New Chiral Diamines of the Dioxolane Series: (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-Dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)- 1,3-dioxolane and (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-Dimethyl-4,5-bis(methyl- aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane

The reaction of sodium diphenylamide with 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(tosyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane gave (+)-(4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, which was brought into complex formation with cobalt chloride. Treatment of 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(tosyloxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane with sodium N-methylanilide resulted in cleavage of the SÄO bond in the p-toluenesulfonate moiety with formation of N-methyl-N-phenyl-p-toluenesulfonamide and 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane disodium salt. Diethyl (4R,5R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dicarboxylate reacted with methylamine to give the corresponding dicarboxamide which was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane having chiral carbon and nitrogen atoms.     

Gas‐Phase versus Liquid‐Phase Structures by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Preferred protonation : Does electrospray ionization mass spectrometry produce gas‐phase or liquid‐phase structures? The preferred protonation site in p‐aminobenzoic acid depends upon the medium, and the structure of its conjugate acid varies with the solvent used during spraying.

     

Synthesis of pyrimidine derivatives by the reaction of ketene dithioacetals with amides

Reactions of methyl 2-cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylate ( 1a ) with carboxamides 2a-g in the presence of sodium hydride in a mixture of benzene and N,N-dimethylacetamide took place displacement with the methylthio group to give the corresponding methyl 3-N-acylamino-2-cyano-3-(methylthio)acrylates 3a-g which were readily converted to the corresponding pyrimidine derivatives at reflux in methanol in good yields. Reactions of 2-cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylonitrile ( 1b ) with the carboxamides 2a-f gave directly pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives 7a-f . Ketene dithioacetals 1a,b smoothly reacted with thioamide 2g or urea 2h,i to give the expected pyrimidine derivatives 9,10a,b . Polyfunctionalized pyrimidines, thus obtained, were also used for the synthesis of fused pyrimidine derivatives.     

Photocyclization reactions. Part 6. Solvent and substituent effects in the synthesis of dihydrobenzofuranols using photocyclization of 2-alkoxybenzophenones and ethyl 2-benzoylphenoxyacetates

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on 2-alkoxybenzophenones 1a-h and ethyl 2-benzoyl-phenoxyacetates 5a-e in three solvents of different polarity (benzene, acetonitrile and methanol) to examine solvent and substituent effects on the cyclization of 1,5-biradical intermediates to dihydrobenzofuranols. Irradiation of 1a-f in benzene gave dihydrobenzofuranols 4a-f in 80–94% yields. The ratios of cis-and trans-isomers of 4b-f were 12:1 to 1:0, showing stereoselective formation of cis-isomers. On the other hand, irradiation of 1a-f in acetonitrile and methanol gave 4a-f in 68–81% and 7–75% yields, respectively. However, the ratios of cis- and trans-isomers of 4b-f were 3.5:1 to 1.3:1 in acetonitrile and 2.0:1 to 1:1.7 in methanol, showing decreased stereoselectivity. The decrease in stereoselectivity was attributed to intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of 1,5-biradicals and solvents (acetonitrile and methanol). Similarly, irradiation of 5a-e in benzene afforded cis-dihydrobenzofuranols cis- 11a-e stereo-selectively. In contrast, irradiation of 5a-e in acetonitrile and methanol gave a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers of 11a-e because of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of 1,5-biradicals and solvents. The cis and trans ratios of 11a-e varied from 1.5:1 to 17.8:1 in acetonitrile and from 2.6:1 to 1:4.5 in methanol. Solvent and substituent effects on the cyclization of 1,5-biradicals and reaction pathways are discussed.     

The synthesis of pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazoles. Regio- and stereo-selective 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of (1Z)-rel-(4R,5R)-1-arylmethylene-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinon-1 -azomethinimines

Reaction of rel-(4R,5R)-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone (4) with aromatic aldehydes 5a-f gave the corresponding (1Z)-rel-(4R,5R)-1-arylmethylene-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinon-1-azomethinimines 6a-f . 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of azomethinimines 6a-f to various dipolarophiles, which were found to proceed regio- and stereo-selectively, afforded the corresponding pyrazolo[1,2-a]-pyrazoles 8a-f, 10 , and 13–16 . Reaction of azomethinimine 6a with hydrogen cyanide gave rel-(5R,6R)-6-benzoylamino-5,6-dihydro-3,5-diphenyl-1-oxo-1H,7H-pyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,3]triazole (18) as a representative of a new ring system.     

