Formation of Adducts in the Nitration of p-Xylene. Exchange and Rearomatization Reactions of p-Xylene Adducts

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (23) ◽  
pp. 3960-3970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Fischer ◽  
John Neilson Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Anhydride ◽  
Sodium Methoxide ◽  
Major Product ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Cis And Trans

Nitration of p-xylene in acetic anhydride gives as the major product cis and trans isomers of the adduct 1,4-dimethyl-4-nitro-1,4-dihydrophenyl acetate (1) as well as 2-nitro-p-xylene. The acetoxynitro adducts 1a and 1b are stereospecifically cleaved to the hydroxynitro adducts 2a and 2b, respectively, by sodium methoxide. Acid-catalyzed exchange of OAc in 1 for OCH3, OCHO, OCH2C6H4CH3-p occurs and is nonstereospecific. Rearomatization of 1 gives 2-nitro-p-xylene, side-chain (benzylic) derivatives, and 2,5-xylyl acetate. The relevance of these reactions to side-chain substitution of arenes under electrophilic conditions is discussed.

Adduct Intermediates in the Side-chain Nitration of 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
pp. 3988-3992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Fischer ◽  
Alan Leslie Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Acetic Anhydride ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Methylene Chloride ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
Naphthyl Acetate

cis and trans isomers of 1,4-dimethyl-4-nitro-1,4-dihydro-1-naphthyl acetate (1) have been isolated from a mixture of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene and nitric acid in acetic anhydride by quenching at −40°. At room temperature only 1-methyl-4-nitromethylnaphthalene (4) is obtained. The conversion of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene to 4 and of the cis (1a) and trans (1b) adducts to 4, by nitric acid in acetic anhydride, has been followed by n.m.r. 1,4-Dimethyl-4-nitro-1,4-dihydro-1-naphthyl nitrate (5) appears to be the immediate product from nitration of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene in acetic anhydride, methylene chloride, or nitromethane. In acetic anhydride 5 is converted into 1. Decomposition of 1 in acetic acid gives 1,4-dimethyl-2-naphthyl acetate and some 4. The formation of 4 in this reaction is suppressed by urea.

Nitration of 1-chloro-2,3-dimethylbenzene in acetic anhydride. Formation and rearomatization of adducts

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063-1068
Author(s):  
Alfred Fischer ◽  
Colin Campbell Greig
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acetic Anhydride ◽  
Nitrous Acid ◽  
Major Product ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Nitro Derivatives ◽  
Subsequent Elimination ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Cis And Trans

Nitration of l-chloro-2,3-dimethylbenzene in acetic anhydride gives the cis and trans isomers of 3-chloro-4,5-dimethyl-4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienyl acetate (29%) and l-chloro-2,3-dimethyl-4-nitro- (46%), -5-nitro- (5%), and -6-nitrobenzene (20%). In formic acid and acidified methanol, exchange of acetate for formate and methoxyl, respectively, occurs and the diastereoisomers of 3-chloro-4,5-dimethyl-4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienyl formate and methyl ether, respectively, are formed. Rearomatization of each isomer of 3-chloro-4,5-dimethyl-4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienyl acetate in acetic acid results in initial isomerization to form the pair of diastereoisomers and subsequent elimination of nitrous acid to form 3-chloro-4,5-dimethylphenyl acetate. In 25% trifluoroacetic acid in deuteriochloroform elimination of acetic acid and migration of the nitro group to form 1-chloro-2,3-dimethyl-4-nitro-benzene and a lesser amount of its 6-nitro isomer is the dominant reaction. In the presence of mesitylene the formation of the nitro derivatives is suppressed and 3′-chloro-2,4,4′,5′,6-pentamethylbiphenyl is obtained. It is proposed that cyclohexadienyl cations are significant intermediates in ail of the reactions. Pyrolysis of the adducts gives 1-chloro-2,3-dimethylbenzene as the major product.

Reductive cleavage of 2-alkoxy- and 2-aryloxy-tetrahydropyrans with LiAlH4–AlCl3

1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (21) ◽  
pp. 2547-2558 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. E. Diner ◽  
R. K. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Ring Cleavage ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Aryl Group ◽  
Side Chain Cleavage ◽  
Chain Cleavage ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Steric Factors ◽  
Cis And Trans

A series of 2-alkoxy- and 2-aryloxy-tetrahydropyrans has been hydrogenolyzed in ether by LiAlH4–AlCl3. As the alkyl group attached to the exo oxygen atom is changed from primary to tertiary, the proportion of ring cleavage to side-chain cleavage increases. Only side-chain cleavage occurs with the 2-aryloxytetrahydropyrans. The results are explained in terms of the polar properties of the alkyl or aryl group attached to the ring oxygen or the side-chain oxygen. Any control by steric factors is considered to be submerged by the polar effects, but does have a clearly apparent directive effect when the polar factors are equal for the two routes of cleavage. The results of the hydrogenolysis of 6-substituted 2-alkoxytetrahydropyrans could be explained on the same basis.The configurations of the cis and trans isomers of the disubstituted tetrahydropyrans were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Their conformational preference is discussed.

