摘要:
Previously unknown 4,5,6,7-tetrakis(dimethylamino)acenaphthene, which is the first acenaphthene derivative containing four vicinal dialkylamino groups, was synthesized based on 5,6-bis(dimethylamino)-4,7-dinitroacenaphthene. The total synthesis of 1,2,7,8-tetrakis(dimethylamino) naphthalene was carried out starting from 3,6-dinitronaphthalic anhydride. Other "proton sponges" of this type, viz., 1,7,8-tris((dimethylamino)-2-methoxy- and 1, 8 -bis(dimethylamino)-2,7-dipiperidinonaphthalenes, were prepared by the nucleophilic substitution in 2,7-dimethoxy-1,8-dinitronaphthalene. In solutions, 1,2,7,8-tetrakis(dimethylamino)naphthalene and its analogs can form di- and trications in the presence of acids. The basicity constants pK(a)(1) of the compounds measured in DMSO depend in a complex way on their structures but correlate with the basicity index B, which is determined by changes in the Chemical Shifts 811 after the addition of the first proton. Due to low C-nucleophilicity of ortho-disubstituted "proton sponges" in combination with high basicity, these compounds hold considerable promise as reagents in organic synthesis.