P-dicarbonyl

Enolate ions of p dicarbonyl compounds are useful intermediates m organic synthesis We shall see some examples of how they are employed m this way later m the chapter... 

Butane. The VPO of butane (148—152) is, in most respects, quite similar to the VPO of propane. However, at this carbon chain length an important reaction known as back-biting first becomes significant. There is evidence that a P-dicarbonyl intermediate is generated, probably by intramolecular hydrogen abstraction (eq. 32). A postulated subsequent difunctional peroxide may very well be the precursor of the acetone formed. 

Below the NTC region, iatramolecular abstraction appears to generate P-dicarbonyl iatermediates that are consumed duriag cool flames (161—164). Secondary attack on nonradical monofunctionals does not appear to be a significant source for these difunctional iatermediates. 

Because the a-aminoketone is subject to self-condensation, the condensation with a P-dicarbonyl derivative (6) is usually carried out by generating the a-aminoketone in situ through reduction of an oximino derivative (7) 2iac ia glacial acetic acid is used as the reductant. For example, Knorr s pyrrole... 

The Feist-Benary furan synthesis occurs when an a-halocarbonyl (1) reacts with a P-dicarbonyl (2) in the presence of a base. The resulting product (3) is a 3-furoate that incorporates substituents present in the two starting materials. ... 

The only tetrasubstituted furans that have been prepared using the Feist-Benary reaction are substituted tetrahydrobenzofurans and octahydrodibenzofurans. This strategy was pioneered by Stetter and Chatterjea and applied in a series of total syntheses by Magnus. Stetter demonstrated that 1,3-cyclohexanedione (30) can act as the P-dicarbonyl component and readily combines with either 3-bromo-2-ketobutyric (29) acid or ethyl 2-chloroacetoacetate (32) in the presence of potassium hydroxide to yield tetrahydrobenzofuran derivatives 31 and 33, respectively. ... 

Several modifications of the Feist-Benary furan synthesis have been reported and fall into two general classes 1) reactions that yield furan products 2) reactions that yield dihydrofuran products. One variant that furnishes dihydrofiirans uses substrates identical to the traditional Feist-Benary furan synthesis with a slight modification of the reaction conditions. The other transformations covered in this section involve the combination of P-dicarbonyls with reagents that are not simple a-halocarbonyls. Several reactions incorporate a-halocarbonyl derivatives while others rely on completely different compounds. 

Several variations of the Feist-Benary reaction furnish substituted furans as products. The following three examples provide synthetically useful alternatives to the standard reaction conditions. One method is based on the reaction of a sulfonium salt with a P-dicarbonyl compound. For example, reaction of acetylacetone (39) with sulfonium salt 38 in the presence of sodium ethoxide yields 81% of trisubstituted furan 40. This strategy provides a flexible method for the preparation of 2,3,4-trisubstituted furans. 

Disubstituted furans are available from the combination of P-dicarbonyl compounds with bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal (44). For example, dibenzoylmethane (45) reacts with acetal 44 to furnish 2,3-disubstituted furan 46 in 77% yield. This two-... 

Subsequent to Hantzsch s communication for the construction of pyridine derivatives, a number of other groups have reported their efforts towards the synthesis of the pyridine heterocyclic framework. Initially, the protocol was modified by Beyer and later by Knoevenagel to allow preparation of unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridines by condensation of an alkylidene or arylidene P-dicarbonyl compound with a P-amino-a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compound. Following these initial reports, additional modifications were communicated and since these other methods fall under the condensation approach, they will be presented as variations, although each of them has attained the status of named reaction . 

If one replaces one of the two equivalents of P-dicarbonyl with urea, such that the reaction is now carried out with one equivalent of aldehyde 123, one equivalent of P-dicarbonyl 124 and an equivalent of urea 125 in acidic ethanol solution, then dihydropyrimidines 126 are formed. This class of reactions has been named Biginelli reactions and are reviewed in section 10.6... 

Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides have also been prepared by condensation reactions carried out on the surface of solid catalysts such as silica gel, " molecular sieves, " or alumina. " As a representative example, " BFO 1 and the P-dicarbonyl compound 16 were combined with silica gel in methanol. The excess methanol was removed by evaporation and the silica gel with adsorbed reagents was allowed to stand for two weeks without drying. The quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide 17 was obtained in 90% yield after elution from a silica gel column. 

Some advances have been made in the Paal-Knorr synthesis of pyrroles by the condensation of primary amines with 1,4-dicarbonyl species. For instance, a new synthetic route to monosubstituted succinaldehydes allows for the facile preparation of 3-substituted pyrroles <96TL4099>. Additionally, a general method for the synthesis of 1-aminopyiroles has been devised by the condensation of commercially available 2,2,2-trichloroethyl- or 2-(tri-methylsilyl)ethylhydrazine with 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds <96JOCl 180>. A related route to such compounds involves the reaction of a-halohydrazones with p-dicarbonyl compounds <96H(43)1447>. Finally, hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) can be utilized as the amine component in the Paal-Knorr synthesis in the presence of alumina, and this modification has been employed in the synthesis of tm azaprostacyclin analog <96S1336>. 

