Photochemical formation of substituted pentacenes

Substituted pentacenes (8a, 8b, 14a, and 14b) were prepared by Strating-Zwanenburg photodecarbonylation of diones (7a, 7b, 13a, and 13b). The compounds are red and stable in the solid state under inert atmosphere as well as in degassed solutions, but not in air. Each is soluble in common organic solvents where, unless protected, they are oxygen sensitive.     

Synthesis and characterization of electron-deficient pentacenes

[structure: see text]. Halogen functional groups on pentacene can be used both as synthetic handles for further functionalization as well as to tune the pi-stacking in these systems. The halogenated pentacene derivatives described here (X = Br, X' = H, and X = X' = F) are all stable and soluble, with reduction potentials significantly lower than that of the parent functionalized pentacene (X = X' = H). The bromopentacenes could be further elucidated to pentacene nitriles, further decreasing the acene's reduction potential, while the charge-carrier mobility in the fluorinated systems was shown to scale with the degree of fluorine substitution.     

New Phosphonate Reagents for Aldehyde Homologation

New phosphonate reagents were developed for the two‐carbon homologation of aldehydes to unbranched or methyl‐branched unsaturated aldehydes. The phosphonate reagents, diethyl methylformylphosphonate dimethylhydrazone and diethyl ethylformyl‐2‐phosphonate dimethylhydrazone, contained a protected aldehyde group instead of the usual ester group. A homologation cycle entailed condensation of the reagent with the starting aldehyde, followed by removal of the dimethylhydrazone protective group with a biphasic mixture of 1 M HCl and petroleum ether. This robust two‐step process worked with aliphatic, α,β‐unsaturated and aromatic aldehydes. Isolated yields for the condensation step ranged from 77% to 89%, and yields for the deprotection step ranged from 81% to 96%.     

Photochemical synthesis of tetraaryl-substituted pentacenes

The syntheses of 1,4,8,11-tetraphenylpentacene and 1,4,8,11-tetra(2′-thienyl)pentacene are described via photodecarbonylation of the corresponding α-diketone precursors.     

Three-step synthesis of end-substituted pentacenes

A concise, three-step synthesis of 1,4,8,11-substituted 2,3,9,10-tetrakis(methoxycarbonyl)pentacenes from commercially available 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene was established. Efficient alkynylation, followed by formation of four fused rings via a zirconacyclopentadiene intermediate, and then oxidation with DDQ gave pentacenes 1a-c. The process was compatible with methyl, phenyl, and trimethylsilyl substituents, which have good solubility in various organic solvents.     

两相法合成大位阻取代苯甲酸二茂钛配合物

采用两相法简便合成了五种新的大位阻取代苯甲酸二茂钛配合物,经元素分析、IR和^1HNMR对其组成及结构进行了表征,结果表明:羧基以单齿单氧形成与钛配位,可以得到二茂钛双分子取代配合物;而羧基邻位有酚羟基存在时,则配体以双齿形式与钛配位形成二茂钛六元环状化合物。     

Improved methodologies for the preparation of highly substituted pyridines

[reaction: see text] Two separate strategies have been developed for the preparation of highly substituted pyridines from 1,2,4-triazines via the inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction: a microwave-promoted, solvent-free procedure and a tethered imine-enamine (TIE) approach. Both routes avoid the need for a discrete aromatization step and offer significant advantages over the classical methods, giving a wide variety of tri-, tetra-, and penta-substituted pyridines in high, optimized yields.     

A useful preparation of substituted alkoxyacetylenes

R'Cu(CN)ZnX reagents have been found to react rapidly with iodo alkoxyacetylenes to provide coupled products in synthetically useful yields.     

A new method for the preparation of 2-thio substituted furans by methylsulfanylation of gamma-dithiane carbonyl compounds

Several related methods for the preparation of differentially substituted 2-thiofurans are described. The general procedure involves the formation of a thionium ion from a gamma-dithianyl substituted carbonyl compound followed by cyclization of this reactive intermediate onto the tethered carbonyl group. Two methods for thionium ion generation were explored. One of these involved an acid-catalyzed reaction of beta-ketenedithioacetals, prepared from the condensation of 2,2-bis(methylsulfanyl)acetaldehyde with a variety of ketones. Cyclization followed by loss of methane thiol gave 2-thiofurans 17, 18 and 23, 24 in 70-90% yield. Attempts to prepare 5-heteroatom substituted 2-thiofurans from the corresponding beta-ketenedithioacetal amides or esters were unsuccessful, leading to 1,2-thio rearranged products. A more successful route involved the reaction of beta-acetoxy-gamma-thianyl carbonyl compounds with dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium tetrafluoroborate (DMTSF). Treatment of the dithiane with this reagent resulted in the smooth generation of a thionium ion. Cyclization followed by loss of acetic acid afforded thiofurans 17, 18, 23, 47-49, 51, and 61-64 in 40-100% yield. The N-butenyl substituted thioamido furan furnished a rearranged hexahydropyrroloquinolin-2-one in high yield when heated at 110 degrees C.     

Synthesis of substituted azaoxindoles for the preparation of aza-tenidap analogs

The preparation of a set of eight azaoxindoles bearing substituents on the aromatic nucleus is outlined. These compounds were required for the preparation of aza-analogs of the anti-inflammatory oxindole tenidap. Two methods of synthesis were used, the first involving the addition of malonate to 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine derivatives followed by nitro group reduction and one-pot cyclization/hydrolysis/decarboxylation. The second method, utilizing the vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) reaction of nitropyridine derivatives (followed by nitro group reduction and one-pot cyclization/hydrolysis), constitutes a novel route to azaoxindoles.     

Iron-catalyzed preparation of trifluoromethyl substituted vinyl- and alkynylcyclopropanes

A convenient iron-catalyzed procedure to prepare trifluoromethylated vinyl- and alkynylcyclopropanes in a chemo- and diastereoselective manner is presented. The active diazo compound (trifluoromethyl diazomethane) is generated in situ and used in the concomitant cyclopropanation reaction.     

Catalytic C-H amination for the preparation of substituted 1,2-diamines

Rhodium-catalyzed C-H insertion of hydroxylamine-derived sulfamate esters makes possible the synthesis of unique oxathiadiazinane heterocycles, which upon mild reduction furnish differentially substituted 1,2-diamine products. This highly chemo- and diastereoselective transformation underscores the power of catalytic C-H functionalization as a general approach to C-N bond construction.     

Reaction of pyrocatecholhalophosphoranes with phenylacetylene as a simple method for the preparation of functionally substituted cyclic quasiphosphonium ylids

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, p. 1456, June, 1990.     

Improved method for synthesis of substituted tetraphenylporphins

Condensation of pyrrole with benzaldehydes in a mixture of xylene and chloroacetic acid gives a series of substituted tetraphenylporphins with yields exceeding the yields of porphyrins synthesized according to known preparative methods.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 798–801, June, 1983.     

Axial coordination of pyridyl-containing pentacenes to porphyrins

A pair of pentacenes that are functionalized in the 6-position with either a 3- or 4-pyridyl group via a triazole linker have been used to form complexes with a tetra(aryl)ruthenium(II) porphyrin through axial coordination. The pentacene–porphyrin dyads 5 and 6 have been structurally characterized through a combination of spectroscopic techniques. UV–vis spectroscopy shows that the absorption profiles of the two chromophores, the porphyrin and the pentacene, are complementary, providing absorptions throughout the UV and visible regions. While the dyads are reasonably stable in the solid state under ambient conditions they are, unfortunately, only stable in solution for hours when exposed to light and air.