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4-Hydroxy-l-proline, an amino acid, an important component of collagen, was transformed into its N-nitroso-derivative, (4R)-4-hydroxy-1-nitroso-l-proline, 1 by butylnitrite in the acidic medium. The structure is a cyclic hydroxy-N-nitrosoacid with the carboxyl and hydroxyl groups trans to each other. The carboxyl group is in the syn-conformation. In the structure, the neutral molecules are connected via classical intermolecular O-H?O hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups [O?O=2.6251(14) ?], and form chains along the a-axis direction. The chains are linked into sheets via O-H?O hydrogen bond, [O?O=2.6813(15) ?] with participation of oxygen atom of nitroso group. Ab initio calculations based on density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level of theory were performed to analyze the influence of 4-hydroxy-l-proline (Hyp) nitrosation on the conformation of the synthesized N-nitroso-compound. The geometry optimization of 1 and initial 4-hydroxy-l-proline was carried out in the gas phase and in solution using the polarizable continuum model. The single-point calculation was performed for the crystal structure of 1. The most stable conformer of 1 is observed in an aqueous solution. In this state, the pyrrolidine ring adopts an envelope conformation, which is also maintained in the gas phase. The twisted conformation of the pyrrolidine ring is present in all states of Hyp and in the crystal structure of 1. In 1 the interchange of five-membered ring conformation in solution and in the gas phase in comparison with the crystal is accompanied by an increase of the dipole moment of the molecule, which is maximal in solution.

Efficient N-nitrosation of amines, amides, and ureas, and also S-nitrosation of thiols were performed with dinitrogen tetroxide impregnated on activated charcoal (N2O4/charcoal) in CH 2Cl2 at room temperature. High selectivity was observed for N-nitrosation of dialkyl amines, N-alkylamides and N-alkylureas. Dealkylation and N-nitrosation of trialkylamines were also performed by this reagent. Copyright Taylor & Francis, Inc.

N2O4 was supported on the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to afford a solid, stable and recyclable nitrosating agent. This reagent shows excellent selectivity for N-nitrosation of dialkyl amines in the presence of diaryl-, arylalkyl-, trialkylamines and also for secondary amides in dichloromethane at room temperature under mild and heterogeneous conditions. Also N-nitroso-N-alkyl amides can be selectively prepared in the presence of primary amides and N-phenylamides under similar reaction conditions. Selective N-nitrosation or dealkylation and N-nitrosation of tertiary amines can also be performed by this reagent.

A combination of trichloroisocyanuric acid and sodium nitrite in the presence of wet SiO2 was used as an effective nitrosating agent for the nitrosation of N,N-dialkyl amines to their corresponding nitroso derivatives under mild and heterogeneous conditions in moderate to excellent yields.

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