Nitro malonates

Dioxo-6-nitro-cyclam was prepared by reaction of 2-nitro-malonic ester with 2,3,2-tet, and reduced to 6-amino-cyclam.75 6,13-Dinitro-5,7,12,14-tetramethyl-l,4,8,l 1-tetraazacyclotetradeca-l,5,7,12-tetraene)copper(II) was prepared by reaction of bis(3-nitro-2,4-pentanedionato)Cun with en (cf. (37)).76... 

Conversely, indole can be condensed with the Mannich base from nitro-malonic ester, formaldehyde, and ammonium acetate, giving an intermediate that can be worked up to give an overall yield of tryptophan of 77% 815... 

Active methylene or methine compounds, to which two EWGs such as carbonyl, alko.xycarbonyl, formyl, cyano, nitro, and sulfonyl groups are attached, react with butadiene smoothly and their acidic hydrogens are displaced with the 2,7-octadienyl group to give mono- and disubstituted compounds[59]. 3-Substituted 1,7-octadienes are obtained as minor products. The reaction is earned out with a /3-keto ester, /9-diketone, malonate, Q-formyl ketones, a-cyano and Q-nitro esters, cya noacetamide, and phenylsulfonylacetate. Di(octadienyl)malonate (61) obtained by this reaction is converted into an... 

One effective method for synthesis of tryptophan derivatives involves alkylation of formamido- or acetamido- malonate diesters by gramine[l,2]. Conversion to tryptophans is completed by hydrolysis and decarboxylation. These reactions were discussed in Chapter 12. An enolate of an a-nitro ester is an alternative nucleophile. The products can be converted to tryptophans by rcduction[3,4],... 

Substances that form carbanions, such as nitro compounds, hydrocyanic acid, malonic acid, or acetylacetone, react with vinyl ethers in the presence of water, replacing the alkyl group under mild conditions (245). 

Z-Furan. 3-(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)-2-propenamide, is prepared by condensation of 5-nitro-2-furancarboxaldehyde diacetate with malonic ester followed by PCl chlorination and amination (29). The product was marketed in Japan as a food preservative. 

The same methodology was also used starting from the ethyl 6-amino-7-chloro-l-ethyl-4-oxo-l,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate, prepared by reduction of the nitro derivative. The requisite nitro derivative was prepared by nitration of ethyl 7-chloro-l-ethyl-4-oxo-l,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate. A second isomer was prepared from 4-chloro-3-nitroaniline by reaction with diethyl ethoxymethylene-malonate, subsequent thermal cyclization, and further ethylation because of low solubility of the formed quinolone. After separation and reduction, the ethyl 7-amino-6-chloro-l-ethyl-4-oxo-l,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate 32 was obtained. The ort/io-chloroaminoquinolones 32,33 were cyclized to the corresponding 2-substituted thiazoloquinolines 34 and 35, and the latter were derivatized (Scheme 19) (74JAP(K)4, 79CPB1). 

The Michael reaction occurs with a variety of a,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, not just conjugated ketones. Unsaturated aldehydes, esters, thio-esters, nitriles, amides, and nitro compounds can all act as the electrophilic acceptor component in Michael reactions (Table 23.1). Similarly, a variety of different donors can be used, including /3-diketones, /3-keto esters, malonic esters, /3-keto nitriles, and nitro compounds. 

Similar results are observed in the conjugative addition of CH-acidic methylene compounds with the metal derivatives of 2-nitro-5,10,15.20-tetraphenylporphyrin (6). The nickel porphyrin 6 (M = Ni) yields with an excess of dimethyl malonate the cyclopropane derivative 7 whereas the copper porphyrin 6 (M — Cu) forms with two equivalents of malononitrile the bisadduct 8.111... 

Ilydriodic acid in reduction of m-nitro-benzenesulfonyl chloride to m-nitrophenyl disulfide, 40, 80 Hydrogenation, of diethylisonitroso-malonate to diethyl aminomalo-nate over palladium-on-charcoal, 40, 24... 

