Imine formation, condensation reaction

Similarly, the Doebner reactionl >i b condenses aromatic amines and aldehydes and pyruvic acid derivatives. Reaction of p-toluidine with pyruvic acid (266) gave the aminopyruvic acid (267) in situ and subsequent cyclization and air oxidation under Friedel-Crafts conditions generated the 4-carboalkoxy-quinoline (268).Presumably, the reaction proceeds via initial imine formation (via reaction with benz-aldehyde) followed by condensation with pyruvate (in its enol form).l l Similar cyclization occurs with imines and pyruvate derivatives. ... 

Two possible mechanisms exist for the Friedlander reaction. The first involves initial imine formation followed by intramolecular Claisen condensation, while the second reverses the order of the steps. Evidence for both mechanisms has been found, both... 

The mechanistic pathway of the ordinary Friedlander synthesis is not rigorously known. Two steps are formulated. In a first step a condensation reaction, catalyzed by acid or base, takes place, that can lead to formation of two different types of products (a) an imine (Schiff base) 4, or (b) an o ,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compound 5 ... 

Amines can react with various carbonyl compounds and their derivatives in aqueous media to give the corresponding imine derivatives. These reactions have been discussed in related chapters. The synthetically most useful reaction of this type is the formation of imines and imine derivatives from the condensation of amines with aldehydes and ketones. Water is an excellent solvent for such condensation reactions. For example, water was found to be an ideal solvent for a high-yield, fast preparation of easily hydrolyzable 2-pyrrolecarbaldimines.23 In the presence of Cu2+, the reaction afforded the corresponding Cu(II) chelates (Eq. 11.19). 

The condensation reaction yields an imine 88 with the appropriate set of hydrogen bond donor/acceptor groups to template its own formation via a ternary complex (involving the product and the two reactants). Closer inspection to this reaction has revealed that the tertiary complex is actually more stable (in some of the reaction studied) than the duplex formed between the template and the product. Consequently, once the templation has taken place, the duplex is separated and both the product and original template are ready to accelerate the reaction of the two reactants. Since the number of templates has now doubled, the enhancement of the reaction could in principle follow an exponential rate. 

Fig. 6.25. Simplified mechanism of two degradation reactions between peptides and reducing sugars occurring in solids, a) Maillard reaction between a side-chain amino (or amido) group showing the formation of an imine (Reaction a), followed by tautomerization to an enol (Reaction b) and ultimately to a ketone (Reaction c). Reaction c is known as the Amadori rearrangement (modified from [8]). b) Postulated mechanism of the reaction between a reducing sugar and a C-terminal serine. The postulated nucleophilic addition yields an hemiacetal (Reaction a) and is followed by cyclization (intramolecular condensation Reaction b). Two subsequent hydrolytic steps (Reactions c and d) yield a serine-sugar conjugate and the des-Ser-peptide...

Polyquinolines (PQ) are obtained by the Friedlander reaction of a bis-o-aminoaromatic aldehyde (or ketone) with an aromatic hisketomethylene reactant [Concilio et al., 2001 Stille, 1981]. The quinoline ring is formed hy a combination of an aldol condensation and imine formation (Eq. 2-221). Polymerization is carried out at 135°C in m-cresol with poly (phosphoric acid) as the catalyst. The reaction also proceeds under base catalysis, but there... 

One of the two classic schemes for constructing the thiazole ring involves the condensation of a thioamide or its equivalent with an a-haloketone. The reaction can be visualized as involving, as the first step, the displacement of halogen by sulfur from the enol form of the amide imine formation will then close the ring. Thus, reaction of bromoketone (99-2) obtained from the bromination of the corresponding keto-acid with thioamide (99-1) affords thiazole (99-3) in a single step. There is thus obtained the NSAID fentiazac [109]. 

Step, aldol condensation to form the benzylidene derivative (12-3). Conjugate addition of a second mole of acetoacetate would then afford the 1,5-diketone (12-4). Reaction of the carbonyl groups with ammonia will lead to the formation of the dihydropyridine ring. Alternatively, acetoacetate may go on to form the imine (12-5) reaction of this with the aldol product (13-3) will give the same dihydropyridine. The product, nifedipine (12-6) [13], has been used extensively for the treatment of angina and hypertension. 

Condensation of a 2-aminopyridine with an a-haloketone provides an alternative method for budding the imidazopyiridine. For example, reaction of 2-aminopicoline (9-1) with para-methylphenacyl bromide (9-2) leads directly to the imidazopyridine (9-4). The overall transformation can be rationalized by assuming an initial alkylation on ring nitrogen (9-3) imine formation followed by bond reorganization then forms... 

