Pyrazolines isomerization

Diazo compounds also undergo cycloaddition with fullerenes [for reviews, see (104),(105)]. These reactions are HOMO(dipole)-LUMO(fullerene) controlled. The initial A -pyrazoline 42 can only be isolated from the reaction of diazomethane with [60]fullerene (106) (Scheme 8.12) or higher substituted derivatives of Ceo (107). Loss of N2 from the thermally labile 42 resulted in the formation of the 6,5-open 1,2-methanofullerene (43) (106). On the other hand, photolysis produced a 4 3 mixture of 43 and the 6,6-closed methanofullerene (44) (108). The three isomeric pyrazolines obtained from the reaction of [70]fullerene and diazomethane behaved analogously (109). With all other diazo compounds so far explored, no pyrazoline ring was isolated and instead the methanofullerenes were obtained directly. As a typical example, the reaction of Cgo with ethyl diazoacetate yielded a mixture of two 6,5-open diastereoisomers 45 and 46 as well as the 6,6-closed adduct 47 (110). In contrast to the parent compound 43, the ester-substituted structures 45 and 46, which are formed under kinetic control, could be thermally isomerized into 47. The fomation of multiple CPh2 adducts from the reaction of Ceo and diazodiphenylmethane was also observed (111). The mechanistic pathway that involves the extrusion of N2 from pyrazolino-fused [60]fullerenes has been investigated using theoretical methods (112). 

Diazomethane yields the isomeric pyrazolines 40 and 41, respectively, from the bromo esters 38 and 39. These undergo an autocatalytic exothermic conversion to the same 1 //-pyrazole 42 on heating, or on standing in solution (Scheme 13). This is taken as evidence that 25 is an intermediate, because if group migration was concerted with loss of Br , 40 and 41 should give different products.89... 

The reaction of arylidenecyclonones with hydrazines proceeds with the formation of regio- and stereoisomers. Thus, treatment of bisbenzylidene-4-thiopyranones 66 with propylhydrazine 67 in boiling methanol yields mixtures of two isomeric pyrazolines 68 and 69, with 68 predominating [90] (Scheme 2.17). The amount of isomer 69 increases when X is S to SO and S02. 

Unfortunately, several important classes of a-diazo ketones cannot be prepared in good yield via these standard methods. a -Diazo derivatives of a.p-unsaturated ketones, for example, have previously proved to be particularly difficult to prepare.1113 12 The acylation of diazomethane with a.p-unsaturated acid chlorides and anhydrides is generally not a successful reaction because of the facility of dipolar cycloaddition to conjugated double bonds, which leads in this case to the formation of mixtures of isomeric pyrazolines. Also problematic are diazo transfer reactions involving base-sensitive substrates such as certain a,p-enones and heteroaryl ketones. Finally, the relatively harsh conditions and lack of regioselectivity associated with the thermodynamically controlled Claisen formylation step in the "deformylative" diazo transfer procedure limit the utility of this method when applied to the synthesis of diazo derivatives of many enones and unsymmetrical saturated ketones. 

If nitrile imides are generated in the presence of a nucleophilic olefin, the corresponding 1,3-cycloaddition products are isolated, usually in good yield (S3,60-70j example, from diphenylnitrile imide and methyl cinnam-ate a mixture of the isomeric pyrazolines LVI and LVII is obtained in 95 % yield ( ). 

Formation of esters by reaction of diazoalkanes with carboxylic acids is a mild and often quantitative procedure. It is particularly useful for the preparation of methyl and ethyl [4], benzyl [3, 58], and benzhydryl esters [45, 59, 60], although not on a large scale. The reaction is initiated by proton transfer from the carboxyl group and 0-alkylation is a competing reaction with phenolic acids. Diazoalkanes may also add to carbonyl [61] and olefinic linkages [62]. Thus the shikimic acid derivative (16) with a limited amount of diazomethane at low temperature gives the methyl ester (17) but with an excess of the reagent forms the isomeric pyrazolines (18 and 19) [63, 64]. 

