Synthesis and Diels-Alder Reactivity of 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylidenenorbornane

Pd-catalyzed double carbomethoxylation of the Diels-Alder adduct of cyclo-pentadiene and maleic anhydride yielded the methyl norbornane-2,3-endo-5, 6-exo-tetracarboxylate ( 4 ) which was transformed in three steps into 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-idenenorbornane ( 1 ). The cycloaddition of tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) to 1 giving the corresponding monoadduct 7 was 364 times faster (toluene, 25°) than the addition of TCNE to 7 yielding the bis-adduct 9 . Similar reactivity trends were observed for the additions of TCNE to the less reactive 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxanorbornane ( 2 ). The following second order rate constants (toluene, 25°) and activation parameters were obtained for: 1 + TCNE → 7 : k₁ = (255 + 5) 10^?4 mol^?1 · s^?1, ΔH≠ = (12.2 ± 0.5) kcal/mol, ΔS≠ = (?24.8 ± 1.6) eu.; 7 + TCNE → 9 , k₂ = (0.7 ± 0.02) 10^?4 mol^?1 · s^?1, ΔH≠ = (14.1 ± 1.0) kcal/mol, ΔS≠ = ( ?30 ± 3.5) eu.; 2 + TCNE → 8 : k₁ = (1.5 ± 0.03) 10^?4 mol^?1 · s^?1, ΔH≠ = (14.8 ± 0.7) kcal/mol, ΔS≠ = (?26.4 ± 2.3) eu.; 8 + TCNE → 10 ; k₂ = (0.004 ± 0.0002) 10^?4 mol^?1 · s^?1, ΔH≠ = (17 ± 1.5) kcal/mol, ΔS≠ = (?30 ± 4) eu. The possible origins of the relatively large rate ratios k₁/k₂ are discussed briefly.     

Diels-Alder Regioselectivity Controlled by Remote Substituents. The Cycloadditions of 1-(Dimethoxymethyl)-2,3-dimethylidene- and -2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

The syntheses of 2,3-dimethylidene- and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes substituted in position C(1) are reported. The 1-dimethoxymethyl group in derivatives 2 and 6 controls the regioselectivity of the Lewis-acid-catalyzed Diels-Alder additions with methyl vinyl ketone and butynone. For the EtAlCl₂-catalyzed addition of methyl vinyl ketone to 6 , the regioselectivity can be reversed by a small solvent modification. The tetraene 2 is a versatile reagent for regioselective ‘tandem’ cycloadditions.     

Carbon-13 NMR studies of twenty-four methyl-substituted morpholines

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of all the isomers of monomethyl-, 2,3-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,5-dimethyl-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-trimethyl- and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylmorpholine have been obtained at both ambient (25 °C) and low temperature (～ ?100 to ?120 °C). The ring carbon shifts appear to be additive with respect to the position of the methyl groups. A good correlation between predicted and experimental shift values was obtained (r = 0.998₉). The values were used in an attempt to assign, conformationally, the ‘all cis’ isomer 2,3,5,6-tetramethylmorpholine, which from ¹HNMR spin–spin coupling studies has been unsuccessful. Methyl carbon shifts to high field were found for axially oriented carbons. The extracted ‘steric shift’ values for such carbons were compared to their corresponding proton shift data.     

Conformational Analysis of Endoperoxides Grafted onto Bicyclo[2.2.n]alkanes as a Test of the Rigidity of the Bicyclic Skeleton. Photo-oxidation of [2.2.2] Hericene and 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.n]alkanes

