Solid-phase synthesis of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepine derivatives

We have developed an efficient solid-phase synthetic approach for the synthesis of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepine derivatives. The methodology is of value for high throughput synthesis of these potentially bioactive molecules.     

Terminal alkynes as keto-methyl equivalent toward one pot synthesis of 1,5-benzodiazepine derivatives under catalysis of Hg(OTf)2

Mercuric triflate catalyzes the reaction between 1,2-diaminobenzene and terminal alkynes to afford 2,4-disubstituted 2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepine in an excellent yield. The terminal alkynes function as a source of keto-methyl equivalent.     

Fe3O4/SiO2 nanoparticles: an efficient and magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst for the one-pot multicomponent synthesis of diazepines

In this research, a new protocol for the one-pot multicomponent synthesis of diazepine derivatives using a 1,2-diamine, a linear or cyclic ketone, and an isocyanide in the presence of a catalytic amount of silica-supported iron oxide (Fe₃O₄/SiO₂) nanoparticles at ambient temperature in excellent yields is described.     

One-pot isocyanide-based five-component reaction: Synthesis of highly functionalized N-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5 tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,5]diazepin-3-yl)-2-phenylacetamides

A new protocol has been developed for the efficient synthesis of structurally diverse N-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,5]diazepin-3-yl)-2-phenylacetamides through a one-pot, five-component condensation reaction of an aromatic diamine, an aromatic aldehyde, an isocyanide, ethyl malonyl chloride, and water in dichloromethane with good yields, at ambient temperature, in the presence of MgCl₂ as a catalyst.     

The synthesis of 5,10-dihydro- and 2,3,5,10-tetrahydrothiazolo-[3,2-b] [2,4]benzodiazepines, 1,2,3,4,7,12-hexahydrobenzothiazolo-[3,2-b] [2,4] benzodiazepine,and 9,14-dihydro-6H-[1]benzothiopyrano-[4′,3′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b] [2,4] benzodiazepine via 1,2,4,5-Tetrahydro-3H-2,4-benzodiazepine-3-thione

Catalytic reductive scission of phthalazine (II) utilizing a two-stage palladium-Raney nickel procedure afforded o-xylene-α,α′-diamine (III) in 97% yield. Treatment of III with carbon disulfide gave [o-(aminomethyl)benzyl]dithiocarbamic acid (IV), which upon thermal cyclization furnished 1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-3H-2,4-benzodiazepine-3-thione (V). Reaction of V with 1,2-dibromoethane, chloro-2-propanone, ethyl 2-chloroacetoacetate, ethyl chloroacetate, and ethyl 2-bromohexanoate gave 2,3,5,10-tetrahydrothiazolo[3,2-b][2,4]benzodiazepine (VII) and substituted 5,10-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-b][2,4]benzodiazepines (Villa and b, IX, and X), respectively. Condensation of V with 2-chlorocyclohexanone and 3-bromothiochroman-4-one afforded 1,2,3,4,7,12-hexahydrobenzothiazolo[3,2-b][2,4]benzodiazepine (XII) and 9,14-dihydro-6H-[1]benzothiopyrano[4′,3′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][2,4]benzodiazepine(XIll). None of the compounds possessed appreciable biological activity.     

Ionic liquid catalyzed one-pot multi-component synthesis of fused pyridine derivatives: A strategy for green and sustainable chemistry

The synthesis of a combinatorial library of heterocycle-fused pyridine derivatives has been achieved successfully via a one-pot four-component reaction of aromatic/aliphatic aldehyde, malononitrile, thiazolidine-2,4-dione and ammonium acetate in the presence of piperidinium acetate as the catalyst. It involved the Knoevenagel condensation of the aldehyde and malononitrile to produce arylidene malononitrile as an intermediate, which was further intramolecular cyclization through Michael type addition ketone to the electrophilic double bond of the arylidene to produce fused pyridines in high yields. Environmental friendliness, low cost, Operational simplicity, extensive reusability and applicability, and easy recovery of the catalyst using simple evaporation are the critical features of this methodology. Also, a series of pyridine based dihydrothiazolo[4,5-b] pyridine-6-carbonitrile analogs were synthesized and selected for their in vitro antifungal and antibacterial activities.     

Preparation of substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalines and 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepines from catalytic CpIr hydrogen transfer N-heterocyclization of anilino alcohols

The [Cp^∗IrCl₂]₂/K₂CO₃ catalyzed hydrogen transfer N-heterocyclization on a series of anilino alcohols has been investigated. The catalyst (20% loading) converts anilino alcohols to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalines and 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepines in 30-84% isolated yield.     

