title: Investigations on the formation of 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]-octanones.
abstract: Benzylidene acetone reacts with thiocyanates derived from secondary amines in a one-pot reaction to give 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ones. The reaction mixture was investigated for the presence of possible intermediates using GC-MS. These intermediates - diketones and enamines - were prepared and exposed to the same reaction conditions to examine the reaction mechanism. The reaction of ethyl styryl ketone with thiocyanates of secondary amines yielded cyclohexanone derivatives instead of the expected bicyclo- octanones. Their structures were established by means of a single crystal structure analysis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitätsplatz 1, A-8010 Graz, Austria. we.seebacher@uni-graz.at
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seebacher
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kröpfl
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Belaj
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saf
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hüfner
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weis
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines; D001597:Benzylidene Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002208:Caproates; D002210:Caprylates; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007659:Ketones; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013861:Thiocyanates
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D001597:Benzylidene Compounds; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002208:Caproates; D002210:Caprylates; D007659:Ketones; D013861:Thiocyanates