Aldehyde condensation reaction

Numerous other aldehyde condensation reactions of five-membered heterocycles have been utilized in the synthesis of the central pyridine core. Paulmier and co-workers employed the condensation of 3-aminothiophenes 114 with aldehydes to give bis-thiophenylpyridines 115 (Equation 25) <1996JHC9>. 

For convenience, commerically available standards (i.e. (+) catechin) are used most often in the aldehyde condensation reactions. Some variations may still occur due to differences between standards from different suppliers. Results should be expressed as standard "equivalents", since... 

T. S. Hendren, Kinetics of Catalyzed Acid/Acid and Acid/Aldehyde Condensation Reactions to Non-Symmetric Ketones, M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (2001). 

Figure 54. The synthetic routes of 4-(BDPY)benzaldehyde, 3,5-bis(BDPY)benzaldehyde, and mixed-aldehyde condensation reactions for PDPY-substituted porphyrin arrays.

Chain-lengthening reactions can be applied to carbohydrates. As the term implies, the carbohydrate chain is extended by one carbon. One important method uses a transformation called the Nef reaction, after John U. Nef (Switzerland/ United States 1862-1915). When d-threose (13) reacts with nitromethane in the presence of sodium methoxide as a base, the enolate anion of nitromethane (90) reacts with the aldehyde unit of 13 (an enolate-aldehyde condensation reaction see Chapter 22, Section 22.2, for related reactions) to give two products 91 and 92. 

The addition of water to organic solvents in the hydroformylation on the one hand suppresses undesired side reactions, such as aldehyde condensation reactions however, on the other hand it decreases the reaction velocity (see fig. 8). 

Hoesch synthesis A variation of the Gattermann synthesis of hydroxy-aldehydes, this reaction has been widely applied to the synthesis of anthocyanidins. It consists of the condensation of polyhydric phenols with nitriles by the action of hydrochloric acid (with or without ZnCl2 as a catalyst). This gives an iminehydrochloride which on hydrolysis with water gives the hydroxy-ketone. 

Claisen-Schmidt reaction. Aromatic aldehydes condense with aliphatic or mixed alkyl-aryl ketones in the presence of aqueous alkali to form ap-unsaturated ketones ... 

The usual base or acid catalyzed aldol addition or ester condensation reactions can only be applied as a useful synthetic reaction, if both carbonyl components are identical. Otherwise complicated mixtures of products are formed. If two different aldehydes or esters are to be combined, it is essential that one of the components is transformed quantitatively into an enol whereas the other component remains as a carbonyl compound in the reaction mixture. 

Reactions at G-5. The C-5 atom of hydantoins can be considered as an active methylene group, and therefore is a suitable position for base-cataly2ed condensation reactions with aldehydes (44). 2-Thiohydantoins give the reaction more readily than their oxygen counterparts ... 

Metal alkoxides cataly2e the Tishchenko condensation of aldehydes (62), the transesterification of carboxyhc esters, the Meerwein-Poimdorf reaction (63), and other enolization and condensation reactions. 

Inductive and resonance stabilization of carbanions derived by proton abstraction from alkyl substituents a to the ring nitrogen in pyrazines and quinoxalines confers a degree of stability on these species comparable with that observed with enolate anions. The resultant carbanions undergo typical condensation reactions with a variety of electrophilic reagents such as aldehydes, ketones, nitriles, diazonium salts, etc., which makes them of considerable preparative importance. 

Methylpyrazine reacts with sodamide in liquid ammonia to generate the anion, which may be alkylated to give higher alkylpyrazines (Scheme 10) (61JOC3379). The alkylpyrazines have found extensive use as fiavouring and aroma agents (see Section 2.14.4). Condensation reactions with esters, aldehydes and ketones are common, e.g. methyl benzoate yields phenacylpyrazine in 95% yield, and reactions of this type are summarized in Scheme 11. 

The a-ionization of 7-methylpteridines can also be utilized in aldol-type condensation reactions. 7-Methyl-pterin and -lumazine and 2,4-diaminopteridine condense readily in aqueous base with aromatic aldehydes to afford 7-alkylidenepteridines (77JOC2951). A Claisen condensation requires the protection of the acidic hydrogens of the amide bonds. 

