Ring contraction carboxylic acids

The photolysis of cyclic diazo ketones in hydroxylic solvents leads to ring contracted carboxylic acid derivatives via this ketocarbene -> ketene rearrangement. Examples of such reactions are given in (2.24)239) and (2.25) 240). In this last example a photoequilibrium between the diazo ketone and its valence isomer, a diazirine, has been observed, both products then eliminating nitrogen to afford the cyclobutane carboxylic acid. 

A third possibility arises when R and R are directly linked such that (9) is a cyclic a-diazo ketone. Rearrangement to (14) therefore represents a ring contraction, and trapping by RXH affords the ring-contracted carboxylic acid derivative (15). This area is covered in Section 3.9.3.2. 

There have been relatively few applications to the contraction of larger rings. Irradiation of solutions of 4-diazo-/ra j-bicyclo[6.1.0]nonan-5-one afforded the strained carboxylate derivatives (107 XR = OH, OMe) in ca. 22-45% yield.Small to medium ring diazo ketones afford the ring-contracted carboxylic acids (108 n = 4-10) in 25-95% yield on photolysis in dioxane-H20 or THF-H20. Thermolysis of the diazo ketones in aniline at 150-160 C gave the anilides of (108) in 78-91% yield. Transannular reactions of the ketocarbene intermediates can be a complication under some conditions. 4-Carboxy[8]paracyclophane (109) has been prepared (25%) by the photochemical method. ... 

Another useful route to cyciopentanes is the ring contraction of 2-bromo-cydohexanones by a Favorskii rearrangement to give csrdopcntanecarboxylic acids. If a 0 dibromoketones are used, ring opening of the intermediate cydopropanone leads selectively to, y-unsaturated carboxylic acids (S.A, Achmad, 1963, 1965 J. Wolinsky, 1965). 

Pyridazinones may undergo ring contraction to pyrroles, pyrazoles and indoles, the process being induced either by an acid or base. The structure of the final product is strongly dependent on the reaction conditions. For example, 4,5-dichloro-l-phenylpyridazin-6(lFT)-one rearranges thermally to 4-chloro-l-phenylpyrazole-5-carboxylic acid (12S), while in aqueous base the corresponding 4-hydroxy acid (126) is formed (Scheme 40). 

Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-phenylpyridazin-3(2Fr)-one and 4-hydroxy-5-nitropyridazin-3(2FT)-one rearrange in acidic medium to 3-methyl-l-phenylpyrazole-5-carboxylic acid and 4-nitropyrazole-5-carboxylic acid. 4-Hydroxypyridazin-3(2FT)-ones with a hydroxy group or other group at positions 5 or 6, which is easily replaced in alkaline medium, are transformed into 5-(or 3-)pyrazolones with hot alkali. An interesting example is ring contraction of 5-chloro-4-(methylthio)-l-phenylpyridazin-6(lFT)-one which gives, besides pyrazole derivative (127), 4-hydroxy-5-methylthio-l-phenylpyridazin-6(lFf)-one (128 Scheme 41). 

The base-promoted ring contraction of 3-bromo-2-pyrones to 2-furoic acids cf. Scheme llOd) is a well exemplified reaction 01CB1992,69JCS(C)1950,73JCS(P1)1130> which has also been applied to the obtention of benzofuran-2-carboxylic acids frorn 3-bromocoumarins 08CB830,70KGS(S2)166), Similar base treatment of 3-amino-2-pyrones provides pyrrole-2-carboxylic acids (Scheme IlOe) 75JHC129). 

A number of 2-acylazetidines have been prepared by reaction of 1,3-dihaloacyl compounds with amino derivatives (Section 5.09.2.3.l(m)). This is illustrated for azetidine 2-carboxylic acid (56), the only known naturally occurring azetidine. Ring expansion of activated aziridines (43) and contraction of 4-oxazolines (55) has also found limited use (Section 5.09.2.3.2(f) and Hi)). 

