Arylidene

Alkylidene or 4-arylidene derivatives of A-2-thiazolin-5-one have been used as 4-alkyl-A-2-thiazoline-5-one precursors. Thus reduction of... 

SelenazoIidin-2-4-ciiones-2-alkylidene (or arylidene) hydrazones (III) are simply prepared by base-catalysed condensation of a-haloacids on selenosemicarbazones of acetone or benzaldehvdc (Table X-21) (71). 

TABLE X-21. SELENAZOLrorN-2-4-DIONES-2-ALKYLIDENE OR ARYLIDENE HYDRA20NE (71) ... 

Dioxopiperazines have been converted into the corresponding dihydroxypyrazines by base catalyzed isomerization of the corresponding arylidene derivatives (Scheme 64) (70JCS(C)980), although this reaction appears to be limited to the synthesis of benzyl- or aryl-substituted benzylpyrazines. 

Barbituric acid — see also Pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione, perhydro-acidic pK, 3, 60 bromination, 3, 70 fluorination, 3, 70 structure, 3, 68 tautomerism, 2, 27 in thermography, 1, 392 Barbituric acid, iV-alkyl-chlorination, 3, 70 Barbituric acid, 5-aminomethylene-synthesis, 3, 524 Barbituric acid, 5-arylidene-pyridopyrimidines from, 3, 227 Barbituric acid, 1,3-dicyclohexyl-synthesis, 3, 113 Barbituric acid, 2-thio-sensitizing dye... 

Chromanone, 3-acetamido-2-methyl-reduction, 3, 729 Chromanone, 3-amino-synthesis, 3, 734 Chromanone, 3-arylidene-thermoisomerization, 3, 722 Chromanone, 3-benzylidene-thermolysis, 3, 728 Chromanone, 3-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzofuran from, 3, 729 Chromanone, 6,8-dimethyl-hydroxymethylation, 3, 731 Chromanone, 2,3-epoxy-as synthon, 3, 735... 

Boulton-Katritzky rearrangement, 5, 258 Pyrazol-5-one, 4-arylazo-reactions, 5, 262 Pyrazol-5-one, 4-arylidene-configuration, 5, 208... 

Subsequent to Hantzsch s communication for the construction of pyridine derivatives, a number of other groups have reported their efforts towards the synthesis of the pyridine heterocyclic framework. Initially, the protocol was modified by Beyer and later by Knoevenagel to allow preparation of unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridines by condensation of an alkylidene or arylidene P-dicarbonyl compound with a P-amino-a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compound. Following these initial reports, additional modifications were communicated and since these other methods fall under the condensation approach, they will be presented as variations, although each of them has attained the status of named reaction . 

In contrast to the saturated azlactones, the Friedel-Crafts reaction of 2-substituted-4-arylidene-5-oxazolones is quite complex and may follow several different courses, often concurrently, depending on both reaction conditions and structural variations in the arylidene ring. This behavior is readily interpreted in terms of the a,)S-unsaturated carbonyl moiety and the cross-conjugated system containing nitrogen, both of which provide potential reaction sites in addition to the lactone carbonyl group. The reaction has been investigated " ... 

The nature and position of substituents on the arylidene ring markedly affect the ratio of addition products to cleavage products. As expected, electron-releasing substituents enhance the cleavage reaction. 

The behavior of unsaturated azlactones with organometallic reagents has been studied in detail. Arylmagnesium halides and phenyllithium attack 4-arylidene-5-oxazolones at the carbonyl carbon to give ring-opened amido tertiary alcohols (26) and oxazolines (27) (by ring closure), usually as mixtures [Eq. (17)]. The nature of the... 

In contrast to these ring-opening reactions, it was observed by Horner and Schwahn that 4-arylidene-(isopropylidene and cyclo-hexylidene)-oxazolones react with alkyl Grignard reagents by conjugate addition to give saturated azlactones 29a as the only products [Eq. (18)]. 

Arylidene-5-oxazolones undergo a ring-opening reaction with aromatic thiols and a second mole of thiol is then incorporated to give products such as 48. ... 

It has been shown recently that 4-arylidene-2-phenyl-5-oxazol-ones react with diazoalkanes at the exocyclic double bond to give compounds of type 52a. The proton magnetic resonance spectra of these compounds support the cyclopropyl structure. 

The method described above may be used for the preparation of a wide variety of butenolides substituted in the arylidene ring with either electron-withdrawing or electron-releasing substituents. y-Lactones such as a-benzylidene-7-phenyl-A 1 -bu-tenolide are isoelectronic with azlactones, but have received much less attention. Like the azlactone ring, the butenolide ring may be opened readily by water, alcohols, or amines to form keto acids, keto esters, or keto amides.7 a,-Benzylidene-7-phenyl-A3,1 -butenolide is smoothly isomerized by aluminum chloride to 4-phenyl-2-naphthoic acid in 65-75% yield via intramolecular alkylation. 

