Coupling diazo

Diazo coupling occurs readily between pyrroles and indoles and benzenediazonium salts. Reaction is much more rapid in alkaline solution when the species undergoing reaction is the IV-deprotonated 

Reactivity of Five-membered Rings with One Heteroatom 

An a-demethylated product (116) is formed unexpectedly when the tetrasubstituted pyrrole (115) is reacted with p-nitrobenzenediazonium chloride 82JOC1750). M-f-Butylisoindole (117) couples with p-nitrobenzenediazonium fluoroborate to give the hydrazone (118) (80AG(E)320). 

Furan undergoes phenylation rather than diazo coupling on reaction with benzenediazonium salts, and thiophene similarly yields 2- or 2,5-diaryl derivatives rather than coupled products (see Section 3.3.1.7.2). However, 2,5-dimethylfuran and 2-t-butylfuran give normal coupled products with 2,4-dinitrobenzenediazonium ion. 

Similarly to 5-hydroxypyrazoles which react with arenediazonium salts to afford 4-arylazo-5-hydroxypyrazoles 84CHEC-I(5)167 , some 4-hydroxypyrazoles yield l-aryl-3-phenylsulfonyl-4-hydroxy-5-arylazopyrazoles on reaction with arenediazonium chlorides using pyridine as solvent 92JHC543 . 

4-Amino-3,5-dinitropyrazole underwent diazotization to afford 4-diazo-3,5-dinitropyrazole, which reacted with active methylene compounds to give azo coupling products 1997MC58 . 

Polyfluorinated aliphatic aldehydes reacted with 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one, l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-amino (N,N-dimethylaminomethylenamino)pyrazole, and l-phenyl-3-aminopyrazol-5-one at room temperature in the absence of catalyst with formation of 4-(l-hydroxypolyfluoroalkyl)pyrazoles 2000JFC(101)111 . Dehydration of the 4-(l-hydroxypolyfluoroalkyOpyrazoles with morpholinosulfur trifluoride generated 4-polyfluoroalkylidenepyrazoles, which were active dienophiles and reacted with 2,3-dimethylbutadiene and cyclopentadiene forming spirocyclic pyrazole derivatives. 

In conclusion, in terms of electrophilic reactivity a methyl group in the 2-position is equally reactive in the two categories of heterocycles (selenazole and thiazole). Of the two positions ortho to nitrogen, only the 2-position is activated. The 5-position is sensitive to electrophilic reagents and resembles more closely the para position of a benzene ring. 

With respect to thiazole, the selenazole system displays a lesser nucleophilic reactivity in the 2-position and a greater electrophilic reactivity of the 5-position, but undergoes fission of the cycle more easily. 

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Diazo coupling involves the N exocyclic atom of the diazonium salt, which acts as an electrophilic center. The diazonium salts of thiazoles couple with a-naphthol (605). 2-nitroresorcinol (606), pyrocatechol (607-609), 2.6-dihydroxy 4-methyl-5-cyanopyridine (610). and other heteroaromatic compounds (404. 611) (Scheme 188). The rates of coupling between 2-diazothicizolium salts and 2-naphthol-3.6-disulfonic acid were measured spectrophotometrically and found to be slower than that of 2-diazopyridinium salts but faster than that of benzene diazonium salts (561 i. The bis-diazonium salt of bis(2-amino-4-methylthiazole) couples with /3-naphthol to give 333 (Scheme 189) (612). The products obtained from the diazo coupling are usuallv highly colored (234. 338. 339. 613-616). 

Only 2-aminothiazole derivatives are reactive enough toward diazonium salts to undergo the diazo-coupling reaction. The azo group fixes exclusively on the 5-position when it is free (Scheme 62) (351). 

Diazo Coupling Reactions. Alkylphenols undergo a coupling reaction with dia2onium salts which is the basis for the preparation of a class of uv light stabilizers for polymers. The interaction of orxv i -nitrobenzenediazonium chloride with 2,4-di-/ r2 -butylphenol results in an azo-coupled product (30). Reduction of the nitro group followed by m situ cyclization affords the benzottiazole (31) (19). 

