Electronic structure and basicity of trifluoro-N-methyl-N-(2-phenylethenyl)methanesulfonamide

The electronic structures and basicities of trifluoro-N-methyl-N-(2-phenylethenyl)methanesulfonamide, N-methyl-2-phenylethenamine, trifluoro-N-methylmethanesulfonamide, and their C-, N-, and O-protonated forms and H-complexes were studied at the B3LYP/6–311+G** and MP2/cc-pVTZ levels of theory. The basicity of the double bond in trifluoro-N-methyl-N-(2-phenylethenyl)methanesulfonamide is much lower than that in N-methyl-2-phenylethenamine, and its protonation is possible only in trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-allyl and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-propargyl trifluoromethanesulfonimides. Theoretical analysis

Tautomers of N-allyl- and N-propargyl-substituted trifluoromethanesulfonimides (CF₃SO₂)₂NR (R = CH₂CH=CH₂, Z/E-CH=CHMe, CH₂C≡CH, CH=CH=CH₂, C≡CCH₂) were calculated by the DFT (B3LYP, wB97XD, PBE1PBE), MP2, and CBS-QB3 methods. The results were compared with the theoretical data for the corresponding amines and amides NHRR¹ (R¹ = H, CF₃SO₂). It was shown that there is no conjugation between the nitrogen atom and C=C bond and that conjugation exists with the C≡C bond with electron density displacement toward the nitrogen atom. The calculations of anions derived from N-allyl- and N-propargyl-trifluoromethanesulfonimides revealed the possibility of their rearrangement with elimination of trifluoromethanesulfinate anion and formation of its H-complex with N-(prop-2-en-1-ylidene)trifluoromethanesulfonamide or N-(prop-2-yn-1-ylidene)trifluoromethanesulfonamide.     

Electrochemical Fluorination of Benzamide and Acetanilide in Anhydrous HF and in Acetonitrile

Electrochemical fluorination of benzamide in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride does not involve the amide group but occurs exclusively at the aromatic ring, yielding isomeric fluoro- and difluorobenzamides and 3,3,6,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-cyclohexadienecarboxamide. Electrochemical fluorination of benzamide in acetonitrile as solvent gives the same products, as well as benzonitrile and its fluorinated derivatives and products of hydrolysis and fluorination of acetonitrile. Electrochemical fluorination of acetanilide in anhydrous HF leads to complete tarring of the reaction mixture, while its fluorination in acetonitrile results in selective formation of m-fluoroacetanilide.     

Structure of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide in inert and protophilic media

According to the data of IR spectroscopy, dielectrometry, and HF/6-31G**, B3LYP/6-311G** quantum chemical calculations bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (CF₃SO₂)₂NH in nonpolar medium (CCl₄) exists as an H-complex formed by its molecules in two tautomeric (NH and OH) forms. In a polar medium (CH₂C1₂) linear chain polyassociates with a bifurcate hydrogen bond are formed similar to those existing in the crystal. In the presence of protophilic solvents ion pairs consisting of the protonated molecule of the base and dimeric anion of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide are formed.     

Reactions of N-Allyl- and N-Propargyltriflimides with N,N′-Disubstituted Carbodiimides

The alkylating activity of N-allyl- and N-propargyltriflimides toward N,N′-dicyclohexyl- and N,N′-diphenylcarbodiimides has been studied. Activation of the nitrogen atom by two electron-withdrawing trifluoromethanesulfonyl groups favors cleavage of the C–N bond in the absence of a catalyst with the formation of N-substituted unsaturated ureas.

     

Reactions of 1,2,3-Triazoles with Trifluoromethanesulfonyl Chloride and Trifluoromethanesulfonic Anhydride

Reactions of 4,5-dibromo-1,2,3-triazole, 1H-1,2,3-benzotriazole, and 2-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbonyl chloride with trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride were studied. 4,5-Dibromo-1,2,3-triazole sodium salt reacted with CF₃SO₂Cl in tetrahydrofuran to give 4,5-dibromo-2-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-2H-1,2,3-triazole rather than expected 4,5-dibromo-2-trifluoromethylsulfonyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole. The latter was synthesized by treatment of 4,5-dibromo-1,2,3-triazole sodium salt with trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride. The reaction of benzotriazole with (CF₃SO₂)₂O afforded 1-trifluoromethylsulfonyl-1H-1,2,3-benzotriazole and 1,2,3-benzotriazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate. 2-Phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carbonyl chloride reacted with trifluoromethanesulfonamide sodium salt in DMF, yielding N-(dimethylaminomethylene)trifluoromethanesulfonamide. Possible ways for formation of the unexpected products were proposed.     

Conformational analysis of N‐phenyl‐ and N‐trifyl‐4,4‐dimethyl‐4‐silathiane 1‐sulfimides

N‐Substituted 4,4‐dimethyl‐4‐silathiane 1‐sulfimides [R = Ph ( 1 ), CF₃ ( 2 )] were studied experimentally by variable temperature dynamic NMR spectroscopy. Low temperature ¹³C NMR spectra of the two compounds revealed the frozen ring inversion process and approximately equal content of the axial and equatorial conformers. Calculations of the 4‐silathiane derivatives 1 , 2 and the model compound [R = Me ( 3 )] as well as their carbon analogs, the similarly N‐substituted thiane 1‐sulfimides [R = Ph ( 4 ), CF₃ ( 5 ), Me ( 6 )] at the DFT/B3LYP/6–311G(d,p) level in the gas phase and in chloroform solution using the PCM model at the same level of theory showed a strong dependence of the relative stability of the conformer on the solvent. The electronegative trifluoromethyl group increases the relative stability of the axial conformer. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Conformational analysis of 3,3‐dimethyl‐3‐silathiane, 2,3,3‐trimethyl‐3‐silathiane and 2‐trimethylsilyl‐3,3‐dimethyl‐3‐silathiane—preferred conformers,barriers to ring inversion and substituent effects

The first conformational analysis of 3‐silathiane and its C‐substituted derivatives, namely, 3,3‐dimethyl‐3‐silathiane 1 , 2,3,3‐trimethyl‐3‐silathiane 2 , and 2‐trimethylsilyl‐3,3‐dimethyl‐3‐silathiane 3 was performed by using dynamic NMR spectroscopy and B3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) quantum chemical calculations. From coalescence temperatures, ring inversion barriers ΔG^≠ for 1 and 2 were estimated to be 6.3 and 6.8 kcal/mol, respectively. These values are considerably lower than that of thiacyclohexane (9.4 kcal/mol) but slightly higher than the one of 1,1‐dimethylsilacyclohexane (5.5 kcal/mol). The conformational free energy for the methyl group in 2 (?ΔG° = 0.35 kcal/mol) derived from low‐temperature ¹³C NMR data is fairly consistent with the calculated value. For compound 2 , theoretical calculations give ΔE value close to zero for the equilibrium between the 2 ‐Me_ax and 2 ‐Me_eq conformers. The calculated equatorial preference of the trimethylsilyl group in 3 is much more pronounced (?ΔG° = 1.8 kcal/mol) and the predominance of the 3 ‐SiMe_{3 eq} conformer at room temperature was confirmed by the simulated ¹H NMR and 2D NOESY spectra. The effect of the 2‐substituent on the structural parameters of 2 and 3 is discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.