Alkenylation arylamines

TABLE 7. Synthesis of ortfto-alkenylated arylamines (162) by the reaction of the magnesium alkyh-dene carbenoids with A-hthio arylamines... 

TABLE 8. Synthesis of ort/to-alkenylated arylamines 163 and 164 by reaction of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids with meta-substituted A-hthio arylamines... 

On the other hand, when this reaction was carried out with 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxide derived from unsymmetrical dialkyl ketone 167 with Af-lithio 1-aminonaphthalene (entries 7 and 8), Z-ortho-alkenylated arylamine Z-171 was obtained as the main product from both vinyl sulfoxides with low stereoselectivity. The stereospecificity and stereoselectivity mentioned above are explained from the high configurational stability of the magnesium carbenoids generated from 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxides derived from a,/ -unsaturated ketones. 

Aryl and alkenyl phenyl sulfides are prepared by the reaction of aryl and alkenyl halides and inflates with tributylstannyl phenyl sulfide. 2-Chloropyrimidine (737) is used for the coupling[606,607]. The diaryl or divinyl sulfide 739 is prepared by the reaction of distannyl sulfide (738)[548], N,N-Diethylaminotributyltin (740) reacts with aryl halides to give arylamines[608]. 

Very interesting results were obtained from the reaction of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids with mefa-substituted arylamines (Table 8) . The reaction of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids 157 and 161 with three mefa-substituted anilines was carried out and the results are summarized in Table 8. The reaction of 157 with meta-anisidine gave two products 163 and 164 (in a 30 13 ratio) in 43% yield. The main product was found to have the alkenyl group at the more hindered position (163). As shown in the Table, all the other meto-substituted aniline derivatives also gave the more hindered alkenylated compounds as the main product in variable ratio. 

The direct alkenylation of arylamines at the ortho position has been reported in reactions of o -chloroalkenylmagnesium chloride with N-lithioarylamines.22 Use of the CuI-L-proline catalyst system in DMSO has been found to be successful in promoting reactions of aryl iodides and bromides with activated methylene compounds, such as ethyl acetoacetate and diethyl malonate.23 The same catalyst in dioxane has been used in intramolecular cyclization of ene-carbamates leading to indoles or pyrrolo[2,3-cjpyridines.24... 

The direct alkenylation of arylamines at the ortho -position with magnesium alkylidene carbenoids has been investigated using both theoretical and experimental approaches." In some cases, the reaction has proceeded in a highly stereospecific manner at the carbon bearing the chlorine and the sulflnyl group. 

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