Synthesis of Some New Benzo[b][1,4]diazepine Based Heterocycles

Preparation of 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine‐2‐carbaldehyde 5 , which is used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of chalcones derivatives, via its condensation with some aromatic acetophenone derivatives under ethanol piperidine condition was described. Also illustrated was the reaction of such chalcones with available nucleophilics and reagents of active methylene group to afford new series of fused and isolated pyrazoles, isoxazolines pyrimidines, pyridines, triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines, benzo[1,4]oxa(thia)zepines, and pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazoles incorporating 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine moiety, which have a potential pharmaceutical interest. Furthermore, condensation reaction of 4‐chloro‐3H‐benzo[b][1,4]diazepine‐2‐carbaldehyde with aromatic amine derivatives to afford the Schiff's bases was described. The C═N double bond of the latter compounds has been reacted with chloroketene to give β‐lactams and with sulfanylacetic acid to give the 2‐(4‐oxo‐1,3‐thiazolidinyl)‐substituted derivative. The structures of the newly prepared compounds were established by elemental analysis, IR, MS, and ¹H NMR spectral analysis.     

Synthesis of novel substituted naphthoquino[b]-benzo[e][1,4]diazepines via Pictet-Spengler cyclization

Synthesis of novel 4,5-dihydro-1H-1,4-naphthoquino[b]-benzo[e][1,4]diazepine derivatives via Pictet-Spengler cyclization is reported. Reaction of 2,3-diamino-naphthoquinones with aldehydes in the presence of BF₃·Et₂O gives benzodiazepine-naphthoquinones in good yields.     

Three-component synthesis of 4-amino-2-aryl-2H-pyrimido-[1,2-b][1,3]benzazole-3-carbonitriles and 4H-pyrimido-[2,1-b][1,3]benzazoles in the presence of magnesium oxide and 12-tungstophosphoric acid as catalysts

A simple and convenient approach was suggested for the synthesis of 4-amino-2-aryl-2H-pyrimido[1,2-b][1,3]benzimidazole-3-carbonitriles or -benzothiazole-3-carbonitriles through a three-component reaction of 2-aminobenzimidazole or 2-aminobenzothiazole, aldehyde, and malononitrile in the presence of magnesium oxide (MgO) and 12-tungstophosphoric acid as catalysts. Three-component reactions of aldehyde, β-ketoester, and 2-aminobenzimidazole or 2-aminobenzothiazole with the formation of 4H-pyrimido[2,1-b]benzimidazole or 4H-py-rimido[2,1-b]benzothiazole derivatives, respectively, were also studied. These approaches have the advantage of high yields, rapid and pure course of the reactions, as well as the use of cheap and available catalysts.     

Rapid access to multi-substituted pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-2,4,6-trione and pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-2,4-dione as novel and versatile scaffolds for drug discovery

A novel pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-2,4,6-trione was synthesized with an efficient strategy. Especially, the key intermediate 2,4-dimethoxypyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-6-one was promoted by one pot tandem reduction-cyclization with Na₂S₂O₄. Subsequently, reduction of lactams 6 with LiAlH₄ afforded a more flexible scaffold of pyrimidodiazepines. The synthetic strategy was versatile since it facilitated the sequential functionalization on the pyrimidodiazepine at three positions. Thus a convenient and effective method for the rapid preparing of multi-substituted pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepines was developed.     

The reaction of 2,4,5,6‐tetraaminopyrimidine with chalcones

The reaction of the tetraaminopyrimidine 1 with the chalcones 2a‐f yields, in the presence of catalytic amounts of acetic acid, the 1H‐pyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepine derivatives 3a‐f. The cyclization process consists of a condensation reaction and a Michael type addition.     

Arylidene imidazothiazoles. Synthesis,structure and benzodiazepine receptor binding

A series of arylidene imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles was synthesized, in order to investigate the influence of different spatial arrangements of the arylidene substituent towards the bicyclic structure of imidazo[2,1-b]-thiazole on benzodiazepine receptor affinity. 1,2- And 2,3-cyclized derivatives of mono- and di-substituted Z-5-arylidene-2-thiohydantoins were investigated. As an example of E isomers E-5-benzylidene-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-6(5H)-one was obtained. The spatial arrangement of the arylidene sub stituent toward the bicyclic structure as well as the character of isomers had little influence on the benzo diazepine receptor affinity of the compounds. It seems that the greatest influence on biological activity has the nature and the number of substituents on the phenyl ring. All investigated imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles were less active than previously described arylidene imidazo[2,1-b]thiazepinones.     

