On the interaction of silyl triflates with enamines: iminium ion formation versus silylation

The interaction of Me₃SiOTf and (C₆F₅)₃SiOTf with enamines generating α-silyl-substituted iminium ions is investigated. A trimethylsilyl iminium cation is formed as a long-lived species observable by NMR spectroscopy, whilst the tris(pentafluorophenyl)silyl analogue is very labile and prone to the loss of a proton. On the basis of the latter phenomenon, a method for the synthesis of β-silyl enamines is proposed.     

Electronic absorption spectra of heteroanalogs of substituted biphenyl

Conclusions It has been demonstrated that Dewar's rule is inapplicable to predictions of absorption band behavior for heteroanalogs of C₆E₅C₆E₄X. A different criterion is proposed, based on the distribution of electron density in the ground and excited states, through which correct predictions can be made.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1770–1772, August, 1987.     

Fused Polycyclic Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles: VI. Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines

3-(-Chlorobenzyl)-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one reacts with anions derived from acetylacetone, benzoylacetone, dibenzoylmethane, malononitrile, ethyl acetoacetate, and ethyl cyanoacetate to give the corresponding 3-(-R,R'CH-benzyl)-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-ones which undergo intramolecular cyclocondensation to functionally substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines on heating in boiling acetic acid. The reaction of 3-(-chloro-p-nitrobenzyl)-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one with acetylacetone anion directly leads to the corresponding pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline, without heating in acetic acid.