Photocatalytic Acetolysis of α‐Epoxyketones

Photocatalytic ring opening of α‐epoxyketones by 2,4,6‐triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate in glacial acetic acid resulted in the formation of diastereomeric hydroxyester compounds. The presence of the additional substitutent on the parent molecule affects the rate of the ring opening.     

Photosensitized oxidation of unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridines

Photosensitized oxidation of unsymmetrically substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines using dye sensitizers methylene blue, rose bengal and tetraphenylporphyrin by taking visible light source resulted in the aromatization of dihydropyridine ring and formation of the corresponding pyridine derivatives. Comparison of the results obtained under photosensitized reaction with those obtained by direct photo-oxidation indicated a very fast and smooth reaction of these compounds and formation of pyridine derivatives using theses dyestuffs.     

Free-radical oxidation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-oxopyrimidines

Abstract  

Free-radical oxidation of 4-substituted 5-acetyl- and 5-carboethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-oxopyrimidines using benzoyl peroxide under thermal conditions has been investigated to elucidate the effects of the nature of the substituents in the 4- and 5-positions on the rate of reaction. Whereas the presence of the acetyl group instead of the carboethoxy group in position 5 decreases the rate of oxidation, the nature of the additional substituent (electron-releasing or electron-withdrawing group) and also its location on the phenyl ring attached to C-4 of the tetrahydropyrimidinone ring effectively influence the rate of reaction. The latter observation supports the proposal that the removal of the 4-hydrogen on the heterocyclic ring occurs in the rate-determining step.     

Sono-thermal oxidation of dihydropyrimidinones

Combination of ultrasound and heat has been used for the oxidation of some ethyl 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylates to their corresponding ethyl pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylates by using potassium peroxydisulfate in aqueous acetonitrile. An ultrasonic probe of 24 kHz frequency has been used for this study. Whereas the use of ultrasound increases the rate of reactions compared with reactions at reflux conditions, the nature of 4-substituent on the dihydropyrimidinone ring affects also the rate of reaction.     

Efficient synthesis of decahydroacridine-1,8-diones and polyhydroquinolines using the step-wise method

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Various symmetrical and unsymmetrical decahydroacridine-1,8-dione and polyhydroquinoline derivatives were synthesized via two-step cyclocondensation reactions....     

Electron-transfer induced oxidation of 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines using TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> anatase-nanoparticles: steric and electronic substitution effects

The steric and electronic effects of 4-substitution in various 4-aryl substituted 5-carboethoxy-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines were investigated by exposing them to the UV-light in the presence or absence of the TiO₂ anatase-nanoparticles. The results clearly indicate the effective presence of the photo-catalyst and also the electron-donating effect of 4-aryl substitution on drastic decreasing of the irradiation time. The experimental results concerning the electronic nature of 4-substitution were supported by the DFT computational studies and cyclic voltammetric measurements.     

Synthesis and Photochemistry of Novel 3,5-Diacetyl-1,4-dihydropyridines

Summary.  Some novel 3,5-diacetyl-1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives were synthesized; their photochemical behaviour was studied under oxygen or argon atmosphere. Irradiation of these compounds resulted in the aromatization of the ring and formation of 3,5-diacetylpyridine derivatives. The presence of oxygen plays an important role in the type, rate, or failure of oxidation. Irradiation of these compounds with of 2-furyl or 5-methyl-2-furyl substituents in position 4 under argon resulted in the formation of a pyridine ring with retention of these substituents, whereas loss of these substituents and ring aromatization was observed upon irradiation under oxygen. Received September 4, 2001. Accepted September 17, 2001     

DFT study of 1-, 4-, and 5-substituted 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines: substituent steric and electronic effects,and ring flipping

Steric and the electronic effects caused by the substituents in the 1-, 4-, and 5-positions of substituted 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines were investigated using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level. Results of this study show that the heterocyclic ring adopts a pseudo-boat conformation, in which the C₄ and N₁ atoms are deviated from ring planarity. The C₄-substituent occupies a pseudo-axial position and the space orientation of the substituent depends on the type and position of the additional substituent in this aryl group. The heights of the C₄ and N₁ atoms from the boat plane and the orientation of 5-CO moiety toward the heterocyclic ring depend on the electronic and steric effects of the substituents in the various positions. Ring flip calculations for 4-phenyl substituent explain the extreme steric effect caused by the substituent in the 1-position. These calculations indicate the more favored pseudo-axial orientation of the phenyl group over the equatorial orientation.