New synthetic approach to substituted isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline carboxylic acids via intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 4-(N-furyl-2)-4-arylaminobutenes-1 with maleic anhydride

Acylation of substituted 4-(furyl-2)-4-arylaminobut-1-enes with maleic anhydride provided 2-allyl-6-carboxy-4-oxo-3-aza-10-oxatricyclo[5.2.1.0^1,5]dec-8-enes in high yield under mild reaction conditions. The Diels-Alder adducts are formed via an initial amide formation followed by a stereoselective intramolecular [4+2] exo-cycloaddition reaction. Treatment of the tricyclic compounds with phosphoric acid at high temperatures (70-120 °C) promoted cyclic ether opening, intramolecular cyclization and aromatization to give the corresponding tetracyclic compounds, 5,6,6a,11-tetrahydro-10-carboxyisoindolo[2,1-a]quinolines, in moderate yields. The influence of the acid and the reaction temperature on the cyclization reactions are also discussed.     

Boron tribromide mediated debenzylation of benzylamino and benzyloxy groups

The treatment of 2(or 4)-benzylamino substituted quinolines, 9-benzylaminoacridine, 2-benzylaminopyridine, a 4-benzyloxyquinoline, and an N-benzyloxyamidine with BBr₃ yields the corresponding amino or hydroxy substituted compounds. The scope and limitations of this novel reaction are discussed.     

Observation of difluorinated higher fullerene anions by Knudsen cell mass spectrometry and determination of electron affinities of C60F2 and C70F2

Difluorinated higher fullerenes have been studied by Knudsen cell mass spectrometry. Thermal negative ions C_nF₂⁻ (n=60, 70, 72, 74, 76 and 78) were produced inside the effusion cell as well as the neutral molecules C₆₀F₂ and C₇₀F₂. From the equilibrium constants for the electron exchange reactions between difluorinated fullerenes and their parents electron affinity values were derived for C₆₀F₂ (2.74 eV) and C₇₀F₂ (2.80 eV).     

Dibenzodiazepines in reactions of 2-acetyl-dimedone with 3,4-diaminobenzophenone

The reactions of 2-acetyldimedone and 2-acetyl-3-methoxy-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one with 3,4-diaminobenzophenoneproduce2-[1-(2-amino-5-benzoylphenyl)amino]ethylidene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedioneand 2-acetyl-3-(2-amino-5-benzoylphenyl)amino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one, which are cyclized by the action of hydrochloric acid, yielding the respective hydrochlorides of 8-benzoyl- and 7-benzoyl-3,3,11-trimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-2-ones. Hydrolytic cleavage of the 8-benzoyl derivative leads to 2-acetyl-3-(2-amino-4-benzoylphenyl)amino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one. A similar cleavage to form 2-acetyl-3-(2-aminophenyl)amino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one is observed for the known hydrochloride of 3,3,11-trimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-2-one. The structures of the products were confirmed by PMR spectra and x-ray diffraction data.Riga Technical University, Riga LV-1658. Latvian Institute of Organic Chemistry, Riga LV-1006. University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 379–391, March, 1997.     

Amidation of deltacyclene and hexacyclic norbornadiene dimers with acetonitrile and water catalyzed by FeCl3·6H2O

Abstract

FeCl₃·6H₂O-catalyzed Ritter amidation of deltacyclene and hexacyclic norbornadiene dimers containing both a double bond and a three-carbon ring in the molecule with acetonitrile and water was performed. Depending on the hydrocarbon structure, the reaction proceeds via C-C bond cleavage in the three-carbon ring or at the double bond to form the corresponding N-acetamides.     

5-Diazo-6,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazoles in [3+2] cycloaddition reactions

The [3+2] cycloaddition reactions of a series of 1,3-substituted 5-diazo-6,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazoles with maleic anhydride and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate gave 1′,3′-substituted 3-spiro[4,6-dioxo-4,6,3a,6a-tetrahydro-3H-furo[3,4-c]pyrazole]-5′-[6′,6′-dimethyl-4′-oxo-4′,5′,6′,7′-tetrahydroindazoles] and 1′,3′-substituted 3-spiro[4,5-di(methoxycarbonyl)-3H-pyrazole]-5′-[6′,6′-dimethyl-4′-oxo-4′,5′,6′,7′-tetrahydroindazoles] respectively. When heated the former eliminate nitrogen and are transformed into 1′,3′-substituted 6-spiro[2,4-dioxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane]-5′-[6′,6′-dimethyl-4′-oxo-4′,5′,6′,7′-tetrahydroindazoles]. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1784–1791, December, 2007.     