Some reactions of 2,4-dimethoxytetrahydropyrans

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (17) ◽  
pp. 3099-3106 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Baldwin ◽  
R. K. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Equilibrium Mixture ◽  
Anomeric Effect ◽  
Temperature Reaction ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Kcal Mole ◽  
A Value ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Cis And Trans

Acid-catalyzed elimination of methanol from 2,4-dimethoxytetrahydropyran (1) produces 2-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran (3) rather than the expected olefin 4-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (2).The reaction of 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin with 3 in ether – methanol gives a 2:1 mixture of the isomers 3β-bromo-2α,4α-dimethoxytetrahydropyran (5a) and 3α-bromo-2α,4β-dimethoxytetrahydropyran (5b) respectively. A rationale is given to explain the preponderance of 5a over 5b and the highly selective attack of the bromine of the hydantoin and the methanol on C-3 and C-4 respectively of the double bond of 3. Reduction of 5ab with zinc in ethanol provides only compound 3.The room temperature reaction of 1 in a mixture of water and 1,2-dimethoxyethane containing Amberlite IR-120, produces 2-hydroxy-4-methoxytetrahydropyran (6) as an equilibrium mixture of cis and trans isomers in the ratio 1:1. This gave a value of 0.9 kcal/mole for the anomeric effect in 6. Pyrolysis of the derivative, 2-acetoxy-4-methoxytetrahydropyran failed to produce the olefin 2 and resulted only in extensive decomposition.

Five-coordinate iron(II) porphyrins derived from meso-α,β,γ,δ tetraphenylporphin: synthesis, characterization, and coordinating properties

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (14) ◽  
pp. 1804-1813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Momenteau ◽  
Bernard Loock ◽  
Emile Bisagni ◽  
Michel Rougee
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ion ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Intramolecular Coordination ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Visible Spectroscopy ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Heterogeneous Reduction ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
Reduced Forms

Meso-α,β,γ,δ, tetraphenylporphin derivatives bearing acrylic (cis and trans isomers) and propionic side chains with a terminal imidazole group have been synthesized. Intermediate compounds obtained during their preparation were characterized by visible spectroscopy and nmr. In non-coordinating solvents (benzene or toluene), the iron(III) complexes of these compounds do not show intramolecular coordination of the terminal base on the metal ion. The reduced forms of the compounds have been obtained from ferric forms by heterogeneous reduction with aqueous dithionite and exhibit optical spectra characteristic of five-coordinate ferrous complexes. The nitrogenous bases and carbon monoxide affinities of the latter have been measured and the results indicate that the 'transinfluence' exerted by the terminal imidazole does not depend greatly on the nature and the structure of the covalent side chain. In contrast the stability of the five-coordinate compounds depends on the side chain (trans acrylic < propionic < cis acrylic) as suggested by the values reported for the replacement constants of the terminal imidazole by 4-cyanopyridine in unsymmetrical six-coordinate derivatives. The stability of these compounds towards oxidation is also reported.

An efficient synthesis of pterosin C and other pterosins

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1945-1953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kam-Mui Eva Ng ◽  
Trevor C. McMorris
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acetic Anhydride ◽  
Methyl Ether ◽  
Sodium Acetate ◽  
Synthetic Route ◽  
Efficient Synthesis ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans

A versatile synthetic route to pterosins, sesquiterpenoid indanones present in bracken, Pteridiumaquilinum, has been developed. The route is exemplified by the synthesis of (2S,3S)-pterosin C by Friedel–Crafts bisacylation of the methyl ether of 2-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethanol with methylmalonyl chloride. Demethylation of the resulting 1,3-indandione and reduction with zinc and acetic acid in the presence of acetic anhydride and sodium acetate afforded a mixture of racemic cis and trans isomers of pterosin C diacetate, which was hydrolysed to the corresponding pterosins. Separation and resolution via the S-(+)-α-phenylbutyric esters gave (2S,3S)-pterosin C and (2R,3R)-pterosin C. Other pterosins were prepared as racemates from the 1,3-indandione.

