First synthesis of 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane complexes with cadmium salts

Complexes of bicyclic diaziridines 6,6′-bi(1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane) (L ¹ ) and 6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (L ² ) with the salts Cd(NO₃)₂ · 4H₂O and Cd(ClO₄)₂ · 6H₂O have been synthesized. The fact of complexation has been established by cyclic voltammetry. The crystal structure of complex L ¹ with Cd(NO₃)₂ (the coordination number of cadmium is 8) has been studied by X-ray diffraction.     

Insertion of carbon disulfide and the nitrile group into the diaziridine ring of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in ionic liquids catalyzed by BF<Subscript>3</Subscript> · Et<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The present study revealed two new reactions resulting in the diaziridine ring expansion, viz., the insertion of the CS₂ molecule and the CN group of activated nitriles into the C—N bond of the diaziridine fragment of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes. These reactions can be performed only in ionic liquids in the presence of BF₃ · Et₂O as the catalyst. Based on these reactions, we developed simple one-pot methods for the synthesis of 3-aryldihydro-5 H-pyrazolo[1,2- c][1,3,4]thiadiazole-1-thiones and 1-aryl-6,7-dihydro-1 H,5H-pyrazolo-[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazoles in high yields. Dipolar intermediates of new reactions, which are direct precursors of the final products, were detected by NMR methods. One of the intermediates was isolated and characterized. The reaction of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes with benzoyl cyanide affords (2-benzoyrpyrazolidin-1-yl)(aryl)acetonitriles.     

High pressure‐assisted synthesis of 1,2,3‐trialkyldiaziridines from N‐chloroalkylamines

New method for the preparation of 1,2,3‐trialkyldiaziridines 1 in high yields, based on the transformation of N‐chloroalkylamines 3 without using carbonyl compounds in the presence of primary aliphatic amines with the same alkyl fragment, potassium carbonate and a small amount of water in CHCl₃ under high pressure (500 MPa), was developed. Diaziridines 1 can be synthesized in the same conditions using a larger amount of potassium carbonate instead of primary aliphatic amines however in lower yields. The kinetic investigations on the synthesis of 1,2‐diethyl‐3‐methyldiaziridine 1a from N‐chloroethylamine 3a have shown that the reaction leading to diaziridine 1a proceeds according to the law of the second order.     

Reaction of 1-arylmethylidenepyrazolidin-1-azomethine imines with aryl ketenes

A reaction of aryl ketenes with 1-arylmethylidenepyrazolidin-1-azomethine imines, generated by the diaziridine ring opening in 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes catalyzed with Et2O·BF3, leads to 1,2-bis(phenylacetyl)pyrazolidine, 2-arylacetyl-1-arylidenepyrazolidin-1-ium chlorides, or a representative of 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-2-ones, viz., 4-(4-eth-oxyphenyl)-3,3-diphenyl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-2-one, depending on the reaction conditions and the structure of the starting compounds. A mechanism suggested earlier for the transformation of 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in the reaction with ketenes was confirmed.     

Diaziridine ring expansion in 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes upon reactions with activated olefins in ionic liquids

Reactions of 1,3-diphenylpropen-2-one and α-nitrostyrenes with azomethine imines, generated from 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes on catalysis with Et2O•BF3 in ionic liquids, were found to proceed with high regio- and stereoselectivity to afford the products of the diaziridine ring expansion, viz., [3-aryl-2-phenyltetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol- 1-yl](phenyl)methanones, 1,3-diaryl-2-nitrotetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazoles and 5-aryl-6-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazolium tetrafluoroborates (hexafluorophosphates). The reactions discovered are new, more simple methods for the syn- thesis of bicyclic structures.