Group 16 systems ring transformations

CN/CC replacements were also observed when the pyrimidine ring is part of a bicyclic system. Reaction of quinazoline with active methylene compounds, containing the cyano group (malonitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, phenylacetonitrile) gave 2-amino-3-R-quinoline (R = CN, C02Et, Ph) (72CPB1544) (Scheme 12). The reaction has to be carried out in the absence of a base. When base is used, no ring transformation was observed only dimer formation and SnH substitution at C-4 was found. 

Degenerate ring transformations of heterocyclic systems that have been discovered to date can be classified in two main groups (1) Nucleophilic... 

In the second group of ring-chain tautomeric interconversions, an open-chain system is transformed into a cyclic system through the intramolecular reversible addition of a functional group to a polar multiple bond lA IB 2A 2B 3A 3B and 4A 4B. The book (I) and this article deal with... 

A nucleophile-induced ring transformation reaction of 2-pyranones was reported (Scheme 6) to result in a regioselective synthesis of 2-aminopyridines 21 or 2-pyridones 22 <05SL623>. Urea was used to generate ammonia as a nucleophile source. The reaetion of 23 (R=CN) was initially examined under elevated temperatures and solvent-free conditions. This system yielded a mixture of both 21 and the pyridone equivalent of 23, in equal amounts. The reaction conditions were modified to yield 2-aminopyridine 21 selectively as shown in Scheme 6. However, the only reaction found to be selective for 2-pyridone 22 formation is where the cyano group was replaced with an ester, shown in Scheme 6. Compound 24 was converted to pyridone 22 in good yield. 

Finally, aromatic nucleophilic denitrocyclization reactions are reviewed for the first time by Stanislav Radi (Prague, Czech Republic). The nitro functionality is a good leaving group, especially for intramolecular reactions, and many such reactions lead to polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems. Frequently, these transformations are a method of choice for preparative purposes. 

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