N‐Arylation of N‐H heterocycles with aryl bromides and aryl iodides using cui and kf/Al2O3

Copper‐catalyzed system for N‐arylation of N‐H group in heterocycles such as indole, pyrrole and carbazole with aryl iodides and aryl bromides using potassium fluoride supported on alumina as a base is described. This is a simple and efficient method for the coupling of aryl iodides and bromides with N‐H heterocycles. Different functionalized iodo and bromo arenes were coupled with N‐H heterocycles using this system.     

Chemistry of phosphorus ylides 21 new route for the synthesis of azetidinones. Reaction of phosphonium ylides with benzil-, o-naphthoquinone-, and triketonemonoanils

Active vinylidenetriphenylphosphoranes are nucleophilic reagents which can be con- sidered as versatile synthons for the synthesis of new heterocycles. The active phosphacumulene ylides, namely N-phenylimino- 2a , 2-oxo- 2b or 2-thioxo-vinylidenetriphenylphosphoranes ( 2c ), react with benzil- ( 1a,b ), o-naphthoquinone- ( 8 ), or triketone-monoanils ( 11 ), to give the corresponding phenylimino- ( 3a, d, 9a, 12a ), oxo- ( 3b, e, 9b, 12b ), or thioxoazetidinones ( 3c, f, 9c, 12c ), respectively, which constitute an important class of organic compounds with medicinal and biological importance. On the other hand, quinone monoanils 1a, 8, 11 can be converted by reaction with the stabilized alkylidenephosphoranes ( 5a–d ), namely acetylmethylene- 5a , methoxycarbonylmethylene- 5b , ethoxycarbonylmethylene- 5c , and benzoylmethylene-triphenylphosphorane 5d , into the phosphoranylidenes ( 7a–d, 10a–d, 13a–d ). No reaction was observed between iminophosphorane ( 14 ) and the monoanil ( 11 ). The structures of the new products were assigned according to consistent analytical and spectroscopic data. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:476–483, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20144     

Synthesis and QSAR Study of Some Novel Heterocyclic Derivatives as In Vitro Cytotoxic Agents

2,3‐Diaryloxirane‐2,3‐dicarbonitriles have employed in heterocyclic synthesis in many organic reactions. Authors highlight its use as intermediate in the synthesis of various organic compounds through the reaction with different nitrogen nucleophiles as methyl hydrazine, thiourea, thiosemicarbazide, methylglycinate, and others to furnish new heterocyclic derivatives. They are also used as key starting materials to construct some important heterocycles. Structures of all newly synthesized products are substantiated by studying their micro analytical and spectral data. Some of newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic effects against a panel of three human tumor cell lines, namely, Hep‐G2, Hela, and MCF‐7. Most of the newly synthesized compounds ( 1a , 2a , 2d , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6a , 6c , 6d , 7a , and 7b ) inhibited cell proliferation with IC₅₀ values in range of 0.52–5.21 μΜ. For activity against HepG2 cell line, compounds 5 , 6a , 6d , and 7b emerged as the most active members. The Hela cell line showed highest sensitivity toward compounds 2a , 2d , and 6c whereas compounds 2d and 6c showed the highest inhibitory activity against MCF‐7 cell line.     

Behavior of 3‐benzylamino‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones towards some nitrogen nucleophiles

Ring closure of 2‐N‐benzylamino‐3‐aroylpropionic acids ( 3 ) with acetic anhydride afforded 3‐N‐benzylamino‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones ( 4 ). The reaction of the furanones ( 4 ) with benzylamine in benzene was found to be time dependent. Thus refluxing the reaction mixture for 1 h only afforded the open‐chain amides ( 5a‐c ). When the reaction was conducted for 3 h the 2(3H)‐pyrrolones ( 6 ) were obtained. Hydrazine hydrate affected ring opening of the furanones to give the hydrazides ( 5d‐f ). Also, semicarbazide converted ( 4 ) into the corresponding semicarbazide derivatives ( 5g‐i ). The hydrazides ( 5d‐f ) were reacted with benzoyl chloride to give the corresponding diaroylhydrazines ( 5j‐l ). The open‐chain derivatives ( 5 ) were converted into a variety of heterocycles: isothiazolones ( 7 ), dihydropyridazinones ( 8 ), 1,3,4‐oxadiazoles ( 9 ) and 1,2,4‐triazole derivatives ( 10 ) via cyclization reactions.     

