o-Acylbenzonitriles: Synthesis and Heterocyclization under Acid Hydrolysis of the Cyano Group
摘要:
2-Cyanobenzophenones were synthesized by reaction of 2-bromobenzophenones with copper(I) cyanide in DMF, and their transformations involving acid hydrolysis of the cyano group were studied. Reactions of o-benzoylbenzonitriles with trifluoroacetic acid in the presence or in the absence of sulfuric acid afforded 3-hydroxyphthalimidines in high yields. Under analogous conditions, benzonitriles having no acyl group in the ortho position were converted to the corresponding benzamides. 2-Cyanobenzophenones reacted with sulfuric acid in the absence of trifluoroacetic acid to give only substituted anthraquinones.
Reductive Heterocyclization of 2-Cyanobenzophenones by the Action of NaBH4. New Efficient Synthesis of 3-Arylphthalides
摘要:
The reduction of 2-cyclopropylcarbonyl-, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)carbonyl-, and 2-arylcarbonylbenzonitriles with sodium tetrahydridoborate afforded 3-cyclopropyl-, 3-(2-thiophen-2-yl)-, and 3-arylphthalides, respectively, in high yields. Under analogous conditions, 3-cyanobenzophenones were converted to the corresponding 3-cyanobenzhydrols.
A new and simple method for the preparation of 1-aminonaphthalene-2-carbonitrile derivatives has been developed. When 2-(1-arylethenyl)benzonitriles are treated with 2-lithioacetonitrile, 1-amino-4-aryl-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-carbonitriles are obtained in good yields. The reaction of 2-(1-aryl-2-methoxyethenyl)benzonitriles with 2-lithioacetonitrile leads to the formation of 1-amino-4-arylnaphthalene-2-carbonitriles in fair-to-good yields.