The Fuji CopiArt monochrome proofing system is based on the photogeneration of color from leuco dyes or diazo-coupling (35). CopiArt includes both positive and negative working systems (Fig. 6). For the positive working system, a diazo compound (6) reacts with a coupler (7) as shown. 

Diazo coupling follows the rules of orientation of substituents in aromatic systems in accordance with the mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution and the concept of resonance. 

Acid-catalyzed hydrogen exchange Halogenation Acylation and alkylation Mercuration Diazo coupling Nitrosation... 

Pyrazoles and imidazoles exist partly as anions (e.g. 108 and 109) in neutral and basic solution. Under these conditions they react with electrophilic reagents almost as readily as phenol, undergoing diazo coupling, nitrosation and Mannich reactions (note the increased reactivity of pyrrole anions over the neutral pyrrole species). 

Diazo coupling is expected to occur only with highly reactive systems, and experiment bears this out. Diazonium ions couple with the anions of N-unsubstituted imidazoles at the 2-position (e.g. 125 yields 126) and with indazoles (127) in the 3-position. In general, other azoles react only when they contain an amino, hydroxyl, or potential hydroxyl group, e.g. the 4-hydroxypyrazole (128), the triazolinone (129) and the thiazolidinedione (130) (all these reactions occur on the corresponding anions). 

A heterocyclic ring induces partial double-bond fixation in a fused benzene ring. Hence, for example, diazo coupling occurs at the 7-position of 6-hydroxyindazole (349), and Claisen rearrangement of 6-allyloxy-2-methylbenzothiazole (350) gives the 7- and 5-allyl products in a ratio of 20 1. 

The general discussion (Section 4.02.1.4.1) on reactivity and orientation in azoles should be consulted as some of the conclusions reported therein are germane to this discussion. Pyrazole is less reactive towards electrophiles than pyrrole. As a neutral molecule it reacts as readily as benzene and, as an anion, as readily as phenol (diazo coupling, nitrosation, etc.). Pyrazole cations, formed in strong acidic media, show a pronounced deactivation (nitration, sulfonation, Friedel-Crafts reactions, etc.). For the same reasons quaternary pyrazolium salts normally do not react with electrophiles. 

The reaction is very common in pyrazolone chemistry. Since alkoxypyrazoles and tautomerizable pyrazolones undergo this reaction and 3-pyrazolin-5-ones, like antipyrine, do not, it is assumed that the reaction takes place at C-4 of the OH tautomer. Pyrazolone diazo coupling is an important industrial reaction since the resulting azo derivatives are used as dyestuffs. For instance, tartrazine (Section 4.04.4.1.3) has been prepared this way. 3,5-Pyrazolidinediones react with aryldiazonium salts resulting in the introduction of a 4-arylazo group. As has been described in Section 4.04.2.1.4(v), diazonium salts couple in the 3-position with indazole to give azo compounds. 

The behaviour of pyrazoles towards nitrosation is similar to their behaviour described above towards diazo coupling, i.e. aminopyrazoles and pyrazolones readily react with nitrosation agents, like alkyl nitrites (81FES1019), to afford stable nitroso derivatives. Some simple nitrosopyrazoles have been isolated, for example the blue-green 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitrosopyrazole, and many others have been proposed as reactive intermediates in the direct conversion of pyrazoles into diazonium or diazo derivatives (Scheme 25) (B-76MI40402). 

Benzenediazonium fluoroborate, 2-carboxy-xanthone synthesis from, 3, 838 Benzenediazonium ions phenyl azide formation from, 5, 839 Benzenediazonium salts, o-(imidazol-l-yl)-intramolecular diazo coupling, 5, 404 Benzene-1,2-disulfonimides N-substituted reactions, 6, 930 Benzene episulfide formation, 7, 577 Benzeneimine... 

Benzimidazole, 2-amino-5-bromo-l-methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-6-bromo-1 -methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-1-ethyl-alkylation, 5, 438 Benzimidazole, 2-amino-1-methyl-acylation, 5, 438 bromination, 5, 429 tautomerism, 5, 368 Benzimidazole, 4-amino-2-methyl-diazo coupling, 5, 429 Benzimidazole, 2-aroyl-mass spectra, 5, 360 Benzimidazole, 1-aryl-metallation, 5, 448 reactions... 

