Carboxyl group amides

Comparison IR of spectra for polymers on ions Ni, Zn and Co and on gelatin has shown matrixes of comparison, that each of three ions approximately to the same extent displaces waves carboxyl groups, amide groups in comparison with the polymer synthesized without participation of template ion that show occurring processes of complex forming. 

The experimental SEC value at 10-11 times more then calculated FEC at adequate (O (P) value. This fact indicates that series additional groups of residual peptides (carboxylic group, amide units and etc.) are involved in sorption process. 

In synthetic target molecules esters, lactones, amides, and lactams are the most common carboxylic acid derivatives. In order to synthesize them from carboxylic acids one has generally to produce an activated acid derivative, and an enormous variety of activating reagents is known, mostly developed for peptide syntheses (M. Bodanszky, 1976). In actual syntheses of complex esters and amides, however, only a small selection of these remedies is used, and we shall mention only generally applicable methods. The classic means of activating carboxyl groups arc the acyl azide method of Curtius and the acyl chloride method of Emil Fischer. 

Aryl- or alkenylpalladium comple.xcs can be generated in situ by the trans-metallation of the aryl- or alkenylmercury compounds 386 or 389 with Pd(Il) (see Section 6). These species react with 1,3-cydohexadiene via the formation of the TT-allylpalladium intermediate 387, which is attacked intramolecularlv by the amide or carboxylate group, and the 1,2-difunctionalization takes place to give 388 and 390[322]. Similarly, the ort/trt-thallation of benzoic acid followed by transmetallation with Pd(II) forms the arylpalladium complex, which reacts with butadiene to afford the isocoumarin 391, achieving the 1,2-difunctionalization of butadiene[323]. 

Section 27 5 Ammo acids undergo reactions characteristic of the ammo group (e g amide formation) and the carboxyl group (e g esterification) Ammo acid side chains undergo reactions characteristic of the functional groups they contain... 

Equation 1 has AG° = +14 kJ and is endergonic The mam reason for this is that one of the very stable carboxylate groups of glutamic acid is converted to a less stable amide function... 

Dipeptide (Section 27 7) A compound in which two a amino acids are linked by an amide bond between the amino group of one and the carboxyl group of the other... 

This reaction, conducted in alkaline solution, also produces carboxyl groups by hydrolysis of the amide (54). Recent work on the reaction of polyacrylamide with hydroxylamine indicates that maximum conversion to the hydroxamate fiinctionahty (—CONHOH) takes place at a pH > 12 (57). Apparendy, this reaction of hydroxylamine at high pH, where it is a free base, is faster than the hydrolysis of the amide by hydroxide ion. Previous studies on the reaction of hydroxylamine with low molecular weight amides indicated that a pH about 6.5 was optimum (55). 

The reverse reaction is an intramolecular acidolysis of amide group by the o-carboxyhc acid to reform anhydride and amine. This unique feature is the result of an ortho neighboring effect. In contrast, the acylation of an amine with ben2oic anhydride is an irreversible reaction under the same reaction conditions. The poly(amic acid) stmcture (8) can be considered as a class of polyamides. Aromatic polyamides that lack ortho carboxylic groups are very... 

This procedure is restricted mainly to aminodicarboxyhc acids or diaminocarboxyhc acids. In the case of neutral amino acids, the amino group or carboxyl group must be protected, eg, by A/-acylation, esterification, or amidation. This protection of the racemic amino acid and deprotection of the separated enantiomers add stages to the overall process. Furthermore, this procedure requires a stoichiometric quantity of the resolving agent, which is then difficult to recover efficiendy. Practical examples of resolution by this method have been pubUshed (50,51). 

Esterification, Amidation, and Acid Chloride Formation. Amino acids undergo these common reactions of the carboxyl group with due regard for the need for A/-protection. 

Carboxylic Acid Group. Reactions of the carboxyl group include decarboxylation, reduction to alcohols, and the formation of salts, acyl hahdes, amides, and esters. 

The degree of amidation (DA) indicates the percent of carboxyl groups in the amide form. 

Reactions of the carboxyl group include salt and acid chloride formation, esterification, pyrolysis, reduction, and amide, nitrile, and amine formation. Salt formation occurs when the carboxyUc acid reacts with an alkaline substance (22)... 

Ring closure resulting from attack of a heteroatom on a carboxyl group or its equivalent is merely a case of intramolecular esterification or amide formation. The y-butyrolactones or pyrrolidones obtained from such reactions are usually regarded as the province of aliphatic chemistry, so only a few examples are offered by way of illustration in Scheme 15. 

MeCH=C(OMe)OSiMc3, CH3CN or CH2CI2, 50°, 30-50 min, 83-95% yield.This reagent also silylates phenols, thiols, amides, and carboxyl groups. 

Some amides and hydrazides that have been prepared to protect carboxyl groups are included in Reactivity Chart 6. 

In the case of esters, carboxylate anions, amides, and acid chlorides, the tetrahedral adduct may undergo elimination. The elimination forms a ketone, permitting a second addition step to occur. The rate at which breakdown of the tetrahedral adduct occurs is a function of the reactivity of the heteroatom substituent as a leaving group. The order of stability of the... 

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