The reaction of 2,6-diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-thiopyran-4-one with sulfuryl chloride

2,6-Diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-thiopyran-4-one was treated with one, two, and three equivalents of sulfuryl chloride in the presence of pyridine to give the dihydrothiopyranone 2 , the 3-chlorodihydrothiopyranone 3 , and the triehlorotetrahydrothiopyranone 4 , respectively. Compound 4 was converted to 3-chloro-2,6-diphenyl-4H-thiopyran-4-one by pyrolysis and to 3-hydroxy-2,6-diphenyl-4H-thiopyran-4-one on treatment with alcohols. Several pyrylium dyes were prepared from the latter compounds.     

The synthesis of substituted phenols from pyranone precursors

The syntheses of various substituted phenols from pyranone precursors, namely 4H-pyran-4-one, 3-(benzyloxy)-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (benzyl-maltol), 2,6-dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one and diethyl 4-oxo-4H-pyran-2,6-dicarboxylate (diethyl chelidonate) are presented. A variety of pronucleophiles were used in combination with tert-butanol as solvent and potassium tert-butoxide as base, using conventional heating methods and microwave conditions.     

The reaction of some 4-pyrones with activated isocyanates

The pyrones, 2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-one, flavone, and 2-phenyl-4H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran-4-one reacted with activated isocyanates, such as trichloroacetyl isocyanate, giving 4-trichloroacetylimino derivatives. These acylimino compounds underwent a slow reaction with a second mole of isocyanate to give a bisiminopyran. It is shown that carbonyl groups that are conjugated with electron-releasing groups will react with activated isocyanates.     

Unusual aluminum chloride-assisted conversion of isopropenyl acetate into 3-acetyl- and 3,5-diacetyl-2,6-dimethyl- 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyran-4-ones

Reflux of isopropenyl acetate with an excess of AlCl₃ in 1,2-dichloroethane affords 3,5-diacetyl-2,6-dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one in 17% yield. The mild acidic cleavage of the latter (2% HCl, 20 °C, 16 h) gives 3-acetyl-2,6-dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one in 87% yield, whereas this reaction under more drastic conditions (17% HCl, reflux, 3 h) gives 2,6-dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one in 61% yield.     

Some reactions of 5h-indeno[2,1-b ]pyrylium,thiopyrylium and pyridinium derivatives

The reactions of 5H-indeno[2,1-b]pyrylium, thiopyrylium and pyridinium derivatives with aldehydes and 2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-one are described. The products obtained from the pyrylium salt and piperidine as well as the Vilsmeier reagent are reported.     

Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. X. Synthesis of N,N-disubstituted 6-alkyl-4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-ones and of 6-alkyl-4-amino-3-chloro-2H-pyran-2-ones

Cycloaddition of dichloroketene to N,N-disubstituted 1-amino-4-methyl-1-penten-3-ones and 1-amino-4,4-dimethyl-1-penten-3-ones occurred in moderate to fair yield only in the case of aromatic N-substitution to give N,N-disubstituted 6-alkyl-4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-ones, which were dehydrochlorinated with DBN to afford in good yield N,N-disubstituted 6-alkyl-4-amino-3-chloro-2H-pyran-2-ones. In the case of aliphatic N,N-disubstitution, cyclo-addition led directly to 6-alkyl-4-dialkylamino-3-chloro-2H-pyran-2-ones only for N,N-disubstituted 1-amino-4,4-dimethyl-1-penten-3-ones. The reaction between 1-dimethylamino-4-methyl-1-penten-3-one and dichloroketene gave 3-chloro-4-dimethylamino-3,6-dihydro-6-isopropylidene-2H-pyran-2-one in low yield.     

Synthese von einigen 2H-Pyran-2-on-Derivaten

The Synthesis of Some 2H-Pyran-2-one Derivatives Derivatives of 6-unsubstituted 2H-pyran-2-one have been synthesized by several different methods. The 4-chloro-2H-pyran-2-one ( 9 ) is the most important, since it serves as starting material for the synthesis of different 4-substituted 2H-pyran-2-ones (Scheme 2). Also described are simple transformations of cumalic-acid derivatives producing 5-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2H-pyran-2-one ( 23 ), 2-oxo-2H-pyran-2-carbonitrile ( 26 ), and 4,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2H-pyran-2-one ( 32 ) (Scheme 3 and 4).     

