Alkylation of Pyridines at Their 4‐Positions with Styrenes plus Yttrium Reagent or Benzyl Grignard Reagents

A new regioselective alkylation of pyridines at their 4‐position was achieved with styrenes in the presence of yttrium trichloride, BuLi, and diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAL‐H) in THF. Alternatively, similar products were more simply prepared from pyridines and benzyl Grignard reagents. These reactions are not only a useful preparation of 4‐substituted pyridines but are also complementary to other relevant reactions usually giving 2‐substituted pyridines.     

Photocatalyzed ortho‐Alkylation of Pyridine N‐Oxides through Alkene Cleavage

A photocatalyzed reaction of pyridine N‐oxides with alkenes gives ortho‐alkylated pyridines with cleavage of the carbon–carbon double bond. Benzyl and secondary alkyl groups are incorporated at the ortho position of pyridines in one pot.     

取代吡啶与双过氧钒配合物相互作用的NMR和理论研究

为探讨有机配体上取代基团对反应平衡的影响, 在模拟生理条件下(0.15 mol/L NaCl溶液), 应用多核(1H, 13C和51V)多维(DOSY)以及变温NMR技术研究双过氧钒配合物[OV(O2)2(D2O)]－/[OV(O2)2(HOD)]－(简写为bpV)与取代吡啶的相互作用. bpV与有机配体的反应性从强到弱的顺序为: 皮考林酸根＞异烟酸根＞异烟酸甲酯＞皮考林甲酯, 这说明吡啶环上同一位置上的不同取代基团和同一取代基团在不同位置上都影响反应平衡, 竞争配位导致一系列新的6配位(配体为异烟酸根和异烟酸甲酯)或7配位(配体为皮考林酸根和皮考林甲酯)的过氧钒物种[OV(O2)2L]n－ (L＝取代吡啶, n＝1或2)生成, 密度泛函计算结果较合理地解释了实验结果, 并表明溶剂化在反应中起重要作用.     

The ultraviolet spectra of the chloropyridines and chlorinated pyridines possessing a sulfur (-SR), nitrogen (-NR2), or oxygen (-OR) substituent in either the 2 or 4-position: A convenient method for distinguishing such positional isomers

The ultraviolet spectra for a series of 15 chlorinated pyridines which contain a sulfur, nitrogen or an oxygen substituent at either the 2 or 4-position have been examined. A correlation has been established between the position (2 vs 4) of the S, N, or O substituent on the chlorinated pyridines and their ultraviolet spectra. It was found that the chlorinated pyridines with S, N, or O substitution at the 2-position gave ultraviolet spectra whose longest wavelength absorption maxima were enhanced (moved to a greater wavelength and an increased extinction coefficient) when compared to the spectra of the 4-substituted isomers. The difference is great enough so that an easy identification of positional isomers can be made with a relatively high degree of confidence even when only one positional isomer is available. The ultraviolet spectra of all the chlorinated pyridines has been recorded, and it was observed that the number of chlorine atoms, and not their position, was the more significant factor in determining the overall character of the spectra.     

An efficient access to 2,3-diarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl triflate through a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction-direct arylation sequence

An efficient method to prepare 2,3-diarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines is described. The procedure involves a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction followed by a direct arylation at position 3. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl triflate was identified as a suitable coupling partner, permitting access to a variety of highly functionalized 2,3-diarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.     

Dehydrogenative Synthesis of 2,2′‐Bipyridyls through Regioselective Pyridine Dimerization

2,2′‐Bipyridyls have been utilized as indispensable ligands in metal‐catalyzed reactions. The most streamlined approach for the synthesis of 2,2′‐bipyridyls is the dehydrogenative dimerization of unfunctionalized pyridine. Herein, we report on the palladium‐catalyzed dehydrogenative synthesis of 2,2′‐bipyridyl derivatives. The Pd catalysis effectively works with an Ag^I salt as the oxidant in the presence of pivalic acid. A variety of pyridines regioselectively react at the C2‐positions. This dimerization method is applicable for challenging substrates such as sterically hindered 3‐substituted pyridines, where the pyridines regioselectively react at the C2‐position. This reaction enables the concise synthesis of twisted 3,3′‐disubstituted‐2,2′‐bipyridyls as an underdeveloped class of ligands.     

Characteristic features of the vibrations of substituted aromatic azacyclic compounds.

