Photo-Emde Degradation of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolinium Salts

It is shown that 1,1-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinium ions undergo, under direct irradiation through quartz in CH₃OH and independent of the nature of the counterion (I^?, BF), a reductive cleavage of the N(1)–C(8a) bond (photo-Emde degradation). The corresponding N,N-dimethyl-3-phenylpropylamines are formed in high yields and without contamination by Hofmann degradation products of the tetrahydroquinolinium salts. Me groups at C(2) as well as substituents at C(6) (CH₃, Cl, CH₃O) favour the photo-Emde degradation. The aromatic Cl-substituent is reductively split off in the course of the photoreaction.     

Photochemical Ring Enlargement of Macrocyclic N‐Phenyl Imides into Cyclophanes

Allylic N‐phenyl imides containing 12‐ and 14‐membered rings, such as compounds 3 and 12 , are easily synthesized by ring enlargement from cycloalkanones and phenyl isocyanates. Irradiation of 3 and 12 in EtOH and MeCN, with high‐ and low‐pressure Hg lamps, led, via the photo‐Fries rearrangement, to the same primary products: the orthocyclophane 8 and the paracyclophane 9 from 3 (Scheme 2), and the corresponding compounds 13 and 14 from 12 (Scheme 3). Besides the primary photorearrangement products, secondary products, the aminocyclophanes 10 and 11 , or 15 and 16 , respectively, were also formed. The total yields of the four products were very high when the N‐phenyl imides were irradiated in MeCN with a low‐pressure Hg lamp: 97 and 93%, respectively. If the para‐position in 3 or 12 is blocked by a Me group, the para‐photo‐Fries rearrangement is prevented. In this case, only one primary photoproduct is formed: the corresponding orthocyclophane ( 17 or 23 , resp.). The most remarkable result was observed on irradiation of the 12‐membered N‐(4‐tolyl) imide 5 in MeCN (low‐pressure lamp). It reacted nearly quantitatively to give only two products: 15‐methyl‐1‐aza[12]orthocyclophane‐2,12‐dione (=16‐methyl‐2‐azabicyclo[12.4.0]octadeca‐1(14),15,17‐triene‐3,13‐dione; 17 ) in 80% yield and 17‐amino‐14‐methyl[11]metacyclophane‐1,11‐dione (=17‐amino‐15‐methylbicyclo[11.3.1]heptadeca‐1(17),13,15‐triene‐2,12‐dione; 19 ) in 16% yield (Scheme 5).     

Photo-Fries rearrangement: Rearrangement of benzoyloxy compounds

Photo-Fries migration of the benzoyl group in 1-benzoyloxy-5-methoxy naphthalene, 1,4-dibenzoyloxy-2-methyl naphthalene, 1,4-dibenzoyloxy naphthalene, 1,5-dibenzoyloxy naphthalene, 8-benzoyloxy quinoline, 1,2-dibenzoyloxy benzene, 1,3-dibenzoyloxy benzene, and 1,4-dibenzoyloxy benzene afforded the corresponding mono and di-C-benzoyl products.

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Photo-Fries-Umlagerung: Umlagerung von Benzoyloxy-Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Die Photo-Fries-Wanderung der Benzoylgruppe in 1-Benzoyloxy-5-methoxynaphthalin, 1,4-Dibenzoyloxy-2-methylnaphthalin, 1,4-Dibenzoyloxy-naphthalin, 1,5-Dibenzoyloxynaphthalin, 8-Benzoyloxychinolin, 1,2-Dibenzoyloxybenzol, 1,3-Dibenzoyloxybenzol und 1,4-Dibenzoyloxybenzol ergab die entsprechenden Mono- und Di-C-Benzoyl-Produkte.

