Synthesis and conformation of 6,8,10-trinitro-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane

cis, trans-6,8,10-Trinitro-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane was synthesized by reduction of the corresponding spirocyclic anionic δ-complex with potassium tetrahydroborate. The molecular structure and the conformation of the title compound were established by X-ray diffraction analysis and¹H NMR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1713–1717, September, 1999.     

Formation of Isomeric 3-Azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes in a Reaction of 1-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-2,4-dinitrobenzene with Sodium Borohydride,Formaldehyde, and Methylamine

Anionic hydride adduct of 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2,4-dinitrobenzene was brought into a double Mannich condensation with formaldehyde and methylamine to furnish a mixture of isomeric 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes: 3-methyl-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,5-dinitro-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene and 3-methyl-6,6-ethylenedioxy-1,7-dinitro-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. By means of NMR spectroscopy, X-ray difraction analysis, and quantum chemistry (PM3) we demonstrated that the spirocyclic isomer had chair-chair conformation with diequatorial orientation of substituents in positions 3 and 7.     

Aminomethylation by Formaldehyde and Primary Amines of Anionic σσ-Adduct Obtained from 2,4-Dinitrophenol and Acetophenone Carbanion

By condensation of 2,4-bis(aci-nitro)-3-(2-phenyl-2-oxoethyl)cyclohex-5-en-1-one with formaldehyde and primary amines a series of N-substituted 9-(2-phenyl-2-oxoethyl)-1,5-dinitro-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-ones was synthesized. With the use of X-ray analysis the cyclohexenone fragment in the 3-(2-bromoethyl)-1,5-dinitro-9-(2-phenyl-2-oxoethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-en-6-ones was established to exist in sofa conformation, and the nitrogen-containing ring to have the chair conformation with equatorial orientation of substituents in 3 and 9 positions. The regio- and stereoselectivity of the reaction under study was interpreted relying on the quantum-chemical calculations by AM1 and PM3 procedures.     

Synthesis and Structure of 1,9-Dinitro-5-oxa-11-azatricyclo[6.4.0.04,9]dodecan-2-one

A series of 6,11-disubstituted 1,9-dinitro-5-oxa-11-azatricyclo[6.4.0.0^4,9 ]dodecan-2-ones were prepared from anionic adducts of 2,4-dinitrophenol with propanone and 2-phenylethanone carbanions by successive selective reduction with sodium borohydride and aminomethylation with formaldehyde and primary amines. By spectral methods and by quantum-chemical calculations following PM3 method the structure of the molecules synthesized was shown to contain all the three rings in a chair form with equatorial substituents in positions 6 and 11.