An efficient synthesis of multisubstituted 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amines and application in cyclisation reactions

The synthesis of multisubstituted 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amines (nitrodienamines) from 3-aminocrotonates and nitroacetaldehyde potassium salt, has been performed in 45–89% yields. This one-step protocol works efficiently with a broad range of N-H and N-substituted 3-aminocrotonates and delivers both primary and secondary nitrodienamines. In addition, the possible variations of the substituents at the positions 2 and 3 of 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amine have been shown. Generally, the yields of secondary 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amines were lower than those of primary ones. The synthetic usefulness of obtained 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amines has also been demonstrated by achieving the synthesis of multisubstituted 5-nitro-1,6-dihydropyridines in two-component cyclocondensation reactions of 4-nitrobuta-1,3-dien-1-amines with aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes. Lastly, diverse N-H and N-substituted 5-nitro-1,6-dihydropyridines have been obtained in 35–87% yields.     

Multi-step reactions of N-monosubstituted (polyfluoroalkane)thioamides with alkyllithium reagents

Reactions of N-alkyl- or N-aryl(perfluoroalkyl)thiocarboxamides with alkyl lithium reagents are described. Trifluorothioacetamides are converted into the corresponding lithium salts. Compounds bearing a long polyfluorinated chain terminated by a CHF₂ group and compounds containing an N-alkyl substituent with a proton adjacent to nitrogen react further via a multi-step reaction sequence involving HF elimination and then vinylic fluorine substitution and/or S_N′ type fluorine substitution. These transformations led to unsaturated N-monosubstituted polyfluorinated thioamides.     

Stable Carbenes as Structural Components of Partially Saturated Sulfur-Containing Heterocycles

Recently, an unusual elongation of the C-S bond was observed experimentally for some sulfur-containing heterocycles. Using a superior ab initio (SCS-MP2/cc-pVTZ) level of theory, we showed that the phenomenon can be explained by a contribution of a donor–acceptor adduct of a carbene with an unsaturated ligand. One may achieve further elongation of the C-S bond, eventually turning it to a coordinate one, by increasing the stability of each part of the system as, e.g., in the utmost case of spiro adducts with Arduengo carbenes. The effect of carbene stability was quantified by employing the isodesmic reactions of carbene exchange.     

New three-step domino reaction, "thiophilic addition-beta-elimination of fluoride-[3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement": Synthesis of alpha-allylic and alpha,alpha-bis(allylic) alpha-trifluoromethyl dithioesters

The three-step domino reaction, "thiophilic addition of an organomagnesium reagent onto dithioester-beta-elimination of fluoride-[3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement", provides the product of formal regiospecific substitution of a fluorine atom by an allyl group. This mild and versatile methodology was applied to the synthesis of various alpha-allylic and alpha,alpha-bis(allylic) alpha-trifluoromethyl dithioesters.     

4-Aryl(benzyl)sulfonyl-2-chloro-5-polyfluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles. The first monocyclic N-chloro-1,2,3-triazoles

Treatment of 4-aryl(benzyl)sulfonyl-5-polyfluoroalkyl-v-triazoles with NaOCl gave the 4-aryl(benzyl)-sulfonyl-2-chloro-5-polyfluoroalkyl-v-triazole derivatives which contain a chlorine atom only on the N₍₂₎ atom of the heterocycle. The structure of 2-chloro-5-(1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropyl)-4-(p-tolyl-sulfonyl)-2H-[1,2,3]triazole has been established by X-ray structural investigation. The presence of a highly polarized N—Cl bond with a positive halogen atom causes the N-chlorotriazoles to react with KCN and KF as strong acids to form the potassium salts of the triazoles and to form 4-arylsulfonyl-2-(2-chloro-1-ethoxyethyl)-5-polyfluoroalkyl-2H-[1,2,3]triazoles with vinyl ethyl ether. It was found that chlorination of 4-arylsulfonyl-5-polyfluoroalkyl-v-triazoles in the presence of KF gives 4-chloro-5-polyfluoroalkyl-2H-[1,2,3]triazoles. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1342–1352, September, 2007.     

Sulfur-containing spirocyclic compounds based on 3-methyl-(amino)-1-phenylpyrazol-5-ones

3-Methyl(amino)-1-phenylpyrazol-5-ones react with N-chlorosulfenylphthalimide to give 4-phthalimidothiopyrazoles which decompose to form 3-methyl(amino)-1-phenylpyrazol-5-one-4-thiones. They were identified as their spirocyclic adducts with dienes. Oxidation of the latter with m-chloroperbenzoic acid gives spirocyclic sulfoxides and sulfones.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ukraine Academy of Sciences, Kiev 253660. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 187–192, February, 2000.     

Synthesis of (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) substituted pyridazin-3(2H)-ones and 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones from α,β-unsaturated γ-lactones and hydrazines

This paper presents the transformation of α,β-unsaturated γ-lactones into 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl substituted pyridazin-3(2H)-ones and 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones starting from various hydrazines. The influence of the γ-lactone substitution (sulfanyl versus sulfonyl moiety) and the nature of the hydrazines (unsubstituted, alkyl- or aryl-substituted) on the outcome of the reaction were studied. All new heterocycles were characterized using 1D NMR, IR, MS and their data was compared with those of two reported X-ray diffraction structures. The two possible competitive pathways leading to pyridazin-3(2H)-ones and/or 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones are discussed. Abinitio DFT calculations were also performed in order to rationalize several experimental results.     

Reaction of αH,αH,ωH-Perfluoroalkyl Benzyl Sulfones with Compounds Having an Active Methylene Group

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