Lithium derivative

For initial experience in the uae of Uthium, the preparation of either p-toluic acid or of a-napbtboic acid mcay be undertaken. For the former, p-bromotoluene is converted into the lithium derivative and the latter carbonated with soUd carbon dioxide ... 

A mixture of 0.40 mol of propargyl chloride and 150ml of dry diethyl ether was cooled at -90°C (liquid nitrogen bath) and a solution of 0.40 mol of ethyl-lithium (note 1) in about 350 ml of diethyl ether (see Exp. 1) was added with vigorous stirring and occasional cooling (note 2). The temperature of the reaction mixture was kept between -70 and -90°C. The formation of the lithium derivative proceeded almost instantaneously, so that the solution obtained could be used directly after the addition of the ethyl 1ithium, which was carried out in 15-20 min. This lithium acetylide solution is very unstable and must be kept below -60°C. 

The reaction of n-butylithium with 2-methylthiazole leads to three different lithium derivatives following attack on three positions of the molecule (223). Attack on the 4-position gives less than 2% lithium derivative. 

Deuterolysis of the organolithium compounds was used to characterize the three deuterated thiazoles corresponding to the three lithium derivatives. 

Benzylthiazole reacts with n-butyllithium to give 2- and 5-substituted products, but as expected from the particular properties of the 2-methyiene group, the proportion of 2-lithium derivatives is much more important (223). 

A novel method for preparing amino heterocycles is illustrated by the preparation of 2-amino-5-methylthiophene (159). In this approach vinyl azides act as NH2 equivalents in reaction with aromatic or heteroaromatic lithium derivatives (82TL699). A further variant for the preparation of amino heterocycles is by azide reduction the latter compounds are obtained by reaction of lithio derivatives with p- toluenesulfonyl azide and decomposition of the resulting lithium salt with tetrasodium pyrophosphate (Scheme 66) (82JOC3177). 

Carbon-sulfur bonds can be formed by the reaction of elemental sulfur with a lithio derivative, as illustrated by the preparation of thiophene-2-thiol (201) (700S(50)104). If dialkyl or diaryl disulfides are used as reagents to introduce sulfur, then alkyl or aryl sulfides are formed sulfinic acids are available by reaction of lithium derivatives with sulfur dioxide. 

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Sulfur diimides react readily and quantitatively with organolithium reagents at the sulfur centre to produce lithium sulfmimidinates of the type Li[RS(NR )2] x- ° The lithium derivatives may be hydrolyzed by... 

Complexes of the sulfenamido anion [RSNR ] with several transition metals [Zr(IV), Ti(IV), Mo(VI), W(Vf), Ni(If), and U(IV)] are known.They are prepared by the reaction of the lithium derivative of the sulfenamido anion with a metal halide complex. A selenium complex W(N Bu)2( BuNSePh)2 has been obtained in a similar... 

Halogenoisothiazoles and isothiazoles unsubstituted in the 5-position lithiate readily at —70° with i-butyllithium. These lithium derivatives react normally to give a variety of substituted isothiazoles as indicated in Scheme I (yields shown on arrows). This... 

The search for opioid analgesics which show reduced addiction liability ha.s centered largely on benzomorphan and morphinan derivatives. Some research has, however, been devoted to derivatives of the structurally simpler meperidine series. The preparation of one such compound, picenadol (59), starts with the reaction of N-methyl-4-piperidone with the lithium derivative from m-methoxybromobenzene. Dehydration of the first formed carbinol 51 gives the intermediate 52. Deprotonation by means of butyl lithium gives an anion which can be depicted in the ambident form 53. In the event, treatment of the anion with propyl bromide gives the product 54 from reaction of the benzylic anion. Treatment of that product, which now contains an eneamine function. 

The dibenzodiazepinone 1 is converted into N, Ar -diacyl derivatives 2 by treatment of the lithium derivative with acylating agents.181... 

Preparation of bromoindoles by replacement of metallic substituents have included oxidation of indolylmagnesium bromide by p-nitrobenzoic acid to give 3-bromoindole (67BSF1294), thallation procedures (illustrated in Scheme 18 also applied to the synthesis of chloroindoles) [85H(23)3113 86H(24)3065 87CPB3146, 87H(26)2817 89H(29)1163], and the use of lithium derivatives. The thallation reactions provide access particularly to 4- and 7-bromoindoles. Quenching the protected 2-lithium derivative of indole with 1,2-dibromotetrachloroethane gave an 87% yield of 2-bromoindole (92JOC2495). 

Introduction of an iodine to C-2 of indole can be accomplished using lithium derivatives. Since direct iodination tends to give mixtures it is essential to activate the 2-position at the expense of the inherently more reactive 3-position. This has been done by lithiating 1-f-butoxycarbonylin-doles (25) and then converting them into iodo derivatives before deprotection (85JHC505) (Scheme 19). Alternatively carbon dioxide can be used... 

Sandmeyer reaction provides access to 2-iodobenzo[h]selenophene (60MI1) the 4-iodo isomer is made from the lithium derivative (54J A5775). 

The bromination behavior of isomeric thienothiophenes (53-55) has been studied in detail. Both the [2,3-b] (53) and the [3,2-h](54) isomers reacted with one equivalent of NBS in acetic acid to give an a-monobrominated product, with some evidence of 2,5-dibromo species also being formed. With 2 mol of NBS these latter products were formed in good yield three molar equivalents led to 2,3,5-tribromothieno-[2,3-h]-and -[3,2-6]-thiophenes (Scheme 28). The monobromo compounds can also be prepared from lithium derivatives quenched with bromine [76AHC( 19) 123]. Apparently the [2,3-c]isomer (55) also reacted initially in the 2-position. 

Halogen exchange with metallic derivatives provides a powerful means of introducing iodine into specific quinoline sites. It has proved possible to prepare 2-, 3-, and 4-iodoquinolines from the trimethylstannyl [82H(19)168] or lithium derivatives [86S670]. Protected 2-aminoquinoline, lithiated at C-3, was quenched with iodine to give a 90% yield of the 3-iodo derivative (86S670). 

The 2-halogeno derivatives of thieno[3,2- ]pyridine are accessible through the lithium derivatives (84JHC785). 

A useful method of synthesis of 5-bromo- and 5,8-dibromo-3-methoxy-2-phenylimidazo[ 1,2-a]pyridines has involved quenching the lithium derivatives with bromine (83S987). 

Addilion of benzophenone to the lithium derivative 2 (M = Li) proceeds in a stereorandom fashion, which is attributed to the participation of radicals, detected by ESR and produced by single-electron transfer (SET)12. The magnesium derivative reacts with 90% diastereoselectivity with no SET being recorded. Benzaldehyde as the carbonyl compound affords the [1/, 1(1S)]-and [15,1(1/ )]-diastereomers in a 70 30 mixture, with 40% de12. Enhanced selectivities are achieved with camphor-derived 2-(2-oxazolyl)isoquinolines12a. 

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