Benzyl chloride, alkylation

Codepositions of benzyl chloride with V, Cr, Mn and Fe yield varying quantities of catalytic self-alkylation products plus HCl thus the reaction products serve as catalysts for benzyl chloride alkylation of itself. 

Thiourea, unlike urea, readily reacts in the tautomeric form (I) in the presence of suitable reagents, particularly alkyl halides thus benzyl chloride reacts with... 

Methyl iodide ethyl bromide ethyl iodide, higher alkyl halides, chloroform, iodoform, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, bromobenzene, iodobenzene, benzyl chloride (and nuclear substituted derivatives)... 

Formation of 2 naphthyl ethers. Alkyl halides and aryl-alkyl halides (e.g. benzyl chloride) are converted into 2-naphthyl ethers thus ... 

Benzyl chloride at 175°C appears to alkylate the 5-position of the ring. 

Secondary and tertiary alkyl halides are not suitable because they react with alkox ide bases by E2 elimination rather than by 8 2 substitution Whether the alkoxide base IS primary secondary or tertiary is much less important than the nature of the alkyl halide Thus benzyl isopropyl ether is prepared m high yield from benzyl chloride a pri mary chloride that is incapable of undergoing elimination and sodium isopropoxide... 

FiaaHy, a-olefias find their way iato the surfactant and disiafectant market through conversion, first to alkyl dimethyl amine, then to benzyl chloride quats (BAUMAC) and amine oxides. The former are used broadly as disiafectants, often ia combination with cleaning products. The latter is a direct active ia consumer and iadustrial cleaning products. 

QuaterniZation. Quaternary ammonium compounds are formed by alkylation of alkyl, alkyl dimethyl, dialkyl, and dialkylmethyl fatty amines with methyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, or benzyl chloride (1,3,7,12,29). 

A wide variety of quaternaries can be prepared. Alkylation with benzyl chloride may produce quaternaries that are biologically active, namely, bactericides, germicides, or algaecides. Reaction of a tertiary amine with chloroacetic acid produces an amphoteric compound, a betaine. 

Benzyl chloride also induced in vitro cellular transformation in Syrian hamster embryo cultures and DNA alkylation in several organs of the male mouse following iv adrninistration. In summary, lARC states there is limited evidence that benzyl chloride is carcinogenic in experimental animals epidemiological data was inadequate to evaluate carcinogenicity to humans (67). 

Alkylations of cinnolin-4(lf/)-one (8) with methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, dimethyl and diethyl sulfates, isopropyl bromide, benzyl chloride, etc. take place predominantly at position 2 to give 2-alkyl-4-hydroxycinnolinium anhydro salts (83), together with small amounts of l-methylcinnolin-4-one (84). 

N-Alkylations, especially of oxo-di- and tetra-hydro derivatives, e.g. (28)->(29), have been carried out readily using a variety of reagents such as (usual) alkyl halide/alkali, alkyl sulfate/alkali, alkyl halide, tosylate or sulfate/NaH, trialkyloxonium fluoroborate and other Meerwein-type reagents, alcohols/DCCI, diazoalkanes, alkyl carbonates, oxalates or malon-ates, oxosulfonium ylides, DMF dimethyl acetal, and triethyl orthoformate/AcjO. Also used have been alkyl halide/lithium diisopropylamide and in one case benzyl chloride on the thallium derivative. In neutral conditions 8-alkylation is observed and preparation of some 8-nucleosides has also been reported (78JOC828, 77JOC997, 72JOC3975, 72JOC3980). 

The stereoselective reactions in Scheme 2.10 include one example that is completely stereoselective (entry 3), one that is highly stereoselective (entry 6), and others in which the stereoselectivity is modest to low (entries 1,2,4, 5, and 7). The addition of formic acid to norbomene (entry 3) produces only the exo ester. Reduction of 4-r-butylcyclohexanone (entry 6) is typical of the reduction of unhindered cyclohexanones in that the major diastereomer produced has an equatorial hydroxyl group. Certain other reducing agents, particularly sterically bulky ones, exhibit the opposite stereoselectivity and favor the formation of the diastereomer having an axial hydroxyl groi. The alkylation of 4-t-butylpiperidine with benzyl chloride (entry 7) provides only a slight excess of one diastereomer over the other. 

Alkylation at the ind-N of l,2,3,4-tetrahydro-j8-carbolines has been carried out with alkyl halide after treatment with sodamide in the usual manner. Cyanoethylation of a p /r-V-substituted tetrahydro-jS-carboline in the presence of Triton B yields the corresponding 9-cyanoethyl derivative. Similarly, treatment of p / -V-methyl-l,2,3,4,4a,9b-hexahydro-y-carboline with sodamide, followed by benzyl chloride, leads to the ind-A -benzyl-substituted derivatives. l-Oxo-l,2,3,4-tetrahydro-j8-carboline yields the ind-A -methyl derivative directly with dimethyl sulfate.Prolonged treatment with sodium hydride, followed by methyl iodide, yields the 2,9-dimethyl derivative. Heating with sodium hydride in acetone followed by the addition of dimethyl sulfate gives rise to the ind-V-methyl derivative. ... 

