IE43363B1 - Cyclopropane derivatives - Google Patents

Cyclopropane derivatives

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IE43363B1
IE43363B1 IE71976A IE71976A IE43363B1 IE 43363 B1 IE43363 B1 IE 43363B1 IE 71976 A IE71976 A IE 71976A IE 71976 A IE71976 A IE 71976A IE 43363 B1 IE43363 B1 IE 43363B1
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1502527 Cyclopropane derivatives ROUSSEL UCLAF 6 April 1976 [7 April 1975] 13941/76 Heading C2C The invention comprises a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula where R is C 1- C 6 alkyl, each R 1 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or the two R 1 radicals together represent -(CH 2 ) n - in which n is 2 or 3 and X is O or S by reacting a compound of the formula in the presence of a strong base with a triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium halide. The invention further comprises methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS- formyl - cyclopropane - 1RS - carboxylate diethyl acetal and methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS- formyl-cyclopropane-1RS-carboxylate diethylene acetal. Compounds of Formula III may be hydrolysed under acidic conditions to yield a compound of the formula which may subsequently be saponified to yield the free acid.

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This invention relates to a process for preparing acetal derivatives of alkyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formylcyclopropane-lRS-carhoxylates (dl-trans- heini carbonic aldehyde) and to the acetal derivatives prepared thereby as well as to their conversion into the corresponding aldehydes ahd to 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-; IRS-carboxylic acid.
According to the present invention there is provided a process for the preparation of compounds of general (wherein R represents an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each R^ radical represents an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or the two R^ radicals together represent a -(Cf^^-group in which n is or 3, and X represents an oxygen or a sulphur atom) which comprises reacting a compound of formula II, -. 2 RjX kJ / \ CH = CH (II) C- OR 0 (wherein R, R^ and X are as defined above), in the presence of a strong base, with a triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium halide.
The reaction may, for example, be carried out using triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium iodide,bromide or chloride,use of the iodide being preferred. The amount of halide used is not critical since reaction may only take place at the double bond, the aldehyde group being blocked in the acetal form.
The use of at least one molar equivalent of the halide, based on the compound of formula II, is however, conveniently used to ensure completion of the reaction.
Amongst the strong bases which may be used in the process according to the invention, particularly useful are, for example alkali metal hydrides, alkali metal amides, alkali metal alcoholates and alkyl lithium compounds. Most preferred is the use of n-butyl lithium.
The reaction is conveniently carried out in an organic - 3 43363 solvent such as for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethy1sulphoxide, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether or diethyl ether.
In the compounds of formulae II and III R preferably represents a methyl group. Also preferred is the use of> compounds of formulae II and III wherein X represents an oxygen atom.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of the inven10 tion , methyl E-4,4-dimethoxy-but-2-enoate, methyl E-4,4diethoxy-but-2-enoate or methyl 4,4- ethylenedioxy-Ebut-2-enoafce^ is reacted with a triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium halide, preferably the iodide and preferably in the presence of n-butyl lithium.
The compound of formula III obtained according to the process of the present invention may, if desired, be subsequently hydrolysed, under acidic conditions, to a H (I) (wherein R is as hereinbefore defined).
The hydrolysis may be carried out in the presence of an acid such as, for example acetic acid, sulphuric acid, perchloric acid, £-toluenesulphonic acid or hydrochloric acid, the use of perchloric acid being preferred. The hydrolysis is conveniently carried out in an organic solvent which renders the starting compound soluble such as for example, tetrahydrofuran.
The use of the process according to the invention and the subsequent hydrolysis of the product thus obtained is of great industrial interest in that it permits, in two stages , the- preparation of alkyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formylcyclopropane-lRS-carboxylates starting from compounds which are easily obtained. These esters may then be converted, by saponification, into 2,2~dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropanelRS-carboxylic acid, which is a very useful compound for the synthesis of compounds of the pyrethrinoid type, that is to say, acid esters having the cyclopropane structure and possessing insecticidal activity. A number of extremely 2θ varied and active pyrethrinoid esters with insecticidal activity have recently been discovered which may be prepared by use of the Wittig reaction on the free aldehyde function - 5 of 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-IRS-carboxylic acid. (See, for example, French Patent Specifications Nos. 1,595,780; 2,045,177; 2,140,794 and 2,185,612). A simple synthetic route to the acid is therefore of considerable use in the formation of these esters. 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRS-carboxylic acid was for a long time industrially inaccessible until it was discovered that it could be obtained by ozonolysis of dl-trans-chrysanthemic acid. dl-trans-Chrysanthemic JO acid, however, is itself not easily obtainable and therefore the synthesis of these new insecticidal pyrethrinoid esters was an expensive procedure. a The process of the invention thus provides/new route to the production of insecticidal pyrethrinoid derivatives. 2o Methyl E-4,4-dimethoxy-but-2-enoate may be prepared by the process described by C. Escobar, An. Quim. 67, 43-57 (1971). . 6 _ The other compounds of formula II may he prepared by analagous methods or by formation of the acetal from the corresponding alkyl E-4-oxo-but-2-enoates according to standard methods e.g. by reaction with the appropriate alcohol or glycol in an acid medium.
