N-Phosphino- and N-Phosphonionitrilimines: From Nucleophilic to Electrophilic 1,3-Dipoles.

N-[Bis(diisopropylamino)phosphino]-C-[bis(diisopropylamino)thioxophosphoranyl]nitrilimine (1) reacts with electron-poor dipolarophiles such as maleimide, methyl vinyl ketone, and 1,4-naphthoquinone via HOMO(dipole)-controlled [2+3] cycloadditions, while N-[bis(diisopropylamino)(methyl)phosphonio]-C-[bis(diisopropylamino)thioxophosphoranyl]nitrilimine (2a) reacts with electron-rich dipolarophiles such as norbornadiene and ethyl trans-pyrrolineacrylate via LUMO(dipole)-controlled [2+3] cycloadditions. Carbon disulfide reacts with 1 via a formal [4+2] cycloaddition leading to phosphazene containing heterocycle 11 in 75% yield. Dipole 1 is cleaved by HCl, giving the corresponding (thioxophosphoranyl)diazomethane 15, while addition of HCl to 2a leads to hydrazonoyl chloride 16, in 70% isolated yield. Hydrazone 17' (95%) and phosphazine 18(80%) are obtained by a 1,3-addition of BuLi to 1 and PhOLi to 2a, respectively. Trimethylphosphine reacts with 2a by a phosphine-carbene coupling reaction, giving the ylide 20 which is isolated in 75% yield.

Synthesis of the pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazine family of natural products: nostocine A, fluviol A, and pseudoiodinine.

The first syntheses of any members of the naturally occurring pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazine family are reported, verifying the structures of nostocine A and fluviol A, and leading to the revision of the structure of pseudoiodinine. The revised structure of pseudoiodinine was also established by total synthesis.

Reaction of acetylenic esters and N-functionalized phosphazenes. 1,2-versus 1,4-addition of N-vinylic phosphazenes.

Reaction of phosphazenes derived from aminophosphonates with acetylenic esters leads to conjugated phosphorus ylides. The formation of these stabilized ylides is explained through a [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of the P = N linkage of the phosphazene (1,2-addition) and the triple bond of the acetylenic ester followed by ring opening of the azaphosphete intermediate. However, in the case of N-vinylic phosphazenes, the phosphazenes derived from triphenyl- and trimethyl-phosphine react as enamines (1,4-addition) with diacetylenic esters, whereas in phosphazenes derived from trimethylphosphine a 1,2-addition of ethyl propiolate to the P = N linkage of the phosphazene is produced.