The photo-oxidation of [2.2.2]hericene ( 6 ) gave successively the endoperoxides 11 (9,10,11,12-tetramethylidene-4,5-dioxatricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodec-2(7)-ene), the bis-endoperoxide 16 (15,16-dimethylidene-4,5,11,12-tetraoxatetracyclo[6.6.2.0^2,7.o^9,14]hexadeca-2(7),9(14)-diene), and the tris-endoperoxide 19 (4,5,11,12,17,18-hexaoxapentacyclo[6.6.6.0^2,7.0^9,14.0^15,20]icosa-2(7),9(14),15(20)-triene). The endoperoxides 11, 16 , and 19 were formed in the presence or in the absence of a dye sensitizer. The sensitized photo-oxidations of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.2]octane ( 4 ), 5,6,7,8-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene ( 5 ), 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]-heptane ( 7 ), and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ( 8 ) gave successively the corresponding mono-endoperoxides 9, 10, 12 , and 13 and the bis-endoperoxides 14, 15, 17 , and 18 , respectively. Low-temperature NMR spectra of the bis-endoperoxides 14 and 16 indicated that their C₂ and C_s conformers have the same stability. Similarly, there was no difference in the enthalpy of the D₃ and C₂ conformers of the tris-endoperoxide 19 . The following reactivity sequence was observed for the sensitized photo-oxidations of 6–8 and 5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene ( 23 ): 6 + ¹O₂→ 11 > 7 + ¹O₂→ 12 > 8 + ¹O₂→ 13 > 23 + ¹O₂→ 24 , a trend parallel with that reported for the ethylenetetracarbonitrile (TCNE) cycloadditions to the same polyenes. The rate-constant ratios k₁/k₂ and k₂/k₃ for the three successive photo-oxidations of [2.2.2]hericene ( 6 ) did not differ significantly from unity, in contrast with the Diels-Alder additions of 6 . Similarly, the rate-constant ratios k₁/k₂ for the two successive photo-oxidations of tetraenes 7 and 8 were significantly smaller than those reported for the successive TCNE cycloadditions to 7 to 8 . The endoperoxide formations are not sensitive to the change in the exothermicity of the reactions but they are sensitive to the electronic properties (IP's) of the polyenes.     

Specific solvent effects on the intramolecular electron transfer reaction in a neutral ferrocene donor polychlorotriphenylmethyl acceptor radical with extended conjugation

The synthesis and the optical, magnetic and electrochemical properties of the ferrocenylbutynene substituted polychlorotriphenylmethyl radical 1 are reported. Radical 1 is prepared in a three step synthetic route starting with a Wittig reaction to yield (E,Z)-{4-[4-(bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenyl)methyl)-2,3,5,6-tetra-chlorophenyl]but-3-en-1-ynyl}-ferrocene (1H) which is subsequently deprotonated to yield the corresponding anion K⁺(18-crown-6) [1]^? and finally oxidized to (E)-4-[4-(ferrocenyl)but-3-yn-1-enyl]-2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenyl-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenyl) methyl radical (1). Radical 1 exhibits a charge-transfer band transition in the near infrared region which is associated with an intramolecular electron transfer from the ferrocene unit (donor) to the radical unit (acceptor) of this dyad molecule; its solvatochromism is studied in detail. The X-ray crystal structure of [K⁺(18-crown-6)](E)-[4-[4-(ferrocenyl)but-3-yn-1-enyl]-2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenyl-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenyl) methide] [1]^? has been determined. This organic salt forms an interesting one-dimensional coordination polymer by the coordination of the K⁺ cation with chlorine atoms of the organic carbanion.     

Thermische Lactonisierung von Estern γ-Brom-α, β-ungesättigter Carbonsäuren zu Δα-Butenoliden. Direkte γ-Bromierung von α, β-ungesättigten Säuren

By heating with iron powder at 120–150° some γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic methyl esters, and, less smothly, the corresponding acids, were lactonized to Δ^7alpha;-butenolides with elimination of methyl bromide. The following conversions have thus been made: methyl γ-bromocrotonate ( 1c ) and the corresponding acid ( 1d ) to Δ^α-butenolide ( 8a ), methyl γ-bromotiglate ( 3c ) and the corresponding acid ( 3d ) to α-methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8b ), a mixture of methyl trans- and cis-γ-bromosenecioate ( 7c and 7e ) and a mixture of the corresponding acids ( 7d and 7f ) to β-methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8c ). The procedure did not work with methyl trans-γ-bromo-Δ^α-pentenoate ( 5c ) nor with its acid ( 5d ). Most of the γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic esters ( 1c, 7c, 7e and 5c ) are available by direct N-bromosuccinimide bromination of the α, β-unsaturated esters 1a, 7a and 5a ; methyl γ-bromotiglate ( 3c ) is obtained from both methyl tiglate ( 3a ) and methyl angelate ( 4a ), but has to be separated from a structural isomer. The γ-bromo-α, β-unsaturated esters are shown by NMR. to have the indicated configurations which are independent of the configuration of the α, β-unsaturated esters used; the bromination always leads to the more stable configuration, usually the one with the bromine-carrying carbon anti to the carboxylic ester group; an exception is methyl γ-bromo-senecioate, for which the two isomers (cis, 7e , and trans, 7d ) have about the same stability. The N-bromosuccinimide bromination of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids 1b , 3b , 4b , 5b and 7b is shown to give results entirely analogous to those with the corresponding esters. In this way γ-bromocrotonic acid ( 1 d ), γ-bromotiglic acid ( 3 d ), trans- and cis-γ-bromosenecioic acid ( 7d and 7f ) as well as trans-γ-bromo-Δ^α-pentenoic acid ( 5d ) have been prepared. Iron powder seems to catalyze the lactonization by facilitating both the elimination of methyl bromide (or, less smoothly, hydrogen bromide) and the rotation about the double bond. α-Methyl-Δ^α-butenolide ( 8b ) was converted to 1-benzyl-( 9a ), 1-cyclohexyl-( 9b ), and 1-(4′-picoly1)-3-methyl-Δ^α-pyrrolin-2-one ( 9 c ) by heating at 180° with benzylamine, cyclohexylamine, and 4-picolylamine. The butenolide 8b showed cytostatic and even cytocidal activity; in preliminary tests, no carcinogenicity was observed. Both 8b and 9c exhibited little toxicity.     