     

Photochemical Reactions of N‐(2‐Halogenoalkanoyl) Derivatives of Anilines

The photochemical reactions of 2‐substituted N‐(2‐halogenoalkanoyl) derivatives 1 of anilines and 5 of cyclic amines are described. Under irradiation, 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropananilides 1a – e undergo exclusively dehydrobromination to give N‐aryl‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enamides (=methacrylanilides) 3a – e (Scheme 1 and Table 1). On irradiation of N‐alkyl‐ and N‐phenyl‐substituted 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropananilides 1f – m , cyclization products, i.e. 1,3‐dihydro‐2H‐indol‐2‐ones (=oxindoles) 2f – m and 3,4‐dihydroquinolin‐2(1H)‐ones (=dihydrocarbostyrils) 4f – m , are obtained, besides 3f – m . On the other hand, irradiation of N‐methyl‐substituted 2‐chloro‐2‐phenylacetanilides 1o – q and 2‐chloroacetanilide 1r gives oxindoles 2o – r as the sole product, but in low yields (Scheme 3 and Table 2). The photocyclization of the corresponding N‐phenyl derivatives 1s – v to oxindoles 2s – v proceeds smoothly. A plausible mechanism for the formation of the photoproducts is proposed (Scheme 4). Irradiation of N‐(2‐halogenoalkanoyl) derivatives of cyclic amines 5a – c yields the cyclization products, i.e. five‐membered lactams 6a , b , and/or dehydrohalogenation products 7a , c and their cyclization products 8a , c , depending on the ring size of the amines (Scheme 5 and Table 3).     

Anionic Thia-Fries Rearrangement at Ferrocene: A Computational and Experimental Study

Ferrocenyl triflate ( 1 ) and 1,1′-ferrocenediyl ditriflate ( 5 ) undergo single and double anionic thia-Fries rearrangements at low temperatures in high yields with the latter forming exclusively the respective meso product. The detailed mechanisms of the anionic thia-Fries rearrangement of 1 , as well as that of the double anionic thia-Fries rearrangement of 5 , are examined with the aid of DFT calculations. Functionals, basis set and pseudopotentials applied were selected in accordance with a benchmark using the crystal structure analysis of the prime product 3 of the reaction of 1 before hydrolysis for comparison, which has so far not been reported. The unprecedented meso diastereoselectivity of the double anionic thia-Fries rearrangement of 5 is shown to be a result of a distinctive degree of chelation arising from two diastereomeric transition states.     

Synthesis of Indolones via Radical Cyclization of N‐(2‐Halogenoalkanoyl)‐Substituted Anilines

The radical reactions of N‐(2‐halogenoalkanoyl)‐substituted anilines (anilides) of type 1 have been investigated under various conditions. Treatment of compounds 1a – 1o with Bu₃SnH in the presence of (2,2′‐azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) afforded a mixture of the indolones (oxindoles) 2a – 2o and the reduction products 5a – 5o (Table 1). In contrast, the N‐unsubstituted anilides 1p – 1s, 1u , and 1v gave the corresponding reduction products exclusively (Table 1). Similar results were obtained by treatment of 1 with Ni powder (Table 2) or wth Et₃B (Table 3). Anilides with longer N‐(phenylalkyl) chains such as 6 and 7 were inert towards radical cyclization, with the exception of N‐benzyl‐2‐bromo‐N,2‐dimethylpropanamide ( 6b ), which, upon treatment with Ni powder in i‐PrOH, afforded the cyclized product 9b in low yield (Table 4). Upon irradiation, the extended anilides 6, 7, 10 , and 11 yielded the corresponding dehydrobromination products exclusively (Table 5).     

Functionalization of polymeric organolithium compounds. Oxidation

The oxidation of poly(styryl)lithium with molecular oxygen was investigated in the solid state (with and without N,N,N′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine) in benzene (with and without N,N,N′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine) and in benzene/tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions. The oxidation products included the corresponding polystyrene dimer [(PS)₂], the dimeric poly(styrene) peroxide (PSO₂PS), poly(styrene) hydroperoxide (PSO₂H), and the hydroxyl-terminated polymer (PSOH). The hithertofore unreported macroperoxide (PSO₂PS) accounts for approximately 50% of the dimeric product obtained from poly(styryl)lithium oxidations in the presence of Lewis bases. The total amount of peroxide products was determined by iodometric titration in the presence of a phase-transfer catalyst, dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6. On the basis of the effect of polar additives on the amount of dimeric products, it is concluded that dimer formation in the air termination of polymeric organolithium compounds results from oxidation and not carbonation reactions.     

PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF SIXTEEN ISOMERS OF RETINAL. INITIAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IN DIRECT AND SENSITIZED IRRADIATION. PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF POLYENES 31*

Abstract— Initial product distributions of all 16 geometric isomers of retinal in hexane solutions have been determined. With direct irradiation, the product ratios are characterized by a preference for isomerization at the 13,14-bond. In particular, all isomers containing the 13-cis geometry give the corresponding 13-trans isomer as the major product. Preference for one-photon-one-bond isomerization was also noted, although a substantial amount of the all-trans isomer was detected for all poly-cis, 13-trans isomers. In sensitized irradiation, the initial mixture shows extensive one-photon-two(or multiple)-bond isomerization to the corresponding unhindered isomers. In cases of hindered isomers, multiple-bond isomerized products are dominant. The different results are accountable by the different shapes of the excited state potential curves for singlet and triplet states.     

Diastereo‐ and Regioselective Addition of Thioamide Dianions to Imines and Aziridines: Synthesis of N‐Thioacyl‐1,2‐diamines and N‐Thioacyl‐1,3‐diamines

Addition reactions of thioamide dianions that were derived from N‐arylmethyl thioamides to imines and aziridines were carried out. The reactions of imines gave the addition products of N‐thioacyl‐1,2‐diamines in a highly diastereoselective manner in good‐to‐excellent yields. The diastereomeric purity of these N‐thioacyl‐1,2‐diamines could be enriched by simple recrystallization. The reduction of N‐thioacyl‐1,2‐diamines with LiAlH₄ gave their corresponding 1,2‐diamines in moderate‐to‐good yields with retention of their stereochemistry. The oxidative‐desulfurization/cyclization of an N‐thioacyl‐1,2‐diamine in CuCl₂/O₂ and I₂/pyridine systems gave the cyclized product in moderate yield and the trans isomer was obtained as the sole product. On the other hand, a similar cyclization reaction with antiformin (aq. NaClO) as an oxidant gave the cis isomer as the major product. The reactions of N‐tosylaziridines gave the addition products of N‐thioacyl‐1,3‐diamines with low diastereoselectivity but high regioselectivity and in good‐to‐excellent yields. The use of AlMe₃ as an additive improved the efficiency and regioselectivity of the reaction. The stereochemistry of the obtained products was determined by X‐ray diffraction.     

STUDIES ON ENAMIDES. VI.1 AN IMPROVISED METHODOLOGY FOR ORTON REARRANGEMENT UNDER NEUTRAL CONDITION

A highly efficient methodology in neutral medium has been developed for the synthesis of bromoanilides from the corresponding anilides using N-bromosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride under irradiation with visible light. The products are obtained in highly pure crystalline state with an excellent yield.     

Photochemistry of N‐(2‐Acylphenyl)‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enamides: Competition between Photocyclization and Long‐Range Hydrogen Abstraction

The photochemical reactions of various ‘N‐methacryloyl acylanilides’ (=N‐(acylphenyl)‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enamides) have been investigated. Under irradiation, the acyl‐substituted anilides 1a – 1c and 1o afforded exclusively the corresponding quinoline‐based cyclization products of type 2 (Table 1). In contrast, irradiation of the benzoyl (Bz)‐substituted anilides 1e – 1h afforded a mixture of the open‐chain amides 4e – 4h and the cyclization products 2e – 2h . Irradiation of the para‐acyl‐substituted anilides 6a – 6e and 6h afforded the corresponding quinoline‐based cyclization products of type 5 as the sole products (Table 2). The formation of the cyclization products 2a – 2c and 2o can be rationalized in terms of 6π‐electron cyclization, followed by thermal [1,5] acyl migration, and that of compounds 3p, 5a – 5e , and 5h can be explained by a 6π‐electron cyclization only. The formation of the open‐chain amides 4e – 4h probably follows a mechanism involving a 1,7‐diradical, C and a spirolactam of type D (Scheme). Long‐range ζ‐H abstraction by the excited carbonyl O‐atom of the benzoyl group on the aniline ring is expected to proceed via a nine‐membered cyclic transition state, as proposed on the basis of X‐ray crystallographic analyses (Fig. 2).     

Studies on the hydrolysis of cyclophosphamide II. Isolation and characterization of intermediate hydrolytic products

Two new products of hydrolysis of cyclophosphamide in water at 100°, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N' -(3-phosphatopropy l)ethylenediamine and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N -(3-phosphatopropyl)ethylene-diamine, have been isolated after 30 minutes, and 6 hours of reaction times, respectively. These products have been shown to be intermediates leading to the formation of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N'-(3-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine, the principal ultimate product of cyclophosphamide hydrolysis. The nature of these new products supports the previously postulated mechanism involving an intramolecular alkylation as the initial step in the hydrolytic process although the pathway appears to be an unlikely model for the metabolic transformations of cyclophosphamide in vivo.     

