New liquid crystalline compounds based on 2-arylthiophenes and 2-(biphenyl-4-yl)thiophenes

A general and versatile route to the 2-alkyl-5-(4'-cyanophenyl)thiophenes was established, involving the condensation of an aryl vinyl ketone with an aldehyde in the presence of a thiazolium catalyst (Stetter procedure) to give a 1,4-diketone which with Lawesson's reagent undergoes ring-closure to give the corresponding arylthiophene. In the final step the exchange of a bromo substituent on the phenyl ring for a cyano group is accomplished by copper(I) cyanide in N,N-dimethylforamamide at reflux. The same sequence afforded 2-alkyl-5-(4'-cyanobiphenylyl)thiophenes. Several of the 1,4-diketones were obtained by conjugate addition of nitroalkanes to aryl vinyl ketones, and treatment of the γ-nitroketones with silica gel-supported potassium permanganate. Three alkyl 5-(4-cyanophenyl)thiophene-2-carboxylates were prepared by condensing β-chlorovinylaldehydes with thioglycolates. The cyanophenylthiophenes exhibited only monotropic phases, but incorporation of an additional phenyl ring provided cyanobiphenylylthiophenes of wide nematic ranges. Transition temperatures of binary mixtures of the cyanophenylthiophenes with 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl were measured, and extrapolated virtual nematic-isotropic transition temperatures were determined.     

Synthesis and structure of mesomorphic 2-cyano-5-[p-alkyl(alkoxy)phenyl]-pyridines

Liquid-crystal 2-cyano-5-[p-alkyl(alkoxy)phenyl]pyridines were synthesized by the reaction of 1-dimethylamino-3-dimethylimmonia-2-[p-alkyl (alkoxy)phenyl]propene perchlorates with 2-acetylfuran and subsequently through 2-furyl-5-[p-alkyl(alkoxy)phenyl]pyrylium perchlorates and 2- (2-furyl)-5-[p-alkyl (alkoxy)phenyl]pyridines by conversion of the latter to 5-alkyl(alkoxy)phenylpyridine-2-carboxylic acids, from which the cyano derivatives were obtained by the usual scheme through the amides. The intermediate arylfurylpyridines and arylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid imides also display liquid-crystal properties.Translated from Khimiya Geterotskilicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 888–891, July, 1980.     

Oxidation and nitrosation of 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts

4-(3-Alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls are rapidly oxidized by N₂O₄ or NOCl to 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium nitrates and chlorides, which are then nitrosated to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts. The perchlorates of the latter were prepared by an exchange reaction with HClO₄. The nitrosation of alkylureidooxoammonium salts is the first example of chemical modification of oxoammonium derivatives in which the highly reactive >N⁺=O group is inert toward the reagent.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 542–547, March, 1993.     

Synthesis and hydrolytic cleavage of 1-aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo(thioxo)-1,4-dihydropyrimidines

1-Aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidines and their 4-thioxo analogs, which were prepared in three steps from cyanoacetamide and cyanothioacetamide, respectively, were subjected to hydrolysis. In aqueous AcOH, hydrolysis of N-(dimethylaminomethylene)-2-cyano-5-dimethylamino-2,4-pentadieneamide derivatives containing amino groups at position 3 afforded formylpyridones. The reaction of 2-cyano-3-dimethylaminothiocrotonamide with DMF dimethyl acetal gave rise to 3-cyano-4-dimethylamino-2-methylthiopyridine.     

Interaction of adenine with dichloro-[1-alkyl-2-(naphthylazo)-imidazole]palladium(II) complexes: kinetic and mechanistic studies

Interaction of adenine (A) with dichloro-[1-alkyl-2-(α-naphthylazo)imidazole] palladium(II) [Pd(α-NaiR)Cl₂], 1 and dichloro-[1-alkyl-2-(β-naphthylazo)imidazole] palladium(II) [Pd(β-NaiR)Cl₂], 2 {where R=Me (a), Et (b) or Bz (c)} in MeCN-water (50% v/v) medium to yield [{1-alkyl-2-(α-naphthylazo)imidazole}(adenine)]palladium(II) perchlorates (3a, 3b, 3c) and [{1-alkyl-2-(β-naphthylazo)imidazole}(adenine)]palladium(II) perchlorates (4a, 4b, 4c) was studied. The products were characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. The reaction kinetics were second order overall, being first order in both the Pd(II) complex and adenine. The effect of adding chloride was consistent with rate-limiting dissociation of chloride from the complex. Thermodynamic parameters were determined from temperature variation experiments. The second-order rate constant k ₂ corroborates with the experimental Δ^‡H° values, while the negative values of Δ^‡S° indicate that the reaction proceeds through an associative inner sphere mechanism.     

