Synthesis and Structural Properties of Axially Chiral Binaphthothiophene Dicarboxylic Acid.

Axially chiral binaphthothiophene dicarboxylic acid was prepared as a novel functionalized chiral dicarboxylic acid. The crystal structures of both the racemic form and its salt with chiral diamine revealed the intramolecular S···O interactions (chalcogen bonds) between the sulfur in the naphthothiophene rings and the oxygen of the carboxy groups. The negative-positive and the positive-negative Cotton effects from longer to shorter wavelengths were observed for (R)- and (S)-enantiomers, respectively, in the circular dichroism (CD) spectra.

A [2 + 3] Reductive Cyclodimerization of Quinoline by SmI2.

Pyridine and its derivatives are rather difficult to reduce, and the products often undergo a very fast reoxidation to regain aromaticity. The reduction of quinoline by SmI2 results in an instantaneous [2 + 3] cyclization reaction, forming a bridged seven-membered ring within a polycyclic system.

Channeling the SmI₂ reactions to the radical path: radicals resisting reduction by SmI₂.

Studies on the reaction of 4-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)pyridine with SmI2 revealed that the intermediate radical strongly resists further reduction to the corresponding anion. The resistance of the radical to accepting another electron is traced to its stabilization by the nitrogen lone pair. The literature suggests that oxygen may also play a role similar to that of nitrogen in directing the course of the reaction toward radical rather than to anionic chemistry.

Reduction of 4-styrylpyridine by SmI2: an inner sphere electron tranfer case where the binding site differs from the reaction center.

In the reduction of 4-styrylpyridine by SmI2, the binding site for SmI2 differs from the reaction center. MeOH and TFE exhibit an unprecedented behavior showing a sigmoidic effect on the reaction rate, which levels off around 0.5-1 M.

Tandem regioselective synthesis of tetrazoles and related heterocycles using iodine.

A one-pot, tandem process has been developed for the synthesis of a library of tetrazoles from aryl isothiocyanates. Condensation of aryl isothiocyanates with ammonia, and aryl amines (R-NH(2)) provided mono, 1,3-disubstituted symmetrical and unsymmetrical thioureas, which on desulfurization with molecular iodine (I(2)) led to formation of the corresponding heterocumulene (cyanamides or carbodiimides). The in situ generated heterocumulene on subsequent treatment with sodium azide at room temperature gave corresponding tetrazoles.

One-pot synthesis of five and six membered N, O, S-heterocycles using a ditribromide reagent.

In a one-pot procedure, bromine less brominating reagent 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium bistribromide (EDPBT) has been utilized as an efficient desulfurizing agent for the construction of a library of heterocycles containing N, O, and S starting from aryl/alkyl isothiocyanates. In this approach, aryl/alkyl isothiocyanate reacts with o-phenylenediamine (o-PD), o-aminophenol, and o-aminothiophenol to form their monothiourea which on desulfurization with EDPBT led to the formation of corresponding 2-aminobenzimidazoles, 2-aminobenzoxazoles, and 2-aminobenzothiazoles, respectively. An interesting regioselectivity was observed for unsymmetrical thiourea having a naphthyl moiety on the one side and an ortho amino or an ortho hydroxy phenyl group on the other side giving a completely different product which is mainly dependent on the nature of the nucleophiles (-OH or -NH(2)).

Arylthioureas with bromine or its equivalents gives no 'Hugerschoff' reaction product.

The in situ generated aryl-alkyl unsymmetrical thiourea obtained by the reaction of an aryl isothiocyanate with an aliphatic secondary amine on treatment with bromine or its equivalent gave exclusively a product having a thioamido guanidino moiety and not the expected Hugerschoff product 2-aminobenzothiazole. A plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed for this unprecedented transformation and the scope has been extended to various substrates.