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Kinds of Electrophiles Selected AbstractsRapid and Easy Access to (E)-1,3-Enynes, 1,3-Diynes and Allenes Starting from Propargylic Acetals, Exploiting the Different Reactivity of Lithium and Mixed Lithium,Potassium Organometallic ReagentsEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 35 2007Marco Blangetti Abstract The treatment of propargylic acetals with various lithium and mixed lithium,potassium Schlosser reagents, has allowed a one-pot synthesis of (E)-1,3-enynes, 1,3-diynes and allenes, depending on the reaction conditions and the selected base. Various reaction conditions were investigated in order to control the selectivity of the reactions and to obtain pure products. The metallation,elimination sequence in the presence of a suitable electrophile has provided a linear route to functionalized (E)-conjugated enynes, diynes and allenes.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007) [source] Umpolung of the 5-Alkyl-2-dimethylamino-1,3-dithiolium-4-thiolate Mesoion and Its Application in the Synthesis of Some New TetrathiafulvalenesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 7 2004Jonas Hellberg Abstract The 5-alkyl-2-dimethylamino-1,3-dithiolium-4-thiolate mesoion could be umpoled with sulfuryl chloride to yield a dicationic electrophile 3 that reacted with various electron-rich aromatic substrates to yield arylthio-substituted 1,3-dithiolium salts 13,25. Two of these compounds have been transformed to the corresponding symmetrical tetrathiafulvalenes 43 and 44, and their cyclovoltammetric behaviour recorded. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004) [source] Addition Reactions of Sulfenyl and Sulfinyl Chlorides with 3-Phenyl-1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butaneHELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 8 2008Grzegorz Mlosto Abstract The reactions of 3-phenyl-1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane with , -chlorosulfenyl chlorides and sulfinyl chlorides lead to the corresponding sulfenamides and sulfinamides, respectively, which possess an azetidine ring. It is proposed that a two-step mechanism occurs involving an intermediate carbenium ion, which is formed by the addition of the electrophile at the N-atom and cleavage of the N(1)C(3) bond. The structures of 9b and 10b are established by X-ray crystallography. [source] A Synthesis Detour to Planar-Diastereoisomeric Ferrocene Derivatives around an Unexpected Rearrangement of ortho -Lithiated Kagan's Template [S(S)] - (p -Tolylsulfinyl)ferroceneHELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 4 2007Immo Weber Abstract Usually, ortho lithiation of Kagan's template 1 and quenching with electrophiles leads highly diastereoselectively to planar-chiral 1,2-disubstituted ferrocenes. Surprisingly, lithiation of 1 with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) followed by addition of paraformaldehyde afforded regioisomer (+)-{[S(S)] - [4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]sulfinyl}ferrocene (2), which was converted to (+)-{[S(S)] - {4-{2-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]ethyl}phenyl}sulfinyl}ferrocene (3) (Scheme,1). The desired diastereoisomer (l)-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(p -tolylsulfinyl)ferrocene (5) in turn could also be obtained by ortho lithiation of 1 with LDA but by quenching with DMF to yield aldehyde 4 first, which then was reduced with NaBH4 to 5. Finally, target compound (l)-1-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-2-(p -tolylsulfinyl)ferrocene (6) was obtained by substitution of the OH group of 5 under mild conditions or directly by ortho lithiation of 1 with lithio-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene (=2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)lithium; LTP) followed by quenching with N,N -dimethylmethyleneiminium chloride. At low temperatures, reaction of 1 with LDA leads, via the preferred diastereoisomeric transition state ,exo'- 7 and under extrusion of a (diisopropylamine)lithium complex of type 8, in a highly selective manner, to diastereoisomeric ortho -lithiated chelate (l)- 9 (Scheme,2). The reaction of 1 to 2 is explained by a rearrangement of (l)- 9 to {[S(S)],[4-(lithiomethyl)phenyl]sulfinyl}ferrocene 10, which is acid-catalyzed by coordinated diisopropylamine in complexes of type 8. This rearrangement is not observed if LTP is used as base or, in case LDA is applied, if the electrophile is sufficiently reactive at low temperatures. [source] Are Oxazolidinones Really Unproductive, Parasitic Species in Proline Catalysis?HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 3 2007Experiments Pointing to an Alternative View, Thoughts Abstract The N,O-acetal and N,O-ketal derivatives (oxazolidinones) formed from proline, and aldehydes or ketones are well-known today, and they are detectable in reaction mixtures involving proline catalysis, where they have been considered ,parasitic dead ends'. We disclose results of experiments performed in the early 1970's, and we describe more recent findings about the isolation, characterization, and reactions of the oxazolidinone derived from proline and cyclohexanone. This oxazolidinone reacts (THF, room temperature) with the electrophiles , -nitrostyrene and chloral (=trichloroacetaldehyde), to give the Michael and aldol adduct, respectively, after