A condensation between mesylamide and glyoxal under highly acidic conditions was studied. A series of new compounds whose structures contain a moiety of oxaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.0^3,11.0^5,9]dodecane were synthesized. The synthesis processes were optimized and main factors affecting the assembling of cage products were revealed. Assumptions are made regarding the formation mechanism of these chemical entities. For the first time, compounds have been obtained that include moieties of 2,6,8-trioxa-4,10,12-triazatetracyclo[5.5.0.0^3,11.0^5,9]dodecane and 2,4,6-trioxa-8,10,12-triazatetracyclo[5.5.0.0^3,11.0^5,9]dodecane. An X-ray diffraction analysis of the new compounds was performed.

By application of acid-catalyzed condensation of propane-2-, benzene- and methanesulfonamides with glyoxal a series of new derivatives of oxaazaisowurtzitanes were obtained, in particular, new heteroc

Scholars from around the world have been attempting to simplify and cheapen the synthetic method for the promising high-energy compound CL-20 for decades. The lack of understanding of the formation mechanisms of hexaazaisowurtzitane derivatives―CL-20 precursors―is a barrier to solving the said problems. Here, we report the results from an in-depth study into the acid-catalyzed condensation between benzamide and glyoxal in a molar ratio of 2:1 in polar protic and aprotic solvents. Sixteen compounds were isolated and identified, of which eight were synthesized for the first time. A geminal diol, N,N’-(2,2-dihydroxyethane-1,1-diyl)dibenzamide, was synthesized. Two isomers of 1,2-bis(benzoylamino)-1,2-ethanediol were isolated and identified. N,N’-(1-oxoethane-1,2-diyl)dibenzamide and 2-oxo-2-[(phenylcarbonyl)amino]ethyl benzoate were produced that were likely formed due to the 1,2-hydride shift. N-polysubstituted 1,4-dioxane-2,3,5,6-tetramine was synthesized for the first time, whose structure may be of interest as a scaffold for new explosives. DMSO, THF and HCOOH were found to be able to engage in a reaction with benzamide, or condensation products thereof, and glyoxal under acid-catalyzed conditions.

The synthesis of substituted aza- and oxaazaisowurtzitanes via direct condensation is challenging. The selection of starting ammonia derivatives is very limited. The important step in developing alternative synthetic routes to these compounds is a detailed study on their formation process. Here, we explored an acid-catalyzed condensation between 4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide and glyoxal in aqueous H₂SO₄, aqueous acetonitrile and acetone, and established some new processes hindering the condensation. In particular, an irreversible rearrangement of the condensation intermediate was found to proceed and be accompanied by the 1,2-hydride shift and by the formation of symmetric disulfanes and sulfanes. It has been shown for the first time that aldehydes may act as a reducing agent when disulfanes are generated from aromatic sulfonamides, as is experimentally proved. The condensation between 4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide and formaldehyde resulted in 1,3,5-tris((4-(tert-butyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl)sulfonyl)-1,3,5-triazinane. It was examined if diimine could be synthesized from 4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide and glyoxal by the most common synthetic procedures for structurally similar imines. It has been discovered for the first time that the Friedel–Crafts reaction takes place between sulfonamide and the aromatic compound. A new synthetic strategy has been suggested herein that can reduce the stages in the synthesis of in-demand organic compounds of symmetric and asymmetric aromatic sulfones via the Brønsted acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reaction, starting from aromatic sulfonamides and arenes activated towards an electrophilic attack.