291525-41-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and relative stability of 3,5-diacyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles prepared by dipolar cycloaddition of enones and α-diazoketones
Jung, Michael E.,Min, Sun-Joon,Houk,Ess, Daniel
, p. 9085 - 9089 (2007/10/03)
An unusual reaction process that produced unexpected heterocyclic systems by a fragmentation-recombination mechanism is described. Thus treatment of the triketone, 3-acetyl-2,6-heptanedione, 1, with methanesulfonyl azide gave, in addition to the expected α-diazo ketone 3a, the dihydro-pyrazole 3c and its oxidation product, the pyrazole 3d. We propose that the initially formed α-diazo ketone 3a fragments into the simple a-diazomethyl ketone and methyl vinyl ketone which then undergo an intermolecular [2,3]-dipolar cycloaddition. Analogous treatment of the trifluoromethyl trione 2 again afforded a pyrazole 4c. Further experiments were carried out to lend evidence to our mechanistic hypothesis. Thus a-diazoacetophenone 5 and MVK underwent a [2,3]-dipolar cycloaddition under mild conditions to give the two regioisomeric dihydropyrazoles 6a and 6b. Interestingly these were formed in a 2:1 ratio, which suggested that 6a was more stable than 6b. The structures of 6a and 6b were optimized by using the B3LYP density functional method and the 6-31G*basis set and isomer 6a was predicted to be 1.5 kcal/mol more stable than isomer 6b. This energy difference could be rationalized by the greater capacity of the acetyl group than the benzoyl group to conjugate with the hydrazone. This difference in conjugation is reflected by key bond length differences. Thus we have discovered a novel fragmentation-cycloaddition process. We have also presented evidence for the mechanism of the formation of the dihydropyrazoles and carried out calculations to support these findings.
Cyclization-cycloaddition cascade of rhodium carbenoids using different carbonyl groups. Highlighting the position of interaction
Padwa, Albert,Zhang, Zhijia J.,Zhi, Lin
, p. 5223 - 5232 (2007/10/03)
A series of 3-diazoalkanediones, when treated with a catalytic quantity of a rhodium(II) carboxylate, were found to afford oxabicyclic dipolar cycloadducts derived by the trapping of a carbonyl ylide intermediate. The reaction involves generation of the 1,3-dipole by intramolecular cyclization of the keto carbenoid onto the oxygen atom of the neighboring keto group. Both five- and six-ring carbonyl ylides are formed with the same efficiency. A study of the tandem cyclization-cycloaddition cascade of several α-diazo ketoesters was also carried out, and the cascade sequence proceeded in high yield. When the interacting keto carbonyl group was replaced by an imido group, the rhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction proceeded uneventfully. In contrast, α-diazo amidoesters do not undergo nitrogen extrusion on treatment with a Rh(II) catalyst. Instead, the diazo portion of the molecule undergoes 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with various dipolarophiles to give substituted pyrazoles as the final products.
