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1° Amines to Diazonium or Aryldiazonium Salts: Diazotization with NaNO2 Mechanism01:37

1° Amines to Diazonium or Aryldiazonium Salts: Diazotization with NaNO2 Mechanism

Nitrous acid is a relatively weak and unstable acid prepared in situ by the reaction of sodium nitrite and cold, dilute hydrochloric acid. In an acidic solution, the nitrous acid undergoes protonation when it loses water to form a nitrosonium ion—an electrophile. Nitrous acid reacts with primary amines to give diazonium salts. The reaction is called diazotization of primary amines.
Diazonium Group Substitution: –OH and –H01:19

Diazonium Group Substitution: –OH and –H

Nitrous acid, a weak acid, is prepared in situ via the reaction of sodium nitrite with a strong acid under cold conditions. This nitrous acid prepared in situ reacts with primary arylamines to form arenediazonium salts. Such reactions are known as diazotization reactions. As shown in Figure 1, the formation of arenediazonium salts begins with the decomposition of nitrous acid in an acidic solution to give nitrosonium ions.
1° Amines to Diazonium or Aryldiazonium Salts: Diazotization with NaNO2 Overview01:26

1° Amines to Diazonium or Aryldiazonium Salts: Diazotization with NaNO2 Overview

Nitrous acid and nitric acids are two types of acids containing nitrogen, among which nitrous acid is weaker than nitric acid. Nitrous acid with a pKa value of 3.37 ionizes in water to give a nitrite ion and the hydronium ion.
The nitrous acid is unstable. Hence, it is formed in situ from a solution of sodium nitrite and cold aqueous acids such as hydrochloric or sulfuric acid. In an acidic solution, the –OH group of nitrous acid undergoes protonation to give oxonium ion, followed by water loss...
Aryldiazonium Salts to Azo Dyes: Diazo Coupling01:11

Aryldiazonium Salts to Azo Dyes: Diazo Coupling

The reaction of weakly electrophilic aryldiazonium (also called arenediazonium) salts with highly activated aromatic compounds leads to the formation of products with an —N=N— link, called an azo linkage. This reaction, presented in Figure 1, is known as diazo coupling and occurs without the loss of the nitrogen atoms of the aryldiazonium salt. Highly activated aromatic compounds such as phenols or arylamines favor the diazo coupling reaction. The coupling generally occurs at the para position.
Diazonium Group Substitution with Halogens and Cyanide: Sandmeyer and Schiemann Reactions01:20

Diazonium Group Substitution with Halogens and Cyanide: Sandmeyer and Schiemann Reactions

Arenediazonium substitution reactions occur when the diazonium group is substituted by various functional groups such as halides, hydroxyl, nitrile, etc. For instance, arenediazonium salts react with copper(I) salts of chloride, bromide, or cyanide to form corresponding aryl chlorides, bromides, and nitriles. These reactions are named Sandmeyer reactions. Although the mechanism of this reaction is complicated, as illustrated in Figure 1, they are believed to progress via an aryl copper...
Structure of Amines01:19

Structure of Amines

The hybridized nitrogen atom in amines possesses a lone pair of electrons and is bound to three substituents with a bond angle of around 108°, which is less than the tetrahedral angle of 109.5°. However, the C–N–H bond angle is slightly larger at 112°, with a carbon–nitrogen bond length of 147 pm. This carbon–nitrogen bond length of of amines is longer than the carbon–oxygen bond of alcohols (143 pm) but shorter than alkanes’ carbon–carbon bond (154 pm). These aspects are illustrated in Figure...

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Nitrogen-bound diazeniumdiolated amidines.

Debanjan Biswas1, Jeffrey R Deschamps, Larry K Keefer

  • 1Chemistry Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. biswasd@mail.nih.gov

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Benzamidine reacts with nitric oxide (NO) differently than other amidines, forming an N-bound diazeniumdiolate. This compound can be modified into caged NO prodrugs, offering new therapeutic possibilities.

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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Chemical Biology

Background:

  • Amidine derivatives with ionizable alpha-CH bonds react with nitric oxide (NO) to form alpha-carbon diazeniumdiolates.
  • Benzamidine, a specific type of amidine, exhibits distinct reactivity with NO.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reaction of benzamidine with nitric oxide (NO).
  • To explore the potential of benzamidine-derived diazeniumdiolates as precursors for nitric oxide (NO) prodrugs.

Main Methods:

  • Reaction of benzamidine with nitric oxide (NO).
  • Derivatization of the N-bound diazeniumdiolate intermediate.
  • Characterization of the resulting caged NO compounds.

Main Results:

  • Benzamidine forms an N-bound diazeniumdiolate, unlike alpha-carbon addition seen in other amidines.
  • The N-bound diazeniumdiolate can be further modified at the amidine nitrogen or terminal oxygen.
  • This derivatization leads to the formation of caged nitric oxide (NO) compounds.

Conclusions:

  • Benzamidine's unique reaction pathway with NO provides a novel route to N-bound diazeniumdiolates.
  • These intermediates are versatile for synthesizing caged NO compounds.
  • The developed caged NO compounds hold promise as potential nitric oxide (NO) prodrugs.