Imidazolides

Imidazole-5-thione, 4,4-diphenyl-tautomerism, 5, 368 3 H-Imidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dimethyl-structure, 5, 367 Imidazole-2-thiones acidity, 5, 367 betaines, 5, 372 synthesis, 5, 481 tautomerism, 5, 367 3H-Imidazole-2-thiones synthesis, 5, 473, 6, 992 Imidazolides deacylation, 5, 453 mass spectra, 5, 360 phosphoric acid reactions, 5, 454 reactions, 5, 451-453 Imidazolidine, l-alkyl-3-phenyl-N-oxidation, 5, 427 Imidazolidine, 1,3-benzyl-2-phenyl-oxidation, S, 427... 

The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of imidazolides can also be accelerated by protonation of N-3, which increases the leaving-group ability of the ring. Accumulation of additional... 

Few methods exist for the protection of sulfonic acids. Imidazolides and phenolic esters are too base labile to be useful in most cases. Simple sulfonate esters often cannot be used because these are obviously quite susceptible to nucleophilic reagents. 

From an electron-deficient sodium imidazolide PhCH20P (NMe2)3 PF, DMF, 24 h, heat, 40% yield. ... 

Photosensitive functions are in many cases also heat sensitive, so the preparation of photosensitive polyimides needs smooth conditions for the condensations and imidization reactions. Some chemical reactants, which can be used for polyamide preparation, have been patented for the synthesis of polyimides and polyimide precursors. For example, chemical imidization takes place at room temperature by using phosphonic derivative of a thiabenzothiazoline.102 A mixture of N -hydroxybenzotriazole and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide allows the room temperature condensation of diacid di(photosensitive) ester with a diamine.103 Dimethyl-2-chloro-imidazolinium chloride (Fig. 5.25) has been patented for the cyclization of a maleamic acid in toluene at 90°C.104 The chemistry of imidazolide has been recently investigated for the synthesis of polyimide precursor.105 As shown in Fig. 5.26, a secondary amine reacts with a dianhydride giving meta- and para-diamide diacid. The carbonyldiimidazole... 

Figure 5.26 Synthesis of rodlike polyimide using imidazolide chemistry.

Brom- -chlorid 185 4-tert.-Butyl -imidazolid 233 Chlor- 599... 

Nitro- -ester 683 4-Nitro- -imidazolid 233 4-Nitro- -methylester 476, 501... 

Dimethoxy-4-acetoxy- -chlorid 182 2,4-Dimethyl- 581 -dimethylamid 239, 641 -imidazolid 233... 

C iH FjNO, J254S3-3I-0) see Dolasetron mesilate indole-3-carboxylic acid imidazolide (CiiHoNjO 99445-26-S) see Tropisetron (S)-indoline-2-carboxylic acid (QjH.jNOj 79815-20-6) see Perindopril ( )-2-(lH-indol-5-yl)-A -methylethenesulfonamide (CiiHijNjOjS 98623-49-5) see Naratriptan 5-(3-indolylmcthyl)hydantoin (Ci2H N,02 21753-16-2) see L-Tryptophan... 

Sulfonic peracids (66) have also been applied recently to the preparation of acid sensitive oxiranes and for the epoxidation of allylic and homoallylic alcohols, as well as relatively unreactive a, p - unsaturated ketones. These reagents, prepared in situ from the corresponding sulfonyl imidazolides 65, promote the same sense of diastereoselectivity as the conventional peracids, but often to a higher degree. In particular, the epoxidation of certain A -3-ketosteroids (e.g., 67) with sulfonic peracids 66 resulted in the formation of oxirane products (e.g., 68) in remarkably high diastereomeric excess. This increased selectivity is most likely the result of the considerable steric requirements about the sulfur atom, which enhances non-bonded interactions believed to be operative in the diastereoselection mechanism <96TET2957>. 

A similar mechanism was postulated for the Ca " -dependent inactivation of Ca -ATPase by ATP-imidazolidate [380] that results in intramolecular crosslinking with the formation of a new protein band of 125 kDa. In both cases the reactive carboxyl group was suggested to be the phosphate acceptor Asp351. 

These carbon nucleophiles react with acyl chlorides220 or acyl imidazolides.221 The initial products decarboxylate readily so the isolated products are (3-ketoesters. 

Scheme 2.15. Acylation of Ester Enolates with Acyl Halides, Anhydrides, and Imidazolides... 

Acyl imidazolides are more reactive than esters but not as reactive as acyl halides. Entry 7 is an example of formation of a (3-ketoesters by reaction of magnesium enolate monoalkyl malonate ester by an imidazolide. Acyl imidazolides also are used for acylation of ester enolates and nitromethane anion, as illustrated by Entries 8, 9, and 10. (V-Methoxy-lV-methylamides are also useful for acylation of ester enolates. 

In addition to acyl halides and acid anhydrides, there are a number of milder and more selective acylating agents that can be readily prepared from carboxylic acids. Imidazolides, the (V-acyl derivatives of imidazole, are examples.115 Imidazolides are isolable substances and can be prepared directly from the carboxylic acid by reaction with carbonyldiimidazole. 

Imidazolides can also be activated by N-alkylation with methyl triflate.116 Imidazolides react with alcohols on heating to give esters and react at room temperature with amines to give amides. Imidazolides are particularly appropriate for acylation of acid-sensitive materials. 

Scheme 5.9 illustrates some of the conditions that have been developed for the reductive deoxygenation of alcohols. Entries 1 to 4 illustrate the most commonly used methods for generation of thiono esters and their reduction by tri-M-butylstannane. These include formation of thiono carbonates (Entry 1), xanthates (Entry 2), and thiono imidazolides (Entries 3 and 4). Entry 5 is an example of use of dimethyl phosphite as the hydrogen donor. Entry 6 uses r .s-(trimethylsilyl)silane as the hydrogen atom donor. 

To complete the synthesis of finasteride, carboxylic acid 17 in lOml(gTHF)"1 was activated with CDI (1.02equiv) to form the acyl imidazolide 18 (Scheme 3.11). Without isolation, the acyl imidazolide was reacted with 4.6equiv of t-BuNHMgBr heating to reflux in THF for 18h to give finasteride in 98% yield [9]. 

Scheme 3.11 Preparation of finasteride from carboxylic acid 16 via the acyl imidazolide.

There were several problems to address in developing the conversion of the unsaturated acyl imidazolide 18 to these ketones. The acetylacetonate ligand was found to add to 18 leading to more than 2% of a by-product, believed to be 59 (Figure 3.7), which proved difficult to remove. The reaction also consumes far more organomagnesium reagent than should be necessary 5 equiv are required for complete conversion (the theoretical is 2.0). Also, the reaction provided best results when carried out at low temperature (-35 °C). 

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