So do anhydrides and many compounds that enolize easily (e.g., malonic ester and aliphatic nitro compounds). The mechanism is usually regarded as proceeding through the enol as in 12-4. If chlorosulfuric acid (CISO2OH) is used as a catalyst, carboxylic acids can be ot-iodinated, as well as chlorinated or brominated. N-Bromosuccinimide in a mixture of sulfuric acid-trifluoroacetic acid can mono-brominate simple carboxylic acids. ... 

Here too there is an enol that tautomerizes to the product. The mechanism is illustrated for the case of P-keto acids, ° but it is likely that malonic acids, a-cyano acids, a-nitro acids, and P,y-unsaturated acids behave similarly, since similar six-membered transition states can be written for them. Some a,P-unsaturated acids are also decarboxylated by this mechanism by isomerizing to the p,y-isomers before... 

A. tn-NUrocinnamic acid. In a 1-1. round-bottomed flask fitted with a reflux condenser are placed 151 g. (1 mole) of tw-nitro-benzaldehyde (Note 1), 115 g. (1.1 moles) of malonic acid, 250 ml. of 95% ethanol, and 25 ml. of pyridine. The mixture is heated on a steam bath under gentle reflux for 6-8 hours and cooled. The large masses of crystals are broken up with a spatula, and the reaction mixture is cooled in an ice bath. The solid is collected on a Buchner funnel, and the residue is washed with 100 ml. of cold ethanol and then with two 100-ml. portions of diethyl ether. The crude w-nitrocinnamic acid is suspended in 300 ml. of ethanol and digested on a steam plate for 2-3 hours. The mixture is cooled and filtered, and the solid is air-dried. The product, 144 155 g. (75-80%), is a light-yellow solid and melts at 200-201° (Note 2). 

MALONALDEHYDE, NITRO-, SODIUM DERIVATIVE, 32, 95 Malonic acid, 31, 35 33, 20, 62 Malonic acid, ethylidene, diethyl ESTER, 32, 54... 

Monoanions derived from nitroalkanes are more prone to alkylate on oxygen rather than on carbon in reactions with alkyl halides, as discussed in Section 5.1. Methods to circumvent O-alkylation of nitro compounds are presented in Sections 5.1 and 5.4, in which alkylation of the a.a-dianions of primary nitro compounds and radial reactions are described. Palladium-catalyzed alkylation of nitro compounds offers another useful method for C-alkylation of nitro compounds. Tsuj i and Trost have developed the carbon-carbon bond forming reactions using 7t-allyl Pd complexes. Various nucleophiles such as the anions derived from diethyl malonate or ethyl acetoacetate are employed for this transformation, as shown in Scheme 5.7. This process is now one of the most important tools for synthesis of complex compounds.6811-1 Nitro compounds can participate in palladium-catalyzed alkylation, both as alkylating agents (see Section 7.1.2) and nucleophiles. This section summarizes the C-alkylation of nitro compounds using transition metals. 

The reaction was carried out with /3-keto esters, /3-diketones, malonate, a-formyl ketones, a-cyano and a-nitro esters, cyanoacetamide, and phen-ylsulfonylacetate. (PPh3)2PdCl2 was used with sodium phenoxide. Also, Pd(OAc)2 and PPh3 are good catalysts. When bidentate ligand was used, the 1 1 rather than 1 2 addition reaction took place (56). For example, bis(diphenylphosphino) 1,2-ethane (39) produced a mixture of the following 1,4- (59) and 1,2- (60) addition products ... 

This reaction was easily performed with malonic ester derivatives using approaches described above for nitro carbanions. It should be noted that the anion of malonic ester can be prepared not only by the reactions of bases with malonates but also by desilylation of silyl ketene acetal (449) with fluoride anion. 

Diethyl (5-nitro-2-pyridyl)malonate was prepared in the reaction of 5-... 