Substitution of a 2-pyridyl residue for the phenyl attached rectly to nitrogen affords a series of potent antihistamines, eparation of these compounds, too, is accomplished by a series alkylation reactions. It is further probable that the order the reaction can be readily interchanged. Thus, alkylation 2-aminopyridine with the chloroethyldimethylamine side chain ads to the diamine, 59. Alkylation with benzyl chloride af-rds tripelenamine (60) reaction with p-methoxybenzyl chloride ads to pyrilamine (61), °... 

Reaction of dibenzylamine with ethylene oxide affords the amino alcohol, 82. Treatment of that product with thionyl chloride gives the a-sympathetic blocking agent, dibenamine (83). (Condensation of phenol with propylene chlorohydrin (84) gives the alcohol, 85. Reaction with thionyl chloride affords the chloride (86). Use of the halide to alkylate ethanolamine affords the secondary amine (87). Alkylation of this last with benzyl chloride... 

Reduction of phenylacetone in the presence of methylamine rather than ammonia gives methamphetamine (53), an agent similar in action to the primary amine. Alkylation of 53 with benzyl chloride affords the analog, benzphetamine (54). ... 

The p-chloro analog of phentermine has much the same activity as the parent compound, with perhaps a somewhat decreased activity on the central nervous system. Alkylation of p-chloro-benzyl chloride with the carbanion obtained from treatment of 2-nitropropane with strong base affords the compound containing the required carbon skeleton (74). Catalytic reduction of the nitro group yields chlorphentermine (75). ... 

Inclusion of iodine in the thiouracyl molecule similarly proves compatible with antithyroid activity. Alkylation of thiouracyl proper (85) with benzyl chloride affords the thioether,... 

Indazoles can be considered as either azaindoles or azaisoindoles depending on the reader s prejudice. Benzydamine (54) represents a drug with this heterocyclic nucleus. Alkylation of the amine of anthranilic acid methyl ester with benzyl chloride in the presence of sodium acetate gives 52. Treatment with nitrous acid leads to the nitrosoamine, which cyclizes spontaneously to the 3-ketoindazole system, 53. This intermediate forms an ether of its enol form on heating the sodium salt with 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride. There is thus obtained benzydamine (54), a fairly potent nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent with significant antipyretic and analgesic properties. 

The key intermediate 21 is in principle accessible in any of several ways. Thus reaction of thiophenecarbox-aldehyde with amninoacetal would lead to the Schiff base 20 treatment with acid would result in formation of the fused thiophene-pyridine ring (21). Alkylation of that intermediate with benzyl chloride gives the corresponding ternary imini urn salt 23. Treatment with sodium borohydride leads to reduction of the quinolinium ring and thus formation of ticlopidine (24). ... 

Starting material for the first of these agents can in principle be obtained by alkylation of phenol with benzyl chloride 89. Cyclization of the product (90) under Friedel-Crafts conditions leads directly to isoxepac (91). ... 

An imidazoquinazoline constitutes still another compound that does not fall in the classification of a nonsteroid antiinflammatory agent yet shows good platelet anti aggregating activity. Condensation of benzyl chloride 128 with the ethyl ester of glycine gives alkylated product... 

The alkylation of sodium 2-naphthoxide with benzyl bromide in tetrabutylam-monium and tetrabutylphosphonium halide salts was investigated by Brunet and Badri [50] (Scheme 5.1-21). The yields in this reaction were quantitative, and alkylation occurred predominantly on the oxygen atom of the naphthoxide ion (typically 93-97 %). The rate of the reaction was slower in the chloride salts, due to the benzyl bromide reacting with chloride ion to give the less reactive benzyl chloride. 

The method described is successfully used for the alkylation and aralkylation of ethyl and /-butyl phenylacetate.3 The alkylation of ethyl phenylacetate with methyl iodide, M-butyl bromide, benzyl chloride, and a-phenylethyl chloride affords the corresponding pure monoalkylation products in 69%, 91%, 85%, and 70% (erythro isomer) yields, respectively. The alkylation of /-butyl phenylacetate with methyl iodide, M-butyl bromide, a-phenylethyl chloride, and /3-phenylethyl bromide gives the corresponding pure monoalkylated products in 83%, 86%, 72-73%, and 76% yields, respectively. 

Certain of the monoalkylated ethyl phenylacetates have been further alkylated with alkyl and aralkyl halides to produce the corresponding disuhstituted phenylacetic esters.4 Ethyl 2-phenyl-propanoate has been alkylated by methyl iodide to give pure ethyl 2-methyl-2-pheny]propanoate in 81% yield. Similarly, the alkylations of ethyl 2-phenylhexanoate with methyl iodide, M-butyl bromide, and benzyl chloride gave the corresponding pure dialkylated products in 73%, 92%, and 72% yields, respectively. 

C ( propyl) N phenylmtrone to N phenylmaleimide, 46, 96 semicarbazide hydrochloride to ami noacetone hydiochlonde, 46,1 tetraphenylcyclopentadienone to diphenyl acetylene, 46, 44 Alcohols, synthesis of equatorial, 47, 19 Aldehydes, aromatic, synthesis of, 47, 1 /3-chloro a,0 unsaturated, from ke tones and dimethylformamide-phosphorus oxy chloride, 46, 20 from alky 1 halides, 47, 97 from oxidation of alcohols with dimethyl sulfoxide, dicyclohexyl carbodumide, and pyndimum tnfluoroacetate, 47, 27 Alkylation, of 2 carbomethoxycyclo pentanone with benzyl chloride 45,7... 

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