Diazo-ketones, reaction with

Reaction with alcohols is general for diazo compounds, but it is most often performed with diazomethane to produce methyl ethers or with diazo ketones to produce ot-keto ethers, since these kinds of diazo compounds are most readily available. With diazomethane the method is expensive and requires great caution. It is used chiefly to methylate alcohols and phenols that are expensive or available in small amounts, since the conditions are mild and high yields are obtained. Hydroxy compounds react better as their acidity increases ordinary alcohols do not react at... 

Reaction of diazo ketones with hydrohalic acids... 

The Wolff rearrangement is well known as a reaction of diazo ketones, i.e. of diazoalkanes with a carbonyl group in a-position. Reaction 34 demonstrates that diazotized aminonaphthols are mesomeric with naphthoquinone diazides (48b) and that they have therefore also the character of quinonoid diazo ketones (see also Section II.C of this chapter). Wolff rearrangements take place also thermally and catalyzed by silver ions. 

The behavior of different thioketonee toward a given di rvl-diazometh ne also varies widely. Xanthione (LtV) and Michler tliio-ketone (LV) are transformed into epieuliidee by reaction with diazo-methanes10 (Eqa. 32 and 33). 

Peptidyl bromomethyl ketones (Scheme 2) are synthesized by the same method used to prepare chloromethyl ketones (Scheme 1) namely, the reaction of peptidyl diazomethyl ketones with HBr. 16-18 This reaction proceeds readily for either chloromethyl or bromomethyl ketones, although a contaminant, the N-methylated compound, is usually observed in the final reaction product. 1 A variation of this method involves the use of LiBr, which facilitates the formation of acid-sensitive protected amino acids. 1 As with the chloromethyl synthesis, only Z and Boc should be used to protect the amino acids. 3 Although the reaction of diazo ketones with HBr is well known and relatively simple, only a few compounds have been synthesized (Table 2). 

Kerth and Maas have reported reactions of 2-acyl-l,2,3-diazaphospholes 73 with diazo ketones 71 to form bicyclic compounds 74, the products of a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of diazoalkenes 72, which are in equilibrium with diazo ketones 71 (Scheme 3) <1999EJ02633>. 

Reactions of trimethylsilyl enol ethers with diazo ketones give cyclopropanes contaminated by ring opened compounds 60,61). Use of the more stable tert-BuMe2Si-derivatives or of Rh2 (0Ac)4 as a catalyst might eventually improve the situation. O-Silylated ketene acetals and O.S-ketene acetals, respectively, did not provide products with cyclopropane structure 61 ... 

Acetic acid, reaction with bicyclo[2.2.1]-hepta-2,S-diene, 46, 74 reaction with dibenzyl ketone, 47, S4 Acetic acid, diazo-, ferf-BUTVL ester, 48,36... 

Diazo ketones also possess an electrophilic diazo group, and hence are susceptible to diazo-coupling reactions with suitable soft nucleophiles. Examples are given in equations (11) and (12). Phospha-zines such as (19) are useful synthetic intermediates in their own right. The carbon terminus of the 1,3-dipole possesses nucleophilic properties and can participate in aldol-type reactions with the particularly electrophilic carbonyl groups in 1,2-di- and 1,2,3-tri-carbonyl compounds. Intramolecular condensations occur with greater ease (equation 13). Reaction of diazo ketones of the type summarized in equations (9)-(12) have been thoroughly reviewed. ... 

Aminopyridines can be used in other ways copper-catalysed interaction with diazo-ketones and three-component reactions involving an isonitrile and an aldehyde also give imidazo[l,2-a]pyridines such condensations can be promoted using an ionic liquid" or scandium triflate with microwave heating." In the former route, 2-substituted products result and from the latter, 3-aminoimidazo[l,2-a]pyridines are formed. 

Adducts (e.g., 5) from Tandem Cyclization-Cycloaddition Reaction of Diazo Ketone 4 with Dipolarophilcs General Procedure85 ... 

Preparation of diazo ketones The acid chloride may be added in undiluted form if liquid, or as a fine powder if solid, to a solution of 2.2-3.0 moles of diazomethane with stirring at 0-10° alternatively the chloride may be added as a solution. Reaction is very rapid even in the cold and is usually complete in about 1 h at room temperature. Because of their betaine character, diazo ketones are mostly sparingly soluble in ether and crystallize when ether solutions are cooled to about —20° but they may also be obtained with advantage by concentration of their solutions under reduced pressure. In some cases the diazo ketone solution can be used directly for further reactions. Crude diazo ketones mostly contain a few percent of the chloro ketone. 

The 5-7V-tosylamino substituted a-diazo-P-keto carbonyl compounds 101 were obtained from the reaction between diazo ketone 100 and the tosylimine 99 in the presence of TiCU in dichloromethane. The diazo ketone 101 underwent Wolff rearrangement in benzene upon irradiation with a high-pressure Hg lamp to afford 102, which subsequently cyclized to give the expected y-lactam derivatives. ... 

The catalyst (212) has also been successfully used as a cocatalyst in a highly diastereo- and enantioselective reaction of diazo ketones (213) with anilines (214) and ethyl glyojgrlate (215) providing chiral a,p-diamino acid derivatives (216) (Scheme 57)7 ... 

Reaction of the acid chloride with a cold solution of excess of diazomethane to yield a diazo ketone ... 

Introduce a solution of 15 g. of the diazo ketone in 100 ml. of dioxan dropwise and with stirring into a mixture of 2 g. of silver oxide (1), 3 g. of sodium thiosulphate and 5 g. of anhydrous sodium carbonate in 200 ml. of water at 50-60°. When the addition is complete, continue the stirring for 1 hour and raise the temperature of the mixture gradually to 90-100°. Cool the reaction mixture, dilute with water and acidify with dilute nitric acid. Filter off the a-naphthylacetic acid which separates and recrys-talhse it from water. The yield is 12 g., m.p. 130°. 

Alternatively, treat a solution of 3 9 g. of the 6is-diazo ketone in 50 ml. of warm dioxan with 15 ml. of 20 per cent, aqueous ammonia and 3 ml. of 10 per cent, aqueous silver nitrate under reflux in a 250 or 500 ml. flask on a water bath. Nitrogen is gently evolved for a few minutes, followed by a violent reaction and the production of a dark brown and opaque mixture. Continue the heating for 30 minutes on the water bath and filter hot the diamide of decane-1 lO dicarboxyhc acid is deposited on cooling. Filter this off and dry the yield is 3 -1 g., m.p. 182-184°, raised to 184-185° after recrystallisation from 25 per cent, aqueous acetic add. Hydrolyse the diamide (1 mol) by refluxing for 2-5 hours with 3N potassium hydroxide (4 mols) acidify and recrystaUise the acid from 20 per cent, acetic acid. The yield of decane-1 10-dicarboxyhc acid, m.p. 127-128°, is almost quantitative. 

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