The characteristic features of the normal vibrations of the aromatic skeleton (C₅H₄XN) of monosubstituted pyridines are analyzed. The general principles in the behavior of the frequencies of the vibrations of monosubstituted pyridines as a function of the position and type of substituent were ascertained on the basis of this analysis.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 501–503, April, 1978.     

Reactions of benzothiohydrazide as a bidentate nucleophile

Benzothiohydrazide acts as a 1,4-bidentate nucleophile under basic conditions, and condenses with suitably substituted pyridines, pyrimidines and quinoxalines to yield ring-fused-1,3,4-thiadiazines un-substituted on the 4-nitrogen position.     

Nucleophilic substitution in 2-nitro-3-halopyridines

Nucleophilic substitution occurs in the 2 or 3 position in 2-nitro-3-halopyridines depending on the nature of the halogen and the substituting agent. A series of new 2,3-substituted pyridines were obtained as a result of the reactions.     

Intermediaires dans le rearrangement de dimroth d'imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines activated by a nitro group at position 6 or 8 undergo the Dimorth rearrangement in aqueous basic media. Intermediates of the rearrangement have been detected and their structures spectroscopically investigated.     

4-(Azulen-1-yl) six-membered heteroaromatics substituted in 2- and 6- positions with 2-(2-furyl)vinyl, 2-(2-thienyl)vinyl or 2-(3-thienyl)vinyl moieties

The synthesis of pyrylium and pyridinium salts and pyridines with azulene-1-yl moieties in position 4 and two 2-heteroarylvinyl groups in positions 2 and 6 was accomplished. The pyrylium salts were obtained starting from pyranones and pyridines could be prepared from these salts by treating them with ammonium acetate. The general procedures for the synthesis of pyridinium salts, which occur with good results in less delocalized electronic systems, do not take place when applied to the above obtained pyrylium salts. Therefore, as starting material 4-(azulen-1-yl)-1-(n-butyl)-2,6-dimethylpyridinium perchlorate was used, which was condensed with heteroarylcarboxaldehydes. These compounds were completely characterized and some of their spectra were discussed. Their interaction with some metal ions was revealed, observing an affinity better than in the case of simple azulenepyridines. In the last part of the paper are presented redox potentials for several pyrylium salts and pyridines in comparison with those of the nonvinylogated derivatives.     

Library‐directed Solution‐ and Solid‐phase Synthesis of 2,4‐Disubstituted Pyridines: One‐pot Approach through 6 π‐Azaelectrocyclization

An efficient one‐pot synthetic procedure for the synthesis of 2,4‐disubstituted pyridines has been successfully established. The method proceeds through a 6π‐azaelectrocyclization‐aromatization sequence. Using this method, a wide variety of pyridine structures substituted at the 2‐position have been rapidly constructed from vinyl stannanes, vinyl iodide, sulfonamide, and a palladium catalyst. The method was further applied to the solid‐phase synthesis wherein the use of a “traceless” sulfonamide linker enabled the rapid preparation of a small library of pyridines with high purity, without any chromatographic separation.     

Nitropyridines,their synthesis and reactions

Reaction of pyridine and substituted pyridines with N₂O₅ in an organic solvent gives the N‐nitropyridinium ion. When this is reacted with SO₂/HSO₃‐ in water, 3‐nitropyridine is obtained (77 % yield). With substituted pyridines the method gives good yields for 4‐substituted and moderate yields for 3‐substituted pyridines. The reaction mechanism is not an electrophilic aromatic substitution but one in which the nitro group migrates from the 1‐position to the 3‐position by a [1,5] sigmatropic shift. From 3‐nitropyridine, 5‐nitropyridine‐2‐sulfonic acid is formed in a two step reaction. From this, a series of 2‐substituted‐5‐nitropyridines has been synthesized. 3‐Nitropyridine and 4‐substituted‐3‐nitropyridines have been substituted with ammonia and amines by the vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) method with ammonia and amines and by the oxidative substitution method in the position para to the nitro group. High regioselectivities and yields have been obtained in both cases to afford a series of 4‐substituted‐2‐alkylamino‐5‐nitropyridines. The VNS method has also been used in alkylation reactions with 3‐nitropyridines to form dichloromethyl‐and alkoxycarbomethyl‐β‐nitropyridines. From the appropriate substituted nitropyridines imidazopyridines and azaindoles have been formed.     

