Polycyclic N‐Heterocyclic Compounds,Part 72: Reaction of N‐([1]Benzofuro (or Benzothieno)[3,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)formamidine and N‐(Pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)formamidine Derivatives with Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride

The reactions of N‐([1]benzofuro[3,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)formamidines with hydroxylamine hydrochloride gave rearranged cyclization products via ring cleavage of the pyrimidine component accompanied by a ring closure of the 1,2,4‐oxadiazole to give N‐[2‐([1,2,4]oxadiazol‐5‐yl)[1]benzofuran‐3‐yl)formamide oximes. N‐([1]Benzothieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)formamidines and N‐(pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)formamidines with hydroxylamine hydrochloride gave similar results.     

Polycyclic N‐Heterocyclic Compounds. 56 Reaction of N‐(5,6‐Dihydro[1]benzoxepino[5,4‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)amidine or Its Amide Oxime Derivatives with Hydroxylamine Hyrdochloride

The reactions of N‐(5,6‐dihydro[1]benzoxepino[5,4‐ d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)amidines or its amide oxime derivatives with hydroxylamine hydrochloride gave abnormal cyclization products via a ring cleavage of pyrimidine component accompanied with a ring closure of [1,2,4]oxadiazole.     

Synthesis of novel pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidines,pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]pyrimido[l,6‐a]benzimidazoles and related fused systems

3‐Amino‐4‐aryl‐5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐6‐methylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamides 3a‐c were prepared from ethyl 4‐aryl‐3‐cyano‐6‐methyl‐2‐thioxo‐1,2‐dihydropyridine‐5‐carbonylates 1a‐c and reacted with some carbonyl compounds to give tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidine derivatives 6a‐c, 7a‐c and 8a‐c , respectively. Treatment of compound 3c with chloroacetyl chloride led to the formation of a next key compound, ethyl 2‐chloromethyl‐4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydropyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine‐8‐carboxylate 9 . Also, 3‐amino‐2‐benzimidazolylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐5‐carboxylate 5 and 2‐(3′‐aminothieno [2,3‐b]pyridin‐2′‐yl)‐4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydropyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine‐8‐carboxylate 17 were prepared from 1c. The compounds 5, 9 and 17 were used as good synthons for other pyridothienopyrimidines and pyridothienopyrimidobenzimidazoles as well as for related fused polyheterocyclic systems.     

Synthesis of 3‐substituted pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidines and related fused thiazolo derivatives

Convenient syntheses of 3‐substituted ethyl 4‐oxo‐2‐thioxo‐1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8‐octahydropyrid[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐7‐carboxylates 3a, b, 6, 11–13 , ethyl 3‐methyl‐5‐oxo‐2,3,6,9‐tetrahydro‐5 H‐pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine‐8‐7H‐carboxylate ( 4 ), and ethyl 2‐methyl‐5‐oxo‐2,3,6,9‐tetrahydro‐5H‐pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2, 3‐d][1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine‐8[7H]carboxylate ( 8 ) from diethyl 2‐isothiocyanato‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahythieno[2,3‐c]pyridine‐3,6‐dicarboxylate ( 1 ) are reported. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:201–207, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10131     

Ring closure reactions of pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines to pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]‐ and oxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines

The cyclocondensation of 5‐hydroxy‐pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 1 with malonates gives pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]‐pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 2 . Nitration of 1 and reduction with zinc in the presence of carboxylic acids/anhydrides gave 2‐alkyloxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 4 , which were ring‐opened to 6‐aminopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 5, 6 and 7 . Cyclization of 6‐aminopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 6 with benzoylchlorides 8 gave 2‐aryloxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 9 . Reaction conditions for the cyclization have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).     

