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Unlocking the organic chemistry of N2O3 through continuous flow process technology

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November 28, 2022
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Researchers at CiTOS – Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis (University of Liège, BE) led by Jean-Christophe Monbaliu have devised an on-demand flow platform for the generation of anhydrous dinitrogen trioxide (N2O3), a very potent nitrosation reagent notoriously challenging to prepare and to use. This project, funded by the FRS-F.N.R.S. within the frame of an Incentive Grant for Research, unlocks the potential of N2O3 for the preparation of high value-added organic molecules. The results of this study are now published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition as a research paper. The article is open access and free to read on-line. 

N2O3 : a potent, yet unstable, nitrosation reagent

Credit: Michaël Schmitz, CiTOS

Researchers at CiTOS – Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis (University of Liège, BE) led by Jean-Christophe Monbaliu have devised an on-demand flow platform for the generation of anhydrous dinitrogen trioxide (N2O3), a very potent nitrosation reagent notoriously challenging to prepare and to use. This project, funded by the FRS-F.N.R.S. within the frame of an Incentive Grant for Research, unlocks the potential of N2O3 for the preparation of high value-added organic molecules. The results of this study are now published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition as a research paper. The article is open access and free to read on-line. 

 

Small cyclic molecules containing nitrogen atoms (N-heterocycles) are common structures in bioactive compounds, especially in active pharmaceutical ingredients. Developing new methods for the incorporation of nitrogen into cyclic structures is therefore a timely and significant goal. Among these methods, nitrosation is one of the most useful approaches to introduce nitrogen atoms to organic molecules. Common nitrosating reagents are mainly the salts and the esters of nitrous acid (HNO2), which are downstream products of nitric oxide (NO). NO, mostly known as a pollutant associated with exhaust fumes from combustion engines, is also industrially obtained in large quantity. Common nitrosating reagents are known for their deleterious environmental impact with the extensive generation of waste products.

 

Dark blue dinitrogen trioxide (N2O3) is a powerful nitrosating agent, which can be prepared from the reaction between NO and oxygen (O2) under strictly controlled and low temperature conditions. However, N2O3 is not stable at room temperature: it equilibrates with several decomposition products (NO, NO2, and N2O4), the utility of which is much lower. This instability is exacerbated when both liquid and gaseous phases are present, making the concentration of N2O3 in the liquid phase extremely difficult to control.  Therefore, the applications of N2O3 in synthetic organic chemistry and the preparation added-valued N-heterocycles have been barely reported so far.

Attracted by the unique reactivity of N2O3 and the possibility to prepare it from a common pollutant (NO), researchers at the CiTOS laboratory (Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis) of the University of Liège (Belgium) led by Jean-Christophe Monbaliu, sought to develop a concrete solution for making N2O3 an accessible reagent for chemical synthesis. The team relied on the inherent features of micro- and mesofluidic reactors for providing a unique technology-driven answer. “The elimination of the gas phase is permitted by continuous flow operation in the confined internal volume of micro and mesofluidic reactors, explains Yuesu Chen, first author and lead postdoctoral researcher affiliated with CiTOS. The accurate combination of NO and O2 in the presence of a suitable solvent forces N2O3 to be formed directly in the liquid phase, thus avoiding any deleterious side reaction and decomposition in the gas phase. A reliable and robust chemical generator of N2O3 is therefore now available to the scientific community”.

The upstream chemical generator of N2O3 feeds a downstream module for nitrosation reactions, therefore enabling its direct utilization for the preparation of a large diversity of unique N-heterocycles including benzotriazoles and sydnones, two specific backbones common to some pharmaceuticals. “This research is of both practical and theoretical significance in organic nitrosation chemistry and the chemistry of nitroxides. It represents a significant breakthrough toward the development of modular continuous flow strategies for the preparation of libraries of valuable N-heterocyclic compounds. It simply unlocks the synthetic chemistry of N2O3, an unstable chemical difficult to tame otherwise” comments Jean-Christophe Monbaliu.

The successful outcome of this project, funded by the F.R.S.-FNRS as part of an Incentive Scientific Grant awarded to Jean-Christophe Monbaliu, feeds upon the interplay of organic chemistry, process engineering and computational chemistry. It relates to his scientific ambition to push forward chemical and technological innovations to tame nitrosation reagents and nitroso species.

Scientific reference

Y. Chen, S. Renson, J.-C. M. Monbaliu, On Demand Flow Platform for the Generation of Anhydrous Dinitrogen Trioxide and Its Further Use in N-Nitrosative Reactions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210146, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202210146



Journal

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI

10.1002/anie.202210146

Subject of Research

Not applicable

Article Title

On Demand Flow Platform for the Generation of Anhydrous Dinitrogen Trioxide and Its Further Use in N-Nitrosative Reactions

Article Publication Date

10-Oct-2022

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