Solvent carbonyl compounds

SchifT s bases A -Arylimides, Ar-N = CR2, prepared by reaction of aromatic amines with aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes and ketones. They are crystalline, weakly basic compounds which give hydrochlorides in non-aqueous solvents. With dilute aqueous acids the parent amine and carbonyl compounds are regenerated. Reduction with sodium and alcohol gives... 

The most commonly used protected derivatives of aldehydes and ketones are 1,3-dioxolanes and 1,3-oxathiolanes. They are obtained from the carbonyl compounds and 1,2-ethanediol or 2-mercaptoethanol, respectively, in aprotic solvents and in the presence of catalysts, e.g. BF, (L.F. Fieser, 1954 G.E. Wilson, Jr., 1968), and water scavengers, e.g. orthoesters (P. Doyle. 1965). Acid-catalyzed exchange dioxolanation with dioxolanes of low boiling ketones, e.g. acetone, which are distilled during the reaction, can also be applied (H. J. Dauben, Jr., 1954). Selective monoketalization of diketones is often used with good success (C. Mercier, 1973). Even from diketones with two keto groups of very similar reactivity monoketals may be obtained by repeated acid-catalyzed equilibration (W.S. Johnson, 1962 A.G. Hortmann, 1969). Most aldehydes are easily converted into acetals. The ketalization of ketones is more difficult for sterical reasons and often requires long reaction times at elevated temperatures. a, -Unsaturated ketones react more slowly than saturated ketones. 2-Mercaptoethanol is more reactive than 1,2-ethanediol (J. Romo, 1951 C. Djerassi, 1952 G.E. Wilson, Jr., 1968). 

The O-S exchange method in presence of a-halogenated carbonyl compound is a very good one for thiazole compounds. The thioamide is prepared in situ by the action of amide upon phosphorus pentasulphide with solvent. The a-halogenated aldehyde reacts directly. But the O-Se exchange cannot be performed with a-halogenated carbonyl compounds because of the apparition of phosphoric acid. (Scheme 3), The C-Se bond is very sensitive to add pH. 

Ma.nufa.cture. In general, manufacture is carried out in batch reactors at close to atmospheric pressure. A moderate excess of finely divided potassium hydroxide is suspended in a solvent such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The carbonyl compound is added, followed by acetylene. The reaction is rapid and exothermic. At temperatures below 5°C the product is almost exclusively the alcohol. At 25—30°C the glycol predominates. Such synthesis also... 

Ethynylation. Base-catalyzed addition of acetylene to carbonyl compounds to form -yn-ols and -yn-glycols (see Acetylene-DERIVED chemicals) is a general and versatile reaction for the production of many commercially useful products. Finely divided KOH can be used in organic solvents or Hquid ammonia. The latter system is widely used for the production of pharmaceuticals and perfumes. The primary commercial appHcation of ethynylation is in the production of 2-butyne-l,4-diol from acetylene and formaldehyde using supported copper acetyHde as catalyst in an aqueous Hquid-fiHed system. 

The dipolar ion can react in several ways according to the solvent and the stmcture of the olefin. In inert solvents, if the carbonyl compound is highly reactive (eg, an aldehyde), the dipolar ion can be added to the carbonyl fragment to give the normal ozonide or 1,2,4-trioxolane (7) for example, 1,1-and 1,2-dialkylethylenes react in this manner. Tri- or tetraalkyl-substituted olefins produce a smaH, if any, yield of an ozonide when the ozonolysis is... 

The zwitterion (6) can react with protic solvents to produce a variety of products. Reaction with water yields a transient hydroperoxy alcohol (10) that can dehydrate to a carboxyUc acid or spHt out H2O2 to form a carbonyl compound (aldehyde or ketone, R2CO). In alcohoHc media, the product is an isolable hydroperoxy ether (11) that can be hydrolyzed or reduced (with (CH O) or (CH2)2S) to a carbonyl compound. Reductive amination of (11) over Raney nickel produces amides and amines (64). Reaction of the zwitterion with a carboxyUc acid to form a hydroperoxy ester (12) is commercially important because it can be oxidized to other acids, RCOOH and R COOH. Reaction of zwitterion with HCN produces a-hydroxy nitriles that can be hydrolyzed to a-hydroxy carboxyUc acids. Carboxylates are obtained with H2O2/OH (65). The zwitterion can be reduced during the course of the reaction by tetracyanoethylene to produce its epoxide (66). 

