Stable hemiaminals with a cyano group and a triazole ring

Synthesis of 3-Alkyl Oxazolidines, Derived from 2-Hydroxymethyl Piperidine, as Analytical Standards for the Analysis of Volatile Aldehydes in the Workplace

Hexahydro-3-alkyl-3H-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridines 4-15 for the quantitative analysis of various aldehydes were obtained in good yield via the condensation reaction of 2-hydroxymethylpiperidine (2-HMP) with aldehydes under mild conditions. When acrolein was used, the bicyclic 17 was obtained. This novel compound has suitable physical characteristics for an analytical standard. The hexahydro-3-vinyl-3H-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridine 16 can be obtained at higher temperatures using an excess of acrolein (3 equiv). Following the same procedure as for 16, but with an excess of 2-HMP (2 equiv), a diastereomeric mixture of 18/19, which are both bisadducts of 2-HMP with acrolein, was obtained. The latter mixture can be easily converted into pure 18. Mechanistically, a thorough 1H-NMR study did not show any evidence that the condensation reaction proceeded via an enamine. The reaction probably proceeded through an elusive hemiaminal and fleeting iminium ion, which underwent subsequent cyclization to give hexahydro-3-alkyl-3H-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridines 4-16. The reaction pathways for the preparation of 4-18 are described.

Stable hemiaminals from axially chiral pyridine compounds

In this study, we have synthesized a series of 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-2-(pyridin-2-ylimino)thiazolidin-4-ol derivatives regioselectively from 2-iminothiazolidin-4-ones using LiAlH₄ at room temperature. Due to the presence of the restricted rotation around the N3-C_aryl single bond, the formation of M/P isomers was observed. The OH group of the hemiaminal was found to orient itself on the same side with pyridyl nitrogen during this restricted rotation to form an intramolecular hydrogen bond, which was demonstrated by the computational DFT study. This orientation presumably inhibited the occurrence of dehydration and stabilized the molecule.

Reversible and Stable Hemiaminal Hydrogels from Polyvinylamine and Highly Reactive and Selective Bis(N-acylpiperidone)s

Water-soluble bis(N-acylpiperidone)s with aldehyde-like reactivity are reported to react rapidly with polyvinylamine at room temperature, providing unprecedented clean reaction products. Unlike most amine/ketone reactions that result in arbitrary mixtures of imines, aminals, hemiaminals, or hydrates, in the present study hemiaminals, aminals, or hemiaminal/aminal mixtures are exclusively found. Detailed NMR spectroscopy of solutions, gels, and solids, aided by model reactions, reveals that the hemiaminal/aminal ratio depends on pH, water content, and cross-linking density. Network formation is fully reversible upon changes in pH, with the resulting moduli from rheology spanning almost 3 orders of magnitude. The self-healing ability of the system is probed by rheology as well, demonstrating maintained material properties of fractured and healed samples. The unusually clean, fast, and reversible chemistry highlights bispiperidones as a class of efficient building blocks with unprecedented possibilities in dynamic covalent chemistry.

Abrupt Spin Crossover Behavior in a Linear N1,N2-Triazole Bridged Trinuclear Fe(II) Complex

The synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of a new trinuclear spin crossover complex [FeII3(pyrtrz)6(TsO)6]·10H2O·2CH3OH (C2) and its analogue binuclear [FeII2(pyrtrz)5(SCN)4]·7H2O (C1), are reported here. These two compounds are synthesized based on the pyrrolyl functionalized Schiff base 1,2,4-triazole ligand 4-((1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene-amino)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (pyrtrz), which represent rare discrete multi-nuclear species, with µ2-N1,N2-triazole bridges linking the FeII centers. DC magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed an abrupt single-step spin crossover (SCO) behavior for compound 2 on the central FeII site and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (173 K) showed that this compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group (P21/c), and multiple intramolecular interactions were found responsible for the abrupt transition. Compound 1 is a binuclear complex with thiocyanate as terminal ligands. This compound stays in high spin state over the whole temperature range and displays weak antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

A Study on the Condensation Reaction of 4-Amino-3,5-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazole with Benzaldehydes: Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of Some New Stable Hemiaminals

Studies on the stable hemiaminals and Schiff bases formation in the reaction of substituted benzaldehydes with primary 3,5-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazole 4-amine were carried out under neutral conditions. These products were investigated by IR, Raman, MS, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra as well as by X-ray crystallography. The effect of reaction conditions: temperature, polarity of the solvents utilized, substrate concentration and the ortho and para benzaldehyde substituents on the yield of products was also examined.

Stable Hemiaminals: 2-Aminopyrimidine Derivatives

Stable hemiaminals can be obtained in the one-pot reaction between 2-aminopyrimidine and nitrobenzaldehyde derivatives. Ten new hemiaminals have been obtained, six of them in crystal state. The molecular stability of these intermediates results from the presence of both electron-withdrawing nitro groups as substituents on the phenyl ring and pyrimidine ring, so no further stabilisation by intramolecular interaction is required. Hemiaminal molecules possess a tetrahedral carbon atom constituting a stereogenic centre. As the result of crystallisation in centrosymmetric space groups both enantiomers are present in the crystal structure.