The consecutive [2+2] cycloaddition-ring expansion route to diastereomeric 1,4-diazepin-5-ones from imino-ketenimines. Alternative intramolecular transamidation of β-lactams

Azeto[1,2-a]imidazoles are prepared by a formal intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition of imino-ketenimines in which an ethylene chain is linking the nitrogen atoms of both functionalities, bearing a methyl and a phenyl group on the terminal carbon atom of the heterocumulene. By acid-catalyzed hydrolysis these azeto[1,2-a]imidazoles are converted into 6,6,7-trisubstituted hexahydro-1,4-diazepin-5-ones, which have been alternatively prepared via intramolecular transamidation of N-(2-aminoethyl)-β-lactams.     

N-triflyl-propiolamides: Preparation and transamidation reactions

N-Trifluoromethylsulfonyl-propiolamides have been prepared by two methods: a) N-triflation of secondary acetylenic carboxanilides, prepared in two steps from terminal alkynes, with triflic anhydride (Tf₂O) and b) from terminal alkynes and an aryl or alkyl isocyanate followed by Tf₂O in a consecutive one-pot reaction. The title compounds are bench-stable and insensitive to water and alcohols but amenable to transamidation reactions with a wide range of amine nucleophiles. Conversely, they are excellent reagents for the propynoylation of ammonia, primary and secondary amines, anilines, and hydrazines.     

NH4I-promoted N-acylation of amines via the transamidation of DMF and DMA under metal-free conditions

An unprecedented NH₄I-promoted N-formylation and N-acetylization of various amines with dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethylacetamide (DMA) has been developed. This protocol shows broad substrate scope for aromatic, aliphatic, and heterocyclic amines, which provides a metal-free strategy for N-acylation featuring mild reaction conditions, as well as inexpensive and readily available starting materials.     

Graphene oxide (GO) catalyzed transamidation of aliphatic amides: An efficient metal-free procedure

Transamidation involves direct interconversion of an amide with amine, and represents an alternative to the common method of amide formation from the reaction of carboxylic acid with an amine. While the carboxamides have huge potential in biological systems and polymer industries, their formation from carboxylic acids requires activation by a suitable catalyst. A metal-free transamidation of aliphatic amide with aromatic amine catalyzed by graphene oxide (GO) has been developed and established as a general, synthetically useful and selective procedure. Graphene oxide bearing several carboxylic acids on the edges and having large surface area acts as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for transamidation.     

TRANSAMIDATION IN THE in situ BLENDING OF POLYAMIDE 1212 WITH POLYAMIDE 6 THROUGH ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION OF CAPROLACTAM

20 wt% polyamide 12(PA1212)pellets were dissolved in molten caprolactam.The caprolactam was then catalyzed at 180℃and polymerized by means of anionic ring-opening polymerization to produce in situ blends of the resultant polyamide 6(PA6)and PA1212.Mechanical blends with same ingredient were prepared through melt blending on a twin-screw extruder.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)observation revealed that contrary to the mechanical blends with small spherulites embedded in the matrix,no phase-separation existed in the in situ blends.The results of thermal analysis by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)showed that single melting peak and crystallization peak existed for the in situ blends,while two melting and crystallization peaks appeared for the mechanical blends.The in situ blend film and the mixed blend film,both cast from a dilute formic acid solution with a concentration of 0.5 g/L,remained similar crystallization and melting behavior as above.It is proved by solution ~(13)C-NMR analysis that transamidation took place during the in situ blending,and it is suggested that the combination of temperature increasing and the basic surrounding derived from NaOH during polymerization resulted in the occurrence of transamidation.Furthermore,it is proposed that the interchange reaction between PA1212 and PA6 also resulted from the degradative reaction during the anionic polymerization.     

Transamidation reactions of 2-(2-sulfonylguanidino)acetamides

The reactivity of a series of sulfonylguanidinoacetamides 2A-E towards amines is reported. Guanidinoacetamides 2A-C, containing the arylsulfonylimino moiety, undergo a facile transamidation to give substituted carboxamides 4A-C, through the imidazolidinone intermediate 3. Acetamide 2D, having a methanesulfonylimino substituent, affords the imidazolidinone 3D and no transamidated carboxamides 4 are detected. In the case of guanidinoacetamide 2E, with a p-nitrobenzenesulfonylimino substituent, a Smiles rearrangement was observed.     

Toward the total synthesis of citreamicin η: Synthesis of the pentacyclic core and GAB-ring annelation model studies

A short 11-step synthesis of the pentacyclic core of the polycyclic xanthone antibiotic citreamicin η has been completed. Although the basic approach was inspired by our previous explorations of polycyclic xanthone chemistry, the present report features some new insights into the Moore rearrangement and offers some improvements to our original methodology that include additions of aryllithiums to squarate esters, additions of cerium acetylides to hindered ketones utilizing PDA as an internal indicator, and the use of cyclic di-tert-butylsilyl (DTBS) ethers to protect electron-rich benzyl alcohols toward ionization under acidic conditions. We also developed an improved protocol for selective o-bromination of phenols utilizing N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) and tetramethylguanidine (TMG) that promises to be generally useful. Finally, we developed a modular approach for the synthesis of isoquinolones and dihydro-5H-oxazolo[3,2-b]isoquinoline-2,5(3H)-diones that features a novel sequence of alkoxycarbonylation, acetone arylation, transamidation.     

Microwave-assisted heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids catalyzed transamidation of non-activated carboxamides with amines under solvent-free conditions

An environmentally benign and highly efficient protocol for the transamidation of non-activated carboxamides with amines using heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids as catalysts under microwave-assisted and solvent-free conditions has been developed. As evaluated by the reactions of a structurally diverse set of amides and amines, the scope and utility of the transamidation proved to be quite general. Operational simplicity, solvent-free media, the potential reusability of catalysts and wide functional group tolerance are attractive features. This method provides a much improved protocol over the existing methods.     

A novel and efficient amidation of 2-aminothiazole

A facile and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of novel thiazolyl carboxamide derivatives by direct reaction of the corresponding esters and 2-aminothiazole. Treatment of 2-aminothiozole with various carboxylic esters in the presence of t-butylmagnesium chloride provides the biologically significant thiazolyl carboxamide derivatives in good to excellent yields.     

Synthesis and surface-active property of diethanolamide and epoxidised diethanolamide surfactant from the seed oil of Baphia nitida

Oil was extracted from the seed of Baphia nitida, characterised and used in the production of diethanolamide and epoxidised diethanolamide via transamidation reaction. The oil of B. nitida had C18:2 (50.00 ± 0.20%) fatty acid as the most abundant fatty acid. The epoxidised diethanolamide was synthesised by peroxyformic acid generated in situ by reacting formic acid and hydrogen peroxide with the oil of B. nitida. The formation of the diethanolamide and epoxidised diethanolamide was monitored and confirmed using FTIR and ¹H NMR. The epoxidised diethanolamide showed better surface-active properties than the diethanolamide in terms of emulsion stability, and foaming power.