Alkyl groups blocking

Of particular interest in the chemistry of Pd(l,l,7,7-Et4-dien)X+ systems is the early proposal that these may be pseudo-octahedral by virtue of the alkyl groups blocking the axial positions.14 Recent X-ray crystals studies704,708 have now shown that, in the solid state at least, the alkyl groups are not arranged in the pseudo-octahedral sites, and the axial positions are quite open (43). 

Cumulenic ethers with the 4-positions blocked by alkyl groups can be obtained from bis-ethers, R0-CH2C=C-C(R )(r2)0R, and sodium amide in liquid NHj, applying the... 

However, other studies on the nitration of a series of 3-methyl- and 3-ethyl-1,2-benzisoxazoles have shown that a mixture of the 5-nitro and 5,7-dinitro derivatives is formed (77IJC(B)1058, 77IJC(B)1061). The effect of substituents in the benzene ring is also of interest. If the 5-position is blocked, e.g. by a chloro group or by alkyl groups, nitration then occurs at the 4-position. 3-Alkyl-7-chloro and 3,7-dialkyl derivatives result in the formation of the appropriate 5-nitro derivative. The isomeric 3-alkyl-6-chloro- and 3,6-dialkyl-1,2-benzisoxazoles yield a mixture of the 5-nitro and 5,7-dinitro compounds. Both H NMR measurements and alternate syntheses were used in establishing the structures of these substitution products. 

Ansuer This is a fully blocked ketone so we can rernove one alkyl group, and we shall get the greatest Hlmplification as well as the best reaction if we remove the benzyl group (11a). 

I 10. The answer is a. (Hardman, p 1302J Cyclophosphamide is classified as a poly functional alkylating drug that transfers its alkyl groups to cellular components. The cytotoxic effect of this agent is directly associated with the alkylation of components of DNA. Methotrexate and 5-FU are classified as anti metabolites that block intermediary metabolism to inhibit cell proliferation. Tamoxifen is an antiestrogen compound. Doxorubicin is classified as an antibiotic chemotherapeutic agent. 

The development of G. N. Lewis s octet rule for the s/p-block elements was strongly influenced by the stoichiometric ratios of atoms found in the common compounds and elemental forms (CH4, CCI4, CO2, CI2, etc.). Let us therefore begin analogously by examining the formulas of the common neutral binary chloride, oxide, and alkyl compounds of transition metals. (Here we substitute alkyl groups for hydrogen because only a small number of binary metal hydrides have been well characterized.)... 

To investigate such reactions further, various substituted, phosphorus-rich silylphosphanes are needed as starting compounds. The following investigations aim at the preparation of phosphorus functional tri- and tetraphosphanes, in which particular phosphorus atoms with reactive substituents (H, Li, halogen, SiMe3) are built in, while other phosphorus atoms with equally defined positions remain blocked by alkyl groups. 

However, the complete elimination of the radicals is problematic, because their stability and hence their lifespan is enhanced by various kinetic or thermodynamic effects. For instance, alkyl groups have a stabilizing action and there is also a steric intervention by substituents with a blocking action or reduced mobility owing to strong crosslinking. Thus, some radicals hardly have any opportunity for recombination and remain isolated in the matrix. 

The treatment of thiazole with n-butyl- or phenyllithium leads to exclusive deprotonation at C-2. When the 2-position is blocked, deprotonation occurs selectively at C-5. However, if the substituent at C-2 is an alkyl group, the kinetic acidities of the protons at the a-position and at the 5-position are similar. The reaction of 2,4-dimethylthiazole with butyllithium at -78°C yields the 5-lithio derivative (289) as the major product but if the reaction is carried out at higher temperature the thermodynamically more stable 2-lithiomethyl derivative (290) is obtained (Scheme 37). The metallation at these two positions is also dependent on the strength and bulk of the base employed (74JOC1192) lithium diisopropylamide is preferred for selective deprotonations at the 5-position. 

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