1.2.5- Thiadiazole halogenation

In azole chemistry the total effect of the several heteroatoms in one ring approximates the superposition of their separate effects. It is found that pyrazole, imidazole and isoxazole undergo nitration and sulfonation about as readily as nitrobenzene thiazole and isothiazole react less readily ica. equal to m-dinitrobenzene), and oxadiazoles, thiadiazoles, triazoles, etc. with great difficulty. In each case, halogenation is easier than the corresponding nitration or sulfonation. Strong electron-donor substituents help the reaction. 

Thiadiazoles are weak bases and form deliquescent hydrochloride salts, which are decomposed by water. No successful attempts to halogenate 1,2,3-thiadiazoles have appeared to date. 

The 5-position in 1,2,4-thiadiazoles is the most reactive in nucleophilic substitution reactions. For example, halogens may be displaced by a variety of nucleophiles <1984CHEC(6)463> however, halogens in the 3-position are inert toward most nucleophilic reagents. 

The enhanced reactivity of 5-halogeno-l,2,4-thiadiazoles over 3-halogeno-l,2,4-thiadiazoles has been mentioned before (see Section 5.08.7.1). Nucleophilic substitution at this center is a common route to other 1,2,4-thiadiazoles, including 5-hydroxy, alkoxy, mercapto, alkylthio, amino, sulfonamido, hydrazino, hydroxylamino, and azido derivatives. Halogens in the 3-position of 1,2,4-thiadiazoles are inert toward most nucleophilic reagents, but displacement of the 3-halogen atom can be achieved by reaction with sodium alkoxide in the appropriate alcohol <1996CHEC-II(4)307>. 

The oxidation of thioamides 63 with a wide variety of oxidizing agents is a well-employed method for the synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted-l,2,4-thiadiazoles 64 <1982AHC285>. However, this method is limited mainly to arylthioamides. The most common oxidizing agents tend to be halogens, hydrogen peroxide, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and nitrous acid. Yields from these reactions are variable and depend on the thioamide, oxidant, and conditions used (Equation 19). By-products such as nitriles and isothiocyanates are usually formed. 

The transformation of 1,2,4-thiadiazoles bearing a reactive substituent such as amino or halogen group in the 5-position is the most useful method for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives. The latter compounds can be reacted with nucleophiles to afford a wide range of derivatives this is not the case for 3-halogen-substituted compounds. 

In a development on the reaction of monohaloalkyl aryl ketoximes with tetrasulfur tetranitride, the introduction of two halogens such as chlorine, bromine, or fluorine at the a-position of alkyl aryl ketoximes significantly improved the yields of thiadiazoles <1998J(P1)109>. The preferential displacement of chlorine over bromine or fluorine allowed the preparation of monobromo- and monofluoro-3-aryl-thiadiazoles 195 from a,a-chlorobromoalkyl- and a,a-chlorofluoro-alkyl aryl ketoximes 194 (Equation 41). 

Electrophilic substitution reactions on the carbon atoms of 1,3,4-thiadiazoles are rare due to the low electron density of ring carbons. G-Acylation can be accomplished via rearrangement of intermediate W-acylthiadiazolium salts while radical halogenation can give chlorinated or brominated 2-halo-5-substituted thiadiazoles. Examples can be found in CHEC(1984) <1984CHEC(6)545> and in Houben-Weyls Science of Synthesis <2004HOU(13)349>. 

Halogenation of 2-methyl-l,3,4-thiadiazole 9 can be achieved under free radical conditions. Trichloro- and tribromomcthyl-l, 3,4-thiadiazolcs have been obtained by this method <1980LA1216>. Rapid and selective free radical monochlorination of the 2-mercapto-5-methyl-l,3,4-thiadiazole 9 was achieved using sodium hypochlorite under microwave conditions (Equation 27) <1998JCM586>. 

The fusion of a second aromatic ring results in subtle changes in reactivity. Halogenation of naphtho[l,2-c]-l,2,5-thiadiazole (42) occurs either by 4,5-addition of chlorine (43a) or by 5,6-substitution (44) by bromine. This heterocyclic analog of phenanthrene behaves like phenanthrene in that it gave the 4,5-addition product (43b) when treated with Br2 in glacial acetic acid (Scheme... 

The halogens in 1,2,5-thiadiazoles are reactive but 3-chloro-l,2,5-thiadiazole usually does not produce high yields in displacement reactions, probably because of ring decomposition via proton abstractions <68AHC(9)107>. 

As mentioned in Section 4.10.6.5, substituents on C(2) and C(5) are strongly activated and control the reactivity of the thiadiazole molecule as a whole. The amino group is by far the most popular substituent for further modifications, due to its nucleophilicity and ease of ring formation with the annular N(3). To a somewhat lesser extent, the thiol group has also been utilized in further derivatizing, with the carbon and halogen substituents being the least amenable to further reactions. 

Sulfur-linked substituents are usually prone to oxidation by halogens. In aqueous solution, chlorine converted 5-amino-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-thiadiazole successively into sulfoxide and sulfone, but in glacial acetic... 

The scope of the synthesis is greatly widened by the preliminary preparation of the N-halogenoamidines (56), preferably in situ subsequent displacement of halogen by thiocyanate results in the formation of the desired 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazoles (58) in good yields (50-80%).6,79, 80 The use of formamidine affords the parent, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole (58 R = H) while use of AT-methylformamidine (59) leads to 5-imino-4-methyl-Zl4-1,2,4-thiadiazolines (60).81... 

A further general synthesis, resulting in 3-substituted 5-chloro-l,2, 4-thiadiazoles, has been found by Goerdeler88 and his co-workers in the action of halogenated methylmercaptans on compounds incorporating an amidino group. 

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