A convenient synthesis of 5-arylamino-4H-pyran-4-ones using palladium-catalyzed amination

A concise approach to 5-arylamino-4H-pyran-4-ones is described via palladium-catalyzed amination reaction. The methodology involved in this Letter is based on protection/deprotection protocols and on manipulation of the 5-hydroxy group of readily available kojic acid. It would provide a new entry to a range of 5-arylamino-4H-pyran-4-ones via Buchwald-Hartwig-type amination reaction on 4H-pyran-4-one unit.     

Four component tandem Knoevenagel–Michael strategy for the assembly of arylaldehydes,N,N'-dimethylbarbituric acid, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and morpholine into unsymmetrical scaffold with three different heterocyclic rings

A new type of four component tandem Knoevenagel–Michael reaction has been found consisting in the assembly of benzaldehydes, N,N'-dimethylbarbituric acid, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and morpholine in alcohols, other organic solvents or water at room temperature without catalyst or any other additives, which results in the selective formation of unsymmetrical scaffold with three different heterocyclic rings in 63–98% yields. The crystal structure of morpholinium 5-[(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-6-olate has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.     

2(H)-1,4-Oxazin-2-ones as ambident azadienes

3,5-Dichloro-6-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 3, 5-chloro-3,6-dimethyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 4, 5-chloro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 5 and 5-chloro-3,6-diphenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 7, are ambident azadienes reacting efficiently and selectively with both electron rich and electron poor dienophiles.     

The reactions of some pyranylideneiminium salts with amines. Part 1

The iminium salt, N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-(2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)ethylidene]iminium perolilorate ( 1 ), reacts with secondary amines, such as piperidine, by exchanging the dimethyl-amino function for a piperidine. Primary amines react with 1 to give 1-alkyl-2-phenyl-4-phenacylidene-1,4-dihydropyridines. The bisiminium salt, N,N,N',N' -tetramethyI-N,N'-[2-(2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)-1,3-propanediylidene]bis(iminium perchlorate) ( 2 ), reacts with ammonia to give 3,6-diphenylcopyrine and with primary amines to give the corresponding N,N' -dialkyl quaternary copyrines. The salt 2 reacts with secondary amines with exchange of the dimethylamino groups of 2 by the secondary arnine and addition of the amine at the 2-position of the pyran ring.     

Synthesis of novel 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-furo[3,2-c]pyran-4-ones and 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-furo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]chromen-4-ones

It was found that the condensation of two equivalents of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one or 4-hydroxycoumarin with arylglyoxals in boiling formic acid leads to 4H-furo[3,2-c]-pyran-4-ones or 4H-furo[3,2-c]chromen-4-ones, respectively.     

Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones VIII. Synthesis of N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones

The dipolar 1,4-cycloaddition of dichloroketene to N,N-disubstituted 3-amino-1-phenyl-2-propene-1-onesled directly to N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones only in the case of an usual aliphatic N,N-disubstitution. In the case of partial or full aromatic N-substitution, N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4-dihydro-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones were instead obtained, which were dehydrochlorinated with DBN to the corresponding 4-amino-3-chloro-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones.     

Reaction of sulfene and dichloroketene with open-chain N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. Synthesis of N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,4-dihydro-(5-methyl-6-phenyl)(5,6-diphenyl)-1,2-oxathiin 2,2-dioxides and of 4-amino-3-chloro-5-methyl-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones

Cycloaddition of sulfene to N,N-disubstituted 3-amino-2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-ones (I) and 3-amino-1,2-diphenyl-2-propen-1-ones (II) occurred in good to moderate yield only in the case of aliphatic N-substitution to give 4-dialkylamino-3,4-dihydro-(5-methyl-6-phenyl)(5,6-diphenyl)-1,2-oxathiin 2,2-dioxides. Polar 1,4-cycloaddition of dichloroketene to I and II occurred only in the former case, giving in good to moderate yield N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3,3-dichloro-3,4-dihydro-5-methyl-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones which were dehydrochlorinated with DBN to N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-5-methyl-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-ones. In the reaction of 2-methyl-1-phenyl-3-diphenylamino-2-propen-1-one with dichloroketene, a product was isolated which was proven by uv, ir, nmr and chemical evidence to be the dipolar ion VI, the supposed intermediate of the polar 1,4-cycloaddition of dichloroketene to N,N-disubstituted enaminones.     