N-bis(methylthio)methylene derivatives. 5. New synthesis of 2-aminoindolizine and related compounds via a formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition reaction using N-bis(ethoxycarbonylmethylthio)methylenephenylsulfonamides

Reaction of pyridinium N-ylide 5a with N-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)methylthio)(p-substituted-phenyl)sulfon-amides 2a,c in the presence of triethylamine as a base in ethanol gave diethyl 2-(p-substituted-phenylsulfonyl)aminoindolizine-1,3-dicarboxylates 9a,b via a new formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition reaction. In a similar manner, 2-sulfonylaminopyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives 11a-e were also obtained by the reaction of 2a-c and 4a,b with the corresponding isoquinoline N-ylides 10a.b with good results.     

Zur Synthese von Imidazo(2,1-b)-1,3,4-thiadiazolo(3,2-a)-pyrimidonen-(6)

2-Amino-6-aryl-imidazo(2,1-b)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (1 a-f) were condensed with 1,3-ketocarboxylates e. g. ethyl-butyroacetate, ethyl-benzoylacetate, 4-nitrobenzoylacetate or ethyl-cyclopentanone(2)-carboxylate and ethyl-cyclohexanone(2)-carboxylate directly to imidazo(2,1-b)-1,3,4-thiadiazolo(3,2-a) pyrimidones-(6) (4 a-f, 5 a-f, 6 d, e, 7 a-f, 8 a, d).

11. Mitt. über Heterocyclen; 10. Mitt.Paul, H., Sitte, A., Wessel, R., Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim), im Druck.     

Novel syntheses of hexahydropyrimidines and tetrahydroquinazolines

1-Benzotriazolylmethyl-3-propylhexahydropyrimidine (1) and 1,3-bis(1H-1,2,3-benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline (3) were readily prepared by reactions of N-propyl-1,3-propanediamine or 2-aminobenzylamine with benzotriazole and formaldehyde, respectively. Intermediate 1 reacted with alkyl and aryl Grignard reagents to produce N,N'-unsymmetrically substituted hexahydropyrimidines 2a,b in 90 and 92% yields, respectively. Nucleophilic substitutions of 3 with Grignard reagents, allylsilane, and triethyl phosphite gave N,N'-disubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolines 4a-f, 5, and 6 in good to excellent yields. Successive treatment of 3 with two different Grignard reagents in one-pot reaction led regiospecifically to N,N'-unsymmetrically substituted tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives 8a,b.     

Ring-opening polymerization of six- and seven-membered cyclic pseudoureas

The cationic ring-opening polymerization of six-membered cyclic pseudoureas, 2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)- ( 2a ) and 2-morpholino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxazine ( 2b ), was examined, which proceeded in two different ways, depending on the nature of initiator. The polymerization of 2 with methyl p-toluenesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate (MeOTf) produced poly[(N-carbamoylimino)trimethylene], while that with benzyl chloride or bromide or methyl iodide gave a polymer consisting of 1,3-diazin-2-one-1,3-diylalkylene unit (the main component) and (N-carbamoylimino)trimethylene unit. The cationic ring-opening polymerization of seven-membered cyclic pseudourea, 2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-1,3-oxazepine ( 3 ) was also examined. The polymerization of 3 with MeOTf as initiator gave poly{[N-(1-pyrrolidinycarbonyl)imino]tetra-methylene}. With benzyl chloride, on the other hand, no polymerization of 3 proceeded but, instead, the quantitative isomerization of 3 to 1,1′-carbonyldipyrrolidine took place. The polymerization mechanism of 2 and 3 as well as the isomerization mechanism of 3 were discussed with comparing them to the polymerization mechanism of five-membered pseudoureas. © 1977 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 933–945, 1997     

Facile and convenient synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted 4H-1,3-oxazin-4-one derivatives

Facile and convenient methods for the preparation of a variety of 2,6-disubstituted 4H-1,3-oxazin-4-ones 3 by three complementary methods are described. Treatment of the branched aliphatic imidate 2c,d with diketene 1 in the presence of a catalytic amount of acetic acid affords 2-substituted 6-methyl-1,3-oxazin-4-ones 3c,d , whereas the unbranched imidate 2b,e gave oxazines 3b,e and pyrimidines 4b,e (Method A). The reaction of acyl Meldrum's acid 5 with imidate 2 afford 2,6-disubstituted oxazine 3, though the alkylimidate with acetyl Meldrum's acid yielded 3 and 5-acetyl-1,3-oxazine-4,6-dione 8 (Method B). The cylodehydration of acylacetylcarboxamide 13 with acid, such as 70% perchloric acid or fluorosulfonic acid, afforded 1,3-oxazines 3 (Method C).     

