_n (2) and [Zn(3-bpdh)(NO₂)₂]_n (3), 4-bpdb = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene, 3-bpdb = 1,4-bis(3-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene and 3-bpdh = 2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-3,4-diaza-2,4-hexadiene} were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses and IR spectroscopy. Compound 3 was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and is one-dimensional polymer with coordination environments of distorted octahedral, ZnN₂O₄. The thermal stabilities of compounds 1–3 were studied by thermal gravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analyses (DTA). Direct calcination of the compounds 1–3 at 600 °C under air atmospheres yields different morphologies of nano-sized ZnO.     

Synthesis and study of organic nitrates of the heterofunctional series 3. Synthesis and structure of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane dinitrate benzoate hydronitrate

Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane dinitrate benzoate hydronitrate, the first representative of mixed nitric and carboxylic esters of aminopolyatomic alcohols, was obtained by the reaction of a mixture of concentrated HNO₃ and Ac₂O with 4,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-phenyl-2-oxazoline. X-ray structural analysis demonstrated that the title compound exists in the crystal as two independent molecules. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 505–509, March, 1999.     

Crystal and supramolecular structures of dioxomolybdenum(VI) and dioxotungsten(VI) complexes of dihydroxybenzoic acids

The tetramethylammonium salts (NMe₄)₂[MO₂(2,3-Hdhb)₂]·2H₂O and (NMe₄)₂[MO₂(3,4-Hdhb)₂]·6H₂O (M = Mo, W; Hdhb = monoprotonated form of 2,3- or 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,3-H₃dhb or 3,4-H₃dhb) were prepared and their crystal structures determined. The structure of [Mg(H₂O)₆](NMe₄)₄[MoO₂(3,4-dhb)(3,4-Hdhb)]₂·13H₂O, obtained by the recrystallization of (NMe₄)₂[MoO₂(3,4-Hdhb)₂] in the presence of magnesium ions, is also reported. The supramolecular interactions of the five structures are discussed in detail concerning the hydrogen bonding patterns involving complexes and water molecules of crystallization.     

Reaction of aromatic aldehydes with β-dicarbonyl compounds in a catalytic system: Piperidinium acetate-1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid

Condensation of aromatic (heteroaromatic) aldehydes with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds under the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF₄]) ionic liquid-piperidinium acetate catalytic system (0.2 equiv. of each component) in the absence of a solvent affords, depending on the structures of the reagents, 2-arylidene derivatives of methyl acetoacetate and acetylacetone, diethyl 2,4-bis(trifluoroacetyl)-3-phenylpentanedioate, or dimethyl 2-aryl-4-hydroxy-6-oxocyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxylates. The reactions of the resulting 2-arylidene derivatives with O-methylisourea in the [Bmim][BF₄] ionic liquid produced methyl 2-methoxy-4-methyl-6-aryldihydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates and 1-(2-methoxy-4-methyl-6-phenyldihydropyrimidin-5-yl)ethanone (mixtures of 3,6- and 1,6-dihydro isomers), which were transformed into the corresponding 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one derivatives. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1199–1204, May, 2005.     

Cobalt(II) coordination polymers built on isomeric dipyridyl triazole ligands with pyromellitic acid: Synthesis, characterization and their effects on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Three new cobalt(Ⅱ) coordination compounds,[Co(3,3’-Hbpt)2(H2pm)(H2O)2]·2H2O(1),[Co(4,4’-Hbpt)(pm)0.5(H2O)]·3H2O (2) and [Co(3,4’-Hbpt)(pm) 0.5 (H2O)3]·2H2O(3)(3,3’-Hbpt=3,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole;4,4’-bpt=3,5-bis(4-pyridyl)1H-1,2,4-triazole,3,4’-Hbpt=3-(3-pyridyl)-5-(4’-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole and H4pm=pyromellitic acid) have been synthesized by hydrothermal reactions.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that compound 1 has a one-dimensional (1D) chain network,2 exhibits a four-connected three-dimensional (3D) structure with 1D open channels encapsulated by water molecules,while 3 displays a regular two-dimensional (2D) architecture connected through 1D metal helical chains.In addition,the efficacy of compounds 1-3 as additives to promote the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) is explored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).     

Alkylated styrene ionomers with variable length spacers. I. Synthesis

Two analogous series of ionomer precursors based on 4-substituted styrene copolymers were prepared with substituents R = -(CH_2)nCO₂Me (n = 1, 5, 10), or R = -O(CH₂)_nCO₂Me (n = 1, 4, 10), and degrees of substitution from 10 to 15 mol%. The synthesis of the alkyl series compounds involved either chloromethylation of polystyrene or bromoalkylation via lithiation of a styrene-4-bromostyrene copolymer, followed by conversion to the nitriles. Methyl esters were then produced by reaction of the nitriles with methanol/HCl gas. The ether series compounds were obtained directly by reacting a styrene-4-hydroxystyrene copolymer with the methyl esters of the corresponding ω-bromoaliphatic carboxylic acids in a Williamson ether-type synthesis.     

Five-Membered 2,3-Dioxo Heterocycles: L. Synthesis and Thermolysis of 3-Aroyl- and 3-Hetaroyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinoxalin-1,2,4-triones

(Z)-3-Phenacylidene- and (Z)-3-hetaroylmethylidene-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-2-ones react with oxalyl chloride to give 3-acyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,2,4-triones. Thermolysis of the latter generates acyl(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes which are stabilized via [4 + 2]-cyclodimerization followed by [1,3]-acylotropic shift to afford 4-acyl-3-acyloxy-2-(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,5-diones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1101–1108.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Bozdyreva, Smirnova, Maslivets.     

Diastereoselective cycloaddition of chiral 1-acryloyl-2-imidazolidinone and o-quinodimethane generated by reduction of 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene with zinc

The reduction of 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene with zinc powder followed by cycloaddition with the chiral dienophile (4R,5S)-1-acryloyl-3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-2-imidazolidinone in the presence of BF₃·Et₂O under ultrasound irradiation gave the corresponding Diels–Alder cycloadduct in high yield (90%) and high diastereoselectivity (R:S = 87:13).