Alkyl E-4-oxo-but-2-enoates may be obtained according to the process described in Bull. Soc. Chim. 1567 (1961).
Of the compounds of formula III which may be prepared according to the process of the present invention methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRS-carboxylate diethyl acetal and methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formylcyclopropane-lRS-carboxylate diethylene acetal are also novel compounds and constitute still further features of the present invention.
The following non-limiting Examples serve to illustrate the present invention. - 7 Example 1; Methyl 2,2-dimethy1-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-IR carboxyiate a) methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formy1-cyclopropane1RS-carboxyiate_dimethyl acetal: 11.23 g of triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium iodide are introduced into 200 cm of tetrahydrofuran. The solut. 3 ion obtained is cooled to 0°C and 15.5 cm of a 1.75 N solution of n-butyl lithium in hexane are added thereto.
The mixture thus formed is brought to 20°C and agitated for 15 minutes at this temperature. 3.52 g of methyl , 3 E-A,A-dimethoxybut-2-enoate, dissolved in 10 cm of tetrahydrofuran,are added thereto and the resultant mixture is agitated for 2 hours. A portion of water is added and the solution obtained is extracted with ether.
The ether extracts are washed with a saturated solution of sodium chloride, dried, concentrated to dryness and then rectified. 3.57 g ot methyl 2,2-aimethyl-3RS-formylcyclopropane-lRS-carboxylate dimethyl acetal are obtained. B.Pt. = I00-102°C under 25 mm of mercury. 2o b) mathyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane1RS-carboxyl ate; To 2.02 g of the dimethyl acetal obtained in stage (a) 3 are added, at 0°G, 110 cm of a 3N aqueous solution of _ 8 perchloric acid and 25 cm of tetrahydrofuran. The solution obtained is agitated for 1 hour and then a portion of ice is added. The resultant mixture is extracted with ether.
The ether extracts are washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate,then with water, dried and finally concentrated to dryness. 1.46 g of methyl 2,2 -dimethyl3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRS-carboxylate ' are obtained.
The methyl E-4,4-dimethoxy-but-2-enoate used as a starting material in stage (a), may be prepared in the following manner: To 5.70 g of methyl E-4-oxo-but-2-enoate are added 3 cm of methanol, 0.25 g of p-toluenesulphonic acid, 100 cm of benzene and 5 g of molecular sieve. The mixture obtained is refluxed for 18 hours and then left for 48 hours at ambient temperatures. The mixture is diluted with ether then washed with water and with a saturated solution of sodium chloride. It is subsequently dried and the solvents are removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue is rectified under 25 mm of mercury. 5.22 g of crude methyl E-4,4-dimethoxy-but-2-enoate are obtained (B.Pt. = 92°G under 25 mm of mercury).
The product, which contains a small quantity of the starting aldehyde, is again reacted for 4 hours under - 9. 43383 similar conditions to those described previously and, afte rectification, 4.3 g of pure methyl E-4,4-dimethoxy-but-2enoate are obtained. This compound is described in the literature [ C. Escobar, An. Quim. _&7, 43-57 (1971)j Example 2; Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane1RS- carboxylate . a) methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropanelRS-carboxylate_diethyl acetal; At 0°C, 0.495 g of triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium 3 iodide are introduced into 10 cm of tetrahydrofuran. 0.7 cm of a 1.5 N solution of n-butyl lithium in hexane are added thereto and the temperature is allowed to rise to 20°C. 0.188 g of methyl E-4,4-diethoxy-but-2-enoate, dissolved in 2 cm of tetrahydrofuran, are added to the solution thus obtained and the resultant mixture is agitated for 30 minutes. A portion ot water is added and the mixture thus formed is extracted with ether. The organic extracts are dried'and then concentrated to dryness.
The residue is chromatographed on silica gel by elution with a 3:7 mixture of ether and petroleum ether. 0.114 g of methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-].RS-carboxylate diethyl acetal are obtained. 433 b) methyl 2, Σ-όίιτίΕΙΑνΙ-ΒΚε-ίοπηγΙ-ογοΙορΓορΗΓΗί-ΙΚε carboxylate: By hydrolysing the diethyl acetal obtained in stage (a) above, in a manner similar to that used in stage (b) of Example 1, methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane lRS-carboxylate is obtained.
Methyl E-4,4-diethoxy-but-2-enoate can be prepared, in the following manner: 1.14 g of methyl E-4-oxo-but-2-enoate, 2.22 g of 10 ethyl orthoformate, 0.025 g of ammonium chloride and 2 cm of ethanol are admixed and the mixture thus obtained is refluxed for 30 minutes. A portion of ether is added to the mixture which is then washed with water and with a saturated solution of sodium chloride. The mixture is 15 dried, then concentrated to dryness by distillation under reduced pressure and rectified. 1.52 g of methyl E-4,4diethoxy-but-2-enoate are obtained. B.Pt. = 110°C under 25 mm of mercury.
