Synthesis of ethyl 2-[(1-aryl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)oxy]propionates and related derivatives

Alkylation of 1-aryl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ols with ethyl 2-bromopropionate under basic conditions resulted in the formation of 2-[(1-aryl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)oxy]propionic acid, ethyl esters. No N-alkylated products were detected. Similar alkylation of 2-oxo-5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiazole and the corresponding 1,3,4-oxadiazole gave only N-alkylated derivatives. With 4-hydroxy-6-phenylpyrimidine and 2-oxo-4-phenylthiazole, both O- and N-alkylation occurred. Structure assignments were based on ir and ¹³C nmr spectral data.     

Investigation of the regioselectivity of alkylation of 3-nitropyridin-2(1H)-ones

Alkylation of 3-nitropyridin-2(1H)-ones in the presence of bases affords N-alkylated products and sometimes O-alkylated products. The yields and relative amounts of N- and O-alkylated products depend substantially on the size of the substituent at the C(6) atom of pyridone.     

Herstellung enantiomerenreiner, α-alkylierter Lysin-, Ornithin- und Tryptophan-Derivate

Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure, α-Alkylated Lysine, Ornithine, and Tryptophan Derivatives The imidazolidinones 9 and 10 as well as the oxazolidinone 18a were prepared in several steps by known methods from lysine and ornithine with an overall yield of ca. 20%. After double deprotonation with LDA, the corresponding dianionic derivatives could be diastereoselectively alkylated with electrophiles (MeI, C₆H₅CH₂Br, C₆H₅CHO, CH₃CHO). Acid hydrolysis led to the two enantiomeric 2-methyl- and 2-benzyllysines and to the enzyme inhibitor (S)-2-methylornithine. Several α-alkylated tryptophan derivatives were obtained through alkylation of the heterocycles derived from various amino acids with 1-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-3-(bromomethyl)indole ( 26 ). Alkaline hydrolysis of the five-membered auxiliary ring of 30b followed by treatment with HCl afforded (S)-2-methyltryptophan ( 31 ).     

Mukaiyama reagents in the synthesis of (E)-2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-[1-alkylpyridin-2(1H)ylidene]acetonitriles and their further electronic rearrangements effected by the action of acids and alkylating agents

Reactions of N-alkyl-2-chloropyridinium salts with benzimidazolylacetonitriles result in (E)-2-(1Hbenzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-[1-alkylpyridin-2(1H)-ylidene]acetonitriles. The alkylation of the latter with ω-bromoacetophenones in boiling acetone may gives rise to the N-alkylated salts, which are stabilized in two configurations, Z and E. The heating of the salts in acetonitrile causes their transformation into 2-(1H-benzo[d]-imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene(cyano)methyl)-1-methylpyridinium bromide due to the dearoylmethylation. The structure of the latter was proved by the XRD analysis.     

Microwave synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of new 3-benzyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones

Several 3-benzyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones 1 were prepared by alkylation of 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one with benzyl halides in dimethylformamide in a microwave oven in moderate yields. Accompanying 1 were minor amounts of products believed to be the O-alkylated derivatives. Support for 3-benzylation is shown by an alternate synthesis of la from o-amino-N-benzylbenzamide by nitrous acid cyclization. The title compounds were evaluated in mice and rats in maximal electroshock (MES) and pentylenetetrazole (scMet) seizure models for anticonvulsant activity, and in the rotorod test for neurotoxi-city. They were generally non-toxic. The 3-benzyl analog was the most active (maximal electroshock) compound; it's maximal electroshock ED₅₀ value was 93 mg/kg (mouse).     

Synthesis of 9-(2-fluorobenzyl)-6-methylamino-9H-purine

Synthesis of 9-(2-fluorobenzyl)-6-methylamino-9H-purine ( 1 ) from nine different precursors is reported. Compound 1 was prepared by methylamination of 6-chloro-9-(2-fluorobenzyl)-9H-purine ( 4 ), by alkylation of 6-methylaminepurine ( 5 ) or form 9-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1-methyladeninium iodide ( 8 ) via the Dimroth rearrangement. Selective 2-step methylation of 6-aminopurine 6 was accomplished by hydride reduction of 6-formamidopurine 9 , 6-dimethylaminomethyleneaminopurine 10 or 6-phenylthiomethyl purine 11 to give 1. Compound 1 was also prepared by dethiation or reductive dechlorination of 2-methylthiopurine 16 or 8-chloropurine 19 , respectively, or by hydrolysis of 6-N-methylformamidopurine 12 , which was prepared from 6-dimethylaminopurine 13 by selective oxidation.     