Tautomerism of diazepines fused with pyrimidine rings

The tautomerism of 1,4‐diazepines fused with pyrimidine rings was studied by means of nmr spec‐troscopy, X‐ray analysis and quantum chemical calculations. It was found that in the case of 6,8‐diphenyl‐pyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepin‐4‐ols (7a ‐ e) the enamine form is more stable than the diimine form. This result is rationalized with the electron‐withdrawing effect of the 4‐hydroxypyrimidine ring and with the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. In contrast to 7a ‐ e , the 6,8‐diaryl‐2,3,4,7‐tetrahydro‐1,3‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrimido[4,5‐b][1,4]diazepine‐2,4‐diones (9a, c, f) exist in the diimine form.     

A reinvestigation of the synthesis of 3H-[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indoles. The synthesis of pyrido[4,3-b]indoles

Recently reported [1] syntheses of 6-methyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-dioxo-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole ( 5 ) and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole ( 12 ) were reinvestigated and shown to be in error. The correct assignments for these respective structures are 3-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-methyl-2H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-2,4(3H)-dione ( 6 ) and 3-amino-3,9-dihydro-9-methyl-2H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-2-one ( 13 ). Condensation of 6 and 13 with p-nitrobenzaldehyde produced benzylidene derivatives, which confirmed the presence of the amino groups.     

An efficient and green synthesis of 1,4‐dihydropyridine derivatives through multi‐component reaction in ionic liquid

Through multi‐component condensation of aldehydes, 1,3‐dione, Meldrum's acid, and ammonium acetate in an ionic liquid ([bmim][BF₄]), a series of 1,4‐dihydropyridine derivatives were prepared in excellent yields in the absence of any additional catalysts. In addition, [bmim][BF₄] can be recovered and reused effectively for at least six times without obvious decrease of its efficiency. Advantages of this novel protocol include simple operational process, environmental benignancy, and high efficiency. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:382–388, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20221     

A transition metal free expedient approach for the CC bond cleavage of arylidene Meldrum's acid and malononitrile derivatives

A transition metal free expedient approach for the CC bond cleavage of electron deficient alkenes such as arylidene Meldrum's acid and malononitrile derivatives are discussed. The CC bond of these compound were cleaved to benzoic acid in good yield at high temperature. Most importantly, with oxone in CH₃CN/H₂O at 45 °C or m-CPBA in DCM or NaClO₂ in THF/H₂O or PIDA in THF at room temperature furnished benzaldehyde derivatives selectively in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido-[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-diones

The sodium ethoxide catalyzed condensation of 4,5-diaminopyrimidine ( 3 ) with diethyl malonate afforded 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 4 ). Methylation of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 4 ) using sodium hydride and two equivalents of iodomethane gave 5,9-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 5 ) which on further methylation using sodium hydride and one equivalent iodomethane yielded 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5,7,9-trimethyl-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 6 ). Reaction of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrirnido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 4 ) with 4.2 equivalents of sodium hydride and 4.1 equivalents of iodomethane afforded 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5,7,7, 9-tetramethyl-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 7 ). 6,7,8,9-Tetrahydro-5,7,7,9-tetramethyl-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepine-6,8-dione ( 7 ) exhibited weak anticonvulsant activities in the subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock anticonvulsant screens indicating it is a partial bioisostere of the anticonvulsant drug clobazam ( 2 ).     

Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions: synthesis of 3,3-dicyano-N-alkyl-2-arylpropanamide derivatives

A new isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction between an aromatic aldehyde, malononitrile, an isocyanide, and acetic acid efficiently provides 3,3-dicyano-N-alkyl-2-arylpropanamide derivatives in excellent yields in ethanol at 70 °C. This reaction led to the construction of two carbon-carbon bonds and one amide group in a single synthetic step.     

Reaction of 4,5-diamino-1,6-dihydropyrimidin-6-ones with two equivalents of chalcones

The reaction of 4,5-diamino-1,6-dihydropyrimidin-6-ones 1 with two equivalents of the chalcones 2 leads in an acidic medium to the formation of the 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-6-one derivatives 3a-d . The structure elucidation of the products is based on nmr measurements and an X-ray diffraction.