Multiplicity control in the polygeminal diazeniumdiolation of active hydrogen bearing carbons: chemistry of a new type of trianionic molecular propeller

E versus Z diazeniumdiolation of acetoacetate-derived carbanions

Nitric oxide adds to methyl acetoacetate in the presence of KOH in methanol at room temperature to form potassium acetylsydnonate N-oxide (K1) with an (E)-diazeniumdiolation and potassium acetate diazenium diolate (K(2)2) from a (Z)-diazeniumdiolation. A study of the reaction with LiOH, NaOH, and NMe(4)OH and with ethyl acetate substrate reveals that the temperature of the reaction greatly influences the nitric oxide reactivity. At 23 °C, nitric oxide adds to give both E and Z products, whereas at -5 °C the gas reacts almost exclusively to give Z addition. The (Z)-diazeniumdiolation products, namely, the alkali metal and NMe(4)(+) salts of methyl and ethylbutenoate-2-diazeniumdiolate-3-hydroxylate (3(2-) and 4(2-)), are isolated in good yields. The alkali metal salts are not amenable for recrystallization because of their ready decomposition in aqueous solutions. However, [NMe(4)](2)[MeC(O)C(N(2)O(2))CO(2)Me] is readily recrystallized from a methanol/acetonitrile solvent mixture. The crystals are unambiguously characterized by X-ray crystallography. NMR spectra for all of the 3(2-) and 4(2-) salts reveal the presence of two isomers in aq solutions. But the structure of the NMe(4)(+) salt contains only one of the isomers. Our attempts to cyclize the isolated and purified butenoatediazeniumdiolates from the (Z)-diazeniumdiolation to the E-containing sydnonate products were unsuccessful. TGA/DSC data for all of the products demonstrate the thermal instability of the salts at high temperatures. The salts decompose exothermally possibly with the release of N(2)O among other gases.

Base controlled polydiazeniumdiolation of 4-heptanone and a new water layer structure

In a stoichiometry-controlled reaction, nitric oxide adds to the enolate of 4-heptanone at ca. -23 degrees C to give mono-, bis-, or tris-diazeniumdiolate (-N2O2(-)) products: potassium 4-heptanone-3,3,5-tris(diazeniumdiolate) (1), potassium butanoate 2,2-bis(diazeniumdiolate) (2), and potassium butanoate 2-diazeniumdiolate (3). The diazeniumdiolate products are stable crystalline solids under ambient conditions and as solids exothermally decompose at high temperatures. Single-crystal X-ray data measured for the dihydrate 3 reveal a new layer aggregation, L4(4)8(8), as octameric water aggregates in a stair conformation which interacts minimally with the cation of the salt.

Nitric oxide reacts with methoxide

Despite over a century of reports to the contrary, sodium methoxide has been found to react with nitric oxide (NO). The reaction, whose final organic product is sodium formate, is postulated to occur via an intermediate O-bound diazeniumdiolate [CH3O-N(O)=NO-] that decomposes to formaldehyde and nitrous oxide. Sodium formate forms from the aldehyde via a Cannizzaro reaction. Carboxylate salts have similarly been obtained by exposing sodium benzylate and sodium neopentoxide to NO in dioxane solution. Accordingly, sodium trimethylsilanoate should be considered as a substitute for sodium methoxide as the base used to accomplish the replacement of active hydrogens by the diazeniumdiolate functional group via the Traube reaction.

Chemistry of the potassium, silver, and tetra(n-butyl)ammonium salts of sydnone N-oxide (Traube's anion)

Traube's dianion, 4-methylcarboxysydnone-3-hydroxylate (2), and its monomethyl ester (1) are readily isolated as their di- and mono-potassium salts from the reaction of nitric oxide with dimethylmalonate and potassium methoxide in methanol. Metathesis reactions of 1 with silver nitrate and tetra(n-butyl)ammonium bromide yield the silver and tetra(n-butyl)ammonium salts of 4-methylcarboxysydnone-3-hydroxylate. In contrast to other known sydnone derivatives, the present sydnones are stable in both acidic and basic solutions. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data obtained for 2 and the silver salt (3) reveal planarity and delocalization of double bonds in the sydnone ring, indicating aromatic behavior. The tetra(n-butyl)ammonium salt (4) is soluble in a range of organic compounds. Cyclic voltammetric data measured for 4 in acetonitrile reveal an irreversible oxidation peak at +1.09 V vs. Fc–Fc+ couple suggesting that the sydnone derivatives can be oxidized with an appropriate oxidizing agent. Differential scanning calorimetry data reveal thermal stability at ambient conditions and exothermic decomposition at high temperatures (>229 °C). The sydnone derivatives are characterized by two strong electronic absorptions in the UV region and rich vibrational (IR and Raman) spectra in the 1800–1500 cm–1 region. Density functional theory (B3LYP/6-311+++G**) is applied to estimate the aromaticity of the sydnone ring and to assign the vibrational spectral data.Key words: sydnone, trans-diazeniumdiolate, N-oxide.

