Synthesis of 1H‐quinazoline‐2,4‐diones from 2‐aminobenzonitriles by fixation of carbon dioxide with amidine moiety supported polymer at atmospheric pressure

1H‐Quinazoline‐2,4‐diones, which are key intermediates in the synthesis of medicines, were successfully synthesized from 2‐aminobenzonitriles by the fixation of CO₂ in the presence of a polystyrene derivative bearing amidine moiety [poly(amidine)]. A model reaction, that is, the reaction of 2‐aminobenzonitrile ( 1a ) with CO₂ in the presence of N‐methyltetrahydropyrimidine ( MTHP ) revealed that a catalytic amount of MTHP afforded 1H‐quinazoline‐2,4‐dione ( 2a ) quantitatively at atmospheric pressure. Several 1H‐quinazoline‐2,4‐diones ( 2a ‐ 2c ) were successfully synthesized from the corresponding 2‐aminobenzonitriles ( 1a ‐ 1c ) in the presence of poly(amidine). The poly(amidine) could easily be separated from the reaction mixture by filtration and reused in subsequent reactions owing to the heterogeneous system. These demonstrated that poly(amidine) is a useful heterogeneous polymer‐supported reagent for the synthesis of 1H‐quinazoline‐2,4‐diones from CO₂. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 653–657, 2009     

Straightforward Preparation of (2E,4Z)-2,4-Heptadien-1-ol and (2E,4Z)-2,4-Heptadienal

Abstract

A concise synthesis of (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadien-1-ol and (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienal is presented. Commercially available (Z)-2-penten-1-ol was converted to ethyl-(2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienoate by reaction with activated MnO₂ and (carboethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane in the presence of benzoic acid as a catalyst. Ethyl-(2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienoate was converted to (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadien-1-ol with LiAlH₄. The alcohol was partially oxidized to (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienal with MnO₂. The title compounds are male-specific, antennally active volatile compounds from the Saltcedar leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata Brulle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and have potential use in the biological control of the invasive weed saltcedar (Tamarix spp).     

A SYNTHETIC ROUTE TO 3-METHYLTHIO-2-ALKANONES STARTING FROM 3-ALKYL-2,4-PENTANEDIONES

Abstract

An efficient preparation of a 3-methylthio-2-alkanone (1) has been realized by the reaction of a 3-alkyl-2,4-pentanedione (8) with one mol-equiv of S-methyl methanethiosulfonate (4) in the presence of excess EtONa in EtOH. Furthermore, treatment of 8 with 4 and K₂CO₃ in refluxing acetone, followed by addition of MeOH and heating the resulting mixture, gave 1 in a high yield. These methods were applied to synthesis of pseudoionone.     

A Convenient,Selective Synthesis of Bis[2,4‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]phosphane Derivatives Starting from 1,3‐Bis(trifluoromethyl)benzene

The reaction of the sterically shielded phosphane derivative, dichlorodiethylaminophosphane, Cl₂PNEt₂, with an excess of a mixture of 2,6‐bis(trifluoromethyl) and 2,4‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl lithium gives bis[2,4‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]diethylaminophosphane, [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₂PNEt₂, in 72 % yield as a colourless solid, while 2,6‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl lithium remains unchanged in solution. The amino derivative crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c (a 869.2(1), b 1857.4(1), c 1357.6(1) pm, β 100.57(4)°, Z = 4). Treatment of [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₂PNEt₂ in CHCl₃ solution with conc. HCl allows the synthesis of [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃)]₂PCl. [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₂PCl reacts with H₂O in THF solution with quantitative formation of the corresponding secondary phosphane oxide. To obtain bis[2,4‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]phosphinic acid, [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₂P(O)OH, quantitatively, a CHCl₃ solution of [2,4‐(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₂P(O)H, has to be stirred in an NO₂ atmosphere. The phosphinic acid crystallizes is the triclinic space group (a 754.2(1), b 927.6(2), c 1305.5(2) pm, α 85.11(2)°, β 75.45(1)°, γ 79.99(2)°, Z = 2). From the reaction of the phosphinic acid with either elemental sodium or with cyanide salts, the corresponding phosphinate salts are obtained in an almost quantitatively yield.     

