A. S. Shavyrin

NMR study of products of thermal transformation of substituted N-aryl-o-quinoneimines

Products of thermal transformation of substituted N-aryl-o-quinoneimines were studied using NMR spectroscopy. The formation of 4aH-phenoxazine, which was further dimerized by the Diels—Alder reaction, was established.

Catalytic C-phenylation of methyl acrylate with tetraphenylantimony(v) halides and carboxylates

Catalytic C-phenylation of methyl acrylate to methyl cinnamate with the Ph4SbX complexes (X = F, Cl, Br, OH, OAc, O2CEt) in the presence of the palladium compounds PdCl2, Pd(OAc)2, Pd2(dba)3, Pd(Ph3P)2Cl2, and Pd(dppf)Cl2 (dba is dibenzylideneacetone and dppf is bis(diphenylphosphinoferrocene)) was studied in organic solvents (MeCN, THF, DMF, MeOH, and AcOH). The highest yield of methyl cinnamate (73% based on the starting organometallic compound) was obtained for the Ph4SbCl—PdCl2 (1 : 0.04) system in acetonitrile.

Synthesis and structures of triphenylantimony oximates

The reactions of triphenylantimony or trimethylantimony with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of acetone oxime, acetophenone oxime, cyclohexanone oxime, or benzaldehyde oxime afforded monomeric triorganoantimony oximates Ph3Sb(ON=CMe2)2, Ph3Sb(ON=CMePh)2, Ph3Sb[ON=C(CH2)5]2, Ph3Sb(ON=CHPh)2, and Me3Sb(ON=CMe2)2 in 87—96% yields. X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrated that Ph3Sb(ON=CMe2)2 and Ph3Sb(ON=CHPh)2 have trigonal-bipyramidal structures. An analogous reaction with dimethylglyoxime gave rise to polymeric triphenylantimony dioximate in 96% yield. The reaction with butane-2,3-dione monoxime yielded chelate cyclic bis(triphenylantimony) oxides.

Quinone imines and aminophenols as precursors of new heterocycles

Cyclization of substituted quinone imines and diazabutadiene derivatives of aminophenols affords 4aH-phenoxazine or 4H-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives, which are finally transformed into the following fused heterocycles: the stable 1,4,6,8-tetra(tert-butyl)phenoxazin-10-yl radical and 7a,14a,15a, 15b-tetrahydro-14,16-dioxa-5,9-diaza-8,15-ethenohexaphene and 5a,6,11a, 12-tetrahydro[1,4]benzoxazino[3,2-b][1,4]benzoxazine derivatives. The influence of the substituents on the pathways of the reactions of intermediate benzoxazines and phenoxazines, such as oxidation, [2+4] dimerization, and the closure of the second ring, was studied. The structures of the fused heterocycles were determined by X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, and ESR.

Synthesis of (azidomethyl)phenylboronic acids

The synthesis of 2-, 3-, and 4-(azidomethyl)phenylboronic acids was carried out. The geometric and electronic structures were studied by quantum-chemical methods. The suggestion is made that there are weak intramolecular interactions between the boron atom and the nitrene nitrogen atom of the azido group.

2-(Azidomethyl)phenylboronic acid in the synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives

Abstract2-(Azidomethyl)phenyllead triacetate was obtained by the reaction of 2-(azidomethyl)phenylboronic acid with lead tetraacetate. A strategy for the synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives was proposed that involves a reaction of this organolead reagent with enolizable substrates followed by annelation in the presence of triphenylphosphine. The use of 2-(azidomethyl)phenylboronic acid allowed α-arylation products to be obtained from β-diketones and natural β-oxo lactones in good yields.

Hydroamination of 2-vinylpyridine, styrene, and isoprene with pyrrolidine catalyzed by alkali and alkaline-earth metal complexes

The complexes (dpp-bian)Mg(thf)3, (dpp-bian)Ca(thf)4 and (dpp-bian)Mg(pyr)3 (dpp-bian is the 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene dianion; pyr is the pyrrolidine) catalyze the addition of pyrrolidine to 2-vinylpyridine at room temperature. The compound (dppbian)Mg[N(SiMe3)2] containing a dpp-bian radical anion catalyzes the addition of pyrrolidine to styrene at 60 °C. The dpp-bian radical anion lithium-sodium salt [(dpp-bian)Li{N-(SiMe3)2}][Na(C7H8)] is an active catalyst of the addition of pyrrolidine to styrene and isoprene at 60 °C. In all the case, the content of the catalyst was from 1 to 2 mol.%. For styrene and 2-vinylpyridine, the reactions proceeded with the formation of anti-Markovnikov addition product, while 1,4-addition product was obtained in the case of isoprene.

Use of 2-(methoxycarbonyl )phenyllead triacetate in lactone synthesis

Reactions of 2-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyllead triacetate with β-oxo lactones and phenols in the presence of pyridine afforded polycyclic lactones in good yields. A one-pot three-step synthesis without isolation of intermediate products was developed.

Reductive coupling of polyfunctionalized organobismuth and organolead arylating reagents in the synthesis of benzopyran derivatives

Benzopyran derivatives were synthesized in good yields by the reactions of tris[2-(chloromethyl)phenyl]bismuth diacetate and 2-(halomethyl)aryllead triacetates with phenols and naturally occurring 4-hydroxycoumarins in the presence of bases according to a three-step one-pot procedure.

Formation and structures of 2,5-di-tert-butylcyclopentadienone dimers

The structures of dimers formed from 2,5-di-tert-butylcyclopentadienone in the reaction with alkaline metals and in the Diels-Alder reaction were studied. A photochemical rearrangement with ring contraction was found for the second dimer. Spectral features of the dimers related to steric hindrance were studied by 1D and 2D NMR procedures.