aqueous workup (Scheme,5). The reactions occur even at ,75° when catalyzed with bases such as 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) or EtN(i-Pr)2 (DIPEA) (10%; Table,1). It is shown by NMR (Figs.,1 and 3) and IR analysis (Figs.,2 and 4) that the primarily detectable product (before hydrolysis) of the reaction with the nitro-olefin is again an oxazolidinone. When dissolved in hydroxylic solvents such as MeOH, ,hexafluoroisopropanol' ((CF3)2CHOH; HFIP), AcOH, CF3COOH, or in LiBr-saturated THF, the ring of the oxazolidinone from cyclohexanone and proline opens up to the corresponding iminium ion (Tables,2,4), and when treated with strong bases such as DBU (in (D8)THF) the enamino-carboxylate derived from proline and cyclohexanone is formed (Scheme,8). Thus, the two hitherto putative participants (iminium ion and enamine) of the catalytic cycle (Scheme,9) have been characterized for the first time. The commonly accepted mechanism of the stereoselective C,C- or C,X-bond-forming step (i.e., A,D) of this cycle is discussed and challenged by thoughts about an alternative model with a pivotal role of oxazolidinones in the regio- and diastereoselective formation of the intermediate enamino acid (by elimination) and in the subsequent reaction with an electrophile (by trans -addition with lactonization; Schemes,11,14). The stereochemical bias between endo - and exo -space of the bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-type oxazolidinone structure (Figs.,5 and 6) is considered to possibly be decisive for the stereochemical course of events. Finally, the remarkable consistency, with which the diastereotopic Re -face of the double bond of pyrrolidino-enamines (derived from proline) is attacked by electrophiles (Schemes,1 and 15), and the likewise consistent reversal to the Si -face with bulky (Aryl)2C-substituents on the pyrrolidine ring (Scheme,16) are discussed by invoking stereoelectronic assistance from the lone pair of pyramidalized enamine N-atoms. [source] The Nonchiral Bislactim Diethoxy Ether as a Highly Stereo-Inducing Synthon for Sterically Hindered, , -Branched , -Amino Acids: A Practical, Large-Scale Route to an Intermediate of the Novel Renin Inhibitor AliskirenHELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 8 2003Richard Göschke The diastereoselective synthesis of the sterically hindered, , -branched , -amino acid derivative (2S,4S)- 24a and its N -[(tert -butoxy)carbonyl](Boc)-protected alcohol (2S,4S)- 19, both key intermediates of a novel class of nonpeptide renin inhibitors such as aliskiren (1), is described. Initially, the analogous methyl ester (2S,4S)- 17 was obtained by alkylation of the chiral Schöllkopf dihydropyrazine (R)- 12a with the dialkoxy-substituted alkyl bromide (R)- 11a, which proceeded with explicitly high diastereofacial selectivity (ds ,98%) to give (2S,5R,2,S)- 13a (Scheme,4), followed by mild acid hydrolysis and N -Boc protection (Scheme,5). Conversely, the complete lack of stereocontrol and poor yields for the reaction of (R)- 11a with the enantiomeric (S)- 12b suggested, in addition to the anticipated shielding effect by the iPr group at C(2) of the auxiliary, steric repulsion between the MeOC(6) and the bulky residues of (R)- 11a in the proposed transition state, which would strongly disfavor both the Si and Re attack of the electrophile (see Fig.). Based on this rationale, alkylation of the readily accessible achiral diethoxy-dihydropyrazine 21 with (R)- 11a was found to provide a 95,:,5 mixture of diastereoisomers (2S,2,S)- 22a and (2R,2,S)- 23a in high yield (Scheme,6), which afforded in two steps and after recrystallization enantiomerically pure (2S,4S)- 24a. Similarly, the stereochemical course for the alkylation reactions of the related alkyl bromides (S)- 28a and (R)- 28b with both (R)- 12a and (S)- 12b as well as with the achiral 21 was investigated (Schemes,7,9). The precursor bromides (R)- 11a, (S)- 11b, (R)- 28a, and (S)- 28b were efficiently synthesized via the diastereoselective alkylation of the Evans 3-isovaleroyloxazolidin-2-ones (R)- 7a and (S)- 7b either with bromide 6 or with benzyl chloromethyl ether, and subsequent standard transformations (Schemes,3 and 7). A practical and economical protocol of the preparation of (2S,4S)- 24a on a multi-100-g scale is given. This is the first report of the application of an achiral dihydropyrazine, i.e., in form of 21, as a highly stereo-inducing synthon providing rapid access to a N -protected , -branched , -amino acid with (2S) absolute configuration. [source] A Simple, Effective Boron-Halide Ethoxylation CatalystADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 5 2010Kenneth Abstract Boron esters B(OR)3, readily derived from boric acid and alcohols, combine with iodide or bromide to catalyze the ethoxylation of alcohols and phenols, giving good rates and narrow product distributions. The combined action of a weak electrophile [B(OR)3] and a weak nucleophile (halide) allows for the ethoxylation of base-sensitive alcohols. Experiment suggests a new mechanism for this commercially important reaction proceeding through key ,-haloalkoxy intermediates. [source] Gold(III) Chloride-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Alkylation Reactions with Chiral Benzylic AcetatesADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 7-8 2008Philipp Rubenbauer Abstract Gold(III) chloride was shown