Condensation reactions at the methylene group of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-one and 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorate

The interaction has been investigated of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-one with aromatic aldehydes in acetic anhydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of pyridine. 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)pyrrolinium perchlorate has been synthesized and was put into a condensation reaction with aromatic aldehydes. As a result 5-arylidene-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorates were obtained. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1015–1021, July, 2006.     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. 4. A facile route to new 1, 2, 4-triazole derivatives

The reaction of amino-N(4),N(4)-dimethylaminornethylenehydrazones 1 of some aliphatic carbonyl compounds with ethyl ethoxymethylenecyanoacetate 2 gave directly symmetrical gem-bis(3-dimethylamino-1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl)alkanes 4 and (3-dimethylamino-1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl)alkenes 5 at room temperature, with the former being major product. On the other hand, the reaction of amino- N (4)-methylaminomethylenehydrazone homologue 1 of aliphatic ketone with 2 gave ethyl 2-alkyl-5-methylamino[1, 2, 4]triazolo[1, 5-c]pyrimidine-8-carboxylate 7 as the only product with elimination of alkane.     

Chemoselective synthesis of 1-alkyl-4-(4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-5-halopyridazin-6-ones

Some 1-alkyl-4-(4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-5-halopyridazin-6-ones were synthesized chemoselectively from 1-alkyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones and 4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenol via a fluoride ion-assisted reaction.     

Intramolecular electrophilic cyclization of functional derivatives of unsaturated compounds: II. Synthesis and transformation of N-{(2Z)-5-[(arylsulfanyl)methyl]dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ylidene}-N-alkyl(aryl)aminium perchlorates

N-Alkyl(aryl)amides of allylacetic acid when reacting with arylsulfenyl chlorides in acetic acid in the presence of lithium perchlorate undergo a selective cyclization to form N-{(2Z)-5-[(arylsulfanyl)methyl] dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ylidene}-N-alkyl-(aryl)aminium perchlorates. Treating of the latter with sodium acetate leads to the formation of the corresponding 5-[(arylsulfanyl)methyl]lactones, and with sodium ethylate, to 5-[(arylsulfanyl) methyl]-2-iminolactones. In reaction with secondary cycloalkylamines in the presence of water a transamidation and tetrahydrofuran ring opening occurs to afford 5-arylsulfanyl-4-hydroxypentanoic acid amides.     

Synthesis of 5-polyfluoroalkyl-4-( p -tolyl-sulfonyl)pyrazoles and 4-polyfluoroalkyl-5-( p -tolylsulfonyl)pyrimidines from 1-dimethylamino-2-( p -tolylsulfonyl)-polyfluoro-1-alken-3-ones

1-Dimethylamino-2-(p-tolylsulfonyl)polyfluoro-1-alken-3-ones were obtained from hydrates of 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-2-propanone and 3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-2-pentanone under conditions of the Vilsmeier-Haack-Arnold reaction. The analogous reaction of 3,3-difluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-2-propanone hydrate leads to 3-chloro-1-dimethylamino-4,4-difluoro-2-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-1,3-butadiene. The feasibility of using 1-dimethylamino-2-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-polyfluoro-1-alken-3-ones in reactions with nitrogen binucleophiles has been demonstrated for the regioselective synthesis of pyrazoles and pyrimidines. The structure of 1-phenyl-4-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole was confirmed by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1052–1058, July, 2007.     

3-Alkyl-2-[3(4)-pyridyl]-5-(2-vinyloxyethoxymethyl)-oxazolidines

1-Alkylamino-3-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)-2-propanols react with 3-and 4-pyridinecarbaldehydes to give equimolar mixtures of cis- and trans-3-alkyl-5-(2-vinyloxyethoxymethyl)-2-[3(4)-pyridyl]oxazolidines.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2005, pp. 104–108.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kukharev, Stankevich, Lobanova, Klimenko, Kukhareva.     

New liquid crystal compounds ( )-4-[5-(2-Methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl]phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoate

New liquid crystal compounds, (+)-4-[5-(2-methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl] phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoates (5), were synthesized. The mesomorphic behaviour of these compounds is compared with that of (+)-4-(5-alkyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-phenyl 4-(2-methylbutoxy)benzoates (6). While compounds 6 exhibited a chiral smectic C phase, the corresponding compounds 5 did not. This might mean that for the appearance of a chiral smectic C phase in these types of compounds, it is necessary that the carbonyl and the chiral groups exist at nearby positions. Transition temperatures to those isotropic state for compounds 5 were lower than those for compounds 6. This result is common in both cases of (+)-4-alkoxycarbonylphenyl-4-[5-(2-methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl]benzoates (7), and (+)-4-(2-methylbutoxy-carbonyl)phenyl 4-(5-alkyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-benzoates (8).     

The reaction of (4R,5R)- and (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoates and secondary amines.

