Intermolecular reactions imines

The intermolecular reaction of imines with acceptor-substituted carbene complexes generally leads to the formation of azomethine ylides. These can undergo several types of transformation, such as ring closure to aziridines [1242-1245], 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions [1133,1243,1246-1248], or different types of rearrangement (Figure 4.9). 

Thus, it is likely, that after imine formation a second catalyst precoordination occurs and an intramolecular imine hydrogenation takes place. Such an intramolecular process should be kinetically favored compared to a corresponding intermolecular reaction pathway. Hence, the catalyst-directing o-DPPB group may be acting within one sequential transformation in... 

The protic acid and Lewis acid-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of electron-rich alkenes with imines derived from anilines and aryl aldehydes constitute an extensively explored class of 2-azadienes capable of providing the products of a formaJ Diels-Alder reaction (equation 9).i5.27.i77 a useful extension of these studies and in efforts to increase the rate of the Att participation of simple 2-aza-1,3-buta-dienes in [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions, Mariano and coworkers have examined the Lewis acid-catalyzed intermolecular reactions of (l ,3 )-l-phenyl-2-aza-l,3-pentadiene with electron-rich dienophiles, including enol ethers. Reductive work-up of the cycloaddition reactions provided the pro-... 

In the hydrogenation of aliphatic dinitriles, cyclization can also be an important reaction pathway.92 Saturation of succinonitrile, 45, (Eqn. 19.45) over Raney nickel gave pyrrolidine, 49, as the primary product even in the presence of ammonia. 24 Intramolecular condensation of the imine-amine intermediate is apparently a very facile reaction, taking place in preference to imine hydrogenation and the intermolecular ammonia-imine condensation. The... 

The thiazolium-catalyzed addition of an aldehyde-derived acyl anion with a Michael acceptor (Stetter reaction) is a well-known synthetic tool leading to the synthesis of highly funtionalized products. Recent developments in this area include the thiazolylalanine-derived catalyst 191 for asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction of a,P-unsaturated esters <05CC195>. However, these cyclizations proceed only in moderate enantioselectivities and yields even under optimized conditions. Thiazolium salt 191 has been used successfully for enantioselective intermolecular aldehyde-imine cross coupling reactions <05JA1654>. Treatment of tosylamides 194 with aryl aldehydes in the presence of 15 mol% of 191 and 2... 

The stereochemical assignments for the cyclization of 25.1 were based on conversion into synthetic intermediates for the synthesis of (— )-ajmalicine (25.6), (— )-tetrahydroalstonine (25.7), and ( — )-(10K)-hydroxydihydroquinine (25.8). No details of the stereochemical assignment of 25.5 were reported. These results can be rationalized by transition state 25.9, which allows for association of the donor and acceptor portions of the substrate. Attack occurs from the face of the enamine opposite to the phenyl group. As in the intermolecular reactions of similar imines, these reactions are probably under kinetic control. 

The ene and Prins reactions are not mechanistically distinct. Coverage will therefore be organized by the nature of the carbonyl compound, with intermolecular reactions presented first, followed by intramolecular reactions. The emphasis will be on material published since the field has been reviewed " and on examples demonstrating the stereo-, regio- and chemo-selectivity of these reactions. Coverage is restricted to the addition of carbonyl and thiocarbonyl compounds to simple alkenes. Addition of carbonyl compounds to vinylsilanes, allylsilanes and enol ethers is covered in the following chapters. Addition of imines and iminium compounds to alkenes is presented in Part 4 of this volume. Ene reactions with alkenes and alkynes as enophiles are covered in Volume 5, Chapter 1.1. Use of aldehydes and acetals as initiators for polyene cyclizations is covered in Volume 3, Chapter 1.6. 

We indicated in the introduction that the trimerization of pyrrole involves, in the reaction of the third molecule of pyrrole, the interaction with a protonated enamine. Such an intermediate could also be generated by protonation of an imine. Although few examples of intermolecular reactions have been reported, it is clear that this is another method that is capable of further exploitation. Acyclic and cyclic im-ines have been shown to interact successfully with nucleophilic aromatic substrates such as indole. In the case of the cyclic imines they may be generated in situ from relatively stable trimers. 

The use of chiral ketenes and imines has been examined, whereby the latter proved to be less efficient regarding cis/trans and face selectivity. The ketenes are generated in situ by treatment of acyl chlorides with triethylamine at -78°C. A -Acetyl chlorides are for instance appropriate precursor molecules. C/s-i3-lactams are accessible diastereoselectively by intermolecular reactions of chiral ketenes derived from oxazolidinones with imines. In general, the cleavage of these compounds is achieved with Li/NHs under recovery of the chiral auxiliaries. 

