Phosphorus oxychloride, reactions involving

Benzimidazole 3-oxides, e.g. (189), react with phosphorus oxychloride or sulfuryl chloride to form the corresponding 2-chlorobenzimidazoles. The reaction sequence involves first formation of a nucleophilic complex (190), then attack of chloride ions on the complex, followed by rearomatization involving loss of the fV-oxide oxygen (191 -> 192). 

The initial synthesis of papaverine is due to Pictet, and fittingly enough involved as its key step the name reaction. Acylation of veratrylamine (109) with dimethoxyphenylacetylchlo-ride affords the amide (110). Cyclization by means of phosphorus oxychloride constitutes the same reaction and affords the dihy-droisoquinoline (111). Dehydrogenation by means of a noble metal catalyst affords papaverine (107). ... 

Most reactions of oxadiazolinones (62) involve nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group. This is typically followed by opening of the ring, often with subsequent rccyclization to a different heterocycle. Simple nucleophilic displacement occurred on conversion of oxadiazolinone (62a R = R) into chloro-oxadiazole (63) on treatment with a mixture of phosphorus oxychloride and phosphorus pentachloride <84JIC436) or with thionyl chloride <90AP(323)595>. 

The conversion of 166 to 167 (Scheme 45) most likely involves initial acylation of an N-oxide function. Interestingly, 63 (but perhaps the authors meant 65) did not show typical A-oxide reactions either with phosphorus oxychloride or with acetic anhydride. ... 

A somewhat different approach is used for the preparation of the analogue that contains a trifluoromethyl group. The scheme involves first the conversion of ort/zo-trifluoromethyl aniline (27-1) to a quinolol. The compound is thus condensed with EMME and cyclized thermally (27-2). That intermediate is then saponified the resulting acid is decarboxylated and finally converted to the 4-chloroquinoline (27-3) by reaction with phosphorus oxychloride. The displacement of chlorine with methyl anthranilate (27-4) then affords the coupled intermediate (27-5). An ester interchange of that product with glycerol leads to the glyceryl ester. There is thus obtained the NSAID flocatfenine (27-6) [31]. 

General Reaction Chemistry of Sulfonic Acids. Sulfonic acids may be used to produce sulfonic acid esters, which are derived from epoxides, olefins, alkynes, allenes, and ketenes, as shown in Figure 1 (10). Sulfonic acids may be converted to sulfonamides via reaction with an amine in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride [10025-87-3], POCl3 (11). Because sulfonic acids are generally not converted direcdy to sulfonamides, the reaction most likely involves a sulfonyl chloride intermediate. Phosphorus pentachloride [10026-13-8] and phosphorus pentabromide [7789-69-7] can be used to convert sulfonic acids to the corresponding sulfonyl halides (12,13). The conversion may also be accomplished by continuous electrolysis of thiols or disulfides in the presence of aqueous HQ [7647-01-0] (14) or by direct sulfonation with chlorosulfuric acid. Sulfonyl fluorides are typically prepared by direct sulfonation with fluorosulfuric acid [7789-21-1], or by reaction of the sulfonic acid or sulfonate with fluorosulfuric acid. Halogenation of sulfonic acids, which avoids production of a sulfonyl halide, can be achieved under oxidative halogenation conditions (15). 

Pyridine and quinoline /V-oxides react with phosphorus oxychloride or sulfuryl chloride to form mixtures of the corresponding a- and y-chloropyridines. The reaction sequence involves first formation of a nucleophilic complex (e.g. 270), then attack of chloride ions on this, followed by rearomatization (see also Section 3.2.3.12.5) involving the loss of the /V-oxide oxygen. Treatment of pyridazine 1-oxides with phosphorus oxychloride also results in an a-chlorination with respect to the /V-oxide groups with simultaneous deoxygenation. If the a-position is blocked substitution occurs at the y-position. Thionyl chloride chlorinates the nucleus of certain pyridine carboxylic acids, e.g. picolinic acid — (271), probably by a similar mechanism. 