4,5-Dihydropyrazolo[3,4-f]quinazolines

By reaction of 6-dimethylamino-5-oxo-2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazoline with hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, 4-bromo-, 4-chlorophenylhydrazines, and also reaction of 6-dimethylaminomethylene-5-oxo-2-(4-pyridyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazoline with hydrazine, 4-methoxy- and 2-carboxyphenylhydrazines, we have obtained the corresponding 7-phenyl(4-pyridyl)-substituted 1H(2H)- or 1-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-f]quinazolines. Methylation of 7-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1(2H)-pyrazolo[3,4-f]quinazoline by methyl iodide led to its 2-methyl derivative.     

Bifunctional activation of amine-boranes by the W/Pd bimetallic analogs of “frustrated Lewis pairs”

The reaction between basic [(PCP)Pd(H)] (PCP = 2,6-(CH₂P(t-C₄H₉)₂)₂C₆H₄) and acidic [LWH(CO)₃] (L = Cp (1a), Tp (1b); Cp = η⁵-cyclopentadienyl, Tp = κ³-hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate) leads to the formation of bimolecular complexes [LW(CO)₂(μ-CO)⋯Pd(PCP)] (4a, 4b), which catalyze amine-borane (Me₂NHBH₃, ^tBuNH₂BH₃) dehydrogenation. The combination of variable-temperature (¹H, ³¹P{¹H}, ¹¹B NMR and IR) spectroscopies and computational (ωB97XD/def2-TZVP) studies reveal the formation of an η¹-borane complex [(PCP)Pd(Me₂NHBH₃)]⁺[LW(CO₃)]⁻ (5) in the first step, where a BH bond strongly binds palladium and an amine group is hydrogen-bonded to tungsten. The subsequent intracomplex proton transfer is the rate-determining step, followed by an almost barrierless hydride transfer. Bimetallic species 4 are easily regenerated through hydrogen evolution in the reaction between two hydrides.

Bimetallic complexes [LW(CO)₂(μ-CO)⋯Pd(PCP)] cooperatively activate amine-boranes for their dehydrogenation via N–H proton tunneling at RDS and H₂ evolution from two neutral hydrides.     

First investigation of non-classical dihydrogen bonding between an early transition-metal hydride and alcohols: IR, NMR, and DFT approach

The interaction of [NbCp(2)H(3)] with fluorinated alcohols to give dihydrogen-bonded complexes was studied by a combination of IR, NMR and DFT methods. IR spectra were examined in the range from 200-295 K, affording a clear picture of dihydrogen-bond formation when [NbCp(2)H(3)]/HOR(f) mixtures (HOR(f) = hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) or perfluoro-tert-butanol (PFTB)) were quickly cooled to 200 K. Through examination of the OH region, the dihydrogen-bond energetics were determined to be 4.5+/-0.3 kcal mol(-1) for TFE (TFE = trifluoroethanol) and 5.7+/-0.3 kcal mol(-1) for HFIP. (1)H NMR studies of solutions of [NbCp(2)H(2)(B)H(A)] and HFIP in [D(8)]toluene revealed high-field shifts of the hydrides H(A) and H(B), characteristic of dihydrogen-bond formation, upon addition of alcohol. The magnitude of signal shifts and T(1) relaxation time measurements show preferential coordination of the alcohol to the central hydride H(A), but are also consistent with a bifurcated character of the dihydrogen bonding. Estimations of hydride-proton distances based on T(1) data are in good accord with the results of DFT calculations. DFT calculations for the interaction of [NbCp(2)H(3)] with a series of non-fluorinated (MeOH, CH(3)COOH) and fluorinated (CF(3)OH, TFE, HFIP, PFTB and CF(3)COOH) proton donors of different strengths showed dihydrogen-bond formation, with binding energies ranging from -5.7 to -12.3 kcal mol(-1), depending on the proton donor strength. Coordination of proton donors occurs both to the central and to the lateral hydrides of [NbCp(2)H(3)], the former interaction being of bifurcated type and energetically slightly more favourable. In the case of the strong acid H(3)O(+), the proton transfer occurs without any barrier, and no dihydrogen-bonded intermediates are found. Proton transfer to [NbCp(2)H(3)] gives bis(dihydrogen) [NbCp(2)(eta(2)-H(2))(2)](+) and dihydride(dihydrogen) complexes [NbCp(2)(H)(2)(eta(2)-H(2))](+) (with lateral hydrides and central dihydrogen), the former product being slightly more stable. When two molecules of TFA were included in the calculations, in addition to the dihydrogen-bonded adduct, an ionic pair formed by the cationic bis(dihydrogen) complex [NbCp(2)(eta(2)-H(2))(2)](+) and the homoconjugated anion pair (CF(3)COO...H...OOCCF(3))(-) was found as a minimum. It is very likely that these ionic pairs may be intermediates in the H/D exchange between the hydride ligands and the OD group observed with the more acidic alcohols in the NMR studies.