Azaindole derivatives. 61. Electrophilic substitution reactions in 1-benzyl-6-methoxy-7-cyano-5-azaindole and 6-oxo-5-azaindoline

The electrophilic substitution reactions (nitration, bromination, acylation, and the Mannich and Vilsmeier reactions) of 1-benzyl-6-methoxy-7-cyano-5-azaindole and the nitration and Vilsmeier reaction of 6-hydroxy-5-azaindoline were studied.See [1] for Communication 60.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 356–360, March, 1982.     

Reactions of 4-acetoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones with some nucleophiles

O-Acetates of 4-hydroxy and 4-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones reacted with nucleophiles such as phenols, indoles and ethanethiol. The major reaction center is the positively-charged nitrogen atom. In the reaction with 2-methylindole, 6-position of the benzoxazinone ring is another major reaction center.     

5,6-Dimethylbenz[c]acridine functionalized in the 7-position

5,6-Dimethylbenz[c]acridines, functionalized in the 7-position by the carboxy, carbomethoxy, carboxamido, N-ethylcarboxamido, acetyl, cyano, chloro, methoxy or amino group are reported for the first time. Also various related 5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydrobenz[c]acridines including the 7-carbomethoxy, 6-hydroxy-7-carboxy, 6-bromo-7-carbomethoxy, 6-methoxy-7-carboxy, 6-methoxy-7-carbomethoxy, and 6-hydroxy-7-N-ethylcarboxamido derivatives which serve as precursors to the completely aromatized 5,6-dimethylbenz[c]acridines are also reported for the first time.     

Benzo[b]thiophene derivatives. XXVI. 5-methoxy-6-chloro-3-β-acetamidoethylbenzo[b ]thiophene,a blocked analog of melatonin

A potential anti-ovulatory agent, 5-methoxy-6-chloro-3-β-acetamidoethylbenzo[b]thiophene, a sulfur analog of melatonin having the 6-position blocked to inhibit oxidative metabolism, has been synthesized from 3-hydroxy-4-chloroacetophenone.     

A concise synthesis of (+/-)-cacalol

A simple synthesis of the natural product cacalol has been developed that proceeds in seven steps and 21-25% overall yield. Ortho-lithiation of 4-methylanisole and alkylation with 5-iodo-1-pentene, followed by intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation, gave 5-methoxy-1,8-dimethyltetralin. This compound was then formylated in the 6-position. Baeyer-Villiger oxidation and hydrolysis of the resulting formate gave 6-hydroxy-5-methoxy-1,8-dimethyltetralin. Alkylation of the phenolic hydroxyl group with chloroacetone followed by cyclodehydration gave cacalol methyl ether. Deprotection of this aryl methyl ether yielded cacalol.     

Six podocarpane-type trinorditerpenes from the bark of Taiwania cryptomerioides

Six podocarpane-type trinorditerpenes were isolated from the bark of Taiwania cryptomerioides. Their structures, 14-hydroxy-13-methoxy-8,11,13-podocarpatrien-7-one (1), 13-hydroxy-12-methoxy-8,11,13-podocarpatriene (2), 12-hydroxy-13-methoxy-8,11,13-podocarpatriene (3), 14-hydroxy-13-methoxy-8,11,13-podocarpatriene (4), 13-hydroxy-8,11,13-podocarpatriene (5), and 13,14-dihydroxy-8,11,13-podocarpatrien-7-one (6), were determined principally from spectral evidence.     

Six new 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones from Agarwood

Six new chromones, 6-methoxy-2-[2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyllchromone (2), 6,8-dihydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (3), 6-hydroxy-2-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]chromone (4), 6-hydroxy-2-[2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]chromone (5), 7-hydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (6), and 6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (7) were isolated from the ether extract of agarwood in addition to a known compound, 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone or flidersiachromone (1). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods including UV, IR, and NMR spectral data and comparisons with the calculated values using the hydroxyl and methoxyl substituent increments of the chromone ring.     

Isolation of four new flavonoids from Melicope triphylla

Four new flavonoids, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (2), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-8-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (3) and 5-hydroxy-3-isopentenyloxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (4), were isolated from the leaves of Melicope triphylla. In addition, two known flavonoids were detected including 5-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (5) and 5-hydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-3,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (6). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic methods.     