新型胍基葡萄糖苷的合成及生物活性

将2,3,4,6-四-O-乙酰基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基异硫氰酸酯(1)与2-氨基-4/6-取代-苯并噻唑(2a~2e)反应, 生成糖基硫脲衍生物(3a~3e), 再在伯胺存在下经氯化汞脱硫, 得到一系列新的多乙酰基胍基糖苷类化合物(4a~4d, 5a~5d, 6a~6d, 7a~7d), 糖基的保护基团在甲醇钠/甲醇条件下脱除. 所有新化合物的结构均经IR, 1H NMR, MS谱和元素分析证实, 所得产物均为β-构型. 生物活性测试结果表明, 化合物4c, 6c, 8b, 8c等对HIV-1蛋白酶表现出了较高的抑制活性; 化合物7c具有抗流感乙型病毒活性; 化合物5e, 7c, 7d等对血管紧张素转化酶具有抑制活性.     

A synthesis of heteroaromatic analogues of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline using the Pummerer-type cyclization reaction: observation of tandem cyclization reaction

The sulfoxides 7b and 7d carrying thiophene or benzothiophene as heteroaromatic nucleophiles, when treated with trifluoroacetic anhydride at room temperature (Pummerer reaction), underwent an intramolecular alkylation in an exclusive manner to yield 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-7-methyl-4-phenylsulfanylthieno[2,3-c]pyridine-6-carbaldehyde (10) and the corresponding benzothiophene derivative (12b) in high yields, respectively. Thus, this route provides biologically interesting nitrogen heterocycles (1b) and (2b). On the other hand, the sulfoxide (7c) carrying benzofuran as a nucleophile on reaction with TFAA yielded not only the Pummerer-type cyclization product (12a), but also the diastereoisomeric tandem cyclization products (13) and (14) having a noble 11-aza-2-oxa-7-thiatricyclo[4.3.3.0(1,5)]dodecane ring system (B). The formation of these products can be readily rationalized by the intervention of the oxonium ion intermediate (21).     

Synthesis and Antiproliferative Evaluation of New Pyrimido[1,6‐a]Thieno[2,3‐d]Pyrimidine Derivatives

A facile one‐pot synthesis of new pyrimido[1,6‐a ]thieno[2,3‐d ]pyrimidin‐4‐ones 3a , 3b is reported via base‐catalyzed reaction of 2‐amino‐3‐cyanothiophenes 1a , 1b with 2,4‐dichloro‐5‐bromo‐6‐methylpyrimidine 2 . Subsequent treatment of the products with several amines under a mild condition gave a host of the new amino derivatives 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f , 4g , 4h , 4i , 4j , 4k , 4l . The target compounds were evaluated for antiproliferative activity by an 3‐(4, 5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyl tetrazolium assay on human breast cancer (MCF‐7) and mouse fibroblast nonmalignant (L929) cell lines. The activation was structural, concentration, and time dependent. Doses inducing 50% cell‐growth inhibition (IC₅₀) for compounds 3a , 3b and 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f , 4g , 4h , 4i , 4j , 4k , 4l against MCF‐7 cells were explored. Compounds 4f and 4l as the two most potent analogs induced a sub‐G1 peak in the flow‐cytometry histogram of treated cells, compared with control, indicating that apoptotic cell death is involved in compound 4f ‐induced and compound 4l ‐induced toxicity. Compounds 4f and 4l exerted cytotoxic and proapototic effects on MCF‐7 cell line.     

New one step synthesis of 3,5‐disubstituted pyrazoles under microwave irradiation and classical heating

A convenient one pot procedure for the synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted pyrazoles by condensation of chalcones, hydrazine hydrate and sulfur in ethanol under microwave irradiation and conventional heating method is reported. The hydrogen sulfide is produced during the reaction. The pyrazoles are obtained in good yields and excellent state of purity. The structures of new compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR, MS and elemental analysis.     

Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal in heterocyclic synthesis: Synthesis of polyfunctionally substituted pyridine derivatives as precursors to bicycles and polycycles

Polysubstituted pyridines 11a,c and 12 were prepared by the reaction of benzoylacetone with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal followed by treatment with cyanothioacetamide 9a , cyanoacetamide 9b and the anion of malononitrile dimmer 9c in dry DMF. When the reaction was carried out in ethanol as a solvent and piperidine as a base afforded 14a,b . Thienopyridines 16a,b were prepared by the reaction of pyridinethiones 11a and 14a with 2‐chloro‐N‐p‐tolyl‐acetamide ( 15 ). Further reaction of thienopyridines 16a,b with either DMFDMA or nitrous acid to gave 17a,b and 18a,b respectively. The reaction of pyridine derivative 11c with hydrazine and phenylhydrazine afforded the tricyclic compounds 19a,b .     

Synthesis of Novel Benzofuran‐Gathered C‐2,4,6‐substituted Pyrimidine Derivatives Conjugated by Sulfonyl Chlorides: Orally Bioavailable,Selective, Effective Antioxidants and Antimicrobials Drug Candidates

In the present study, we have made an effort to develop the novel synthetic antioxidants and antimicrobials with improved potency. The novel benzofuran‐gathered C‐2,4,6‐substituted pyrimidine derivatives 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 6e , 6f , 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 7e , 7f , 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d , 8e , 8f , 9a , 9b , 9c , 9d , 9e , 9f were synthesized by simple and efficient four‐step reaction pathway. Initially, o‐alkyl derivative of salicylaldehyde readily furnish corresponding 2‐acetyl benzofuran 2 in good yield, upon the treatment with potassium tertiary butoxide in the presence of molecular sieves. Further, Claisen–Schmidt condensation with aromatic aldehydes via treatment with thiourea followed by coupling reaction with different sulfonyl chlorides afforded target compounds. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, mass, and elemental analysis and further screened for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The results showed that the synthesized compounds 8b , 8e , 9b , and 9e produced significant antioxidant activity with 50% inhibitory concentration higher than that of reference, whereas compounds 7d and 7c produced dominant antimicrobial activity at concentrations 1.0 and 0.5 mg/mL compared with standard Gentamicin and Nystatin, respectively.     

Green synthesis of fused pyrimido derivatives in aqueous medium

The synthesis of nitrogen containing heterocycles from arylidene barbituric acid and various ammonia derivatives such as phenylhydrazine hydrochloride, hydroxylamine hydrochloride and aminoguanidine hydrochloride via a simple and efficient cyclocondensation in an alkaline aqueous medium is described. This improved greener synthetic methodology provides a convenient direct approach using water as a green solvent and potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) as a green base for the synthesis of pyrazolopyrimidines, isoxazolopyrimidines and pyrimidopyrimidines in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of a new class of spiro heterocycles

A new class of spiro heterocycles viz., spiropyrazolidinediones, isoxazolidinediones, pyrimidinetriones or thioxopyrimidinediones are developed from methyl 3‐aryl‐2‐(Z‐arylethenenylsulfonyl)acrylate by double Michael addition reaction with dimethyl malonate followed by cyclocondensation with appropriate nucleophiles.     

Synthesis of certain alkenyl purines and purine analogs as inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)

The preparation of 2-penten-1-yl and 3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl derivatives of adenine 2a,b , 7-deazaadenine 2c,d , 2-aminopurine 4a,b and 5a,b , 4-aminopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine 7a,b and 7-amino-v-triazolo-[4,5-d]pyrimidine 8a–10a and 8b-10b is described. The synthesis of compounds 2a-d was accomplished by the functional group transformation reaction, whereas the synthesis of 4a-8a and 4b-8b was performed by the alkylation of the sodium salt of the heterocycles with alkenyl bromides. These alkenyl derivatives prepared as congeners of pentoxifylline (methylxanthine) were evaluated for their anti-tumor necrosis factor a activity in human monocytic leukemia cells. Only compounds 7a and 7b exhibited significant activity and a poor toxicity profile in this assay. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells, compounds 7a and 7b, inhibited tumor necrosis factor a production in a dose dependent manner.     

