CLEAVAGE OF XANTHENE ETHERS: A NEW ROUTE TO 9-SUBSTITUTED XANTHENES

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1736-1740 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Latif ◽  
I. Fathy ◽  
N. Mishriky

9,9-(Tetrachloro-o-phenylenedioxy) xanthene (IIa) and its thio-analogue (IIb) are cleaved by hydrazines to give the corresponding hydrazones of xanthone and thiaxanthone, respectively, together with tetrachlorocatechol. The unsaturated nitriles (Va), (Vb), and (Vc) are produced similarly by the action of malononitrile and cyanoacetic ester. Dixanthenyl ether itself reacts in a similar manner with active hydrogen compounds to give the corresponding 9-xanthyl derivatives. (IIb) is prepared by the action of 9-diazothiaxanthene on tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone and is readily cleaved by lithium aluminum hydride to give thiaxanthene and tetrachlorocatechol. The reaction mechanisms are discussed.


1957 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 651-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Belleau

The synthesis of the complete ring system of the aromatic class of Erythrina alkaloids is described. The basic sequence involves reaction of hexahydroindole (whose preparation was studied in some detail) with phenylacetyl chloride to give the ketoamide (VII) which suffered ring closure to the desired ring system (XI) when treated with polyphosphoric acid. Reduction of XI with lithium aluminum hydride gave the corresponding base (XIII). Evidence in support of structure XI is presented. Application of the same sequence with homoveratroyl chloride as starting material led ultimately to the spiroamine (XIV) which proved identical with a sample of natural origin. The stereochemistry of the spiroamines is discussed and the reaction mechanisms involved are critically examined. The new cyclization reaction was successfully applied to the system phenylacetamide–cyclohexanone in an effort to explore its scope.



1948 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Krynitsky ◽  
J. E. Johnson ◽  
H. W. Carhart


1954 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Subba Kao ◽  
G. D. Shah ◽  
V. S. Pansare


1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 2102-2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald G. Lee ◽  
James R. Brownridge

The reduction of ethyl phenylpropiolate by lithium aluminum hydride results in partial reduction of the triple bond to give trans-cinnamyl alcohol. If ethyl phenylpropiolate is reduced by LiAlD4 followed by work-up with acetone and H2O the product is the specifically labeled compound, trans-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol-1,1,2-d3. If the ester is reduced with LiAlH4 followed by work-up with acetone-d6 and D2O the product is trans-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol-O,3-d2. Oxidation of these two products by sodium ruthenate leads to formation of trans-cinnamic acid-α-d and trans-cinnamic acid-β-d, respectively.



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