Aromatic synthon synthesis

A novel use of a chlorofluorocarbon is in the synthesis of a pyrone (30) from 1,1,1-trichlorotrifluoroethane. The key step involves Cu(I) catalysis. Pyrone (30) is a useful CF3 aromatic synthon, as it readily underwent (4 + 2) cycloaddition followed by spontaneous elimination of C02 (85-TL3947). 

This is by far the most used type of primary synthesis for quinoxalines. It usually involves the cyclocondensation of an o-phenylenediamine (or closely related substrate) with a synthon containing an oxalyl [—C(=0)—C(=0)—] or equivalent [e.g., HC(=0)—C=N] grouping. For convenience, discussion of this synthesis is subdivided according to the type of synthon used to produce formally aromatic quinoxalines the formation of similar ring-reduced quinoxalines (mostly from related synthons at a lower oxidation state) is included in each such category. 

The synthons of oxiranes have also been used in this respect. For example, the reaction of C02 with a-bromoacylophenones in the presence of aliphatic primary amines, in methanol, afforded 3-alkyl-4-hydroxyoxazolidin-2-one derivatives under mild conditions [83a]. However, neither oc-bromoacetophenone nor a-chloroacetophenone afforded any carbamate product, and no urethanes were obtained with aromatic or aliphatic secondary amines. The proposed mechanism involved, as the first step, the formation of a 3-alkyl-2-methoxy-2-phenyloxirane intermediate, which reacted with alkylammonium carbamate to give the oxazo-lidone product (Scheme 6.16). This synthetic protocol was successfully applied to the synthesis of bis(oxazolidin-2-one) derivatives by reactions of 2-methoxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-phenyloxirane or a-bromoisobutyrophenone with C02 and aliphatic a,G)-diamines [83b],... 

Fluorinated dihalocarbenes have been used as central synthons in the synthesis of fluorinated aromatics from cyclopentadienes.62 The reaction proceeds via a fluorinated fused bicyclic cyclopropane, which upon heating undergoes a ring opening to achieve the ring expansion of the second cycle. 

Schnyder, A. Beller, M. Mehltretter, G. Nsenda, T. Studer, M. Indolese, A. F. Synthesis of primary aromatic amides by aminocar-bonylation of aryl halides using formamide as an ammonia synthon. /. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 4311-4315. 

Basic Principles Synthons and Reagents Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds... 

Enaminones are useful and widely used synthons in organic synthesis of alicyclic, aromatic and heterocyclic compounds. Frequently, it is assumed that enaminones are formed as intermediates in the synthesis of heterocycles. However, when they are not isolated, they are not considered in this article. Moreover, there are many examples of formal analogues of enaminones (e.g. aromatic or quinonoid compounds) as well as heterosubstituted derivatives4 which are also not discussed in the present chapter. 

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