Original article
Pathways of ion–molecular interactions of nucleogenic phenyl cations with the nucleophilic centers of picolines
1 Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Natural Sciences Institute of Perm State University, 4 Genkel St, Perm 614990, Russia
2 Chemistry Department, St-Petersburg State University, 26 Universitetsky Pr, St-Petersburg, Petrodvorets 198504, Russia
3 Radiochemistry Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119992, Russia
4 Department of Organic Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119992, Russia
5 Department of Chemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA
6 Department of Organic Chemistry, Perm State University, 15 Bukirev St, Perm 614990, Russia
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2012, 2:14 doi:10.1186/2191-2858-2-14
Published: 13 April 2012Abstract
Background
The nuclear-chemical method brought unique opportunity for synthesis of unknown and hardly available organic compounds. Presence of tritium labeling allows one-step preparation of radioactive markers for the investigation of chemical and biological processes.
Methods
The ion–molecular reactions of nucleogenic phenyl cations with 4-picoline have been carried out. The phenyl cations were generated by spontaneous tritium β-decay within the tritium-labeled benzene. Both additions to the nitrogen and substitutions about the aromatic ring were able to be studied simultaneously.
Results
Unusual substitutions on both the α- and β-positions of the ring system have been revealed.
Conclusion
By unknown direct phenylation of nitrogen atom tritium-labeled N-phenylpicolinium derivatives, perspective biological markers have been synthesized.
