Process for producing beta-nitro-enamines and intermediates thereof

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound represented by the formula I: wherein R₁ and R₂ are the same or different and independently indicate a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, hydroxyl group or an aryl group, or an aryl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a lower dialkylamino group, an arylamino group, a hydroxyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a mercapto group, a lower alkylthio group or an arylthio group, and R₁ and R₂ may bond together to form a cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl group; and R₃ is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aralkyl group; and an intermediate for producing the β-nitroenamine compound.

Description: The present invention relates to a novel process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound and an intermediate thereof. Heretofore, β-nitroenamine has been known as a unique and important compound having reactivities of both enamine and nitroolefin. Also, it is known as a basic structure of agricultural insecticides and is an extremely important compound as an intermediate of medicines and agrochemicals because of its easy derivation to various heterocycles. As the production process thereof, there have been known various methods such as condensation of α-nitrocarbonyl compound with an amine in the presence or absence of a titanium tetrachloride catalyst [see J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 78, 3405 (1956); Nippon Kagaku Kaishi, 88 (1983)], substitution reaction of nitroolefins containing a good leaving group (e.g. a halogen, an alkoxyl, an alkylthio, a nitro, an amino group, etc.) at its β-position with an amine [see Tetrahedron, Vol. 37, 1453 (1981)], condensation of ethyl cyanoformate with nitromethane [see Tetrahedron Letters, 2525 (1979)] and the like. However, any method described above is disadvantageous in that the reaction yield is low or preparation of the starting material is difficult or other problems occur. Therefore, it was a need to synthesize a β-nitroenamine compound simply in good yield from easily available compounds. In J. Am. Chem. Soc 1953, 75, 285-288 the addition reaction of hydroxylamine with nitroolefins is disclosed. The object of the present application is to provide a process for producing β-nitroenamine compounds easily in good yield, the operation of the process being simple. As a result, it has been found that, by means of reacting a readily available and simple nitroolefin containing no leaving group at β-position and a hydroxylamine derivative or a salt thereof in the presence of a base, a β-nitroenamine compound can be obtained directly in good yield. Further, it has also been found that, by treating an N-(β-nitroethyl) hydroxylamine derivative, which can be obtained quantitatively from a corresponding nitroolefin and a hydroxylamine derivative, with a base, a β-nitroenamine compound can also be obtained in good yield. The above object has been solved according to the present invention by: 1. a process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound represented by the formula I: wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and independently indicate a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxyl group or an aryl group, or an aryl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a lower dialkylamino group, an arylamino group, a hydroxyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a mercapto group, a lower alkylthio group or an arylthio group, and R 1 and R 2 may bond together to form a cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl group; and R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aralkyl group, which comprises reacting nitroolefin of the formula II: wherein R 1 and R 2 are as defined above, with a hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III: R 3 NHOR 4 wherein R 3 is the same as defined above and R 4 is a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group, or a salt thereof in the presence of a base; 2. a process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound represented by the formula I above, which comprises reacting an N-(β-nitroethyl) hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, with a base; 3. a process according to the above process 2 which further comprises the step of; (a) reacting a nitroolefin of the formula II above, with a hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III above to obtain an N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV as defined above; 4. an N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV as above; and 5. a process for producing an N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV above, which comprises reacting a nitroolefin of the formula II above with a hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III above. The compound used as the raw material of the present invention is represented by the formulas II or III. Among the respective substituents of the formulas, "lower alkyl" means a straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl, "lower alkoxyl" means a straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 4 alkoxyl and "aryl" means a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic carbon ring (e.g. phenyl, naphthyl or anthryl) or a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic heterocycle (e.g. furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl or quinolyl), "cycloalkyl" means C 3 to C 6 cycloalkyl group (e.g. a cyclopropyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group), "acylamino" means C 2 to C 4 alkanoylamino group (e.g. an acetylamino group, a propionylamino group) or a benzoylamino group, and "aralkyl" means a benzyl or phenethyl group. The nitroolefin represented by the formula II can be easily synthesized, for example, by the condensation of aldehyde with nitroalkane, elimination of acetic acid from β-nitroacetate [Org. Syn., Coll. Vol. I, 413 (1941); J. Org. Chem., Vol. 15, 8, (1950)], dehydration of β-nitroalcohol [J. Chem. Soc., 1471 (1947)] or the like. Examples thereof include nitroethylene, 1-nitropropene, 2-nitropropene, 2-nitro-1-butene, 1-nitro-1-butene, 2-nitro-2-butene, 2-nitro-1-pentene, 1-nitro-1-pentene, 2-nitro-2-pentene, 3-nitro-2-pentene, 1-nitro-1-octene, 1-nitro-1-nonene, 1-nitro-1-decene, 1-nitro-1-dodecene, 2-methyl-4-nitro-3-hexene, 5-methoxy-2-nitro-2-hexene, 5-chloro-2-nitro-2-hexene, 5-phenoxy-2-nitro-2-hexene, 5-hydroxy-2-nitro-2-hexene, 1-nitro-3-phenylpropene, β-nitrostyrene, 4-methyl-β-nitrostyrene, 3-nitro-β-nitrostyrene, 1-phenyl-2-nitropropene, α-nitrostilbene, 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-phenylphenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-[3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl]-2-nitropropene, 1-[3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-acetamidophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-anilinophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 3-(β-methyl-β-nitrovinyl)diphenylsulfone, 1-(3-mercaptophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(3-methylthiophenyl)-2-nitropropene, 3-(β-methyl-β-nitrovinyl)diphenylsulfide, 1-(2-furyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2-pyridyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2-pyrrolyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2-thienyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2-naphthyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-(2-quinolyl)-2-nitropropene, 1-nitrocyclohexene, 3-methyl-1-nitrocyclohexene, 1-nitrocyclopentene or 2-nitronorbornene. Examples of the hydroxylamine derivative represented by the formula III include O-methylhydroxylamine, O-ethylhydroxylamine, O-t-butylhydroxylamine, O-benzylhydroxylamine, N, O-dimethyihydroxylamlne, N-cyclohexyl-O-methylhydroxylamine or N-benzyl-O-methylhydroxylamine. Preferable examples of the hydroxylamine derivative include O-methylhydroxylamine, O-ethylhydroxylamine, O-t-butylhydroxylamine, O-benzylhydroxylamine or N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine. Among them, O-methylhydroxylamine is most suitable. The hydroxylamine derivative can be used in the form of salt, i.e. inorganic acid salts such as hydrochloride or sulfate but it is preferred to use as it is. The base used when the nitroolefin reacts with the hydroxylamine derivative in the presence of the base is not particularly limited. For example, there can be suitably used alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal hydrides, alkali metal amides or alkali metal alkoxides. Examples of the base include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydride, sodium amide, lithium diisopropylamide, sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide or potassium t-butoxide. The hydroxylamine derivative or a salt thereof may be usually used in an amount of from 0.5 to 6 moles, preferably from 1 to 3 moles per mole of the nitroolefin as the starting material. Further, the base may be usually used in an amount of from 0.1 to 6, preferably from 2 to 5 moles per mole of the nitroolefin. A solvent is normally used when the reaction is conducted. As the solvent, for example, there can be used aprotic solvent which includes aprotic polar solvent such as N, N-dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulfoxide; ether solvents such as ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 1,4-dioxane or tetrahydrofuran; aromatic solvents such as benzene, toluene or chlorobenzene; aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as hexane or heptane; alcohol solvents such as t-butanol; or a mixed solvent thereof. The solvent is normally used in an amount of from 1 to 100 times the amount by weight of the nitroolefin as the starting material. The reaction temperature is normally within the range of from -40 to 100°C, preferably from 0 to 50°C. The reaction method is not particularly limited, but a method wherein a mixture of nitroolefin and the hydroxylamine derivative is added dropwise to a solution of the base is normally preferred. An exothermic reaction may occur by only mixing the nitroolefin and the hydroxylamine derivative depending on the kind of the starting material. The β-nitroenamine obtained can be easily isolated and purified from the reaction mixture after the completion of the reaction by a usual procedure, e.g. distillation, extraction, recrystallization and/or various chromatographies. The β-nitroenamine I can be easily obtained even by reacting the N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative IV with a base. In this reaction the same base, solvent and reaction conditions as used for the above-described process and also similar post-treatments can be employed. The amount of the base to be