Synthesis of 1-(2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-4-yl) pyrrolidin-2-ones from Anilines and N-Vinyl Pyrrolidin-2-one Through Imino Diels–Alder Reaction Using 4-Nitro Phthalic Acid as Catalyst

Aryl amines react smoothly and efficiently with N-vinyl pyrrolidin-2-one in the presence of 4-nitro phthalic acid in acetonitrile to afford the corresponding 1-(2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-4-yl)pyrrolidin-2-ones in good yields.     

ZrOCl2·8H2O: An Efficient Catalyst for One-Pot Synthesis of α-Amino Phosphonates Under Solvent-Free Conditions

A highly efficient protocol has been developed for the three-component reaction of an amine, an aldehyde, and diethyl phopshite catalyzed by ZrOCl₂·8H₂O, an environmentally friendly catalyst, at ambient temperature. The catalyst exhibited remarkable activity and tolerated a wide variety of functional groups, providing the desired amino phosphonates in excellent yields under solvent-free conditions. Alternatively, the reaction rate can be significantly enhanced by carrying out the reaction in a monomode microwave reactor as a promoter.     

Sequential [2+2] Photocycloaddition and Rearrangement to Substituted Cyclopentanone. A formal Synthesis of Planococcyl Acetate

An extremely short synthesis of 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxymethyl cyclopentanone 2 (R¹ = R² = Me), an advanced intermediate in the synthesis of the pheromone planococcyl acetate 3, is described.     

A Convenient and Rapid Preparation of Novel Quinoxaline Derivatives

A simple and rapid method for the preparation of a series of novel quinoxaline derivatives in the presence of Ag⁺ is reported.     

Reaction of 2-chloro-3-(4-N,N-dimethylaminoanilino)-1,4-naphthoquinone with cyclic amines (piperidine,morpholine, and pyrrolidine)

It was shown that the reaction of 2-chloro-3-(4-N,N-dimethylaminoanilino)-1,4-naphthoquinone with piperidine in the absence of a solvent gives not only a product of replacement of the chlorine atom by a piperidino group, 3-(4-N,N-dimethylaminoanilino)-2-piperidino-1,4-naphthoquinone, but also 2-(4-N,N-dimethylaminoanilino)-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-(4-N,N-dimethylaminoanilino-2-piperidino)-1,4-naphthoquinone. The latter compounds are the only reaction products formed in dimethyl sulfoxide. The reaction with morpholine occurs in a similar way, whereas that with pyrrolidine gives only a product of replacement of the chlorine atom by hydrogen.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2451–2454, December, 1995.     

N-Nitrosation of Secondary Amines Using p-TSA-NaNO2 as a Novel Nitrosating Agent Under Mild Conditions

A combination of p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) and sodium nitrite was used as a novel effective nitrosating agent for the N-nitrosation of secondary amines to their corresponding nitroso derivatives under mild and heterogeneous conditions in moderate to excellent yields.