Photo- and thermal elimination of nitrogen from 4-phenyl- and 4,5-diphenyl-1,2,3-triazole

Phenylacetonitrile ( 2 ) (32%) and small amounts of benzyl methyl ether ( 3 ), benzonitrile ( 5 ) and methyl benzoate ( 6 ) were produced by irradiation of either 4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole ( 1 ) or 4-phenyl-5-deutero-1,2,3-triazole ( 7 ) in methanol at 254 nm. In methylene chloride, irradiation of 1 produced 2 (15%) and small amounts of 3,6-diphenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine ( 8 ). Irradiation of 4,5-diphenyl-1,2,3-triazole ( 9 ) in methanol gave 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole ( 11 ) (4%) and trace amounts of diphenylacetonitrile ( 10 ), benzamide ( 12 ), and compounds 3 , 5 , and 6 . Irradiation of 2,3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 13 ) in methanol gave small amounts of 3 , benzaldehyde ( 4 ), and compounds 5 , 6 , 12 as well as 2,3,5,6-tetraphenylpyrazine ( 14 ) and in methylene chloride it gave 11 (16%) and small amounts of 4 , 5 , 14 , and acetophenone ( 15 ). On heating 4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole ( 1 ) in n-hexadecane, elimination of nitrogen at 290° left phenylacetonitrile ( 2 ) as the only identified product. Similar pyrolysis of 4,5-diphenyl-1,2,3-triazole ( 9 ) produced 2,3,5,6-tetraphenylpyrazine ( 14 ) along with an intractable material. An efficient thermal isomerization of 2,3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 13 ) gave 2-phenylindole ( 17 ).     

New Dienophiles: 1-Acetylvinyl Arenecarboxylates. Reactivity toward cyclopentadiene and exocyclic dienes

The preparations of 1-acetylvinyl arenecarboxylates H₂C=C(COCH₃)OCOR with R = phenyl, p-nitrophenyl, 2,4-dinitrophenyl, α- and β-naphthyl are described (3) . The Diels-Alder reactivity of these dienophiles toward cyclopentadiene is evaluated and compared with that of methyl vinylketone, 3-trimethylsilyloxy-, 3-ethoxy- and 3-acetoxy-3-buten-2-ones. The stereoselectivity of the cycloadditions of these dienophiles with 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxanorbornane (1) and 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-epoxy-2,3-dimethylidene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracene (2) is studied. In principle, the dienophiles 3 allow direct functionalization of the position C(9) of the A-ring of daunomycinone analogs by Diels-Alder additions to exocyclic dienes such as 1 and 2 .     

