Alkyl oxalyl chlorides, reactions

Alkyl oxalyl chlorides, reactions, 228 Aryl nickel halides, formation, 227 3-Arylpropanenitriles, preparation, 229... 

Several reactions are occurring in this step that have been elucidated by others (1). First, an a-ketoester is the initial condensation product of an N-acyl-aminoacid and an alkyl oxalyl chloride via a Dakin-West reaction. Second, at reflux temperatures isomeric enol esters are formed that directly condense with hydrazine to form a triazinone intermediate followed by the second ring closure. Other purines have been prepared in an analogous reaction pathway (2). 

We reported that smooth oxidative addition of organic halides such as aryl, benzyl, and allyl halides to metallic nickel proceeded to afford organonickel halides under mild conditions, which yielded homocoupled products [11, 41] or ketones by the reaction with acid chlorides [42] or alkyl oxalyl chlorides [43]. We describe here a new method for the preparation of 3-aryl-2-hydroxy-l-propanones (4) in good yield by the Grignard-type addition of benzyl halides to 1,2-diketones mediated by metallic nickel under neutral conditions [44]. 

In spite of the usefulness of these complexes, it is generally not possible to cause the satisfactory reaction with transition metals in the metallic state [86] under mild conditions due to their poor reactivity. We have reported that activated metallic nickel, prepared by the reduction of nickel halide with lithium, underwent oxidative addition of benzylic halides to give homocoupled products [45]. We reported that carbonylation of the oxidative adducts of benzylic halides to the nickel proceeded smoothly to afford symmetrical 1,3-diarylpro-pan-2-ones in moderate yields, in which the carbonyl groups of alkyl oxalyl chlorides served as a source of carbon monoxide [43] see Equation 7.5. 

The reaction of benzyl chloride with ethyl oxalyl chloride proceeded at room temperature or at 60°C, and the yields of l,3-diphenylpropan-2-one were 11% and 45%, respectively. Thus, the carbonylation was carried out at 85°C, and the results are summarized in Table 7.7. The stoichiometric ratio of benzylic halide/alkyl oxalyl chloride was 2 1, and the most satisfactory results were obtained with a ratio of 1 1. 

Table 7.7 Preparation of symmetrical l,3-diarylpropan-2-ones by the reaction of benzylic halides with alkyl oxalyl chlorides in the presence of metallic nickel."... 

One possible mechanistic sequence for the present reaction is shown in Scheme 7.1. The carbon monoxide insertion into the carbon-metal o bond of alkyltransition metal complexes is well known [88]. Thus, the oxidative addition of benzyl halide to metallic nickel gives benzylnickel (II) halide 4, and the insertion of carbon monoxide, which is formed by decarbonylation of alkyl oxalyl chloride into the benzyl-nickel bond of complex 4, would afford arylacetyl (II) complex 5. The metathesis of complexes 4 and 5 seems to give (arylacetyl)benzylnickel complex 6, which undergoes reductive elimination to yield l,3-diarylpropan-2-one, 3. The formation of 1,2-diarylethane may be explained by the reductive elimination of bisbenzylnickel complex 7 formed by metathesis of benzylnickel complex 4 [89]. It is also possible that the reaction of benzyl halide with complex 4 or 5 gives homocoupled product or ketone, respectively. 

Commercially important arenesulfonyl isocyanates are not directly accessible from the corresponding sulfonamides via phosgenation due to lack of reactivity or by-product formation at elevated temperatures. A convenient method for their preparation consists of the reaction of alkyl isocyanates with sulfonamides to produce mixed ureas which, upon phosgenation, yield a mixture of alkyl and arenesulfonyl isocyanates. The desired product can be obtained by simple distillation (16). Optionally, the oxalyl chloride route has been employed for the synthesis of arenesulfonyl isocyanate (87). 

Because of the structural requirements of the bielectrophile, fully aromatized heterocycles are usually not readily available by this procedure. The dithiocarbamate (159) reacted with oxalyl chloride to give the substituted thiazolidine-4,5-dione (160) (see Chapter 4.19), and the same reagent reacted with iV-alkylbenzamidine (161) at 100-140 °C to give the 1 -alkyl-2-phenylimidazole-4,5-dione (162) (see Chapter 4.08). Iminochlorides of oxalic acid also react with iV,iV-disubstituted thioureas in this case the 2-dialkylaminothiazolidine-2,4-dione bis-imides are obtained. Thiobenzamide generally forms linear adducts, but 2-thiazolines will form under suitable conditions (70TL3781). Phenyliminooxalic acid dichloride, prepared from oxalic acid, phosphorus pentachloride and aniline in benzene, likewise yielded thiazolidine derivatives on reaction with thioureas (71KGS471). 

