Hydrogenation of simple aromatic molecules: a computational study of the mechanism

Quantum chemistry calculations have been used to study the metal-free hydrogenation reactions of a variety of simple aromatic, heteroaromatic, and related linear conjugated systems. We find that the barrier for uncatalyzed 1,4-hydrogenation is always substantially lower (by approximately 200 kJ mol-1) than that for 1,2-hydrogenation, despite similar reaction enthalpies. The presence of hydrogen fluoride as a catalyst is found to decrease the 1,2-hydrogenation barriers but, in most cases, to slightly increase the 1,4-hydrogenation barriers when a constrained geometric arrangement is employed. These qualitative observations are consistent with orbital symmetry considerations, which show that both the uncatalyzed 1,4-hydrogenation and the catalyzed 1,2-hydrogenation are formally symmetry-allowed processes. An extreme example of the catalyzed 1,2-hydrogenation of benzene is provided by the involvement of a second molecule of hydrogen, which leads to a substantial lowering of the barrier. The effect of catalysis was further investigated by applying a selection of additional catalysts to the 1,2- and 1,4-hydrogenation of benzene. A decreasing barrier with increasing catalyst acidity is generally observed for the catalytic 1,2-hydrogenation, but the situation is more complex for catalytic 1,4-hydrogenation. For the uncatalyzed 1,4-hydrogenation of aromatic systems containing one or more nitrogen heteroatoms, the barriers for [C,C], [C,N], and [N,N] hydrogenations are individually related to the reaction enthalpies by the Bell-Evans-Polanyi principle. In addition, for a given reaction enthalpy, the barriers for [C,C] hydrogenation are generally lower than those for [C,N] or [N,N] hydrogenation. Finally, we find that the distortion experienced by the reactants in forming the transition structure represents a secondary factor that influences the reaction barrier. The correlation between these quantities allows the 1,4-hydrogenation barriers to be predicted from a ground-state property.     

Photochemical High-yield Preparation of Tricyclo [3.3.0.02,8]octan-3-ones. Potential Synthons for Polycyclopentanoid Terpenes and Prostacyclin Analogs. Preliminary Communication

Three-step syntheses and the resolution into the enantiomers are reported for the tricyclo[3.3.0.0^2,8]octan-3-ones 7–9 , which are destined to serve as synthons for polycyclopentanoid terpenes and prostacyclin analogs. Routine overall yields of ca. 75% for 7 , 40% for 8 , and 46% for 9 are obtained, with 2-chloroacrylonitrile and 1,3-cyclohexadiene (for 7) and 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene (for 8 and 9 ) as the starting materials. The key step is the triplet-sensitized oxadi-π-methane photorearrangement of the β,γ-unsaturated ketones 1–3 which can be achieved in 80–90% yields of isolated product and quantum yields of 0.5–1.0. The racemates of both ketone 1 and its photoisomer 7 have been resolved via chromatographic separation of suitable diastereoisomeric acetal mixtures. On the other hand, sensitization of 1 with an optically active donor, (-)- 14 , gave only an impractical maximum enantiomeric excess of 10% (-)- 7 .     

trans-Bis-[(−)ephedrinate]-palladium complex: synthesis, molecular modeling and use as catalyst

The reaction between palladium acetate, (−)-ephedrine and potassium acetate led to bis-chelate complex Pd[OCH(Ph)NH(Me)]₂ whose the trans-structure is obtained from calculations. The use of this complex to catalyze either the 1,4-hydrogenation of (E)-2-benzyliden-1-tetralone or Heck reaction of phenyl iodide with 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol led to a low enantiomeric excess.     

Stereospecific construction of exo-tetrasubstituted olefins. The efficient synthesis of cyano-carbacyclins

Cyano-carbacyclins ($\text{2}$ and $\text{3}$) were efficiently synthesized using the stereospecific 1,4-hydrogenation of the corresponding conjugated diene $\text{10a}$ catalysed by the arene·Cr(CO)₃ complex as a key step.     

1,4-二氢吡啶衍生物合成方法的改进和芳构化研究

改进了Hantzsch合成法,通过一锅煮合成1,4-二氢吡啶衍生物,大大缩短了反应时间,操作简便,发现氯化铁是一个较好的1,4-二氢吡啶衍生物芳构化的氧化剂。     

Microbiological synthesis of 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one by immobilized actinomycetes

It has been shown that the highest yields (15%) of 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one are obtained by the use of the cells of actinomycetes immobilized in poly(vinyl alcohol) in the presence of the cosubstrate 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.     

