Substituted benzenes synthesis

Most benzo-fused heterocyclic systems are constructed from a substituted benzene by synthesis of the heterocyclic ring. Similarly most bicyclic heterocycles with heteroatoms in both rings commence with a monoheterocycle and build on the second heterocycle. However, substituent modification and, to a lesser extent, substituent introduction are also important, particularly in the later stages of a synthesis, and we now survey available methods for this. 

Mutants of Pseudomonas putida were found to exhibit an arene dioxygenase activity, which has been exploited in whole-cell reactions for the regio- and enantioselective preparation of cw-dihydrodiols starting from benzene, substituted benzenes, and polycyclic or heteroaromatic compounds [48], The products are invaluable precursors for natural product synthesis, as exemplified in Scheme 8 [49],... 

SCHEME 75. Oxidative fluorination of p-substituted phenols withbis(trifluoroacetoxy)benzenes and synthesis of hydroindolenones... 

The most popular Pd-catalyzed method for the production of furans and benzofurans involves reactions of alkynols. Acyclic alkynols are converted into furans, while benzene substituted alkynols are transformed into benzofurans. The use of this strategy is widespread for the synthesis of benzofurans however, it is occasionally used for the syntheses of furans. For example, intramolecular alkoxylation of alkyne 189 proceeds via an alkenylpalladium complex and subsequent carbonylation to form furan 190 [156, 157]. In addition, 3 -hydroxyalkyl-benzo[/)J furans were prepared by Bishop et al. via a Pd-catalyzed heteroannulation of silyl-protected alkynols with 2-iodophenol in a fashion akin to the Larock indole synthesis [158]. In a related series of experiments, Qing demonstrated that alkynes 191 could be efficiently converted into furans 192 [159]. 

Bengal lights, dk. green Dimercury dichloride bentonite major component Montmorillonite benzaldehyde mfg. o,a-Dichlorotoluene Toluene benzene derive, synthesis, substituted (Benzene) tricarbonylchromium benzene mfg. 

In 2005, Ohno et al. reported a cascade intramolecular carbopalladation/aromatic C-H bond activation for the synthesis of tri- or tetracyclic heterocycles 174 in the presence of palladium species [70] (Scheme 6.48). The authors proposed that this domino reaction might proceed through the oxidative addition of bromoenyne 173 to Pd(0), insertion of the alkyne into the C-Pd bond of intermediate 175, followed by C-H bond functionalization of the aromatic ring. Not only benzene-substituted substrates but also heteroaromatic rings such as benzofuran and indole, could be introduced efficiently to this reaction. Similar work was reported by Chernyak and Gevorgyan [71]. 

The Leimgruber-Batcho synthesis is a two-step method which provides indoles that arc substituted only in the benzene ring. The method was initially disclosed in a patent[l] and a representative procedure is available in Organic Syntheses[2]. A review of the reaction is available[3]. The reaction involves... 

The earliest reported reference describing the synthesis of phenylene sulfide stmctures is that of Friedel and Crafts in 1888 (6). The electrophilic reactions studied were based on reactions of benzene and various sulfur sources. These electrophilic substitution reactions were characterized by low yields (50—80%) of rather poorly characterized products by the standards of 1990s. Products contained many by-products, such as thianthrene. Results of self-condensation of thiophenol, catalyzed by aluminum chloride and sulfuric acid (7), were analogous to those of Friedel and Crafts. 

FrielA,nderSynthesis. The methods cited thus far all suffer from the mixtures which usually result with meta-substituted anilines. The use of an ortho-disubstituted benzene for the subsequent constmction of the quinoline avoids the problem. In the FrieWider synthesis (52) a starting material like 2-aminoben2aldehyde reacts with an CX-methyleneketone ia the presence of base. The difficulty of preparing the required anilines is a limitation ia this approach, but 2-nitrocarbonyl compounds and the subsequent reduction of the nitro group present a usehil modification (53). 

Anthraquinone dyes are derived from several key compounds called dye intermediates, and the methods for preparing these key intermediates can be divided into two types (/) introduction of substituent(s) onto the anthraquinone nucleus, and (2) synthesis of an anthraquinone nucleus having the desired substituents, starting from benzene or naphthalene derivatives (nucleus synthesis). The principal reactions ate nitration and sulfonation, which are very important ia preparing a-substituted anthraquiaones by electrophilic substitution. Nucleus synthesis is important for the production of P-substituted anthraquiaones such as 2-methylanthraquiQone and 2-chloroanthraquiaone. Friedel-Crafts acylation usiag aluminum chloride is appHed for this purpose. Synthesis of quinizatia (1,4-dihydroxyanthraquiQone) is also important. 

A -Amino- and A-substituted amino-pyrroles readily undergo Diels-Alder additions and add to activated alkynes at room temperature. The resulting azanorbornadienes extrude A-aminonitrenes and this forms the basis of an unusual synthesis of benzene derivatives (81S753,81TL3347). It has been found that ethyl/3-phenylsulfonylpropiolate (135) is a superior dienophile to DMAD (Scheme 50). 

As appropriately substituted o-disubstituted benzene derivatives are feadily available, this procedure has found widespread application in the synthesis of benzo-fused flve-membered heterocycles. Examples abound in the various chapters in these volumes and the following few examples illustrate the general trend. 

