Clays amide formation

Rare-earth exchanged [Ce ", La ", Sm"" and RE (RE = La/Ce/Pr/Nd)] Na-Y zeolites, K-10 montmorillonite clay and amorphous silica-alumina have also been employed as solid acid catalysts for the vapour-phase Beckmann rearrangement of salicylaldoxime 245 to benzoxazole 248 (equation 74) and of cinnamaldoxime to isoquinoline . Under appropriate reaction conditions on zeolites, salicyl aldoxime 245 undergoes E-Z isomerization followed by Beckmann rearrangement and leads to the formation of benzoxazole 248 as the major product. Fragmentation product 247 and primary amide 246 are formed as minor compounds. When catalysts with both Br0nsted and Lewis acidity were used, a correlation between the amount of Br0nsted acid sites and benzoxazole 248 yields was observed. 

Sydnones 78 (R1 = Ph, Ar or 3-pyridyl, R3 = H or Me) are obtained from the nitrosoamino acids 77 and acetic anhydride under ultrasound (94MI153). Three examples of the formation of oxadiazoles by microwave irradiation are from O-acyl amide oximes 79 in the presence of aluminium oxide, from amide oximes 80 and isoprop-enyl acetate in the presence of KSF-clay and from N,N -diacylhydrazines 81 and thionyl chloride (95SC1451). 

The scope of the Ritter reaction can also be extended by avoiding strong acid as the carbenium ion initiator. In at least one case it is possible to omit this reagent entirely because of the facility of 5 1 reaction. Thus, reflux of r-butyl bromide in acetonitrile or propionitrile for 24 h led to formation of A -f-butylamide products. Less commonly used initiators have included cation exchange resins and clayfen. In this latter case, the clay-supported iron(III) nitrate is believed to give rise to nitrosonium ions, which react with the alkyl halide substrate to produce a carbenium ion. Yields of amide from this technique are generally modest (21-35%). 

A similar approach has been used for the synthesis of 3-lH-pyrazolo[3,4-fc]pyridyl-indole ° and 2-aminochromene libraries, the latter being performed solvent free using a clay as a support and base. In addition, a library of over 100 derivatized substituted 2-pyridones (21 x 5 members) has been prepared by the reaction of 1,3-cyclohexane-diones, dimethylformamide dimethylacetal, and various cyanoacetamides (Scheme 4.10). The outcome of the reaction could be controlled to furnish different products by changing the basicity of the medium to involve either the amide or nitrile functionality of the cyanoacetamide substrate during the 2-pyridone ring-formation step. 

Other amide containing formulations can provide useful improvements to the meehanieal as well as fire properties of EVA compounds. These new intumescent formulations use PA6 and a PA6 elay nanocomposite hybrid as carbonisation agents. Work in both Franee and the US has shown that the clay allows the thermal stabilisation of a phosphoro-carbonaceous stmcture in the intumescent ehar which increase the efficiency of the shield and, in addition, the formation of a ceramie that can act as a protective layer. 

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