One of the most spectacular and useful template reactions is the Curtis reaction , in which a new chelate ring is formed as the result of an aldol condensation between a methylene ketone or inline and an imine salt. The initial example of this reaction was the formation of a macrocyclic nickel(II) complex from tris(l,2-diaminoethane)nickel(II) perchlorate and acetone (equation 53).182 The reaction has been developed by Curtis and numerous other workers and has been reviewed.183 In mechanistic terms there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest that the nucleophile is an uncoordinated aoetonyl carbanion which adds to a coordinated imine to yield a coordinated amino ketone (equation 54). If such a mechanism operates then the template effect is largely, if not wholly, thermodynamic in nature, as described for imine formation. Such a view is supported by the fact that the free macrocycle salts can be produced by acid catalysis alone. However, this fact does not... 

The condensation of primary amines with aldehydes and ketones gives products known as imines which contain a C=N double bond. These compounds rapidly decompose or polymerize unless there is at least an aryl group bonded to the nitrogen or to the carbon atom. The latter imines are called Schiff bases, since their synthesis was first reported by Schiff.1 The most common method of obtaining a Schiff base (4) is straightforward, as indicated in the condensation reaction (1) between (1) and (2) with the formation of an intermediate hemiaminal (3). 

Aminoacetonitrile (83) can be condensed with a-ketoximes such as 82 using a stoichiometric amount of FeCl3 (Scheme 8.35). The reaction presumably proceeds with initial imine formation (intermediate 85) followed by tautomerization to give ketenimine 86 and ring closure to 2-aminopyrazine N-oxide 87, which can be isolated. In a one-pot protocol this product 87 can be further reduced with Pd/C/H2 to give aminopyrazine 84 (80% over two steps) [105]. 

Formation of C—N bonds is frequently achieved by condensation reactions between amines and aldehydes or ketones. A typical nucleophilic addition is followed by elimination of water to give an imine or Schiff base [Figure 2.12(a)], Of almost equal importance is the reversal of this process, i.e. the hydrolysis of imines to amines and alde-hydes/ketones [Figure 2.12(b)], The imine so produced, or more likely its protonated form the... 

Reactions proceeding more than once in the transformation of a substrate can be more effective than a single process If the reaction in question is a condensation of an N nucleophile with a carbonyl compound, the combination of the of two such reactions—allows for the synthesis of heterocycles like, the two depicted in Figure 9.27. The synthesis of quinoxaline (B) from glyoxal dihydrate (A) and orfho-phenylene diamine consists of two imine formations. Somewhat more complicated is the synthesis of dimethylpyrrole D from acetonyl acetone (C) and ammonia. After the formation of the first imine, an imine enamine isomerization occurs. A condensation followed by another imine — enamine isomerization leads to the product. 

Like amines, imines are basic a substituted imine is also called a Schiff base. Imine formation is an example of a large class of reactions called condensations, reactions that join two or more molecules, often with the loss of a small molecule such as water or an alcohol. 

Ketones and aldehydes also condense with other ammonia derivatives, such as hydroxyl amine and substituted hydrazines, to give imine derivatives. The equilibrium constants for these reactions are usually more favorable than for reactions with simple amines. Hydroxylamine reacts with ketones and aldehydes to form oximes hydrazine and its derivatives react to form hydrazones and semicarbazide reacts to form semicarbazones. The mechanisms of these reactions are similar to the mechanism of imine formation. 

The gas phase acid-catalyzed synthesis of pyridines from formaldehyde, ammonia and an alkanal is a complex reaction sequence, comprising at least two aldol condensations, an imine formation, a cyclization and a dehydrogenation (9). With acetaldehyde as the alkanal, a mixture of pyridine and picolines (methylpyridines) is formed. In comparison with amorphous catalysts, zeolites display superior performance, particularly those with MFI or BEA topology. Because formation of higher alkylpyridines is impeded in the shape-selective environment, the lifetime of zeolites is much improved in comparison with that of amorphous materials. Moreover, the catalytic performance can be enhanced by doping the structure with metals such as Pb, Co or Tl, which assist in the dehydrogenation. 

In the early 1960s, seminal work by Jencks and coworkers demonstrated that formation and hydrolysis of C=N bonds were proceeding via a carbinolamine intermediate, thus leading to a more general mechanism of addition reactions on carbonyl groups [17-19]. The dynamic nature of the reaction of imine formation can be exploited to drive the equilibrium either forward or backwards. Since the reaction involves the loss of a molecule of water, adding or removing water from the reaction mixture proved an efficient way to shift the equilibrium in either direction. The responsive behavior of imines to external stimuli makes the reversible reaction of imine formation perfectly suited for DCC experiments [20], Thermodynamically controlled reactions based on imine chemistry include (1) imine condensation/hydrolysis, (2) transiminations, and (3) imine-metathesis reactions... 

In Ugi s four-component condensation, imine formation from an aldehyde 1 and an amine 2 is likewise the initiating step [5, 6] a carboxylic acid 9 and an isonitrile 10 are the other reaction components, which finally yield the bisamide 11. Both for this reaction and the Strecker synthesis, the galactosylamine 12 is particularly suitable for carrying out a stereoselective reaction (synthesis of 13) [4d-e, 5f. With an aminoglucopyranose as a chiral auxiliary, the stereoselectivity of the reaction can be further increased [5b]. Amino acids as condensation components yield particularly impressive results. For instance, the imino-... 

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