Most ozonolysis reaction products are postulated to form by the reaction of the 1,3-zwitterion with the extmded carbonyl compound in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction to produce stable 1,2,4-trioxanes (ozonides) (17) as shown with itself (dimerization) to form cycHc diperoxides (4) or with protic solvents, such as alcohols, carboxyUc acids, etc, to form a-substituted alkyl hydroperoxides. The latter can form other peroxidic products, depending on reactants, reaction conditions, and solvent. 

Although saturated alcohols are sufftcientiy stable toward quinones to be used as solvents for these oxidation reactions, hen2ylic (43) and aHyUc alcohols are often readily converted to the corresponding carbonyl compounds (44), as shown in equation 2 for ben2ene systems (33). For the substituents indicated, yields are as follows ... 

A significant advance in the synthesis of monoorganotin trihaHdes was the preparation of P-substituted ethyl tin trihaHdes in good yield from the reaction of stannous chloride, hydrogen haHdes, and a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, eg, acryHc esters, in common solvents at room temperature and atmospheric pressure (153,154). The reaction is beHeved to proceed through a solvated trichlorostannane intermediate (155) ... 

In mordant dyes, phenols, naphthols, and enolizable carbonyl compounds, such as pyrazolones, are generally the couplers. As a rule, 2 1 metal complexes are formed ia the afterchroming process. A typical example of a mordant dye is Eriochrome Black T (18b) which is made from the important dyestuff iatermediate nitro-l,2,4-acid, 4-amiQO-3-hydroxy-7-nitro-l-naphthalenesulfonic acid [6259-63-8]. Eriochrome Red B [3618-63-1] (49) (Cl Mordant Red 7 Cl 18760) (1, 2,4-acid — l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone) is another example. The equiUbrium of the two tautomeric forms depends on the nature of the solvent. 

Production of cyanohydrins is accompHshed through the base-cataly2ed combination of hydrogen cyanide and the carbonyl compound in a solvent, usually the cyanohydrin itself (17). The reaction is carried out at high dilution of the feeds, at 10—15°C, and pH 6.5—7.5. The product is continuously removed from the reaction 2one, cooled to push the equilibrium toward cyanohydrin formation, and then stabili2ed with mineral acid. Purification is usually effected by distillation. 

Structural effects on the rates of deprotonation of ketones have also been studied using veiy strong bases under conditions where complete conversion to the enolate occurs. In solvents such as THF or DME, bases such as lithium di-/-propylamide (LDA) and potassium hexamethyldisilylamide (KHMDS) give solutions of the enolates in relative proportions that reflect the relative rates of removal of the different protons in the carbonyl compound (kinetic control). The least hindered proton is removed most rapidly under these... 

The second step in acetal and ketal hydrolysis is conversion of the hemiacetal or hemiketal to the carbonyl compound. The mechanism of this step is similar to that of the first step. Usually, the second step is faster than the initial one. Hammett a p plots and solvent isotope effects both indicate that the transition state has less cationic character than... 

The photochemistry of carbonyl compounds has been extensively studied, both in solution and in the gas phase. It is not surprising that there are major differences between the photochemical reactions in the two phases. In the gas phase, the energy transferred by excitation cannot be lost rapidly by collision, whereas in the liquid phase the excess energy is rapidly transferred to the solvent or to other components of the solution. Solution photochemistry will be emphasized here, since both mechanistic study and preparative applications of organic reactions usually involve solution processes. 

Instead of the definition in Eq. (7-82), the selectivity is often written as log k,). Another way to consider a selectivity-reactivity relationship is to compare the relative effects of a series of substituents on a pair of reactions. This is what is done when Hammett plots are made for a pair of reactions and their p values are compared. The slope of an LEER is a function of the sensitivity of the process being correlated to structural or solvent changes. Thus, in a family of closely related LFERs, the one with the steepest slope is the most selective, and the one with the smallest slope is the least selective.Moreover, the intercept (or some arbitrarily selected abscissa value, usually log fco for fhe reference substituent) should be a measure of reactivity in each reaction series. Thus, a correlation should exist between the slopes (selectivity) and intercepts (reactivity) of a family of related LFERs. It has been suggested that the slopes and intercepts should be linearly related, but the conditions required for linearity are seldom met, and it is instead common to find only a rough correlation, indicative of normal selectivity-reactivity behavior. The Br nsted slopes, p, for the halogenation of a series of carbonyl compounds catalyzed by carboxylate ions show a smooth but nonlinear correlation with log... 

The synthetic utility of enamines presupposes their general accessibility. In most cases, ketones are readily converted to enamines by condensation of the carbonyl compound with a secondary amine such as pyrrolidine, morpholine, or piperidine and azeotropic removal of water with a solvent such as benzene (3-19). 