When (3-substituted phenyl)aminomethylenemaIonate (1163, 3-R = H) was applied, a mixture of 5-substituted and 7-substituted 4-hydroxyquino-lines (1164, 5-R + H and 7-R + H) was obtained. For example, the thermal cyclization of (3-nitrophenyl)aminomethylenemalonate in dibenzyl ether at 250°C afforded a 3 1 mixture of 7-nitro- and 5-nitro-4-hydroxy-quinolines (1164, R = 7-N02 and 5-NO ). 4-Hydroxyquinolines (1164) could also be prepared when a mixture of anilines, triethyl orthoformate, and isopropylidene malonate was slowly heated to 100°C in Dowtherm A, stirred over a period of 30 minutes, and then raised to a temperature of... 

Nitro-2-methylpyridine was obtained in 87% yield when diethyl malo-nate was reacted with 5-nitro-2-chloropyridine in DMF in the presence of sodium hydroxide at room temperature, and the diethyl (5-nitro-2-pyridyl)malonate was then hydrolyzed and decarboxylated by heating in dilute hydrochloric acid at reflux temperature (88GEP3707361, 88GEP3708093). 

The carbanion derived from dimethyl malonate reacts with the cyclic nitro compounds 422 of ring size 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12 to afford the corresponding esters 423. Acyclic allylic nitro compounds 424 (R = Me, CH2OAC or CC Et) are attacked by bulky nucleophiles, such as dimethyl malonate anion, mainly at the terminal primary carbon atom to give rearranged products 425, whereas smaller nucleophiles, e.g. the anion derived from methyl cyanoacetate, react at the tertiary carbon atom to yield 426409a 453 455. 

Irradiation accelerates the reactions of Scheme 4.1, and the substitution products are formed in 70-80% yields. Acceptors of radicals (e.g., di-tert-butylnitroxyl) or electrons (e.g., m-dinitro-benzene [DNB]) completely inhibit the snbstitution even if the acceptors are added to the reaction mixture in small amonnts. The mentioned snbstitution reactions do not take place when no cyano groups are present in the initial a-phenylsnlphonyl cumene. Hence, the cyano groups send the reaction via the ion-radical pathway. Like the nitro gronp, the cyano group promotes the formation of anion-radical, which originates on one-electron transfer from the thiophenolate or malonate ions to the substrate. 

Using the addition of dimethyl malonate to nitro-olefms as the model reaction, Connon et al. [72] in 2(X)5 reported a highly functionahzed Cinchona alkaloid-derived chiral thiourea. Key functional groups were identified to enhance the catalyst s stereodirecting properties. Aside from the advantage of a bifunctional Cinchona alkaloid... 

In 2006, our research group reported a novel MCR based on the reactivity of a-acidic isocyano esters (1) toward 1-azadienes (84) generated by the 3CR between phosphonates, nitriles, and aldehydes [169]. Remarkably, the dihydropyridone products (85) for this 4CR contained the intact isonitrile function at C3. The exceptional formation of the 3-isocyano dihydropyridone scaffold can be explained by the Michael-attack of the a-deprotonated isonitrile (1) to the (protonated) 1-azadiene (84), followed by lactamization via attack of the ester function by the intermediate enamine. Although in principle the isocyano functionality is not required for the formation of the dihydropyridone (85) scaffold, all attempts using differently functionalized esters (e.g., malonates, ot-nitro, and a-cyano esters) gave lower yields of the dihydropyridone analogs [170] (Fig. 26). 

The carbon nucleophiles in amine-catalyzed reaction conditions are usually rather acidic compounds containing two electron-attracting substituents. Malonic esters, cyanoacetic esters, and cyanoacetamide are examples of compounds which undergo condensation reactions under Knoevenagel conditions.115 Nitroalkanes are also effective nucleophilic reactants. The single nitro group sufficiently activates the a hydrogens to permit deprotonation under the weakly basic conditions. Usually, the product that is isolated is... 

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