Cyclization of 2-methoxy-6-(substituted benzyloxy)acetophenone hydrazones in the presence of polyphosphoric acid(PPA)

Cyclization of 2-methoxy-6-benzyloxy acetophenone hydrazone gave 3-methyl-4-meth-oxy indazole and 3-methyl-4-methoxy-7-benzyl indazole in the presence of polyphosphoric acid(PPA).The hydrazone was probably converted to 2-hydroxy-6-methoxy acetophenone hydra-zone and 2-hydroxy-3-benzyl-6-methoxy acetophenone hydrazone followed by cyclization to thecorresponding indazoles in acidic conditions.Cyelization of 2-methoxy-6-(halo or alkyl or arylbenzyloxy)acetophenone hydrazones gave similar products.Cyclization of 2-methoxy-6-(p-nitrobenzyloxy)acetophenone hydrazone gave 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-3-methyl-4-methoxy benzo-furan and 3-methyl-4-methoxy indazole while 2-methoxy-6-(m-nitrobenzyloxy)acetophenonehydrazone gave 3-methyl-4-methoxy indazole,3-methyl-4-methoxy-7-(m-nitrophenyl)indazole and3-methyl-4-(m-nitrobenzyloxy)indazole.     

Total synthesis of (±)-fangchinoline

(±)-Fangchinoline was synthesized by condensation of (±)-1-(3-bromo-4-methoxy-benzyl)-2-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-8-bromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 2 ) and (±)-1-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-2-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 3 ) in the presence of copper, pyridine and potassium carbonate.     

Synthesis of 7- (or 6-)hydroxy derivatives of 3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline

When treated with cyanoacetic ester in conc. H₂SO₄ 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)- and 1-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol form ethyl 7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3,3-dimethyl(or 6-hydroxy-7-methoxy- 3,3-dimethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolylidene-1-acetate. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 421-425, March, 2009.     

Synthesis of pyrrolopyridines (azaindoles)

Improved, convenient, and reliable routes for the synthesis of 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-azaindole, 7-methyl-4-azaindole, 7-methyl-6-azaindole, and the hitherto unreported 7-amino-4-azaindole are described. The syntheses have been accomplished either by significant modifications to established procedures or by new methods which afford the compounds in improved yields.     

New stilbenoids from Pholidota yunnanensis and their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production

Six new stilbenoids, a (bibenzyldihydrophenanthrene) ether designated phoyunnanin D (1), a bis(dihydrophenanthrene) ether designated phoyunnanin E (2), and four stilbenes designated phoyunbene A-D (3-6), were isolated from the air-dried whole plant of Pholidota yunnanensis ROLFE. The new compounds were identified as 7-[2-(3-hydroxyphenethyl)-4-hydroxy-6-methoxyphenoxy]-4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (1), 1-[(9,10-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-7-phenanthrenyl)oxy]-4,7-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene (2), trans-3,3'-dihydroxy-2',4',5-trimethoxystilbene (3), trans-3,4'-dihydroxy-2',3',5-trimethoxystilbene (4), trans-3,3'-dihydroxy-2',5-dimethoxystilbene (5), and trans-3-hydroxy-2',3',5-trimethoxystilbene (6) based on spectroscopic evidence. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of compounds 1-6 on nitric oxide production in a murine macrophage-like cell line (RAW 264.7) activated by lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma were examined.     

New Fluoroaryl-containing β,β'-Dioxoesters in the Synthesis of Fluorobenzopyran-2(4)-ones

For the first time were obtained ethyl 2-(2-methoxy-3,4,5,6-tetrafluorobenzoyl)-3-oxobutanoate and ethyl 2-pentafluorobenzoyl-3-oxobutanoate and their copper chelates. The compounds were prepared by acylation of ethyl acetoacetate with 2-methoxy-3,4,5,6-tetrafluoro- and pentafluorobenzoyl chlorides. Cyclization of these ,'-dioxoesters afforded substituted chromones. 2-Methyl-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluoro-3-ethoxycarbonylchromone hydrolyzes depending on reaction conditions either to 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8-trifluorochromone or to 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8-trifluorochromone-3-carboxylic acid. Reaction with morpholine provided 7-substituted product, and with aqueous ammonia as a result of rearrangement forms 3-acetimidoyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluorocoumarin. Hydrolysis of the latter yields 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluorocoumarin.     