Synthesis of 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyridines via an olefin cross-metathesis/Heck-cyclisation-elimination sequence

Heck reactions were performed on α,β-unsaturated-δ-sulfonamido intermediates, derived from cross metathesis, to allow the instalment of substituents at the β position. Subsequent one-pot cyclisation/elimination provides an operationally simple, catalytic and convergent synthesis of 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyridines.     

The mass spectra of some alkyl and aryl oxazoles

The mass spectra of a variety of alkyl and aryl oxazoles have been determined and the spectra analyzed with the aid of deuterium labelling and high resolution mass spectrometry. In contrast to the corresponding benzenoid compounds, the mass spectra of isomeric alkyl oxazoles are distinctive and in this respect are akin to those of the corresponding pyridines. Further analogy to the pyridines is suggested by the unfavorable nature of a carbonium ion adjacent to the 2-position and this effect may be used to locate alkyl substituents attached to the oxazole nucleus. The loss of carbon monoxide from the molecular ions of 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles probably occurs with ring opening and migration of the C-5 substituent (e.g.Br) to the C-4 position.     

Regiocontrolled Microwave Assisted Bifunctionalization of 7,8-Dihalogenated Imidazo[1,2-<em>a</em>]pyridines: A One Pot Double-Coupling Approach

The reactivity of the 7-chloro-8-iodo- and 8-chloro-7-iodoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 1a-e diversely substituted on the 2 position, towards Suzuki-Miyaura, Sonogashira, and Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling reactions as well as cyanation was evaluated. Various methodologies are proposed to introduce aryl, heteroaryl, alkyne, amine or cyano groups in the two positions depending on the nature of the substituent present in position 2. In both series, the substitution of the iodine atom was totally regioselective and the difficulty was to substitute the chlorine atom in a second step. Until now, only hetero(aryl) groups could be introduced though Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. We overcame this problem evaluating both regioisomers in parallel. The double coupling approach was also studied allowing the one pot Suzuki/Suzuki, cyanation/Sonogashira and cyanation/Buchwald reactions leading to polyfunctionnalized imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.     

Regioselective,Solvent‐ and Metal‐Free Chalcogenation of Imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines by Employing I2/DMSO as the Catalytic Oxidation System

Highly efficient molecular‐iodine‐catalyzed chalcogenations (S and Se) of imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines were achieved by using diorganoyl dichalcogenides under solvent‐free conditions. This approach afforded the desired products that had been chalcogenated regioselectively at the C3 position in up to 96 % yield by using DMSO as an oxidant, in the absence of a metal catalyst, and under an inert atmosphere. This mild, green approach allowed the preparation of different types of chalcogenated imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines with structural diversity. Furthermore, the current protocol was also extended to other N‐heterocyclic cores.     

Synthesis and transformations of 3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines

Reactions of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran with 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridines afford a number of substituted 3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines. The possibility of the reaction and the yield of the product are determined by the character of a substituent in position 2 of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine. The Curtius rearrangement of 2-acylazido-3(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines yields 4,5-dihydropyrido[3",2":4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-4-ones. The molecular and crystal structures of ethyl 4-methoxymethyl-6-methyl-3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Preparation of 2-aryl and 2-aryloxymethyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and related compounds

A series of substituted 2-aryl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines has been prepared in which a variety of substituents are introduced on the 4′-position of the phenyl ring and on the 3, 5 , 6 or 7 position of the heterocyclic ring. Most examples have acetamido, bromo, cyano, or formyl substituents at the 4′-position. Analogous imidazo-[2,1-b]fhiazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines have also been prepared. Another series of compounds consisting of 4′-formylphenoxymethyl derivatives of imidazole, the three positional isomers of pyridine, thiazole, benzimidazole and ring-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines has been prepared. 2-(4′-Formylphenylethenyl) derivatives of imidazole and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine were also prepared.     

Nucleophilic character of alkyl radicals—X : Polar and steric effects in the alkylation of 3-substituted pyridines by t-butyl radical

Homolytic t-butylation of 3-substituted pyridines occurs with complete selectivity m position 6. Steric and polar effects contribute to determine the exceptional selectivity. The relative rates correlate with the Hammett σ_p constants ( = 5·5). The results are discussed in terms of a transition state similar to a charge-transfer complex.