Chemical properties ofN-(amidomethyl)- andN-(imidomethyl)glycine derivatives

N-Nitroso,N-sulfonyl, andN-acyl derivatives ofN-(amidomethyl)- andN-(imidomethyl)-glycine esters have been synthesized by the reactions of these esters with HNO₂ or with sulfonylating and acylating reagents.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1299–1305, July, 1995.     

Oxidation and nitrosation of 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts

4-(3-Alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls are rapidly oxidized by N₂O₄ or NOCl to 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium nitrates and chlorides, which are then nitrosated to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts. The perchlorates of the latter were prepared by an exchange reaction with HClO₄. The nitrosation of alkylureidooxoammonium salts is the first example of chemical modification of oxoammonium derivatives in which the highly reactive >N⁺=O group is inert toward the reagent.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 542–547, March, 1993.     

Alkylation of salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides with alkyl halides and dimethyl sulfate

Salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides, RCH(OH)CH₂N(O)=NO⁻ M⁺ (R=Me, Prⁱ, or Bu^t; and M=Li, Na, K, Ag, NH₄, or Me₄N), were prepared. Their alkylation with alkyl halides R′X (X=Cl, Br, or I) and dimethyl sulfate was studied. Generally, alkylation afforded mixtures ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-alkoxydiazeneN-oxides RCH(OH)CH₂N(O)=NOR′ andO-alkyl-N-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N-nitrosohydroxylamines RCH(OH)CH₂N(NO)OR′. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1996–2001, October, 1998.     

Investigation of N‐carbamoylamino acid nitrosation by {NO + O2} in the solid‐gas phase. Effects of NOx speciation and kinetic evidence for a multiple‐stage process

Nitrosation of N‐carbamoylamino acids (CAA) by gaseous NO + O₂, an interesting synthetic pathway to amino acid N‐carboxyanhydrides (NCA), alternative to the phosgene route, was investigated on N‐carbamoyl‐valine either in acetonitrile suspension or solventless conditions, and compared to the classical nitrosating system NaNO₂ + CF₃COOH (TFA), the latter being quite less efficient in terms of either rate, stoichiometric demand, or further tractability of the product. The rate and efficiency of the NO + O₂ reaction mainly depends on the O₂/NO ratio. Evaluation of the contribution of various nitrosating species (N₂O₃, N₂O₄, HNO₂) through stoichiometric balance showed the reaction to be effected mostly by N₂O₃ for O₂/NO ratios below 0.3, and by N₂O₄ for O₂/NO ratios above 0.4. The relative contribution of (subsequently formed) HNO₂ always remains minor. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) monitoring of the reaction in the solid phase by either HNO₂ (from NaNO₂ + TFA), gaseous N₂O₄ or gaseous N₂O₃, provides the associated rate constants (ca. 0.1, 2 and 10⁸ s^?1 at 25°C, respectively), showing that N₂O₃ is by far the most reactive of these nitrosating species. From the DSC measurement, the latent heat of fusion of N₂O_3, 2.74 kJ · mol^?1 at ?105 °C is also obtained for the first time. The kinetics was investigated under solventless conditions at 0°C, by either quenching experiments or less tedious, rough calorimetric techniques. Auto‐accelerated, parabolic‐shaped kinetics was observed in the first half of the reaction course, together with substantial heat release (temperature increase of ca. 20°C within 1–2 min in a 20‐mg sample), followed by pseudo‐zero‐order kinetics after a sudden, important decrease in apparent rate. This kinetic break is possibly due to the transition between the initial solid‐gas system and a solid‐liquid‐gas system resulting from water formation. Overall rate constants increased with parameters such as the specific surface of the solid, the O₂/NO ratio, or the presence of moisture (or equivalently the hydrophilicity of the involved CAA), however without precise relationship, while the last two parameters may directly correlate to the increasing acidity of the medium. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New aspects of nitrosation of arylcyclopropanes: nitrosation of phenylcyclopropanes with bulky alkyl substituents in the small ring

It has been shown for the first time that nitrosation of phenylcyclopropanes with bulky alkyl substituents in the small ring proceeds predominantly with attack of the nitrosonium cation on the benzyl carbon atom of the cyclopropane ring with intermediate formation of an alkyl carbocation. In addition to isoxazolines, 1,2-oxazines and Δ¹-pyrroline N-oxide are formed, formation of the latter is preceded by skeletal rearrangement. Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, 1566-1575, October, 2008.     

Synthesis of 4-aminoisoxazole-3-carboxamides using base-promoted nitrosation of N-substituted cyanoacetamides

The reactions of N-substituted cyanoacetamides with EtONO in the presence of an equimolar amount of EtONa afforded the corresponding sodium salts of hydroxyimino derivatives in 70—95% yields. The latter were transformed into 4-amino-5-(4-bromobenzoyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamides in 30—57% yields using the known method.     

Synthesis of 3-alkyl-4-aminofurazans

A “one-pot” method for the synthesis of 3-alkyl-4-aminofurazans from ethyl β-alkyl-β-oxopropionates was developed. The multistep process involves hydrolysis of the ester, nitrosation at the activated methylene group, and treatment of the resulting intermediate with an alkaline solution of hydroxylamine in the presence of urea. Dedicated to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. P. Serebryakov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 1007–1012, April, 2005.     

Photometric determination of 2,2-isopropylidenebis-phenol (dian) by reaction with nitrous acid: Identification of the chromogen

Optimum conditions for the colour reaction of dian with nitrous acid in acid medium followed by alkalization with ammonia have been found. Investigation showed that 2,2-dinitrodian is the main product of the reaction, accompanied by a small amount of 2,2,6-trinitrodian. The ammonium salts of those compounds are responsible for the colour.