New 7-substituted quinolone antibacterial agents. II. The synthesis of 1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(pyrazolyl,isoxazolyl, and pyrimidinyl)-1,8-naphthyridine and quinolone-3-carboxylic acids

Synthetic methods for the construction of certain aromatic heterocyclic side chains for the quinolone anti-bacterials have been provided. In particular a series of 7-(pyrazol-3 or 4-yl, 4- or 5-isoxazolyl and 4- or 5-pyrimidinyl)-1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine and quinoline-3-carboxylic acids have been prepared. All of the heterocycles were prepared from masked 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives of nalidixic acid ( 9,17 ) or 7-acetyl-1-ethyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinoline carboxylic acids ( 8 ). These masked 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives were prepared by the use of t-butoxy-bis-dimethylaminomethane on the activated methyls of 9,19 and 8 . The pyrimidinyl analogs, substituted with a 2-amino or a 2-aminomethyl moiety, were the only derivatives with substantial antibacterial activity.     

The synthesis of oxazolo- and oxazino[3,2-d] [1,4]benzodiazepinones

Cyclization of 2′-benzoyl-4′-chloro-2-[(2-hydroxypropyl)amino]acetanilide (8) and 2′-bcnzoyl-4-ehloro-2-[(3-hydroxypropyl)amino]acetanilide ( 7 ) led to the respective oxazolo (3) and oxazino (5) analogs of 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one. Cyclization of 2′-benzoyl-4′-chloro-2-[2,3-dihydroxypropyl)amino]acetanilide ( 9 ) could produce either the oxazolo ( 4 ) or oxazino ( 10 ) analog. Data is presented to show that cyclization occurred to give the oxazolo (4) analog.     

One-pot three-component green synthesis of novel dihydrophthalazine-1,4-diones

Green and efficient one-pot three-component synthesis of novel 2-(7-amino-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyrano[2,3-d][1,3]dioxin-6-ylcarbonyl)-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-diones have been developed by condensing 3-(1,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophthalazin-2-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile with benzaldehydes and Meldrum’s acid using L-proline as catalyst in ethanol at room temperature. The products have been isolated as pure compounds in good yields without using column chromatography.     

Facile, completely regioselective 1,4-hydrogenations of C(60)-diaryltetrazine monoadducts

Thermal Diels-Alder reactions between C(60) and electron-deficient 3, 6-diaryl-1,2,4,5-tetrazines yield monoadducts possessing a diaryldihydropyridazine function nested atop the fullerene. The diaryldihydropyridazine functions direct a completely regioselective 1,4-hydrogenation, resulting in a racemic mixture of bifunctional bisadduct (+/-)-3.     

Organopalladium approaches to prostaglandins. : 6. synthesis of Interphenylene Prostaglandin Endoperoxidte Analogs Via Benzylpalladation of Bicyclic Alkenes.

The reactions of norbornene, norbornadiene and 7-oxanorbornene with methyl 3-(chloromethyl) phenoxyacetate (4), optically pure (S)-1-octyn-3-ol (5), and 8% Pd(PPh₃)₄ afford in one step satisfactory yields of the corresponding esters 6, 7 and 8 respectively, readily saponified to the first interphenylene prostaglandin endoperoxide analogs 10, 11 and 12 respectively.     

Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation leading to heterocyclic structures with two heteroatoms: a highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-4-alkyl-2-alkyl(aryl)idene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines and (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines.

A highly convenient method has been developed for the synthesis of (Z)-4-alkyl-2-alkyl(aryl)idene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 9 and (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 34-38 through palladium-copper-catalyzed reactions. Aryl halides 7 reacted with 2-[N-alkyl(benzyl)-N-prop-2'-ynyl]aminophenyl tosylate 6 in the presence of (PPh3)2PdCl2 (3 mol %), CuI(5 mol %) in triethylamine at room temperature to yield 2-[N-alkyl(benzyl)-N-(3-aryl-prop-2'-ynyl)]-aminophenyl tosylates 8 in extremely good yields (72-96%). The latter could then be cyclized with KOH in ethanol-water to Z-9 in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner. Similarly, palladium-copper-catalyzed reaction of 2-(prop-2'-ynyloxy)aniline (21) with aryl iodides 7 led to 22-26 which after tosylation and cyclization with cuprous iodide in CH3CN in the presence of K2CO3 and Bu4-NBr led to the (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 34-38 in good overall yields. The Z-stereochemistry of the products was established from 1H NMR spectra, 3JCH values (between vinylic proton and methylenic carbon of the heterocyclic ring), NOE experiments, and X-ray analysis. The method was also found to be suitable for the synthesis of bis(benzoxazinylated) derivatives 17, 39, and 2-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 18. Our method for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines is highly efficacious, using easily available starting materials under very mild conditions. Also the synthesis of some novel 5-substituted uracil derivatives 40 and 41 containing the benzoxazinyl moiety and of potential biological interest is being reported.     

Microbiological synthesis of 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one by immobilized actinomycetes

It has been shown that the highest yields (15%) of 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one are obtained by the use of the cells of actinomycetes immobilized in poly(vinyl alcohol) in the presence of the cosubstrate 7-bromo-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.Physicochemical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Odessa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 779–783, November–December, 1981.     

