Preparation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Bearing a Trifluoromethyl Group and Their Application in Organic Synthesis

Catalyst-Free Site Selective Hydroxyalkylation of 5-Phenylthiophen-2-amine with α-Trifluoromethyl Ketones through Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

An original and effective approach for achieving trifluoromethyl hydroxyalkylation of 5-phenylthiophen-2-amine using α-trifluoromethyl ketones is described. In the last few years, reaction of Friedel-Crafts had been widely used to realize hydroxyalkylation on heterocycles such as indoles or thiophenes by means of Lewis acid as catalyst. Additionally, amine functions are rarely free when carbonyl reagents are used because of their tendency to form imines. This is the first time that a site-selective electrophilic aromatic substitution on C₃ atom of an unprotected 5-phenylthiophen-2-amine moiety is reported. The liberty to allow reaction in neutral conditions between free amine is valuable in a synthesis pathway. The reaction proceeds smoothly using an atom-economical metal-and catalyst-free methodology in good to excellent yields. A mechanism similar to an electrophilic aromatic substitution has been proposed.

An Efficient Synthesis of 2-CF3-3-Benzylindoles

The reaction of α-CF₃-β-(2-nitroaryl) enamines with benzaldehydes afforded effectively α,β-diaryl-CF₃-enones having nitro group. Subsequent reduction of nitro group by NH₄HCO₂-Pd/C system initiated intramolecular cyclization to give 2-CF₃-3-benzylindoles. Target products can be prepared in up to quantitative yields. Broad synthetic scope of the reaction was shown. Probable mechanism of indole formation is proposed.

Synthesis of 4-amino-5-fluoropyrimidines and 5-amino-4-fluoropyrazoles from a β-fluoroenolate salt

A synthesis of fluorinated pyrimidines under mild conditions from amidine hydrochlorides and the recently described potassium 2-cyano-2-fluoroethenolate was developed. A broad substrate scope was tested and mostly excellent yields were obtained. The synthesis of fluorinated aminopyrazoles from the same fluorinated precursor could be demonstrated but proceeded with lower efficiency.

One-Pot Metal-Free Synthesis of 3-CF3-1,3-Oxazinopyridines by Reaction of Pyridines with CF3CO-Acetylenes

The reaction of pyridines with trifluoroacetylated acetylenes was investigated. It was found that the reaction of various pyridines with two molecules of CF₃CO-acetylenes proceeds under mild metal-free conditions. As a result, efficient stereoselective synthesis of 3-arylethynyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1,3-oxazinopyridines was elaborated. Target heterocycles can be prepared in up to quantitative yields.

Fluorine-containing Heterocycles: Part II Synthesis and Reactions of New Thieno[2,3-b]Pyridine Derivatives Bearing Trifluoromethyl Group

Ethyl [3-cyano-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-ylthio]acetate (2) and ethyl 3-amino-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (3) were prepared by reaction of 3-cyano-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione (1) with ethyl chloroacetate. The reaction of both 2 and 3 with hydrazine hydrate under different conditions was studied. The main products were [3-cyano-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinylthio]acetohydrazide (4) and 3-amino-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide (5). The condensation of acethydrazide 4 with some aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes yielded the corresponding hydrazones 6a–d which underwent intramolecular Thorpe–Ziegler cyclisation to give the N1-aryl or heteroaryl-methylene-3-amino-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carbohydrazides (7a–d). Treatment of 7a–d with triethyl orthoformate led to the formation of pyridothienopyrimidine derivatives 8a–d. Heating carbohydrazide 5 with acetic acid gave an unexpected product which was assigned as 3-amino-2-methyl-7-(2-thienyl)-9-trifluoromethylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5] thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-4(3H)-one (12). Moreover, the reaction of 5 with other reagents such as acetic anhydride, formic acid, acetylacetone and/or triethyl orthoformate were carried out and their products were identified. Diazotisation of 5 produced the corresponding acyl azide 18 which underwent Curtius rearrangement to furnish the imidazolone derivative 20. Hydrolysis of the ester 3 gave the aminoacid 21 which in turn was converted into the oxazinone derivatives 22 and 23. Recyclisation of 22 and 23 into some pyrimidinone derivatives (12 and 24–26) was carried out.