Benzenediazonium fluoroborate, 2-carboxy-xanthone synthesis from, 3, 838 Benzenediazonium ions phenyl azide formation from, 5, 839 Benzenediazonium salts, o-(imidazol-l-yl)-intramolecular diazo coupling, 5, 404 Benzene-1,2-disulfonimides N-substituted reactions, 6, 930 Benzene episulfide formation, 7, 577 Benzeneimine... 

Fused benzene rings are treated as substituents. Thus quinoline, for example, is considered as a substituted pyridine, albeit a very special and important one, and treated alongside other substituted pyridines in the discussion of its structure, reactivity and synthesis. Reactions of quinoline at positions 1-4 are considered as reactions at ring atoms, whilst reactions at positions 5-8 are regarded as reactions of the substituent . 

The synthesis of deoxybenzoin from phenacetyl chloride and benzene by the Friedel-Crafts reaction has been described. For symmetrically substituted deoxybenzoins, direct reduction of the readily accessible benzoin is a more convenient method. Reduction of benzoin by zinc dust and acetic acid, and by hydrochloric acid and granulated tin or amalgamated powdered tin has been reported. The present method is based on a publication of the authors. ... 

In the early work, benzene formed the basis of a variety of multi-armed structures. Analogs bearing from 2—6 arms were prepared and compared for cation binding ability. The only indication of mode of synthesis for the hexa-substituted benzene derivative is that it was obtained on reaction of benzene-hexakis(methanethiol) and l-bromo-3,6,9-trioxatridecane . The reaction is illustrated in Eq. (7.6), below, devoid of reaction conditions and yields which were not specified. 

Silver trifluoroacetate is used in a one step synthesis of bicyclo[3 2 2]nona-6,8-diene-3-one from 2-methoxyallyl bromide and benzene [50] (equation 23) Analogous reactions of toluene, p-xylene, and mesitylene yield the corre spending substituted bicyclo[3 2 2]noiia-6,8-diene-3-ones [50]... 

The second point is somewhat less obvious but is readily illustrated by the synthesis of 1,3,5-tribromobenzene. This particular- substitution pattern cannot be obtained by direct brornination of benzene because bromine is an ortho, para director. Instead, advantage is taken of the powerful activating and ortho, para-directing effects of the fflnino group in aniline. Brornination of aniline yields 2,4,6-tribromoaniline in quantitative yield. Diazotization of the resulting 2,4,6-tribromoaniline and reduction of the diazonium salt gives the desired 1,3,5-tribromobenzene. 

In a German patent issued in 1929, Bergs described a synthesis of some 5-substituted hydantoins by treatment of aldehydes or ketones (1) with potassium cyanide, ammonium carbonate, and carbon dioxide under several atmospheres of pressure at 80°C. In 1934, Bucherer et al. isolated a hydantoin derivative as a by-product in their preparation of cyanohydrin from cyclohexanone. They subsequently discovered that hydantoins could also be formed from the reaction of cyanohydrins (e.g. 3) and ammonium carbonate at room temperature or 60-70°C either in water or in benzene. The use of carbon dioxide under pressure was not necessary for the reaction to take place. Bucherer and Lieb later found that the reaction proceeded in 50% aqueous ethanol in excellent yields for ketones and good yields for aldehydes. ... 

The reaction of ozone with an aromatic compound is considerably slower than the reaction with an alkene. Complete ozonolysis of one mole of benzene with workup under non-oxidative conditions will yield three moles of glyoxal. The selective ozonolysis of particular bonds in appropriate aromatic compounds is used in organic synthesis, for example in the synthesis of a substituted biphenyl 8 from phenanthrene 7 ... 

Although the sulfone activated biphenyl and the ketone activated naphthalene moiety for the displacement polymerization have been reported by Attwood et al. [11], these were rediscovered by Cummings et al. [12] and Hergenrother et al. [13], respectively, for the synthesis of poly(aryl ethers). Recently, Singh and Hay [14] reported polymers containing 0-dibenzoyl benzene (1,2,3) moiety by reaction between bis(O-fluorobenzoyl) benzene or substituted benzene with bisphenates of alkali metal salt in DMAC as follows ... 

Yosida et al. [41] found that p-t< rr-butylcalix[6]ar-ene can extract Cu from the alkaline-ammonia solution to the organic solvent. Nagasaki and Shinkai [42] described the synthesis of carboxyl, derivatives of calix-[n]arenes ( = 4 and 6) and their selective extraction capacity of transition metal cations from aqueous phase to the organic phase. Gutsche and Nam [43] have synthesized various substituted calix[n]arenes and examined the complexes of the p-bromo benzene sulfonate of p-(2-aminoethyl)calix[4]arene with Ni, Cu , Co-, and Fe. ... 

Methods of synthesis for carboxylic acids include (1) oxidation of alkyl-benzenes, (2) oxidative cleavage of alkenes, (3) oxidation of primary alcohols or aldehydes, (4) hydrolysis of nitriles, and (5) reaction of Grignard reagents with CO2 (carboxylation). General reactions of carboxylic acids include (1) loss of the acidic proton, (2) nucleophilic acyl substitution at the carbonyl group, (3) substitution on the a carbon, and (4) reduction. 

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