In a process related to the Knorr pyrrole synthesis, condensation of p-amino alcohols 10 with p-dicarbonyl compounds 11 affords p-hydroxy enamines 12 which are then oxidized to the pyrroles 13 <96TL9203>. 

On the other hand, the enantioselective 1,4-addition of carbanions such as enolates to linear enones is an interesting challenge, since relatively few efficient methods exist for these transformations. The Michael reaction of p-dicarbonyl compounds with a,p-unsaturated ketones can be catalysed by a number of transition-metal compounds. The asymmetric version of this reaction has been performed using chiral diol, diamine, and diphosphine ligands. In the past few years, bidentate and polydentate thioethers have begun to be considered as chiral ligands for this reaction. As an example, Christoffers et al. have developed the synthesis of several S/O-bidentate and S/O/S-tridentate thioether... 

The enol ethers of P-dicarbonyl compounds are reduced to a, 3-unsaturated ketones by LiAlH4, followed by hydrolysis.115 Reduction stops at the allylic alcohol, but subsequent acid hydrolysis of the enol ether and dehydration leads to the isolated product. This reaction is a useful method for synthesis of substituted cyclohexenones. 

Copper-catalyzed reactions are particularly effective with a-diazo-P-dicarbonyl compounds such as diethyl diazomalonate. 

The majority of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents contain an acidic carboxyl group. A series of experimental agents in this class have been prepared in which the acidic proton is supplied by a highly enolizable proton from a function such as a p-dicarbonyl incorporated into a heterocyclic system. As an example, an acylated, highly oxidized isoquinoline moiety can fulfill this function (see also the benzo-thiazines below). Toward this end, reaction of... 

The rhodium-catalyzed conversion of a-diazo-p-hydroxy carbonyl into P-dicarbonyl compounds (Table 23, Entries 6-8) in general seems to be preferable to the acid-catalyzed reaction because of higher yields and absence of side-reactions 37S,377). From a screening of 20 metal salts and complexes, Rh2(OAc)4, RhCl(PPh3)3, PdCl2 and CoCl2 emerged as the most efficient catalysts for the transformation of a-diazo-P-hydroxy esters into P-ketoesters 376). This reaction has become part of... 

As depicted in the following scheme, in the presence of sodium iodate and pyridine, several 5,6-dihydroxylated benzofuran derivatives were synthesized via an oxidation-Michael addition of P-dicarbonyl compounds to catechols in a one-pot procedure <06TL2615 06JHC1673>. A novel additive Pummerer reaction of 2-benzo[fc]furan sulfilimines with carbon nucleophiles derived from P-dicarbonyl compounds was also employed to the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted benzo[b]furans <06TL595>. 

PhthNSCl79,82 and tV-chlorosulphenylsuccinimide (SuccNSCl)83 react with p-dicarbonyls in the presence of bases to afford a,a -dioxothioketones. 

Cyclocondensation processes of p-dicarbonyl derivatives or their analogues are still widely employed for the synthesis of new isoxazoles. Non-proteinogenic heterocyclic substituted ct-amino acids have been synthesised using the alkynyl ketone functionality as a versatile building block ynone 2, derived from protected L-aspartic acid 1, reacted with hydroxylamine hydrochloride affording the isoxazole 3 with enantiomeric purity greater than 98% ee <00 JCS(P 1 )2311 >. 

Furans.2 Enol ethers, p-dicarbonyl compounds, and Mn(III) acetate (2 equiv.) react in acetic acid (25°) to form l-aIkoxy-l,2-dihydrofurans, which form furans readily on acid-catalyzed elimination of ROH. 

The preferential -configuration of the enol esters, derived from p-dicarbonyl compounds under phase-transfer conditions, contrasts with the formation of the Z-enol esters when the reaction is carried out by classical procedures using alkali metal alkoxides. In the latter case, the U form of the intermediate enolate anion is stabilized by chelation with the alkali metal cation, thereby promoting the exclusive formation of the Z-enol ester (9) (Scheme 3.5), whereas the formation of the ion-pair with the quaternary ammonium cation allows the carbanion to adopt the thermodynamically more stable sickle or W forms, (7) and (8), which lead to the E-enol esters (10) [54],... 

The p-dicarbonyl compound (10 mmol) in CH,C12 is added, with stirring, to TBA-HS04 (3.4 g, 10 mmol) in aqueous NaOH (2M, 10 ml) at 20°C. The acid chloride (10 mmol) is added dropwise over ca. 2 min and the mixture is stirred for a further 1 h. The aqueous phase is separated, extracted with CH,CI, (10 ml), and the combined organic solutions are washed with H,0 (2x10 ml), dried (MgS04), and evaporated. Et,0 (25 ml) is added to the residue, the solution is filtered, and evaporated to yield the enol esters. 

