Application de la réaction de Wittig à la synthèse de dérivés de bromoénosuloses et d'esters bromoénuroniques. Note de laboratoire

Use of the Wittig reaction for the synthesis of derivatives of bromoenosuloses and bromoenuronic esters Treatment of 3-O-benzyl (or 3-O-methyl)-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-α-D -xylo-pentodialdo-1, 4-furanoses ( 2 or 1 ) with acetylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 3 ), benzoylbromomethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 4 ) or bromoethoxycarbonylmethylidenetriphenylphosphorane ( 5 ) gave in good to excellent yields the expected enose ( 6--11 ). In all cases but one ( 8 where some 10% of the E-isomer was formed) the reaction led to the exclusive formation of the Z-isomer whose configuration was established by NMR.     

Diénamines hétérocycliques. III. Réexamen de la réaction de la base de Fischer avec le tétracyanoéthylène

Heterocyclic dienamines III. A re-examination of the reaction of Fischer's base on tetracyanoethylene Depending on the order of addition, Fischer's base 5 (1,3,3-trimethyl-2-methylidene-indoline) reacts 1:1 with tetracyanoethylene to give either the tricyanovinylation product 6 or the spiro compound 7 . A skeletal rearrangement of a zwitterionic intermediate can explain the formation of the spiro compound. The latter undergoes a thermal isomerization yielding by ring expansion the tetrahydroquinoléine 8 . On reaction with LiAlH₄ or CH₃ONa 7 and 8 lead both to triazatetracycles. All structures are assigned on the basis of spectral data.     

Dérivés C-glycosyliques. VII. Synthèse et réactions de nitrones dérivées de sucres. Communication préliminaire

The syntheses of three types of sugar nitrones (aldonitrone, ketonitrone and α-β unsaturated aldonitrone) are described. On 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with phenylacetylene, the aldonitrone gave two Δ₄-isoxazolines epimeric at the new asymetric carbon, while the same reaction on the ketonitrone led to a spiro-Δ₄-isoxazoline. The reaction of these nitrones with carbon nucleophiles like phenylethynylmagnesium bromide constitutes a novel chain-extension reaction in carbohydrate chemistry.     

Synthése,stéréochimie,et réactivité thermique de (N-méthylidenealkylamino)-2 aziridines

1-Alkyl-2-(N-methylidenealkylamino)aziridines are obtained by the reaction of primary amines with either α-chloroacraldehyde or α-chlorocrotonaldehyde. Structural assignments are made by nmr spectroscopy. The thermal rearrangement of 1-alkyl-2-(N-methylidenealkylamino)-3-methylaziridines to pyrroles is described.     

Sur la composition de l'arôme de thé

A gas-chromatographic investigation of black tea aroma has revealed, besides 19 known components, the presence of 4 new substances: 1-penten-3-ol, trans-2-hexen-1-ol, α-terpineol and β-ionone. The fragmentation pattern of 1-penten-3-ol has been determined by means of high resolution mass spectrography.     

Synthèse de spiro-pyrazolines par cycloaddition du diazométhane sur des sucres insaturés ramifiés. Influence de l'isomérie géométrique sur l'orientation de la réaction Communication préliminaire

The orientation of the cycloaddition of diazomethane on unsaturated branchedchain sugars has been studied. For 3-C-cyanomethylidene-3-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glycero-tetrofuranose the orientation was ‘normal’ and did not depend on the configuration at the double bond. The same situation prevailed with derivatives of 3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-C-methylidene-α-D-xylo-hexofuranose. For the 3-C-acylmethylidene- and the 3-C-cyanomethylidene-3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo-hexofuranoses, the trans-(H–C(3′)–C(2))-isomer gave the ‘normal’ cycloadduct whereas the cis-isomer gave predominantly the αabnormal spiro-pyrazoline. This observation represents the first instance where the regioselectivity of a cycloaddition reaction is affected by the geometrical isomerism of the dipolarophile. The most probable explanation of the phenomenon is the conformational perturbation about the C(4)--C(5) bond of the unsaturated sugars induced by a change in the configuration at C(3). The consequence of that ‘conformational transmission’ of a difference in configuration at C(3) is that the steric crowding on the cis- than in the trans-isomer. Several novel examples of a new series of C-glycosylidenic derivatives, the spiro-pyrazolines, are described.     