Lichesterylic acid and methyl protolichesterinate have been found in Cetraria islandica (555) the latter ester was prepared from the potassium salt of protolichesterinic acid and methyl iodide 413). Allo-protolichesterinic acid adds diazomethane to form isomeric pyrazoline methylesters, the stereochemistry of which was established by their respective CD spectra. Hydrogenation of allo-protolichesterinic acid with Pd-C in acetic acid produces a mixture of (-)-dihydro-allo-protolichesterinic acid (33), (-)-nephromopsinic acid (34) and (-)-lichesterinic acid (35) (see Scheme 34). 

PYRAZOLES, PYRAZOLINES AND PYRAZOLONES] (Vol 20) MVPI. See Mobil s Vapor Phase Isomerization Process. 

Following the classification of Chapter 4.01, three classes will be considered, (a) Compounds isomeric with aromatic compounds (6), (7) and (8). The quaternary, non-aromatic salts (Scheme 7, Chapter 4.01) will be discussed only in connection with protonation studies which lead to the conclusion of their non-existence. The carbonyl derivatives (9), (10), (13) and (14) will also be included here because it is possible to write an aromatic tautomer for each one, (9 )-(14 ), even if it is energetically unfavoured, (b) Dihydro compounds. In this class not only pyrazolines (15), (16) and (17) but also pyrazolidinones (18) and pyrazolinediones like (1) are included, (c) Tetrahydro compounds. Besides the pyrazolidines (19), the pyrazolidinetriones (2) are included here. 

Tautomerism has been discussed in Section 4.04.1.5.2. It concerns prototropic tautomerism and the decreasing order of stability is (hydrazone) >A (azo)> A (enehydrazine). The isomerization A -> A occurs via a A -pyrazoline (65BSF769). Pyrazolidones and amino-A -pyrazolines exist as such. The only example of non-prototropic tautomerism deals with the isomerization (403) —> (404) (74CJC3474). This intramolecular process is another example (Section 4.04.1.5) of the thermodynamic analogy between prototropy and metallotropy. 

The stereochemistry of pyrazolines and pyrazolidines has already been discussed (Section 4.04.1.4.3). Optically active A - and A -pyrazolines have seldom been described (77JA2740, 79CJC360), but cis-trans isomeric pairs are common. The C-4 acid-catalyzed epimerization involves the mechanism shown in Scheme 38 (70TL3099), but in spite of some inconclusive arguments the C-5 epimerization has never been established with certainty. 

The important synthesis of pyrazoles and pyrazolines from aldazines and ketazines belongs to this subsection. Formic acid has often been used to carry out the cyclization (66AHQ6)347) and N-formyl-A -pyrazolines are obtained. The proposed mechanism (70BSF4119) involves the electrocyclic ring closure of the intermediate (587) to the pyrazoline (588 R = H) which subsequently partially isomerizes to the more stable trans isomer (589 R = H) (Section 4.04.2.2.2(vi)). Both isomers are formylated in the final step (R = CHO). 

Diazo compounds react with alkenes to afford A -pyrazolines, which in turn izomerize to A -pyrazolines if there is a hydrogen atom a to the N=N bond (Scheme 54). In those cases where two possible ways of isomerization exist, the more acidic hydrogen migrates preferentially. The alkene configuration is conserved on the A -pyrazoline (stereospecificity) but the regioselectivity depends on the substituents of both the alkene and the diazo compound. 

Burger s criss-cross cycloaddition reaction of hexafluoracetone-azine (76S349) is also a synthetic method of the [CNN + CC] class. In turn, the azomethines thus produced, (625) and (626) (79LA133), can react with alkenes and alkynes to yield azapentalene derivatives (627) and (628), or isomerize to A -pyrazolines (629) which subsequently lose HCF3 to afford pyrazoles (630 Scheme 56) (82MI40401). 

However, in the case of a-substituted unsaturated esters (4), as for example methacrylic or tiglic acid esters, diazomethane addition results in the formation of stable A pyrazolines (5). The latter products require halogen acids for conversion to the isomeric nonconjugated A -pyrazolines (6). 

