Oxidative dimerization of aromatic amines using tBuOI: entry to unsymmetric aromatic azo compounds

It's all the hype: An oxidative dimerization reaction of aromatic amines utilizing tert-butyl hypoiodite (tBuOI) under mild reaction conditions leads to aromatic azo compounds. The method allows access to unsymmetric aromatic azo compounds, which are difficult to prepare by conventional synthetic methods, in a selective manner.     

Base-catalyzed three-component direct Mannich reaction of enolizable ketones with high syn-selectivities

The three-component direct Mannich reaction between aldehydes, p-toluenesulfonamide, and enolizable ketones was achieved for the first time with organic bases as the catalysts. The corresponding N-tosylated β-aminoketones were obtained in high yields and good to excellent diastereoselectivities using TMG as the catalyst. Through reduction of the ketone group, the reaction product may be converted into β-aminol with excellent diastereoselectivity.     

STEREOCHEMISTRY OF (R)-2-METHYLAZIRIDINE COMPLEXES OF COBALT(III) AND DIMERIZATION OF THE LIGAND

Abstract

A cobalt(III) complex containing (R)-2-methylaziridine (R-meaz), [Co(R-meaz)(NH₃)₅]³⁺, was prepared and the two diastereomers arising from the presence of the chiral nitrogen atom (N(R) and N(S)) were separated by column chromatography. Molecular mechanics calculations estimated the N(R)-isomer to be more stable. This result was supported by the x-ray structure determination of the more abundant (ca. 94%) isomer, N(R)-[Co(R-meaz)(NH₃)₅]Br₃H₂O. Crystal data: monoclinic, P2₁, a = 7.357(1), b = 9.780(1), c = 10.426(1) Å, μ = 93.58(1)°, V= 748.7(3) ų, Z= 2. Kinetic studies of isomerization (epimerization) between the two isomers revealed that inversion at the nitrogen center was very slow (5 × 10^?2 M^?1 S^?1at 25 °C). The small rate constant seems to be related to the strained three-membered structure of the meaz ligand. The reaction of Na₃[Co(N0₂)6] and R-meaz yielded a complex containing two dimerized R-meaz chelates, trans-[Co(NO₂)2(di-R-meaz)₂] (di-R-meaz =RR)-α,2-dimethyl-l-aziridineethanamine). The crystal strucrure of trans-[Co(NO₂)₂ (di-R-meaz)₂]C1O₄H₂O was established by x-ray crystallography. Crystal data: orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 11.784(6), b = 21.023(9), c = 8.608(7) Å, V = 2133(2) ų, Z = 4.     

Synthesis of threo-β-aminoalcohols from aminoaldehydes via chelation-controlled additions. Total synthesis of l-threo sphingosine and safingol

Chelation-controlled addition of organocuprates to N-carbamoyl aminoaldehydes, prepared from functionalized amino acids, generated predominately the threo-β-amino alcohol derivatives through chelation with the carbamoyl moiety. The carbamate group is a stronger chelating group than other potentially good chelators, for example ethers, esters, thioethers, and gives good diastereoselectivity with cuprates. Thus addition of lithium divinylcuprate to the aldehyde generated from the serine derivative 25 in the presence of extra copper for chelation afforded the threo compound 26 in 83% yield. Cross-metathesis and cleavage of the protecting groups furnished l-threo sphingosine 21. In addition the lyso-sphingolipid protein kinase C inhibitor, safingol, 22, was prepared from commercially available O-benzyl N-BOC serine 28 in six steps and 56% overall yield by this method.     

Computational investigations on covalent dimerization/oligomerization of polyacenes: Is it relevant to soot formation?

We have postulated a novel pathway that could assist in the nucleation of soot particles through covalent dimerization and oligomerizations of a variety of PAHs. DFT calculations were performed with the objective of obtaining the relative thermal stabilities and formation probabilities of oligomeric species that exploit the facile dimerization that is known to occur in linear oligoacenes. We propose that the presence of small stretches of linear oligoacence (tetracene or longer) in extended PAH, either embedded or tethered, would be adequate for enabling the formation of such dimeric and oligomeric adducts; these could then serve as nuclei for the growth of soot particles. Our studies also reveal the importance of π‐stacking interactions between extended aromatic frameworks in governing the relative stabilities of the oligomeric species that are formed. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Rate and Stereoselectivity Changes During Hydrogenation of n-Heterocycles

High diastereoselectivities were obtained in the heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of chiral pyrrole and pyridine derivatives with complete conversion, in non-acidic medium. The products of the hydrogenations, secondary and tertiary amines act as catalyst modifiers, increasing the d.e. values in the last period of the reactions.     

3,5-Bis(ferrocenylmethylene)-1-methyl-4-methylenepiperidine. Synthesis and some chemical properties

3,5-Bis(ferrocenylmethylene)-1-methyl-4-methylenepiperidine, a diferrocenyltriene with a fixeds-cisoid conformation of the exocyclic double bonds, was synthesized. On heating, this compound cyclodimerizes according to the [4+2]-cycloaddition scheme; it forms Diels-Alder adducts with azodicarboxylic and maleic acidN-phenylimides. The compound easily cyclodimerizes in the presence of acids by a proton cyclodimerization mechanism to give a spiro cyclodimer. The triene also adds a 3,5-bis(ferrocenylmethylene)-1,4-dimethyl-1-azonia-4-cyclohexyl salt to the terminal methylene group yielding linear and cyclic addition products. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 511–516, March, 2000.     

Synthesis and Stereochemistry of Novel Dibrominated 1,5-Dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane Derivatives

Summary.  The synthesis and stereochemistry of new dibrominated spiro-1,3-dioxane derivatives are reported. Investigations by means of NMR methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction for two compounds revealed the high regio- and diastereoselectivity of the bromination reaction of some new spiro-1,3-dioxanes and the asymmetric induction of the chiral carbon atom located in the spiro skeleton. Received July 13, 1999. Accepted October 21, 1999     

The symmetric and antisymmetric superexchange interactions in spin-Peierls system

The influences of Dzyaloshinskii Moriya （DM） interaction and Kaplan-Shekhtman-Entinwohlman-Aharony （KSEA） interaction on the dimerization of a spin-Peierls system are investigated theoretically by using the Lanczos numerical method. The ground state of the spin-Peierls system is still dimerized phase when both of the DM and the KSEA interactions have the same value with Heisenberg interaction. It is found that the KSEA interaction and uniform DM interaction are always against systemic dimerization, but the staggered DM interaction acts in favour of dimerization. Furthermore, the influences of the DM and the KSEA interactions are also studied in terms of the ground state index rate and the energy gap index rate of the dimerized Heisenberg system. The results show that the DM interaction makes the index rates larger, while the KSEA interaction makes them smaller.