to be an efficient catalyst for the diastereoselective CC bond formation of various chiral para -methoxybenzylic acetates and different nucleophiles. All electrophilic acetates carried next to the reacting center a stereogenic carbon center bound to a functional group (FG), a methyl substituent and a proton. Selectivities were good (dr>80/20) in favor of the anti -product for FG=COOMe, NO2, CN and in favor of the syn -product for FG=SO2Et, PO(OEt)2. The reactions proceed most likely via a free carbocation, in which a face differentation is facilitated by a preferred conformation. Several arene nucleophiles were shown to be compatible with the catalysis conditions providing the corresponding substitution products in high yields (13 examples, 62,98%). Moreover, other nucleophiles (allyltrimethylsilane, trimethylsilyl cyanide, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)butane, p -toluenesulfonamide, and acetylacetone) reacted with a representative chiral electrophile in a high yielding and diastereoselective fashion. [source] The Direct, Enantioselective, One-Pot, Three-Component, Cross-Mannich Reaction of Aldehydes: The Reason for the Higher Reactivity of Aldimine versus Aldehyde in Proline-Mediated Mannich and Aldol ReactionsADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 11-13 2005Yujiro Hayashi Abstract In the proline-mediated Mannich and aldol reactions of propanal as a nucleophile, the aldimine prepared from benzaldehyde and p -anisidine is about 7 times more reactive than the corresponding aldehyde, benzaldehyde, as an electrophile. This higher reactivity of aldimine over aldehyde is attributed to the carboxylic acid of proline protonating the basic nitrogen atom of the aldimine more effectively than the oxygen atom of the aldehyde, an explanation which has been both experimentally and theoretically verified. [source] G-protein coupled receptors: SAR analyses of neurotransmitters and antagonistsJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY & THERAPEUTICS, Issue 3 2004C. L. Kuo MS Summary Background:, From the deductive point of view, neurotransmitter receptors can be divided into categories such as cholinergic (muscarinic, nicotinic), adrenergic (, - and , -), dopaminergic, serotoninergic (5-HT1,5-HT5), and histaminergic (H1 and H2). Selective agonists and antagonists of each receptor subtype can have specific useful therapeutic applications. For understanding the molecular mechanisms of action, an inductive method of analysis is useful. Objective:, The aim of the present study is to examine the structure,activity relationships of agents acting on G-protein coupled receptors. Method:, Representative sets of G-PCR agonists and antagonists were identified from the literature and Medline [P.M. Walsh (2003) Physicians' desk reference; M.J. O'Neil (2001) The Merck index]. The molecular weight (MW), calculated logarithm of octanol/water partition coefficient (C log P) and molar refraction (CMR), dipole moment (DM), Elumo (the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, a measure of the electron affinity of a molecule and its reactivity as an electrophile), Ehomo (the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital, related to the ionization potential of a molecule, and its reactivity as a nucleophile), and the total number of hydrogen bonds (Hb) (donors and receptors), were chosen as molecular descriptors for SAR analyses. Results:, The data suggest that not only do neurotransmitters share common structural features but their receptors belong to the same ensemble of G-protein coupled receptor with seven to eight transmembrane domains with their resultant dipoles in an antiparallel configuration. Moreover, the analysis indicates that the receptor exists in a dynamic equilibrium between the closed state and the open state. The energy needed to open the closed state is provided by the hydrolysis of GTP. A composite 3-D parameter frame setting of all the neurotransmitter agonists and antagonists are presented using MW, Hb and , as independent variables. Conclusion:, It appears that all neurotransmitters examined in this study operate by a similar mechanism with the G-protein coupled receptors. [source] Preparation of halogenated derivatives of thiazolo[5,4- d]thiazole via direct electrophilic aromatic substitutionJOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 3 2008Vladimir Benin Chlorination and bromination reactions of thiazolo[5,4- d]thiazole led to the generation of its mono- and dihalogenated derivatives. These are the first instances of successful direct electrophilic aromatic substitution in the thiazolo[5,4- d]thiazole ring system. X-ray analysis demonstrates that both 2-bromothiazolo[5,4- d]-thiazole and 2,5-dibromothiazolo[5,4- d]thiazole are planar structures, with strongly manifested ,-stacking in the solid state. Theoretical analysis of the pyridine-catalyzed halogenation (MP2/6-31+G(d) and B3LYP/6-31+G(d) calculations) reveals that introduction of one halogen actually leads to a slightly enhanced reactivity towards further halogenation. Several halogenation mechanisms have been investigated: 1) The direct C-halogenation with N-halopyridine as electrophile; 2) C-halogenation via intermediate N-halogenation, and 3) C-halogenation following an addition - elimination pathway, with intermediate formation of a cyclic halonium ion. The theoretical studies suggest that the direct