The synthesis and crystal structure of the heterocyclic explosive bis(nitroxymethylisoxazolyl) furoxan, C 10 H 6 N 6 O 10 , are described. In addition, we report its physical properties and theoretical performance. This material was found to exhibit standalone melt-castable explosive properties, with a melting point of 89.8°C and an onset decomposition temperature of 193.8°C. Bis (nitroxymethylisoxazolyl) furoxan features an insensitive behavior to impact, friction, and electrostatic discharge, with a calculated detonation pressure about 25 % higher than the state-of-the-art melt-castable explosive TNT. 4 5 6 7 8
A diastereoconvergent formal nucleophilic substitution of bromocyclopropanes with oxygen- and sulfur-based nucleophiles is described. The reaction proceeds via in situ formation of a highly reactive cyclopropene intermediate and subsequent diastereoselective addition of a nucleophile across the strained C═C bond. Three alternative means of controlling the diastereoselectivity of addition have been demonstrated: (1) thermodynamically driven epimerization of enolizable carboxamides, (2) steric control by bulky substituents, and (3) directing effect of carboxamide or carboxylate functions.
A highly diastereoselective formal nucleophilic substitution of bromocyclopropanes with oxygen- and nitrogen-based nucleophiles was demonstrated. The reaction proceeds via a base-assisted dehydrohalogenation producing a cyclopropene intermediate, which subsequently undergoes addition of a pronucleophile across the strained double bond. Very high chemoselectivity toward addition of primary and secondary alkoxides, as well as N-nucleophiles, in the presence of tert-butoxide base was observed, whereas phenoxides did not undergo addition under these reaction conditions. Facial selectivity of the addition can be efficiently controlled either by sterics or through a directing effect of an amide, carboxylate, and an o-aminomethylphenol function. Employment of tethered optically active amino alcohols as pronucleophiles allowed for efficient assembly of homochiral bicyclic compounds.
A highly chemo- and diastereoselective protocol toward amino-substituted donor-acceptor cyclopropanes via the formal nucleophilic displacement in bromocyclopropanes is described. A wide range of N-nucleophiles, including carboxamides, sulfonamides, azoles, and anilines, can be efficiently employed in this transformation, providing expeditious access to stereochemically defined and densely functionalized cyclopropylamine derivatives.
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