Amino group, introduction into

Six-six condensed heterocyclic systems without a tautomeric functional group(s) [for instance, pteridine 135 (R = R2 = R4 = H)], do not exhibit prototropic tautomerism. The introduction of an oxo(thioxo)- and/or amino group(s) into the pteridine system, and the appearance of at least one NH group in the ring, leads to functional and/or annular tautomerism. Pteridine is formally the parent of three groups of compounds of particular interest because of their biological importance pterins (136), lumazines (137), and flavins (138). 

Amlnation introduction of an amino group ( NH2) into an organic compound. This may be accomplished by reductive A. or by Transamination (see). Reductive A. requires a reduced pyridine nucleotide as a reducing agent, e.g. the most common reductive A. of 2-oxoglutarate by L-glutamate dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.4) requires NADPH. 

A.mina.tlon. Amination describes the introduction of amino groups into aromatic molecules by reaction of ammonia or an amine with suitably substituted halogeno, hydroxy, or sulfonated derivatives by nucleophilic displacement. Although reaction and operational conditions vary, the process always involves the heating of the appropriate precursor with excess aqueous ammonia or amine under pressure. 

Another important correlation between structure and properties in the pteridine series is seen in the solubilities, to which insufficient attention has been paid in general. Introduction of an amino group into pteridine (1) lowers the solubility in all solvents despite the fact... 

The addition of nucleophiles to double and triple bond systems is often a convenient way of effecting an intramolecular ring closure. Addition to cyano groups has received considerable attention, as in addition to ring formation it provides a convenient method for the introduction of an amino group. Reaction of methyl Af-cyanodithiocarbimidate with Af-methylaminoacetonitrile resulted in displacement of methanethiol and formation of (314). Sodium ethoxide treatment in DMF converted (314) into a 4-amino-5-cyanoimidazole... 

Nucleophilic substitution reactions, to which the aromatic rings are activated by the presence of the carbonyl groups, are commonly used in the elaboration of the anthraquinone nucleus, particularly for the introduction of hydroxy and amino groups. Commonly these substitution reactions are catalysed by either boric acid or by transition metal ions. As an example, amino and hydroxy groups may be introduced into the anthraquinone system by nucleophilic displacement of sulfonic acid groups. Another example of an industrially useful nucleophilic substitution is the reaction of l-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid (bromamine acid) (76) with aromatic amines, as shown in Scheme 4.5, to give a series of useful water-soluble blue dyes. The displacement of bromine in these reactions is catalysed markedly by the presence of copper(n) ions. 

Thiadiazole has an absorption maximum at 229 nm (log e 3.7). The introduction of amino groups into the heteroaromatic nucleus results in a bathochromic shift. Thus, the maximum due to the 1,2,4-thiadiazole ring is moved to 247 nm in 5-amino and to 256nm in 3,5-diamino-l,2,4-thiadiazole <1996CHEG-II(4)307>. No new publications relating to the ultraviolet (UV) spectra of 1,2,4-thiadiazoles have appeared since the publication of CHEC-II(1996). 

This reaction [65-67] is only rarely encountered in the benzene series but is extremely useful for appropriate derivatives of naphthalene, where the mechanism of the reaction has been investigated extensively. The reaction allows a hydroxy group to be exchanged for an amino group or vice versa. When a hydroxy group is to be converted into an amino group, the naphthol is heated under pressure with ammonium bisulphite (often produced in situ by introduction of ammonia liquor and sulphur dioxide into a sealed autoclave) at a temperature of 100-150 °C the naphthol is thereby converted into the corresponding naphthylamine. The mechanism of the reaction is outlined in Scheme 4.22. 

The introduction of Calcobond dyes a few years later by American Cyanamid exploited a similar principle but incorporated the N-methylol groups into the dye molecule itself [132]. The labile chloro substituents in dichlorotriazine dyes were converted to amino groups by substitution with ammonia and the resulting melamine residue made cellulose-reactive again by reaction with formaldehyde (Scheme 7.59). A typical member of this range was Cl Reactive Red 92 (7.120). A characteristic problem of the Procion Resin process and of the... 

Saccharidic templates bearing an amino group in C-2, C-6, C-3, C-5. Generally, an amine located on non-anomeric position reacts similarly through the condensation reaction with carbon disulfide or thiophosgene, the preliminary formed isothiocyanate leads to spontaneous or base-induced cyclization into 1,3-oxazolidine- or l,3-oxazine-2-thiones, as previously mentioned. Several extensive studies are reported about the selective introduction of thionocarbamate moieties on carbohydrate scaffolds.3 22 23 320 34 38... 

Dry strength additives are usually water soluble, hydrophilic natural or synthetic polymers, the commercially most important of which are starch, natural vegetable gums and polyacrylamides. These polymers are often made in cationic form by the introduction of tertiary or quaternary amino groups into the polymer, and are therefore polyelectrolytes. They are thus also able to function to some extent as drainage and retention aids. 

Theory The nitrous acid, generated on the introduction of sodium nitrite solution into the acidic reaction mixture, reacts with the primary amino group of sulphanilamide quantitatively, resulting into the formation of an unstable nitrite that decomposes ultimately with the formation of a diazonium salt. The diazonium salt thus produced is also unstable, and if the reaction mixture is not maintained between 5-10°C, it shall undergo decomposition thereby forming phenol products which may react further with nitrous acid. The reactions involving the formation of the diazonium salt may be expressed in the following manner ... 

At that time, as now, the enantiomers of many chiral amines were obtained as natural products or by synthesis from naturally occurring amines, a-amino acids and alkaloids, while others were only prepared by introduction of an amino group by appropriate reactions into substances from the chiral pool carbohydrates, hydroxy acids, terpenes and alkaloids. In this connection, a recent review10 outlines the preparation of chiral aziridines from enantiomerically pure starting materials from natural or synthetic sources and the use of these aziridines in stereoselective transformations. Another report11 gives the use of the enantiomers of the a-amino acid esters for the asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocyclic compounds. 

The Chichibabin reaction138 and other aminations of nitrogen heterocycles139 have been reviewed. Accounts of the introduction of an amino group into azines and nitroaromatic... 

Glutamate can then participate in the formation of other amino acids via the process called transamination. Transamination is the exchange of the amino group from an amino acid to a keto acid, and provides the most common process for the introduction of nitrogen into amino acids, and for the removal of nitrogen from them. The reaction is catalysed by a transaminase enzyme, and the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) is required. 

The introduction of heteroatoms into the ligands via alkoxy and trisubstituted amino groups has been explored to improve initiator performance through electronic effects. This approach is not promising as initiator performance deteriorates with very few exceptions. The exceptions do not result in performance enhancements at best, performance is... 

Synthesis of these prolylamide mimics is based on the Peterson olefination between tert-butyl a-fluoro-a-trimethylsilyl acetate and a protected hydroxypentanone. Further introduction of the amino group is rather difficult. This step has been accomplished through conversion of the ester into aldehyde, followed by the formation of the silylated aldimine with LiHMDS, and then the addition of methyl lithium (Figure 7.23). ... 

Introduction of Amino Groups The introduction of an amino (-NH2) group (in ortho position) into a benzene ring already having a nitro (-N02) group is one of the simplest and oldest approaches to enhance thermal stability of explosives [35-37]. This is evident from the study of the effect of introduction of amino groups in trinitrobenzene (TNB) [Structure (2.18)] to form monoamino-2,4,6-... 

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