Palladium-catalyzed allylic oxidation of 1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2-propene and 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-2-propene

The course of palladium-catalyzed oxidation of a terminal alkene by t-BuOOH or by O₂/H₂O is greatly modified when the allylic carbon bears a p-toluenesulfonyl substituent, and allylic oxidation results. Mechanistic explanations of this observation are proposed.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed reactions of N′-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides with diethyl phosphite

Lewis acid catalyst-tuned reactions of N′-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides with diethyl phosphite are described. Isoquinolin-1-ylphosphonate is generated when copper triflate is utilized as catalyst, while 2-amino-1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-1-ylphosphonate is obtained in the presence of palladium acetate.     

(Z,Z)-2,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-dibromo- and 2,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,1,4,4-tetrabromobuta-1,3-dienes. Synthesis and Diels-Alder reactions.

The two title compounds (1,2) have been prepared and some Diels-Alder reactions investigated.     

1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkanols as silylcarbene equivalent

Silylcarbenes are generated by the pyrolysis of 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1-alkanols with elimination of trimethylsilanol.     

(E)-1-benzotriazolyl-3-(phenylsulphonyl)-1-propene and its alkylation reactions

(E)-1-Benzotriazolyl-3-(phenylsulphonyl)-1-propene ( 6 ) has been synthesized and its alkylation was studied. The results showed that the phenylsulphonyl group is a more powerful α-directing group than the benzotriazolyl group in the corresponding 1,3-dihetero-stabilized allyl anion.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric diels-alder reactions using chiral sulfoxide ligands: chiral 2-(arylsulfinylmethyl)-1,3-oxazoline derivatives

New chiral sulfoxide-1,3-oxazoline ligands have been developed as chiral ligands for Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions. The use of chiral sulfinyl 1,3-oxazoline ligands in copper(II)-catalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions provided an endo cycloadduct as a major product with moderate enantioselectivity. A rationale is proposed for the mechanism of the asymmetric induction.     

Zur sauren Hydrolyse von 1-(N-Methoxymethyl-thiocarbamoyl)-5-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-pyrrolidin-2-imin

The title compound (1) is hydrolysed at pH=0–2 to the new compounds 1-thiocarbamoyl-5-methyl-3.3-diphenylpyrrolidin-2-one (3) and the tetrahydrotriazine derivative (4). These compounds, together with 5-methyl-3.3.-diphenylpyrrolidin-2-imine (5), are the stable end-products of the reaction. The expected 5-methyl-3.3.-diphenyl-1-thiocarbamoyl-pyrrolidin-2-imine (6) is formed either as an intermediate or an end-product according to the conditions of hydrolysis. Its formation is analogous to that of the isomeric 5-methyl-3.3.-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinylidene-thiourea (9) from 1-(N-methoxymethyl)-3-(5-methyl-3.3.-diphenyl)-2-pyrrolidinylidene)-thiourea (2) by cleavage of the methoxymethyl group.     

Acid-catalyzed reactions of (3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)oxiran. A new synthesis of functional-group-substituted vinylsilanes

The magnesium bromide-diethyl etherate-catalyzed ring-opening of (3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)oxiran 2 with thiophenols affords (1-trimethylsilylvinyl)sulfides 3 and the (1-bromovinyl)silane 4. Nucleophilic attack occurs regioselectively at the position α- to silicon. The compound 2 has been converted into the (1-trimethylsilylvinyl)amide 5 with an excess of acetonitrile and into the (1-trimethylsilylvinyl)acetate 6 with acetic acid/acetic anhydride. These reactions proceed with catalytic amounts of boron trifluoride-diethylether. Treatment of 2 with acetic acid alone gives naphthaldehyde. The epoxide 2 reacts also with MgBr₂·OEt₂, MeLi/CuI, HX (XBr or Cl) and LiAlH₄ with nucleophilic attack at the bis(trimethylsilyl)-substituted carbon.     

Investigation of Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric aza-Diels-Alder reactions of 2H-azirines

Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions with 2H-azirines as dienophiles have been studied. Diastereoselective reactions with an enantiopure azirine 1b, bearing a chiral auxiliary, gave substituted bi- and tricyclic tetrahydropyridines in high yield and stereoselectivity, under the influence of a Lewis acid. The novel enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of 3-benzyl-2H-azirine carboxylate with cyclopentadiene was investigated with various chiral Lewis acid complexes and provided the corresponding tetrahydropyridines in moderate to low yield and enantioselectivity.     

