Isocyanate reactivity with alkenes

In a manner analogous to classic nitrile iinines, the additions of trifluoro-methylacetonitrile phenylimine occur regiospecifically with activated terminal alkenes but less selectively with alkynes [39], The nitnle imine reacts with both dimethyl fumarate and dimethyl maleate m moderate yields to give exclusively the trans product, presumably via epimenzation of the labile H at position 4 [40] (equation 42) The nitrile imine exhibits exo selectivities in its reactions with norbornene and norbornadiene, which are similar to those seen for the nitrile oxide [37], and even greater reactivity with enolates than that of the nitnle oxide [38, 41], Reactions of trifluoroacetomtrile phenyl imine with isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and carbodiimides are also reported [42]... 

The high reactivity of CSI is probably associated with the powerful electronwithdrawing character of the chlorosulfonyl moiety, which activates the adjacent isocyanate group with respect to nucleophilic addition. The [2 + 2] cycloadditions with alkenes may therefore be depicted as in Scheme 33. 

The reactive compound chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (ClSOaNCO, forms P-lactams even with unactivated alkenes, as well as with imines, allenes, conjugated dienes, and cyclopropenes. With microwave irradiation, alkyl isocyanates also... 

N-Vinyl heterocumulenes represent a new, highly reactive 2-azadiene species, which react, in general, with electron-rich alkenes and alkynes. Accordingly, we think it is of interest to complement the utility of electron-poor 2-azadienes in [4 + 2] cycloadditions by showing some examples involving A-vinyl isocyanates, -isothiocyanates, -carbodiimides, and -ketenimines. 

Iodine isocyanate, preformed or made in situ from AgNCO and h, adds to alkeites - with the regio- and stneo-chemistry expected of reactions proceeding via cyclic iodonium ions. When the INCO is made in situ, a competing mechanism also occurs (except with the most reactive alkenes) in which the alkene complexes with the iodine, and the complex then reacts with the isocyanate ion to generate the same P-iodoisocyanate as obtained firom INCO direct The reaction can be carried out at -35 to +20 C in Et20, CHzCh, THF, pentane or excess alkene as solvent. Dichloromethane or ether are... 

Alkenes with a variety of substituents such as acetal, amine, amide, carbamate, ester, ether, isocyanate, ketone, oxirane, and snlfide can be hydrosilated, usually without affecting the ftinctional group. However, this is not always fine for example, allyl chloride gives a considerable amount of the reduction product (see equation 26). Table 4 lists representative examples of hydrosilation. It is not so remarkable in the case of radical hydrosilation, but reactivity is high for hydrosUane, which has electronegative group in the case of transition metal catalyzed hydrosilation. 

Acyl isocyanates are more reactive than alkyl or aryl isocyanates. However, the presence of an additional rr-bond conjugated to the C>i-N bond of the isocyanate opens the possibility for [4 + 2] cycloadditions to compete with normal [2 + 2] additions. Reactions with alkyl and aryl substituted alkenes are rather slow. Propene, tranj-2-butene, styrene and conjugated dienes give only 3-lactams, albeit in moderate yields (Scheme 25). The strained double bond of norbomene, a reactive dienophile, adds across the conjugated 4iT-system of trichloroacetyl isocyanate (equation 51). 

An alternative route to chiral p-lactams was provided by reactions of electron-deficient isocyanates with chiral nucleophilic alkenes such as vinyl ethers or vinyl acetates. Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (CSI), a commonly used reactive isocyanate [34], undergoes stereospecific 5-yn-addition to alkenes. The chlorosulfonyl group can subsequently be reductively removed from the nitrogen atom. It has been shown that reactions between CSI and (Z)- and ( )-alkenyl ethers stereoselectively give cA-3,4-disubstituted azetidinones from (Z)-olefins and tmns-3,4-... 

The availability of the unshared pair of electrons on the heteratcm(s) dictates the potential reactivity of these compounds. For enamines (vinylamines) or ketene aminals, the more basic -NR2 groups give more reactive ccnpounds. Secondly, the orbital containing the available electron pair must be ooplanar with the pi orbital of the alkene for polarization, 4, to occur. Clearly, greater polarization gives more nucleophilic character to the /3-carbon and enchaneed reactivity towards isocyanates. 

Reactions of these activated alkenes with phenyl isocyanate with or without added solvent were used to gauge the reactivity of various RIM-extender candidates.. Compounds which failed to give essentially quantitative reactions were deemed unlikely RIM candidates. Additionally, the melting points of the bis-phenylisocyanate adducts were used to model the melting behavior of the bis-amide hard segments which would result from the use of these compounds as extenders in MDI-based RIM systems. 

Although simple isocyanates are not electrophilic enough to add to alkenes, electron-deficient isocyanates will add to alkenes. Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate is the most reactive and most commonly used isocyanate105-107. It undergoes stereospecific syn addition to alkenes. The carbonyl group adds to the most nucleophilic end of the double bond. The chlorosulfonyl group can be reductively hydrolyzed with sodium sulfite. Asymmetric induction will result from addition to... 

The synthesis of a series of isoxazoles 15 and isoxazolines 15a on the solid phase has been reported by Pei and Moos [50] via [3 + 2] cycloaddition of alkenes and alkynes with highly reactive nitrile oxides. The cycloaddition reactions of resin-bound peptoids were carried out in toluene at 100°C or in DCM-H2O at room temperature, depending on the precursors of the nitrile oxides. Benzaldehyde oxime and various nitroalkyl compounds were selected as nitrile oxide precursors. The nitrile oxides were generated in situ by reacting the nitroalkyl compounds with phenyl isocyanate and triethylam-ine or by oxidizing the oximes with sodium hypochlorite in the presence of triethylamine (Fig. 7). 

Azetidin-2-ones are more reactive than y- and <5-lactams because of ring strain. This is true for the alkaline fission to give salts of / amino carboxylic acids, as well as for the acid-catalysed hydrolysis to fi-carboxyethylammonium salts. Starting from alkenes and chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, a stereocontrolled synthesis of / -amino carboxylic acids can be realized. Ammonia and amines react with azetidin-2-ones, also with ring-opening, to produce / -amino carboxylic amides. Hence they are acylated by azetidin-2-ones ... 

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