Volume 53, Nº 7 (2017)

A series of substituted pyridine-2-carbaldehydes were brought into heterocyclization with isonitrosoacetophenone hydrazones, followed by aromatization by the action of oxidants or by dehydration in boiling acetic acid. As a result, substituted 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazines or 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides were formed. 6-Formylpyridine-2-carbonitrile failed to undergo heterocyclization, 6-methylpyridine-2-carbaldehyde and methyl 6-formylpyridine-3-carboxylate can be converted to both 1,2,4-triazine and 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxide derivative, and only 1,2,4-triazine 4 oxides were obtained from 6-bromopyridine-2-carbaldehyde and 6-formyl-3-phenylpyridine-2-carbonitrile. Convenient procedures were proposed for the synthesis of some initial pyridinecarbaldehydes.

Self-condensation of substituted adamantan-1-yl isocyanates in THF in the presence of DBU afforded 91–96% of symmetrical ureas as target-oriented soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors. The described reaction avoids the use of the corresponding amine as counterpart. The obtained ureas are characterized by reduced melting points and improved solubility in water.

A theoretical mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of vinylidene chloride with ethane-1,2-dithiol in the system hydrazine hydrate–potassium hydroxide on the basis of DFT quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. The reaction includes two consecutive stages: dehydrochlorination of vinylidene chloride to chloroacetylene and nucleophilic addition of one thiol group of ethane-1,2-dithiol to the β-carbon atom of chloroacetylene, followed by closure of 2,3-dihydro-1,4-dithiine ring via nucleophilic substitution of chlorine by sulfur atom of the second thiol group.

Alternative versions of gas-phase unimolecular decomposition of six isomeric trinitrotoluenes, in particular homolytic dissociation of C_arom–NO₂ and C_arom–CH₃ bonds, nitro–nitrite rearrangement, intramolecular hydrogen transfer from the methyl group to nitro group with formation of aci-trinitrotoluenes, and formation of various bicyclic intermediates, have been simulated at the B3LYP/6-31+G(2df,p) level of theory. Except for 3,4,5-trinitrotoluene, the most energetically favorable for all other examined trinitrotoluenes is intramolecular hydrogen transfer. 3,4,5-Trinitrotoluene preferentially decomposes via formation of [6 + 4]-bicyclic intermediates or homolytic dissociation of the C_arom–NO₂ bond.

Methyl 3,4,6-trioxoalkanoates (3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxo-2,4-alkadienoates) reacted with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to give methyl 3,6-bis[(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazinylidene]-4-oxoalkanoates or methyl {5-alkyl-2-hydroxy-1-(2,4-dinitroanilino)-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-yl }acetates. Alkyl 3,6-bis[(2,4-dinitrophenyl) hydrazinylidene]-4-oxoalkanoates were also synthesized by reaction of disodium 1-alkoxy-1,6-dioxoalka-2,4-diene-3,4-diolates with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.

A procedure has been developed for the synthesis of polyfunctional pyrano[3,4-c]pyrrole derivatives via intramolecular cyclization involving vicinal cyano and carboxamide groups on a pyran ring. 3-Amino-1-oxo-1,3a,4,7a-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyrrole-3a,7a-dicarbonitrile thus obtained react with organic amines to give stable ammonium salts and undergo hydrolysis to 1,3-dioxo-1,2,3,3a,4,7a-hexahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyrrole-3a,7a-dicarbonitriles in the presence of sulfuric acid.

Alkylation of pyridin-2(1H)-one and 5-nitropyridin-2(1H)-one with 4-bromobut-1-ene afforded a mixture of N- and O-butenyl derivatives. 1-(But-3-en-1yl)pyridin-2(1H)-one and 1-(but-3-en-1-yl)-5-nitropyridin- 2(1H)-one reacted with bromine and iodine to give 2-(halomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]-oxazinium halides.

The reaction of levoglucosenone with cyclohex-1-en-1-yl trimethylsilyl ether under Mukaiyama reaction conditions gave [1 + 2]-Michael–aldol condensation product with participation of the acetal center. The reaction was accompanied by opening of the 1,6-anhydro bridge and intramolecular hemiketalization by the hydroxy group of the 2-oxocyclohex-1-enyl fragment. Under analogous conditions, dihydrolevoglucosenone gave rise to four diastereoisomeric 1,2-addition products. Internal cyclohex-1-en-1-ol ether obtained by treatment of the Michael adduct of levoglucosenone and cyclohexanone with Ac₂O–ZnCl₂ underwent intramolecular Mukaiyama reaction involving substituted α-carbon atom of the cyclohexanone fragment and acetal moiety to afford spiro derivative and product of subsequent AdE1 acetylation of intermediate α′-cyclohexenyl ether fragment.

The alkylation of 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-2-thiol with 1-iodomethyl(dimethyl)phenylsilane, 1-(iodomethyl)-1,1,3,3,3-pentamethyldisiloxane, and 1,3-bis(iodomethyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane involved iodine-catalyzed cleavage of the Si–C_sp² and Si–O bonds with liberated (in situ) hydrogen iodide to afford 2-({[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazolium-2-ylsulfanyl)methyl]-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxanylmethyl}sulfanyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazolium di- and tetraiodides. Replacement of iodide ion in the products by triiodide gives new organosilicon ionic liquids with several charged fragments.

The nitration of 3-methylaceperidazine (3-methyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-indeno[6,7,1-def]cinnoline) and its N-substituted derivatives with nitric acid of different concentrations requires harsh conditions and is accompanied by dehydrogenation and dimerization of the initial compound.

A procedure has been developed for the synthesis of (5-alkenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)anilines by selective reduction of the nitro group in 5-alkenyl-3-(nitrophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazoles. The resulting amines are promising monomers for oxidative and radical polymerizations.

Bromination of (5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato)nickel(II) with N-bromosuccinimide in chloroform and chloroform–dimethylformamide mixture and complexation of 2-bromo-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin and 2,3,12,13-tetrabromo-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin with nickel(II) acetate in dimethylformamide have been studied. The resulting nickel(II) complexes with mono-, tetra-, and octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrins have been identified by electronic absorption, IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectra.

Alkylation of methyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate with 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,3-dibromopropane, and 1,2,3-tribromopropane afforded the corresponding dimethyl 2,5-dioxocyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate enol ethers.

1-Aza-1,3,4-trienes containing a methoxycarbonylmethyl substituent on the sulfur atom exhibit dual reactivity which can be controlled by the catalyst nature (CuBr or t-BuOK) so that to obtain methyl (pyrrol-2-yl)sulfanylacetates or methyl (methylamino)thiophene-2-carboxylates with high chemoselectivity.