used is usually from 0.1 to 6, preferably from 2 to 5 moles per mole of the N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative IV. Examples of the N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative include O-methyl-N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitropropyl) hydroxylamine, O-ethyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine, O-t-butyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine, O-benzyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine, N, O-dimethyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(α-methyl-β-nitroethyl) hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitrobutyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(α-methyl-β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl) propyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitropentyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[ α-(nitromethyl)butyl]hydroxylamine, N-(α-ethyl-β-nitropropyl)-O-methylhydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(α-methyl-β-nitrobutyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl)heptyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl) octyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl)nonyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl)undecyl]hydroxylamine, N-(α-isopropyl-β-nitrobutyl)-O-methylhydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(α-nitromethyl-β-phenylethyl) hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(α-nitroethyl)-3-methoxybutyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(α-nitroethyl)-3-phenoxybutyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(αnitroethyl)-3-chlorobutyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitro-α-phenylethyl) hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitro-α-phenylpropyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(α, β-diphenyl-β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-nitropropyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[2-nitro-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl] hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropyl] hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropyl] hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-nitroethyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-[1-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-nitropropyl]hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitrocyclohexyl)hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(2-methyl-6-nitrocyclohexyl) hydroxylamine, O-methyl-N-(β-nitrocyclopentyl)hydroxylamine or O-methyl-N-(3-nitronorbornan-2-yl)hydroxylamine. As described above, the N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative can be produced, easily and quantitatively, by reacting nitroolefin of the formula II and hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III. No other reaction reagent is usually required for conducting this reaction and both starting compounds may only be mixed, but the mixture may be heated if necessary to proceed the reaction. In this case, the hydroxylamine derivative may be normally used in amount of from 0.5 to 6 moles, preferably from 1 to 3 moles per mole of the nitroolefin. The reaction solvent may be used in the reaction. When using the solvent, the solvent is not particularly limited if it is inert to the reaction. As the solvent, for example, there can be used an aprotic solvent which includes aprotic polar solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulfoxide; ether solvents such as diethyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 1,4-dioxane or tetrahydrofuran; halogenated solvents such as dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene ; aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, toluene or xylene; aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as hexane or heptane; alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol or t-butanol; and a mixture thereof. Also, in this reaction, the reaction temperature is normally within a range of from -40 to 100°C, preferably from 0 to 70°C. The N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV can be easily produced by this reaction, and the derivative can be easily isolated and purified from the reaction mixture after the completion of the reaction by normal operations such as recrystallization, distillation and/or various chromatographies. Further, the reaction mixture obtained after completion of the reaction can also be used as it is for the production of the β-nitroenamine compound in the next step. As described above, according to the process of the present invention, a β-nitroenamine compound can be produced from simple nitroolefin, which is easily commercially available in good yield. Further, it is also possible to produce a β-nitroenamine compound by reacting N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative, which is formed as an intermediate, with a base. The hydroxylamine derivative or a salt thereof used as a new amination reagent in the present invention can be easily produced from hydroxylamine at comparatively low cost so that the process of the present invention is significantly commercially advantageous. Examples The following Examples further illustrate the present invention in detail. Example 1 1-Nitrocyclohexene (254 mg, 2 mmol) and O-methylhydroxylamine (118 mg, 2.5 mmol) were dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the mixture was added dropwise to 8 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (673 mg, 6 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes and then an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give 1-amino-2-nitrocyclohexene (yield: 91%). 