Diaryl thiophenes

In contrast with the relatively facile thermal rearrangement of sulfinates to sulfones discussed in the preceding section, the reverse process is relatively, rarely encountered and is usually observed only at elevated temperatures. One of the first thermal sulfone to sulfinate isomerizations has been invoked by Fields and Meyerson to occur during the pyrolysis of dibenzothiophene S, S-dioxide (26) to dibenzofuran, through elimination of sulfur monoxide from the sultine intermediate 27 (equation 27). More recently, the flash vapor-phase pyrolysis of various 2,5-dialkyl and diaryl thiophene-S, S-dioxides has also been shown to involve SO extrusion and formation of the corresponding furans in good yields . 

Regiosiomeric 3,4-diaryl thiophenes were found to be selective inhibitors of COX-2 [147,154,155]. For example, it was found that the in vitro activity of (14) and (16) were similar (16, COX-1 IC50 Ss 100 juM COX-2 IC50 = 0.08 /rM). The two regioisomeric mono-bromo derivatives (17) and (18), on the other hand, possessed very different abilities to inhibit COX-2. The analogue (17), where the bromine atom was located in the position adjacent to... 

Boron Reagents. lodination of 3,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)thiophene followed by a Suzuki phenylation gives the monophenylated product 3-phenyl-4-trimethylsilylthiophene 45 (Scheme 23). After another ipso-iodination using iodine and silver trifluoroactetate and Suzuki coupling at the iodo carbon, 3,4-diarylated thiophenes are produced.The same reactions have been effected in furans. ... 

Attempts to use colorless ammonium sulfide (no added free sulfur) have been unsuccessful, as the yields of amide are always lower than with the polysulfide reagent, and mixtures of by-products such as diaryl-thiophenes and hydrocarbons predominate among the products isolated. 

Furan undergoes phenylation rather than diazo coupling on reaction with ben-zenediazonium salts, and thiophene similarly yields 2- or 2,5-diaryl derivatives rather than coupled products. However, 2,5-dimethylfuran and 2-/-butylfuran give coupled products with 2,4-dinitrobenzenediazonium ion (Scheme 26). 

Carbon-sulfur bonds can be formed by the reaction of elemental sulfur with a lithio derivative, as illustrated by the preparation of thiophene-2-thiol (201) (700S(50)104). If dialkyl or diaryl disulfides are used as reagents to introduce sulfur, then alkyl or aryl sulfides are formed sulfinic acids are available by reaction of lithium derivatives with sulfur dioxide. 

Benzo[6]thiophene, 4,7-dialkoxy-synthesis, 4, 930 Benzo[6]thiophene, 2,3-dialkyl-synthesis, 4, 877-878 Benzo[6]thiophene, 3 -(dialkylamino)-synthesis, 4, 925 Benzo[c]thiophene, 1,3-diaryl-oxidative ring opening, 4, 768 Benzo[6]thiophene, 2,3-dibromo-reactions, 4, 830... 

In the desulfurization of 3-substituted thiophenes several stereoisomers may be formed in certain cases. Both meso and racemic compounds have been obtained from the desulfurization of 3,4-diaryl-substituted thiophenes. It is claimed, however, that only meso, -diphenyladipic acid is obtained upon desulfurization of 3,4-di-phenyl-2,5-thiophenedicarboxylic acid and only di-isoleucin from 3-thienylglycine. The formation of small amounts of dimeric products in the desulfurization has been discussed with reference to the mechanism of this reaction. ... 

Diacyl-3,4-dihydroxythiophenes have been formulated as dienol tautomers (77T191). The same holds for 2,5-diaryl- and 5-aryl-2-carboxy derivatives (91JHC1449). ESR investigations of 6-halogeno-benzo[h] thiophene-2,3-semidiones (Scheme 13) have been reported (81JOC751). 

The two principal categories of compounds studied have been diaryl or aryl alkyl sulphones (not dialkyl sulphones, which are polarographically not reducible) and S-dioxides of certain heterocyclic compounds, such as thiophene (also benzo- and dibenzothiophenes) and phenothiazines. The first named have half-wave potentials in the region of — 2.0 V, the thiophene dioxides near — 1.0 V. Some examples of each category may be given. 

In addition, complexes of P(/-Bu)3 have been shown to catalyze the formation of diaryl heteroarylamines from bromothiophenes.224 Aminations of five-membered heterocyclic halides such as furans and thiophenes are limited because their electron-rich character makes oxidative addition of the heteroaryl halide and reductive elimination of amine slower than it is for simple aryl halides. Reactions of diarylamines with 3-bromothiophenes occurred in higher yields than did reactions of 2-bromothiophene, but reactions of substituted bromothiophenes occurred in more variable yields. The yields for reactions of these substrates in the presence of catalysts bearing P(/-Bu)3 as ligand were much higher than those in the presence of catalysts ligated by arylphosphines. 

