Acremolin, a stable natural product with an antiaromatic 1H-azirine moiety? A structural reorientation

Recently, acremolin (4), a novel modified base, was isolated from a marine-derived fungus and claimed to possess a structure with a 1H-azirine moiety. It is shown now that the reported NMR data are not compatible with this antiaromatic heterocycle, which should be an extremely unstable compound. An isomeric, substituted N2,3-ethenoguanine is presented as a plausible alternative structure of acremolin that is consistent with all spectroscopic data. Thus, 1H-azirines keep their classification as very short-lived intermediates

Acremolin, a stable natural product with an antiaromatic 1H-azirine moiety? A structural reorientation

Recently, acremolin (4), a novel modified base, was isolated from a marine-derived fungus and claimed to possess a structure with a 1H-azirine moiety. It is shown now that the reported NMR data are not compatible with this antiaromatic heterocycle, which should be an extremely unstable compound. An isomeric, substituted N2,3-ethenoguanine is presented as a plausible alternative structure of acremolin that is consistent with all spectroscopic data. Thus, 1H-azirines keep their classification as very short-lived intermediates

Synthesis, Characterization and Reactions of (Azidoethynyl)trimethylsilane

Synthesis of azido(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (6) was performed by treating the iodonium salt 5 with highly soluble hexadecyltributylphosphonium azide (QN3) at −40 °C. Although this product is very unstable, it can nevertheless be trapped by the click reaction with cyclooctyne to give the corresponding 1,2,3-triazole, and also directly characterized by 1H- and 13C-NMR data as well as IR-spectra, which were measured in solution at low temperature and in the gas phase. The thermal or photochemical decay of azide 6 leads to cyano(trimethylsilyl)carbene. This is demonstrated not only by quantum chemical calculations, but also by the trapping reactions with the help of isobutene

Synthesis of Stable 1H-Azirines Reinvestigated: A Structural Corrigendum

The isoquinoline-catalyzed synthesis of pretended 1H-azirines from phenacyl bromides and N,N\'-dialkylcarbodiimides was repeated. The products do not possess the structure of antiaromatic 1H-azirines, but simple N-acyl-N,N\'-dialkylureas were formed instead. This structural corrigendum was confirmed by the independent synthesis of the known ureas and comparison of their 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopic data in the case of six compounds. Thus,1H-azirines keep their classification as very short-lived intermediates

Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Cyclopenta-annulated 1,2,3,4-Tetrazines

The 2-aryl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazines 3a-n are formed by coupling of the diazocyclopentadienes 1a and 1b with arenediazonium salts and subsequent reversible electrocyclization of the primary coupling products 2a-n. From the solutions of the equilibrium mixtures of 2a ⇌ 3a - 2n ⇌ 3n the tetrazines 3a-d, h-k and the arylazo-diazocyclopentadienes 2e-g and 21-n crystallize. The 2-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazines 3o and 3p are obtained by addition of methyllithium to 1a and 1b followed by a diazo transfer reaction and cyclization. In solutions of 3o and 3p the ring-opened isomers 2o and 2p could not be detected. X-ray analyses of 3h and 3p prove their bicyclic planar geometry in the solid state. ¹⁵N-NMR and temperature-dependent ¹H-NMR spectroscopy have enabled a detailed study of the reversible ring closure reaction in the case of 2d ⇌ 3d. Reaction of 2-phenyl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazine (3b) with tetrafluoroboric acid results in the formation of the protonated monocyclic salt 4. Furthermore 3b undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions preferably at C-7, as demonstrated by bromination, formylation, and trifluoroacetylation. Photolysis of solutions of 2i/3i, 2k/3k, and 21/31 leads to the ketene imines 11a-c. The structure of 11c has been determined by X-ray crystallography

Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Cyclopenta-annulated 1,2,3,4-Tetrazines

The 2-aryl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazines 3a-n are formed by coupling of the diazocyclopentadienes 1a and 1b with arenediazonium salts and subsequent reversible electrocyclization of the primary coupling products 2a-n. From the solutions of the equilibrium mixtures of 2a ⇌ 3a - 2n ⇌ 3n the tetrazines 3a-d, h-k and the arylazo-diazocyclopentadienes 2e-g and 21-n crystallize. The 2-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazines 3o and 3p are obtained by addition of methyllithium to 1a and 1b followed by a diazo transfer reaction and cyclization. In solutions of 3o and 3p the ring-opened isomers 2o and 2p could not be detected. X-ray analyses of 3h and 3p prove their bicyclic planar geometry in the solid state. ¹⁵N-NMR and temperature-dependent ¹H-NMR spectroscopy have enabled a detailed study of the reversible ring closure reaction in the case of 2d ⇌ 3d. Reaction of 2-phenyl-2H-cyclopenta[e]-1,2,3,4-tetrazine (3b) with tetrafluoroboric acid results in the formation of the protonated monocyclic salt 4. Furthermore 3b undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions preferably at C-7, as demonstrated by bromination, formylation, and trifluoroacetylation. Photolysis of solutions of 2i/3i, 2k/3k, and 21/31 leads to the ketene imines 11a-c. The structure of 11c has been determined by X-ray crystallography

Experimental observation and quantum chemical investigation of thallium(I) (Z)-methanediazotate: synthesis of a long sought and highly reactive species

For the first time, successful synthesis and characterisation of the missing (Z)-isomer of thallium(I) methanediazotate has been accomplished, utilising low-temperature NMR monitoring analysis. The title compound was synthesised from N-methyl-N-nitrosourea and thallium(I) propoxide, under sub-ambient temperature conditions, as a highly moisture sensitive entity. Quantum chemical calculations, performed at the CCSD(T) level, depict excellent conformity to experimental results. Indeed, compared to its (E) counterpart, the formation of the title compound is thermodynamically less favoured, but preferred by means of kinetic control owing to a hindered isomerisation