Imidazoles addition

Table 5.5 Proline-catalyzed intramolecular MBH reaction of hept-2-endial with and without imidazole additive.

In reversing the two steps, i.e. first imidazole addition on a conjugated double bond, then a N-alkylation, the same derivatives may be obtained. The Michael addition of imidazole or its derivatives on an activated double bond can be catalyzed by various reagents enzyme catalysis (Cai et al., 2004), Montmorillonite catalysis (Martin Aranda et al., 1997, 2002) and activated microwave or ultrasound (Zaderenko et al, 1994), or molecular sieve graft (Blasko-Jimenez et al, 2009), KF(Yang et al, 2005), Cu (Acac)2(Lakshmi Kantam et al, 2007), liquid ion ([bMIM] OH) (Xu et al, 2007). 

Kim et al. [26] synthesized m-PBI in a mixture of P2O5, CH3SO3H, and CF3SO3H, but the membrane did not show significant conductivity or performance improvements over other methods, even at comparable polymer inherent viscosities. Schechter and Savinell [27] studied the proton conduction pathway in m-PBI/PA complexes, as well as the use of imidazole or methyl imidazole additives, which did not result in any improvements in conductivity over previous work. 

Recently, Santos and coworkers have studied the mechanism of proline-catalyzed and imidazole-co-catalyzed intramolecular MBH reactions by DFT calculations [24]. They first investigated the catalytic path for the MBH reaction of a, 3-unsaturated dialdehyde catalyzed by L-proline in the absence of imidazole, and found that water acted as an important catalyst when imidazole was not present. When imidazole was used as a co-catalyst, water was still important in the imidazole addition step. Their results rationalized the experimental outcome of the intramolecular MBH reaction, and provided theoretical evidence for some mechanistic proposals. 

The introduction of monomers containing polar groups such as tertiary amines, imidazoles, pyrrolidones, pyridines, etc., gives the polymer dispersant properties that will be discussed in the article on dispersant additives for lubricants. 

Resorcinol or hydroquinone production from m- or -diisopropylben2ene [100-18-5] is realized in two steps, air oxidation and cleavage, as shown above. Air oxidation to obtain the dihydroperoxide (DHP) coproduces the corresponding hydroxyhydroperoxide (HHP) and dicarbinol (DC). This formation of alcohols is inherent to the autooxidation process itself and the amounts increase as DIPB conversion increases. Generally, this oxidation is carried out at 90—100°C in aqueous sodium hydroxide with eventually, in addition, organic bases (pyridine, imidazole, citrate, or oxalate) (8) as well as cobalt or copper salts (9). 

The phleomycin, bleomycin and related families are widespectrum antibiotics containing the pyrimidine (987) in addition, they have antineoplastic activity and bleomycin is already in clinical use for certain tumours. They were isolated about 1956 from Streptomyces verticillus, and in addition to the pyrimidine portion the molecules contain an amide part (R ) and a complicated part (R ) consisting of polypeptide, an imidazole, two sugars, a bithiazole and a polybasic side chain which can vary widely phleomycin and bleomycin differ by only one double bond in the bithiazole section (78MI21303). The activity of such antibiotics is increased by the addition of simple heterocycles (including inter alia pyrimidines and fused pyrimidines) and other amplifiers (82MI21300). 

N-Unsubstituted pyrazoles and imidazoles add to unsaturated compounds in Michael reactions, for example acetylenecarboxylic esters and acrylonitrile readily form the expected addition products. Styrene oxide gives rise, for example, to 1-styrylimidazoles (76JCS(P1)545). Benzimidazole reacts with formaldehyde and secondary amines in the Mannich reaction to give 1-aminomethyl products. 

Photochemical additions to give four-membered rings are known. Thus the reactions of imidazoles across the 4,5-bond with benzophenone and acrylonitrile are illustrated by (278) (279) and (280) (281), respectively (80AHC(27)24l). Oxazolin-2-one undergoes... 

In addition to the reactions described in the preceding section, alkyl groups in the 2-positions of imidazole, oxazole and thiazole rings show reactions which result from the easy loss of a proton from the carbon atom of the alkyl group which is adjacent to the ring (see Section 4.02.3.1.2). 

Such groups a to a pyridine-like nitrogen atom are expected to undergo Michael additions. Examples are known in the imidazole series. 

The photochemical addition of azirines to the carbonyl group of aldehydes, ketones, and esters is also completely regiospecific (77H(6)143). Besides the formation of the isomeric oxazolines (50) from (39) and ethyl cyanoformate, there is also formed the imidazole (51) from addition to C=N in the expected regioselective manner. Thioesters lead to thiazolines (52), while isocyanates and ketenes produce heterocycles (53). 

Azirine, trans-2-methyl-3-phenyl-racemization, 7, 33, 34 1-Azirine, 2-phenyl-reactions, 7, 69 with carbon disulfide, S, 153 1-Azirine, 3-vinyl-rearrangements, 7, 67 Azirines, 7, 47-93 cycloaddition reactions, 7, 26 fused ring derivatives, 7, 47-93 imidazole synthesis from, 5, 487-488 photochemical addition reactions to carbonyl compounds, 7, 56 photolysis, 5, 780, 7, 28 protonated... 

