Preparation formamides

Dimeihylamine, C2H7N, (CH3)2NH. Colourless, inflammable liquid with an ammoniacal odour, mp -96" C, b.p. 7°C. Occurs naturally in herring brine. Prepared in the laboratory by treating nitrosodimetbyl-aniline with a hot solution of sodium hydroxide. Dimethylamine is largely used in the manufacture of other chemicals. These include the solvents dimethylacetamide and dimethyl-formamide, the rocket propellant unsym-metrical dimethylhydrazine, surface-active agents, herbicides, fungicides and rubber accelerators. 

The desired pyridylamine was obtained in 69 % overall yield by monomethylation of 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine following a literature procedure (Scheme 4.14). First amine 4.48 was converted into formamide 4.49, through reaction with the in situ prepared mixed anhydride of acetic acid and formic acid. Reduction of 4.49 with borane dimethyl sulfide complex produced diamine 4.50. This compound could be used successfully in the Mannich reaction with 4.39, affording crude 4.51 in 92 % yield (Scheme 4.15). Analogous to 4.44, 4.51 also coordinates to copper(II) in water, as indicated by a shift of the UV-absorption maximum from 296 nm to 308 nm. 

Other fairly recent commercial products, poly(vinyl amine) and poly(vinyl amine vinyl alcohol), have addressed the need for primary amines and their selective reactivity. Prior efforts to synthesize poly(vinyl amine) have been limited because of the difficulty hydrolyzing the intermediate polymers. The current product is prepared from /V-ethenylformamide (20) formed from the reaction of acetaldehyde and formamide. The vinyl amide is polymerized with a free-radical initiator, then hydrolyzed (eq. 7). 

Preparation of Amines. Amines are prepared by heating aUphatic, aromatic, or cycHc ketones with ammonium formate, formamide, or an A/-substituted ammonium formate at 165—190°C (Leuckart reaction). For example, cx-methylbenzylamine is prepared by the reaction of acetophenone with ammonium formate. 

Halomycins. The halomycins are a group of four antibiotics produced by M.icromonospora halophjtica and separated by partition chromatography on Chromosorb W coated with formamide (19). Further purification was accompHshed using preparative dc (212). 

Instead of Hquid ammonia, aqueous ammonia is also used together with a polar aprotic solvent such as formamide (48). It is also prepared by sulfonating... 

Amino-pyridazines and -pyridazinones react with monomethyl- or iV,A-dimethyl-formamide and other aliphatic amides in the presence of phosphorus trichloride, thionyl chloride, phosgene or benzenesuUonyl chloride to give mono- or di-alkylaminomethyl-eneamino derivatives. The same compounds can be prepared conveniently with A,iV-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal in high yield (Scheme 50). 

The best way to make pyrimidine in quantity is from 1,1,3,3-tetraethoxypropane (or other such acetal of malondialdehyde) and formamide, by either a continuous (58CB2832) or a batch process (57CB942). Other practical ways to make small amounts in the laboratory are thermal decarboxylation of pyrimidine-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (744), prepared by oxidation of 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine (59JCS525), or hydrogenolysis of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine over palladium-charcoal in the presence of magnesium oxide (53JCS1646). 

The product can be recrystallized readily from dimethyl-formamide to give yellow leaflets, m.p. 290-293°. However, it is pure enough to be used in the next step. This synthesis has also been applied to the preparation of l,4-bis-[4-( -tolyl)buta-dienyljbenzene (100%), l,4-bis-[4-(3-nitrophenyl)butadienyl]-benzene (56%), and l,4-bis-(3-methyl-4-phenylbutadienyl)ben-zene (87%). 

Triazole has been prepared by the oxidation of substituted 1,2,4-triazoles, by the treatment of urazole with phosphorus pentasulfide, by heating equimolar quantities of formyl-hydrazine and formamide, by removal of the amino function of 4-amino-l,2,4-triazole, by oxidation of l,2,4-triazole-3(5)-thiol with hydrogen peroxide, by decarboxylation of 1,2,4-triazole-3(5)-carboxylic acid, by heating hydrazine salts with form-amide,by rapidly distilling hydrazine hydrate mixed with two molar equivalents of formamide, i by heating N,N -diformyl-hydrazine with excess ammonia in an autoclave at 200° for 24 hours, and by the reaction of 1,3,5-triazine and hydrazine monohydrochloride. ... 

A combination of the preceding type of synthesis and of cyclization of 4-amino-5-arylazopyrimidine can be seen in the novel procedure of Richter and Taylor. Proceeding from phenylazomalonamide-amidine hydrochloride (180), they actually close both rings in this synthesis. The pyrimidine ring (183) is closed by formamide, the triazole (181) one by oxidative cyclization in the presence of cupric sulfate. Both possible sequences of cyclization were used. The synthetic possibilities of this procedure follow from the combination of the two parts. The synthesis was used for 7-substituted 2-phenyl-l,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidines (184, 185). An analogous procedure was employed to prepare the 7-amino derivatives (188) from phenylazomalondiamidine (186). 

The parent substance, a high boiling liquid (bp 225 -230 C), was prepared by replacing the amidinc by formamide. ... 

Pyrido[4,3-rf]pyrimidin-4(3/7)-oiie (138) was prepared from either ethyl 4-aminonicotinate or from 4-aminomcotinamide by fusion with formamide. A parallel to the pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidines (cf. Section II,B, la) was demonstrated in the conversion of 2-methyl-pyrido[4,3-d][l,3]oxa7in-4-ones (139, Ri = Me) into the corresponding pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-4(377)-ones (142) on treatment with a number of amines.There were certain limitations to the method in this series, however, and the intermediate diamides (140) were more conveniently prepared from the appropriate 4-amidonicotinate (141) and. .Ri... 

