Ringtransformationen heterocyclischer Verbindungen. I. 2-Amino-benzophenone und 7-Oxo-hepta-2,4-diennitrile durch Reaktion von 2,4,6-Triaryl-pyryliumsalzen mit 4-Nitro-benzylcyanid

Ring Transformations of Heterocyclic Compounds. I. 2-Amino-benzophenones and 7-Oxo-hepta-2,4-dienenitriles by Reaction of 2,4,6-Triarylpyrylium Salts with 4-Nitrobenzyl Cyanide 2,4,6-Triarylpyrylium salts 1 react with 4-nitrobenzyl cyanide in the presence of sodium acetate, triethylamine or triethylamine/acetic acid to give 7-oxo-hepta-2,4-dienenitriles 2 . With stronger bases such as sodium methanolate or ethanolate a ring transformation of the salts 1 occurs giving rise to 2-amino-benzophenones 3 which can also be obtained by cyclization of the nitriles 2 . Under the same conditions the 3-methyl-2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium salt 4 forms the 4-methyl-7-oxo-hepta-2,4-dienenitrile 5 by regioselective addition of the 4-nitrobenzyl cyanide at C-2 or it is converted to the 2-amino-5-methyl-benzophenone 6 . The ring transformation of the pyrylium salts 1 / 4 by 4-nitrobenzyl cyanide represents a new and simple method for the preparation of 2-amino-benzophenones. – Spectroscopic data of the novel compounds are discussed; the structure of 5 was confirmed by a single crystal X-ray analysis.