Cesium carbonate catalyzed efficient synthesis of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones using carbon dioxide and 2-aminobenzonitriles

Abstract

An efficient protocol for the synthesis of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones derivatives from 2-aminobenzonitriles with carbon dioxide using catalytic amount of cesium carbonate has been developed. 6,7-Dimethoxyquinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, which is one of the key intermediate for the synthesis of several drugs (Prazosin, Bunazosin and Doxazosin) was synthesized. The effect of different reaction parameters like influences of bases, solvent, temperature, CO₂ pressure and reaction time were investigated for the title reaction.     

Rare-Earth-Metal Pentadienyl Half-Sandwich and Sandwich Tetramethylaluminates–Synthesis,Structure, Reactivity,and Performance in Isoprene Polymerization

Targeting the synthesis of rare-earth-metal pentadienyl half-sandwich tetramethylaluminate complexes, homoleptic [Ln(AlMe₄)₃] (Ln=Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Lu) were treated with equimolar amounts of the potassium salts K(2,4-dmp) (2,4-dmp=2,4-dimethylpentadienyl), K(2,4-dipp) (2,4-dipp=2,4-diisopropylpentadienyl), and K(2,4-dtbp) (2,4-dtbp=2,4-di-tert-butylpentadienyl). The reactions involving the larger rare-earth-metal centers lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, and neodymium gave selectively the desired half-sandwich complexes [(2,4-dmp)La(AlMe₄)₂], [(2,4-dipp)La(AlMe₄)₂], and [(2,4-dtbp)Ln(AlMe₄)₂] (Ln=La, Ce, Pr, Nd) in high crystalline yields. Smaller rare-earth-metal centers yielded preferentially the sandwich complexes [(2,4-dmp)₂Ln(AlMe₄)] (Ln=Y, Lu) and [(2,4-dipp)₂Y(AlMe₄)]. Activation with fluorinated borate/borane co-catalysts gave highly active catalyst systems for the fabrication of polyisoprene, displaying molecular weight distributions as low as M_w/M_n=1.09 and a maximum cis-1,4 selectivity of 90.4 %. The equimolar reaction of half-sandwich complex [(2,4-dtbp)La(AlMe₄)₂] with B(C₆F₅)₃ led to the isolation and full characterization of the single-component catalyst {{(2,4-dtbp)La[(μ-Me)₂AlMe(C₆F₅)]}[Me₂Al(C₆F₅)₂]}₂. The reaction of the latter complex with 10 equivalents of isoprene could be monitored by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Also, a donor-induced aluminato/gallato exchange was achieved with [(2,4-dtbp)La(AlMe₄)₂] and GaMe₃(OEt₂) leading to [(2,4-dtbp)La(GaMe₄)₂].     

Cocrystals of diastereoisomers of 1,4‐dihydro­pyridine derivatives

A mixture of the RR/SS and RS/SR diastereoisomeric pairs of methyl 4‐(2,4‐dichloro­phen­yl)‐2,7‐dimethyl‐5‐oxo‐1,4,5,6,7,8‐hexa­hydro­quinoline‐3‐carboxyl­ate, C₁₉H₁₉Cl₂NO₃, forms cocrystals in which there is one unique mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit, but the mol­ecule displays disorder in the region of the 7‐position of the quinoline ring system as a result of the random occurrence of the diastereoisomers at the same crystallographic site. A similar arrangement exists in the monohydrate cocrystals that form from a mixture of the RR/SS and RS/SR diastereoisomeric pairs of methyl 4‐(2,4‐dichloro­phen­yl)‐2‐methyl‐7‐phenyl‐5‐oxo‐1,4,5,6,7,8‐hexa­hydro­quinoline‐3‐carboxyl­ate monohydrate, C₂₄H₂₁Cl₂NO₃·H₂O. These compounds belong to a class of 1,4‐dihydro­pyridines whose members have calcium modulatory properties. The 1,4‐dihydro­pyridine rings have the usual shallow boat conformation. In each structure, the 2,4‐dichloro­phenyl ring is oriented such that the 2‐chloro substituent is in a synperi­planar orientation with respect to the 1,4‐dihydro­pyridine ring plane. In each crystal structure, the mol­ecules are linked into chains by N—H⋯O hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions.     

