Elimination transformations

The merit of this definition is that it distinguishes factors controlling the toxicokinetics of the substance (i.e., the rates of uptake, elimination, transformation, and internal distribution) from environmental factors (external to the organism) that control the amount of chemical that can be absorbed by the organism through a specific route of uptake. 

In an analogous manner to quinazolines (86H(24)1243), 1,2,4-triazines can be readily dimerised in the presence of KCN to produce bi-l,2,4-triazines. This nucleophilic addition-elimination transformation can be carried out in both an intermolecular (08TL719, 07EJO3414, 05MOL274) and an intramolecular (08TL723) fashion (Scheme 14). 

Carbon nucleophiles are able to react with heteroaromatic W-oxides, and these addition-elimination transformations have been found to proceed effectively in the presence of the phosphonium salt PyBroP (Scheme 36) [74]. A series of carbonyl compounds capable of enolization have been involved in the reaction with pyridine A-oxides to give 2-substituted pyridines in moderate yields, and in all these cases, it proved necessary to use threefold excess of nucleophile relative to the A-oxide in order to avoid further addition of the reaction product to the starting azine A-oxide. 

During the drying process, the residues and solvents are eliminated, transforming gels into xerogels. The mass loss depends on the heating rate, and involves heat and mass transfer phenomena. 

As the performance of electronic equipment improved, transformers kept pace with reduced distortion and broadened frequency response. Their physical size and weight, however, made them inconvenient for use in the ever shrinking chassis of transistorized equipment. As solid-state technology became standard, designers sought ways to eliminate transformers. The result was electronically (active) balanced inputs and outputs (I/O). 

The transition state for the first step, in which the P-hydride elimination transforms complex 15 to complex 16 (Figure 8.8), exhibits a significant increase in ESP on the benzylic carbon atom [52], which is in good agreement with the negative p-value determined in the first Hammett study. There are many possibilities for the ensuing hemiaminal formation, including nucleophilic attack from differently stabilized internal or external amines, but the product is the same iridium complex 17... 

The carbopalladaticm of allenes provides a convenient entry to 7t-allyl palladium species. In the presence of a non-conjugated ester group, such as in the 3,4-allenoates 92, the p-H elimination transforms this intermediate stereoselectively into conjugated 1,3-dienes 93 incorporating di-, tri-, or even tetra-substimted double bonds (Scheme 46) [85]. 

This transformation was proposed to proceed via the pathway shown in Scheme 17.11 [14b]. l-(l,2-Propa-dienyl)cyclopropanols (as exemplified by the reaction of compound 47) reacts with Co2(CO)g to give the carbonyl inserted intermediate 51, which undergoes cyclopropane cleavage to give a metallacyclic intermediate 52. Reductive elimination transforms 52 to cyclohexenedione 53. Then 53 readily tautomerizes to hydroquinone 49, which is readily further oxidized to benzoquinone 50 by air. Hydroquinone 49 can be trapped by acetic anhydride to give 48, or can be... 

The stereochemistry of reactions can also be treated by permutation group theory for reactions that involve the transformation of an sp carbon atom center into an sp carbon atom center, as in additions to C=C bonds, in elimination reactions, or in eIcctrocycHc reactions such as the one shown in Figure 3-21. Details have been published 3l]. 

Because both matrix A and the transformation are symmetrical, reducing the an element to zero also reduces aai to zero. We have gained the zeros we wanted, but we have sacrificed the zeros we had in the 1,3 and 3,1 positions. Other than those eliminated, the off-diagonal elements are no longer zero but they are less than one. Attacking the an = = 0.7071 element produces... 

The reaction of alkenyl mercurials with alkenes forms 7r-allylpalladium intermediates by the rearrangement of Pd via the elimination of H—Pd—Cl and its reverse readdition. Further transformations such as trapping with nucleophiles or elimination form conjugated dienes[379]. The 7r-allylpalladium intermediate 418 formed from 3-butenoic acid reacts intramolecularly with carboxylic acid to yield the 7-vinyl-7-laCtone 4I9[380], The /i,7-titisaturated amide 421 is obtained by the reaction of 4-vinyl-2-azetidinone (420) with an organomercur-ial. Similarly homoallylic alcohols are obtained from vinylic oxetanes[381]. 