Influence d'une fonction ester ou acide portée par la chaîne alcoxyle sur la réactivité des sels de N-alcoxypyridinium envers les ions cyanures

Study of the reactivity towards cyanide ions, of N-alkoxy-pyridinium salts bearing an ester group in the α-position of their alkoxy chain, shows that a decomposition to pyridine and α-carbonyl ester competes with cyanopyridine formation. This competitive decomposition can become predominant as the acidity of the α-hydrogen is increased. In spite of its steric crowding, which brings an increase in the 4-cyanopyridine ratio, the salt 3 , which presents a tertiary α-carbon, reacts normally. Salts carrying an -α or -β acid group show a very reduced reactivity due to an unfavourable pH diminution and to the formation of a betaine which is less reactive than alkoxy-pyridinium ion. A folded conformation of this betaine would explain a relatively enhanced reactivity of the 4-position as compared to the reactivity of the 2-position of the pyridine ring.     

Dérivés de sucres benzimidazoliques et benzothiazoliques

Benzimidazole and benzothiazole sugar derivatives Simple aldehydosugars such as 1 or 2 , by reaction with o-phenylenediamine, gave the corresponding benzimidazoles 3 and 4 . Whereas the unperturbed α, β-unsaturated aldehydosugar D gave the benzodiazepine E upon treatment with o-phenylenediamine, the formyl-bearing alkenyl acetals 5 and 8 led, in the same conditions, to the benzimidazoles 6 and 9 respectively or, on reaction with o-aminothiophenol, to the benzothiazoles 7 and 10 respectively. This difference in reactivity is explained by the electrondonor ability of the oxygen atom of the alkenyl acetal function as shown by the ¹³C-RMN. spectra.     

Substitution électrophile aromatique dans l'anhydride sulfureux liquide. Influence de la concentration en bromure et rôle du solvant sur la réactivité des anisoles au cours de la réaction de bromation

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution in Liquid Sulfur Dioxide. Kinetic Dependance of Rate on the Bromide Concentration and Influence of the Solvent during the Course of the Reaction On the reported data for bromination of anisole and eleven of its derivatives in liquid SO₂, it was shown that, with a large excess of bromide, the rate of reaction, obeys a first-order law. Rate constants thus obtained do not discriminate between the two different forms of bromide, e.g. Br₂ and Br^?₃ present as the A⁺Br^?₃ form, and corrections were made by use of the apparent equilibrium constant K′ for tribromide formation. The variations of rate constants with initial concentration of bromide has been studied and the effect results in a retardation of the bromination rate. Moreover, the ratio [Br₂] [A⁺Br^?]_T, which is constant during an experiment, varies with initial bromide concentrations, this variation affecting the total rate. To account for the bromide effect on the reactivity, variations of k^o,p_g {1 + K′[A⁺Br^?]_T}VS[A⁺Br^?]_T were studied over a 0.01 to 1M range of bromide concentration. The mechanism proposed shows that liquid SO₂ helps the reactive intermediate to be deprotonated and because of solvation of reactive species this step would probably be rate determining. Bromination by molecular bromine is more sensitive to substituent effects in liquid SO₂ than in water. This result is ascribed to the +M effect of the methoxy group which increase the conjugation of ortho-substituted derivatives (p⁺_p = ?7.83; p⁺_o= ?10.47).     

Etude du mécanisme de la réaction de hantzsch des thiazoles. I. Mise en évidence et détermination des produits intermédiaires et de dégradation

The Hantzsch thiazole synthesis from α-haloketones and thioamides, proceeds via intermediates that can be isolated under certain conditions. These have been identified, mainly by nmr spectroscopy, as thioimidate derivatives. The chain or cyclic structures of these compounds depend upon the nature of the substituents. Their dehydration gives together with the expected thiazole, secondary products which have also been isolated and identified as α-mercaptoketones and α-ketothiolesters.     