Synthesis of Diazeniumdiolates from the Reactions of Nitric Oxide with Enolates

[reaction: see text] Reactions of nitric oxide with enolates derived from aliphatic methyl ketones containing alpha-methylene or alpha-methine groups and with enolates derived from alpha,alpha'-dimethylene or alpha,alpha'-dimethine ketones yield mono- or bis(diazeniumdiolate) products. Diazeniumdiolation occurs in the following order: alpha-methine > alpha-methylene > alpha-methyl. The amount of the base used alters the extent of diazeniumdiolation and the course of the reaction. Mono- and bis(diazeniumdiolate)-substituted methyl ketones are cleaved in the presence of excess base before and after the subsequent diazeniumdiolation of the alpha-methyl group. Similar to the trihalogenated methyl groups in the base-assisted halogenation reactions of methyl ketones, the bis(diazeniumdiolate)-substituted alpha-methylene and alpha-methyl groups act as leaving groups in the presence of excess base. The reaction of nitric oxide with a (approximately 20:80, cis/trans) mixture of 2,6-cyclohexananone yields the cis and trans isomers of 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone-2,6-bis(diazeniumdiolate) in 12.9% and 57.6% yield. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data determined for potassium cis-2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone-2,6-bis(diazeniumdiolate), cis-14b, reveal that the N(2)O(2-) substituent is planar with considerable delocalization of a double bond over the anionic four-atom group. Except for one of the diazeniumdiolate products, namely, potassium propanoate 2,2-bis(diazeniumdiolate), 8b, all are stable in neutral and basic aqueous media. Compound 8b slowly decomposes in neutral aqueous solution releasing nitrous oxide and nitric oxide gases but is stable in basic aqueous media. Differential scanning calorimetry data measured for the diazeniumdiolate products indicate that they decompose exothermally with most of them undergoing explosive decomposition at moderately high temperatures (181-274 degrees C).

Carbon-Bound Diazeniumdiolates from the Reaction of Nitric Oxide with Amidines

[reaction: see text] The enediamine tautomer of a variety of substituted amidine free bases reacts with nitric oxide (NO) to produce compounds containing a carbon-bound diazeniumdiolate [R1R2R3C-N(O)=NO-] functional group (previously called "nitrosohydroxylamines"). The new reaction has been shown to be quite general, although the nature of the products does vary. Amidines containing more than one replaceable hydrogen produce polydiazeniumdiolates as intermolecular salts, while those in which only one diazeniumdiolation can occur provide zwitterionic salts. These diazeniumdiolated amidines are shown to be useful NO donor compounds which undergo very slow spontaneous dissociation on dissolution in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer to produce mixtures of NO and nitrous oxide containing mostly NO. The most advantageous manifestation of the new discovery is the preparation of the monodiazeniumdiolated amidine zwitterions. Reaction of the medically relevant alpha-adrenergic agonists tetrahydrozoline and idazoxan produced monodiazeniumdiolated amidine zwitterions from which NO release was observed for up to 28 days and showed little sign of ending. The reaction should be applicable to a variety of pharmaceutical agents, including NO synthase inhibitors, antitumor agents, and antibacterials.

Blue Alkali Dinitrosomethanides: Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding

Explosive alkali dinitrosomethanides (M[HC(NO)2]; M = Li, Na, K, Cs) were prepared in a new, simple, high-yielding synthetic procedure, fully characterized, and shown to be stable at ambient temperature. Alkali dinitrosomethanides are of widespread interest to pharmaceutical and materials scientists alike.

A nitric oxide-releasing polydiazeniumdiolate derived from acetonitrile

Acetonitrile, frequently used as a solvent in reactions of nitric oxide (NO) with amines and other nucleophiles to introduce the [N(O)NO](-) (diazeniumdiolate) functional group, has itself been shown to react with NO in the presence of strong base to yield methane trisdiazeniumdiolate (1), presumably via an intermediate trisdiazeniumdiolated imidate. Aqueous hydrolysis of 1 does not follow simple first-order kinetics and produces mixtures of NO and nitrous oxide in ratios that vary with solution pH. [reaction: see text]