Palladium-catalyzed cyclization reactions with aryl halides have been used to synthesize pyrazole derivatives. V-Aryl-lV-(c>-bromobenzyl)hydrazines 26 participated in a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular amination reaction to give 2-aryl-2W-indazoles 27 . Palladium-catalyzed cascade intermolecular queuing-cyclocondensation reaction of o-iodophenol (28) with dimethylallene and aryl hydrazines provided pyrazolyl chromanones 29 <00TL7129>. A novel one-pot synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted-2-pyrazolines 32 has been achieved with an unexpected coupling-isomerization sequence of haloarene 30, propargyl alcohol 31, and methylhydrazine <00ACIE1253>. 

Further studies on 1,3-dipolar addition reactions of diazophosphonates have been recorded,122 and work on 2-diazo-l-hydroxyalkylphosphonates also continues.123 The ester (155 R = H) reacts with esters of acetylenedicarboxylic acid without liberation of nitrogen to give stereoisomeric C-phosphorylated pyrazolines, which can be decomposed with both phosphorus-carbon and carbon-carbon bond fission, affording mixtures containing dimethyl acetylphosphonate, dimethyl hydrogen phosphonate, and tri(alkoxycarbonyl)pyrazolines. In the reaction between the same diazophosphonate and diazomethane, the latter conceivably acts as a basic catalyst for proton transfer in a series of steps which includes phosphonate-phosphate isomerization. The importance of a labile proton is demonstrated by the fact that the ester (155 R = Me) does not react in the manner described above. 

The transition metal-catalyzed reaction of diazoalkanes with acceptor-substituted alkenes is far more intricate than reaction with simple alkenes. With acceptor-substituted alkenes the diazoalkane can undergo (transition metal-catalyzed) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to the olefin [651-654]. The resulting 3//-pyrazolines can either be stable or can isomerize to l//-pyrazolines. 3//-Pyrazolines can also eliminate nitrogen and collapse to cyclopropanes, even at low temperatures. Despite these potential side-reactions, several examples of catalyzed cyclopropanations of acceptor-substituted alkenes with diazoalkanes have been reported [648,655]. Substituted 2-cyclohexenones or cinnamates [642,656] have been cyclopropanated in excellent yields by treatment with diazomethane/palladium(II) acetate. Maleates, fumarates, or acrylates [642,657], on the other hand, cannot, however, be cyclopropanated under these conditions. 

Reaction between diphenylmethylsodium and benzonitrile is reported to yield the pyrazoline 32 (Scheme 12), which may be oxidized to 33. The product was believed not to be the isomeric 4//-imidazole 3455 the melting points are very similar. 

Some other examples of application of 15N NMR spectroscopy include establishing the protonation site of A2-pyrazolines (87MI301-01) and assigning the structures to isomeric N-7 and N-9 substituted purines (86T5073). 

The photorearrangement of pyrazoles to imidazoles is probably analogous, proceeding via iminoylazirines (isomerization enthalpy =42 kJ mol ) (82AHC(30)239) indazoles similarly rearrange to benzimidazoles (67HCA2244). 3-Pyrazolin-5-ones (65) are photochemically converted into imidazo-lones (66) and open-chain products (67) (70AHC(ll)l). The 1,2- and 1,4-disubstituted imidazoles are interconverted photochemically. 

PYRAZOLES, PYRAZOLINES, AND PYRAZOLONES. The compounds of this article, i.e., five-membered heterocycles containing two adjacent nitrogen atoms, can best be discussed according to the number of double bonds present. Pyrazoles contain two double bonds within the nucleus, imparting an aromatic character to these molecules. They are stable compounds and can display the isomeric forms. (1) and (2). when properly substituted. Pyrazoles are scarce in nature when compared to the imidazoles (3), which arc widespread and have a central role in many biological processes. 

The photolysis of the 4-alkylidene-l-pyrazoline (94) gives rise to two isomeric methylene cyclopropanes (95 and 96).76 The available evidence points to the intermediacy of a trimethylenemethyl species (97) in the triplet state which can cyclize in three ways. The same species is postulated in the photolysis of a series of 4-alkylidene-l-pyrazoline-3-carboxylates.77 This appears to be a general route to derivatives of trimethylenemethyl trimethylenemethyl itself has been generated from 4-methylene-1-pyrazoline and the triplet nature of the intermediate identified by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy.78... 

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