Protonation thermochemistry of selected hydroxy- and methoxycarbonyl molecules

The gas-phase basicities of a representative set of hydroxy- and methoxycarbonyl compounds (hydroxyacetone, 1, 3-hydroxybutanone, 2, 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanone, 3, 1-hydroxy-2-butanone, 4, 4-hydroxy-2-butanone, 5, 5-hydroxy-2-pentanone, 6, methoxyacetone, 7, 3-methoxy-2-butanone, 8, 4-methoxy-2-butanone, 9, and 5-methoxy-2-pentanone, 10) were experimentally determined by the equilibrium method using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance and high-pressure mass spectrometry techniques. The latter method allows the measurement of proton transfer equilibrium constants at various temperatures and thus the estimate of both the proton affinities and the protonation entropies of the relevant species. Quantum chemical calculations at the G3 and the B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//6-31G(d) levels of theory were undertaken in order to find the most stable structures of the neutrals 1-10 and their protonated forms. Conformational and vibrational analyses have been done with the aim of obtaining a theoretical estimate of the protonation entropies.     

Synthesis and total assignment of 1H and 13C NMR spectra of new oxoisoaporphines by long-range heteronuclear correlations

The new oxoisoaporphines 7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one, 5-methoxy-7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one, 5-methoxy-6-hydroxy-7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one, 5-hydroxy-7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one and 5-methoxy-6H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-6-one were prepared either by oxidation of their 2,3-dihydro derivatives or by heating (2'-(3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyisoquinolin-1'-yl)phenyl)methylbenzoate with an acetic acid/sulfuric acid mixture at 100 degrees C. The structures were confirmed and 1H and 13C NMR spectra were completely assigned using two-dimensional NMR techniques.     

Sesquiterpenoid derivatives from Ferula ferulaeoides [correction of ferulioides]. V

Nine novel prenyl-dihydrofurocoumarin-type sesquiterpenoid derivatives, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadien-6-onyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5-(4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5- (4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadien-6-onyl]-furo-[3,2-c]coumarin, and 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5-(4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, were isolated from the roots of Ferula ferulaeoides [corrected]. The structures were established by comprehensive spectral analysis. The biosynthetic pathway leading to these prenyl-furocoumarin-type sesquiterpenoids is proposed based on their structures.     

由2'''',4''''-二氢-6''''-甲氧基-3'''',5''''-二甲基查耳酮合成新黄酮

在DMSO/ I2的氧化作用下,由2',4'-二氢-6'-甲氧基-3',5'-二甲基查耳酮可合成一种全新结构的黄酮:7-羟基-5-甲氧基-6,8-二甲基黄酮(产率91%),而在HCl/MeOH作用下则得到了两种黄烷酮:7-羟基-5-甲氧基-6,8-二甲基黄烷酮 (产率70%) 和 5,7-二羟基-6,8-二甲基黄烷酮 (产率20%).     

Azaindoles. 69. Some reactions of 5-cyano-6-chloro-7-azaindoles and lactam-lactim tautomerism in 5-cyano-6-hydroxy-7-azaindolines

Electrophilic substitution in the 3-position of 1-benzyl-4-methyl-5-cyano-6-chloro-7-azaindole requires more severe conditions than in 7-azaindoles without the 5-cyano-substituent. Increased ease of nucleophilic replacement of the chlorine atom by the methoxy group has been observed in 1-benzyl- (and 1-butyl)-4-methyl-5-cyano-6-chloro-7-azaindoles, and the cyano-group in these compounds has been found to be resistant to hydrolysis and alcoholysis. The introduction into 1-benzyl- (and 1-butyl)-4-methyl-6-hydroxy-7-azaindoles of a 5-cyano-substituent results in a shift of the lactam-lactim tautomeric equilibrium towards the lactim forms.For communication 68, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 100–106, January, 1987.     

Synthesis of 2-, 6-, and 7-aminomethyl derivatives in the 4,5-dihydroxybenzofuran series

The 2-, 6-, and 7-aminomethyl derivatives have been synthesized from derivatives of 4-hydroxy-5-methoxy- and 4-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzofuran. 2-Methyl-3-carbethoxy-5-methoxy-7-dimethylaminomethylbenzofuran has been converted into the 7-cyanomethyl derivative.Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 23–27, January, 1986.