Syntheses of some new azolopyrido‐[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidines

Diethyl 2‐[(ethoxythioxomethyl)amino]‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydrothieno[2,3‐c]‐pyridine‐3,6‐dicarboxylate 2 , prepared from diethyl 2‐isothiocyanato‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydrothieno[2,3‐c]pyridine‐3,6‐dicarboxylate 1 by boiling in anhydrous ethanol, was converted into pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives 3, 4 by treatment with hydrazine hydrate. The tetracyclic systems imidazo[1,2‐a]pyrido‐[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine 9 and pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d][1,3]thiazolo‐[3,2‐a]pyrimidine 10 were synthesized by the reaction of 2 with 1,2‐diaminoethane and aminoethanethiol, respectively. The hydrazino derivative 4 underwent cyclization reactions with orthoesters and nitrous acid to give the corresponding pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines 5, 6 and pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐e][1,2,3,4]tetrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine 8 , respectively. Moreover, reactions of 3 with cyanogen bromide, N‐carbethoxyhydrazine, carbon disulfide, and ethylchloroformate resulted in the formation of the new pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐d][1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine derivatives 12–15 . © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 13:280–286, 2002; Published online in Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10030     

A convenient synthesis for some new pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno-[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives with potential biological activity

Ready, convenient synthesis for 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-4-oxo-9-phenyl-2-substituted-1,2,3,-4-tetrahydropyrido-[3′,2′:,4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines 5 , 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-4-oxo-9-phenyl-2-substituted-3,4-dihydropyrido[3′,2-: 4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines 6 , 4-chloro-8-cyano-7-ethoxy-9-phenyl-2-substitutedpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-4 -pyrimidines 7 and 8-cyano-7-ethoxy-2-(2′-nitrophenyl)-9-phenyl-4-substitutedpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2- d ]pyrimidines 8-18 from 2-chloro-3,5-dicyano-6-ethoxy-4-phenylpyridine 1 via 3,5-dicyano-6-ethoxy-2-mercapto-4-phenylpyridine 2 and aminocarboxamide 4 are reported. In addition, the reaction of hydrazino derivative 12 with reagents such as formic acid and triethyl orthoformate yielded the fused tetraheterocyclic 8-cyano-9- ethoxy-5-(2′-nitrophenyl)- 7-phenylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-e]-1, 2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidine system 19 .     

Synthesis of new heteroaromatic nitrogen ligands: Pyrimido‐[4″,5″:4′,5′]‐thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidines and 1,2,3‐triazine[4″,5″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]‐1,2,3‐triazines

An efficient one‐pot access for the synthesis of the previously unreported tetracyclic fused pyrimido‐[4″,5″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine ( 3 ) and 1,2,3‐triazine[4″,5″:4′,5′]thieno‐[3′,2′:4,5]thieno‐[3,2‐d]‐1,2,3‐triazine ( 5 ) heteroaromatic nitrogen ligands is described. The title compounds 3 and 5 were obtained from 3,4‐diaminothieno[2,3‐b]thiophene‐2,5‐dicarbonitrile and phosgeniminium chloride and sodium nitrite/HCl, respectively. Substituted condensed thieno[2,3‐b]thiophene derivatives 4 and 6 were synthesized by nucleophilic displacement of the chloroderivatives 3 and 5 .     

Polycyclic N‐Heterocyclic Compounds. Part 78: Synthesis of N‐[2‐([1,2,4]Oxadiazol‐5‐yl)cyclohepten‐1‐yl]formamide Oximes and Their Evaluation as Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation

N‐[2‐([1,2,4]Oxadiazol‐5‐yl)cyclohepten‐1‐yl]formamide oximes were synthesized by fusion of (6,7,8,9‐tetrahydro‐5H‐cyclohepta[1,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)amidines with hydroxylamine hydrochloride through a subsequent rearrangement reaction. Effects of the products as well as the structurally related N‐[4‐([1,2,4]oxadiazol‐5‐yl)‐2,3‐dihydro[1]benzoxepin‐5‐yl]formamide oximes and N‐[4‐([1,2,4]oxadiazol‐5‐yl)‐2,3‐dihydro[1]benzothiepin‐5‐yl]formamide oximes on platelet aggregation were evaluated.     

