1,2-Elimination, base-catalyzed

We have previously seen (Scheme 2.9, enby 6), that the dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides is a stereospecific reaction involving an anti orientation of the proton and the halide leaving group in the transition state. The elimination reaction is also moderately stereoselective (Scheme 2.10, enby 1) in the sense that the more stable of the two alkene isomers is formed preferentially. Both isomers are formed by anti elimination processes, but these processes involve stereochemically distinct hydrogens. Base-catalyzed elimination of 2-iodobutane affords three times as much -2-butene as Z-2-butene. 

In contrast to acetals, which are base-stable, hemiacetals undergo base-catalyzed hydrolysis. In the alkaline pH range, the mechanism shifts toward a base-catalyzed elimination. 

There are several methods for generation of benzyne in addition to base-catalyzed elimination of hydrogen halide from a halobenzene, and some of these are more generally applicable for preparative work. Probably the most convenient method is diazotization of o-aminobenzoic acid. Concerted loss of nitrogen and carbon dioxide follows diazotization and generates benzyne. Benzyne can be formed in this manner in the presence of a variety of compounds with which it reacts rapidly. 

It has generally been assumed that phosphorous oxychloride-pyridine dehydrations, the elimination of sulfonates, and other base catalyzed eliminations (see below) proceed by an E2 mechanism (see e.g. ref. 214, 215, 216). Concerted base catalyzed eliminations in acyclic systems follow the Saytzelf orientation rule i.e., proceed toward the most substituted carbon), as do eliminations (see ref 214). However, the best geometrical arrangement of the four centers involved in 2 eliminations is anti-coplanar and in the cyclohexane system only the tran -diaxial situation provides this. 

The stereochemical assignment is based on the comparison of the product with the pure cis and trans isomers (128 and 129) of the enamine prepared by the base-catalyzed elimination of the mesitoate esters of the d/-erythro-2-(4-morpholino)-l,2-diphenylethanol (130) and the <7/-threo-2-(4-morpho-lino)-l,2-diphenylethanol (131). 

The treatment of enamines with acid halides which possess no a hydrogens results in the simple acylation of the enamine (7,12,62-67). If the acid halide possesses an a hydrogen, however, ketenes are produced in situ through base-catalyzed elimination of hydrogen chloride from the acid halide. The base catalyst for this reaction may be the enamine itself or some other base introduced into the reaction mixture such as triethylamine. However, if the ketene is produced in situ instead of externally, there still remains the possibility of a side reaction between the acid halide and the enamine other than the production of ketene (67,84). 

The knowledge of the valence tautomerization of benzene oxides to oxepins12 prompted several groups to synthesize oxepins by dehydrohalogenation of 7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane derivatives. Numerous examples have been described for the base-catalyzed elimination of hydrogen bromide from the 3,4-dibromo-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane system. The reaction products are usually obtained as mixtures of oxepin 1 and benzene oxide 2. The 2,7-bis(hydroxy-methyl)oxepin 1 p obtained by this route can be converted to the 2,7-dicarbaldehyde with man-ganese(IV) oxide.23... 

Alternatively, the hydroxy group can be converted to the tosyl ester168 or replaced by chlorine108,169 followed by a base-catalyzed elimination. 1-Benzoxepin-5-(4//)-one is reduced with cerium(III) chloride/sodium borohydride to the hydroxy derivative. After conversion to the p-toluenesulfonate, the double bond is formed in 2 upon treatment with potassium tert-pen-toxide.168... 

I.2.2. Acid- or Base-Catalyzed Elimination from 10,11 -Dihydrodibenzo A,/ thiepin... 

Thus, in contrast to benzothiepins, dibenzo compounds can be synthesized by direct acid-catalyzed elimination of water from hydroxy derivatives, or of amines from amino derivatives, at elevated temperatures due to their thermal stability. As in the case of benzothiepins, dibenzo derivatives can also be prepared by base-catalyzed elimination from the corresponding halo derivatives however, the yields are somewhat lower compared to the acid-catalyzed reactions. As a special case, an aziridine derivative was deaminated by palladium-catalyzed hydrogenation to afford the corresponding dibenzothiepin.69... 

