Nucleophiles reaction with alkyl

Because etiolate anions are sources of nucleophilic carbon one potential use m organic syn thesis IS their reaction with alkyl halides to give a alkyl denvahves of aldehydes and ketones... 

Isoxazolium salts can be prepared by reaction with alkyl iodides or sulfates, although the low basicity of isoxazoles and their sensitivity to nucleophilic attack may necessitate special care. Isoxazolium salts containing bulky Af-substituents can be prepared by the reaction of isoxazoles with alcohols in the presence of perchloric acid. For example, the reaction of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole (53) with some alcohols in the presence of 70% perchloric acid gave isoxazolium salts, (54a) in 29%, (54b) in 57% and (54c) in 82% yield 79AHC(25)147, 68JOC2397). Attempts to quaternize 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitroisoxazole failed 71JCS(B)2365). 

The triazole 76, which is more accurately portrayed as the nucleophilic carbene structure 76a, acts as a formyl anion equivalent by reaction with alkyl halides and subsequent reductive cleavage to give aldehydes as shown (75TL1889). The benzoin reaction may be considered as resulting in the net addition of a benzoyl anion to a benzaldehyde, and the chiral triazolium salt 77 has been reported to be an efficient asymmetric catalyst for this, giving the products (/ )-ArCH(OH)COAr, in up to 86% e.e. (96HCA1217). In the closely related intramolecular Stetter reaction e.e.s of up to 74% were obtained (96HCA1899). 

On the basis of the reaction of alkyl radicals with a number of polycyclic aromatics, Szwarc and Binks calculated the relative selectivities of several radicals methyl, 1 (by definition) ethyl, 1.0 n-propyl, 1.0 trichloromethyl, 1.8. The relative reactivities of the three alkyl radicals toward aromatics therefore appears to be the same. On the other hand, quinoline (the only heterocyclic compound so far examined in reactions with alkyl radicals other than methyl) shows a steady increase in its reactivity toward methyl, ethyl, and n-propyl radicals. This would suggest that the nucleophilic character of the alkyl radicals increases in the order Me < Et < n-Pr, and that the selectivity of the radical as defined by Szwarc is not necessarily a measure of its polar character. 

Mechanistically the reaction can be divided into two steps. Initially the alkyl halide 1 reacts with sodium to give an organometallic species 3, that can be isolated in many cases. In a second step the carbanionic R of the organometallic compound 3 acts as nucleophile in a substitution reaction with alkyl halide 1 to replace the halide ... 

The reaction often works poorly unless an excess of the nucleophile is used because the product thiol can undergo a second S 2 reaction with alkyl halide to give a sulfide as a by-product. To circumvent this problem, thiourea, (NH2J2C=S, is often used as the nucleophile in the preparation of a thiol from an alkyl halide. The reaction occurs by displacement of the halide ion to yield an intermediate alkyl isothiourea salt, which is hydrolyzed by subsequent reaction with aqueous base. 

Optically active five- or six-membered cyclic A -acyliminium ions of this type are generated from the a-inethoxy derivatives, easily obtainable through anodic methoxylation of intermediates that are prepared via ex-chiral-pool syntheses from certain natural amino acids. Reaction of 5-substituted five-membered cyclic A -acyliminium ions with various nucleophiles leads to the predominant formation of cw-products with moderate selectivity. The trans-selective reaction with alkyl copper reagents appears to be an exception. 

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. 

Nucleophilic Reactions.—Attack on Saturated Carbon. Selected examples of the Arbusov reaction include phosphorylation of the chloroacetophenones (1) to give phosphonates, which cyclized to (2) in the presence of acid chlorides,1 formation of the azodiphosphonate (3) from 2,2 -dichloro-2,2 -azopropane,2 3 and the reaction of 2-chloro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2//-l,4-benzothiazine (4) with triethyl phosphite to give the 2-phosphonate (5), which is used as an olefin synthon.8 Bis(trimethylsilyl) trimethylsiloxymethylphosphonite (6) has been synthesized by silylation of hydroxy-methylphosphonous acid, and, as expected, undergoes a normal Arbusov reaction with alkyl halides to give the phosphonates (7).4 This series of reactions, followed by... 

The electrophilic reactivity of lithium carbenoids (reaction b) becomes evident from their reaction with alkyl lithium compounds. A, probably metal-supported, nucleophilic substitution occurs, and the leaving group X is replaced by the alkyl group R with inversion of the configuration . This reaction, typical of metal carbenoids, is not restricted to the vinylidene substitution pattern, but occurs in alkyl and cycloalkyl lithium carbenoids as well ". With respect to the a-heteroatom X, the carbenoid character is... 

They react with alkyl halides to give internal alkynes (see Section 5.5.2) via nucleophilic substitution reactions. This type of reaction also is known as alkylation. Any terminal alkyne can be converted to acetylide and alkynide, and then alkylated by the reaction with alkyl halide to produce an internal alkyne. In these reactions, the triple bonds are available for electrophilic additions to a number of other functional groups. 

Table 135 Calculated Concentration of Nucleophile Required to Compete with Water in an SN2 Reaction with Alkyl Halides Assuming an s Value of 1...

Diazothioxanthene is the usual precursor for the thioxanthylidene carbene, which can be shown to have a nucleophilic character. It adds to fumaric or maleic esters to form cyclopropyl compounds, but does not react with cyclohexene (78JOC3303). Reaction with alkyl phosphites is a very useful means of preparing the phosphonate derivatives (72JIC985). 

Reduction of dithiolenes to their dianions increases the nucleophilicity of the S atoms and allows reactions with alkyl halides to occur. Schrauzer et al.1 1 described the formation of neutral complexes (79) with one dithioether and one dithiolato ligand when the tetraphenylnickeldithiolene dianion was reacted with methyl iodide or other alkyl halides. 

The Co1 species are strong nucleophiles and undergo SN2 reactions with alkyl halides. The Co—C bond in R—Co(Por) is homolytically photolyzed to alkyl radical and Cou(Por) (see Section 21.1.3.2.7). 

By this strategy, reactive carbon electrophiles can be generated for successful reaction with a variety of weak carbon nucleophiles. More important examples include the Friedel-Crafts reaction in which aromatic compounds (nucleophiles) react with alkyl and acyl halides (electrophiles in the presence of Lewis acids). 

Potassium phthalimide is a "NH2-synthon which allows the preparation of primary amines by reaction with alkyl halides. After alkylation, the phthalimid is not nucleophile and does not react anymore. Product is cleaved by reaction with base or hydrazine, which leads to a stable cyclic product. 

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