Cyanoacetylene and Its Derivatives: XXXIV. Nucleophilic Addition of Tetrazole to Cyanoacetylenes

Nucleophilic addition of tetrazole to 4-hydroxy-4-alkyl-2-alkynonitriles and to 3-phenyl-2-propynonitrile occurred regiospecifically and afforded E-, Z-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-tetrazolyl-2-alkenonitriles and 3-tetrazolyl-3-phenyl-2-propenonitrile [20–40°C, 13–50 h, 4–15 wt% MOH (M = Na, K), THF (or DMSO)] in up to 69% yield. The attempt to perform cyclization of the hydroxy-containing adducts into iminodihydrofurans (KOH, ethanol, 23-25°C) resulted in vinyl nucleophilic substitution of the tetrazole moiety by an ethoxy group.     

Preparation and properties of polyvinylenepolysulfides based on trichloroethene and sodium polysulfides

Interaction of trichloroethene with sodium tetra- and pentasulfide (prepared in turn from sodium sulfide and elemental sulfur) has lead to new family of polyvinylenepolysulfides containing up to 94% of sulfur. The polymers were found highly electrochemically active when applied as active cathode for lithium batteries.     

The Role of Potassium Cation in the Favorskii Ethynylation of Acetone: Effekt of Dibenzo-18-crown-6

Macrocyclic polyether dibenzo-18-crown-6 possessing a specific affinity for potassium cation inhibits ethynylation of acetone with acetylene in the presence of KOH according to Favorskii. The inhibition becomes stronger in the presence of the complex dibenzo-18-crown-6 ? KOH ? MeOH as catalyst (both in excess acetone and in DMSO). The effect does not originate from deactivation of acetone, for its aldol-like condensation is accelerated in the presence of both dibenzo-18-crown-6 and its complex (the selectivity of ethynylation sharply falls down). Thus, apart from the high basicity of the medium, activation of acetylene due to complex formation with potassium cation plays an important role in the Favorskii ethynylation of ketones.     

Cyclooligomerization of Acetylene with Acetonitrile to 2-Amino-3-(1-iminoethyl)-6-methylpyridine in the System KOH-CH3CN

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Cyanoacetylene and Its Derivatives: XXVIII. Reactions of 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole with Nitriles of αα,ββ-Acetylene γγ-Hydroxyacids and with 3-Phenyl-2-propynonitrile

Nucleophilic addition of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole to 4-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-alkynonitriles at 1:1 ratio in the presence of 4-6 wt% of Et₃N occurs regio- and stereospecifically to afford (Z)-4-alkyl-3-(benzothiazolyl-2-thio)-4-hydroxy-2-alkenonitriles (yield 40-51%). In the presence of 1.3 wt% of Dabco the thiazole and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentynonitrile (1:1) give rise to a mixture of 2-alkenonitrile and 2-(3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-2-cyanomethyl-5-cyanomethylene-1,4-oxathian-2-yl)thiobenzothiazole. At the use of 4-6 wt% of LiOH arises an intractable mixture containing 1,4-oxathiane, benzothiazol-2-one, 2-[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl)-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl]thiobenzothiazole, bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-6-cyanomethyl-3-cyanomethylene-1,4-oxathian-6-yl) disulfide, bis[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl] disulfide, and 3-[1-(5,5-dimethyl-2-cyanomethyl-4-cyanomethylene-1,3-oxathiolan-2-yl)-1-methylethyl]benzothiazol-2-one (according to ¹H and ¹³C NMR data). 2-mercaptobenzothiazole adds to 3-phenyl-2-propynonitrile in the presence of 7 wt% of KOH with regio- and stereospecific formation of (Z)-3-(benzothiazolyl-2-thio)-3-phenyl-2-propenonitrile (88%).     

Influence of temperature and pressure on the effective diffusion coefficient in fine-pored catalysts

Conclusions For the investigated substances at low degrees of surface coverage and temperatures below 150°, a substantial fraction of the mass transport is comprised of the flux along the surface; at high temperatures (>150°), the basic type of transport is diffusion in the gas phase.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2419–2424, November, 1972.     

Chemo- and regioselective modification of l-histidine with tertiary cyanopropargylic alcohols

l-Histidine chemo- and regioselectively reacts with tertiary cyanopropargylic alcohols (4,4-di-alkyl-4-hydroxybut-2-ynenitriles) under mild conditions (water, 6.4 wt.% NaOH, 5—15 °C, 72—175 h) with the formation of new “unnatural” amino acids containing an iminodihydrofuran substituent in the amino group (50—70% yields).     

<Superscript>13</Superscript>C-<Superscript>13</Superscript>C spin-spin coupling constants in structural studies: XLII. Stereochemical study on functionalized 2,5-dihydrofuran-2-imines

The configurations and conformations of twelve 5-imino-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxamides and 5-imino-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-amines were determined by analysis of the experimental ¹³C-¹³C coupling constants and those calculated by nonempirical methods, as well as by quantum-chemical calculations of the total energies and optimization of geometric parameters of preferential conformations at the MP2/6-311G** level. All the examined compounds were found to be formed and to exist in solution as individual Z isomers with orthogonal orientation of the amino and dialkylamino groups and s-trans orientation of the carbamoyl group in the ring with restricted internal rotation about the C(O)-N bond.