Dibenz[c,e]azepine (30) is obtained in excellent yield as a stable crystalline solid by base-catalyzed elimination of methylsulfinic acid from 6-mesyl-6,7-dihydro-57/-dibenz[c,e]azepine (29. R = Ms).5 An analogous reaction is noted with 6-nitro-6,7-dihydro-5//-dibenz[c,e,]azepine (29, R = N02). 

Because of the large number of publications in this field, this chapter wiU be limited to giving an idea of developments in this area. Because the Peterson reaction can be viewed as a special case of base-catalyzed reaction, this reaction will be discussed in Section 10.2 after general base-catalyzed eliminations of trimethylsilanol... 

Endo-a-(l-44)-poiygalacturonase digestion gave three fragments eluted in the void volume (PG-lc), intermediate fraction (PG-2c) and the iowest-molecular-weight fraction (PG-3c) from GR-2IIc [6]. Methylation analysis using base-catalyzed -elimination... 

SCHEME 10.2 Common pathways of QM formation in biological systems, (a) Stepwise two-electron oxidation by cytochrome P450 or a peroxidase, (b) Enzymatic oxidation of a catechol followed by spontaneous isomerization of the resulting n-quinone. (c) Enzymatic hydrolysis of a phosphate ester followed by base-catalyzed elimination of a leaving group from the benzylic position. 

Ketene acetals and dithioacetals have been prepared in a solvent-free procedure by base catalyzed / -elimination under PTC conditions. The yields obtained by use of irradiation are much higher than those obtained by use of ultrasound or conventional heating under the same conditions [82] (Scheme 8.58). 

Tabushi reported that dichlorocarbene CC12 reacts with benzyl alcohol to form an O-H insertion product, i.e., benzyl dichloromethyl ether as the primary product, which undergoes a further base-catalyzed elimination reaction to give benzyl chloride as the final product (Scheme 3, Eq. I).14 In contrast to this... 

As mentioned already in CHEC-II(1996) <1996CHEC-II(8)411>, some tetrazolo[l,5- ]pyridines can react with their C(5)-C(6) and C(7)-C(8) double bonds as dienophiles in Diels-Alder reactions. A novel study again supported this recognition Goumont et al. described that 6,8-dinitrotetrazolo[l,5- ]pyridine 11 easily react with some 2,3-disub-stituted butadienes to give bis-cycloadducts 48 <2002T3249>. These products when treated with potassium /-butoxide undergo base catalyzed elimination of nitric acid followed by oxidation reaction to yield the fully aromatic tetracyclic compounds 49 (Scheme 14). 

A polar nucleophilic mechanism has also been advanced (86) (Fig. 4.34C). The mechanism is characterized by a nucleophilic attack of the amine on the 4a position of FAD to form the amine adduct followed by base-catalyzed elimination to the imine and FADH2. 

Ring opening of 97 as indicated gives the 9-(a-amino-Q -phenylmethyl) purine 98, which by a base-catalyzed elimination of benzylideneimine is converted into 6,8-diphenyl-2-methylthiopurine 99. This pteridine-purine transformation has a close resemblance to the enzyme-catalyzed ring contraction of tetrahydropteridine into xanthine-8-carboxylic acid (64MI1), in which reaction it was proved by radioactive labeling that it is exclusively C-7 that is expelled. 

Though the formation of the unsaturated lactones (102) and (103) would be readily explained by base-catalyzed elimination of nitrite from the nitrolactone precursors — a reaction observed in several analogous systems 42,54,55) attempted conversions of (99)—(101) with bases to the corresponding unsaturated compounds, (102) and (103) respectively, were not successful. A rationalization of these results is not possible at present. 

The 3-0-benzyl derivative underwent a rapid reaction with TASF at reflux temperature to give methyl 3-0-benzyl-A,6-0-benzylidene-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-p- -glucopyranoside (J ) in A5% yield, and a minor product (19% yield) tentatively assigned the structure of methyl 3-0-benzvl-A.6-0-benzvlldene-2-deoxv-B-D-ervthro-hex-2-enopyranoslde. Base-catalyzed elimination reactions with trlflyl derivatives are uncommon (, ), but have been observed In certain furanoid (A0,A2) and, recently, in pyranoid (33,35) ring systems (see also Table I). Eliminations in glycopyranosldes occurred (33,35) under conditions which decreased the ease of nucleophilic substitution (33,A3,AA). 

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