A reaction of methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 with N-benzylmethylamine gave a diastereomerically pure methyl (4R,5R)-4,5-epoxy-(3S)-N-benzylmethylamino hexanoate 6 and methyl (4S,5R)-4-N-benzyl-methylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 7. The former was chemoenzymatically converted to (-)-osmundalactone 11, which is an aglycone of osmundalin. On the other hand, the directly conjugated addition of dimethylamine to methyl (4S,5S)-4,5-epoxy-2(E)-hexenoate 1 followed by treatment with MeOH at 40 degrees C exclusively provided methyl (4R,5S)-4-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-2(E)-hexenoate 16, which was converted into L-(-)-forosamine 18.     

Synthesis of alkyl- and phenyl-substituted 4-aminomethyl-2-buten-4-olides

4-Aminomethyl-2-buten-4-olides, 5-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-2-pyridone, and isomeric 8,9-dihydro-4-cyano-2-oxofuro[2,3-c]piperidines were obtained by the base-catalyzed cyclization of 5-amino-4-hydroxy-4-alkyl-2-pentenoic acid esters. 5-Di-methylamino-3-methyl-4-oxovaleric acid ester and 4-dimethylamino-2-buten-4-olide, respectively, were isolated by isomerization of 5-dimethylamino-3-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pentenoic acid ester and 4-dimethylamino-2-penten-5-olide in the presence of sodium isopropoxide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1313–1319, October, 1987.     

Synthesis of 7-iodo(arylsulfanyl)methyl-7,8-dihydro-[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-i]purinium pentaiodide (perchlorates) and their transformation into 4-amino-5-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)imidazole derivatives

Intramolecular electrophilic cyclization of 6-allylsulfanylpurine by the action of iodine and arenesulfenyl chlorides gave 7-iodomethyl-7,8-dihydro[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-i]purin-6-ium pentaiodide and 7-arylsulfanylmethyl-7,8-dihydro[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-i]purin-6-ium perchlorates, respectively. 7-Iodomethyl-7,8-dihydro-[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-i]purin-6-ium iodide reacted with sodium and potassium alkoxides to produce alkyl N-[5-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl]formimidates, and its reaction with secondary cyclic amines afforded 5-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-N-[morpholin-4-yl(or piperidin-1-yl)methylidene]-1H-imidazol-4-amines. Successive treatment of 7-arylsulfanylmethyl-7,8-dihydro[1,3]thiazolo[2,3-i]purin-6-ium perchlorates with sodium acetate and morpholine led to the formation of 5-(4-arylsulfanylmethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-N-(morpholin-4-ylmethylidene)-1H-imidazol-4-amines.     

Synthesis and photochromic and fluorescence properties of 3-(1-benzyl-5-methoxy-2-methylindolyl)-4-thienyl-substituted furan(pyrrole)-2,5-diones

New nonsymmetrical dihetarylethenes, 3-(1-benzyl-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-4-(3-thienyl)furan-2,5-dione and 1-alkyl- and (1-aryl)-3-(1-benzyl-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-4-(3-thienyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, exhibiting photochromic properties in solutions were synthesized. Noncyclic isomers of dihetarylethenes show fluorescence with quantum yields up to 0.13.     

New 1-(2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)-4-dimethylamino-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-phenylbutan-2-ols with antituberculosis activity

Russian Chemical Bulletin - New 4-dimethylamino-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1-(quinolin-3-yl)butan-2-ols with antituberculosis activity were synthesized....     

Synthesis of (S,S)-1,5-bis(4-alkyl-5-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-azapentyl)-1,5-diazacyclooctane

Crown ether derivatives have been extensively developed to provide enhanced structural recognition of substrate alkyl-ammonium cations. In particular a number of investigations of complexation of chiral alkylammonium salts by chiral crown ethers have been reported. The enantioselectivity has been applied in the chromatographic resolution of amino acid perchlorates. In general the crown ethers used in these studies have been based upon derivatives of 2, 2′-dihydroxy-1, 1′-binaphthyl1 or deriv…     

Synthesis and properties of 3-cyano-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones

Piperidinium 3-cyano-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiolates were obtained by the condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, 4-cyanobenzaldehyde, and cyanothioacetamide in the presence of an equimolar amount of piperidine. The acidification of these thiolates gave the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones and pyridine-2(1H)-thione. Alkylation of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates or the reaction mixture of the three-carbon condensation using iodacetamide gave 2-carbamoylmethylthio-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro- or 1,4-dihydropyridines, which were characterized by their conversion to 4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, LV-1006, Riga, LatviaTranslated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 794–798, June, 2000.     

Synthesis of 2-alkyl-6-phenyl-3, 4-c cycloheptenopyrylium salts

A method is given for synthesizing 2-alkyl-6-phenyl-3, 4-cycloheptenopyrylium perchlorates, obtained in 45–55% yields by acylating cycloheptenylacetophenone with anhydrides of aliphatic acids in the presence of 70% perchloric acid. Treatment of the pyrylium salts with ammonia gives a good yield of 2-alkyl-6-phenyl -3, 4-cycloheptenopyridine.