Nucleophilic substitution heteroatomic nucleophiles

In fact, this heuristic principle (HP-8), which refers to nucleophilic heteroatoms directly attached to sp carbon atoms, may be also applied to nucleophilic heteroatoms directly attached to sp olefinic carbon atoms. In such cases, however, rather than a "disconnection" we would have an "unri-elimination" which will afford the substituted heteroatom as the "nucleofuge" and a triple bond as the "electrofuge". 

With OH and SH, the nucleophilic substitution of Cl has been reported. Thus, with NaOH, there is a report of successful nucleophilic substitution in 50% aq. acetone at room temperature to give the phenol complex in 36% yield. The latter is then spontaneously deprotonated to give the cyclohexadienyl complex (Eq. (24)). An identical reaction was carried out using NaSH in MeCN (50% yield) to give the thiophenol complex which was deprotonated [72] Eq. (25). These reactions would be especially valuable because direct synthesis of the phenol or thiophenol complexes from ferrocene is not possible due to the strong interaction between the heteroatom and A1C13 [11, 19]. Recent improvement and use of this reaction were achieved [88],... 

In NRPs and hybrid NRP-PK natural products, the heterocycles oxazole and thiazole are derived from serine and cysteine amino acids respectively. For their creation, a cyclization (or Cy) domain is responsible for nucleophilic attack of the side-chain heteroatom within a dipeptide upon the amide carbonyl joining the amino acids [61]. Once the cyclic moiety is formed, the ring may be further oxidized, to form the oxazoline/thiazoline, or reduced, to form oxazolidine/thiazolidine (Figure 13.20). For substituted oxazoles and thiazoles, such as those... 

Halide displacement from the carbene ligands of Ru, Os, and Ir halocarbene complexes by N-, O-, and S-based nucleophiles frequently leads to the formation of new heteroatom-substituted carbene complexes. This important class of reactivity will be discussed in more detail in Section V,D, but it is appropriate here to illustrate the scope of this method with several examples ... 

The reactivity displayed by the heteroatom-substituted Ru, Os, and Ir carbene complexes discussed in this section toward nucleophilic reagents contrasts sharply with that described for the Fischer compounds. The reactions of these Group 8 complexes are almost exclusively restricted to the metal-ligand framework, with only two related substituent substitution reactions being reported (44) ... 

Ring-opening with heteroatomic nucleophiles is certainly among the most thoroughly studied behavior of epoxides, and this reaction continues to be a versatile workhorse of synthetic utility. This is exemplified in the recent literature by the examples of the p-cyclodextrin-catalyzed aminolysis of simple epoxides by aniline derivatives (i.e., 53 - 54) <00SL339> and the synthesis of oxa-azacrown ethers through the treatment of Ws-epoxides 55 with diamines 56. Yields in the latter synthesis are sensitive to the size of the macrocycle and substitution on the bis-epoxide <00TL1019>. 

Heterocycles with conjugated jr-systems have a propensity to react by substitution, similarly to saturated hydrocarbons, rather than by addition, which is characteristic of most unsaturated hydrocarbons. This reflects the strong tendency to return to the initial electronic structure after a reaction. Electrophilic substitutions of heteroaromatic systems are the most common qualitative expression of their aromaticity. However, the presence of one or more electronegative heteroatoms disturbs the symmetry of aromatic rings pyridine-like heteroatoms (=N—, =N+R—, =0+—, and =S+—) decrease the availability of jr-electrons and the tendency toward electrophilic substitution, allowing for addition and/or nucleophilic substitution in yr-deficient heteroatoms , as classified by Albert.63 By contrast, pyrrole-like heteroatoms (—NR—, —O—, and — S—) in the jr-excessive heteroatoms induce the tendency toward electrophilic substitution (see Scheme 19). The quantitative expression of aromaticity in terms of chemical reactivity is difficult and is especially complicated by the interplay of thermodynamic and kinetic factors. Nevertheless, a number of chemical techniques have been applied which are discussed elsewhere.66... 

In contrast with aliphatic nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic displacement reactions on aromatic rings are relatively slow and require activation at the point of attack by electron-withdrawing substituents or heteroatoms, in the case of heteroaromatic systems. With non-activated aromatic systems, the reaction generally involves an elimination-addition mechanism. The addition of phase-transfer catalysts generally enhances the rate of these reactions. 

Electron transfer from the alkene leads to a radical cation that can undergo coupling (Scheme la). The radical cation can also react with the nucleophilic heteroatom of a reagent to afford addition or substitution products (Scheme lb). Adducts can be likewise obtained by oxidation of the nucleophile to a radical that undergoes radical addition. Reactions between alkenes and nucleophiles can be realized too with chemical oxidants that are regenerated at the anode (mediators) (see Chapter 15). Finally, cycloadditions between alkenes can be initiated by a catalytic anodic electron transfer. These principal reaction modes are subsequently illustrated by selected conversions. 

Conversion of alkanes means substitution of a hydrogen atom for a heteroatom. This is achieved at the anode by transfer of two electrons from a C—H bond to the electrode and reaction of the intermediate car-bocation with a nucleophile. Chemically in most cases either a chlorine or bromine... 

Substitution Anodic substitution designates the oxidative replacement of a hydrogen atom, a silyl, or a carboxyl group (non-Kolbe electrolysis) by a nucleophilic carbon or heteroatom. 

Finally, another important heuristic principle is to carry out the systematic disconnection of substituted nucleophilic heteroatoms (O, N, S) directly attached to the carbon skeleton, especially if they are attached to a primary sp carbon atom (HP-8) ... 

Table 2.1. Heteroatom-substituted carbene complexes prepared from carbonyl complexes and carbon nucleophiles.

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