Acyl hydrazides are useful precursors for the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles. Reaction of acyl hydrazides 149 with imidoylbenzotriazoles 148 in the presence of catalytic amounts of acetic acid under microwave irradiation afforded 3,4,5-trisubstituted triazoles 150 <06JOC9051>. Treatment of A-substituted acetamides with oxalyl chloride generated imidoyl chlorides, which reacted readily with aryl hydrazides to give 3-aryl-5-methyl-4-substituted[ 1,2,4]triazoles <06SC2217>. 5-Methyl triazoles could be further functionalized through a-lithiation and subsequent reaction with electrophiles. ( )-A -(Ethoxymethylene)hydrazinecarboxylic acid methyl ester 152 was applied to the one-pot synthesis of 4-substituted-2,4-dihydro-3//-1,2,4-triazolin-3-ones 153 from readily available primary alkyl and aryl amines 151 <06TL6743>. An efficient synthesis of substituted 1,2,4-triazoles involved condensation of benzoylhydrazides with thioamides under microwave irradiation <06JCR293>. 

The protected methyl glycoside 3 is converted to the corresponding aldehyde by Swern oxidation using oxalyl chloride activated DMSO. Further reaction with triethyl phosphonoacetate and sodium hydride -known as the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction - provides selectively the trans et /Tun saturated ester 4 in 72 % yield. This valuable alternative to the Wittig olefination protocol uses phosphonate esters as substrates which are readily available from alkyl halides and trialkyl phosphites via the Arbuzov rearrangement.9 co2Et Reaction of the phosphonate with a suitable base gives the... 

This strategy did not appeal to Ruppert and White9 who preferred to make 36 by a chain extension route. A Reformatsky reagent gave 39 and dehydration and alkylation of malonate gave 36. Treatment with oxalyl chloride (COCl)2 followed by reaction with diazomethane gave... 

Carbonyldiimidazole 820 can be used to convert alcohols into alkyl halides by a one-step reaction using an excess of such reactive halides as allyl bromide or methyl iodide, and 820 can be made even more reactive by quaternization. The disadvantages of 820 are its cost and the fact that phosgene must be used in its preparation. An alternative is 1,1-oxalyldiimidazole 821 (made from 1-trimethylsilylimidazole and oxalyl chloride). Transacylation reactions occur very readily with this reagent (Scheme 176). 

Reaction of oxalyl chloride with compound 301 gives the thiazolidine-4,5-dione 302 (Scheme 146), and the same reagent with A-alkylbenzamidine 303 at 100-140G affords the l-alkyl-2-phenylimidazole-4,5-dione 304 (Scheme 147). Imi-nochlorides of oxalic acid react with N,N-disubstituted thioureas to give the 2-dialkylaminothiazolidine-4,5-dione bis-imides 305. Phenyliminooxalic acid dichloride likewise yielded thiazolidine derivatives on reaction with thioureas <1971KGS471>. 

Alkyl chlorides (7, 422). The iminium salt obtained from N,N-diphenylbenzamide and oxalyl chloride is somewhat more effective than the salt obtained from DMF for conversion of primary or secondary alcohols into chlorides. The reaction occurs at room temperature and with complete inversion in the case of secondary alcohols. Yields are generally >85%. ... 

Many unsaturated chloro- and bromo-hydrocarbons and many polychloro and polybromo compounds decompose by radical-chain mechanisms, but only the chloro compounds have been studied in reasonable detail, presumably owing to the complex nature of the chain reactions in the case of the bromo compounds. Other examples of compounds which undergo radical-chain decompositions are 2,2-dichlorodiethyl ether oxalyl chloride alkyl hypochlorites alkyl peroxychloroformates and alkyl chloro-sulphites in the gas phase ... 

The most important method for the preparation of aryl ketones is known as Friedel-Crafts acylation. The reaction is of wide scope. Reagents other than acyl halides can be used," including carboxylic acids," anhydrides, and ketenes. Oxalyl chloride has been used to give diaryl 1,2-diketones." Carboxylic esters usually give alkylation as the predominant product (see 11-11)." A-Carbamoyl p-lactams reacted with naphthalene in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to give the keto-amide." ... 

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