Synthesis and redox properties of pyrroledithiocarboxylic acid esters

Pyrrole-2-dithiocarboxylates were obtained by reacting alkylpyrroles with carbon disulfide in the presence of alkyl halides in the KOH-DMSO system. The pyrrole and its aryl derivatives were primarily converted into pyrrole-1-dithiocarboxylates in these conditions. The electronic structure and redox properties of the synthesized compounds were investigated by polarography and cyclic voltammetry.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii. No. 1, pp. 47–54, January, 1995.     

Dioximes of 1,3-Diketones in the Trofimov Reaction: New 3-Substituted Pyrroles

Dioximes of 1,3-diketones enter into the Trofimov reaction forming pyrroles containing an acyl or an O-vinyloxime substituent in position 3 of the pyrrole. In the case of sterically hindered dioximes the main reaction products are isoxazoles. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 839–847. June, 2005.     

Synthesis and liquid crystal properties of substituted 1,4-bis(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzenes

Some symmetrical and unsymmetrical alkyl-, alkoxy-, and acyloxy-1,4-bis(pyrimidin-2-yl) benzenes have been prepared, and their liquid-crystal properties examined. A distinguishing feature of these compounds is their ability to form only a nematic mesophase, the greatest range of liquid-crystal states and the lowest temperatures at which they appear being found in nonsymmetrical dialkoxy- and alkyl-alkoxy compounds.Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1649–1657, December, 1989.     

N-Isopropenylazoles: II. Fragmentation of N-Isopropenylazoles under Electron Impact

Fragmentation under electron impact of all N-isopropenylazoles, except for N-isopropenyl-2- phenylpyrrole, involves elimination of propyne or allene with formation of the corresponding NH azoles. N-Isopropenylpyrrole, N-isopropenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole, and N-isopropenylindole give rise to rearrangement of the molecular ion into azepine structure, while the fragmentation of N-isopropenyl-2-phenylpyrrole is accompanied by transfromation into 5-methyl-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline. Retrodiene decom- position is the main fragmentation pathway of the molecular ions derived from N-isopropenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole and its 2-methyl-substituted analog. In the decomposition of 2,3-di- and 2,3,5-trimethyl-N-isopropenylpyrrole, the major fragment ions are formed from the [M - H]⁺ ion having a pyridinium structure rather than from the molecular ion. N-Isopropenyldi- and -triazoles undergo fragmentation along competing pathways involving cleavage of the heteroring.     

1H and 13C NMR Study of Steric and Electronic Structure of 2-(2-Acylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrroles

According to the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data, the molecule of 2-(2-benzoylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrrole has a nearly planar structure with trans arrangement of the vinyl and oxovinyl groups. The unsaturated fragments give rise to effective conjugation. The vinyl group in 5-substituted 2-(2-acylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrroles strongly deviates from the heteroring plane because of steric effect of the substituent; however, this effect does not change the arrangement of the other unsaturated fragments.     

Pyrroles from ketoximes and acetylene. 14. Quantitative estimate of the effect of substituents on the NH acidities of pyrroles

The pK values of a series of substituted pyrroles and the vNH values (in dimethylformamide), which characterize their relative acidities were measured by the transmetallation method. It was established that the acidities of pyrroles are determined primarily by the inductive effect of the substituents and are virtually independent of the ability of the latter to enter into conjugation with the ring. This means that the electron pair of the anion that is set free in the ionization of pyrrole retains character. The linear dependences of the pK and NH values on the inductive constants (I) of the substituents can be used to estimate the pK values of various compounds that contain a pyrrole ring starting from the NH and I values.See [1] for communication 13.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 632–638, May, 1980.     

Reactivity of Benzophenone O-Vinyloxime

Benzophenone O-vinyloxime readily takes up bromine and hydrogen chloride to give benzophenone O-(1,2-dibromoethyl)oxime and benzophenone O-(1-chloroethyl)oxime, respectively. Its reactions with methanol, trifluoroacetic acid, and acetic acid lead to formation of the corresponding O-(1-methoxyethyl), O-(1-trifluoroacetoxyethyl), and O-(1-acetoxyethyl) derivatives. Slow heating of the title compound induces its decomposition with formation of benzophenone as the major product; fast heating leads to a complex mixture of products containing benzophenone, benzophenone imine, and acetaldehyde.     

IR spectra of substituted pyrroles

The IR spectra of 52 substituted pyrroles, including 24 1-vinylpyrroles, were thoroughly analyzed. The principal analytical bands of the pyrrole ring and the vinyl group were isolated. Doublet character of the bands of the stretching vibrations of the double bond ( ^v C=C) and the C-H (CH₂=) out-of-plane deformation vibrations, which indicates the presence of rotational isomerism relative to the N-vinyl bond, was detected. The integral intensify of the principal component of the ^v C=C doublet was measured for 12 of the 1-vinylpyrroles, and it is shown that it is practically independent of the structure of the alkyl substituents in the ring. Proof for the existence of a nonplanar gauche conformation for the 1-vinylpyrroles was obtained.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 910–914, July, 1977.     

Solvatochromism of Heteroaromatic Compounds: XVIII. Reversible Effect of the Medium on the UV spectra of 2-(2-Benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-5-phenylpyrrole

Theoretical (B3LYP/6-31G^*) and experimental (NMR, UV, and IR spectroscopy) data on the electronic and steric structure of 2-(2-benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-5-phenylpyrrole have been analyzed in the context of the hypothesis of the zwitter ionic nature of its ground state. The molecule involves a strong NH···O bond, and its ground state can be described as a hybrid of the neutral and zwitter ionic canonical forms; this conclusion was confirmed by the observation of a reversible medium effect on the electronic absorption spectrum of the substrate.     

Synthesis and modification of 1-vinylpyrrole-2-carbaldehyde polymers

1-Vinylpyrrole-2-carbaldehydes, viz., 5-phenyl-1-vinylpyrrole-2-carbaldehyde, 5-(2-thienyl)-1-vinylpyrrole-2-carbaldehyde, 1-vinyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole-2-carbaldehyde, and 1-vinyl-4,5-dihydrobenz[g]indole-2-carbaldehyde, are polymerized in the presence of 2,2-azobisisobutyronitrile to form soluble paramagnetic oligomers. A possibility of oligomer modification through the aldehyde moiety with amines and thiols was shown. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2134–2137, November, 2007.