Intramolecular amination aniline synthesis

Katritzky developed a facile synthesis of l,2-diaryl(heteroaryl)pyrroles in a two-step procedure from A-allylbenzotriazoles via intramolecular oxidative cyclization in the presence of a Pd(II) catalyst <00JOC8074>. Thus, treating A-allylbenzotriazole (21) with n-butyllithium followed by addition of a diarylimine yielded the (2-benzotriazolyl-l-arylbut-3-en)anilines 22 which were subsequently heated in the presence of the system Pd(OAc)2-PPh3-CUCI2-K2CO3 to undergo intermolecular amination with simultaneous oxidation of the intermediate 3-pyrroline to the pyrroles 23. 

There have been several reports of the use of intramolecular displacements of nitro groups in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Thus, reaction16 of the intermediate (2) with a strong base in DMF results in the substitution of a nitro group by the amide function to yield a dibenzothiazepinone derivative (3). Nucleophilic addition across the double bond of 2,4,6-trinitrostyrene may occur with thiophenol, aniline, and aliphatic amines. The adducts so formed with primary amines may undergo intramolecular substitution of an o-nitro group to give IV-substituted 4,6-dinitroindoles.17... 

Chiral Al-salen complexes enable pyranoquinolines to be obtained with high diastereoselectivity by an inverse electron demand DA reaction between dihydropyran and benzylidene aniline <04BMCL2035>. Sulfamic acid effects the one-pot reaction between benzaldehyde, an aromatic amine and dihydropyran which leads to the same products (Scheme 3). An intramolecular version of the latter variant involves the imines derived from O-prenylsalicylaldehyde and gives isochromanoquinolines <04S69> and sulfamic acid is also a suitable catalyst for the Pechmaim synthesis of coumarins <04SL1909>. 

This reaction was first reported by Fischer and Jourdan in 1883. It is a synthesis of indole derivatives by the treatment of aryl hydrazones coupled from aromatic hydrazines and ketones or aldehydes with either a mineral or Lewis acid. Therefore, it is generally known as the Fischer indole synthesis. In addition, it is also referred to as Fischer cyclization, Fischer indole cyclization, Fischer indole reaction, Fischer indolization, Fischer reaction, and Fischer indole annulation. Although the mechanism has been extensively studied, the one formulated by Robinson and Robinson is now generally accepted. It involves the following steps (a) initial acid-catalyzed tautomerization of an aromatic hydrazone to an ene-hydrazine, b) a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of ene-hydrazine to a M-imine intermediate, (c) re-aromatization to aniline, d) intramolecular nucleophilic attack to form aminal, and (e) extrusion of an ammonia to afford the indole. 

There are numerous reports of hydrofonnylation reactions where an amine substituent in the substrate condenses with the aldehyde product to form a heterocyclic ring (Fig. 6). Intramolecular hydroaminomethylation reactions are often referred to as cyclohydrocarbonylation reactimis. A Cbz-protected homoallylic amine underwent cyclohydrocarbonylatiOTi with Rh-biphephos to form the natural product, ( )-coniine (Fig. 6, 13) [25]. Alper recently reported the formation the seven-membered ring of 2-benzazepines (Fig. 6, 14) by hydroformylation of 2-isopropenylbenzaldehydes in the presence of anilines [26]. Intramolecular hydroaminomethylation of 2-isopropenylanilines produces 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines (Fig. 6, 15) [27]. In some instances, the enamine derived from intramolecular condensation of the resulting aldehyde is desired. For example, the synthesis of a key intermediate (Fig. 6,16) in the synthesis of a series of ACE inhibitors was... 

Orr/zc- em-Dihalovinylanilines 278 were also used in another example of a Buchwald-Hartwig-type/Mizoroki-Heck reaction for the synthesis of 2-vinylic indoles 279 (Scheme 8.69). Lautens and coworkers [140] recently illustrated a domino coupUng under Jeffery s condition where the aniline nitrogen undergoes an amination step followed by a Mizoroki-Heck coupling with various alkenes. In this process, electronic factors and steric hindrance of the different substituents had only a small effect on the yield however, in the formation of 3-substituted indoles using this method only very poor yields were obtained. The procedure can also be performed in an intramolecular mode leading to tricycUc compounds such as pyridino and azepino indoles 281 and 282 (Scheme 8.69). 

In 2012, T2ik2ihashi et al. [30] reported the catalytic enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric 2-aryl-4-quinolinone derivatives using the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction with a (i )-MOP-Pd2(dba)3 catalyst. This reaction involved the 1,4-addition of aniline to an ynone, followed by an intramolecular Buchw2ild-Hartwig amination. An enantioselectivity as high as 72% ee could be achieved (Scheme 2.4). 

In order to demonstrate the versatility of the immobilized 4-fluoro-3-nitro benzoic acid scaffold 10, we also synthesized benzopiperazinones derivatives. The building block used for the synthesis of benzopiperazinones is shown in Fig. 14. Complete acylation of 12 at the secondary aniline site was achieved by a reaction with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of triethyl amine. Finally, one pot intramolecular cyclization of 25 and cleavage was done with NaOMe/ MeOH at room temperature. According to the thin layer chromatography analy-... 

Hydroformylation of substrates incorporating O- or N-nudeophilic moieties leads to cyclic hemiacetals, acetals, 0,N-acetals, or enamines depending on the reaction conditions and the functional groups of the substrates. In the total synthesis of the anticancer agent, natural product leucascandroUde A (24), three different carbonyla-tion steps were incorporated (Scheme 12.1). Alkene 20 underwent a cyclohydrocar-bonylation reaction under hydroformylation conditions, resulting in the formation of hemiacetal 21. The other two carbonylation steps involved formylation of 18 and intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation of alkene 22 [28]. Various tryptamine derivatives [29] and the framework of piperidine alkaloids [30] were also synthesized via cyclohydrocarbonylation starting from functionalized homoallylic amines or aniline derivatives, respectively. 

The following discussion focuses on the synthesis of aromatic heterocycles where a key palladium- or copper-catalyzed aryl halide (or equivalent) amination, etherification or thioetherification process is employed. Annulative routes utilizing anilines and related compounds with alkynes (Larock type) are also considered. Routes that do not lead to aromatic products or that rely on the functionalization of preexisting heterocycles have been discounted. Similarly, the synthesis of heterocycles via TT-allylpalladium chemistry or intramolecular cyclization of palladium Tr-olefin and TT-alkyne complexes is not featured. The discussion is structured predominantly around the type of bond being formed (C—N, C—O, or C—S) and is classified further by heterocycle type. Intramolecular and intermolecular C—X bond formations as well as tandem catalytic processes leading to aromatic heterocycle products are all discussed. 

A novel and efficient synthesis of pyrido[l,2- ]benzimidazoles from AT-aryl-2-aminopyridines in moderate to excellent yields through direct intramolecular aromatic C-H amination was reported by Zhang, Zhu et al. (Scheme 8.57). The cocatalysts Cu(OAc)2 and Fe(N03)3-9H20 are the best for this transformation in DMF under O2 atmosphere. However, electron-withdrawing substituents in the meta position of the aniline ring and any position of the pyridine ring are... 

The palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H arylation of aromatic C-H bonds with haloarenes (Ar-H/Ar-X coupling, where X is halogen) is effective for the synthesis of carbazole alkaloids with amine linkers, as reported by Bedford and coworkers in 2006 (Scheme 16.16a) [34]. Buchwald-Hartwig coupling of an aryl bromide and an aniline derivative generated aryl chloride 91 in situ, which was easily cyclized under palladium catalysis to give clausine P in 80% yield. They also... 

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