Synthesis and Structure of 2‐Substituted Thieno[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[4,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one Derivatives

A series of new 2‐substituted 3‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5,8,9‐trimethylthieno[3′,2′: 5,6]pyrido[4,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐ones 8 were synthesized via an aza‐Wittig reaction. Phosphoranylideneamino derivatives 6a or 6b reacted with 4‐chlorophenyl isocyanate to give carbodiimide derivatives 7a or 7b , respectively, which were further treated with amines or phenols to give compounds 8 in the presence of a catalytic amount of EtONa or K₂CO₃. The structure of 2‐(4‐chlorophenoxy)‐3‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5,8,9‐trimethylthieno[3′,2′: 5,6]pyrido[4,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one ( 8j ) was comfirmed by X‐ray analysis.     

Fusions of pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines with N-heterocyclic moieties

Versatile 2-thioxopyrimidine-type building blocks ethyl 3-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)- 4 -oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydropyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate ( 4 ) and ethyl 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydropyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate ( 8 ) were synthesized from diethyl 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3,6-dicarboxylate ( 1 ). Derivatives of linear and angular heterocyclic systems having the imidazole and 1,2,4-triazole ring were obtained from the key intermediates 4 and 8 , respectively.     

Synthesis of pyrido[3′,2′:4,5] thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives

Pyrido [3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d] pyrimidine and several of its derivatives have been synthesized.     

Polycyclic N‐Heterocyclic Compounds. Part 81: Synthesis and Evaluation of Pentacyclic 1,2,4,5‐Tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[2′,3′:6,7]thiepino[4,5‐e]imidazo[1,2‐c]pyrimidine and Related Compounds as Potential Antiplatelet Aggregators

Dehydrative ring closure reactions were carried out on fused 4‐(2‐hydroxyethylamino) (or 2‐hydroxyethoxy or 2‐hydroxyethylthio)pyrimidines ( 2a , 2b , 2c ) to give fused 2,3‐dihydroimidazo[1,2‐c] (or 2,3‐dihydrooxazolo[3,2‐c] or 2,3‐dihydrothiazolo[3,2‐c])pyrimidines. This reaction produced the pentacyclic 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[2′,3′:6,7]thiepino[4,5‐e]imidazo[1,2‐c]pyrimidine ( 3a ) and 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[2′,3′:6,7]thiepino[4,5‐e]thiazolo[3,2‐c]pyrimidinium chloride ( 3c ) from the 2‐hydroxyethylamino‐derivative and 2‐hydroxyethylthio‐derivative, respectively. In contrast, 2‐hydroxyethoxy‐derivative ( 2b ) gave the rearrangement product, 3‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐5,6‐dihydro[1]benzothieno[3′,2′:2,3]thiepino[4,5‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one ( 4 ). Effects of the synthesized compounds on collagen‐induced platelet aggregation were also evaluated.     

Studies of thieno[2,3-b]pyrazines in preparation of pyrazino[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines and related molecules

A variety of 2,3-disubstituted derivatives of the previously unknown thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine ring system have been employed as a synthetic foundation for pyrazino[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]-pyrimidine and several of its derivatives.     

Utility of Pyridine‐2(1H)‐thiones in the Synthesis of Novel Bis‐Thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines and Their Fused Azines

The starting materials pyridine‐2(1H)‐thiones are prepared and reacted with halogen‐containing reagents in ethanolic sodium acetate solution to give the corresponding 2‐S‐alkylpyridines, which cyclized upon their boiling in methanolic sodium methoxide solution at reflux to give the corresponding thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines in excellent yields. Bis (thieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamides), incorporating 2,6‐dibromophenoxy moiety, are prepared by the bis‐O‐alkylation of thieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamide derivatives. Two synthetic routes are designed to prepare the target molecules pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐ones, pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d][1,2,3]triazin‐4(3H)‐ones, and their bis‐analogues using thieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamides and their bis‐analogues. The structure of the target molecules is elucidated using elemental analyses as well as spectral data.     