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.63-1.78 (m, 4H), 2.53 (t, 2H, J=6.27Hz), 2.62 (t, 2H, J=6.27Hz), 6.73 (br.s, 1H),9.69(br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68 MHz) δ 21.12, 22.41, 24.87, 30.64, 118.46, 158.26 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 142 (M+), 125, 109, 107, 95, 84, 77, 67, 56, 54 Examples 2 to 10 According to the same manner as that described in Example 1 except for using nitroolefin containing various substituents shown in Table 1 (2 mmol each) in place of 1-nitrocyclohexene, the reaction and workup were conducted and the resulting product was isolated and purified to give the corresponding β-nitroenamines in yield shown in Table 1. In Example 9, potassium t-butoxide (10 mmol) was used. Further, a period of the reaction time until the disappearance of the starting material is confirmed by monitoring with silica gel thin-layer chromatography in all Examples. In case that the resulting β-nitroenamine is unstable in water (Examples 2, 3, 4 and 10), the reaction mixture after the completion of the reaction was allowed to pass through a silica gel short column without addition of an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution and the following extraction with methylene chloride and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography. The analysis values of 1 H NMR spectrum, 13 C NMR spectrum and mass spectrum of β-nitroenamine obtained in the above Examples will be shown below. (Z)-1-amino-2-nitropropene (Example 2) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 2.07 (s, 3H), 6.03 (br.s, 1H), 7.02 (t, 1H, J=11.55Hz), 8.62 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68 MHz) δ 16.14, 118.45, 143.85 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 102 (M+), 84, 72, 54 (Z)-2-amino-3-nitro-2-butene (Example 3) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 2.12 (s,3H), 2.18 (s,3H), 7.94 (br.s, 1H), 10.08 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68 MHz) δ 13.70, 21.39, 115.92, 158.24 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 116 (M+), 99, 86, 69, 58, 54, 42 (Z)-2-amino-1-nitro-1-octene (Example 4) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 0.89 (m, 3H), 1.30 (m, 6H), 1.61 (m, 2H), 2.24 (m, 2H), 6.54 (d, 1H, J=0.90Hz), 6.67 (br.s, 1H), 9.22 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68 MHz) δ 13.86, 22.30, 27.85, 28.50, 31.23, 34.16, 110.30, 162.19 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 172 (M+), 126, 115, 102, 96, 82, 70, 56, 41 (Z)-α-amino-β-nitrostyrene (Example 5) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 6.64 (br.s, 1H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 7.45-7.59 (m, 5H), 9.29 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68MHz) δ 110.60, 126.52, 129.22, 131.81, 133.32, 157.70 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 164 (M+), 134, 117, 104, 91, 77, 65, 63, 51 (Z)-3-nitro-α-amino-β-nitrostyrene (Example 6) 1 H NMR spectrum (d 6 -DMSO, 400 MHz) δ 6.93 (s, 1H), 7.79 (t, 1H, J=8.05Hz), 8.09 (m, 1H), 8.40(m, 1H), 8.45(m, 1H), 9.09 (br.s, 1H), 9.38 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (d 6 -DMSO, 100MHz) δ 109.70, 122.55, 125.91, 130.49, 134.00, 134.65, 147.74, 155.76 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 209 (M+) (Z)-1-amino-1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-nitropropene (Example 7) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 400 MHz) δ 1.96 (s, 3H), 5.72 (br.s, 1H), 7.29 (td, 1H, J=1.51Hz, 7.39Hz), 7.39-7.50 (m, 3H), 9.56 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 100 MHz) δ 15.63, 118.36, 125.65, 127.50, 130.36, 130.39, 134.96, 137.68, 154.84 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 212 (M+) (Z)-1-amino-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene (Example 8) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.96, (s, 3H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 6.00 (br.s, 1H), 6.89-7.03 (m, 3H), 7.38 (t, 1H, J=7.92Hz), 9.69 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68 MHz) δ 15.67, 55.35, 112.94, 115.63, 117.88, 119.46, 130.06, 137.18, 157.03, 159.64 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 208 (M+) (Z)-1-amino-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene (Example 9) 1 H NMR spectrum (d 6 -DMSO , 270 MHz) δ 1.85 (s, 3H), 6.79-6.93 (m, 3H), 7.31 (t, 1H, J=7.92Hz), 8.72 (br.s, 1H), 9.83 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (d 6 -DMSO, 68MHz) δ 15.78, 114.43, 115.38, 116.84, 118.17, 129.81, 136.91, 157.41, 159.17 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 194 (M+) (Z)-1-amino-1-(2-furyl)-2-nitropropene (Example 10) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 2.39 (s, 3H), 6.62 (dd, 1H, J=1.65Hz, 3.63Hz), 6.89 (d, 1H, J=3.63Hz), 7.65 (d, 1H, J=1.65Hz), NH 2 n.d. 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68MHz) δ 15.56, 112.62, 116.82, 117.68, 145.10, 145.23, 146.29 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 168 (M+) Example 11 trans-β-Nitrostyrene (149 mg, 1 mmol) and N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine (76 mg, 1.25 mmol) were dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the mixture was added dropwise to 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (336 mg, 3 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes and then an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) ) to give (Z)- α -methylamino-β-nitrostyrene (yield: 51%). 