Migration du groupe éthoxycarbonyle dans la transposition de Wagner-Meerwein

Ethoxycarbonyl group migration in the Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement . 13 β-Hydroxy-esters have been treated with P₂O₅ in benzene at 80°. Olefin-forming dehydration, when possible, was found to be the main reaction. When this is excluded, tertiary or benzylic hydroxy-esters react in a manner most easily explained by migration of the COOEt group, thus avoiding the formation of α-carbonyl-carbenium ions. On the other hand, in primary hydroxy-esters (incapable of direct olefin formation), phenyl and methyl groups migrate in preference to COOEt, indicating in this case a concerted reaction.     

Synthèse de composés cyclopentaniques chiraux,di, tri et tétrasubstitués. Application à la synthèse de dérivés Oxa-13-prostanoïques

The cyclopentenecarbaldehyde 1a , acetals 2a , 2b and the cyclopentenone 2c have been transformed through regio and stereocontrolled reactions into a variety of enantiomerically pure substituted cyclopentanes. Using appropriately selected Wittig reagents, aldehyde 1a furnished the condensation products 3 , 4 , 5 . Michael addition of diethyl malonate on the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde 1a under phasetransfer conditions led efficiently to 7 . Reduction of the cyclopentenone 2c gave 21 in high yield. The cyclopentenes 2a , 2b and 23 , submitted to hydroboration-oxidation furnished the cyclopentanols 10 , 13 and 24 , respectively, in 30, 70 and 50% yields, reflecting the substitution pattern of the starting alkenes. The salient feature of these reactions is the stereospecificity due to the chiral centre of the molecules 1a , 2a , 2b and 2c , leading to compounds with two, three and four asymmetric centres. The straightforward synthesis of 11α-hydroxy-13-oxaprostanoic acid 20 is described and an approach towards the preparation of 9α, 11α-dihydroxy-13-oxaprostanoic acid 34 is also presented. The structure of these products has been determined by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy.     

Dérivés C-Glycosyliques XXXII. Synthèse de dérivés spiro-C-glycosylidéniques par cyclisation nucléophile. Communication préliminaire

C -Glycosylic derivatives XXXII. Synthesis of spiro-C -glycosylidenic derivatives via nucleophilic cyclization. On treatment with compounds bearing two nucleophilic groups as ethylenediamine, o-phenylenediamine or their monooxa or monothia analogues, 1,2:5, 6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D -ribo-hexofuranos-3-ulose gave with excellent yields the corresponding spiro-C-glycosylidenic derivative; for example, when using o-phenylenediamine, a spirobenzimidazoline ( 5 ) was obtained. The latter compound underwent, on oxidation, a ring expansion to a morpholinobenzimidazole ( 8 ). Spirobenzodiazepines, spirobenzooxazepines and spirobenzothiazepines were formed when applying the same type of cyclization reaction to 3-C-acetylmethylene-3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D -ribo- and α-D -xylo-hexofuranoses.     

Action d'organolithiens sur la méthyl-2 quinoxaline. Etude de la réactivité des adduits

The action of organolithium reagents such as phenyllithium or n-bulyllithium on 2-methylquinoxaline gave lithiation of the methyl group which upon reaction with electtropholesphiles produce side chain alkenyl derivatives. On the other hand organolithium reagents react with the quinoxaline azomethine bond to give I-lithio-2-alkyl)or ary-1)-3 methylquinoxalines which can be further loithiated on the methyl group to give 2-alkyl(or aryl)-3-alkenylquinoxaline derivatives. The adducts can be condensed with clectrophiles such as benzonitrile or methlyl benzoate but only methyl benzoate leads to N condensed derivatives. Furthermore substituted 1,2,3,4-terahydroqinoxalines are available via the above lithio intermediates.     