Reactions of Aryl Benzoates with Potassium Aryloxides: Solvent Effects on Reaction Pathway and Kinetics

Temperature dependences of the relative reactivity of potassium aryloxides XC₆H₄O^?K⁺ toward 2,4‐dinitrophenyl benzoate in 50 mol% dimethylformamide (DMF)–50 mol% H₂O mixture have been studied using the competitive reactions technique. Correlation analyses of the relative rate constants k_X/k_H and differences in the activation parameters (ΔΔН^≠ and ΔΔS^≠) of the competitive reactions have revealed the existence of two isokinetic series of the reactions of 2,4‐dinitrophenyl benzoate with potassium aryloxides with electron‐donating substituent (EDS) and electron‐withdrawing substituent (EWS), respectively. We have investigated the effect of the substituent X on the activation parameters for each isokinetic series and concluded that the mechanism of the reactions of 2,4‐dinitrophenyl benzoate with potassium aryloxides XC₆H₄O^?K⁺ in 50 mol% DMF–50 mol% H₂O mixture is the same as in DMF. Analysis of the obtained data with using the method of two‐dimensional reaction coordinate diagram leads to the conclusion that the variation of the solvent from DMF to 50 mol% DMF–50 mol% H₂O mixture affects the reaction pathway. The rate constant k_X for the reaction of 3‐nitrophenyl benzoate with potassium 4‐methoxyphenoxide and the relative rate constants k_X/k_H for the reaction of 3‐nitrophenyl benzoate with potassium aryloxides XC₆H₄O^?K⁺ with EDS were measured in 50 mol% DMF–50 mol% H₂O mixtures at 25°C, and it has been shown that the addition of water to DMF does not change the mechanism but slows down these reactions.     

Kinetic study of the living cationic polymerization of isobutylene using t-Bu-m-DCC/TICL4/2,4-dimethylpyridine initiating system

Kinetics of the living cationic polymerization of isobutylene, initiated by the system t-bu-m-DCC/TiCl₄/2,4-dimethylpyridine (2,4-DMP), were studied as a function of concentration of the various components of the initiation system, solvent polarity, and presence of the protic acid scavenger, 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine (DTBP). Under a variety of conditions, the effective number of growing chains in a given polymerization remained constant and Mn increased linearly with monomer conversion. The system was found to yield an essentially homogeneous reaction mixture in hexanes/methyl chloride cosolvents, with only a small amount of precipitate, probably 2,4-dimethylpyridinium salts resulting from proton scavenging by the tertiary amine. It was found that increasing [TiCl₄] strongly increased the rate while increasing [2,4-DMP] weakly decreased the rate. Evidence of a retardation of the polymerization rate by the soluble TiCl₄:2,4-DMP complex was observed. The addition of DTBP as a protic acid scavenger, with or without 2,4-DMP, very weakly decreased the rate of polymerization. Increasing the fraction of methyl chloride in the solvent mixture caused an increase in the rate of polymerization. All of the results were consistent with a propagation mechanism in which an equilibrium exists between dormant and ionized, active chain ends.     

Synthesis of Mesoionic 4‐(para‐substituted Phenyl‐5‐2,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1,3‐4‐thiadiazolium‐2‐aminides by Direct Cyclization via Acylation of Thiosemicarbazides

The synthesis of ten novel mesoionic 4‐[para‐substituted (H, CH₃, OCH₃, NO₂, Cl, Br, OH, t‐C₄H₉, C₆H₅, C₄H₉) phenyl‐5‐2,4‐dichlorophenyl]‐1,3‐4‐thiadiazolium‐2‐aminides, as hydrochlorides, are described. The synthesis strategy utilized the corresponding para‐substituted isothiocyanates as starting materials to obtain the thiosemicarbazides through reaction with phenylhydrazine (61–98%), which were then submitted to acylation with 2,4‐dichloro benzoyl chloride and direct cyclization to generate the desired substituted mesoionic compounds in good yields (ca. 80%).     

The conformation of (1R,2S,4R,5S)-2,4-dimethoxybicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one and some related compounds

A mixture of stereoisomers of 2,4-dimethoxybicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one was prepared, separated by column chromatography and characterized by 60 MHz ¹H NMR spectroscopy using Eu(fod)₃. A double chair conformation with axial methoxyl groups is established for (1R,2S,4R,5S)-2,4-dimethoxybicyclo[3.3.1]-nonan-9-one on the basis of the J(12), J(2,H-3 exo) and J(2,3 endo) values and the chemical shifts for H-2(4). The conformation of some related compounds is subsequently inferred.     

One‐Pot Three‐Component Synthesis of Pyrazolyl‐thiadiazinyl‐2H‐chromen‐2‐one Derivatives

An efficient novel one‐pot synthesis of pyrazolyl‐thiadiazinyl‐2H‐chromen‐2‐ones. In this process, an equimolar mixture of substituted 3‐(2‐bromoacetyl)‐2H‐chromen‐2‐ones, thiocarbohydrazide and pentane‐2,4‐dione were taken in absolute ethanol. All these synthesized compounds were characterized by their analytical and spectral data.     

Oxidative and hydrolytic cleavage of cyclopropane and spirocyclobutane derivatives of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane,the products of transformation of levoglucosenone

A new method for the synthesis of (1R,4S,5S)-4-hydroxymethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan2-one, the cyclopropane analog of (S)-5-hydroxypent-2-en-4-olide, has been suggested based on oxidation of (1S,2S,4R,6R)-7,9-dioxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^2,4]nonan-5-one. Oxidation of cyclobutanones, spirojoined with the fragments of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (at position 4), or 7,9-dioxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^2,4]nonane (at position 5), upon the action of m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid or the KMnO₄-H₂SO₄-H₂O system leads to the corresponding spirojoined butanolides in 73–85% yields. The same cyclobutanones easily undergo the four-membered ring opening upon the action of dilute H₂SO₄ at 50–90 °C to form 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-4- or 7,9-dioxatricyclo[4.2.1.0^2,4]nonane-5-propionic acid.     

Experimental and theoretical studies on group 1 metallacarboranes: Synthesis, structure and ab initio calculations of the NMR chemical shifts of the 1-(THF)-1-(TMEDA)-1-Na-2,4-(SiMe3)2-2,4-C2B4H5 and related carboranes

The reaction of gaseous HCl with either the disodium or dilithium compound of the [nido-2,4-(SiMe₃)₂-2,4-C₂B₄H₄]²⁻ dianion (I) in 1:1 stoichiometry in THF produced the monoprotonated species 1-Na(THF)₂-2,4-(SiMe₃)₂-2,4-C₂B₄H₅ (II) or 1-Li(THF)₂-2,4-(SiMe₃)₂-2,4-C₂B₄H₅ (III), in 81% and 80% yields, respectively. This method proved superior to that involving the direct reduction of the closo-C₂B₄ carborane by metal hydrides. II and III were characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H, ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR and IR spectra. Compound II was recrystallized from a mixture THF, hexane and TMEDA (1:2:1) to isolate colorless crystals of the mixed solvated species, 1-(THF)-1-(TMEDA)-1-Na-2,4-(SiMe₃)₂-2,4-C₂B₄H₅ (IV), which were subsequently used for X-ray diffraction studies. The structure of IV showed that the capping metal occupied the apical position above the open C₂B₃ face of the carborane and that a hydrogen atom was bridging the two adjacent boron atoms on that face. The ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR spectra calculated by GIAO (gauge independent atomic orbital) methods at the 6-311G^** level on the B3LYP/6-31G^* optimized geometries of I–III, and a number of related nido- and closo-carboranes, gave excellent agreement with experiment, even in compounds where electron correlation effects are known to be important.     

Photo-oxidation of the 2,4-dichloropentanes and PVC

The photo-oxidation of PVC and its model compounds, the dl- and meso-2,4-dichloropentanes, were studied by high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. The structure, ? CHCl? CH₂? CO? CH₂? was found to be present in PVC after photo-oxidation. Two peaks, which corresponded to the CHCl and CH₂ groups next to the carbonyl group, were observed in carbon disulfide–acetone-d₅ mixture, at 6.15 and 7.25τ, respectively. From the NMR spectra, the ratio of the CH₂ to CHCl protons in PVC and the model compounds were found to increase linearly with the time of photo-oxidation after induction periods. The initial rates of the model compounds were comparable with that of PVC; i.e., 1.6 × 10^?2 hr^?1, at 30°C. Since similar gaseous products were also detected by mass spectrometry in the initial stage, their photo-oxidation probably assumed the same rate-determining step. According to the results that the dl-2,4-dichloropentane was photo-oxidized 1.5 times faster than the meso-compound, it would be likely that the syndiotactic sequences in PVC might be more easily photo-oxidized than the isotactic sequences.     

