Carbon acetylenedicarboxylate

A similar sequence of reactions takes place with the enamlnes of cyclic ketones (55-57) the initially formed unstable cyclobutene rearranges with insertion of two carbon atoms into the ring. A wide variety of cyclic ketones have been allowed to react in this way. For instance, the enamine (75) gave 76 on reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in refluxing toluene (55) and the heterocyclic enamine (77) obtained from dihydro-3-(2H)-... 

Enamino ketones and esters also react with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (67). Again cycloaddition appears to occur and the unstable cyclobutene intermediates rearrange to give insertion of two carbon atoms. 

Phenacylpyridinium bromide (155) with aqueous sodium carbonate yields the chloroform soluble zwitterion (156) which, with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of palladium on charcoal, cyclized to the indolizine (157) in ca. 20% yield. In a similar way the pyrazine (158) gave a mixture of (159) and (160) through loss of the benzoyl group. The last compound was also ob-... 

The imine (161), obtained from 1-aminopyridinium iodide and potassium carbonate, combines with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate yielding in the first place (162) which then with more ester gives dimethyl fumarate and the pyrazolopyridine (163), isolated in 15% yield. A corresponding reaction with isoquinoline imine gave 75% of the primary adduct [(cf. (162)]. ... 

In a manner similar to OsH(OH)(CO)(P Pr3)2, the hydride-metallothiol complex OsH(SH)(CO)(P Pr3)2 adds Lewis bases that are not bulky such as CO and P(OMe)3 to give the corresponding six-coordinate hydride-metallothiol derivatives OsH(SH)(CO)L(P Pr3)2 (L = CO, P(OMe)3). OsH(OH)(CO)(PiPr3)2 and OsH(SH)(CO)(P Pr3 also show a similar behavior toward dimethyl acetylenedi-carboxylate. Treatment of OsH(SH)(CO)(P Pr3)2 with this alkyne affords 6sH SC(C02Me)CHC(OMe)6 (CO)P Pr3)2, which is the result of the tram addition of the S—H bond to the carbon-carbon triple bond of the alkyne. Phenyl-acetylene, in contrast to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, reacts with OsH(SH) (CO)(P Pr3)2 by insertion of the carbon-carbon triple bond into the Os—H bond to give the unsaturated alkenyl-metallothiol derivative Os ( )-CH=CHPh (SH) (CO)(P Pr3 )2, the inorganic counterpart of the organic a, (3-unsaturated mercaptans (Scheme 46).92... 

As already described for the all-carbon-Diels-Alder reaction, a hetero-Diels-Alder reaction can also be followed by a retro-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction. This type of process, which has long been known, is especially useful for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Sanchez and coworkers described the synthesis of 2-aminopyridines [48] and 2-glycosylaminopyridines 4-144 [49] by a hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of pyrimidines as 4-143 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate followed by extrusion of methyl isocyanate to give the desired compounds (Scheme 4.30). This approach represents a new method for the synthesis of 2-aminopyridine nucleoside analogues. In addition to the pyridines 4-144, small amounts of pyrimidine derivatives are formed by a Michael-type addition. 

Other interesting multicomponent sequences utilizing isocyanides have been elaborated by Nair and coworkers. In a recent example, this group exploited the nucleophilic nature of the isocyanide carbon, which allows addition to the triple bond of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) (9-90) in a Michael-type reaction (Scheme 9.19) [59]. As a result, the 1,3-dipole 9-91 is formed, which reacts with N-tosylimines as 9-92 present in the reaction vessel to give the unstable iminolactam 9-93. Subsequently, this undergoes a [1,5] hydride shift to yield the isolable aminopyrroles 9-94. In addition to N-tosylimine 9-92 and cyclohexyl isocyanide (9-89), substituted phenyl tosylimines and tert-butyl isocyanide could also be used here. 

A two-carbon ring expansion reaction of 5-membered cyclic enamines gave 6,7-dihydro-1 // azepines on reaction with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate <06ZN(B)385>. 

Further studies on 1,3-dipolar addition reactions of diazophosphonates have been recorded,122 and work on 2-diazo-l-hydroxyalkylphosphonates also continues.123 The ester (155 R = H) reacts with esters of acetylenedicarboxylic acid without liberation of nitrogen to give stereoisomeric C-phosphorylated pyrazolines, which can be decomposed with both phosphorus-carbon and carbon-carbon bond fission, affording mixtures containing dimethyl acetylphosphonate, dimethyl hydrogen phosphonate, and tri(alkoxycarbonyl)pyrazolines. In the reaction between the same diazophosphonate and diazomethane, the latter conceivably acts as a basic catalyst for proton transfer in a series of steps which includes phosphonate-phosphate isomerization. The importance of a labile proton is demonstrated by the fact that the ester (155 R = Me) does not react in the manner described above. 