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 2.99 (d, 3H, J=5.61Hz), 6.58 (s, 1H), 7.34-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.47-7.54 (m, 3H), 10.22 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68MHz) δ 32.29, 111.61, 128.03, 129.34, 131.07, 131.43, 161.60 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 178 (M+) Example 12 O-Methylhydroxylamine (236 mg, 5 mmol) was added dropwise to N,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml) solution of 2-nitropropene (348 mg, 4 mmol). After stirring at 25°C for 10 minutes, water was added and the extraction was conducted with methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was sufficiently washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/5). O-Methyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine (yield: 90%) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.55 (d, 3H, J=6.93Hz), 3.18 (m, 1H), 3.40 (m, 1H), 3.52 (s, 3H), 4.89 (m, 1H), 5.78 (br.s, 1H) Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 134 (M+), 87, 72, 60, 56, 46, 41 O-Methyl-N-(β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine (268 mg, 2 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the solution was added dropwise to 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (673 mg, 6 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes and allowed to pass through a silica gel short column (eluent: ethyl acetate). After the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give 1-amino-2-nitropropene (yield: 61%). Example 13 O-Methylhydroxylamine (176 mg, 3.75 mmol) was added to (E)-2-nitro-2-butene (303 mg, 3 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes. Then, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/5). O-Methyl-N-(α-methyl-β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine (mixture of diastereomers, yield: 95%) Diastereomer (1) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.07 (d, 3H, J=6.27Hz), 1.54 (d, 3H, J=6.27Hz), 3.44 (m, 1H), 3.53 (s, 3H), 4.86 (m, 1H), 5.62 (br.s, 1H) Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 148(M+), 102, 86, 74, 56, 42 Diastereomer (2) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.11 (d, 3H, J=7.26Hz), 1.52 (d, 3H, J=6.27Hz), 3.57 (m, 1H), 4.76 (m, 1H), 5.62 (br.s, 1H) Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 148 (M+), 103, 101, 86, 74, 56, 42 O-Methyl-N-(α-methyl-β-nitropropyl)hydroxylamine (mixture of diastereomers, 148 mg, 1 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the solution was added dropwise to 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, solution containing potassium t-butoxide (224 mg, 2 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes and allowed to pass through a silica gel short column (eluent: ethyl acetate). After the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give (Z)-2-amino-3-nitro-2-butene (yield: 80%). Example 14 O-Methylhydroxylamine (176 mg, 3.75 mmol) was added dropwise to a methylene chloride (1 ml) solution of (E)-1-nitro-1-octene (471 mg, 3 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 10 minutes. Then, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/10). O-Methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl)heptyl]hydroxylamine (yield: 100%) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 0.89 (m, 3H), 1.26-1.56 (m, 10H), 3.52 (m, 1H), 3.52 (s, 3H), 4.43 (dd, 1H, J=4.29Hz, 12.54Hz), 4.58 (dd, 1H, J=7.26Hz, 12.54Hz), 5.76 (br.s, 1H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68MHz) δ 14.25, 22.79, 26.13, 29.33, 29.47, 31.83, 59.30, 62.72, 76.87 Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 204 (M+), 173, 160, 144, 126, 119, 100, 87, 73, 72, 55, 41 O-Methyl-N-[α-(nitromethyl)heptyl]hydroxylamine (204 mg, 1 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the solution was added dropwise to 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (336 mg, 3 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 60 minutes and allowed to pass through a silica gel short column (eluent: ethyl acetate). After the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give (Z)-2-amino-1-nitro-1-octene (yield: 87%). Example 15 O-Methylhydroxylamine (176 mg, 3.75 mmol) was added to 1-nitrocyclohexene (382 mg, 3 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 60 minutes. Then, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/5). O-Methyl-N-(β-nitrocyclohexyl)hydroxylamine (mixture of diastereomers, yield: 100%) Diastereomer (1) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 1.28-1.96 (m, 7H), 2.28-2.39 (m, 1H), 3.32 (td, 1H, J=4.29Hz, 10.56Hz), 3.46 (s, 3H), 4.56 (td, 1H, J=4.29Hz, 10.56Hz), 5.71 (br.s, 1H) Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 174 (M+), 127, 112, 99, 96, 86, 69, 54, 41 Diastereomer (2) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3 , 270 MHz) δ 1.28-1.96 (m, 7H), 2.28-2.39 (m, 1H), 3.48 (s, 3H), 3.53 (m, 1H), 4.77 (m, 1H), 5.71 (br.s, 1H) Mass spectrum (EI-MS) m/z 174 (M+), 128, 112, 96, 86, 69, 54, 41 O-Methyl-N-(2-nitrocyclohexyl)hydroxylamine (mixture of diastereomers, 174 mg, 1 