Highly efficient Pd‐PEPPSI‐IPr catalyst for N‐(4‐pyridazinyl)‐bridged bicyclic sulfonamides via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction

A protocol for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of novel 2‐(6‐chloropyridazin‐3‐yl)‐5‐(aryl/heteroarylsulfonyl)‐2,5‐diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and heteroarylboronic acids to afford variety of coupled products was realized. Pd‐PEPPSI‐IPr catalyst was found to be a powerful and reusable catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions.     

Metal‐based sulfonamides: synthesis,characterization, antibacterial,antifungal and cytotoxic properties of pyrrolyl‐ and thienyl‐derived compounds

Pyrrolyl and thienyl derived sulfonamides and their metal [cobalt(II), copper(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II)] complexes were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, molar conductances, magnetic moments, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and electronic spectral data. These compounds were screened for in‐vitro antibacterial activity against four Gram‐negative (Escherichia coli, Shigella flexeneri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhi) and two Gram‐positive (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) bacterial strains, and for in‐vitro antifungal activity against Trichophyton longifusus, Candida albicans, Aspergillus flavus, Microsporum canis, Fusarium solani and Candida glaberata. The results of these studies revealed that all compounds showed significant to moderate antibacterial activity; however, the zinc complexes were shown to be the most active against various species. The brine shrimp bioassay was also carried out to study their in vitro cytotoxic properties of all the synthesized ligands and their metal complexes. Only two compounds ( 14 and 19 ) displayed potent cytotoxic activity as LD₅₀ = 5.5637 × 10^?4 and 4.4023 × 10^?4 M ml^?1 respectively, against Artemia salina. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Facile Synthesis of N‐Sulfonylcyclothioureas in Water

A sequential one‐pot synthesis of N‐sulfonylcyclothioureas from N‐monosulfonyl diamines, CS₂ and chloroacetic acid at room temperature in water is described. In the absence of highly toxic thiophosgene and organic solvents, this method is environmentally benign. Simple reaction conditions, easy purification of the products, good yields and thioglycolic acid as the useful byproduct are also important attributes of this methodology. The plausible mechanism including tandem reactions is proposed.     

Synthesis of Air-stable,Odorless Thiophenol Surrogates via Ni-Catalyzed C−S Cross-Coupling

Thiophenols are versatile synthetic intermediates whose practical appeal is marred by their air sensitivity, toxicity and extreme malodor. Herein we report an efficient catalytic method for the preparation of S-aryl isothiouronium salts, and demonstrate that these air-stable, odorless solids serve as user-friendly sources of thiophenols in synthesis. Diverse isothiouronium salts featuring synthetically useful functionality are readily accessible by nickel-catalyzed C−S cross-coupling of (hetero)aryl iodides and thiourea. Convenient, chromatography-free isolation of these salts is achieved by precipitation, allowing the methodology to be applied directly to large scales. Thiophenols are liberated from the corresponding isothiouronium salts upon treatment with a weak base, enabling an in situ release/S-functionalization strategy that entirely negates the need to isolate, purify or manipulate these noxious reagents.     

On the α-lithiation-rearrangement of N-toluensulfonyl aziridines: mechanistic and synthetic aspects

A detailed study of the rearrangement of five cycloalkene N-toluenesulfonyl (tosyl) aziridines using sec-butyllithium (with and without added ligands such as (−)-sparteine and TMEDA) has been carried out. Allylic sulfonamides were the main products from the cyclopentene and cyclohexene aziridines whereas bicyclic sulfonamides were obtained from the cycloheptene and cyclooctene aziridines. In most cases, p-toluenesulfonamide (TsNH₂) was produced as a by-product and a mechanistic explanation for its formation is forwarded. These reactions are believed to involve α-lithiation to a lithiated aziridine which can then partition through two pathways: (i) rearrangement to allylic or bicyclic sulfonamides via C-H insertion reactions or (ii) reductive alkylation to alkenes via attack by sec-butyllithium and subsequent elimination of TsNH₂. In the (−)-sparteine reactions, the products were generated with 38-66% ee and the sense of asymmetric induction involved lithiation of the S-aziridine stereocentre. This is opposite to that observed with epoxides.     

Crystal structures of condensation products of 3,5-dibromosalicylic aldehyde with streptocide, norsulfazole, and ethazole

Crystal structures of 4-[(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-benzenesulfonamide (I), 4-[(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-N-thiazol-2-yl-benzenesulfonamide (II), and 4-[((3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-N-(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide (III) have been determined. The crystals of I are monoclinic, a = 8.645(2) Å, b = 12.622(3) Å, c = 14.414(3) Å; β = 104.31(3)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, R = 0.0642. The crystals of II are also monoclinic, a = 10.313(2) Å, b = 11.288(2) Å, c = 15.766(3) Å; α = 99.37(3)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, R = 0.0635. The crystals of III are triclinic, a = 10.567(2) Å, b = 10.849(2) Å, c = 18.432(4) Å; α = 75.97(3)°, β = 89.71(3)°, γ = 87.33(3)°, space group P-1, Z = 4, R = 0.0644. The asymmetric part of the unit cell of compounds I and II contains a single molecule of the Schiff’s base, while in III two independent azomethine molecules A and B. The studied compounds I–III adopt the E-configuration relatively to the double azomethine bond C=N. Owing to phenolic oxygen together with nitrogen and oxygen atoms of the sulfonamide group, compound I makes in a crystalline state a two-dimensional hydrogen bonded network parallel to the plane (1 0 1). Compound II forms centrosymmetric dimers in the crystals via N-H…N hydrogen bonds. These dimers, in their turn, are connected by hydrogen bonds O-H…O into infinite chains running along the double screw axis b. As in II, molecules and of compound III form centrosymmetric dimers through hydrogen bonding N-H…N. These dimers are linked into infinite chains running along the c axis by hydrogen bonds C-H…O. The π-π-stacking interaction of aromatic rings is observed in all the compounds studied.