Utilisation du 13C en Spectrométrie de Masse: Etude de la Fragmentation de Disaccharides

Twenty-nine α,β-(1 → 3) and (1 → 4) or β-(1 → 6) disaccharides, in the glucose series were analysed by electron impact mass spectrometry. In addition to the known mechanism, a few ¹³C labelled compounds led us to suggest that the ion c was formed from the reducing unit B and the C-1′ of the non-reducing residue A, while A was the starting point for rearrangement and fragmentation processes.     

Etude de la réactivité de la fonction carbonyle avec le cétène en présence d'un alcoxyde de titane. 1ère communication. Nouvelle méthode de synthèse de β-hydroxyesters

A new synthesis of β-hydroxyesters involving a reaction between a carbonyl compound, ketene and an alkyl-orthotitanate is described. The following carbonyl compounds have been studied: aldehydes, ketones, α-diketones, α- or γ-ketoesters. A reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Réactions de Friedel et Crafts de dérivés aromatiques sur les composés dioxo-1,4,2,3-non saturés. IV. Réactions des hydroxy-5-ouchloro-5-diméthyl-3,5- ou diméthyl-4,5-dihydro-2,5-furannones-2

Friedel-Crafts reactions of aromatic derivatives with 1,4-dicarbonyls 2,3-éthylenic compounds. Part IV. Reactions of 5-hydroxy or 5-chloro 3,5-dimethyl or 4,5-dimethyl 2 (5 H) furanones We studied the Friedel-Crafts reactions of 2-(5H)-furanones. In the presence of sulfuric acid and of an aromatic derivative, 5-hydroxy- or 5-chloro-5-methyl-2-(5H)-furanones with one methyl group either in the 3 position, or in the 4 position generally give the corresponding 5-aryl-2-(5H)-furanones, while with aluminium chloride, it is possible to obtain, when a reaction takes place, isomeric 1H-indenecarboxylic acids. However, in a particular case, an addition to the substrate's double bond is observed. The 3-aryl-5-hydroxy-tetrahydrofuran-2-one obtained is methylated in two ways and gives either a cyclic product, or a linear one. In two cases tautomerism between 1H-1-indenecarboxylic acid and 1H-3-indenecarboxylic has been shown by ¹H-NMR.     

Analogues de la showdomycine à activité antitumorale

Antitumor showdomycin analogues A series of 3-glycosylidenesuccinimides ( 3 ) and 3-glycosylidene-1-phenyl-succinimides ( 5 ) have been prepared in good yields using a Wittig reaction. In each case, the preponderant, or even the exclusive, isomer formed was E. As expected from orbital considerations, the contribution to the conformational equilibrium of the rotamer whose H? C (γ) and H? C(δ) bonds were antiparallel was low. One of these succinimide derivatives 3a showed interesting anticancer activity, similar to that of the sugar enone C. These compounds probably act as somewhat selective alkylating agents.     

Etude expérimentale et théorique de la substitution de N-méthyl-halogéno-triazoles-1,2,4 par les réactifs nucléophiles

Kinetic studies of the substitution of isomeric N-methyl-halogeno-1,2,4-triazoles with piperidine or the methoxide ion have been carried out. The experimental results show that the 1-mcthyl-5-halogcno isomer is more reactive than the 4-methvl-3-halogeno isomer. Various theoretical treatments of the reaction have been applied. The calculations show that the “frontier charge” and “delocalised bond” models give (he best results.     

Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire en phase nématique. Exploration de la barrière d'empêchement à la libre rotation de la monofluoroacétone

The NMR spectra of monochloro-, monobromo- and monofluoroacetone (CH₃? CO? CH₂X with X = Cl, Br, F) oriented in a nematic phase have been measured and the direct dipolar coupling constants determined. The barrier to internal rotation for the CH₂F group has been studied for fluorine compound using various hypotheses. The best agreement with IR data has been obtained using the potential equation V(θ) = Σ_n V_n × (1 – cos nθ)/2 and a Boltzmann distribution of the CH₂F group (V₁ = 250 ± 50 cal.mol^?1, V₂ = 1650 ± 100 cal.mol^?1, V₃ = ?1000 ± 100 cal.mol^?1).