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the solution was added dropwise to 3 ml of N, N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (224 mg, 2 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 30 minutes and allowed to pass through a silica gel short column (eluent: ethyl acetate). After the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give 1-amino-2-nitrocyclohexene (yield: 91%). Example 16 O-Methylhydroxylamine (94 mg, 2 mmol) was added dropwise to N, N-dimethylformamide (1 ml) solution of (E)-3-nitro-β-nitrostyrene (194 mg, 1 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 20 minutes. Thereafter, water was added and the extraction was conducted with methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/5). O-Methyl-N-[1-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-nitroethyl]hydroxylamine (yield: 85%) 1 H NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 270 MHz) δ 3.53 (s, 3H), 4.65 (m, 1H), 4.85-4.98 (m, 2H), 6.00 (br.s, 1H), 7.59 (t, 1H, J=7.92Hz), 7.72 (m, 1H), 8.21-8.29 (m, 2H) 13 C NMR spectrum (CDCl 3, 68MHz) δ 61.92, 62.86, 76.68, 122.66, 123.94, 130.03, 133.82, 138.17, 148.52 Mass spectrum (FD-MS) m/z 241 (M+) O-Methyl-N-[1-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-nitroethyl]hydroxylamine (241 mg, 1 mmol) thus obtained was dissolved in 2 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and the solution was added dropwise to 3 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing potassium t-butoxide (224 mg, 2 mmol) at 25°C over 5 minutes. After the completion of the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred at 25°C for 30 minutes and an aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with methylene chloride. The resulting organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and, after the solvent was distilled off, the product was isolated and purified by silica gel thin-layer chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate/hexane = 1/1) to give (Z)-3-nitro-α-amino-β-nitrostyrene (yield: 88%).

Claims: A process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound represented by the formula I: wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and independently indicate a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxyl group or an aryl group, or an aryl group which may be optionally substituted with at least one group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, a C 1 -C 4 dialkylamino group, an arylamino group, a hydroxyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, a mercapto group, a C 1 -C 4 alkylthio group or an arylthio group, and R 1 and R 2 may bond together to form a cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl group; and R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aralkyl group, which comprises reacting nitroolefin of the formula II: wherein R 1 and R 2 are as defined above, with a hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III: R 3 NHOR 4 wherein R 3 is the same as defined above and R 4 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or an aralkyl group, or a salt thereof in the presence of a base. A process for producing a β-nitroenamine compound represented by the formula I as defined in claim 1, which comprises reacting an N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined in claim 1, with a base. A process according to claim 2, which further comprises the step of reacting a nitroolefin of the formula II as defined in claim 1, with a hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III as defined in claim 1 to obtain an N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV as defined in claim 2. An N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative represented by the formula IV as defined in claim 2. A process for producing an N- (β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative represented by the formula IV as defined in claim 2, which comprises reacting a nitroolefin of the formula II as defined in claim 1 with the hydroxylamine derivative of the formula III as defined above in claim 1. The process according to claim 1,3 or 5, wherein the hydroxylamine derivative is O-methylhydroxylamine, O-ethylhydroxylamine, O-t-butylhydroxylamine, O-benzylhydroxylamine, N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine, N-cyclohexyl-O-methylhydroxylamine, N-benzyl-O-methylhydroxylamine or the salt thereof. The process according to claim 1, 3 or 5 wherein the hydroxylamine derivative is used in a form of an inorganic acid salt. The process according to claim 7, wherein the inorganic acid is hydrochloric acid. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base is an alkali metal alkoxide or an alkali metal hydroxide. The process according to claim 1, 3 or 5 wherein the hydroxylamine derivative or the salt thereof is used in an amount of 0.5 to 6 moles per mole of the nitroolefin compound. The process according to claim 1 wherein said base is used in an amount of 0.1 to 6 moles per mole of the nitroolefin compound. The process according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said base is used in an amount of 0.1 to 6 moles per mole of the N-(β-nitroethyl)hydroxylamine derivative of the formula IV as defined in claim 2.

Inventors: SEKO SHINZO, SEKO, SHINZO
Applicants: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Application year: 1995
Main classification: C07C211
IPC codes: C07C239, C07C211, C07C209, C07C215, C07C217