Reactions of some arenes and pyrazoles in MeCN under conditions of undivided-cell electrolysis

As exemplified for the first time by pyrazole and its 4-nitro and 3,5-dimethyl derivatives, N-arylation of pyrazoles can be performed under conditions of undivided-cell amperostatic electrolysis (Pt electrodes, MeCN) of systems containing the pyrazolate anion and (or) pyrazole, arene (benzene, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, or xylene), and a supporting electrolyte. In the case of electrolysis involving 1,4-dimethoxybenzene as arene, N-arylation followed simultaneously three routes to form an ortho-substitution product (1,4-dimethoxy-2-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzene), an ipso-substitution product (4-methoxy-1-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzene), and an ipso-bisaddition product (1,4-dimethoxy-1,4-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene) in a total current yield of up to 50%. The acid-base properties of the pyrazoles under study affect the ratio of the N-arylation products and govern the required composition of the starting reaction mixture. In the case of a stronger base, such as 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, N-arylation with 1,4-dimethoxybenzene occurred even in the pyrazole—arene—tetraalkylammonium perchlorate system, whereas N-arylation of 4-nitropyrazole (a weaker base) proceeded only in the presence of the pyrazolate anion or another base, viz., sym-collidine. Oxidation of arene to the radical cation is the key anodic reaction. Not only the pyrazolate anion, but also highly basic pyrazole or a solvate complex of weakly basic pyrazole with collidine can serve as a nucleophilic partner in subsequent transformations of these radical cations.     

Arenium cation as the key intermediate of the electrosynthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)azoles. A new approach to the synthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(dimethoxyphenyl)azoles

Data on the effect of the acid-base properties of the medium on the yield and composition of the products of N-dimethoxyphenylation of azoles (pyrazole, triazole, their substituted derivatives, and tetrazole) upon galvanostatic electrolysis of azole—1,4-dimethoxybenzene mixtures in nucleophilic (MeOH) and neutral (MeCN) media were considered and the trends of this process were discussed. The generation of arenium cations (1,4-dimethoxy-1-azolylbenzenium in MeCN and 1,1,4-trimethoxybenzenium in MeOH) as the key intermediates of electrosynthesis of N-(dimethoxyphenyl)azoles, was proved experimentally. A new approach to the synthesis of N-(dimethoxyphenyl)azoles through electrosynthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethoxycyclohexa-2,5-diene by electrooxidation of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene in MeOH as the first step and the reaction of this quinone diketal with azoles as the second step was suggested. The efficiency of this route to N-(dimethoxyphenyl)azoles is comparable with the efficiency of the purely electrochemical one-step process. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2101–2109, November, 2007.     

Electrochemical <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylation of azoles in MeOH using undivided electrolysis of their mixtures with 1,4-dimethoxybenzene

The reactions of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene with azoles (pyrazole, triazole, and their derivatives, as well as tetrazole) were studied by undivided amperostatic electrolysis at Pt electrodes in MeOH. The process proceeds via the formation of a 1,1,4-trimethoxyarenonium cation as the key intermediate and affords 1,1,4,4-tetramethoxycyclohexa-2,5-diene, 1,1,4-trimethoxy-4-(azol-1-yl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene, and 1,4-dimethoxy-2-(azol-1-yl)benzene as the main products. Azole and solvent molecules compete as nucleophiles during electrolysis. A fine mechanism of the process was considered. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1166–1171, May, 2005.     

N-Dimethoxyphenylation of highly basic pyrazoles during undivided electrolysis

The reactions of pyrazole, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, and its 4-nitro derivatives with 1,4-dimethoxybenzene during undivided amperostatic electrolysis in MeCN (CH₂Cl₂) were studied. The basicity of the medium, which depends on the solvent nature, the nature and concentration of pyrazole and the acid-base properties of additives, and the amount of electricity passed determine the yield and relative content of the target products, viz., 1,4-dimethoxy-2-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzenes (1) and 1,4-dimethoxy-1,4-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclohexa-2,5-dienes (2). The process occurs mainly through the interaction of the nonionized solvato complex of pyrazole with the 1,4-dimethoxybenzene radical cation and affords radical intermediates structurally similar to compounds 1 and 2. The key stage of the process determining the 1 : 2 ratio is the rearrangement of the intermediately produced 1,4-dimethoxy-1-(pyrazol-1-yl)arenonium cation to the 1-(pyrazol-1-yl)-2,5-dimethoxyarenonium cation.     

Indirect Electrochemical N-Dimethoxyphenylation of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazole and Tetrazole

Using the obtaining of 1,4-dimethoxy-2-(3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl)benzene (I) and 1,4-dimethoxy-2-(tetrazolyl-1+-2)benzene (II) as an example, a method for indirect electrosynthesis of these substances is developed. In the first stage of this process, electrosynthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethoxycyclohexane-2,5-diene is realized by means of oxidation of 1,4-dimethoxybenezene on a platinum anode in an environment of MeOH in a diaphragmless cell. In the second, chemical interaction of this diene with 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole and tetrazole is performed when heating a mixture of these substances for a long time at 110°C in the presence of additives of collidine. As a result, target products I and II were obtained with a good (60–90%) yield. Realization of this process opens new possibilities for producing N-arylazoles.__________Translated from Elektrokhimiya, Vol. 41, No. 8, 2005, pp. 1014–1019.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Burasov, Vakhotina, Petrosyan.     

N-Arylation of azoles with low basicity by 1,4-dimethoxybenzene during undivided electrolysis

The reactions of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene with 4-nitropyrazole, 3,4-dinitro-5-methylpyrazole, 1,2,4-triazole, 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole, and tetrazole were studied during undivided amperostatic electrolysis on a Pt electrode in MeCN, CH₂Cl₂, and MeOH. The main reaction products were 2-azolyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzenes and (or) 1,4-diazolyl-1,4-dimethoxycyclohexa-2,5-dienes. In all cases except 1,2,4-triazole, N-arylation occurs only in the presence of the Alk₄N⁺ salts of azoles or 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine as a base. The mechanism of the reactions is discussed.     

Reductive mono- and diallylation of the bis(pyridine)dihydropyridyllithium dimer by triallylborane

Reductive allylation of the bis(pyridine)dihydropyridyllithium dimer containing the 1,2- and 1,4-dihydropyridine fragments by triallylborane results mainly in trans- and cis-2,6-diallylpiperidines (60—85%), their ratio depending on the nature of the solvent. The minor reactions products are 2-allyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine and 4,10-diallyl-3,9-diazatricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodecane. The unexpected formation of the latter is due to hetero-Diels—Alder condensation of intermediate products formed in the allylboration of dihydropyridines. The stereochemistry of trans- and cis-2,6-diallylpiperidines was determined from the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of the respective N,N-dimethylpiperidinium iodides. The structure of 4,10-diallyl-3,9-diazatricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodecane dipicrate was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis of lomazarin and norlomazarin, pigments from Lomandra hastilis

5,8-Dihydroxy-2,3,6-trimethoxy-7-ethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) was used to synthesize in high yield 5,8-dihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lomazarin, 3), a pigment from Lomandra hastilis. Alkaline hydrolysis of lomazarin produced mainly 5,6,8-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (9) through a retro-aldol decomposition of the 6-keto-form of 5,6,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (13b) formed during the reaction. 2,5,8-Trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-3,6-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (norlomazarin, 4a), a pigment of L. hastilis, and its 3,5,8-trihydroxy-7(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2,6-dimethoxy isomer 4b were formed as a difficultly separable mixture in addition to quinone 9. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 581–584, November–December, 2008.     

Enantioselective chromatography of chiral chalcon-tricarbonylchromium complexes and their use in stereoselective Michael addition

Summary The enantiomeres of the title compounds1–8 could be separated by enantioselective chromatography on microcrystalline triacetylcellulose in ethanol. A high stereoselectivity of the Michael addition of dimethylmalonate was observed only for theortho-substituted complexes1,2 and3, while the selectivity decreased withmeta-substituted substrates. A synthesis of 3-(ortho-dimethylaminophenyl)-tricarbonylchromium-1-phenyl-2-propenone (4) and 3-(meta-dimethylaminophenyl)-tricarbonylchromium-1-phenyl-2-propenone (8) is described. Methods for the estimation of diastereomeric excess (d.e.) and — after decomplexation — enantiomeric excess (e.e.) are compared. The absolute chiralities of complexes were determined by optical comparison and by chemical correlation.

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Enantioselektive Chromatographie von chiralen Chalcon-tricarbonylchrom-Komplexen und ihre Verwendung in stereoselektiven Michael-Additionen

Zusammenfassung Die Enantiomeren der im Titel genannten Verbindungen1–8 wurden durch enantioselektive Chromatographie an mikrokristalliner Triacetylcellulose in Ethanol getrennt. Die Michael-Addition von Malonsäuredimethylester an dieortho-substituierten Komplexe1,2 und3 verläuft stereospezifisch, während aus denmeta-substituierten Komplexen Gemische der Diastereomeren erhalten werden. Die Darstellung von 3-(ortho-Dimethylaminophenyl)-tricarbonylchrom-1-phenyl-2-propenon (4) und 3-(meta-Dimethylaminophenyl)-tricarbonylchrom-1-phenyl-2-propenon (8) wird beschrieben. Methoden zur Bestimmung des diastereomeren Überschusses (d.e.) und — nach Dekomplexierung — des enantiomeren Überschusses (e.e.) werden einer kritischen Bewertung unterzogen. Die chiroptischen Eigenschaften und die Absolutkonfigurationen der Komplexe wurden bestimmt; letztere durch optischen Vergleich und/oder chemische Korrelation.

     

Regularities of anodic acetoxylation of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene in protic and aprotic media

Electrochemical acetoxylation of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene during amperostatic electrolysis in an undivided cell at Pt electrodes in MeCN or MeOH solutions containing Et₄NOAc gives 2,5-dimethoxyphenyl acetate if AcOH or CH₂Cl₂ co-solvent has been added in a concentration of ≥50%. The reaction mechanism includes a nucleophilic attack of AcO⁻ ion on the ipso-position of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene radical cation. The process efficiency depends on factors that determine the stability and reactivity of the intermediate 1,4-dimethoxy-1-acetoxyarenonium cation. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1534–1538, July, 2005.     

ipso- and tele-Substitution in reactions of 3-chloro-1-ethyl-2-R-pyrazinium salts with C-nucleophiles

The reactions of 2,3-dichloro- and 3-chloro-1-ethyl-2-morpholinopyrazinium tetrafluoroborates with compounds containing the active methylene group were studied. The reactions with malonodinitrile and cyanoacetic ester afford products of ipso-substitution at position 2, while 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds produce products of tele-substitution of the Cl atom at the C(3) atom due to the attack of a nucleophile to position 6 of the pyrazine cycle.     

Electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution: Analogous and complementary processes

Analysis of many variants of nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydrogen proceeding according to an addition—elimination pattern reveals that this is the major reaction pathway, whereas nucleophilic replacement of halogen or another nucleofugal group is the secondary process, i.e.,ipso-substitution. In this respect electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution can be considered as analogous processes.This account is published in connection awarding Prof. M. Mgkosza the degree ofDoctor Honoris causa by the Russian Academy of Sciences for his investigations in the fields of physical organic chemistry and fine organic synthesis.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3. pp. 531–544, March, 1996.     

New approach to the synthesis of benzo[e][1,2,3,4]tetrazine 1,3-dioxides

A new approach to the synthesis of benzo[e][1,2,3,4]tetrazine 1,3-dioxides involves the treatment ofN-nitroanilines containing anortho-(tert-butyl-NNO-azoxy) group with phosphoric anhydride or phosphorus pentachloride. The reaction is supposed to proceed through an intermediate diazonium oxide cation. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya. No. 3, pp. 480–484, March, 2000.     

N—H bond dissociation energies in <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N</Emphasis>′-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine and its aminyl radical

The N—H bond dissociation energy (D _NH) in the 4-anilinodiphenylaminyl radical formed from N,N-diphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine was experimentally determined and calculated by the quantum-chemical method. The experimental D _NH value was found from the enthalpy of the reaction of N,N-diphenyl-1,4-benzoquinonediimine with 4-hydroxydiphenylamine taking into account the bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine and its aminyl and phenoxyl radicals, which were determined by the intersecting parabolas method from the kinetic data. The quantum-chemical calculations of D _NH used several semiempirical methods by the MOPAC program and the ab initio and DFT methods by the GAUSSIAN 94/98 program. The D _NH values, which were closest to the experimental values, were obtained by the B3LYP/6-31+G* method. The results of quantum-chemical calculations of the N—H and O—H bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine and its radicals are presented.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1549–1554, August, 2004.     

New Complexes of Nickel(II) Containing Macrocyclic Diaminodiiminepiperazine Ligands: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties

Complexes of Ni(ClO₄)₂ with 1,4-bis(2-aminobenzyl)piperidine (1) and 1,4-bis(2-amino-4-tertbutyl)piperidine (2) and products of their cyclization with ortho-phthalic aldehyde in methanol [NiL3][ClO₄]₂ (3) and [NiL4][ClO₄]₂ (4), respectively, are synthesized. Complexes 1 and 2 can be reduced on a platinum electrode irreversibly. Cyclic complexes 3 and 4 undergo reduction reversibly or quasi-reversibly in two or three stages. The reduction products react with n-BuI or n–BuBr (Bu = butyl) via an inner-sphere mechanism of oxidative attachment, probably, with the formation of the Ni–C bond.     

N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒铂配合物合成、结构和性质

四氯合铂酸钾分别与邻、间、对磺基苯甲酸在乙腈和水中利用水热合成获得了3个铂的N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒配合物:[Pt(NIA)_2]·(2-sb)·2H_2O(1),[Pt(NIA)_2]·(3-sb)·3H_2O(2)和[Pt(NIA)_2]·(1,4-dsb)·2H_2O(3)(NIA=N-(1-亚氨基乙基)乙脒,2-sb~2-=2-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、3-sb~2-=3-磺基苯甲酸二价阴离子、1,4-dsb~2-=1,4-二磺基苯二价阴离子)。合成过程中发生了乙氰三聚以及4-sb~2-转变为1,4-dsb~2-的反应。对配合物进行了元素分析、红外、紫外、荧光、热重和粉末X射线衍射表征,并利用单晶X射线衍射测定了配合物的晶体结构。3个配合物为阳离子-阴离子物种,阳离子为[Pt(NIA)_2]~(2+),中心金属离子四配位平面构型;阴离子与阳离子、水形成氢键,组成一个三维网络结构,但3个配合物的氢键模式不同。配合物在热稳定性、荧光性质上有一定差异。     

Reactions of isomeric 3,6- and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinones with NH3

The interaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinone (1) and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-ortho-benzoquinone (2) with NH₃ in water—alcohol medium and with (NH₄)₂CO₃ in a solid phase has been studied. Redox processes with participation of a nucleophile of the medium take place for1, while2 reacts with NH₃ at the carbonyl group with transformation of the quinone imide. The mechanism of redox transformation of1 has been proposed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1789–1793, September, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 94-03-08653).     

The N—H and O—H bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine and its phenoxyl and aminyl radicals

The N—H and O—H bond dissociation energies in 4-hydroxydiphenylamine Ph—NH—C₆H₄—OH (D _NH= 353.4, D _OH=339.3 kJ mol^–1) and its semiquinone radicals D _NH(Ph—NH—C₆H₄—O^·) = 273.6, D _OH(Ph—N^·—C₆H₄—OH) = 259.5 kJ mol^–1 were first estimated using the parabolic model and experimental data (rate constants) on two elementary reactions with participation of N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinonemonoimine (2). One of the reactions, namely, that of 2 with aromatic amines, was studied in this work using a specially developed method.     

Study on structural properties and solution dynamics of zinc complexes with the (N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl ligand

The reaction of {C,N-[Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁵-C₅H₃(CH₂NMe₂)-2)]}Li, (FcN)Li, with zinc chloride affords the diorganozinc complex (FcN)₂Zn (1). In solution, 1 appears as a mixture of rac and meso diastereomers, whereas in the solid state it crystallizes solely as a rac diastereomer. The ratio of rac/meso diastereomers in solution is solvent-, temperature- and concentration-dependent, consistent with an intermolecular exchange between diastereomers. An intramolecular dynamic phenomenon involving dissociation and recoordination of Zn---N bonds was also observed. The reaction of 1 with zinc chloride yields the monoorganozinc compound (FcN)ZnCl (2) as a slightly soluble yellow microcrystalline powder.     

Photochromism of single crystals of arylhydrazide derivatives

Photochromic transformations in single crystals of hydrazides due to trans—cis-isomerization were found. The presence of the hydroxyl group in the ortho-position of the benzylidene fragment completely precludes photoinduced isomerization in the crystalline state.