Reaction of Heteroaryl Thiols with Conjugated Azoalkenes: Regioselective Preparation of 4-(Heteroarylthio)-1H-pyrazol-5(2H)-ones. X-ray Crystal Structures of Methyl 2-((Pyrimid-2-yl)thio)acetoacetate (Aminocarbonyl)hydrazone and 1-(Aminocarbonyl)-3-methyl-4-((pyrimid-2-yl)thio)-1H-pyrazol-5(2H)-one
作者:Orazio A. Attanasi、Elisabetta Foresti、Zhiyuan Liao、Franco Serra-Zanetti
DOI:10.1021/jo00106a028
日期:1995.1
Heteroaryl thiols easily react with conjugated azoalkenes to give alpha-(heteroarylthio)hydrazones, by 1,4-addition to the azo-ene system. The treatment of the latter compounds with sodium methoxide and then with trifluoroacetic acid affords regioisomeric 4-(heteroarylthio)-1H-pyrazol-5(2H)-ones. In general, these reactions can be successfully executed in two as well as one pot procedures. X-ray diffraction studies of methyl 2-((pyrimid-2-yl)thio)acetoacetate (aminocarbonyl)hydrazone unequivocally show that the preliminary 1,4-addition occurs by nucleophilic attack of the thiol function of heteroaryl thiols to the azo-ene system of conjugated azoalkenes. X-ray structure determination of 1-(aminocarbonyl)-3-methyl-4-((pyrimid-2-yl)thio)-1H-pyrazol-5(2H)-one was carried out in order to determine the behavior of alpha-(heteroarylthio) hydrazones in the ring closure and the nature of the heterocycle. In particular, this investigation afforded information about the hydrogen bondings and the stereochemistry of this molecule and clarified some spectroscopic evidence. A detailed H-1 and C-13 NMR study of these compounds in DMSO-d(6) showed separate signals for the ''NH'' and ''OH'' tautomers, as well as a solvent effect on the enol-keto equilibrium. The conversion of the initial keto form to the related enol form was often complete. The equilibration was found to be extraordinarily slow, requiring in some cases 720 h at room temperature and corresponding to Delta G approximate to 25-30 kcal mol(-1). These findings suggest that the regioisomeric structure assignments reported in the literature for some 5- and 3-hydroxypyrazoles in solution should be reconsidered. In order to avoid misunderstandings about the correct nomenclature of heterocycle derivatives, we believe that such assignments should be supported, when possible, by the appropriate X-ray crystal structure determinations.