Lead trifluoroacetates

The following acid-catalyzed cyclizations leading to steroid hormone precursors exemplify some important facts an acetylenic bond is less nucleophilic than an olelinic bond acetylenic bonds tend to form cyclopentane rather than cyclohexane derivatives, if there is a choice in proton-catalyzed olefin cyclizations the thermodynamically most stable Irons connection of cyclohexane rings is obtained selectively electroneutral nucleophilic agents such as ethylene carbonate can be used to terminate the cationic cyclization process forming stable enol derivatives which can be hydrolyzed to carbonyl compounds without this nucleophile and with trifluoroacetic acid the corresponding enol ester may be obtained (M.B. Gravestock, 1978, A,B P.E. Peterson, 1969). 

The most suitable synthetic method for these products is the heterocyc-lization reaction of N-thioacyl derivatives of amino acids (202) with phosphorus tribromide (378, 442-450, 559, 560) or anhydrous trifluoroacetic acid (448, 449, 451, 452) (Scheme 103). Treatment of N-thioacyl amino acids with acetic anhydride leads directly to the thiazolylacetate without isolation of an intermediate thiazolinone (365. 452). 2-Alkoxy-derivatives of A-2-thiazoline-5-one, however, can be obtained without acetylation by this method (453, 454). 

AijAT-dicyclohexylcarhodiimide (DCC) also leads to essentially quantitative conversion of amic acids to isoimides, rather than imides (30,31). Combinations of trifluoroacetic anhydride—triethjlarnine and ethyl chi oroform a te—triethyl amine also result in high yields of isoimides (30). A kinetic study on model compounds has revealed that isoimides and imides are formed via a mixed anhydride intermediate (12) that is formed by the acylation of the carboxylic group of amic acid (8). 

Catalytic reduction of folic acid to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (225) proceeds fast in trifluoroacetic acid (66HCA875), but a modified method using chemical reductants leads with sodium dithionite to 7,8-dihydrofolic acid (224). Further treatment with sodium borohydride gives (225) which has been converted into 5-formyl-(6i ,S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-folic acid (leucovorin) (226) by reaction with methyl formate (equation 70) (80HCA2554). 

Epoxides are easily attacked by trifluoroacetic anhydride. The reactions lead to diesters of vicinal diols and monoesters of unsaturated allylic alcohols in ratios depending on the reaction conditions [24] (equation 13). 

Peroxytnfluoroacetic acid is used tor numerous oxidations of saturated hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds It oxidizes alkanes, alkanols, and carboxylic acids with formation of hydroxylation products [29] Oxidation of cyclohexane with peroxytnfluoroacetic acid proceeds at room temperature and leads to cyclohexyl trifluoroacetate in 75% yield, 1-octanol under similar conditions gives a mixture of isomeric octanediols in 59% yield, and palmitic acid gives a mixture of hydroxypalmitic acids in 70% yield [29]... 

Trifluoroacetates of silver, mercury(II), thallium(lll), lead(IV), and lodme(III) are synthetically valuable reagents that combine the properties of strong electrophiles, oxidizers, and Lewis acids Furthermore, trifluoroacetate anions are stable to oxidation, are weak nucleophiles, and usually do not cause any contamination of the reaction mixture... 

Lcad(rV) trifluoroacetate is a strong electrophilic and oxidizing reagent It IS a valuable reagent for the hydroxylatton of aromatic compounds [5S, 59] Lead(IV) trifluoroacetate also reacts with silylated benzenes with the exclusive formation of the corresponding trifluoroacetate esters [59] (equation 28)... 

For acrylate polymers with higher levels of carboxylic acids, THF can be modified by the addition of acids such as acetic, phosphoric, or trifluoroacetic. Levels as high as 10% acetic acid are considered acceptable by most manufacturers for their styrene/DVB columns. If such a modified mobile phase is used, it may need to be premixed rather than generated using a dynamic mixing HPLC pump because on-line mixing often leads to much noisier baselines, particularly when using a refractive index detector. 

Phenotellurazine bis(trifluoroacetates) can be obtained by the oxidation of A-methylphenotellurazines with lead dioxide in trifluoroacetic acid solution. The... 

Reaction of the cyclopentadienyl rhodium and iridium tris(acetone) complexes with indole leads to the species 118 (M = Rh, Ir) [77JCS(D)1654 79JCS(D)1531]. None of these compounds deprotonates easily in acetone, but the iridium complex loses a proton in reaction with bases (Na2C03 in water, r-BuOK in acetone) to form the ri -indolyl complex 119. This reaction is easily reversed in the presence of small amounts of trifluoroacetic acid. 