The photochemical reactions of the halogenated N-benzylanilines. Mechanism of the reactions

Several N-(2-halobenzyl)anilines and N-benzyl-2-haloanilines have been synthesized and their photochemical reactions studied. Upon irradiation, the aqueous acetonitrile solution of N-benzyl-2-chloroaniline was cyclized and reduced to give phenanthridine, 5,5′,6,6′-tetrahydro-6,6′-biphenanthridyl (THBP), N-ben-zylaniline, and bibenzyl. Similar products were produced in the photochemical reactions of other halo-genated N-benzylanilines, except iodo-substituted N-benzylanilines. No dimer (THBP) was produced from the iodo-substituted N-benzylanilines. Both singlet and triplet states are involved in the photochemical reactions of the haloarenes.     

A Novel Intramolecular Photocyclization of N‐(2‐Bromoalkanoyl) Derivatives of 2‐Acylanilines via 1,8‐Hydrogen Abstraction

The photochemical reactions of different N‐(2‐acylphenyl)‐2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropanamides have been investigated. Irradiation of the N‐unsubstituted anilides 1a – 1c gave the corresponding dehydrobromination, cyclization, and bromo‐migration products 2, 3 , and 4 , respectively (Table 1). Irradiation of the N‐alkyl anilides 1e – 1g afforded the corresponding deacylation and cyclization products 5 and 6 , respectively, whereas irradiation of the N‐alkyl anilides 1i – 1k , carrying 2‐benzoyl groups on the aromatic rings, afforded the unexpected tricyclic lactams 7 (besides 2, 5 , and 6 ). The formation of the cyclization products 6 could be rationalized in terms of an electrocyclic ring closure of the 6π‐electron‐conjugated enamides 2 produced by dehydrobromination of 1 , followed by thermal 1,5‐acyl migration (Path B in the Scheme). The formation of the bridged lactams 7 probably follows a mechanism involving the 1,7‐diradical 8 generated by ζ‐H‐abstraction (1,8‐H transfer) by an excited acyl O‐atom (Path A).     

Photo-elimination of nitrogen from fused-ring triazoles

By irradiation in methanol at 3000Å, aniline and o-anisidine were produced from benzo-triazole and N-methylaniline and N-methyl-o-anisidine were produced from N-methylbenzotriazole. Carbazole was the only product detected from similar treatment of N-phenylbenzotriazole. Linear naphthotriazole was photolytically transformed into β-naphthylamine but a methoxy derivative could not be found. Angular naphthotriazole gave no identifiable photolytic product. u-Triazolo[1,5-α]pyridine underwent photolysis in methanol to give α-picoline, α-picolylmethyl ether and α-picolylmethanol in low yield. A similar photolysis in acetic acid afforded α-pyridylmethyl acetate. The mechanisms for the formations of products are discussed.     

Untersuchungen zurFriedel-Crafts-Reaktion. XVI. Darstellung isomerer 2-Acyl- und 3-Acyl-4-methoxyphenole

Acylation of 4-methoxy phenol according toFriedel andCrafts, as well as the rearrangement of its esters according toFries lead always to 2-acyl-4-methoxy phenols or to their demethylated compounds. The unknown 3-acyl-4-methoxy phenols were prepared in two steps: First, the ester is acylated with the corresponding acyl chloride and SnCl₄ in nitromethane. In the second step the resulting ketoesters are hydrolysed. This is a general method. The yields ofmeta-acylphenols are between 40 and 90%. The isomeric 2-acyl-4-methoxy-phenols which were partly unknown or accessible only in low yields have also been prepared for comparative spectral studies (UV, IR, NMR, MS) ofortho- andmeta-acylphenols.