Synthesis and Reaction of Novel Spiro Pyrimidine Derivatives

2‐Mercapto‐6‐[(pyridin‐4‐ylmethylene)‐amino]‐3H‐pyrimidin‐4‐one 1 was synthesized from Schiff base reaction of 6‐amino‐2‐thiouracil with isonicotinaldehyde. The reaction of 1 with hydrazonyl chloride 2a , 2b , 2c , 2d afforded the novel pyrimidin‐4‐one 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d . Compounds 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d reacted with methyl iodide to give 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d . Subsequently, reaction of 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d with triethylamine as a catalyst in dry chloroform yielded tetraaza‐spiro[4.5]deca‐2, 8‐dien‐7‐one 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d . In addition, reaction of 1 with acrylonitrile gave pyrimidin‐propionitrile 6 . The cyclization of 6 by reacting with sodium ethoxide to give pyrimido [2, 1‐b] [1,3] thiazin‐6‐one 7 . The refluxing of 1 with bromine in acetic acid yielded 2‐bromo‐pyrimidin‐4‐one 8 . The latter compound 8 reacted with sodium azide gave tetrazolo‐pyrimidine 10 . The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral analysis.     

Synthesis of Oxazolo[5,4‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidines as a New Class of Heterocyclic Compounds

Several new derivatives of oxazolo[5,4‐d]pyrimidine ( 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h ) have been synthesized through the reaction of 2,4‐dichloro‐6‐methyl‐5‐nitropyrimidine ( 2 ) with aryl carboxylic acids in refluxing POCl₃. Further treatment of compounds ( 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h ) with hydrazine hydrate gave the hydrazine derivatives ( 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f , 4g , 4h ) that were subsequently cyclized into a novel heterocyclic system, oxazolo[5,4‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidine ( 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i , 5j , 5k , 5l , 5m , 5n , 5o , 5p ) and ( 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d ) on treatment with triethylorthoesters or carbondisulfide and alkylhalides, respectively.     

Cover Picture

This cover picture shows a heterogeneous photocatalytic decarboxylative coupling reaction of imidazo-fused heterocycles with N-arylglycines. In this reaction, eco-friendly carbon nitride nanosheet is found to be an efficient and recyclable photocatalyst, which could be recovered and reused at least 7 times. More details are given in the article by Yu et al. on page 97–103.

     

Copper‐Catalyzed Direct C Arylation of Heterocycles with Aryl Bromides: Discovery of Fluorescent Core Frameworks

A window of opportunity : A general copper‐catalyzed C? H bond‐activation path allows arylation of heterocycles with a wide range of aryl bromides (see scheme). The reaction shows excellent regioselectivity and exhibits good functional group tolerance. The 8‐aryl xanthines exhibit fluorescence in a variety of solvents and show promise as reagents for biological imaging.

     

Aryl-aryl bond formation by flash vacuum pyrolysis of benzannulated thiopyrans

In contrast to fully unsaturated 7-membered ring sulfur heterocycles (thiepines), some of which extrude sulfur and give the ring-contracted hydrocarbon even at room temperature in solution, benzannulated thiopyrans (6-membered sulfur heterocycles) require flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) conditions in the gas phase at temperatures in the range of 1000-1200 degrees C to promote the corresponding reaction. Thus, FVP of benzo[kl]thioxanthene (1) gives fluoranthene, and naphtho[2,1,8,7-klmn]thioxanthene (6) gives benzo[ghi]fluoranthene (7). FVP of thioxanthone (9) gives fluorenone (10), together with lesser amounts of dibenzo[b,d]thiophene (11), from competing decarbonylation.     

微波促进的杂环化合物合成研究

对微波技术在有机杂环化合物合成研究中的应用做了概述：1)四员杂环;2)五员杂环;3)六员杂环;4)七员杂环;5)大杂环。     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of New Pyridothienopyrimidines and Pyridothienotriazines

5‐Acetyl‐3‐amino‐4‐aryl‐6‐methylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamides ( 5a,b ) were reacted with triethyl orthoformate or nitrous acid to give the corresponding pyrimidinones 6a,b and triazinones 7a,b . The reaction of 5a,b with acetic anhydride was carried out and its products were identified as a mixture of 8‐acetyl‐9‐aryl‐2,7‐dimethylpyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine‐4(3H)‐one ( 9a,b ) and related 5‐acetyl‐4‐aryl‐3‐biacetylamino‐6‐methylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carbonitrile ( 10a,b ). Reaction of 7a with some halocompounds afforded the N‐alkylated triazinones 8a‐c . Chlorination of 6a,b and 9a,b with phosphorus oxychloride produced 4‐chloropyrimidines 11a‐d which were used as precursors for the rest of the target heterocycles. Some of the prepared compounds were tested in vitro for their antimicrobial activities.