C-halogenation is the favored mechanism. [source] Preparation and crystal structures of two 3-anthracenyl isoxazolyl sulfonamidesJOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2008Chun Li Lateral metalation and oxidation of 3-(9,-anthryl)-isoxazoles (1), using Davis' oxaziridine (6), produced the desired hydroxylation (2), along with sulfonamide adduct (3), and in the case of the use of butyl lithium as base, butyl addition products (4) and (5). Structures of isoxazole sulfonamides (3a) and (5a), were obtained as the SR/RS-diastereomer, however, studies indicate that this is a consequence of the crystallization process. Metalation studies with isoxazole (8) demonstrate that hydroxylation (9), can be carried out cleanly, minimizing formation of (10), using camphorsulfonyloxaziridine (7) as an electrophile. [source] An expedient synthesis of an isofervenulin analogueJOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 4 2004Andrew Bach An efficient approach has been developed for the synthesis of an isofervenulin analogue 1 employing a one-pot condensation-substitution reaction of a chlorocarboethoxytriazine (electrophile) with a urea (nucleophile). The resulting cyclization reaction resulted in the synthesis of a pyrimido-heterocycle in good yield in either acidic or basic media. The former was assisted by utilizing trimethylsilyl chloride. [source] Synthesis of N -alkoxybenzimidoyl azides and their reactions in electrophilic mediaJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 3 2010Debra D. Dolliver Abstract A new general route to N -alkoxybenzimidoyl azides [ArC(N3)=NOR] from a reaction of N -alkoxybenzimidoyl bromide [ArC(Br)=NOR] with sodium azide in DMSO is described. These reactions result in the Z -geometric configuration. These compounds show a moderate degree of thermal stability as assessed by differential scanning calorimetry, and lack reactivity in traditional 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition ,click' reactions. Upon exposure to electrophilic compounds (trifluoroacetic acid or acetyl chloride), these azide compounds can react by two pathways: a Schmidt-type rearrangement to form an N -alkoxyurea or an isomerization,cyclization reaction pathway to form an N -alkoxytetrazole. The route of the reaction has no dependence on solvent polarity and appears to depend upon the electrophile (H+vs. CH3CO+): reaction of the azide with trifluoroacetic acid results predominantly in the urea; reaction with acetyl chloride results solely in the tetrazole. Calculations indicate that the urea product is thermodynamically favored over the tetrazole product. They also indicate that both reaction conditions result in an equilibration between the starting azide and the tetrazole with the tetrazole being the major component in this equilibrium mixture. The fact that the azide also undergoes a Schmidt-type rearrangement to form an N -alkoxyurea when treated with trifluoroacetic acid appears to indicate that the barrier for aromatic ring migration is lower in the protonated azide produced on reaction with trifluoroacetic acid than in the acetylated azide produced on reaction with acetyl chloride. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Toward an "omic" physiopathology of reactive chemicals: Thirty years of mass spectrometric study of the protein adducts with endogenous and xenobiotic compoundsMASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS, Issue 5 2009Federico Maria Rubino Abstract Cancer and degenerative diseases are major causes of morbidity and death, derived from the permanent modification of key biopolymers such as DNA and regulatory proteins by usually smaller, reactive molecules, present in the environment or generated from endogenous and xenobiotic components by the body's own biochemical mechanisms (molecular adducts). In particular, protein adducts with organic electrophiles have been studied for more than 30 [see, e.g., Calleman et al., 1978] years essentially for three purposes: (a) as passive monitors of the mean level of individual exposure to specific chemicals, either endogenously present in the human body or to which the subject is exposed through food or environmental contamination; (b) as quantitative indicators of the mean extent of the individual metabolic processing which converts a non-reactive chemical substance into its toxic products able to damage DNA (en route to cancer induction through genotoxic mechanisms) or key proteins (as in the case of several drugs, pesticides or otherwise biologically active substances); (c) to relate the extent of protein modification to that of biological function impairment (such as enzyme inhibition) finally causing the specific health damage. This review describes the role that contemporary mass spectrometry-based approaches employed in the qualitative and quantitative study of protein,electrophile adducts play in the discovery of the (bio)chemical mechanisms of toxic substances and highlights the future directions of research in this field. A particular emphasis is given to the measurement of often high levels of the protein adducts of several industrial and environmental pollutants in unexposed human populations, a phenomenon which highlights the possibility that a number of small organic molecules are generated in the human organism through minor metabolic processes, the imbalance of which may be the cause of "spontaneous" cases of cancer and of other degenerative diseases of still uncharacterized etiology. With all this in mind, it is foreseen that a holistic description of cellular functions will take advantage of new analytical methods based on time-integrated metabolomic measurements of a new biological compartment, the "adductome," aimed at better understanding integrated organism response to environmental and endogenous stressors. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Mass Spec Rev 28:725,784, 2009 [source] Determination of cellular redox status by stable isotope dilution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of glutathione and glutathione disulfideRAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, Issue 4 2008Peijuan Zhu Oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to glutathione disulfide (GSSG) occurs during cellular oxidative stress. The redox potential of the 2GSH/GSSG couple, which is determined by the Nernst equation, provides a means to assess cellular redox status. It is difficult to accurately quantify GSH and GSSG due to the ease with which GSH is oxidized to GSSG during sample preparation. To overcome this problem, a stable isotope dilution liquid chromatography/multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (LC/MRM-MS) method has been developed using 4-fluoro-7-sulfamoylbenzofurazan (ABD-F) derivatization. ABD-F derivatization of the GSH thiol group was rapid, quantitative, and occurred at room temperature. The LC/MRM-MS method, which requires no sample clean-up, was validated within the calibration ranges of 5 to 400,nmol/mL in cell lysates for GSH and 0.5 to 40,nmol/mL in cell lysates for GSSG. Calibration curves prepared by adding known concentrations of GSH and GSSG to cell lysates were parallel to the standard curve prepared in buffers. GSH and GSSG concentrations were determined in two monocyte/macrophage RAW 267.4 cell lines with or without 15-LOX-1 expression (R15LO and RMock cells, respectively) after treatment with the bifunctional electrophile 4-oxo-2(E)-nonenal (ONE). R15LO cells synthesized much higher concentrations of the lipid hydroperoxide, 15(S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HPETE), which undergoes homolytic decomposition to ONE. GSH was depleted by ONE treatment in both RMock and R15LO cells, leading to significant increases in their redox potentials. However, R15LO cells had higher GSH concentrations (most likely through increased GSH biosynthesis) and had increased resistance to ONE-mediated GSH depletion than RMock cells. Consequently, R15LO cells had lower reduction potentials at all concentrations of ONE. GSSG concentrations were higher in R15LO cells after ONE treatment when compared with the ONE-treated RMock cells. This suggests that increased expression of 15(S)-HPETE modulates the activity of cellular GSH reductases or the transporters involved in removal of GSSG. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Mechanistic Investigation of the Dipolar [2+2] Cycloaddition,Cycloreversion Reaction between 4-(N,N -Dimethylamino)phenylacetylene and Arylated 1,1-Dicyanovinyl Derivatives To Form Intramolecular Charge-Transfer ChromophoresCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 1 2010Yi-Lin Wu Abstract The kinetics and mechanism of the formal [2+2] cycloaddition,cycloreversion reaction between 4-(N,N -dimethylamino)phenylacetylene (1) and para -substituted benzylidenemalononitriles 2,b,2,l to form 2-donor-substituted 1,1-dicyanobuta-1,3-dienes 3,b,3,l via the postulated dicyanocyclobutene intermediates 4,b,4,l have been studied experimentally by the method of initial rates and computationally at the unrestricted B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. The transformations were found to follow bimolecular, second-order kinetics, with =13,18,kcal,mol,1, ,,30,cal,K,1,mol,1, and =22,27,kcal,mol,1. These experimental activation parameters for the rate-determining cycloaddition step are close to the computational values. The rate constants show a good linear free energy relationship (,=2.0) with the electronic character of the para -substituents on the benzylidene moiety in dimethylformamide (DMF), which is indicative of a dipolar mechanism. Analysis of the computed structures and their corresponding solvation energies in acetonitrile suggests that the rate-determining attack of the nucleophilic, terminal alkyne carbon onto the dicyanovinyl electrophile generates a transient zwitterion intermediate with the negative charge developing as a stabilized malononitrile carbanion. The computational analysis predicted that the cycloreversion of the postulated dicyanocyclobutene intermediate would become rate-determining for 1,1-dicyanoethene (2,m) as the electrophile. The dicyanocyclobutene 4,m could indeed be isolated as the key intermediate from the reaction between alkyne 1 and 2,m and characterized by X-ray analysis. Facile first-order cycloreversion occurred upon further heating, yielding as the sole product the 1,1-dicyanobuta-1,3-diene 3,m. [source] Bonding and Bending in Zirconium(IV) and Hafnium(IV) HydrazidesCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 27 2008Heike Herrmann Dr. Abstract Reaction of the dichloro complexes [M(N2TBSNpy)Cl2] (M=Zr: 1, Hf: 2; TBS: tBuMe2Si; py: pyridine) with one molar equivalent of LiNHNPh2 gave mixtures of the two diastereomeric chlorohydrazido(1,) complexes [M(N2TBSNpy)(NHNPh2)Cl] (M=Zr: 3,a,b, Hf: 4,a,b) in which the diphenylhydrazido(1,) ligand adopts a bent ,1 coordination. This mixture of isomers could be cleanly converted into the deep green diphenylhydrazido(2,) complexes [Zr(N2TBSNpy)(NNPh2)(py)] (5) and [Hf(N2TBSNpy)(NNPh2)(py)] (6), respectively, by dehydrohalogenation with lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) in the presence of one molar equivalent of pyridine. Both complexes contain a linearly coordinated hydrazinediide for which a DFT-based frontier orbital analysis established bonding through one , and two , orbitals. A high polarity of the MN bond was found, in accordance with the description of hydrazinediide(2,) acting as a six-electron donor ligand. The pyridine ligand in [M(N2TBSNpy)(NNPh2)(py)] (M=Zr: 5, Hf: 6) is substitutionally labile as established by line-shape analysis of the dynamic spectra (,G,=19,kcal,mol,1). A change in denticity of the hydrazido unit from ,1 to ,2 was studied by DFT methods. Both forms are calculated to be very close in energy and are only separated by shallow activation barriers, which supports the notion of a rapid ,1 to ,2 interconversion. This process is believed to happen early on in the NN scission in the presence of coupling reagents. Frontier orbital and natural population analyses suggest that a primarily charge-controlled nucleophilic attack at N, is unlikely whereas interaction with an electrophile could play an important role. This hypothesis was tested by the reaction of 5 and 6 with one molar equivalent of B(C6F5)3 to give [Zr(N2TBSNpy)(NNPh2){B(C6F5)3}] (7) and [Hf(N2TBSNpy)(NNPh2){B(C6F5)3}] (8). In these products, B(C6F5)3 becomes attached to the N, atom of the side-on bound hydrazinediide and there is an additional interaction of an ortho -F atom of a C6F5 ring with the metal centre. [source] Can Electrophilicity Act as a Measure of the Redox Potential of First-Row Transition Metal Ions?CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 33 2007Jan Moens Abstract Previous contributions concerning the computational approach to redox chemistry have made use of thermodynamic cycles and Car,Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations to obtain accurate redox potential values, whereas this article adopts a conceptual density functional theory (DFT) approach. Conceptual DFT descriptors have found widespread use in the study of thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of a variety of organic and inorganic reactions. However, redox reactions have not received much attention until now. In this contribution, we prove the usefulness of global and local electrophilicity descriptors for the prediction of the redox characteristics of first row transition metal ions (from Sc3+|Sc2+ to Cu3+|Cu2+) and introduce a scaled definition of the electrophilicity based on the number of electrons an electrophile ideally accepts. This scaled electrophilicity concept acts as a good quantitative estimate of the redox potential. We also identify the first solvation sphere together with the metal ion as the primary active region during the electron uptake process, whereas the second solvation sphere functions as a non-reactive continuum region. [source] Regio- and Stereoselective Palladium-Pincer Complex Catalyzed Allylation of Sulfonylimines with Trifluoro(allyl)borates and Allylstannanes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical StudyCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 26 2006Olov A. Wallner Dr. Abstract Regio- and stereoselective palladium-pincer complex catalyzed allylation of sulfonylimines has been performed by using substituted trifluoro(allyl)borates and trimethylallylstannanes. The reactions provide the corresponding branched allylic products with excellent regioselectivity. The stereoselectivity of these processes is very high when trifluoro(cinnamyl)borate and trimethyl cinnamyl stannane are employed as allylic precursors; however, the reaction with trifluoro(crotyl)borate results in poor stereoselectivity. The major diastereomer formed in these reactions was the syn isomer, while the (previously reported) reactions with aldehyde electrophiles afforded the anti products, indicating that the mechanism of the stereoselection is dependent on the applied electrophile. Therefore, we have studied the mechanistic aspects of the allylation reactions by experimental studies and DFT modeling. The experimental mechanistic studies have clearly shown that potassium trifluoro(allyl)borate undergoes transmetallation with palladium-pincer complex 1,a affording an ,1 -allylpalladium-pincer complex (1,e). The mechanism of the transfer of the allyl moiety from palladium to the sulfonylimine substrate was studied by DFT calculations at the B3PW91/LANL2DZ+P level of theory. These calculations have shown that the electrophilic substitution of sulfonylimines proceeds in a one-step process with a relatively low activation energy. The topology of the potential energy surface in the vicinity of the transition-state structure proved to be rather complicated as nine different geometries with similar energies were located as first order saddle points. Our studies have also shown that the high stereoselectivity with cinnamyl metal reagents stems from steric interactions in the TS structure of the allylation reaction. In addition, these studies have revealed that the mechanism of the stereoselection