Active carbonyl compounds such as benzaldehyde attack the electron-rich double bond in DTDAFs to give a dipolar adduct, which immediately undergoes dissociation with formation of two molecules of 146 (64BSF2857 67LA155).Tlie existence of by-products such as benzoin led to the synthetic application of thiazolium salts in the acyloin condensation. For example, replacement of the classic cyanide ion by 3-benzyl-4-methyl-5(/3-hydroxyethyl) thiazolium salts allowed the benzoin-type condensation to take place in nonaqueous solvents (76AGE639) (Scheme 57). 

The process can be still more simplified. It is not always necessary to use a pre-formed Schiff s base. Often it is sufficient to bring the carbonyl compound and the amine together in an inert solvent and to add the peracid to the mixture later, - In this way oxaziranes can be obtained in good yield even if the Schiff s base is unknown or can only be obtained in poor yield. For example, formaldehyde gives with aliphatic amines usually only trimers of the Schiff s bases (4). On the other hand, the synthesis of 2-cyclohexyl-oxazirane (5) from cyclohexylamine, formaldehyde, and peracetic acid proceeded in 66%... 

Certain starting materials may give rise to the non-selective formation of regioisomeric enolates, leading to a mixture of isomeric products. Furthermore a ,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds tend to polymerize. The classical Michael procedure (i.e. polar solvent, catalytic amount of base) thus has some disadvantages, some of which can be avoided by use of preformed enolates. The CH-acidic carbonyl compound is converted to the corresponding enolate by treatment with an equimolar amount of a strong base, and in a second step the a ,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compound is added—often at low temperature. A similar procedure is applied for variants of the aldol reaction. 

Reactions in liquid ammonia (cf. Chapter 3, Section III) require a certain amount of care, since the solvent is low boiling (—33 ) and its fumes are noxious. Nevertheless, with reasonable caution, the preparation of an ammonia solution of sodium acetylide can be carried out as described. The reagent so prepared can then be directly used for displacements on alkyl halides or for additions to suitable carbonyl compounds. Examples of both reactions are given. 

Thus, various kmds of bases are effective in inducing the Henry reaction The choice of base and solvent is not crucial to carry out the Henry reaction of simple nitroalkanes v/ith aldehydes, as summarized in Table 3 1 In general, sterically hindered carbonyl or nitro compounds are less reactive not to give the desired ni tro-aldol products in good yield In such cases, self-condensation of the carbonyl compound is a serious side-reaction Several mochfied procedures for the Henry reaction have been developed... 

A variety of solvents have been used in reductive alkylations. In industrial practice, excess carbonyl compound is often used as both reactant and solvent. 

Of course, the most practical and synthetically elegant approach to the asymmetric Darzens reaction would be to use a sub-stoichiometric amount of a chiral catalyst. The most notable approach has been the use of chiral phase-transfer catalysts. By rendering the intermediate etiolate 86 (Scheme 1.24) soluble in the reaction solvent, the phase-transfer catalyst can effectively provide the enolate with a chiral environment in which to react with carbonyl compounds. 

The stereoselectivity of an addition reaction is considerably lower when the reactions are conducted in polar solvents, complexing additives such as /V./V,A. A, -tetramethylethylenedi-arnine arc used, or when the stereogenic center carries a methoxy group instead of a hydroxy group. This behavior is explained as competition between the cyclic model and a dipolar model, proposed for carbonyl compounds bearing a polar substituent such as chlorine with a highly... 

Lewis acids, particularly the boron trifluroride diethyl ether complex, are used to promote the reaction between allyl(trialkyl)- and allyl(triaryl)stannanes and aldehydes and ketones52-54. The mechanism of these Lewis acid promoted reactions may involve coordination of the Lewis acid to the carbonyl compound so increasing its reactivity towards nucleophilic attack, or in situ transmetalation of the allyl(trialkyl)stannane by the Lewis acid to generate a more reactive allylmetal reagent. Which pathway operates in any particular case depends on the order of mixing of the reagents, the Lewis acid, temperature, solvent etc.55- 58. 

The complexation of achiral metal enolates by chiral additives, e.g., solvents or complexing agents could, in principle, lead to reagent-induced stereoselectivity. In an early investigation, the Reformatsky reaction of ethyl bromoacetate was performed in the presence of the bidentate ligand (—)-sparteine20. The enantioselectivity of this reaction varies over a wide range and depends on the carbonyl Compound, as shown with bcnzaldehyde and acetophenone. 

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