Chloroamines

The free 17j8-amine can be transformed to the 17-ketone by chlorination to the iV-chloroamine, dehydrohalogenation to the imine, and finally hydrolysis.While these latter steps proceed in reasonable yield, the overall sequence does not compare well in efficiency with the process starting with a A -20-keto steroid ... 

A-Bromo- as well as A-chloroamines have been used as starting materials. For practical reasons (greater stability) the easily accessible A-chloro compounds are preferred. 

N-chloroamine functionalization of the angular methyl group preparation of 3/3-hydroxy-18-chloro-20a-methylamino-5a-pregnan-l l-one trifluoroacetate, 259... 

Carbomethoxymethylenetriphenylphos-phorane, 129 Carbon radicals, 240 Carbonyl-forming fragmentations, 239 2a-Carboxy-A-nor-5a-cholestane, 427 Caro s acid, 152 Chlorineazide, 25, 34, 35 Chloro c lene, 136, 138 A-chloroamine reactions, 257 5a-Chloro-6 -azidocholestan-3/3-ol, 25... 

Carbon-nitrogen multiple bonds in fluorinated imines and nitriles react with halogen fluoride reagents Imines provide 7V-chloroamine.s on reaction with chlo rme fluoride [62, 121, 122, 123] (equations 23 and 24) or with cesium fluoride and chlorine [124] and A -bromoammes on reaction with cesium fluoride and bromine (equation 24)... 

Hypochlorites [(59], chlorofluorosulfates [70], chloroamines [71], and sulfenyl chlorides [72] react with perfluorinated nitnles according to their polarity to form chloroiminoethers, chloroiminofluorosulfates, a-chlorohydrazones, and IV-sulfenyltnfluoro acetirmde chlorides, respectively. 

The previous sections have dealt with stable C=N-I- functionality in aromatic rings as simple salts. Another class of iminium salt reactions can be found where the iminium salt is only an intermediate. The purpose of this section is to point out these reactions even though they do not show any striking differences in their reactivity from stable iminium salts. Such intermediates arise from a-chloroamines (133-135), isomerization of oxazolidines (136), reduction of a-aminoketones by the Clemmensen method (137-139), reductive alkylation by the Leuckart-Wallach (140-141) or Clarke-Eschweiler reaction (142), mercuric acetate oxidation of amines (46,93), and in reactions such as ketene with enamines (143). 

Another variation of the Hofmann-Loffler-Freytag reaction involves sulfonamides in place of A-chloroamines. For instance, in the presence of NaaSaOg and CuCb, butylsulfonamide (17) was transformed to 4-chlorobutylsulfonamide (18) and 3-chlorobutylsulfonamide (18) in the absence of an acid. ... 

Not surprising, the most prevalent synthetic utility is the assembly of the pyrrolidine ring. N-Chloroamine 27 was obtained by treatment of N-methyl-2-cyclopentylethylamine (26) with N-chlorosuccinimide. Under classic Hofmann-Loffler-Freytag reaction conditions, 27 was rearranged either thermally or by UV irradiation in sulfuric acid to bicyclic amine... 

Due to the radical nature of the Hofmann-Lbffler-Freytag reaction, a deviation was observed when there was a pendant terminal olefin on the substrate. When the aminyl radical from N-chloroamine 31 had a choice between addition to the double bond... 

When formation of either the five- or six-membered ring was possible for N-chloroamine 37, only the five-membered ring was conducive under the Hofmann-Ldffler-Freytag reaction conditions, forming exclusively 6-ethyl-6-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]-octane (38). No 2-ethyl-2-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]-octane (39) was observed. On the other hand, 2-methyl-2-aza-bicyclo[2,2.2]octan-6-one (41) was installed by UV irradiation of a solution of A -chloroamine 40 in TFA. Ironically, when the ketone functionality on 40 was protected as its ethylene ketal group, the resultant steric interactions completely prohibited the classic Hofmann-Loffler-Freytag reaction. 

The so-called Hofmann-Loeffler-Freytag reaction" " of TV-chloroamines 9 proceeds by a similar mechanism, and is for example used for the synthesis of pyrrolidines 11 ... 

The required A-chloroamines 9 can be prepared from the corresponding amine by treatment with sodium hypochlorite or A-chlorosuccinimide. 

Aromatic rings containing more than one hetero atom also yield active antihistamines. Alkylation of 2-aminopyrimidine (6S) with p-methoxybenzyl chloride gives the corresponding secondary amine (66). Alkylation with the usual chloroamine affords thonzylamine (67), Application of the same sequence to 2-aminothiazole (68) affords zolamine (70). ... 

In an effort to more closely mimic the aromatic substitution pattern found in morphine (see A) the pethidine analog containing the m-hydroxy group was prepared as well. Thus, in a synthesis analogous to that used to prepare the parent compound, double alkylation of m-methoxyphenylacetonitrile with the chloroamine. 

The groups R2N and Cl can be added directly to alkenes, allenes, conjugated dienes, and alkynes, by treatment with dialkyl-V-chloroamines and acids. " These are free-radical additions, with initial attack by the R2NH- radical ion. " N-Halo amides (RCONHX) add RCONH and X to double bonds under the influence of UV light or chromous chloride. " Amines add to allenes in the presence of a palladium catalyst. ... 

The pyrrolopyrimidines 100 react with chloroamines to yield cyclic products 101 which are being investigated for antitumour activity <95MI08 96CA(124)117234>. 

Aromatic chloroamines are important intermediates in the S5mthesis chemistry of herbicides, pesticides, dyes and medicines. Currently, these widely applied organic amines... 

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