scholarly journals Nucleophilic Substitution at Tetracoordinate Phosphorus.Stereochemical Course and Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions at Phosphorus in Diastereomeric cis- and trans-2-Halogeno-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones: Experimental and DFT Studies

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3655
Author(s):  
Marian Mikołajczyk ◽  
Barbara Ziemnicka ◽  
Jan Krzywański ◽  
Marek Cypryk ◽  
Bartłomiej Gostyński
Keyword(s):  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Phosphorus Pentachloride ◽  
Major Product ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Displacement Reactions ◽  
Single Transition ◽  
Cis And Trans

Geometrical cis- and trans- isomers of 2-chloro-, 2-bromo- and 2-fluoro-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones were obtained in a diastereoselective way by (a) sulfurization of corresponding cyclic PIII-halogenides, (b) reaction of cyclic phosphorothioic acids with phosphorus pentachloride and (c) halogen–halogen exchange at PIV-halogenide. Their conformation and configuration at the C4-ring carbon and phosphorus stereocentres were studied by NMR (1H, 31P) methods, X-ray analysis and density functional (DFT) calculations. The stereochemistry of displacement reactions (alkaline hydrolysis, methanolysis, aminolysis) at phosphorus and its mechanism were shown to depend on the nature of halogen. Cyclic cis- and trans-isomers of chlorides and bromides react with nucleophiles (HO−, CH3O−, Me2NH) with inversion of configuration at phosphorus. DFT calculations provided evidence that alkaline hydrolysis of cyclic thiophosphoryl chlorides proceeds according to the SN2-P mechanism with a single transition state according to the potential energy surface (PES) observed. The alkaline hydrolysis reaction of cis- and trans-fluorides afforded the same mixture of the corresponding cyclic thiophosphoric acids with the thermodynamically more stable major product. Similar DFT calculations revealed that substitution at phosphorus in fluorides proceeds stepwise according to the A–E mechanism with formation of a pentacoordinate intermediate since a PES with two transition states was observed.

The Effect of N-Substitution on the Rates of Saponification of Some Amino Acid Esters

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (21) ◽  
pp. 3468-3476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn E. Purdie ◽  
N. Leo Benoiton
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Amino Acid Esters ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Acid Esters

The saponification rates (measured at 25 ° by a titrimetric method) of the unprotonated forms of the methyl esters of glycine, alanine, leucine, valine, and phenylalanine were compared with those of the N-methyl, the N-acetyl, and the N-acetyl, N-methylamino acid analogues. N-Acetylation slightly increased or decreased the rate but N-methylation caused a reduction by as much as a factor of ten, depending on the complexity of the side-chain. The esters of the N-acetyl, N-methylamino acids, which exist as cis and trans isomers, were saponified at rates intermediate between those of the esters of the N-acetylamino acids and N-methylamino acids. Activation parameters were obtained for the phenylalanine and leucine derivatives. N-Methylation resulted in an increase in ΔH≠ and ΔS≠ which was attributed in part to solvation effects. The hydrolysis of the cationic esters of glycine and alanine was still evident at pH 11.0. N-Methylation had little effect on the rates of saponification of the charged forms.

The competitive scissions of cycloalkane oxiranes by charged and neutral nucleophiles in acidic aqueous methanol

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (23) ◽  
pp. 4144-4155 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Bovenkamp ◽  
Robert Y. Moir ◽  
Robert A. B. Bannard
Keyword(s):  
Perchloric Acid ◽  
Acidic Solution ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Trans Isomers ◽  
Aqueous Methanol ◽  
Product Analysis ◽  
Cis And Trans Isomers ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Cis And Trans

Six related oxiranes (the cis and trans isomers derived from 3-methoxycyclopentene and from 3-methoxycyclohexene, as well as the oxiranes from the corresponding unsubstituted olefins) were each treated under the same conditions with an acidic solution containing charged and uncharged nucleophiles (chloride ion, water, and methanol). The corresponding perchloric acid catalyzed scissions were also carried out. Accurate and reproducible methods of product analysis for the reaction mixtures were developed. In this way, nucleophilic attacks upon different oxiranes were compared directly. Attacks by different nucleophiles upon the same oxirane, or by a single nucleophile upon different positions of the same oxirane, were compared in the very same solution. The results are considered to provide the most extensive demonstration of the effects of charge orientation yet available. The synthesis of some new isomeric 1,2,3-trisubstituted diols and dimethoxyalcohols are reported.

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