Том 52, № 6 (2016)

Two improved methods for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by acid-catalyzed dehydration of fructose have been developed. The first one is the synthesis in ionic liquids with continuous removal of water under reduced pressure, and the second is the synthesis in the two-phase system consisting of aqueous NaHSO₄ and methyl isobutyl ketone under atmospheric pressure. Both methods ensure isolation of crystalline 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with high purity and multiple recycling of the catalytic system. The synthesis in ionic liquid is convenient on a laboratory scale. Despite relatively low yield, the two-phase synthesis is preferred for industrial scale-up due to simple isolation and purification procedures combined with efficient regeneration of extractant and the catalytic system.

Kinetic data for the unusual [2π + 2σ + 2σ]-cycloaddition of quadricyclane to tetracyanoethylene in toluene have been obtained for the first time. The same reaction in 1,4-dioxane appears to be the most exothermic among known cycloaddition reactions. The entropy of activation and reaction volume differ only slightly from the corresponding parameters of conventional Diels–Alder reactions.

A convenient procedure has been developed for the synthesis of mono- and dihydric cage alcohols from adamantanecarboxylic acids and their esters using the MnO₂–H₂SO₄ system. The reaction at elevated temperature involved both decarboxylation and decarbonylation of the initial acid or ester.

Precursors to terpene alcohols of the o- and p-menthane series (o-cimen-7-ol and o- and p-cimen-9-ols) were synthesized, and their reduction with lithium in ethylenediamine was studied. The reduction of o- and p-cimen-9-ols in the presence of isopropyl alcohol selectively afforded the corresponding 1,4-dihydro derivatives. Under analogous conditions, o-cimen-7-ol was converted into a mixture of unsaturated hydrocarbons. The reduction with lithium in ethylenediamine in the absence of isopropyl alcohol in all cases gave mixtures of menthene alcohols.

β-Acetyl- and β-benzoyl-β-nitrostyrenes reacted with benzenethiols under mild conditions to give previously unknown 4-aryl-4-(arylsulfanyl)-3-nitrobutan-2-ones and 3-aryl-3-(arylsulfanyl)-2-nitro-1-phenylpropan-1-ones, respectively, which were isolated as pure diastereoisomers or mixtures of two diastereoisomers.

Three-component condensation of aliphatic aldehydes with resorcinol and malononitrile dimer (2-aminoprop-1-ene-1,1,3-tricarbonitrile) afforded the corresponding 5-alkyl-2,4-diamino-8-hydroxy-5H-chromeno[2,3-b]pyridine-3-dicarbonitriles.

Reactions of 1,6-diphenylhexane-1,3,4,6-tetraone, octane-2,4,5,7-tetra-one, and decane-3,5,6,8-tetraone with a mixture of p-toluidine and benzaldehyde afforded, respectively, 2-[4-benzoyl-3-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]-1-phenylethanone, (1E)-1-[4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)-5-phenyl-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene]propan-2-one, and 2-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(2-oxobutyl)-4-propanoyl-5-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrrol-3-one.

2-(Arylimino)-5-(het)arylfuran-3(2H)-ones were synthesized by reaction of 5-(het)arylfuran-2,3-diones with N-(triphenyl-λ⁵-phosphanylidene)anilines, and their aminolysis afforded N-aryl-4-amino-4-(het)aryl-2-oxobut-3-enamides.

Thermal van Alphen–Hüttel rearrangement of methyl 3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, 3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile, and methyl 5-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate involves completely regioselective migration of one phenyl group from the 3-position to N² with formation of aromatic 1H-pyrazole system. Thermal rearrangement of methyl 3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-5-carboxylate leads to the formation of methyl 4,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate as a result of migration of the 3-phenyl group exclusively to the C⁴ atom and subsequent prototropic isomerization. Under analogous conditions, methyl 4-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-5-carboxylate, methyl 5-(methanesulfonyl)-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, methyl 5-(benzenesulfonyl)-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, and dimethyl 3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4,5-dicarboxylate have been regioselectively converted into the corresponding 4H-pyrazoles. Thermolysis of 5-(4-methylbenzenesulfonyl)-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile gives rise to a mixture of 1H- and 4H-pyrazoles, the former considerably prevailing, whereas the corresponding 1H-pyrazoles are formed as the only product from 5-(methanesulfonyl)- and 5-(benzenesulfonyl)-3,3-diphenyl-3H-pyrazole-4-carbonitriles.

[4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of vinyl acetate to 3-aroylpyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones afforded (10R*,11aR*)-8-aryl-6,7,12-trioxo-6,7,10,11-tetrahydropyrano[4′,3′:2,3]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazin-10-yl acetates with high diastereoselectivity.

Oxidation of 4-substituted 2,6-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]thiomorpholine with hydrogen peroxide in a mixture of chloroform with acetic acid afforded the corresponding 4-R-2,6-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-thiomorpholine 1-oxide. The results of oxidation of bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-dichalcogenanes under analogous conditions depended on the chalcogen nature and its position in the ring. The reaction of 2,6-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-dithiane gave 2,6-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-dithiane-1,1,4,4-tetraone, whereas 3,5-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-thiaselenane-1,1-dione was unexpectedly obtained from 3,5-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-thiaselenane. 2,6-Bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-thiaselenane and 2,6-bis[(E)-chloromethylidene]-1,4-diselenane decomposed under the oxidation conditions.

New R-sulfanyl-substituted polychlorobuta-1,3-dienes were synthesized by reactions of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene or 1,1,2,4,4-pentachlorobuta-1,3-diene with dimethylbenzenethiols, heptane-1-thiol, and 4-methyl-7-sulfanyl-2H-chromen-2-one. Some sulfides were oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones or brominated with bromine. Among the synthesized compounds, the coumarin derivative, 4-methyl-7-(1,2,3,4,4-pentachlorobuta-1,3-dien-1-ylsulfanyl)-2H-chromen-2-one showed fluorescence properties. 1,1′,1″-[3,4-Dichlorobuta-1,3-diene-1,1,4-triyltris(sulfanediyl)]tris(2,4-dimethylbenzene) reacted with potassium tert-butoxide in petroleum ether to afford a mixture of isomeric 1,1′,1″-[4-chlorobuta-1,2,3-triene-1,1.4-triyltris(sulfanediyl)]tris(2,4-dimethylbenzene) and 1,1′,1″-[2-chlorobut-1-en-3-yne-1,1,4-triyltris(sulfanediyl)]-tris(2,4-dimethylbenzene). The GC/MS method was found to be useful for the separation of some sulfanyl-substituted butadiene isomer mixtures. The synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, UV-Vis, IR, and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) or fluorescence spectroscopy.