Imidazole, 2-ethyl-1 -(o-nitrophenyl)-cyclization, S, 431 Imidazole, 4-ethyl-2-phenyl-oxidation, S, 405 Imidazole, ethynyl-Michael addition, S, 437 Imidazole, 4-ethynyl-2-phenyl-synthesis, S, 494 Imidazole, 1-formyl-reactions, S, 452 Imidazole, 2-formyl-mass spectra, S, 360 Imidazole, 4-formyl-synthesis, S, 475-476 Imidazole, 2-formyl-1,5-dimethyl-mass spectra, S, 360 3-oxide... 

Imidazole, l-methyl-2,4,5-triphenyl-photochemical addition reactions, 4, 421 Imidazole, nitro-applications, 5, 498 IR spectra, 5, 358 mass spectra, 5, 359 quatemization, 5, 386 reactions, 5, 441 reduction, 5, 441 UV spectra, 5, 356 Imidazole, 1-nitro-reactions, 5, 454 Imidazole, 2-nitro-, S, 415 applications, 5, 498 reactions, 5, 96 reduction, 5, 441 synthesis, 5, 378, 395 Imidazole, 4-nitro-deuteration, 5, 417 methylation, 5, 383, 388, 389... 

Fluorination of thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acitl with a sulfur tetrafluoritie-hydrogen fluoride mixture provides 2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)thiophene in a 69% yield no fluorine addition to the thiophene ring occurs [229J. Also, imidazole mono- and dicarboxylic acids yield only the respective trifluo-romethyliinidazoles [230],... 

The addition of imidazole to the ethyl hemiacetal of tnfluoroacetaldehyde provides 1 -(1 -hydroxy-2, 2, 2 -tnfluoroethyl)imidazoles in yields depending upon the electronic nature of the substiments [5] (equation 5) (Table 1)... 

In addition, demercuriation reactions have resulted in a wide variety of rather complex compounds including aromatic aminoacids, steroids, imidazols, etc. in good yields (at the tracer level). The driving force in these studies has been the hope of incorporating At into biologically active compounds for therapautic use. 

One of the most significant developmental advances in the Jacobsen-Katsuki epoxidation reaction was the discovery that certain additives can have a profound and often beneficial effect on the reaction. Katsuki first discovered that iV-oxides were particularly beneficial additives. Since then it has become clear that the addition of iV-oxides such as 4-phenylpyridine-iV-oxide (4-PPNO) often increases catalyst turnovers, improves enantioselectivity, diastereoselectivity, and epoxides yields. Other additives that have been found to be especially beneficial under certain conditions are imidazole and cinchona alkaloid derived salts vide infra). 

In 1972, van Leusen, Hoogenboom and Siderius introduced the utility of TosMIC for the synthesis of azoles (pyrroles, oxazoles, imidazoles, thiazoles, etc.) by delivering a C-N-C fragment to polarized double bonds. In addition to the synthesis of 5-phenyloxazole, they also described reaction of TosMIC with /7-nitro- and /7-chloro-benzaldehyde (3) to provide analogous oxazoles 4 in 91% and 57% yield, respectively. Reaction of TosMIC with acid chlorides, anhydrides, or esters leads to oxazoles in which the tosyl group is retained. For example, reaction of acetic anhydride and TosMIC furnish oxazole 5 in 73% yield. ... 

MO studies (AMI and AMI-SMI) on the tautomerism and protonation of 2-thiopurine have been reported [95THE(334)223]. Heats of formation and relative energies have been calculated for the nine tautomeric forms in the gas phase. Tire proton affinities were determined for the most stable tautomers 8a-8d. Tire pyrimidine ring in the thiones 8a and 8b has shown a greater proton affinity in comparison with the imidazole ring, or with the other tautomers. In solution, the thione tautomers are claimed to be more stabilized by solvent effects than the thiol forms, and the 3H,1H tautomer 8b is the most stable. So far, no additional experimental data or ab initio calculations have been reported to confirm these conclusions. 

In addition to the intramolecular effects, steric factors are of considerable influence. The most usual one consists of steric hindrance to attack on the lactam nitrogen atom. Certain examples of this will be given. By comparison with uracil, it would be expected that uric acid (10) would be iV-methylated in the pyrimidine ring, but that in the imidazole ring 0-methylation should also be possible. However, the experiments of Biltz and Max show that all uric acid derivatives which carry a hydrogen atom in the 9-position are converted by ethereal diazomethane into l,3,7-trimethyl-8-methoxyxanthine (11). The following are examples uric acid and its 1-methyl, 3-methyl, 7-methyl, 1,3-dimethyl, 1,7-dimethyI, 3,7-dimethyl, and 1,3,7-trimethyl derivatives. Uric acid derivatives which arc substituted by alkyl groups in the 3- and 9-positions (e.g., 3,9-dimethyl-, 1,3,9-trimethyl-, and 3,7,9-trimethyl-uric acid)do not react at all with diazomethane, possibly because of insufficient acidity. Uric acids which are alkylated... 

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