Protonation and methylation of η-2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-benzoquinone(η-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt

The preparation of the η⁴-4-2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-benzoquinonecomplex [CO(C₅Me₅)(C₁₀H₁₂O₂)] (I) is reported. Complex I undergoesreversible protonation to yield the 2-6-η-4-hydroxy-1-oxo-2,3,5,6-tetramethylcyclohexadienyl complex [Co(C₅Me₅)(C₁₀H₁₃O₂)BF₄ (II) and diprotonation to yield the η⁶-6-1,4-dihydroxy-2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene complex [Co(C₅Me₅)(C₁₀H₁₄O₂)] (BF₄)₂ (III). Methylation of complex I with MeI/AgPF₆ gives the 2---6-η-4-methoxy-1-oxo-2,3,5,6-tetramethylcyclohexadienyl complex [Co(C₅Me₅)(C₁₁H₁₅O₂])PF₆ (IV). In trifluoroacetic acid solution complex IV is protonated to form the η⁶-1-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene cation [Co(C₅Me₅)-(C₁₁H₁₆O₂)]²⁺     

Stereochemistry of the products of reductive amination of 2,6-bis[(2-oxocyclohexyl)methyl]cyclohexanone, an alicyclic 1,5,9-triketone

The reductive amination of alicyclic 1,5,9-triketone—2,6-bis[(2-oxocyclohexyl)methyl]cyclohexanone—has been studied under Leuckart reaction conditions and in the presence of NaBH₃CN. A mixture of diastereomers of quinolizidine structure (2,3,5,6-bistetramethylenehexahydrojulolidine) is obtained. The stereochemistry of seven isomers is determined by the study of their NMR spectra using 2D NMR experiments (¹H-¹H COSY, HSQC, and HMBC).     

Polynuclear Iron and Rhodium Complexes of 7-Oxa[2.2.1]hericene (2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-one)

μ-Carbonyl(Rh? Rh)di(η⁵-indenyl)[(2R,3S)-C,2,3,C-η-(2,3,4,5-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-one)]]-dirhodium(I)(Rh? Rh) (7) and cis-μ-[(2R,3S,5R,6S))-C,2,3,C-η:C,5,6,C-η-(2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-one)]bis[μ-carbonyldi(η⁵-indenyl)dirhodium(I)(Rh? Rh)] ( 8 ) have been prepared. Complex 7 reacts with Fe₂(CO)₉ in hexane/MeOH and gives cis-μ-[(2R,3S,5R,6S] ( 9 ), trans-μ-[(2R,3S,5S,6R)-C,2,3,C-η: C,5,6, C-η-(2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-one)-μ-carbonyldi(η⁵-indenyl)dirhodium(I)(Rh? Rh)-(tricarbonyliron) ( 10 ), and, μ-carbonyl(Rh? Rh)[(2R,3S)-C,2,3,C-η-(2,3-dimethyl-5,6-dimethylidenebicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-2-en-7-one)]di(η⁵-indenyl)dirhodium(I)(Rh? Rh) ( 11 ). Treatment of 7-oxa[2.2.1]hericene ( 4 ) with Fe₂(CO)₉ or (cyclooctene)₂Fe(CO)₃ gave a 1:2 mixture of cis-μ-[(2R,3S,5R,6S)-] ( 12 ) and trans-μ-[(2R,3S,5S,6R)-C,2,3,C-η:C,5,6,C-η-(2,3,5,6-tetramethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-one)]bis(tricarbonyliron)( 13 ).     

Perfluoroaryl Azide Staudinger Reaction: A Fast and Bioorthogonal Reaction

We report a fast Staudinger reaction between perfluoroaryl azides (PFAAs) and aryl phosphines, which occurs readily under ambient conditions. A rate constant as high as 18 m ⁻¹ s⁻¹ was obtained between methyl 4‐azido‐2,3,5,6‐tetrafluorobenzoate and methyl 2‐(diphenylphosphanyl)benzoate in CD₃CN/D₂O. Furthermore, the iminophosphorane product was stable toward hydrolysis and aza‐phosphonium ylide reactions. This PFAA Staudinger reaction proved to be an excellent bioothorgonal reaction. PFAA‐derivatized mannosamine and galactosamine were successfully transformed into cell‐surface glycans and efficiently labeled with phosphine‐derivatized fluorophore‐conjugated bovine serum albumin.     

Acylimines of hexafluoroacetone and methyl trifluoropyruvate in cyclocondensation with 2-aminothiazolines

Reactions of acylimines of hexafluoroacetone and methyl trifluoropyruvate with 2-aminothiazolines afforded fluorine-containing heterocycles of two structural types: 6,7-dihydro-2H-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,3,5]triazines and 2,3,5,6-tetrahydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1619–1622, July, 2005.     