Phenyl, phenylethynyliodonium perchlorate, 3635 Poly(2,4-hexadiyne-l,6-ylene carbonate), 2669 Potassium acetylene-1,2-dioxide, 4934 Potassium ethynediolate, 0990 Potassium hydrogen acetylenedicarboxylate, 1382 Propiolaldehyde, 1085... 

The meso-ionic l,3>2-oxathiazol-5-ones (169) show an interesting range of reactions with nucleophiles including ammonia, primary amines, and aqueous alkali. They also react with l,3-dipolarophiles, including dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and methyl propiolate, yielding isothiazoles (171) and carbon dioxide. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions with alkenes such as styrene, dimethyl maleate, and methyl cinnamate also lead to isothiazoles (171) directly. BicycUc intermediates (cf. 136) were not isolable these cycloaddition reactions with alkenes giving isothiazoles involve an additional dehydrogenation step. 

The non-aromatic nature of the pyran-2-one ring is evident in its behaviour as the diene component in Diels-Alder cycloadditions. With dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD, dimethyl but-2-ynedicarboxy-late), for example, it gives an adduct that spontaneously eliminates carbon dioxide to yield dimethyl phthalate (dimethyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate) (Scheme 4.7)... 

Pyrrole and its simple derivatives do not react easily as dienes. Pyrrole itself only combines with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD, dimethyl but-2-ynedicarboxylate) under high pressure and then it is by C-2 substitution. However, A-acylpyrroles, such as A-acetyl- and N- tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrole, do undergo Diels-AIder addition reactions. Here, internal resonance within the acyl group reduces the availability of the lone-pair electrons, formally on nitrogen, to delocalize into the ring, thus making the carbon unit more diene-like (Scheme 6.12). 

Dumitrascu and co-workers (52) transformed 4-halosydnones into 5-halopyr-azoles by cycloaddition with DMAD and methyl propiolate followed by retro-Diels-Alder loss of CO2. Turnbull and co-workers (194) reported that the cycloadditions of 3-phenylsydnone with DMAD and diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to form pyrazoles can be achieved in supercritical carbon dioxide. Nan ya et al. (195) studied this sydnone in its reaction with 2-methylbenzoquinone to afford the expected isomeric indazole-4,7-diones. Interestingly, Sasaki et al. (196) found that 3-phenylsydnone effects the conversion of l,4-dihydronaphthalene-l,4-imines to isoindoles, presumably by consecutive loss of carbon dioxide and A-phenylpyrazole from the primary cycloadduct. Ranganathan et al. (197-199) studied dipolar cycloadditions with the sydnone 298 derived from A-nitrosoproline (Scheme 10.43). Both acetylenic and olefinic dipolarophiles react with 298. In... 

A simple preparation of electron-poor 2-azadienes and the preliminary study of their ability to participate in [4 + 2] cycloadditions was done almost simultaneously by out group (87CC1195) (Scheme 49). The preparation of 2-azadienes 212 with two appended methoxycarbonyl groups was achieved, in a multigram scale and in nearly quantitative yield, by the insertion reaction of N- trimethylsilyl imines 210 into the carbon—carbon triple bond of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give 211 followed by protodesilylation with CsF/MeOH. Azadienes 212 underwent at room temperature inverse-electron demand [4 + 2] cycloaddition with cyclic enamines to give exclusively exo-cycloadducts 213 in 82-95% yield. Acid hydrolysis of them resulted in their aromatization to yield 2-pyrindine (n = 1] and isoquinoline (n = 2) derivatives 214. 

Imines, ethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and benzoyl chloride were combined in the presence of carbon monoxide and a palladium-tri-o-tolylphosphine catalyst system to pyrrole derivatives (3.90.). Although the carbon monoxide is formally oxidized to carbon dioxide, during the catalytic cycle it is inserted into the intermediates formed and is extruded in a retro-Diels-Alder reaction only in the concluding step of the reaction sequence.114... 

Thermolysis of indenone oxides (151) is an equally useful route to the betaines (150). Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and compound 151 (R = R = Ph) at 175°C give adduct 153, and cyclohexanone at 150 C gives adduct 154. - Similarly, 1,3-dipolar adducts (e.g., 155) have been obtained using a wide variety of olefins—including cis- and [rans-, 2-dichloroethylene, dimethyl maleate, dimethyl fumarate, maleic anhydride, cis- and tran -stilbene, fran -dibenzoylethylene, tra .y-l,2-dicyanoethylene, A -phenylmaleimide, vinylene carbonate, acenaphthylene, and norbor-nadiene. With cis olefins the endo adduct (155) is usually the predominant isomer. Diphenylcyclopropenone gives compound 156 by spontaneous elimination of carbon monoxide from the initial adduct (157). Adduct 156... 

The munchnone (66) reacts by [3+2] cycloaddition with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give an intermediate which spontaneously loses carbon dioxide (Scheme 21) (72JOC3111). 

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