Synthesis and S-methylation of 2-thioxopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]-pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones with and without a phase transfer catalyst

A number of 2-thioxopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-H]pyrimdin-4(3H-ones (5) have been synthesized by cyclocondensation of 2-carbethoxy-3-amino-4-phenyl-6-substituted-thieno[2,3-b]pyridines (3) with various isothiocyanates. Compounds 5 were S-methylated routinely and the reactions compared under solid-liquid phase transfer conditions to obtain 2-methylthiopyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-^ones (6). The new triheterocyclic pyridothienopyrimidines were prepared with the objective to study their pharmacological properties.     

Polycyclic N‐heterocyclic compounds. Part 66: Synthesis of N‐[2‐([1,2,4]oxadiazol‐5‐yl)cyclopenten‐1‐yl]formamide oximes and their evaluation as inhibitors of platelet aggregation

N‐[2‐([1,2,4]Oxadiazol‐5‐yl)cyclopenten‐1‐yl]formamide oximes were synthesized by fusion of (6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐cyclopenta[1,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐yl)amidines and/or their amide oximes with hydroxylamine hydrochloride through a subsequent rearrangement reaction. Assay of the products for anti‐platelet aggregation activity revealed that certain of them showed promising inhibitory effect on arachidonic acid‐induced platelet aggregation. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Synthesis of Novel Pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2‐d]pyrimidine Derivatives and Their Cytotoxic Activity

The 3‐amino‐6‐(trifluoromethyl)furo[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carbohydrazide ( 5 ) was prepared from 3‐cyano‐6‐trifluoromethyl‐2(1H)pyridone ( 2 ) in series of steps via selective O‐alkylation, Thorpe–Ziegler cyclization followed by reaction with hydrazine hydrate. The 2‐carbohydrazide ( 5 ) was further reacted with aliphatic acids under different reaction temperatures to form a series of novel N‐acylfuro[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carbohydrazide ( 6 ) and pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2‐d]pyrimidine derivatives ( 7 ). All the compounds 6 and 7 were screened for cytotoxic activity against breast carcinoma MD Anderson‐Metastatic Breast (MDA‐MB) 231 (aggressive) cell lines at 10 µM concentration. Compounds 6a , 6b , and 6c showed promising activity.     

First synthesis of novel pentaheterocyclic ring system of 1,2,4‐triazolo[2″,3″:6′,1′]pyrimido[4′,5′:2,3]pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole

Reaction of 1‐amino‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (1) with dimethylformamide‐dimethylacetal (DMF‐DMA) gave 1 ‐[N,N‐(dimethylaminomethylene)amino]‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (2). Compounds (1) reacted with triethylorthoformate yielding 1‐[N‐(ethoxymethylene)amino]‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (3). 3‐Amino‐4‐imino‐5‐aryl‐6‐cyanopyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrido[1,2‐α] benzimidazole (4) was synthesized via condensation of either (2) or (3) with hydrazine hydrate. Reactions of (4) with acetic anhydride, ethyl chloroformate or aryl isothiocyanate yielded the respective derivative of the new ring system namely 1,2,4‐triazolo[2″,3″:6′,1′]pyrimido[4′,5′:2,3]pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole (5–7).     

A Convenient One‐Pot Synthesis of Thieno[2′,3′:4,5]Pyrimido[1,2‐b]‐[1,2,4,5]Tetrazines

A novel series of thieno[2′,3′:4,5]pyrimido[1,2‐b][1,2,4,5]tetrazin‐6‐one derivatives 14 were prepared from the reaction of 3‐amino‐2‐thioxo‐1,2,3,5,6,7‐hexahydro‐4H‐cyclopenta[4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one 3 or its methylthio 4 with hydrazonoyl chlorides 9 . The mechanism of the studied reactions has been discussed and further evidence for the assigned structure of the products is based on alternative synthesis. A single crystal X‐ray analysis of compound 14e has been carried out.