Synthesis and reactions of halo-, nitro-, and arylazo-substituted 3-cinnamoyltropolones. Formation of styryl-substituted heterocycle-fused troponoid compounds

3-Cinnamoyltropolone ( 1 ) reacted with bromine to afford 7-bromo- ( 2 ), 5,7-dibromo-3-cinnamoyltropolone ( 3 ), and 6,8-dibromo-4,9-dihydrocyclohepta[b]pyrane-4,9-dione ( 4 ) according to amount of the reagent. Iodination and nitration of 1 gave respectively 7-iodo- ( 5 ) and 5-nitro-3-cinnamoyltropolone ( 6 ). Azo-coupling reactions gave 5-arylazo-3-cinnamoyltropolones 7a-f . Compounds 1, 2, 3 and 5 reacted with hydroxylamine to give 3-styryl-8H-cyclohept[d]isoxazol-8-ones 10-13 , while 6 and 7a gave 5-nitro-3-styryl-8H-cyclohept[d]-isoxazol-8-one oxime ( 14 ) and 2-cinnamoyl-7-methoxy-4-phenylazotropone ( 15 ), respectively. The reactions of 1,3 , and 5 with phenylhydrazine gave 3-styryl-1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-ones 16-19 .     

Substituted γ-lactones: On the structural elucidation of the reaction products from 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones and 1,2-diamines

The reaction pathway of 4-aroyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones 1 with diamines depends on the nature of the amine as well as on the applied reaction conditions. Thus, the reaction of 1a-d with 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil 5 led to the formation of two isomeric Schiff bases 7a-d and 8a-d . Conversely type 1 compounds reacted with 4,5-diaminopyrimidine 9 or 2,3-diaminopyridine 10 to form the mono acid-base adducts 11a and 11b respectively. When type 1 compounds were reacted with aliphatic diamines 13a-d or p-phenylenediamine and p-xylenediamine, respectively also an immediate formation of acid-base adducts 15a-f was observed. The reaction of a number of O-methylated type 1 compounds with 1,2-ethylenediamine afforded the novel seven-membered ring compounds 18a-d in good yields. The analogous reaction of O-alkylated 1a with o-phenylenediamine 2 or 2,3-diaminonaphthalene gave the expected tricyclic ring systems 19 or 20 .     

Studies on silyl furans. II. Halodesilylation of 2-trimethylsilyl-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)furans

Reactions of 2-trimethylsilyl-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)furans 1a,b with sulfuryl chloride, bromine, and iodine monochloride in acetonitrile afforded the corresponding 2-halo-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)furans 2a-f via chloro-, bromo-, and iododesilylation in good yields, respectively. However, the reaction of 1a with bromine in carbon tetrachloride mainly gave 2-bromo- 2b and 2-bromo-5-trimethylsilyl-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)furan ( 3 ) in 37% and 45% yields. Similarly, the reaction of 1a with iodine monochloride afforded 1a , 2-chloro- 2a and 2-iodo-3,4-bis(methoxycarbonyl)furan ( 2c ) in 50%, 27%, and 23% yield.     

Studies in spiroheterocycles,Part XV. Investigation of the reaction of 3-(2-oxocycloalkylidene)-indol-2-ones with thiourea and urea derivatives

The reaction of 3-(2-oxocycloalkylidene)indol-2-one 1 with thiourea and urea derivatives has been investigated. Reaction of 1 with thiourea and urea in ethanolic potassium hydroxide media leads to the formation of spiro-2-indolinones 2a-f in 40–50% yield and a novel tetracyclic ring system 4,5-cycloalkyl-1,3-diazepino-[4,5-b]indole-2-thione/one 3a-f in 30–35% yield. 3-(2-Oxocyclopentylidene)indol-2-one afforded 5′,6′-cyclopenta-2′-thioxo/ oxospiro[3H-indole-3,4′(3′H)pyrimidin]-2(1H)-ones 2a,b and 3-(2-oxocyclohexylidene)indol-2-one gave 2′,4′a,5′,6′,7′,8′- hexahydro-2′-thioxo/oxospiro[3H-indole-3,4′ (3′H)-quinazolin]-2(1H)-ones 2c-f . Under exactly similar conditions, reaction of 1 with fluorinated phenylthiourea/cyclohexylthiourea/phenylurea gave exclusively spiro products 2g-1 in 60–75% yield. The products have been characterized by elemental analyses, ir pmr. ¹⁹F nmr and mass spectral studies.     