Synthesis and studies of homopolyamides based on 2,4-bis(6-chlorocarbonyl-2-naphthyloxy)-6-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-s-triazine

Abstract  

Ten homopolyamides have been synthesized by polycondensation of the monomer 2,4-bis(6-chlorocarbonyl-2-naphthyloxy)-6-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-s-triazine and different diamines such as 4,4′-biphenyldiamine, 4,4′-diaminobenzanilide, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfonamide, 2,4-diaminotoluene, o-phenylenediamine, m-phenylenediamine, p-phenylenediamine, and ethylenediamine. All polyamides were characterized by solubility, density, viscosity measurements, IR, NMR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The products were found to possess high thermal stability.     

9,10-双-三甲基硅乙炔基蒽的合成及其光谱性质研究

<正>苯乙炔类化合物是一类π-共轭化合物,具有重要的理论研究价值,在分子导线、分子传感器、液晶显示中的偏振器、发光二极管和能量传输材料等光电领域有着广泛的应用[1-6]。目前对苯乙炔类聚合物和齐聚物的研究很多,而对苯乙炔类小分子研究得很少。我们采用对二溴蒽和三甲基     

The Lewis acid-catalyzed nazarov reaction of 2-(n-methoxycarbonylamino)-1,4-pentadien-3-ones

[reaction: see text] A highly efficient carbonylative Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction of lactam-derived vinyl triflates and alkenylboronic acids afforded 2-(N-methoxycarbonylamino)-1,4-pentadien-3-ones as suitable substrates for the Nazarov reaction. The most competent Lewis acids for the Nazarov reaction were Cu(OTf)(2) (2 mol %) and Sc(OTf)(3) (3 mol %) in DCE, which provided the Nazarov products in excellent yield. As both the carbonylative coupling and the subsequent Nazarov reaction were high yielding, the overall methodology is a concise and efficient route to [1]pyrindine systems.     

Quantum-Chemical Calculation of 1-Bis(dimethlamino)-4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,3-diphospha-1,3-butadiene

According to the results of ab initio quantum-chemical calculation 1-bis(dimethylamino)-4-bis(trimethylsilyl-2,3-diphosphabuta-1,3-diene exists as an E-isomer where electronic delocalization occurs involving donor dimethylamino and acceptor trimethylsilyl groups and also the multiple P = C bonds.     

Generation and conversion of the transient 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-( 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)-silene

Treatment of 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzaldehyde with tris(trimethylsilyl)silylmagnesium bromide (2) gives 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl-tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl-methanol (3) in approximately 70% yield and E-3,4-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)-1,1,2,2-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-1,2-disilacyclobutane (5) (15%). 5 is the [2 + 2] head-to-head cyclodimer of the transient 1,1-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)silene (4), formed by trimethylsilanolate elimination according to a Peterson mechanism from the magnesium alkoxide, derived from the alcohol 3. Deprotonation of 3 with McLi at low temperature in ether produces a complex mixture of products, the main constituents being the silene dimer 5 (10%) and bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzyl-trimethylsiloxysilane (10) (60%), which is formed by readdition of the eliminated lithiumtrimethylsilanolate at the Si=C bond of 4. The deprotonation of 3 with McMgBr or PhMgBr (activated by LiBr) in THF at room temperature results in the formation of the polysilane (Me₃Si)₃SiSi(SiMe₃)₂CH₂(2,4,6-C₆H₂iPr₃) (13). Its generation indicates that there exists an equilibrium between the magnesium alkoxide derived from the alcohol 3 on one side, and the magnesium silanide 2 and 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzaldehyde on the other side. Possible pathways of the formation of the compounds mentioned, as well as of further by-products, are discussed. The 1,2-disilacyclobutane 5 is characterized by an X-ray crystal structure analysis.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric radical additions of trialkylboranes to (1R,2S,5R)-2-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)-5-methylcyclohexyl-2H-azirine-3-carboxylate

The asymmetric addition of alkyl radicals to (1R,2S,5R)-2-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)-5-methylcyclohexyl-2H-azirine-3-carboxylate (1) yielding the corresponding 2-alkylaziridine-2-carboxylates has been investigated. High diastereoselectivities and good yields were obtained in the addition of primary alkyl radicals to azirine 1, while secondary radicals gave a lower dr. The influence of Lewis acids was also investigated; 10 mol% of CuCl were found to increase the dr.