Fluorine-Containing Heterocycles: Part I. Synthesis of New 7-(2-thienyl)-9-Trifluoromethylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]Thieno[3,2-d]Pyrimidines and Related Fused Tetracyclic Systems

3-amino-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamide (3) and 2-carbonitrile analogue 5 were prepared by reaction of 3-cyano-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethylpyridine-2(1H)-thione (1) with chloroacetamide or chloroacetonitrile respectively. Heating compound 3 with triethyl orthoformate led to the formation of pyridothienopyrimidinone derivative 6. Reaction of 6 with phosphorus oxychloride produced 4-chloropyrimidine derivative 7 which underwent some nucleophilic displacements upon treatment with thiourea, piperidine, morpholine or hydrazine hydrate to give the target 4-substituted pyridothienopyrimidines 8, 10a, 10b and 11 respectively. Reaction of compound 8 with methyl iodide or ethyl chloroacetate gave compounds 9a,b. The condensation of 3-amino-6-(2-thienyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carbonitrile (5) with triethyl orthoformate led to the formation of methanimidate derivative 21 which upon treatment with hydrazine hydrate gave the target 3-amino-3,4-dihydro-4-imino-7-(2-thienyl)-9-trifluoromethylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5] thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine (22). The reactions of compounds 11 and 22 with some reagents namely; triethyl orthoformate, acetic anhydride, formic acid, acetic acid, acetylacetone benzaldehyde and/or diethyl malonate were carried out and their products were identified, in most cases as [1,2,4]triazolopyridothienopyrimidines via Dimroth rearrangement.

Electrophilic halogenation of hydrazones of CF3-ynones. Regioselective synthesis of 4-halo-substituted 3-CF3-pyrazoles

An efficient approach for the synthesis of 4-halo-3-CF3-pyrazoles was elaborated using the cyclization of hydrazones of CF3-ynones induced by electrophilic halogenation. This method can be used for the regioselective synthesis of 3-CF3-pyrazoles substituted at the 4-position with any halogen (I, Br or Cl). The high (up to quantitative) yields, mild conditions and simplicity of the reaction protocol are the advantages of the proposed method. It was demonstrated that cross-coupling with 4-iodo-3-CF3-pyrazoles can be used for the synthesis of a broad family of tetrasubstituted pyrazoles. Moreover, it was found that this method is suitable for the synthesis of 4-substituted derivatives of Celebrex and SC-560.

The xanthate route to organofluorine derivatives. A brief account

The radical chemistry of xanthates allows numerous approaches to organofluorine compounds.

Unsaturated polyfluoroalkyl ketones in the synthesis of nitrogen-bearing heterocycles

This review focuses on the recent achievements and new developments in the synthesis of polyfluorinated aza-heterocycles based on fluorine-bearing enones and ynones published in the last decade.

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling of aryl iodides with an organocopper reagent: a straightforward procedure for the synthesis of aryl trifluoromethyl ketones

A palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling of aryl iodides with a (trifluoromethyl)copper reagent has been developed.

Single step derivatization with CF3 enone of thiophene at ambient temperature to determine propellant grade hydrazines: a study by GC and GC-MS

A simple, highly selective and rapid gas chromatography method (packed column with flame ionization detection) has been developed to determine hydrazine and monomethylhydrazine individually and for selective determination of hydrazine in the UH 25 mixture in organic medium.

Ultrasonic irradiation assisted efficient regioselective synthesis of CF3-containing pyrazoles catalyzed by Cu(OTf)2/Et3N

Background

Most of the known approaches to the synthesis of CF₃-containing organic compounds suffer from serious drawbacks. For example the starting materials required for these methods are rather difficult to obtain, or they are fairly toxic and inconvenient to work with and methods for direct fluorination and trifluoromethylation do not always allow the introduction of the CF₃-group at the required position of a molecule.

Results

An efficient and attractive regioselective synthesis of a series of novel pyrazoles containing the trifluromethyl moiety was achieved using Cu(OTf)₂/Et₃N as an efficient catalytic system under ultrasonic irradiation.

Conclusions

Cu(OTf)₂/Et₃N catalyst showed a great advantage over all the investigated catalysts, and the ultrasonic irradiation method offered high yields of pyrazoles in short reaction time compared with classical conditions. gHMBC spectra of the product were used to rationalize the observed regioselectivity.