The most important routes to B-norsteroids involve oxidative fission of 5,6-double bonds to keto acids or keto aldehydes which are then closed to five-membered rings by condensation reactions. Three of the best oxidation methods are exemplified in the following examples chosen from the cholestane, androstane, and pregnane series. 

The advantages of amine-aldehyde condensates are water (or oil) soiu ble reaction products, lower operating temperatures, low eorrosivenL to, ind no reactivity with hydrocarbons... 

It is possible to use the enhanced electrophilicity in condensation reactions with aldehydes in the presence of amines to form imidazoles [77] (equation 16). 

The azlactones of a-benzoylaminocinnamic acids have traditionally been prepared by the action of hippuric acid (1, Ri = Ph) and acetic anhydride upon aromatic aldehydes, usually in the presence of sodium acetate. The formation of the oxazolone (2) in Erlenmeyer-Plochl synthesis is supported by good evidence. The method is a way to important intermediate products used in the synthesis of a-amino acids, peptides and related compounds. The aldol condensation reaction of azlactones (2) with carbonyl compounds is often followed by hydrolysis to provide unsaturated a-acylamino acid (4). Reduction yields the corresponding amino acid (6), while drastic hydrolysis gives the a-0X0 acid (5). ... 

Several factors influence the diastereoselectivity of the Pictet-Spengler condensation to form 1,3-disubstituted and 1,2,3-trisubstituted tetrahydro-P-carbolines (39 and 40, respectively). The presence or absence of an alkyl substituent on the nitrogen of tryptophan has a large influence on the relative stereochemistry of the tetrahydro-P-carboline products formed from a condensation reaction with an aldehyde under various reaction conditions. 

The second line of circumstantial evidence quoted in support of this hypothesis is the ready formation of l,2,3,4-tetrahydro-/3-carboline derivatives under pseudo-physiological conditions of temperature, pH, and concentration. Tryptamine and aldehydes, trypt-amine and a-keto acids, and tryptophan and aldehydes condense at room temperature in a Pictet-Spengler type intramolecular Mannich reaction in the pH range 5.2-8.0 (cf. Section III, A, 1, a). It was argued that experiments of this type serve as models for biochemical reactions and may be used in evidence. 

Aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes condensed with 2-amino-(62BRP898414), 5-amino- (80AJC1147), or 8-amino-l,2,4-triazolo[l,5-cjpyrimidines (68JOC530) to give the related Schiff bases. Treatment of the 2-amino-5-methyl-l,2,4-triazolo[l,5-c]quinazoline 11 with formaldehyde and piperidine in the presence of acetic acid gave the 2-hydroxymethyl-amino-5-(2-piperidinoethyl) derivative 172. Utilization of aromatic aldehydes and piperidine in this reaction gave the 2-arylideneamino-5-styryl derivatives 173 (68CB2106) (Scheme 67). 

Upon heating of a carboxylic ester 1 with sodium in an inert solvent, a condensation reaction can take place to yield a a-hydroxy ketone 2 after hydrolytic workup. " This reaction is called Acyloin condensation, named after the products thus obtained. It works well with alkanoic acid esters. For the synthesis of the corresponding products with aryl substituents (R = aryl), the Benzoin condensation of aromatic aldehydes is usually applied. 

Aromatic aldehydes 1 can undergo a condensation reaction to form a-hydroxy ketones 2 (also called benzoins) upon treatment with cyanide anions.This reaction, which is called benzoin condensation, works by that particular procedure with certain aromatic aldehydes and with glyoxals (RCOCHO). 

A general method for the construction of a pyridine ring is the Hantzsch synthesis. A condensation reaction of two equivalents of a /3-ketoester 1 with an aldehyde 2 and ammonia leads to a 1,4-dihydropyridine 3, which can be oxidized to the corresponding pyridine 4—for example by nitric acid ... 

The initial step of the Hantzsch synthesis is likely to be a Knoevenagel condensation reaction of aldehyde 2 and /3-ketoester 1 to give the a ,/3-unsaturated ketoester 6 ... 

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