Triazine 4-oxides 55 react with phenols (phenol, 2,6-dimethylphenol, resorcinol, 4-hexyh esorcinol) in trifluoroacetic acid in a similar way, yielding intermediate (T -adducts 5-hydroxyphenyl-4-hydroxy-4,5-dihydro-l,2,4-triazines 61. Subsequent oxidation leads to the corresponding 5-hydroxyphenyl-l,2,4-triazine 4-oxides 62 (97MC116). 

The reaction of 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides 55 with CH-active 1,3-diketones (dime-done, indanedione, iV.iV -dimethylbarbituric acid) in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (substrate activation by protonation) or KOH (activation of the nucleophile) leads to stable cr -adducts 63, whose oxidative aromatization by the action of KMn04 results in 5-substituted 1,2,4-triazine 4-oxides 64 (98MI). 

Finally, oxidative cleavage of the remaining aryl-silicon bond with lead tetrakis(trifluoroacetate), [Pb(OCOCF3)4]19, furnishes ( )-estrone [( )-1 ] in nearly quantitative yield. 

When one of the two acids is used in excess and the pk -values of the two acids differ strongly, the salt deficit method should be used with caution. Formic add, acetic acid, propionic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid have been electrolyzed competitively in mixtures of pairs. Formic acid and trifluoroacetic acid are comparable in case of electrolysis, both are more readily electrolyzed than acetic and propionic adds. Deviations are rationalized on the basis of differences in ionization [147]. It might 1 useful in such cases to neutralize both acids completely. Sometimes one of the two acids, although being the minor component, is more favorably oxidized possibly due to preferential adsorption or its higher acidity [148]. In this case the continuous addition of the more acidic add to an excess of the weaker acid may lead to successful cross-coupling [149], The chain length of the two acids should be chosen in such a... 

Electrolysis of benzene, in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid and triethylamine, leads to a 73% yield of phenol. ... 

The 1,1-dimetallic compounds, R2C(SnMe3)ZnBr, were oxidized by dry air at —10 to 0°C in the presence of Me3SiCl to give aldehydes or ketones, R2C=0. In a related indirect method, arylthallium bis(trifluoroacetates) (prepared by 12-21) can be converted to phenols by treatment with lead tetraacetate followed by triphenylphosphine, and then dilute NaOH. Diarylthallium trifluoroacetates undergo the same reaction. ... 

A hydroxy and an arylthio group can be added to a double bond by treatment with an aryl disulfide and lead tetraacetate in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid." Manganese and copper acetates have been used instead of Pb(OAc)4. ° Addition of the groups OH and RSO has been achieved by treatment of alkenes with O2 and a thiol (RSH)." Two RS groups were added, to give vie- dithiols, by treatment of the alkene with a disulfide RSSR and Bp3-etherate."° This reaction has been carried... 

It has been reported previously (147), and will be discussed in detail later, that arylthallium ditrifluoroacetates may be converted in good yield to phenols by treatment with lead tetraacetate in trifluoroacetic acid solution followed by addition of 1 mole of triphenylphosphine. The immediate product of the above reaction, an aryl trifluoroacetate, is hydrolyzed... 

For example, photolysis of a suspension of an arylthallium ditrifluoro-acetate in benzene results in the formation of unsymmetrical biphenyls in high yield (80-90%) and in a high state of purity 152). The results are in full agreement with a free radical pathway which, as suggested above, is initiated by a photochemically induced homolysis of the aryl carbon-thallium bond. Capture of the resulting aryl radical by benzene would lead to the observed unsymmetrical biphenyl, while spontaneous disproportionation of the initially formed Tl(II) species to thallium(I) trifluoroacetate and trifluoroacetoxy radicals, followed by reaction of the latter with aryl radicals, accounts for the very small amounts of aryl trifluoroacetates formed as by-products. This route to unsymmetrical biphenyls thus complements the well-known Wolf and Kharasch procedure involving photolysis of aromatic iodides 171). Since the most versatile route to the latter compounds involves again the intermediacy of arylthallium ditrifluoroacetates (treatment with aqueous potassium iodide) 91), these latter compounds now occupy a central role in controlled biphenyl synthesis. 

Oxidative cyclisations representing intramolecular variant of the Wacker reaction have seen significant developments. The intramolecular oxidative cyclisation of tosylamines was found to be catalysed by the [Pd(TFA)2(IMes)(OH2)] complex (TFA = trifluoroacetate) [42], The presence of a catalytic amount of acetic or benzoic acid leads to improved activity and selectivity (Scheme 10.13). 

COD)Ru(acetate)2 and (COD)Ru(trifluoroacetate)2 were not successful. In all cases, full conversion of the ligand with the precursor was determined via NMR, leading to mixtures of several, partly unidentified species. Furthermore, P-NMR experiments proved that in those cases no formation of any PP-coordinated complexes was achieved. 

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