ARYLTELLUROCHLORINATION OF N-ALLYLTHIOAMIDE OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID

Abstract

Telluroganic compounds have a pronounced biological activity, namely, show antitumor, antioxidant, antiparasitic activity. The introduction of a trifluoromethyl group to such compounds can significantly increase the activity. Therefore, the aim of this study is the synthesis of tellurium-containing compounds by the electrophilic action of aryltellurium trichloride on N-allylthioamide of trifluoroacetic acid.
 As the object of the study of the aryltellurohalogenation process of N-allyl thioamide of trifluoroacetic acid was chosen. The selection is dictated by the presence of several nucleophilic centers suitable for the attack by electrophiles and can form both addition and cyclization products. The synthesis of the amide was performed through the interaction of ethyl ester of trifluoroacetic acid with allylamine in tetrahydrofuran followed by the treatment of the formed N-allylamide with phosphorus (V) sulfide in the presence of hexamethyldisiloxane in toluene.
 Propargyl trifluoroacetic acid amide was investigated in the halogenation reaction, which resulted in the addition product. It was important to establish the effect of the nature of the unsaturated alkenyl/alkynyl substituent, the additional nucleophilic center and the electrophilic reagent on the reaction pathway. The reaction of N-allyltrifluorothioacetamide with p-methoxyphenyltellurium trichloride was performed in chloroform or tetrahydrofuran at room temperature in equimolar amounts of reagents. The addition product N-(2-chloro-3- (dichloro (4-methoxyphenyl) -)-l4-4-tellanyl)propyl] -2,2,2-trifluoroethanethioamide was obtained. Similar addition products were formed in the reaction of N-allyl thioureas with aryltellurium trihalides.