Examples of reactions involving replacement and cyclization are the long-known preparation of thiophenes (89) from 1,4-diketones, and the formation of l,2-dithiole-3-thione (90) from the salicylate ester analog (91).120 In the latter instance, oxidative cyclization with formation of an S—S bond has occurred this is a common feature of these reactions, particularly if such a link is needed to complete a five-membered ring. Another example of this aspect is afforded by the reaction of the propane-1,3-dione derivatives (92) which yield 3,5-diaryl-1,2-dithiolylium salts (93) when heated with phosphorus pentasulfide in carbon disulfide, followed by perchloric acid.121... 

The photocyclodehydrogenation of thienyl ethylenes is well-defined when both thiophene rings are bound via a C(2) atom to the ethylenic bond as in (70). In other cases, however, more cyclization products are possible. To predict the photocyclization mode for heterohelicenes the F s rule fails in many cases, because correction factors for the hetero atoms in the Huckel MO calculation have to be introduced and the systems are not well comparable with carbocyclic diaryl ethylenes. A better reaction parameter in these cases is the Mulliken overlap population (nrs)51), introduced by Muszkat52) for these cases. The overlap populations of the atoms r and s in ground and excited state (nIiS and n s), are calculated using the extended Huckel method. Cyclizations should not occur when nr>s and An s (= nr>s — n s) have negative values. (This method can also be used for diaryl olefins, but in these cases calculation of F s is more simple.). 

The heteroaryl Heck reaction is an efficient tool for the introduction of other five membered heteroaromatic systems too (for more details see Chapter 6.4.). Chloropyrazines reacted readily with oxazole to give the coupled product (7.57.), consisting solely of the 5-oxazolyl isomer.77 Extension of the reaction to imidazole led to a similar observation,78 and the expected 5-pyrazyl-imidazole derivative was isolated in acceptable yield. Reactions using thiophene as the masked olefin gave similar results. Under forcing conditions the 2,5-diarylation of fiiran was also observed.77... 

Alkyl- or aryl-dibenzothiophenes are conveniently prepared from the 2-arylthio-cyclohexanones, which are readily cyclized and dehydrogenated to yield the respective 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-substituted dibenzothiophenes (382 equation 9 Section 3.15.2.3.2). More complex polycyclic systems are available, using suitable aryenethiols, such as naph-thalenethiols, and 2-bromo-l-tetralone to synthesize the appropriate 2-arylthio ketones. Diaryl sulfides can be converted to dibenzothiophene derivatives in satisfactory yields by photolysis in the presence of iodine (equation 10) (75S532). Several alkyldibenzothiophenes with substituents in the 2- and/or 3-positions were prepared in satisfactory yield by the condensation of dichloromethyl methyl ether with substituted allylbenzo[6]thiophenes (equation 11) (74JCS(P1)1744). 

Benzo[6]thiophene 1,1-dioxides have been made by cyclization procedures (Section 3.15.3.1.7). Homologs of acetophenone cyclize on treatment with chlorosulfonic acid to give 2-substituted 3-chlorobenzo[6]thiophene 1,1-dioxides (equation 86). Similarly 1,1-diaryl-1-propenes in concentrated sulfuric acid gave 2-methyl-3-arylbenzo[6]thiophene 1,1-dioxides (65JOC2840). Friedel-Crafts cyclization of l,l-diphenylethylene-2-sulfonyl chloride gave 3-phenylbenzo[6]thiophene 1,1-dioxide (equation 87) (59JA2000). Treatment of various biphenyl derivatives with fuming sulfuric acid forms the dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxides (Section 3.15.3.1.7). 

In contrast, alkylation of diaryl sulfides and thiophene requires rather drastic conditions due to poor nucleophilicity of sulfur. The alkylations have been achieved using alkyl triflates170 [Eq. (4.42)] or with alkyl halide and silver tetrafluoroborate171 [Eq. (4.43)]. 

Dibenzophospholes A and dithienophospholes B and C (Fig. 4.7) do not display the typical electronic properties and reactivity patterns of phospholes, since the dienic system is engaged in the delocalized benzene or thiophene sextet [7, 10a, 51]. In fact, these building blocks have to be regarded as nonflexible diaryl-phosphines or as P-bridged diphenyl or dithienyl moieties. 

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