Alkylation of P-dicarbonyl compounds and p-keto esters occurs preferentially on the carbon atom, whereas acylation produces the 0-acyl derivatives (see Chapter 3). There are indications that C- and 0-alkylated products are produced with simple haloalkanes and benzyl halides, but only C-alkylated derivatives are formed with propargyl and allyl halides [e.g. 90]. Di-C-alkylation frequently occurs and it has been reported that the use of tetra-alkylammonium 2-oxopyrrolidinyl salts are more effective catalysts (in place of aqueous sodium hydroxide and quaternary ammonium salt) for selective (-90%) mono-C-alkylation of p-dicarbonyl compounds [91]. 

Alkylation of p-dicarbonyl compounds, cyano esters and malonodinitrile (Table 6.9)... 

The glycosyl halide (1.5 mmol), p-dicarbonyl compound (2 mmol), anhydrous K3P04 (0.S5 g) and TBA-Br (24 mg, 0.075 mmol) in McCN (10 ml) are stirred at room temperature. When the reaction is complete, as indicated by TLC analysis, the mixture is filtered and evaporated to yield the C-glycosyl derivative. 

Examples of the Michael-type addition of carbanions, derived from activated methylene compounds, with electron-deficient alkenes under phase-transfer catalytic conditions have been reported [e.g. 1-17] (Table 6.16). Although the basic conditions are normally provided by sodium hydroxide or potassium carbonate, fluoride and cyanide salts have also been used [e.g. 1, 12-14]. Soliddiquid two-phase systems, with or without added organic solvent [e.g. 15-18] and polymer-supported catalysts [11] have been employed, as well as normal liquiddiquid conditions. The micellar ammonium catalysts have also been used, e.g. for the condensation of p-dicarbonyl compounds with but-3-en-2-one [19], and they are reported to be superior to tetra-n-butylammonium bromide at low base concentrations. 

The regiospecificity of the exclusive O-acylation [8] and O-phosphorylation [9] of P-dicarbonyl compounds (Chapter 3) also illustrates the effect of phase-transfer catalysts on the stereochemical course of reactions. Similarly, directed reduction of P-hydroxy ketones using tetramethylammonium trisacetoxyborohydride leads to the preferential formation of the anti dihydroxy system in high yield with a stereoselectivity >95% [10] (Section 11.4). 

The title compounds (3, X = O or S) are vinylogous amides or thioamides in general readily available from the analogous p-dicarbonyl compounds. They... 

P-Dicarbonyl and P-cyanocarbonyl anions, which have been shown to react in an Sr 1 fashion at sp carbon centres, were also found to be active toward aromatic and heteroaromatic carbons under photochemical (Beugelmans et al, 1982) or electrochemical stimulation (Oturan et al, 1989). 

Claisen condensation org chem 1. Condensation, in the presence of sodium ethox-ide, of esters or of esters and ketones to form p-dicarbonyl compounds. 2. Condensation of arylaldehydes and acylphenones with esters or ketones In the presence of sodium ethoxide to yield unsaturated esters. Also known as Claisen reaction. klas-3n kand-on sa-shon ... 

It should be noted that carbonyl compounds, more often aldehydes, are usual second reagent in both the groups. Other building-blocks in these multicomponent processes, leading to the formation of five-, six-, and seven-membered heterocycles, can be numerous acids and their derivatives, p-dicarbonyl compounds or other CH-acids, isocyanides, etc. At this, three-component reactions of ABC and ABB types [32] are the most typical for aminoazole, although some four-component ABCC processes were also published. 

In addition to the abovementioned results consisting only the increasing yields (Scheme 6) [38], another example of effective microwave-assisted synthesis of azolopyrimidine carboxamides should be described. Tu et al. [47] reported eco-friendly three-component reaction of 2-aminobenzimidazole, aromatic aldehydes, and some p-dicarbonyl compounds under microwave irradiation (Scheme 8). It was shown that the treatment of the starting materials can be most efficiently carried out at 90°C (200 W MW power) in water medium instead of traditional organic solvents like ethanol, acetic acid, or DMF. 

In its original form, the Michael addition consisted on the addition of diethyl malonate across the double bond of ethyl cinnamate in the presence of sodium ethoxide to afford a substituted pentanedioic acid ester. Currently, all reactions that involve a 1,4-addition of stabilized carbon nucleophiles to activated 7i-systems are known as Michael additions. Among the various reactants, enolates derived from p-dicarbonyl compounds are substrates of choice due to their easy deprotonation under mild conditions. Recently, Michael addition-based MCRs emerged as highly potential methodologies for the synthesis of polysubstituted heterocycles in the five- to seven-membered series. 

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