Addition of several organomercury compounds (methyl, aryl, and benzyl) to conjugated dienes in the presence of Pd(II) salts generates the ir-allylpalladium complex 422, which is subjected to further transformations. A secondary amine reacts to give the tertiary allylic amine 423 in a modest yield along with diene 424 and reduced product 425[382,383]. Even the unconjugated diene 426 is converted into the 7r-allyllic palladium complex 427 by the reaction of PhHgCI via the elimination and reverse readdition of H—Pd—Cl[383]. 

In Grignard reactions, Mg(0) metal reacts with organic halides of. sp carbons (alkyl halides) more easily than halides of sp carbons (aryl and alkenyl halides). On the other hand. Pd(0) complexes react more easily with halides of carbons. In other words, alkenyl and aryl halides undergo facile oxidative additions to Pd(0) to form complexes 1 which have a Pd—C tr-bond as an initial step. Then mainly two transformations of these intermediate complexes are possible insertion and transmetallation. Unsaturated compounds such as alkenes. conjugated dienes, alkynes, and CO insert into the Pd—C bond. The final step of the reactions is reductive elimination or elimination of /J-hydro-gen. At the same time, the Pd(0) catalytic species is regenerated to start a new catalytic cycle. The transmetallation takes place with organometallic compounds of Li, Mg, Zn, B, Al, Sn, Si, Hg, etc., and the reaction terminates by reductive elimination. 

Among several propargylic derivatives, the propargylic carbonates 3 were found to be the most reactive and they have been used most extensively because of their high reactivity[2,2a]. The allenylpalladium methoxide 4, formed as an intermediate in catalytic reactions of the methyl propargylic carbonate 3, undergoes two types of transformations. One is substitution of cr-bonded Pd. which proceeds by either insertion or transmetallation. The insertion of an alkene, for example, into the Pd—C cr-bond and elimination of/i-hydrogen affords the allenyl compound 5 (1.2,4-triene). Alkene and CO insertions are typical. The substitution of Pd methoxide with hard carbon nucleophiles or terminal alkynes in the presence of Cul takes place via transmetallation to yield the allenyl compound 6. By these reactions, various allenyl derivatives can be prepared. 

The easier elimination of pyridine compared to quinoline-4 may be related to the pK value of 4-methylthiazole, which is between those of lepidine and 2-picoline (25. 55). This reaction explains also why a neutrodimethine cyanine is obtained with such good yields when reacting together a quaternary salt, ketomethylene, and o-ester in a basic medium. As the reaction proceeds, the trimethine cyanine is attacked by the ketomethylene. The resulting 2-methyl quaternary salt is transformed into trimethine cyanine, consuming the totality of the ketomethylene (1, p. 512 661). The mesosubstituted neutrodimethine cyanine is practically pure. 

Ca.ta.lysis, Iridium compounds do not have industrial appHcations as catalysts. However, these compounds have been studied to model fundamental catalytic steps (174), such as substrate binding of unsaturated molecules and dioxygen oxidative addition of hydrogen, alkyl haHdes, and the carbon—hydrogen bond reductive elimination and important metal-centered transformations such as carbonylation, -elimination, CO reduction, and... 

Quinone Methides. The reaction between aldehydes and alkylphenols can also be base-cataly2ed. Under mild conditions, 2,6-DTBP reacts with formaldehyde in the presence of a base to produce the methylol derivative (22) which reacts further with base to eliminate a molecule of water and form a reactive intermediate, the quinone methide (23). Quinone methides undergo a broad array of transformations by way of addition reactions. These molecules ate conjugated homologues of vinyl ketones, but are more reactive because of the driving force associated with rearomatization after addition. An example of this type of addition is between the quinone methide and methanol to produce the substituted ben2yl methyl ether (24). 

It is important to appreciate that the magnitude of the absorbed dose, the relative amounts of bio transformation product, and the distribution and elimination of metaboUtes and parent compound seen with a single exposure, may be modified by repeated exposures. For example, repeated exposure may enhance mechanisms responsible for biotransformation of the absorbed material, and thus modify the relative proportions of the metaboUtes and parent molecule, and thus the retention pattern of these materials. Clearly, this could influence the likelihood for target organ toxicity. Additionally, and particularly when there is a slow excretion rate, repeated exposures may increase the possibiUty for progressive loading of tissues and body fluids, and hence the potential for cumulative toxicity. 

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