Example 3: Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane2o lRS-carboxylate a) methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3R5-formyl-cyclopropane1RS-carboxylate_diethylene acetal: At 0°C, 0.7 cn7 of a 1.75 N solution of n-butyl lith in hexane are introduced into a solution of 0.475 g of 3 triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium iodide in 10 cm of tetrahydrofuran. The solution obtained is agitated for minutes at 25° and then 0.15 g of methyl E-4,4-ethylene dioxy-hut-2-enoate, dissolved in 2 cm of tetrahydrofuran, are added thereto. The resultant mixture is agitated for hours and then extracted with ether. The ether extracts are dried and concentrated to dryness. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel by elution with a 3:7 mixture of ether and petroleum ether. 0.150 g of methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-IRS-carboxyl·· ate diethylene acetal are obtained. b) Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-1RS15 carboxylate; By hydrolysing the diethylene acetal obtained in stage (a) above, in a manner similar to that used in stage (b) of Example 1, methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropanelRS-carboxylate is obtained.
Methyl E-4,4-ethylenedioxy-but-2-enoate can be prepared in the following manner: «3363 3.1 g of ethylene glycol, 0.050 g of £-toluene3 sulphonic acid, 20 cm of benzene and 1 g of molecular sieve are added to 1.14 g of methyl E-4-oxo-but-2-enoate.
The mixture obtained is refluxed for 7 hours and then cooled. A portion of ether is added to the mixture and the resultant solution is washed with water and then with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The solution is subsequently dried, concentrated to dryness and then rectified. 0.96 g of methyl E-4,4-ethylenedioxybut-2-enoate are obtained. B.Pt. = 122°C under 25 mm of mercury.

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1. A process for the preparation of compounds of general formula III, o 1« (III) ) 5 (wherein R represents an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each R^ radical represents an alkyl radical containing from 1 to h carbon atoms or the two R^ .radicals together represent a “( CH 2^n“ S rou P which n is 2 or 3, and X represents an oxygen or a 10 sulphur atom) which comprises reacting a compound of formula II, (wherein R, R^ and X are as defined above), in the presence of a strong base, with a triphenyl isopropyl 15 phosphonium halide. 43383
2. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium halide is triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium iodide.
3. A process as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein 5 the strong base comprises an alkali metal hydride, amide or alcoholate or an alkyl lithium compound. J’
4. A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the strong base comprises n-butyl lithium.
5. A process as claimed in any of the preceding claims 10 wherein the reaction is effected in the presence of an organic solvent.
6. A process as claimed in claim 5 wherein the solvent comprises tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulphoxide, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene 15 glycol diethyl ether or diethyl ether.
7. A process as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein R represents a methyl group.
8. A process as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein X represents an oxygen atom. 20
9. A process as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6 wherein the compound of formula II is methyl E-4,4-diethoxy-but-2enoate. 4 3 3 6 3
10. A process as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6 wherein the compound of formula II is methyl E-4,4ethylenedioxy-but-2-enoate.
11. A process for the preparation of compounds of general formula III as defined in claim 1, as claimed in claim 1 substantially as herein described.
12. A process for the preparation of compounds of general formula III as defined in claim 1, substantially as herein described in any one of Examples 1 to 3.
13. Compounds of general formula III as defined in claim 1 whenever prepared by a process as claimed in any of claims 1 to 12.
14. Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRS carboxylate . diethyl acetal whenever prepared by a proces as claimed in any of claims 9, 11 and 12.
15. Methyl 2,2-dimeth.yl-3RS-f£>rmyl-cyclopropane-lRScarboxylate . diethylene acetal whenever prepared by a process as claimed in any of claims 10, 11 and 12.
16. A process as claimed in any of claims 1 to 12 wherein the compound of formula III obtained is subsequently hydrolysed under acidic conditions to yield a compound of formula I, II C-OR Η (I) (wherein R is as defined in claim 1). >
17. A process as claimed in claim 16 wherein the hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of perchloric acid.
18. A process as claimed in claim 16 or claim 17 wherein the hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of an organic solvent.
19. A process as claimed in claim 18 wherein the solvent comprises tetrahydrofuran.
20. A process for the preparation of compounds of general formula I as defined in claim 16, as claimed in claim 16, substantially as herein described.
21. A process for the preparation of compounds of 15 general formula I as defined in claim 16 substantially as herein described in any one of Examples 1 to 3.
22. Compounds of general formula I as defined in claim 16 whenever prepared by a process as claimed in any of claims 16 to 21.
23. A process as claimed in any of claims 16 to 21 where the compound of formula I obtained is subsequently saponified to 2,2-dimethyl-3R.S-formyl-cyclopropane-IRScarboxylic acid. 5
24. 2,2-Dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-IRS-carboxylic acid whenever prepared by a process as claimed in claim 23 i
25. Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRScarboxylate diethyl acetal.
26. Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3RS-formyl-cyclopropane-lRS10 carboxylate diethylene acetal.
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