Synthesis of fluorinated pyridines by the balz-schiemann reaction. An alternative route to enoxacin,a new antibacterial pyridonecarboxylic acid

Fluorination of the 2,6-disubstituted 3-aminopyridines 5 and 12 by the Balz-Schiemann reaction is described. 2,6-Dichloro-3-pyridinediazonium tetrafluoroborate ( 6 ) and 2-substituted 6-acetylamino-3-pyridinediazonium tetrafluoroborates 13 were heated with or without a solvent to give the corresponding fluorinated pyridines 7 and 14 , respectively, in good yields. 2-Substituted 6-acetylamino-3-fluoropyridines ( 14 ) were converted by a known method into a series of 7-substituted 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acids 21 including enoxacin [1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid [( 2 )], a new potential antibacterial agent.     

The synthesis of (+)- and (−)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylarsino)butane and their use in asymmetric catalysis

(+)- and (?)-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylarsino)butane, the arsenic analogs of (+)- and (?)-diop have been synthesized in good yields. These ligands give similar optical yields to diop in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones, but lower optical yields for the asymmetric hydrogenation of α-acetamidocinnamic acid, but, in this case, yield the isomer having the opposite configuration to diop.     

A study of the synthesis and some reactions of 3-phenyl-1,4-benzothiazines

Condensation of o-aminothiophenol with 2-bromoacetophenone yields 3-phenyI-1,4-benzo-thiazine hydrobromide, which upon treatment with alkali gave a mixture of 3-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzothiazine (VIIa) and 3-phenyl-4H-1,4-benzothiazine (VIIb). Catalytic hydrogenation led to rearrangement of the benzothiazine (VIIa) to 2-phenyl-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazole (X), while reduction with lithium aluminium hydride resulted in 3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,4-benzothiazine (XVI). The latter was transferred to 3-phenyl-4-aminoalkyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,4-benzothiazines (XVII and XVIII).     

One-pot synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,4-oxazepines

A facile one-pot method for the synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,4-oxazepines is reported. When reacted with ZnCl₂ and I₂ in DCM at 40?°C, N-propargylic β-enaminones, prepared by the conjugate addition of propargylamine to α,β-alkynic ketones, underwent 7-exo-dig cyclization by zinc chloride and concomitant reaction with molecular iodine to afford 2-(iodomethylene)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-oxazepines in good to high yields. This cyclization was found to occur with broad scope of substrates and high tolerance of functional groups. The resulting iodine-containing 1,4-oxazepines can be further elaborated to more complex structures by subsequent cross-coupling reactions, which may provide a platform for biological studies.     

Tris(acetonitrile)tricarbonylchromium(0) catalyzed 1,4-addition of hydrogen to 1,3-dienes

The Cr(CO)₃(CH₃CN)₃ complex is found to catalyze the 1,4-addition of hydrogen to 1,3-dienes such as 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, trans-1,3-pentadiene, and trans, trans-2,4-hexadiene at low temperature (40°) and low H₂ pressure (20 psi). For trans, trans-2,4-hexadiene the only product obtained when D₂ is used is 2,5-dideuterio-cis-3-hexene. The catalytic 1,4-hydrogenation can be carried out in neat dienes, and turnover numbers for the catalyst of greater than 3000 have been observed.     

Palladium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of 2-vinyl oxygen heterocycles

2-Vinylchromanes (1), 2-vinyl-1,4-benzodioxanes (2), and 2,3-dihydro-2-vinyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazines (3) can be prepared in high yields (90-98%) and excellent enantiomeric purities (87-98% ee) by [COP-OAc](2)-catalyzed cyclization of phenolic (E)-allylic trichloroacetimidate precursors. Deuterium-labeling and computational experiments are consistent with these cyclization reactions taking place by an anti-oxypalladation/syn-deoxypalladation mechanism. 2-Vinylchromanes can also be prepared in good yields and high enantiomeric purities from analogous (E)-allylic acetate precursors, which constitutes the first report that acetate is a competent leaving group in COP-catalyzed enantioselective S(N)2' substitution reactions.     

Polycondensed nitrogen heterocycles. VII. 5,6-Dihydro-7-h-pyrrolo[1,2-D]-[1,4] benzodiazepin-6-ones. A novel series of annelatcd 1,4-benzodiazepines

The synthesis of a novel class of annelated 1,4-benzodiazepinen, the 2-R-3 methyl-5,6-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-ones (Ve-e), is described. The reaction of 2-(o-aminophenyl)-3-R-5-methylpyrroles(IIIa,b) with bromoacetyl bromide in the presence of triethylamine produced the title compounds. An alternative synthetic route was achieved by means of the reactions of 1a,b with the appropriated α-aminoacids. The catalytic reduction of IVe-e over 10% palladium on charcoal led in good to excellent yields directly to the formation of pyrrolo[1,2-d]-[1,4]benzodiazepines (Ve-e).