Varying the metal/metal ratio in related Cu–Ca complexes

We demonstrate with the help of structural determinations and spectroscopic data that the nuclearity of Cu–Ca complexes derived from compartmental Schiff base ligands does not depend on the ionic radius of calcium. The main factors governing these reactions are the different affinities of the calcium ions for the anionic species present in solution: the tetradentate O₂O₂ coordination site of the ligand and the nitrato ions. Because these affinities do vary upon going from calcium to lanthanide ions, it is not possible to use the template effect of the trinuclear Cu–Ca–Cu complexes in order to prepare the corresponding Cu–Ln–Cu complexes.     

A new, stereocontrolled approach to iminosugar C-glycosides from L-sorbose

The efficient synthesis of the iminoalditols derivatives 1 and 2 (nojirimycin alpha-C-glycosides) has been achieved in 10 steps from commercially available 2,3;4,6-di-O-isopropylidene-alpha-L-sorbofuranose in an overall yield of 23-27%.     

Intramolecular rhodium-catalyzed activation of α-amino C-H bonds: decisive influence of conformational factors in the synthesis of bicyclic aminals from N-sulfamoyloxyacetyl azacycloalkanes

The activation of α-amino C-H bonds in azacycloalkanes by way of intramolecular rhodium-catalyzed amination is reported. In this study, the ‘activating’ sulfamoyloxy group is attached to the endocyclic nitrogen atom with an appropriate linker. The influence of various structural parameters was studied. Results obtained demonstrate the remarkable conformational control that is possible with such azacycloalkane systems. This work leads to the first example of a successful intramolecular catalyzed amination of a tertiary sulfamic ester, a substrate known to be highly prone to elimination and/or nucleophilic displacement.     

From N-sulfonyl,C-homoallyl-hydrazones to pyrazole and pyridazine (N2)-heterocycles: the ultimate aromatization process

Isomeric six- and five-membered (N₂)-aromatics, 6-methylpyridazines and 5-vinylpyrazoles, which energetic topological aromaticity is comparable to that of benzene, are shown to be efficiently produced by sequential isomerization–elimination processes from the corresponding 6-methylidene-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridazines and 5-vinylpyrazolines, respectively. The latter precursors are available from the same N-sulfonyl,C-homoallyl-hydrazone substrates by a suitable choice of previously reported conditions for Pd-catalyzed CH-oxidative C,N-ring closing processes. The generality of these cyclization, isomerization, and aromatization reactions, for which detailed mechanisms are proposed, provides a systematic access to wide ranges of 3,4,6-trisubstituted 6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridazines and 6-methylpyridazines, and their 3,4,5-trisubstituted 5-vinylpyrazole isomers.