Benzofurazan, 7-chloro-4-nitro-, 6, 394 as fluorigenic agents, 6, 410, 426 Benzofurazan, 4-chloro-7-sulfo-ammonium salt properties, 6, 426 Benzofurazan, 4-nitro-synthesis, 6, 408 Benzofurazans, 6, 393-426 Beckmann fragmentation, 6, 412 biological activity, 6, 425 bond angles, 6, 396 bond lengths, 6, 396 diazo coupling, 6, 409 dipole moments, 6, 400 electrochemical reduction, 5, 73 electrophilic reactions, 6, 409-410 ESR spectroscopy, 6, 400... 

Imidazole, 4-methyl-annular tautomerism, 5, 363 association, 5, 362 boiling point, 5, 362 bromination, 5, 398 deuteration, 5, 417 diazo coupling, 5, 403 hydrogen bonding, S, 350 hydroxymethylation, 5, 404 iodination, 5, 400 kinetics, 5, 401 mass spectra, 5, 358 melting point, 5, 362 methylation, 5, 364 sulfonation, 5, 397 synthesis, 5, 479-480, 482, 484, 489 Imidazole, 5-methyl-annular tautomerism, 5, 363 Imidazole, l-methyl-4-chloro-ethylation, 5, 386 Imidazole, l-methyl-5-chloro-ethylation, 5, 386 nitration, 5, 395... 

Imidazolinones diazo coupling, 5, 424 Mannich reaction, 5, 405 reactions, 5, 442... 

Imtdazo[4,5-c]pyridtne, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-synthesis, 5, 623, 640, 641 Imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-synthesis, 5, 623, 641 Imidazopyridines as anthelmintic, 1, 202 synthesis, 5, 462 Imidazo[l,2-n]pyridines deuterium exchange, 5, 611 diazo coupling, 5, 614 Dimroth rearrangement, 5, 613 halogenation, 5, 611 hydrogenation, 5, 614 Mannich reaction, 5, 612 nitration, 5, 612 1-oxides... 

Indazole, 5,5-dimethyl-3-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-trichomonacidal activity, 5, 291 Indazole, 2-ethoxycarbonyl-reactions, 5, 269 Indazole, 3-fluoro-synthesis, S, 263 Indazole, 1-germyl-synthesis, 5, 236 Indazole, 1-glycosyl-synthesis, 5, 289 Indazole, 2-glycosyl-synthesis, 5, 289 Indazole, halo-reactions, S, 266 Indazole, 2-hydroxy-methylation, 5, 269 Indazole, 3-hydroxy-reactions, S, 264 Indazole, 6-hydroxy-diazo coupling, 5, 86 Indazole, hydroxyphenyl-synthesis, S, 288 Indazole, 3-iodo-synthesis, S, 241 Indazole, l-isopropyl-3-phenyl-reduction, 5, 243 Indazole, 3-mercapto-1 -substituted tautomerism, 5, 265 Indazole, methoxy-... 

Indolizine, hydroxy-conformations, 4, 451 GLC retention times, 4, 451 synthesis, 4, 121 tautomerism, 4, 198, 452 Indolizine, 2-hydroxy-synthesis, 4, 463 Indolizine, 8-hydroxy-conformation, 4, 452 Indolizine, 2-hydroxymethyl-synthesis, 4, 461 Indolizine, 3-hydroxymethyl-synthesis, 4, 461 Indolizine, 6-hydroxymethyl-synthesis, 4, 461 Indolizine, methyl-mass spectra, 4, 187, 450 NM 4, 448 Indolizine, 2-methyl-diazo coupling, 4, 454 mass spectra, 2, 529, 4, 450 nitration, 4, 50, 454 nitrosation, 4, 454 reaction with diaryl disulfide, 4, 460 reaction with nitroethane, 4, 460 Indolizine, 3-methyl-basicity, 4, 454 Indolizine, 5-methyl-acidity, 4, 461 synthesis, 4, 466 Indolizine, 6-methyl-mass spectra, 4, 450 Indolizine, l-methyl-2-phenyl-nitration, 4, 454 nitrosation, 4, 454, 455 Indolizine, 3-methyl-2-phenyl-reaction... 

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