Chiral cyclohexene block from <Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>-(−)-carvone

The oxidation with SeO₂ of a methyl group linked to an sp²-hybridized carbon in the product of the intramolecular iodoetherification of cis-carveol afforded (1R,5R,7S)-7-iodomethyl-7-methyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]-oct-3-en-4-carbaldehyde and [(1R,5R,7S)-7-iodomethyl-7-methyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-4-yl]methanol that were oxidized to methyl (1R,5R,7S)-7-iodomethyl-7-methyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-4-carboxylate. The latter by the Zn-promoted opening of the γ-oxide ring was converted into the target chiral block, methyl (4R,6R)-6-hydroxy-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-encarboxylate.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-but-2-enoic acid methyl ester

2-Hydroxy-4-oxo-4-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-but-2-enoic acid methyl ester (1) was synthesized by the reaction of pentafluoroacetophenone with dimethyl oxalate in the presence of sodium methylate. Subsequently, reactions of compound 1 with aniline, o-phenylenediamine, and o-aminophenol were investigated. In addition, the thermal cyclization of ester 1 was studied and led to the formation of 5,6,8-trifluoro-7-methoxy-4-oxo-4H-chromene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (6) due to nucleophilic substitution of the 3-fluoro group. Hydrolysis of compound 1 and subsequent cyclization by treatment with SOCl₂ gave 5-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-furan-2,3-dione (3). Thermal decarbonylation of compound 3 under mild conditions resulted in the formation of 3-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-propene-1,3-dione (4) which dimerized to pyranone 5.     

Synthesis of tetrachloroisophthalic and-terephthalic aldehydes and stable bis(nitrile oxides) based on them

A new route for the synthesis of 2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalic and 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalic aldehydes from the corresponding tetrachlorobenzenes was developed. The method involves dichloromethylation of the initial compounds with chloroform in the presence of aluminum chloride and subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting 1,3-bis(dichloromethyl)-2,4,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene and 1,4-bis(dichloromethyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene. Stable 2,4,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile oxide and 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene-1,4-dicarbonitrile oxide were obtained for the first time from the above aldehydesvia the corresponding oximes. The products were characterized by IR and¹³C NMR spectra, and were converted into substituted 1,3- and 1,4-phenylenebis(isoxazolines) using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with styrene. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademit Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 106–109, January. 1997.     

Synthesis and NMR characteristics of N‐acetyl‐4‐nitro,N‐acetyl‐5‐nitro,N‐acetyl‐6‐nitro and N‐acetyl‐7‐nitrotryptophan methyl esters

N‐acetyl‐4‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (2), N‐acetyl‐5‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (3), N‐acetyl‐6‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (4) and N‐acetyl‐7‐nitrotryptophan methyl ester (5) were synthesized through a modified malonic ester reaction of the appropriate nitrogramine analogs followed by methylation with BF₃‐methanol. Assignments of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts were made using a combination of ¹H–¹H COSY, ¹H–¹³C HETCOR and ¹H–¹³C selective INEPT experiments. Copyright © 2008 Crown in the right of Canada. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd     

Synthesis and characterization of new thermally stable poly(amide-imide)s based on bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic diimide and aromatic diamines

N,N′-bis-(4-carboxyphenyl)bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic diimide was prepared by reaction of bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetra carboxylic dianhydride with p-aminobenzoic acid in a mixture of acetic acid and pyridine (3: 2). Polycondensation of N,N′-bis-(4-carboxyphenyl)bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic diimide with six different aromatic diamines produced a series of new poly(amide-imide)s (PAIs) in high yields with inherent viscosities between 0.49–0.95 dl/g. All PAIs were characterized by means of elemental analysis, viscosity measurement, solubility test, FTIR spectroscopy and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. Dynamic TGA of PAIs shows 10% weight loss temperatures from 410 to 435°C under nitrogen.     

Modification of biologically active amides and amines with fluorine-containing heterocycles 2*. N-(2-Thienyl)imines on the base of methyl trifluoropyruvate in cyclocondensation with 1,3-N,N-binucleophiles

An approach to the modification of the biologically active compounds, substituted 2-aminothiophenes, with fluorine-containing five-membered heterocycles is proposed. The reaction of 2-aminothiophenes with methyl trifluoropyruvate yields the corresponding N-(2-thienyl)imines, their subsequent cyclocondensation with 1,3-N,N-binucleophiles (2-aminothiazoline and benzamidines) furnished 5-oxo-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroimidazothiazoles and 5-oxo-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazoles.