Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 7. The reactions of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates with nitrogen nucleophiles

Forty bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphoramidates (R_FO)₂P(O)R were prepared in 10-91% yield by treating phosphorochloridates (R_FO)₂P(O)Cl where R_F was HCF₂CH₂, HCF₂CF₂CH₂, HCF₂CF₂CF₂CF₂CH₂, CF₃CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂, (CF₃)₂CH, (FCH₂)₂CH and (CH₃)₂CF₃C with nucleophiles HR, where R was NH₂, NHMe, NMe₂, NHEt and NEt₂ in diethyl ether at 0-5 °C. The bulky chloridate [(CH₃)₂CF₃CO]₂P(O)Cl reacted with ammonia, methylamine, dimethylamine and ethylamine, but not with diethylamine—even on heating in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine—due to steric hindrance at phosphorus. Fluorinated phosphoramidates have lower basicity and nucleophilicity than their unfluorinated counterparts: (EtO)₂P(O)NH₂ is more easily hydrolysed by HCl than (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)NH₂ and whereas, (EtO)₂P(O)NH₂ is known to react with oxalyl chloride and thionyl chloride to give (EtO)₂P(O)NCO and (EtO)₂P(O)NSO respectively, (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)NH₂ reacted only with oxalyl chloride to give (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)NCO in 10% yield. Two other new fluorinated species, (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)NHOMe and (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)N₃, were prepared by nucleophilic substitution of bis(trifluoroethyl) phosphorochloridate with methoxyamine and azide ion.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 10. Bis(fluoroalkyl) S-alkyl phosphorothiolates and tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphorothionates

Treatment of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphites (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)H, where R_F was CF₃ or C₂F₅ with sulfur in pyridine at 80 °C gave salts of structure [(R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SH]NC₅H₅ in 90 and 88% yield, respectively. The salts reacted with alkyl iodides in acetonitrile at 50 °C to furnish bis(fluoroalkyl) S-alkyl phosphorothiolates (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SR, where R was Me, Et, n- and i-Pr (when R_F = CF₃) and Me (when R_F = C₂F₅). Yields ranged from 21 to 57%. Bis(trifluoroethyl) S-methyl phosphorothiolate (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)SMe underwent fluorination by silver(I) fluoride in acetonitrile at room temperature to yield the phosphorofluoridate (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)F in 75% yield. Tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphorothionates (R_FCH₂O)₃P = S, where R_F was CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇, were prepared in 30-34% yield by heating the tris(fluoroalkyl) phosphites (R_FCH₂O)₃P and sulfur to 200 °C in a sealed tube for 8 h.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 9. The reactions of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates with oxygen nucleophiles

Twenty nine bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphates (R_FO)₂P(O)OR were prepared in 18-75% yield by treating phosphorochloridates (R_FO)₂P(O)Cl, where R_F was HCF₂CH₂, HCF₂CF₂CH₂, H(CF₂)₄CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂, (CF₃)₂CH, (FCH₂)₂CH and (CH₃)₂CF₃C with methanol, ethanol, propanol and isopropanol in diethyl ether in the presence of triethylamine. The bulky chloridate [(CH₃)₂CF₃CO]₂P(O)Cl reacted with methanol, ethanol and propanol, but not with isopropanol - even on heating in the presence of the catalyst 4-dimethylaminopyridine - due to steric hindrance at phosphorus. The relative reactivities of three of the chloridates decreased in the order [(CF₃)₂CHO]₂P(O)Cl > [(FCH₂)₂CHO]₂P(O)Cl > [(CH₃)₂CF₃CO]₂P(O)Cl. Also described is the synthesis of phosphates (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)OCH₂R, where R = CH₂Br, CH₂Cl, CH₂F and CHF₂, and diphosphates [H(CF₂)_nCH₂O]₂P(O)OCH₂(CF₂)₂CH₂OP(O)[OCH₂(CF₂)_nH]₂, where n = 1, 2 and 4.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 8. The reactions of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates with sulfur nucleophiles

The reactivity of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates to nucleophiles is summarised. Previous data and the results described here indicate that reactivities decrease in the order: amines>alcohols>thiols. The synthesis of CF₃CH₂OP(O)(SEt)₂ in 30% yield was accomplished by treating CF₃CH₂OP(O)Cl₂ with two molar equivalents of EtSH and Et₃N in ether. The chloridates (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)Cl and (C₂F₅CH₂O)₂P(O)Cl did not react with MeSH in ether at −78 °C or when heated with Pb(SMe)₂ in benzene. Ethanethiol and propanethiol reacted with fluorinated chloridates in the presence of triethylamine to give thiolates (R_FO)₂P(O)SR in 13-41% yield where R_F was CF₃CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ or (CF₃)₂CH and R was Et or n-Pr. Similarly, reaction of phosphorobromidates (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)Br, made by brominating the corresponding bis(fluoroalkyl) H-phosphonates, with benzenethiol gave derivatives (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SPh in 43 and 46% yield where R_F was CF₃ and C₂F₅, respectively. Treatment of the chloridothiolate Cl(EtO)P(O)SMe, prepared in two steps from triethyl phosphite, with fluoroalcohols and triethylamine in ether gave species R_FO(EtO)P(O)SMe in 62-74% yield where R_F was CF₃CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ or (CF₃)₂CH. The reactions of bis(trifluoroethyl) phosphorochloridate with 2-mercaptoethanol, 3-mercaptopropanol and ethane-1,2-dithiol gave several unexpected products whose structures were tentatively assigned.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 11. The reactions of some fluorinated amines with dialkyl and bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates

Dimethyl phosphorochloridate reacted with R_FCH₂NH₂ in ether in the presence of Et₃N to afford (MeO)₂P(O)NHCH₂R_F, where R_F = CF₃ and C₂F₅, in 39 and 47% yield, respectively. Similar reactions with di-n-propyl and diisopropyl phosphorochloridates could be effected only with H₂NCH₂CF₃ when 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst was added and (n-PrO)₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ and (i-PrO)₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ were isolated in 49 and 25% yield, respectively. Treatment of POCl₃ with one molar equivalent each of H₂NCH₂CF₃ and Et₃N permitted the synthesis of Cl₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ in 43% yield. Bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates (R_FO)₂P(O)Cl, where R_F = C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ and (CF₃)₂CH, reacted with 2,2,2-trifluoroethylamine and 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropylamine to furnish phosphoramidates (R_FO)₂P(O)NHCH₂R, where R = CF₃ or C₂F₅, in yields of 32-67%.     

An efficient method for the synthesis of dialkyl chlorophosphates from trialkyl phosphites using bis（trichloromethyl） carbonate

A mild and simple method for the synthesis of dialkyl chlorophosphates is described, bis（trichloromethyl） carbonate （BTC） is used as the effective reagent for the conversion of dialkyl phosphites to their corresponding dialkyl chlorophosphates under mild conditions.     

Polyhalogenoheterocyclic compounds: Part 51. [1] Macrocycles from 4-alkoxy-tetrafluoropyridine derivatives

4-Alkoxy-tetrafluoropyridine derivatives were used as building blocks for the synthesis of 14- and 16-membered macrocyclic ring systems comprising pyridine and either poly-ether or amine subunits; two of the macrocycles were characterised by X-ray crystallography.     

Fluorinated pyridine derivatives: Part 1. The synthesis of some mono- and bis-quaternary pyridine salts of potential use in the treatment of nerve agent poisoning

Experiments were performed to determine whether F- and CF₃-substituted pyridines undergo quaternization with iodomethane (1:1 molar ratio in THF) and 1,3-diiodopropane (2:1 molar ratio in MeCN). 2-Fluoropyridine and 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine did not react with MeI even under prolonged reflux, while 3-fluoropyridine, 3,5-difluoropyridine, 3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine and 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine gave methiodide salts in 28-72% yield. 2-Fluoropyridine did not react with I(CH₂)₃I, 3-fluoropyridine gave the bis-quaternary salt and 3,5-difluoropyridine yielded a mono-quaternary derivative. Both 3- and 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine furnished the bis-quaternary products in 53 and 55% yield, respectively. The bis-quaternary salts are potentially useful in the treatment of organophosphorus nerve agent poisoning.     

pH-stat techniques in titrimetric analysis: Part 3. The principles of pH-stat chelatometric titrations

Chelatometric titrations can be effectively monitored by means of the pH-stat technique. During the addition of the primary titrant (the chelating agent), the pH of the titrated solution is kept at a pre-selected value by adding a strong base as the auxiliary titrant. The equivalence point is characterised by a sudden change in the ratio between the added volumes of auxiliary and primary titrant solutions, i.e. in the slope of the linearly segmented titration plot representing the volume of the base against the volume of the chelating agent. The slope of the linear segments depends on the reactions involving proton exchange, which accompany the primary complexation reaction. The dependence of the shape of the plots on the imposed pH for typical titrations (magnesium(II) and copper(II)) is examined and the conditions for the feasibility of pH-stat chelatometric titrations are discussed.     

Polyhalogenoheterocyclic compounds: Part 54: [1] Suzuki reactions of 2,4,6-tribromo-3,5-difluoropyridine

Palladium catalysed Suzuki cross-coupling reactions between 2,4,6-tribromo-3,5-difluoropyridine and a short series of aromatic boronic acid derivatives gave 4-bromo-3,5-difluoro-2,6-diphenylpyridine derivatives arising from displacement of bromine atoms attached to positions ortho to ring nitrogen or the corresponding triaryl systems depending on the reaction conditions. Consequently, the use of polybromofluoropyridine scaffolds for the synthesis of polyfunctional heteroaromatic derivatives is expanded further.     

Polyhalogenated heterocyclic compounds: Part 52. [1] Macrocycles from 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine

Model studies show that displacement of fluorine, rather than chlorine, occurs upon reaction of 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine with sodium methoxide and phenoxide. Subsequent hydro-dechlorination can be achieved by reaction with lithium aluminium hydride whereas reaction of sodium in iso-propanol leads to formation of the tri-iso-propoxy pyridine derivative, via nucleophilic substitution of the methoxy group, rather than the dechlorinated products. Macrocycles can be synthesised by reactions of appropriate difunctional oxygen nucleophiles with 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine, one of which was characterised by X-ray crystallography.     

Incorporation of siloxanes in hydrolytically degradable structures: I. Poly(anhydride)s synthesis

New poly(anhydride)s containing amino acids and siloxane segments have been synthesized. The synthetic method involves the polycondensation in solution of the organic diacids (N-trimellitylimidoglycine, 1a, N-trimellitylimido-γ-aminobutiric acid, 1b, and N-trimellitylimido-ε-aminocapronic acid, 1c) obtained from the proper amino acids with a siloxane diacid (1,3-bis(3-carboxypropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane, 2a, α,ω-bis(3-carboxypropyl)oligodimethylsiloxane, 2b, or 1,3-bis(sebacomethyl)tetramethyl-disiloxane, 2c). The acetylation method was used for the activation of the two types of diacids (organic and siloxanic). Optimization of synthesis parameters was made.The structures and morphology of partial and final products were determined by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Inherent viscosities were determined and some preliminary solubility and hydrolytic stability tests were also performed.     

Fluorinated butanolides and butenolides : Part 9. Synthesis of 2-(trifluoromethyl)butan-4-olides by Wittig reaction using methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvate

2-(Trifluoromethyl)butan-4-olides 13 and 14 were prepared by a three-step synthesis starting from a Wittig reagent and methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvate (1) as a building block. The Wittig reaction of (2-oxoalkyl)triphenylphosphonium bromides with pyruvate 1 gave intermediate 4-oxobutenoates 8 and 9, which were stepwise selectively reduced with zinc borohydride firstly at the double bond and subsequently at the oxo group to afford unstable 4-hydroxy-2-trifluoromethylalkanoates 11 and 12, which cyclised spontaneously to the end butenolides 13 and 14.     

Internal rotation of fluorinated butane compounds: The maximum hardness principle and carbon-carbon rotational barriers

A density functional study of the internal rotation, about the central carbon-carbon bond, of butane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (PFB) and perfluorobutane (PerFB), has been investigated. The bond length, torsional potential energy and hardness profiles were obtained using the B3LYP density functional method with the basis set 6-311G. The maximum hardness principle (MHP) is only verified for butane. It was also found that for butane and PerFB there is a reciprocal relationship between the central carbon-carbon bond length variations and the hardness profile, being the agreement for butane excellent. This could provide an alternative approach for studying the MHP.     

Fluorinated stannanes : Part 1. The stereospecific synthesis of fluorinated stannanes via a novel transmetalation of fluorinated zinc and cadmium reagents

Fluorinated stannanes are versatile synthetic intermediates. Reaction of fluorinated vinyl, alkyl and aryl zinc or cadmium reagents with tri-n-butyltin chloride at room temperature yielded the corresponding tri-n-butyl stannanes in moderate to excellent yields. The zinc or cadmium reagents also reacted efficiently with other trialkyl and triaryl chlorostannanes. These zinc and cadmium reagents were prepared in excellent yields by stirring the fluorinated halides with activated zinc or cadmium metal.     

The Synthesis and Properties of Some Fluorinated Dialkyl Phosphoramidates

The synthesis and physical properties of the first fluorinated dialkyl phosphoramidates of structure (RCH 2 O) 2 P(O)NHCH 2 R F , where R = CH 3 , CF 3 or CCl 3 and R F = CF 3 or C 2 F 5 , are described. They were obtained by treatment of the respective dialkyl phosphorochloridates with trifluoroethylamine or pentafluoropropylamine in ether in the presence of triethylamine.     

Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation: Some recent reagents and their stereoselective aspects

This review is a survey of several original reagents that have been designed, and are still under study, for nucleophilic trifluoromethylation. The starting materials were fluoral or trifluoroacetamides as well as trifluoromethanesulfinamides. Trifluoroacetamides or trifluoromethanesulfinamides derived from O-silylated-1,2-aminoalcohols constitute the most attractive family since they exhibit the larger scope and are able to trifluoromethylate enolizable as well as non-enolizable carbonyl substrates, even at room temperature when a substituent is present at the α-position relative to the nitrogen atom. Promising results have been obtained with some members of this family, concerning enantioselective trifluoromethylation of prochiral substrates.     

Electrolytic partial fluorination of organic compounds: 89: Regioselective anodic fluorination of tetrazolyl sulfides

Anodic fluorination of five-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic sulfides like tetrazolyl sulfides was comparatively studied. The anodic fluorination of tetrazolyl sulfides having α-electron-withdrawing groups was successfully carried out to provide α-monofluorinated tetrazolyl derivatives in moderate yields. This is in sharp contrast to the low efficient anodic fluorination of triazolyl sulfides. Thus, it was found that the efficiency of anodic fluorination is greatly affected by the basicity of the heterocyclic groups of the starting heterocyclic sulfides.