Carbon thiomethylations

Alkylidene-2,3-dihydropyridazines (124) are synthesized by coupling of 3-thiomethyl-pyridazinium salts with active methylene compounds in the presence of potassium carbonate in DMF (Scheme 39) (79TL4837). 

Replacement of the terminal nitrogen of the piperazine by carbon is said to enhance the antiemetic activity of the phenothiazines at the expense of the other pharmacologic effects. The simplest compound in this series, pipamazine (88), is prepared by alkylation of nipecotamide (87) with the chloropropyl phenothiazine (58). Preparation of the analogous sulfoxide begins with acetylation of the thiomethyl compound, 89 [prepared by a route... 

To a suspension of 3.0 g of 7-[D-(-)-a-amino-p-hydroxyphenylacetamido] -3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl] -A3arboxylic acid in 29 ml of water was added 0.95 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate. After the solution was formed, 15 ml of ethyl acetate was added to the solution, and 1.35 g of 4-ethyl-2,3-dioxo-1 -piperazinocarbonyl chloride was added to the resulting solution at 0°C to 5°C over a period of 15 minutes, and then the mixture was reacted at 0°C to 5°C for 30 minutes. After the reaction, an aqueous layer was separated off, 40 ml of ethyl acetate and 10 ml of acetone were added to the aqueous layer, and then the resulting solution was adjusted to a pH of 2.0 by addition of dilute hydrochloric acid. Thereafter, an organic layer was separated off, the organic layer was washed two times with 10 ml of water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 10 mi of acetone, and 60 ml of 2-propanol was added to the solution to deposit crystals. The deposited crystals were collected by filtration, washed with 2-propanol, and then dried to obtain 3.27 g of 7-[D-(-)-a-(4-ethyl-2,3-dioxo)-1 -piperazinocarbonylamino)-p-hydroxyphenylacetamido] -3-[5-(1 -methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-A product forms crystals, MP 1BB°C to 190°C (with decomposition). 

A quite simple way to form the oxazolo[3,4- ]pyridine or thiazolo[3,4- ]pyridine ring system is to build the five-membered ring, respectively, starting from a 2-hydroxymethyl-piperidine or 2-thiomethyl-piperidine. The reaction of the latter compounds with aldehydes, acetals, phosgene, carbonates, or synthetic equivalents have been known for years and will therefore not be detailed here. Representative and typical examples are summarized in Table 10. 

Concerning the mechanism of the rearrangement, it is proposed to involve the addition of the nucleophilic nitrogen of the 1,3-ambident nucleophiles to C-6 (see Section III,A,2,a). This covalent adduct is in equilibrium with the open-chain diamidino compound 83 (R = OCH3, SCH3). Cycliza-tion into 84, followed by a base-catalyzed fragmentation of the nitrogen-carbon bond at N-3 and expulsion of the thiomethyl or methoxy anion, yields the 2-amino-4(5)-phenylpyrimidines (Scheme III.47). 

This is another example of umpolung (see 0-95) 1478 the normally electrophilic carbon of the aldehyde is made to behave as a nucleophile. The reaction can be applied to the unsubstituted dithiane (R = H) and one or two alkyl groups can be introduced, so a wide variety of aldehydes and ketones can be made starting with formaldehyde.1504 R may be primary or secondary alkyl or benzylic. Iodides give the best results. The reaction has been used to close rings.1505 A similar synthesis of aldehydes can be performed starting with ethyl ethyl-thiomethyl sulfoxide EtSOCH2SEt.1506... 

To a suspension of 3.0 g of 7-[D-(-)-a-amino-p-hydroxyphenylacetamido]-3-[5-(l-methyl-l,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-A3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid in 29 ml of water was added 0.95 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate. After the solution was formed, 15 ml of ethyl acetate was added to the solution, and 1.35 g of 4-ethyl-2,3-dioxo-l-piperazinocarbonyl chloride was added to the resulting solution at 0°C to 5°C over a period of 15 minutes, and then the mixture was reacted at 0°C to 5°C for 30 minutes. After the reaction, an aqueous layer was separated off, 40 ml of ethyl acetate and 10 ml of acetone... 

In an initial step, 2-chloroacetic acid ethyl ester is reacted with formamide to give 5-methylimidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. Then sodium in ammonia is used to convert that to 4-hydroxymethyl-5-methylimidazole-hydrochloride. Cysteamine HCI (HSCH2CH2NH2-HCI) is then reacted to give 4-(2-aminomethyl)-thiomethyl-5-methyl-imidazole dihydrochloride. Then N-cyanamido-5,5-dimethyl-dithio-carbonate (from cyanamid, KOH, CS2 and ((CH3)2S04) is reacted to give a further intermediate which is finally reacted with methylamine to give cimetidine. 

Thioniumtungstacyclopropene (36) was prepared by protonation of a thiomethyl carbyne. The change in hybridization of carbon allows sulfur to add to the triple bond (Equation (8)). 

The factor that affects the pK values the most is the nature of the 7r-donor attached to the carbene carbon. For example, replacing the methoxy group in 68 or 40 with a thiomethyl group (139) (entry 5 versus 11 and 6 versus 12) lowers the... 

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