Investigation of the compositions and structures of the components of lactone C12H22O2 — the side product of the condensation of n-butyl alcohol

It was established by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) that lactone C₁₂H₂₂O₂ consists of three components. Two components, which are its isomers, were isolated by rectification and also by means of preparative GLC. A racemic mixture of optical isomers of 2,4-diethyl-3-n-propylpentanedioic acid was isolated from the products of potassium permanganate oxidation of the salts of the hydroxy acids obtained from the isolated lactone isomers in one case, whereas the meso form of this acid was isolated in another case. On the basis of this, it was concluded that one lactone isomer, constituting 60–70% of the mixture, is 2,4_trans-diethyl-3_cis-n-propyl-5-pentanolide or 2,4_trans-diethyl-3_trans-n-propyl-5-pentanolide, and the other isomer, constituting 20–30% of the mixture, is 2,4_cis-diethyl-3_cis-n-propyl-5-pentanolide or 2,4_cis-diethyl-3-_trans-n-Propyl-5-Pentanolide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1174–1179, September, 1975.     

Photooxygenation of 5-aryl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines leading to 4-amino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl ketones and,in the presence of sodium borohydride,to 5,6-dihyro-4(3H)-pyrimidinones

The photosensitized oxygenation of 5-aryl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines 1 in protic solvent led to the formation of the new 4-amino-1,3-5-triazin-2-yl ketones 2 in high yields. The structures of 2 were elucidated by spectroscopical means, especially by ¹³C-NMR and UV data. Photooxygenation of 2,4-diamino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidine 1a under reductive conditions, e.g. In the presence of excess NaBH₄, gave 2-amino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-t-6-ethyl-5,6-dihydro-r-5-hydroxy-4(3H)-pyrimidinone ( 4a ), the structure of which was determined by X-ray analysis. In the proposed mechanisms for both types of reactions, the dipolar ion 5 is assumed to be a common intermediate. For the new efficient synthesis of 1,3,5-triazines from 2,4-diaminopyrimidines, a 5-aryl substituent seems to be essential.     

catena‐Poly[[[μ‐1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane‐κ2P:P′][O‐ethyl (4‐methoxyphenyl)phosphonodithioato‐κ2S,S′]silver(I)] chloroform monosolvate]

Reaction of a mixture of AgOAc, Lawesson's reagent [2,4‐bis(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐1,3‐dithiadiphosphetane‐2,4‐disulfide] and 1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane (dppp) under ultrasonic treatment gave the title compound, {[Ag(C₉H₁₂O₂PS₂)(C₂₇H₂₆P₂)]·CHCl₃}_n, a novel one‐dimensional chain based on the in situ‐generated bipodal ligand [ArP(OEt)S₂]⁻ (Ar = 4‐methoxyphenyl). The compound consists of bidentate bridging 1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane (dppp) and in situ‐generated bidentate chelating [ArP(OEt)S₂]⁻ ligands. The dppp ligand links the [Ag{ArP(OEt)S₂}] subunit to form an achiral one‐dimensional infinite chain. These achiral chains are packed into chiral crystals by virtue of van der Waals interactions. No π–π interactions are observed in the crystal structure.     

Trimethylene-bridged Tetraorganodistannoxanes {[Me3SiCH2(RCOO)Sn(CH2)3Sn(OOCR)CH2SiMe3]O}n (R = Ph, 2,4-Me2C6H3): Control of Structure by Variation of R

The synthesis of trimethylene-bridged carboxylate-substituted tetraorganodistannoxanes {[Me₃SiCH₂(RCOO)Sn(CH₂)₃Sn(OOCR)CH₂SiMe₃]O} _n (1, R = Ph; 2, R = 2,4-Me₂C₆H₃) is reported. Depending on the structure of R, in the solid state these compounds are either dimers (1, n = 2, cis-isomer) with a ladder-type structure or tetramers (2, n = 4) with a double ladder-type structure.     

Ring transformations of heterocyclic compounds. XXII. Pyrido[1,2‐a]indolium salts from 2‐methyl‐3H‐indoles by pyrylium mediated three carbon annelation

The synthesis of pyrido[1,2‐a]indolium perchlorates 8,11 from 2,4,6‐triarylpyrylium perchlorates 1 and 2‐methyl‐3H‐indoles 6,9 in the presence of a basic condensing agent (anhydrous sodium acetate, piperidine acetate, triethylamine/acetic acid, triethylamine) in ethanol by a 2,4‐[C₃+C₂N] pyrylium ring transformation is reported. Spectroscopic data of the transformation products and their mode of formation are discussed.