Avenoza A., Busto J. H., Cativiela C., Peregrina G. M. and Zurbano M. M. The use of 4-Hetaryliden- and 4-Aryliden-5(4H)-Oxazolones as Dienophiles in the Diels-Alder Reactions in Targets in Heterocyclic Systems-Chemistry and Properties vol 3. 1999, Eds. Attanasi O. A. and Spinelli D., Pb. Soc. Chim. Ital. Keywords hetero-Diels-Alder reactions... 

Amides can add to aldehydes in the presence of bases (so the nucleophile is actually RCONH ) or acids to give acylated amino alcohols, which often react further to give alkylidene or arylidene bisamides. If the R group contains an a hydrogen, water may split out. 

Cyclisation of l-aryl-6-hydroxyhex-2-ynyl carbonates to the 2-arylidene-5,6-dihydropyran catalysed by Pd(0) is steieospeciBc, giving only the (Z)-isomer <96SL553>, whilst alk-l-yn-5-ols form dihydtopyranylidene carbenes under the influence of the tungsten pentacarbonyl-THF complex. The carbenes are a source of 2-stannyldihydropyrans <96TL4675>. 

Hie Pd-catalysed coupling of aiyl and heteroaryl halides with 2-hydroxyphenyl 2-propynyl ethers leads to (Z)-2-arylidene-l,4-benzodioxanes <96CC1067>. 

The cycloaddition of alkynes with the tributylphosphine-carbondisulfide adduct 131 results in the in situ formation of the ylides 132 which react with aldehydes to give the novel 2-arylidene or 2-alkylidene-l,3-dithioles 133 (Scheme 36) [132]. Concerning ylides C-substituted by sulfur we can also mention a publication on the behavior of various keto-stabilized ylides towards acyclic and cyclic a s-disulfides allowing the synthesis of substituted thiazoles, thiols, and dithiols [133]. 

Scheme 4 Intramolecular Zn-MesSiCl-promoted reductive coupling of 0,0 -tethered bis(V-arylidene valinates)...

Decarboxylative condensations of this type are sometimes carried out in pyridine, which cannot form an imine intermediate, but has been shown to catalyze the decarboxylation of arylidene malonic acids.215 The decarboxylation occurs by concerted decomposition of the adduct of pyridine to the a, 3-unsaturated diacid. 

Cyclodimerization is observed in the vanadium-catalyzed reaction of the arylidene malononitriles 39 in the presence of MesSiCl, giving 40 diastereos-electively as shown in Scheme 23 [59]. 

The pvnmido[2,l-7][l,3]thiazine 296 reacted with aromatic aldehydes in AcOH to form the 3-arylidene derivatives <1996PS(113)67>. 

Reaction of rhenium atoms with alkyl-substituted arenes forms dirhenium- l-arylidene compounds (2 2) (Figure 3). The products require insertion, presumably sequential, into two carbon-hydrogen bonds of the alkyl substituent. These reactions seem highly specific and require only the presence of an alkyl-substituted benzene that possesses a CH2 or CH3 substituent. Thus, co-condensation of rhenium atoms with ethylbenzene gives two isomers (see Figure 3) in which the products arise from insertion into the carbon-hydrogen bonds of the methylene or the methyl group. The product distribution in this reaction is in accord with statistical attack at all available sp3 C-H bonds. 

Co-condensation of rhenium atoms with benzene alone gave no isolable products at ambient temperature. It was not expected, however, when rhenium atoms were co-condensed with a benzene alkane mixture that l-alkylidene complexes, analogous to the l-arylidene complexes were formed. Thus, co-condensation of rhenium atoms with a 1 1 mixture of benzene... 

The second method leads to the formation 3-alkyl- and 3-arylindoles from the reaction of indole with aldehydes in the presence of alkali metal tetra-carbonylhydridoferrate (Scheme 40).67 It is possible that this novel process may occur via reduction of intermediate 3-alkylidene- or 3-arylidene indolenines. 

The same arsenal of preparative methods has been applied successfully for the corresponding dinuclear derivatives of ethyne HC CH and dialkynes HC C-X-C CH, where X can be virtually any spacer unit.50-52,54 55 57 61 62 71 76-83 As mentioned in the introduction to this chapter, ethyne is readily converted into polymeric explosive AuC=CAu and its complexes (L)AuC=CAu(L), of which the families with L = R3P84 and L = RNC are particularly large (Chapter 7). With the unit X in (L)AuC=CXC=CAu(L) being an alkylidene spacer, flexible complexes are obtained, while with alkenylidene, alkynylidene, or arylidene units,57 rigid molecules (L)AuC=CXC=GA11(L) are generated. Specific examples are presented below in the context with the structural patterns of extended systems. 

Arylidene alkylamines and diphenyl cyclopropenone gave rise to products 397-399, whose formation can be interpreted by means of oxidative secondary reactions of the 5 H-A2-pyrrolin-4-one 396 (R2 = H) initially generated252. ... 

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