Heterocycles, acylation nitration

The features of the electronic structure of aryl-substituted pyrazolines influence their chemical properties. For example, in the case of 3-substituted 7V-phenyl-pyrazolines 100 reactions of formylation, acylation, nitration, sulfonation, azocoupling and other electrophilic processes involve the para position of the 7V-phenyl ring, with formation of compounds 101 [103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113]. On the other hand, some electrophilic reactions, including nitration, bromination, chlorination, formylation and azocoupling, for 3-unsubstituted pyrazolines 102 occur at position 3, yielding heterocycles 103 and in some cases as a mixture with 104 [108, 114, 115] (Scheme 2.26). This fact provides evidence for orbital control of these reactions. 

Like other aromatic compounds, these five-membered heterocycles undergJ nitration, halogenation, sulfonation, and Friedel-Crafts acylation. They are mucji more reactive than benzene, and resemble the most reactive benzene derivatives (amines and phenols) in undergoing such reactions as the Reimer-Tiemann reaction, nitrosation, and coupling with diazonium salts. 

The majority of analgesics can be classified as either central or peripheral on the basis of their mode of action. Structural characteristics usually follow the same divisions the former show some relation to the opioids while the latter can be recognized as NSAlD s. The triamino pyridine 17 is an analgesic which does not seem to belong stmcturally to either class. Reaction of substituted pyridine 13 (obtainable from 12 by nitration ) with benzylamine 14 leads to the product from replacement of the methoxyl group (15). The reaction probably proceeds by the addition elimination sequence characteristic of heterocyclic nucleophilic displacements. Reduction of the nitro group with Raney nickel gives triamine 16. Acylation of the product with ethyl chlorofor-mate produces flupirtine (17) [4]. 

The chemistry of pyrrole is similar to that of activated benzene rings. In general, however, the heterocycles are more reactive toward electrophiles than benzene rings are, and low temperatures are often necessary to control the reactions. Halogenation, nitration, sulfonation, and Friedel-Crafts acylation can all be accomplished. For example ... 

Typical electrophilic reactions, such as nitration, halogenation with a Lewis acid (as a carrier ), Friedel-Crafts C-alkylation and -acylation, that work well with benzene, cannot be applied to pyrrole, because heating with strong acids, or a Lewis acid, destroys the heterocycle. However,... 

In agreement with MO calculations (V-acylation of 5H- dibenz[6,/]azepine alters considerably the pattern of electrophilic substitution. In the N-unsubstituted heterocycle the sites of electrophilic substitution are at C-2 and C-8 i.e. ortho and para to the free NH see Section 5.16.3.9.1). However, as predicted theoretically, IV-acylation deactivates the car-bocyclic nuclei towards substitution via mesomers of structure (32). As a result Friedel-Crafts acetylation furnishes the 5,10-diacetyl derivative (108). Electrophilic bromination (Br2/CHC13), unlike the free radical process (see Section 5.16.3.7), yields the 10,11-dibromo compound. In contrast, nitration of the (V-acetyl derivative at low temperature affords only the 3-nitro isomer (74CRV101). 

The iron-catalyzed [3 + 2]-cycloaddition (Huisgen reaction) of nitriles and carbonyl compounds as reported by Itoh et al. is one of the rare examples reported where an iron reagent can be utilized for the synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles (Scheme 9.35) [93]. In this reaction, methyl ketones are nitrated at the a-position by Fe(N03)3 to generate an a-nitro ketone. This intermediate rearranges to an acyl cyanate, which reacts further with the nitrile to give the heterocyclic product 48 in good to excellent yields (R1 = Ph, R2 = CH3 95% yield). 

While there are several reports concerning electrophilic substitution on to (5,5)-fused heterocycles, very few of these involve a study with the parent system. The ir-excessive systems (50), (51), (52) and (53) were found to be susceptible to attack by electrophilic reagents at the positions indicated, leading to alkylation, formylation (Vilsmeier-Haack reaction), acylation, tritylation, metalation, tricyanoethylation, halogenation, thiocyanation, nitrosation, nitration and diazo coupling (77HC(30)l). 

Instead, these heterocycles and their derivatives most commonly undergo electrophilic substitution nitration, sulfonation, halogenation. Friedel-Crafts acylation, even the Reimer-Tiemann reaction and coupling with diazonium salts. Heats of combustion indicate resonance stabilization to the extent of 22-28 kcal/ mole somewhat less than the resonance energy of benzene (36 kcal/mde), but much greater than that of most conjugateci dienes (about Tlccal/mole). On the basis of these properties, pyrrole, furan, and thiophene must be considered aromatic. Clearly, formulas I, II, and III do not adequately represent the structures of these compounds. 

Cambendazole (5) has also been prepared in several ways. However, the most convenient method of its synthesis employs 5-nitrothiabendazole (86) as a common intermediate. 86 in turn is prepared either by constructing the heterocyclic ring on a nitroaromatic intermediate or by nitration of thiabendazole. 5-Nitrothiabendazole (86) is then reduced to form 5-aminothiabendazole (87). Acylation of the latter with isopropoxycarbonyl chloride affords 2 [129]. Some other methods of the synthesis of 5 are also outlined in scheme 3 [130-136]. 

These solid-acid catalysts are, in principle, applicable to a plethora of acid-catalyzed processes in organic synthesis [18]. These include various electrophilic aromatic substitutions, e.g. nitrations, halogenations, and Fiiedel-Crafts alkylations and acylations, and numerous rearrangement reactions such as the Beckmann and Fries rearrangements. Other examples include a variety of cyclization reactions such as Diels-Alder reactions and the synthesis of pyridines and other heterocycles. 

Bicyclo[6.3.0]undecapentaenium salts, 390 Biphenylene, 221 preparation, 222 reactions, 224 acylation, 226 with carbenes, 228 electrophilic substitution, 224 halogenation, 225 homolytic substitution, 228 lithiation, 227 mercuriation, 226 nitration, 224 with nucleophiles, 227 oxidation, 224 photolysis, 228 reduction, 224 thermolysis, 228 Biphenylenes, benzo, 230 Biphenylene dianion, 229 Biphenylene dication, 229 Biphenylenes, heterocyclic analogues, 233... 

Alkylations. Treatment of 1 with various primary alkyl halides provides the corresponding substituted dithianes (eqs 3-5 ). Removal of the dithiane under the Lewis acid conditions, illustrated in eqs 3-5, unmasks the acyl silane for subsequent transformations such as photolysis, radical reactions, and heterocyclic synthesis. Other conditions for removing the dithiane moiety of 2-substituted-2-f-butyldimethylsilyl-l,3-dithianes include anodic oxidation, ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)/NaHC03 in CH3CN/H2O, iodomethane/CaC03 in THF/H20, 8 and l2/CaC03 in THF/H2O. The formyl sUane of 2-t-butyl-dimethylsilyl-l,3-dithiane has also been reported." ... 

Nevertheless, such reactions catalyzed by zeolites have been discussed in the review of 2001 (1) isomerization (double-bond shift, isomerization of tricyclic molecules, like synthesis of adamantane, isomerization of terpenes, diverse rearrangements, conversion of aldehydes into ketones), (2) electrophilic substitution in arenes (alkylation of aromatics, including the synthesis of linear alkylbenzenes, alkylation and acylation of phenols, heteroarenes and amines, aromatics nitration and halogenation), (3) cyclization, including the formation of heterocycles, Diels-Alder reaction, (4) nucleophilic substitution and addition,... 

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