Reaction of 2, 4-disubstituted quinoline 1-oxides (Ix) with methanesulfonyl chloride and potassium cyanide in acetone-water system was attempted. As the disubstituted quinoline 1-oxides, 2, 4-dimethyl-(I
2), 2-methyl-4-phenyl-(I
3), 2-ethyl-4-methyl-(I
4), and 4-methyl-2-phenyl-quinoline 1-oxide (I
5) were used. In all these compounds, the methane-sulfonyl group was introduced into the 3-position, with liberation of oxygen from the N→O group to form 2, 4-disubstituted 3-(methylsulfonyl) quinolines (IV
2-5), though the yield varied. At the same time, liberation of oxygen from the N→O group alone occurred to form the corresponding bases. Unexpected products obtained in this reaction were 3-methyl-and 3-ethyl-4-methyl-carbostyril (V
2 and V
4) from I
2 and I
4, formed by rearrangement of the methyl or ethyl group to the 3-position, and 2-acetyl-4-methylquinoline (VI) from I
4. Introduction of arylsulfonyl group into the 3-position, similar to the above, was proved by using I
2 and benzenesulfoyl chloride or tosyl chloride. It was considered that, in this reaction, sulfonyl cyanide is formed from sulfonyl chloride and cyanide ion as the first step and that this sulfonyl cyanide took part in subsequent reactions. Therefore, reaction of I
2 with p-tosyl cyanide was attempted but formation of 3-(p-tolylsulfonyl) derivative (IV
2t) was not observed, though IV
2t was produced by the addition of potassium cyanide or sodium p-toluenesulfinate. Since the sulfinate ion is formed from sulfonyl cyanide and cyanide ion, it was assumed that sulfonyl chloride and sulfinate ion would directly take part in the formation of IV from the reaction of IX with sulfonyl chloride and potassium cyanide. This assumption was proved to be true by the formation of IV
2t in a good yield by the reaction of I
2 with tosyl chloride and sodium p-toluenesulfinate. Discussions were made on the process of formation of various products from this reaction.
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