in the allylation of aldehydes and sulfonylimines is fundamentally different. [source] Generation and Reactions of Overcrowded Diaryldilithiostannane and DiaryldipotassiostannaneEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 21 2005Tomoyuki Tajima Abstract Exhaustive reduction of an overcrowded dibromostannane bearing two bulky aromatic substituents, Tbt(Dip)SnBr2 {Tbt = 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl; Dip = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl}, with an excess amount of lithium naphthalenide in THF at ,78 °C gave the corresponding dilithiostannane, Tbt(Dip)SnLi2, the generation of which was confirmed by trapping experiments with some electrophiles together with 119Sn and 7Li NMR spectroscopy. The diaryldilithiostannane was found to be stable in solution under an inert gas below ,25 °C. The potassium analogue, Tbt(Dip)SnK2, was also generated by the reduction of the dibromostannane in THF at ,78 °C by the use of KC8 as a reductant. The reactions of dilithiostannane and dipotassiostannane obtained with o -dibromobenzene did not give a stannacyclopropabenzene derivative but an unexpected cyclization product, a stannacyclobutabenzene derivative, in contrast to thereactions of the corresponding dilithiosilane and dilithiogermane, Tbt(Dip)ELi2 (E = Si, Ge), with o -dibromobenzene leading to the formation of the corresponding metallacyclopropabenzenes as stable crystalline compounds. A preliminary result of the synthesis of a tin,tellurium double-bond compound from the dilithiostannane is also presented. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source] Ketopinic Acid Derived Bis(hydroxy amides) as Cheap, Chiral Ligands for the Enantioselective Ethylation of Aromatic AldehydesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 9 2010Tomás de las Casas Engel Abstract Readily accessible, C2 - and pseudo- C2 -symmetric bis(hydroxy amides), derived from commercially available (+)-ketopinic acid and protic diamines, are promising, cheap, chiral ligands for the synthetically valuable, enantioselective addition of organozinc reagents to carbon electrophiles. A series of ligands of this type, having key structural differences, has been synthesized and tested in the enantioselective ethylation of benzaldehydes and (E)-cinnamaldehyde, in order to gain information on the origin of ligand efficiency. The results obtained allow for the definition of a privileged structural pattern for the design of improved cheap ligands and support interesting models proposed for both the acting catalytic species and the controlling transition states. The most efficient ligands proved to be less efficient than commercially available (,)-MIB; nevertheless, an impressive efficiency level was obtained, which should sustain interest in this cheap type of ligands. [source] Nucleophilic Reactivities of Azulene and Fulvenes,EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 8 2009Mariusz K, dziorek Abstract The kinetics of the reactions of azulene (1), 6,6-dimethylfulvene (2), 6-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]fulvene (3) and 6-(julolidin-9-yl)fulvene (4) with a set of benzhydrylium ions (reference electrophiles) have been investigated in MeCN. The second-order rate constants for these reactions correlate linearly with the electrophilicity parameters (E) of the benzhydrylium ions. According to the linear free-enthalpy relationship log,k2(20 °C) = s(N + E), the nucleophilicity parameters N and s of the ,-nucleophiles 1,4 were determined and compared with those of other types of nucleophiles. Azulene (1, N = 6.66) is about 10 times more nucleophilic than N -methylpyrrole and comparable to 2-methylindole. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) [source] Mapping the Mechanism of Nickel-Ferrophite Catalysed Methylation of Baylis,Hillman-Derived SN2, ElectrophilesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 6 2009Andrew Novak Abstract Enantioselective Ni-catalysed methylation of Baylis,Hillman-derived allylic electrophiles in the presence of ferrophite ligands has been investigated computationally and experimentally. The sense and degree of enantioselectivity attained is independent of both the leaving group and the isomeric structure of the initial allylic halide. DFT studies support the selective formation of a limited number of energetically favoured anti and syn ,-allyl intermediates. The observed regio- and enantioselectivity can be rationalised based on the energetics of these structures. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) [source] Asymmetric Homoaldol Reactions with Cyclohex-2-enyl N,N -Diisopropylcarbamate: Kinetic Resolution, Elucidation of the Stereochemical Course and Applications in the Synthesis of Hexahydroisobenzofuran-4-(1H)-onesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 20 2007Jochen Becker Abstract Enantio-enriched cyclohex-2-enyl N,N -diisopropylcarbamate (5) is stereospecifically deprotonated by sec -butyllithium/(,)-sparteine (9) to form the configurationally stable lithium complex 7·9. A kinetic resolution of rac - 5 by n -butyllithium/(,)-sparteine (9) yielded (R)- 5 with up to 99,% ee. Electrophilic substitution with tin electrophiles proceeds in a anti -SE, fashion as shown by chemical correlations. The synthesized allylstannanes 10 undergo a highly stereospecific TiCl4 -mediated homoaldol reaction with various aldehydes, yielding syn -configured homoaldol products 12. These were transferred into all - cis -configured hexahydroisobenzofuran-4(1H)-ones 22 by BF3·OEt2 -mediated reactions with aldehydes. The configurations of several products were determined by X-ray structure analysis. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007) [source] Diastereoselective Alkylation of (Arene)tricarbonylchromium and Ferrocene Complexes Using a Chiral, C2 -Symmetrical 1,2-Diamine as AuxiliaryEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 7 2005Alexandre Alexakis Abstract The aminal of (benzaldehyde)tricarbonylchromium and en-antiopure bipyrrolidine undergoes diastereoselective ortho -metallation with butyllithium. Quenching with various electrophiles, followed by hydrolysis of the aminal, affords ortho -substituted (benzaldehyde)tricarbonylchromium compounds with high ee (91,99,%). When quenched with Ph2PCl, a new chiral P,N-bidentate ligand is obtained, which shows efficiency in Pd- and Cu-catalysed reactions. The aminal of ferrocenecarbaldehyde could also be formed, but the ortho -deprotonation occurs with only moderate diastereoselectivity (70,%). (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source] Why do Electron-Deficient Dienes React Rapidly in Diels,Alder Reactions with Electron-Deficient Ethylenes?EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 23 2004A Density Functional Theory Analysis Abstract The Diels,Alder reaction of the electron-deficient (ED) dimethyl 2,3-dimethylenesuccinate with two electron-rich (ER) and two ED ethylenes has been studied at the B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory. The analysis of the geometry and electronic structure of the transition state of the reaction with the ED dimethyl 2-methylenemalonate along with the analysis of the global and local electrophilicity indices of the reagents provide an explanation of the participation of this ED diene as nucleophile against powerful electrophiles in polar Diels,Alder reactions. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004) [source] Lithiation of 2-Aryl-2-(chloroaryl)-1,3-dioxolanes and Its Application in the Synthesis of New ortho -Functionalized Benzophenone DerivativesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 20 2004Gyula Lukács Abstract 2-Aryl-2-(chloroaryl)-1,3-dioxolanes 4 were lithiated ortho to the ketal group of the chloroaryl ring by treatment with butyllithium in THF between ,78 and 0 °C. The site selectivity of some of the deprotonation reactions was rationalized by the long-range effect of the 4-chloro substituent. The lithio species thus generated were treated with various electrophiles to give ortho -functionalized benzophenone derivatives. Intramolecular competition between the aryl rings was observed in the lithiation of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane (4s). (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004) [source] A New Class of Enehydroxylamino Ketones , (R)-2-(1-Hydroxy-4,4,5,5-tetraalkylimidazolidin-2-ylidene)ethanones: Synthesis and ReactionsEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 4 2004Vladimir A. Reznikov Abstract Three approaches to the synthesis of (R)-2-(1-hydroxy-4,4,5,5-tetraalkylimidazolidin-2-ylidene)ethanones 1 are described: (a) condensation of 1,2-bishydroxylamines with ,-ketoaldehyde synthons, (b) treatment of metallated 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-4,5-dihydroimidazoles with esters, and (c) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between 1-hydroxy-4,5-dihydroimidazole-3-oxide and DMAD. The reactivity of 1 with electrophiles has been studied. The exocyclic methylene (enamine) carbon atom is shown to be the major site of electrophilic attack. Synthesized chloro-substituted 1-hydroxy-2-acetylideneimidazolidines react with sodium cyanide to form the corresponding nitriles. Oxidation of these nitriles occurs with formation of persistent vinyl nitroxides, which are of interest as potential paramagnetic ligands. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004) [source] Quaternary Ammonium-Supported Scavenger Reagents for Acids and ElectrophilesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2004Noha Ghanem Abstract The present article describes how we devised new quaternary ammonium-supported quench reagents (TAMA-Cl and BAX-sulfate) for scavenging acids and excess electrophiles from crude reaction mixtures. TAMA-Cl is liquid at room temperature, but is very glutinous and has to be used in aqueous solution. It removes unchanged electrophiles very efficiently. An aqueous preparation of TAMA-Cl may be easily added in automated syntheses, and high-throughput phase-separation techniques should allow purification of scavenger-containing reaction mixtures. However, workup with TAMA-Cl is more complex than simple filtration. Recognizing this major advantage of solid-phase syntheses, we designed BAX-sulfate, a highly crystalline scavenger reagent that allows reaction workup to be simplified to a single filtration and evaporation of solvent. BAX-sulfate reacts with electrophiles, quenches acids and precipitates quantitatively when diethyl ether is added. It even precipitates from methanol solutions. With BAX-sulfate the workup stage uses simple filtration to make crude separations. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004) [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||