N-Nitrosamide-mediated Ritter-type reactions.
作者:Ron W. Darbeau、Rebecca S. Pease、Edson V. Perez、Rebekah E. Gibble、Faith A. Ayo、Aaron W. Sweeney
DOI:10.1039/b204255j
日期:2002.12.6
Benzyl cations were generated via thermolysis of N-benzyl-N-nitrosopivalamide in molten 2-R-substituted benzonitriles (R = MeO, Me, H, F, Cl, and Br). The corresponding N-2-R-benzonitrilium species, in contrast to their 4-R-benzonitrilium counterparts, underwent limited reaction with pivalate ion to form unsymmetrical diacylamines via rearrangement of their initial imidic anhydrides. The yield of diacylamines, though small, varied systematically with the nature of the R group in a manner suggesting the operation of interesting steric and/or electronic effects on the pivalate ion-nitrilium ion collapse. The ortho-substituent, though present on only one side of the benzonitrilium ion inhibits reaction at both sides via steric hindrance in the near-ground state and steric crowding in the transition state (a âpersistent stericâ effect). The proposed electronic effect involves a Ï*-acceptor agostic-type interaction between n or Ï electrons (HOMO) and the Ï* system (LUMO) of the nitrilium ion. Additionally, in many cases, attack by water on the nitrilium ion occurred to a significantly larger extent than attack by the much more nucleophilic and positionally favored pivalate ion on the same species. This observation is interpreted in terms of the differences in the sizes and docking trajectories of both species with the nitrilium ion due to charge and charge distribution on both nucleophiles.
苄基阳离子是通过在熔融的2-R取代苯腈中热解N-benzyl-N-nitrosopivalamide而生成的(R = MeO, Me, H, F, Cl和Br)。与其4-R苯腈阳离子相比,相应的N-2-R苯腈阳离子与戊酸根离子的反应有限,通过其初始的亚胺酰酸酐的重排形成不对称二酰胺。尽管二酰胺的产率较低,但其随R基团性质的变化系统性地变化,这表明在戊酸根离子与苯腈阳离子的崩溃过程中,存在有趣的空间效应和/或电子效应。虽然邻位取代基仅存在于苯腈阳离子的一侧,但通过近基态的空间阻碍和过渡态的空间拥挤(“持续空间效应”)抑制了两侧的反应。提出的电子效应涉及n或σ电子(HOMO)与苯腈阳离子的π*系统(LUMO)之间的π*-接受者相互作用。此外,在许多情况下,水对苯腈阳离子的攻击显著多于位置上更有利且更具亲核性的戊酸根离子对同一物种的攻击。这一观察被解释为由于两个亲核体的电荷及其电荷分布的差异,导致它们与苯腈阳离子的大小和结合轨迹的不同。