Nitrogen heterocycles synthesis

Stoichiometric palladium-mediated cyclization was used in natural product synthesis by Boger a number of years ago, as was noted in the introduction. More recently, an intramolecular palladium-catalyzed amination of a heteroaromatic halide has been used as a step in the synthesis of an a-carboline natural product analog [146]. As discussed above, the diphenylhydrazone arylation can also be used for nitrogen heterocycle synthesis [140]. 

Scheme 8.16 MW-assisted PSSA-catalyzed nitrogen-heterocycles synthesis.

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Tandem inverse electron-demand hetero-Zretro-Diels-Alder reactions for aromatic nitrogen heterocycle synthesis 13CSR63. 

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Two synthetic bridged nitrogen heterocycles are also prepared on a commercial scale. The pentazocine synthesis consists of a reductive alkylation of a pyridinium ring, a remarkable and puzzling addition to the most hindered position, hydrogenation of an enamine, and acid-catalyzed substitution of a phenol derivative. The synthesis is an application of the reactivity rules discussed in the alkaloid section. The same applies for clidinium bromide. 

Examination of the pyrazino[2,3-rf]pyrimidine structure of pteridines reveals two principal pathways for the synthesis of this ring system, namely fusion of a pyrazine ring to a pyrimidine derivative, and annelation of a pyrimidine ring to a suitably substituted pyrazine derivative (equation 76). Since pyrimidines are more easily accessible the former pathway is of major importance. Less important methods include degradations of more complex substances and ring transformations of structurally related bicyclic nitrogen heterocycles. 

Synthesis of the title compound is representative of a number of syntheses of nonaromatic nitrogen heterocycles via Pd(Ill-catalyzed amination of olefins. These tosylated enamines are not readily available by standard synthetic methods, and show potential for further functionalization of the heterocycle. The saturated amine can be synthesized from the title compound by hydrogenation of the double bond followed by photolytic deprotection. ... 

As discussed in Chapter 6, nitro compounds are converted into amines, oximes, or carbonyl compounds. They serve as usefid starting materials for the preparation of various heterocyclic compounds. Especially, five-membered nitrogen heterocycles, such as pyrroles, indoles, ind pyrrolidines, are frequently prepared from nitro compounds. Syntheses of heterocyclic compounds using nitro compounds are described partially in Chapters 4, 6 and 9. This chapter focuses on synthesis of hetero-aromadcs fmainly pyrroles ind indolesi ind saturated nitrogen heterocycles such as pyrrolidines ind their derivadves. 

The reaction of A-acyliminium ions with nucleophilic carbon atoms (also called cationic x-amidoalkylation) is a highly useful method for the synthesis of both nitrogen heterocycles and open-chain nitrogen compounds. A variety of carbon nucleophiles can be used, such as aromatic compounds, alkcncs, alkyncs, carbcnoids, and carbanions derived from active methylene compounds and organometallics. 

The synthesis of highly substituted rigid tricyclic nitrogen heterocycles via a tandem four-component condensation (the Ugi reaction)/intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction was investigated in both solution and solid phase [24]. The Ugi reaction in MeOH (Scheme 4.2) involves the condensation of furylaldehydes 17, benzylamine 18, benzyl isocyanide 19 and maleic or fumaric acid derivatives 20, and provides the triene 21 which immediately undergoes an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, affording the cycloadduct 22 in a diastereoisomeric mixture with high yield. 

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Waldmann H. Amino Add Esters Versatile Chiral Auxiliary Groups for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles Synlett 1995 133-141... 

The majority of sequential radical reactions deal with cyclizations as the key steps. The constructions of carbocycles, oxygen, and nitrogen heterocycles using (TMSlsSiH as a mediator are many and represents the expansion and importance of these synthetic approaches. For example, Nicolaou and coworkers found that (TMSlsSiH serves as a superior reagent in the radical-based approach toward the synthesis of azadirachtin, an antifeedant agent currently used as an insecticide, and in other related systems. ° ° Here below we collected a number of reactions mostly from the recent work in the area of intramolecular reactions. 

A convenient synthesis of 6-cyanopurines from A-THP protected 6-chloropurines is that shown in Scheme 16. This method should be applicable to other chloro nitrogen heterocycles <95CCC1386>. 

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