The procedure described is essentially that of Shioiri and Yamada. Diphenyl phosphorazidate is a useful and versatile reagent in organic synthesis. It has been used for racemlzatlon-free peptide syntheses, thiol ester synthesis, a modified Curtius reaction, an esterification of a-substituted carboxylic acld, formation of diketoplperazines, alkyl azide synthesis, phosphorylation of alcohols and amines,and polymerization of amino acids and peptides. - Furthermore, diphenyl phosphorazidate acts as a nitrene source and as a 1,3-dipole.An example in the ring contraction of cyclic ketones to form cycloalkanecarboxylic acids is presented in the next procedure, this volume. 

The reaction of 2-nitrodibenz[6,/]oxepin-10-carboxylic acid with potassium dichromate in acetic acid takes a rather unexpected course 9-methyl-2-nitroxanthene (2) is formed by loss of the carboxylic group and ring contraction.107... 

Cold, aqueous sodium hydroxide brings about the collapse of diethyl 2,7-dimelhyl-4//-azepine-3,6-dicarboxylate (3) to the 1-substituted pyrrole 4,29 whereas with aqueous ethanolic ammonia solution ring contraction is accompanied by loss of the butenoic acid side chain and formation of ethyl 2-methylpyrrole-3-carboxylate (94% mp 77-78cC). 

Methyl 2,7- and 3,6-dimethyl-l//-azepine-1-carboxylate also show marked differences towards acid hydrolysis. The 3,6-dimethyl isomer, with 10% sulfuric acid at 20°C, forms the expected A,-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2,5-dimethylaniline in high yield (82%) however, the 2,7-dimethyl isomer requires more forcing conditions to effect ring contraction and yields a mixture of A-(methoxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethylaniline (16% mp 103-105°C), A-(methoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dimethylaniline (1% mp 90-92°C), 2,6-dimethylphenol (1%), and 3,4-dimethylphenol (6% mp 66-67 C).115 A mechanistic rationale for these results has been proposed. 

Treatment of ethyl 1 W-azepine-l-carboxylate with palladium(II) acetate in benzene, or in an aprotic solvent, results in ring contraction (see Section 3.1.2.4.) or ring opening (vide infra), respectively, however, with palladium(II) acetate in acetic acid ethyl 2,3-diacetoxy-2,3-dihydro-l//-azepine-l-carboxylate (6) is formed as the major product along with ( , )-hexa-2,4-dienedial.243... 

Ring contractions of pyran derivatives are occasionally valuable. The contraction of 3-halo-2-pyrones to 2-furoic acids under the influence of alkali has been studied and the conditions defined.58112113 The method is adaptable to the preparation of 3-furoic acid via furan-2,4-dicarboxylic acid58 and of 3,4,5-triphenylfuran-2-carboxylic acid.113 Another ring contraction involving halides is the conversion of 4-chloromethylpyrylium salts into furylmethyl ketones as indicated in Scheme 21.114 Pyridine oxides may be transformed with unexpected ease into furans through treatment with a thiol (Scheme 22).115... 

An unexpected ring contraction reaction has been reported. The attempted hydrolysis of 3-methoxycarbonyl-177-thieno[2,3-< ][l,3,4]thiadiazine 4,4-dioxide 77 under acidic conditions gave the ring-contracted thieno[2,3-<7][l,2,3]thia-diazole 78 instead of the expected carboxylic acid (Equation 24). A similar mechanism to the Hurd-Mori reaction has been proposed for this transformation <2000JHC191>. 

Attempted hydrolysis of the ester group in the thienothiadiazine 66 using H2SO4 and AcOH at 100 °C gave a moderate yield of the ring-contracted thieno[2,3-carboxylic acid. Compound 67 was... 

Ring opening of 97 as indicated gives the 9-(a-amino-Q -phenylmethyl) purine 98, which by a base-catalyzed elimination of benzylideneimine is converted into 6,8-diphenyl-2-methylthiopurine 99. This pteridine-purine transformation has a close resemblance to the enzyme-catalyzed ring contraction of tetrahydropteridine into xanthine-8-carboxylic acid (64MI1), in which reaction it was proved by radioactive labeling that it is exclusively C-7 that is expelled. 

The photolytic Wolff ring contraction of diazopyridones (181) is a synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxylic acids via carbene (182) and ketene (183) intermediates (76S754). 

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