Antileukemic α-pyrone derivatives from the endophytic fungus Alternaria phragmospora

Four new (1–4) and two known (5 and 6) α-pyrone derivatives have been isolated from Alternaria phragmospora, an endophytic fungus from Vinca rosea, leaves. The isolated compounds were chemically identified to be 5-butyl-4-methoxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (1), 5-butyl-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one (2), 5-(1-hydroxybutyl)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (3), 4-methoxy-6-methyl-5-(3-oxobutyl)-2H-pyran-2-one (4), 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (5), and 5-[(2E)-but-2-en-1-yl]-4-methoxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (6). Compounds 2 and 4 showed moderate antileukemic activities against HL60 cells with IC₅₀ values of 2.2 and 0.9 μM and against K562 cells with IC₅₀ values of 4.5 and 1.5 μM, respectively.     

3-methylthio-1,2-dithiolylium salts : Reaction with 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and 4-hydroxycoumarin

The reaction of 4- and 5-aryl-3-methylthio-1,2-dithiolylium iodides with 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2$\text{H}$-pyran-2-one and 4-hydroxycoumarin has been studied. 4-Substituted salts yielded 3-aryl-7-methyl-2-thioxo-2$\text{H}$,5$\text{H}$-pyrano [3,2-c]pyran-5-ones and 3-aryl-2-thioxo-2H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]benzo[e]pyran-5-ones, respectively, whereas 5-substituted salts gave rise to 3-(5′-aryl-1′,2′-dithiol-3′-ylidene)-6-methyl-2$\text{H}$-pyran-2,4-diones and 3-(5′-aryl-1′,2′-dithiol-3′-ylidene)-2$\text{H}$-benzo [b]-pyran-2,4-diones.     

One-pot regioselective synthesis of dihydronaphthofurans and dibenzofurans

A regioselective approach for the synthesis of substituted naphthofurans and dibenzofurans has been demonstrated through a ring transformation reaction of suitably functionalized 2H-pyran-2-ones by reaction with 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzofuran-4-one and 7-methoxybenzofuran-3-one, respectively, in high yields. The novelty of the procedure lies in the creation of an aromatic ring transformed by 2H-pyran-2-one involving the -COCH₂- moiety of a cyclic ketone.     

Synthesis of aldehyde and carboxylic acid derivatives from 2-hydroxymethyl-3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one (α-hydroxymaltol)

α-Hydroxymaltol (2-hydroxymethyl-3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one) ( 1 ) has been converted to the 3-O-methyl ether 2 and 3-O-p-nitrobenzyl ether 4 by standard methods. The ethers 2 and 4 have been oxidized by barium manganate to the corresponding aldehydes, 3 and 5 , in 91 and 77% yields respectively. Long-term reaction of 5 with hydrogen bromide in acetic acid gives 3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one-2-carboxaldehyde ( 6 ). The aldehyde 3 is readily oxidized by short-term reaction with silver oxide to the corresponding acid 7 .     

Stereoselective synthesis of cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-ones and cyclohex-2-en-1-ones from phenols

A convenient synthetic method for the synthesis of substituted cyclohex-2-en-1-ones by the direct alkylation of phenols has been developed. Furthermore, enantiomerically enriched 2,6-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone was prepared by the deprotonation of 2,6-dimethylphenol with a sparteine–lithium complex followed by alkylation with 1-chloro-3-methylbut-2-ene. 2,6-Dimethyl-6-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone was prepared from the corresponding cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one by selective hydrogenation of the 4,5-double bond. The method was extended to 2-methyl-naphthalen-1-ol and 1-methyl-naphthalen-2-ol resulting in 2-(R)-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2H-naphthalen-1-one and 1-(S)-methyl-1-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1H-naphthalen-2-one, respectively.     

Reactivity of 4-azido- and 4-amino-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one. Preparation of 1-(6-methyl-2-oxopyran-4-yl)-1,2,3-triazoles and 5-oxopyrano[4,3-b]pyridines

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of stable 4-azido-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one 1 with electron-rich alkenes and alkynes lead to 4,5-substituted 1-(6-methyl-2-oxopyran-4-yl)-1,2,3-triazoles. Iminophosphoranes derived from 1 have also been synthesized. 5-Oxopyrano[4,3-b]pyridines are prepared by reaction of 4-amino-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one 2 with β-dicarbonyl compounds.