The Vilsmeier-Haack formylation procedure (Scheme 24) provides the most effective synthesis of formylpyrroles and indoles. Reaction of the heterocycles with the immonium cation (72), derived from DMF or (V-methylformanilide with an acid chloride, such as phosphorus oxychloride, thionyl chloride, phosgene, oxalyl chloride, benzoyl chloride or bromotriphenylphosphonium bromide, yields the intermediate heteroarylimmonium salt (73). Under suitable reaction conditions, this salt may be isolated from the reaction involving phosphorus oxychloride as an impure chlorophosphate (78TH30500) or precipitated from the reaction system as the thermally unstable perchlorate by the addition of sodium... 

In 1958, Ikekawa10 synthesized 2,7-naphthyridine and various substituted derivatives. His approach involved the reaction of 4-methylnicotinic acid with formaldehyde to afford the lactone 99 (R = H). The reaction of 99 with ammonia in methanol yields the amide (100) which, on oxidation with chromium trioxide, afforded 2,7-naphthyridin-l-one (101). This substance was converted into 2,7-naphthyridine (102, R = H) by consecutive treatment with phosphorus oxychloride, hydrazine, and copper sulfate. The 3-methyl derivative was similarly prepared starting with acetaldehyde. 

In the second alternative method a two-step procedure has been described.15 The first step involves amidomethylation of the aromatic nucleus by reaction with paraformaldehyde and acetamide in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. The isolated intermediate is then treated with phosphorus oxychloride in dimethylformamide and xylene and converted into the chloromethylated product [e.g. see 2-(chloromethyl)-4-nitrotoluene, Expt 6.29, for formulation]. The mechanisms of these reactions are currently only speculative. 

Trisphaeridine, [8]. The synthesis [9] of trisphaeridine (17) (Scheme 4) involved the known aryl boronic acid 18 and the sterically unencumbered o-bromophenylcaibamate 19 as coupling partners in the Suzuki reaction. The biaryl 20, thus obtained in customary good yield, underwent a Bischler-Napieralsky cyclisation with phosphorus oxychloride to afford the chlorophenanthridine 21. The latter on catalytic dechlorination furnished 17. 

A different approach to selective O-substitution involves preferential replacement of existing groups. When tris-0-(tert-butyldimethylsilyi)-D-glucal is treated with phosphorus oxychloride-dimethylformamide complex in pyridine, the 0-6 silyl ether is selectively and efficiently replaced by a formate ester (Vilsmeier-Haack reaction).85... 

A kinetic study of the Vilsmeier-Haak formylation of thiophene derivatives in dichloroethane solution has been recently reported.156 Reactions of thiophene and 2-methylthiophene follow third-order kinetics, first-order in substrate, dimethylformamide (DMF), and phosphorus oxychloride. These results are in agreement with a mechanism involving a rapid preequilibrium step leading to an... 

Although the mechanism of chlorination of pyridine A-oxides by the action of phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus pentachloride, or sulfuryl chloride has not been established, it seems most likely that some of these reactions involve intra- or inter-molecular attack by chloride ion or potential chloride ion following complexing at oxygen (see Sections II and IV). With a few exceptions, they are therefore more appropriately discussed under the heading of nucleophilic substitutions (Section IV, A, 3). One such exception may be the reaction of A-hydroxy-4-pyridone with sulfuryl chloride, which ultimately gives l,2,2,3,3,5,6-heptachloro-2,3-dihydro-4-pyridone (65). It has been proposed that the first step in this reaction is the formation of 3,5-dichIoro-AT-hydroxy-4-pyridone.157 If this is so, then it must involve electrophilic attack at the two /3-positions, followed by the more usual nucleophilic substitutions. 

Although phosphoric acid has three hydroxy groups that can be used to form derivatives, the various reactions involved are again similar to those of carboxylic acids. For example, the reaction of phosphorus oxychloride, which can be viewed as a tri(acid chloride) of phosphoric acid, with excess dimethyl amine produces a triamide, hexa-methylphosphoric triamide ... 

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