The importance of the solvent, in many cases an excess of the quatemizing reagent, in the formation of heterocyclic salts was recognized early. The function of dielectric constants and other more detailed influences on quatemization are dealt with in Section VI, but a consideration of the subject from a preparative standpoint is presented here. Methanol and ethanol are used frequently as solvents, and acetone,chloroform, acetonitrile, nitrobenzene, and dimethyl-formamide have been used successfully. The last two solvents were among those considered by Coleman and Fuoss in their search for a suitable solvent for kinetic experiments both solvents gave rise to side reactions when used for the reaction of pyridine with i-butyl bromide. Their observation with nitrobenzene is unexpected, and no other workers have reported difficulties. However, tetramethylene sulfone, 2,4-dimethylsulfolane, ethylene and propylene carbonates, and salicylaldehyde were satisfactory, giving relatively rapid reactions and clean products. Ethylene dichloride, used quite frequently for Friedel-Crafts reactions, would be expected to be a useful solvent but has only recently been used for quatemization reactions. ... 

Aj Preparation of 3-Chloromethyl-6-Chloro-7-Sulfamyl-3,4-Dihydro-Benzothiadizine-1,1-Dioxide—Jo 8 ml of 40-50% chloroacetaldehyde aqueous solution and 7 ml of dimethyl-formamide are added 10 grams of 2,4-disulfamvl-5-chloroaniline. The mixture is heated on a steam bath for 2 hours after which it Is concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue Is triturated with water. The solid material is recrystallized from methanol-ether after-treatment with activated carbon to give 7.2 grams of product, MP 229°-230°C. 

B) Preparation of 2-(Hydroxyiminomethyl)-1-Methyl Pyridinium Chloride An aqueous solution of 15 ml of 1-methyl-2-picolinium chloride having a concentration of 477 mg/ml Is covered with 50 ml of benzene in an atmosphere of nitrogen and cooled to below 10°C. An aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide is added dropwise and the mixture is stirred for 5 minutes and allowed to stratify. The aqueous phase Is then drawn off and the benzene solution is added slowly to a solution of 3 ml of nitrosyl chloride in 175 ml of benzene containing 0.5 ml of dimethyl formamide at about 10°C in an atmosphere of nitrogen with good agitation. The mixture is then stirred for 1.5 hours and then extracted with four... 

Preparation of 3-(N-Formyl-N-Methyl)-Aminopropanol-1 A mixture of 40 grams of 3-methylaminopropanol-1 and 20 grams of formamide Is heated while stirring for 4 hours at 165°C. The crude product is fractionated in vacuo using a Widmer column yielding substantially pure 3-(N-formyl-N-methyl)-aminoprOpanol-1. 

Trimethylamine oxide is normally available as a hydrate, and for the present preparation it is necessary to convert it to its anhydrous form. A convenient way of doing this is as follows. A solution of 45.0 g. of trimethylamine oxide dihydrate (supplied by Beacon Chemicals) is dissolved in 300 ml. of warm dimethyl-formamide and placed in a three-necked flask set up for distillation. At atmospheric pressure the flask is heated and solvent distilled off until the boiling point reaches 152-153°. Then the pressure is reduced using a water aspirator, and the remainder of the solvent is distilled. At the end of the distillation the temperature of the bath is slowly raised to 120°. The residual anhydrous trimethylamine oxide (30 g.) can be dissolved in 100 ml. of chloroform and may remain in the same flask for use in the present preparation. 

The benzo analogue 684 of [1,2,4]triazino[3,2-6]thiazoles was prepared (88LA1089) by heating triazine derivative 632 with 2,4-dinitrochloroben-zene or picryl chloride in N,N-dimethyl formamide (Scheme 143). 

RAFT polymerization has been used to prepare poly(ethylene oxide)-/ /wA-PS from commercially available hydroxy end-functional polyethylene oxide).4 5 449 Other block copolymers that have been prepared using similar strategies include poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-6/oci-poly(S-eo-MAH), jl poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(MMA),440 polyethylene oxide)-Moe -poly(N-vinyl formamide),651 poly(ethylene oxide)-Wot A-poly(NlPAM),651 polyfethylene ox de)-b ock-polyfl,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorodecyl acrylate),653 poly(lactic acid)-block-poly(MMA)440 and poly( actic acid)-6focA-poly(NIPAM),4 8-<>54... 

Best Preparation on a Laboratory and Commercial Scale. A. Methylene diform amide. In a 2fi round bottom 1 neck flask are placed 540g of formamide and 70g of hexamine. The flask is fitted with a wide bore air condenser topped with a w jacketed reflux condenser, and the flask held at 140 for 5 hours. It is chilled in ice, the solid filtered, and washed on the filter with 90g of formamide. The cmde prod may be used in the next step. For a pure sample,- the crude solid is dissolved in et ale, decolorized with charcoal, and the soln chilled, mp 142—43°... 

Thermoplastic xylan derivatives have been prepared by in-hne modification with propylene oxide of the xylan present in the alkaline extract of barley husks [424,425]. Following peracetylation of the hydroxypropylated xylan in formamide solution yielded the water-insoluble acetoxypropyl xylan. The thermal properties of the derivative quahfy this material as a potential biodegradable and thermoplastic additive to melt-processed plastics. Xylan from oat spelts was oxidized to 2,3-dicarboxyhc derivatives in a two-step procedure using HI04/NaC102 as oxidants [426]. 

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