Imino carbonates

The structure of poly(iminocarbonates) synthesized by the direct interfacial polymerization of BPA and cyanogen bromide was analyzed by NMR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis and found to be identical in all aspects to authentic poly(imino-carbonates) obtained by solution polymerization (46). 

Synthesis of complex 1. The pentadentate salen catalyst 1 was synthesized as described (9). In short, the tosylated 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethoxy]-ethanol 2 (10) was reacted with 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde 3 to yield 4-alkoxy salicylaldehyde 4 after chromatographic purification (eq. 1). Subsequent condensation of 4 with 1,3-diaminopropanol yielded water-soluble salen ligand 5 in sufficient purity and 89% yield (11). The formation of an azomethine bond is indicated by a shift of the NMR signal for the carbonyl carbon from 194.4 ppm in aldehyde 4 to 166.4 ppm for the imino carbon in 5. The pentadentate ligand 5 was then treated with copper(ll) acetate in methanol to obtain the dinuclear copper(ll) complex 1 as a green solid (eq. 2) (11). 

Recently, Bafquiren and Eddine have studied hindered Schiff base derivatives of fra/ s-l,2-diaminocyclohexane23 The differences in chemical shifts found for imino carbons have indicated the presence of anti- and syn-geometric configurations. The intense NOESY effects between protons of naphthyl and alkyl units have proved the anti-configuration of the major stereoisomer. 

Scheme 11 Immobilisation of 36 on silica via the imino-carbon group... 

A Schiff base is the common name for the (usually acyclic) imine product of the reaction of a primary aryl amine with an aldehyde or ketone. These imines are stable if there is at least one aryl group on the imino nitrogen or on the imino carbon (54). A cyclidene is generically a cyclic, multidentate imine. 

Surprisingly, imino carbon shifts of strained 2 7/-azirines [431] do not differ substantially from those of open-chain imines (Section 4.9.3). On the other hand, the alkene carbon shifts of l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene do not reflect the polarization characteristic of other enamines (Section 4.9.2) (+ )-M electron donation of the bridgehead enamino nitrogen cannot take place since the lone-pair orbital and the p orbitals of the it bond are... 

The mechanism is believed to involve a prior formation of an imine by condensation of the amine with the aldehyde, followed by addition of the carboxylic acid oxygen and the imino carbon across the isocyanide carbon the resulting acylated isoamide rearranges by acyl transfer to generate the final product. 

Eq. 3.119 shows the preparation of a spiro compound (289) through 5-exo-trig ring closure to form a cyclopropylcarbinyl radical, followed by (3-cleavage, and subsequent 5-exo-trig ring closure to imino-carbon [299-301]. 

The C=N bond of simple imines possesses modest reactivity toward intermolecular radical additions, so such acceptors have rarely been exploited. To enhance their reactivity toward nucleophilic radicals, electron-withdrawing groups at the imine carbon have been effective, as demonstrated by Bertrand in radical additions to a-iminoesters prepared from chiral amines [25]. Also, more reactive oxime ethers have been exploited extensively for radical addition, mainly through the longstanding efforts of Naito [26]. In most cases, stereocontrol has been imparted through the substituents on the imino carbon chiral O-substituents on oximes for stereocontrol were ineffective, presumably due to poor rotamer control [27, 28]. 

An unusual cationic ring opening polymerization involving electron rearrangement was discovered recently by Mukaiyama et al. (176). These authors found that when cyclic imino carbonates were interacted with Lewis acids (BF8> TiCl4, etc.) polyurethanes were obtained. The mechanism involves carbonium ions and it represents the first cationic polyurethane synthesis. The polymerization can be visualized as follows ... 

In N-aryl compounds YZC=NAr (for instance, types J, K, L, Table 6) bearing two substituents Y, Z on the imino carbon, the plane of the aryl group is probably rotated with respect to the C=N— C plane so as to relieve steric interactions. Such a conformation permits (p—p)n conjugation of the nitrogen lone pair with the aromatic n system. 

Martin et al report investigations on the kinetics and the mechanism of aryl cyanate formation frx>m cyanogen bromide and phenols in the presence of different tertiary aliphatic amines. According to Vo-winkel," the use of diethyl ether as the solvent at -10 C raises the yields and various patents describe how the amines can be replaced by sodium hydroxide. There are even reports on work in aqueous solution under phase transfer conditions. With all synthetic variants it is crucial to avoid a surplus of the phenolate as only under these conditions can the often quite fast formation of imino carbonates be prevented (equation 28). 

The model satisfactorily described the cure behavior for the entire range as experimentally monitored by FTIR, DSC, and torsional braid analysis (TBA). This model satisfactorily explained the cure behavior of both catalyzed and uncatalyzed systems over a wide range of temperature and throughout the curing process. The authors proposing the kinetic model considered the reaction to be triggered by the adventitious water and phenol impurities (whose reactions with the cyanate ester is considered as an equilibrium reaction). Catalysis by the added metal ions, which stabilizes the imino carbonate intermediates by complex-ing, is also considered. The model has considered all possible reaction paths and intermediates as detailed in Sect. 4 and depicted in Scheme 14. Considering the various reactions, expressions could be obtained for the individual apparent empirical rate constants of the second order auto catalytic model in terms of the actual rate constants and equilibrium constants. 

Cyclische a-Imino-carbons uren allgemeine Ilerstellungsvorschrift21 ... 

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