Tetramethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide

Hydroxyamino-2-butanone oxime (185) and diacetyl (186) gave 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide (187) (MeOH, 20°C, 8 h 72%).423 Variations in the substitution pattern of synthon (185) led to dihydro- or even tetrahy-dropyrazine oxides.414,437,1163... 

Thermodynamic parameters for the protonation of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide have been obtained from basicity measurements at 25,40,60,80, and 90° using a spectroscopic method (746). 

The strong base-weakening effect of an A-oxide substituent upon a para-situated sp nitrogen atom is exemplified by a comparison of the of pyrazine [0.65 (122)] with that of pyrazine A-oxide [0.05 (745)]. The pKg of 3-methylpyrazine 1-oxide is 0.46 (745). Pyrazine A-oxides form salts thus 2,5-dimethylpyrazine A-oxide forms 1 1 addition products with hydrogen chloride, methyl iodide, and benzyl chloride (625). Thermodynamic parameters for the second protonation of tetramethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide have been determined from measurements at 25, 40,60,80, and 90° (746). 

The polarographic behavior of the 1-oxides and 1,4-dioxides of pyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, and tetramethylpyrazine at various pH values has been investigated. It was assumed that at lower pH values, the A -oxide group was reduced in its protonated form. In acid media the 1-oxides exhibited double waves, the first of which is attributable to the reduction of jV-oxide groups and the second to that of the pyrazine nucleus (production of 1,4-dihydro compounds). Reduction of both A -oxide groups of pyrazine-1,4-dioxide proceeded simultaneously (588). Half-wave potentials of the voltammetric oxidation and reduction of pyrazine mono- and di-A -oxides have been measured in dimethylformamide, and in acetonitrile by the technique of a rotating platinum electrode (750). 

Methylpyrazine 1-oxides react with benzaldehyde to give styrylpyrazine 1-oxides. Thus tetramethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide, p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, and 37% hydrochloric acid at 140° for 15 hours gave 2,3,5,6-tetra(p-dimethyIaminostyryl)-pyrazine 1,4-dioxide (713) 2,5-dimethylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide, benzaldehyde, and sodium hydroxide gave 2,5-distyrylpyrazine 1,4-dioxide, and 2,5-dimethylpyrazine... 

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