Hetero addition

The most general methods for the syntheses of 1,2-difunctional molecules are based on the oxidation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds (p. 117) and the opening of oxiranes by hetero atoms (p. 123fl.). There exist, however, also a few useful reactions in which an a - and a d -synthon or two r -synthons are combined. The classical polar reaction is the addition of cyanide anion to carbonyl groups, which leads to a-hydroxynitriles (cyanohydrins). It is used, for example, in Strecker s synthesis of amino acids and in the homologization of monosaccharides. The ff-hydroxy group of a nitrile can be easily substituted by various nucleophiles, the nitrile can be solvolyzed or reduced. Therefore a large variety of terminal difunctional molecules with one additional carbon atom can be made. Equally versatile are a-methylsulfinyl ketones (H.G. Hauthal, 1971 T. Durst, 1979 O. DeLucchi, 1991), which are available from acid chlorides or esters and the dimsyl anion. Carbanions of these compounds can also be used for the synthesis of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds (p. 65f.). 

Catalytic hydrogenation is mostly used to convert C—C triple bonds into C C double bonds and alkenes into alkanes or to replace allylic or benzylic hetero atoms by hydrogen (H. Kropf, 1980). Simple theory postulates cis- or syn-addition of hydrogen to the C—C triple or double bond with heterogeneous (R. L. Augustine, 1965, 1968, 1976 P. N. Rylander, 1979) and homogeneous (A. J. Birch, 1976) catalysts. Sulfur functions can be removed with reducing metals, e. g. with Raney nickel (G. R. Pettit, 1962 A). Heteroaromatic systems may be reduced with the aid of ruthenium on carbon. 

Some 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions to hetero ft bond systems have been reported, including a couple of examples of additions of azides to the activated nitrile function of tnfluoroacetonitrile [30, 3I (equation 27)... 

Five-membered ring systems can be obtained from hetero-l,3-dienes on reaction with oxiranes and thiiranes. To avoid competition from a possible 1,4-addition, the nucleophilic attack of the terminal heteroatom of the diene has to be sterically or electronically hindered by incorporation of the heteroatom into... 

The above cycloaddition process consists of two separate [3-1-2] cycloaddition steps and represents a 1,3-2,4 addition of a multiple bond system to a hetero-1,3-diene [7S7]. The structure ot the azomethine imine intermediate has been proved unequivocally by X-ray analysis [195] Ethylene [194], acetylene [/iS2] . many alkyl- and aryl- as well sgemmal dialkyl- and diaryl-substituted alkenes [196,197, 198, 199], dienes [200], and alkynes [182, 201], certain cyclic alkenes [198, 199,... 

In addition, pseudobasie carbinols are known with oxygen (oxonium pseudo bases) or with sulfur as hetero atom (sulfonium pseudo bases). 

Formation of a quinonoid carboline-type anhydro-base requires loss of resonance stabilization of the indole moiety. In the carboline anhydro-bases this is counterbalanced by the preservation of a 677 system in the hetero ring. No such balancing factor is present in the case of 3,4-dihydro-j3-carboline derivatives. Formation of the exocyclic anhydro-base in the latter case preserves benzenoid resonance. It is noteworthy that in the two cases where formation of a carboUne-type anhydro-base was reported in dihydro derivatives additional aromatic conjugation is present. 

The ratio of the amounts of isomeric addition products will depend on the orienting effect of the hetero atom in the nucleus. 

Catalytic asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder addition of carbonyl compounds 99ACR605. 

As we have seen previously, succinimides containing a quaternary carbon form the basis for a series of anticonvulsant drugs. In the course of research in this series, it was found that the inclusion of additional hetero atoms in the ring was quite compatible with anticonvulsive activity. We consider here the oxa-zolidinediones a discussion of the hydantoins is found later in this section. 

Occasionally, addition products of 4//-l,2,4-triazole-3,5-diones or diazenedicarboxylic esters and oxepins have been obtained whose formation can be rationalized by an addition to the 2,4-diene system in the oxepin, e.g. formation of 10.190191 In these cases, the primary adduct usually cannot be isolated, because it undergoes a hetero-Cope rearrangement to a tricyclic or bicyclic structure in which the oxepin oxygen has become part of a carbonyl function.190 191,227... 

The nucleophilic addition of unsubstituted and carbon- or hetero-substituted allylmetals to carbonyl compounds is a straightforward step in addition to the C-C bond formation, the introduction of further functionality to the molecule is achieved. 

Addition with chelate control to a-hetero-substituted chiral aldehydes ... 

Allyl anion synthons A and C, bearing one or two electronegative hetero-substituents in the y-position are widely used for the combination of the homoenolate (or / -enolate) moiety B or D with carbonyl compounds by means of allylmetal reagents 1 or 4, since hydrolysis of the addition products 2 or 5 leads to 4-hydroxy-substituted aldehydes or ketones 3, or carboxylic acids, respectively. At present, 1-hetero-substituted allylmetal reagents of type 1, rather than 4, offer the widest opportunity for the variation of the substitution pattern and for the control of the different levels of stereoselectivity. The resulting aldehydes of type 3 (R1 = H) are easily oxidized to form carboxylic acids 6 (or their derivatives). 

Several reviews cover hetero-substituted allyllic anion reagents48-56. For the preparation of allylic anions, stabilized by M-substituents, potassium tm-butoxide57 in THF is recommended, since the liberated alcohol does not interfere with many metal exchange reagents. For the preparation of allylic anions from functionalized olefins of medium acidity (pKa 20-35) lithium diisopropylamide, dicyclohexylamide or bis(trimethylsilyl)amide applied in THF or diethyl ether are the standard bases with which to begin. Butyllithium may be applied advantageously after addition of one mole equivalent of TMEDA or 1,2-dimethoxyethane for activation when the functional groups permit it, and when the presence of secondary amines should be avoided. 

The addition of a vast number of mainly hetero-substituted allyllithium derivatives to carbonyl compounds has been studied, yet only a few examples proceeding with a preparatively useful level of stereoselectivity have been reported. As many methods were developed before the crucial role of the cation was realized, improvements are possible by simple metal exchange. Some reviews, which collect these reagents, arc cited in Section D.l.3.3.3.1.1. 

Table 3. I-Substituted, 2-Hetero-Substituted 3-Butcnols by Addition of Mono-hetero-Substituted 2-Alkcnyltitanium Reagents to Aldehydes...

Allylic titanates having an electrofugal leaving group, e.g., trimethylsilyl68 75 - 77, at the 3-position are powerful reagents for the highly stereoselective synthesis of 1-hetero-substituted 3-alkadienes. For the carbonyl addition of the appropriate titanated allyl sulfides ( ) or carbamates ( and ), reliable y-selectivity and anti diastereoselectivity are reported. The... 

The conjugate addition to acyclic enones is summarized in Table 5. The chiral hetero-cuprate derived from (S)-prolinol or cinchonidine produced products of low enantiomeric excess on treatment with chalcone (entries 3 and 4), while the cuprate from (S)-yV-methylpro-linol gave 64% ee (entry 6). Under more dilute conditions, 88% cc was obtained (entry 5). (2[Pg.909]

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