     

Zur Photochemie von 2, 1-Benzisoxazolen (Anthranilen) und thermischen und photochemischen Umsetzungen von 2-Azido-acylbenzolen in stark saurer Lösung

On the Photochemistry of 2, 1-Benzisoxazoles (Anthraniles) and on the Thermal and Photochemical Decomposition of 2-Azido-acylbenzenes in Strongly Acidic Solution Anthranils 6 (Scheme 3), when irradiated with a mercury high-pressure lamp, in 96% sulfuric acid yielded, after work-up, 2-amino-5-hydroxy-acylbenzenes 8 and as side products 2-amino-3-hydroxy-acylbenzenes 9 (cf. Schemes 5–7 and Table 1). When C(5) of the anthranils 6 carries a methyl group a more complex reaction mixture is found after irradiation in 96% sulfuric acid (cf. Schemes 8 and 9): 3, 5-dimethyl-anthranil ( 6d ) yielded (after irradiation and acetylation) 2-acetyl- amino-5-methyl-acetophenone ( 15 ), 2-acetylamino-5-acetoxymethyl-acetophenone ( 18d ) and 2-acetylamino-5-acetoxy-6-methyl-acetophenone ( 12c ). The latter product was also formed after irradiation of 3, 4-dimethylanthranil ( 6c ) in 96% sulfuric acid. 3, 5, 7-Trimethyl-anthranil ( 6f ) formed under the same conditions 2-acetylamino-3, 5-dimethyl-acetophenone ( 15f ) and 2-acetylamino-5-acetoxymethyl-3-methyl-acetophenone ( 18f ). Since qualitatively the same product patterns were observed when the corresponding 2-azido-acetophenones 7 were decomposed in 96% sulfuric acid it is concluded that anthranilium ions (cf. 6b -H⊕, Scheme 11) on irradiation are transformed by cleavage of the N, O-bond into 2-acyl-phenylnitrenium ions (cf. 25b -H⊕) in the singlet ground state. The nitrenium ions are trapped directly by nucleophiles ( HSO ?₄ in 96% sulfuric acid), thus, yielding the hydroxy-acetophenones 8 and 9 (Scheme 11). If C(5) is blocked by a methyl group a [1, 2]-rearrangement of the methyl group may occur (cf. Scheme 13) or loss of sulfuric acid can lead to quinomethane iminium ions (cf. 32-H⊕ , Scheme 13) which will react with HSO ?₄ ions to yield, after hydrolysis and acetylation, the 5-acetoxymethyl substituted acetophenones 18d and 18f . It is assumed that the reduction products (2-acetylamino-acetophenones 15 ) are formed from the corresponding nitrenium ions in the triplet ground state.     

Amidine als Zwischenprodukte bei Umamidierungsreaktionen. 9. Mitteilung über Umamidierungsreaktionen

Amidines as Intermediates in Transamidation Reactions By loss of water in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid/xylole N-aminoalkyllactames form bicyclic amidines. The corresponding N-alkylaminoalkyl-lactames' react to bicyclic amidinium salts or to transamidated products, ring-enlarged by the N-alkylamino residue, respectively (s. Scheme 1). The bicyclic amidines and amidinium salts are partially hydrolyzed by KOH/H₂O to lactames (s. Scheme 2). Which of the two possible isomeric lactames are formed is discussed.     

N-Chloro-N-(1,2,2,2-tetrachloro- and 1,2,2-trichloroethyl)- sulfonamides from N,N-Dichlorosulfonamides and 1,2-Polychloroethenes

N,N-Dichlorosulfonamides react with trichloroethylene and 1,2-dichloroethylene at a temperature not exceeding 20°C to afford unstable addition products, N-chloro-N-(1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethyl)- and N-chloro-N-(1,2,2-trichloroethyl)sulfonamides. The latter undergo elimination of chlorine on heating, irradiation, or prolonged storage to give the corresponding N-(2,2-di- or 2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)arene(or trifluoromethane)sulfonamides.     

Photo‐Fries Rearrangement of Carbazol‐2‐yl Sulfonates: Efficient Tool for the Introduction of Sulfonyl Groups into Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Systematic studies on the photo‐Fries rearrangement of different 9H‐carbazol‐2‐yl sulfonates 2 have shown that this type of conversion can be readily used for the preparative‐scale introduction of alkyl‐ or arylsulfonyl groups into polycyclic aromatic compounds under very mild conditions. A series of new 1‐sulfonyl‐ ( 3 ) or 3‐sulfonyl‐9H‐carbazoles ( 4 ) were prepared in medium‐to‐good yields, and characterized by UV/VIS, ¹H‐NMR, and ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy, as well as by elemental analysis. Effects of irradiation wavelength, solvent polarity, presence or absence of O₂, and photosensitizers were studied in detail.