Recently, Chen and coworkers reported an efficient new method to construct a series of densely functionalized 4,5-dihydro-IH-azepine products 41 from the intermolecular reaction of alkyl azides with propargylic esters. In this approach, sequential reaction of vinyl-gold carbenoids 42 with allqrl azides and formation of vinyl imine intermediates 43 may be involved fScheme 4.14). Then a subsequent formal [4+3] cycloaddition with another molecule of vinyl-gold carbenoid 42 afford the desired azepine 41. 

The intennolecular acylpalladation corresponds to the addition of an acyl-palladium bond onto a rr-bond system of another molecule this elementary step can also be referred to as an insertion (Scheme I). This produces another organopalladium complex, which can in principle participate in subsequent propagation or termination reactions. This excludes processes that involve alkoxycarbonylation (R— = R O—) and hydrocarbonyla-tion (R— = H—). This section will focus on nonpolymeric intermolecular reactions of acylpalladium complexes with different 7r-bond systems (alkenes, imines, dienes, and alkynes). 

The tertiary amine is formed in a similar manner from the imine and a secondary amine. This side reaction can be minimized by carrying out the hydrogenation in the presence of ammonia, which tends to shift the equiHbrium back towards the imine. When a compound with two or more nitrile groups is hydrogenated, the formation of both cycHc and acycHc secondary and tertiary amines is possible, depending on whether the side reaction is intramolecular or intermolecular. For example, for the hydrogenation of adiponitfile ... 

In a recent publication, Perumal and coworkers [441] described the condensation of an aldehyde 2-863 with an aniline 2-864 to give an imine which is trapped by a dienophile. However, when using this approach an intermolecular cycloaddition takes place as the reaction is performed as a three-component process using enol ethers or cyclopentadiene as dienophiles (Scheme 2.192). When using enol ether 2-... 

This chapter deals with [2 + 2]cycloadditions of various chromophors to an olefinic double bond with formation of a four-membered ring, with reactions proceeding as well in an intermolecular as in an intramolecular pattern. Due to the variety of the starting materials available (ketones, enones, olefins, imines, thioketones, etc.. . .), due to the diversity of products obtained, and last but not least, due to the fact that cyclobutanes and oxetanes are not accessible by such a simple one-step transformation in a non-photo-chemical reaction, the [2+2]photocycloaddition has become equivalent to the (thermal) Diels-Alder reaction in importance as for ring construction in organic synthesis. 

I.3.4.2. Intermolecular Cycloaddition at C=X or X=Y Bonds Cycloaddition reactions of nitrile oxides to double bonds containing heteroatoms are well documented. In particular, there are several reviews concerning problems both of general (289) and individual aspects. They cover reactions of nitrile oxides with cumulene structures (290), stereo- and regiocontrol of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of imines and nitrile oxides by metal ions (291), cycloaddition reactions of o-benzoquinones (292, 293) and aromatic seleno aldehydes as dipolarophiles in reactions with nitrile oxides (294). 

Ytterbium triflate [Yb(OTf)3] combined with TMSG1 or TMSOTf are excellent reagents for the conversion of a-methyl styrene and tosyl-imines into homoallylic amides 32 (Equation (19)) (TMS = trimethylsilyl).29 These conditions produce the first examples of intermolecular imino-ene reactions with less reactive imines. Typically, glyoxalate imines are necessary. A comprehensive examination of the lanthanoid metal triflates was done and the activity was shown to directly correlate with the oxophilicity scale. The first report used preformed imines, and subsequently it was found that a three-component coupling reaction could be effected, bypassing the isolation of the intermediate imine.30 Particularly noteworthy was the successful participation of aliphatic aldehydes to yield homoallylic amines. 

Cyclopropyl imines can be used as five-atom components in intermolecular [5 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions with dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate (DMAD) (Scheme 14).45 In this hetero-[5 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction, dihydroaze-pines are constructed from simple, readily available starting materials. The cyclopropyl imines can be preformed or made in situ by the condensation of cyclopropyl carboxaldehydes and amines. Although, thus far, DMAD is the only... 

Recently, intermolecular hydrophosphination of alkynes was also reported with ytterbium-imine complex catalyst precursors [20]. Aromatic alkynes react at room temperature to afford ( )-isomers, while aliphatic ones require heating at 80 °C and, quite surprisingly, (Z)-isomers (trans-addition products) are formed preferentially (Table 4). In this respect the ytterbium-catalyzed reactions are different from the radical process, in which the ( )-isomer formed initially isomerizes to the (Z)-isomer. 

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