Pot,atom and step economic synthesis of fused three heterocyclic ring compounds under microwave irradiation in water

A new series of fused three heterocyclic ring compounds, consisting of a pyrazolo (ring A), a pyridine (ring B), and a pyrimidine (ring C) core, pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives were successfully synthesized by pot, atom and step economic (PASE) method under microwave irradiation in the presence of p‐toluene sulphonic acid in water.     

Synthesis of New Quinolone Antibiotics Utilizing Azetidine Derivatives Obtained from 1-Azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane

A series of 3-sulfenylazetidine derivatives 5a-f were synthesized via the ring-opening reactions of 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane (ABB, 3) with thiols 4a-f in 50-92% yields. Treatment of ABB (3) with aromatic amines 9a-e and dibenzylamine (9f) in the presence of Mg(ClO4)2 afforded the corresponding 3-aminoazetidine derivatives 10a-f in 24-65% yields. N-Benzyl-3-bromoazetidine (13), which was obtained by the reaction of ABB (3) with benzyl bromide, gave 3-aliphatic amino-substituted azetidine derivatives 15a, b. Novel fluoroquinolones 7a-f, 11a-f, 16a, b and 25a-c were obtained by the introduction of these azetidine derivatives into the C7 position of a quinolone nucleus 6 and N1-heterocyclic quinolones 21a-c in 21-83% yields. Some of them exhibited a greater antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in comparison with that of clinically used fluoroquinolone, levofloxacin (LVFX).     

Borohydride reduction of acetophenone and esters of dehydrocarboxylic acids in the presence of chiral cobalt(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">II</Emphasis>) diamine complexes

The catalytic reduction of acetophenone, methyl α-acetamidocinnamate, and dimethyl itaconate with alcohol-modified sodium borohydride was studied in the presence of complexes CoCl₂·L₂ (L₂ are chiral C ₂-symmetric diamines: (4S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(aminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(methylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, and (4S, 5S)-2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenylaminomethyl)-1,3-dioxolane). The maximum enantiomeric excess of (S)-1-phenylethanol was 24%, that of dimethyl α-methylsuccinate was 38%.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 342–347, February, 2005.     

Facile synthesis of fused purines from 8-aminotheophylline

Fused purines 3a-f were prepared by one-step from 8-aminotheophylline ( 1 ) and α,ω-dibromoalkanes in N, N-dimethylformamide in the presence of sodium hydride. Reaction of 3c-e with chloroacetyl chloride followed by treatment with dimethylamine gave 6a-c . A one-step reaction of 1 with ethyl bromopropionate gave 1,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octahydropyrimido[2,1-f]purine-2,4,8-trione ( 7b ). Facile syntheses of 7a, c, d from 1 were also carried out.     

Synthesis of quinazolino-1,3-benzothiazine derivatives

The ring-closure reactions of N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylthiomethyl)-2-nitrobenzamide derivatives 5a,b with phosphoryl chloride gave 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-2H1,3-benzothiazine derivatives 7a,b , which on reduction yielded 4-(2′-aminophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzothiazines 8a,b. Reaction of these compounds with phosgene led to a new heterocyclic ring system, 6H,8H-quinazolino[3,4-c][1,3]benzothiazine derivatives 9a,b. The structures of the title compounds were proved via their ir and nmr (¹H, ¹³C) spectra.     

One‐Pot stereoselective synthesis of trans‐4,5‐dialkoxy‐1,3‐bis (2‐pyrimidinyl)imidazolidines through a three‐component reaction

Stoichiometric reaction of 2‐aminopyrimidine with formaldehyde in the presence of formic acid catalyst in water gave N,N′‐bis(2‐pyrimidinyl)methanediamine ( 5 ). Subsequent cyclocondensation of 5 with glyoxal in alcohol (MeOH, EtOH, PrOH and i‐PrOH) under reflux conditions led to the formation of the corresponding 4,5‐dialkoxy‐1,3‐bis(2‐pyrimidinyl)imidazolidines ( 6a‐d ). 4,5‐Dihydroxy‐1,3‐bis(2‐pyrimidinyl) imidazolidine ( 6e ) was obtained when the reaction was carried out in acetonitrile. Based on ¹H NMR analysis, it was found that the trans‐dialkoxyimidazolidines ( 6 ) were selectively obtained in these cyclocondensation reactions.