Aminopyridines structure

Among examples of lactam-lactim tautomerism pyridine derivatives 98a, 98b, and 100 have been proven to be pyridones on the basis of their IR spectra, whereas UV and IR spectra suggest the aminopyridine structure 101 (63BCJ633). Spectral data similarly confirm the existence of substance 31a (Scheme 57) in the 4-hydroxy-2-pyridone form rather than the 2,4-dihydroxypyridine form 234 (74BCJ1750). Consequently, its acetylation by acetic anhydride/pyridine at 130 °C or methylation yield N,0-disubstituted derivatives 235a and 235b, respectively. Acetylation at 100 °C, however, leads to 0,0 -disubstitution (236). 

Determination of structural features. The ultraviolet spectrum has been of value in the determination of the structure of several vitamins. Thus the presence of an a-naphthoquinone system in vitamin K was first detected by this means. Also the 4-methylthiazole and the 2 5-dimethyl-6-aminopyridine system was first identified in vitamin Bj (thiamine), a- and /3-Ionones can be distinguished since the former contains two conjugated chromophores and the latter three conjugated chromophores. 

Treating 5.5 g of 2-amino-4,5-dimethylthiazole HCl with 0.66 g of solid sodium hydroxide 15 min at 220°C yields 53% of 4.4. 5.5 -tetramethyT 2,2 -dithiazolylamine, whose structure w as proved by identification with the produa obtained from the reaction between dithiobiuret and 3-bromo-2-butanone (467). This result is comparable to the reaction between 2-aminopyridine and its hydrochloride to yield bis(pyridyl-2)amine (468). Gronowitz applied this reaction to 2-aminothiazole, refluxing it with its hydrochloride 4 hr in benzene and obtained the dimeric 2-aminothiazole (236). He proposed a mechanism (Scheme 143) that involves the addition of a proton to the 5-position of the ring to give 234. The carbocation formed then reacts on the 5-position of a second... 

The observations that heteroaromatic amino compounds are not easily diazotized, are quite readily hydrolyzed,and often do not form Schiff bases with aldehydes have all been incorrectly interpreted as indications that these compounds exist principally in the imino form, whereas these observations can reasonably be attributed to the fact that the amino groups in compounds of the type of 4-aminopyridine are electron deficient as a result of the contribution of structures of type 36. ... 

The second group of chemical methods is based on a comparison of the structure (s) of the reaction product(s) with that of the starting material. These methods can be illustrated by the observation that l-methylpyrid-2-onimine (38) is formed when 2-aminopyridine (37) is allowed to react with methyl iodide followed by treatment with alkali. From these data it was incorrectly concluded that 2-aminopyridine reacted, or existed, in the imino form. Actually, the... 

Dipole moment data have provided valuable information for the study of the tautomerism of compounds such as isonicotinic acid, pyrid-4-one, and ethyl acetoacetate, However, this method must be used with discretion since it can lead to inconclusive results. Thus, the fact that 4-aminopyridine has a higher dipole moment than the algebraic sum of the dipole moments of pyridine and aniline was originally interpreted as proof that structure 54 exists with a strong contribution from 36, and it was stated that 55 w ould have a very low moment. Later, Angyal and AngyaF pointed out that the... 

The structure of malonyl-a-aminopyridine (cf. 121) has been discussed by Snyder and Robinson/ who interpreted the infrared and ultraviolet spectra and the fact that it could be converted into a monochloro derivative (122, R = Cl) to indicate that the intra-molecularly hydrogen-bonded hydroxy form 122 (R = OH) was predominant. However, comparison of the basicities of the methoxy compound 122 (R = OMe), the mesomeric betaine 123 (R = Me), and the parent compound indicates that in aqueous solution the last exists mainly in the zwitterion form 123 (R = H), ... 

Earlier studies of 4-aminopyridine 1-oxide were less conclusive. The solid-state infrared spectrum could be interpreted to indicate the existence of both the imino structure and/or, more probably, the amino structure. Comparison of the actual pKa value of 4-aminopyridine 1-oxide wdth the value calculated using the Hammett equation was considered to indicate that the compound existed as such or as an equilibrium mixture with l-hydroxypyrid-4-onimine, the latter possibility being considered the less likely on the basis of resonance and bond energies/ Resonance energy and ultraviolet spectral considerations have been advanced to support the 4-aminopyridine 1-oxide structure/ The presence of an infrared absorption band at... 

The fact that the equilibrium for aminopyridine 1-oxides is displaced further in favor of the amino form than is the equilibrium for aminopyridines is in accord with the mesomerism of these compounds. The stabilization of the amino forms (e.g., 241) by structures of type 240 is more effective than the corresponding stabilization in the pyridine series since the negative charge is associated with the oxygen atom. The stabilization of the imino form (e.g., 242) by structures of type 243 is less than in the pyridine series because of the adverse inductive effect of the oxygen atom. ... 

The ultraviolet spectra of many substituted aminopyridines were reported in 1959 with rather vague reference to their tautomerism however, the gross structure assigned to some of the sulfonamido compounds has been criticized. ... 

Recently H. L. Jones and D. L. Beveridge have presented molecular orbital calculations on the electronic structure of 2,3-pyrid5me explaining the exclusive formation of 2-aminopyridine from this intermediate [Tetrahedron Letters No. 24, 1577 (1964)]. 

Only rarely is the amino group itself anionized during nucleophilic substitution one instance is the reaction of sodamide with 2-aminopyridine to yield 2,6-dianJnopyridine (cf. structure 74 on p. 185). 

Directed metallation continues to be developed as a convenient method for regiospecific substitution of pyridines. A mild and general procedure for the preparation of structurally diverse 4-alkyl-2-aminopyridines 37 involves the lithiation/alkylation of aminopyridine derivative 36 <96JOC(61)4810>. 

In 2001, Knaack and co-workers56 reported an application of the INADEQUATE experiment in the course of synthesizing and characterizing a biologically active 2-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-lH-indol-3-yl]-2-oxo-N-pyri-din-4-yl acetamide (6). Treatment of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-lH-indole with oxalyl chloride afforded the corresponding oxoacetyl chloride that was finally subjected to aminolysis with 4-aminopyridine to afford the final product of the reaction scheme, 6. Although the NMR data supported the N-benzyl structure, a 1,1-ADEQUATE spectrum was acquired to provide additional confirmation of the structure of 6. 

The unusual structure 125 displays an acylborane group the latter was formed from carboxyborane as a complex with secondary or tertiary amines, imidazole, or pyridine derivatives. The synthetic pathway (Scheme 31) consisted in an oxidation with NBS, substitution with cyanide, then treatment with 2-aminopyridine <2004JOM3567>. 

Aminopyrimidines have been studied by Albert et al. (1948), and, by relying on the pAj-values at 20° of aminopyridines, there is no doubt that the 4-amino-derivative is protonated on the ring nitrogen N-1 (pAj = 5 69, as compared with pA = 1-23 for unsubstituted pyrimidine). The 2-amino-derivative is a weaker base (pAg = 3 45) and the 5-amino-derivative is weaker still (p/Cg = 2-60). An interesting ultraviolet spectral correlation has recently been pointed out (Albert and Taguchi, 1973) between compounds containing the 2-aminopyrimidinium and 2-pyrimidone structures ([59] and [60]). 

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