Study on the Alkylation and Sulfonylation of 3-Aryl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones

The alkylation and sulfonylation of 3-aryl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones (1) were studied with various alkyl halides and sulfonyl chlorides. The alkylation of 1 with methyl iodide and ethyl bromide afforded N-alkylated products, however with methyl 2-bromopropionate afforded O-alkylated products predominantly. The sulfonylation by methanesulfonyl chloride afforded a mixture of N-sulfonylated and O-sulfonylated products, while the sulfonylation by p-toluenesulfonyl chloride afforded mainly O-sulfonylated products.     

A Simple Route to New N(3)-Substituted 5-Aryl-2-(dialkylamino)-1,3-oxazolium Salts and N(1)-Substituted 4-Aryl-2-(dialkylamino)-1H-imidazoles

In the reaction of N,N-dialkyl-dichloromethaniminium chlorides 11 with 2-aminoacetophenones 12 , a general and simple route to heretofore unknown 5-aryl-substituted 2-(dialkylamino)-1,3-oxazolium salts 13 and 5-aryl-substituted 2-(dialkylamino)oxazoles 14 was found. From the 2-(dialkylamino)-1,3-oxazoles 14 , the corresponding oxazolium salts 13 were obtained after alkylation with (MeO)₂SO₂. The new oxazolium salts 13 were converted to 1-substituted 4-aryl-2-(dialkylamino)-1H-imidazoles 9 by treatment with NH₄OAc. The possible use of these 1H-imidazoles as dye educts was explored. Analytical data, as well as AM1 calculations, reveal some remarkable differences between the structures of the neutral imidazoles 9 and their positively charged oxazolium precursors 13 .     

Reactions of 6-thiotheophylline with alkylating agents and epichlorohydrin: Isolation of S-alkylated 6-thiotheophylline and 7-(2,3-thioepoxypropyl)theophylline

Alkylation of 6-thiotheophylline ( 1 ) under the aprotic basic condition affords S-alkylated 6-thiotheophylline ( 3 ) together with an N⁷ -alkylated product 4 . There is a tendency that the more reactive the alkylating agents are, the higher the yields of S-alkylated products are. On the other hand, treatment of 6-thiotheophylline ( 1 ) with epichlorohydrin afforded an unexpected product, 7-(2,3-thioepoxypropyl)theophylline ( 6 ), neither an S-alkylated compound 3g nor an N⁷ -alkylated compound 4g . The chemical structure was determined by nmr spectroscopic analysis.     

α-Alkylation of Amino Acids without Racemization. Preparation of Either (S)- or (R)-α-Methyldopa from (S)-Alanine

Enantiomerically pure cis- and trans-5-alkyl-1-benzoyl-2-(tert-butyl)-3-methylimidazolidin-4-ones ( 1, 2, 11, 15, 16 ) and trans-2-(tert-butyl)-3-methyl-5-phenylimidazolidin-4-one ( 20 ), readily available from (S)-alanine, (S)-valine, (S)-methionine, and (R)-phenylglycine are deprotonated to chiral enolates (cf. 3, 4, 12, 21 ). Diastereoselective alkylation of these enolates to 5,5-dialkyl- or 5-alkyl-5-arylimidazolidinones ( 5, 6, 9, 10, 13a-d, 17, 18, 22 ) and hydrolysis give α-alkyl-α-amino acids such as (R)- and (S)-α-methyldopa ( 7 and 8a , resp.), (S)-α-methylvaline ( 14 ), and (R)-α-methyl-methionine ( 19 ). The configuration of the products is proved by chemical correlation and by NOE ¹H-NMR measurements (see 23, 24 ). In the overall process, a simple, enantiomerically pure α-amino acid can be α-alkylated with retention or with inversion of configuration through pivaladehyde acetal derivatives. Since no chiral auxiliary is required, the process is coined ‘self-reproduction of a center of chirality’. The method is compared with other α-alkylations of amino acids occurring without racemization. The importance of enantiomerically pure, α-branched α-amino acids as synthetic intermediates and for the preparation of biologically active compounds is discussed.     

Homolytic alkylations of substituted pyridazines [1]

The unsymmetrically substituted pyridazines 1 (X ? Ph, CH₃) have been found to undergo homolytic heteroaromatic alkylation in moderate to good yields with high regioselectivity. The site of substitution was established by conversion to 5 and measurement of the pyridazine proton coupling constant. In addition, homolytic alkylations of 1 (X ? CH₃) afforded the N-alkylated products 6 and 7.     

Further reactions of 3-hydroxy-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone with amines

The reaction of 3-hydroxy-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone (III) with 2-phenylethylamines has been shown to give either monoalkylated VI or dialkylated VII products (prodrugs) depending on the number of equivalents of III used. The monoalkylated products disproprotionated to the dialkylated products unless they were stabilized as salts. In addition, the reaction of III with cytosine and adenine resulted in the formation of N⁴ and N⁶-alkylated products, respectively. The alkylated 2-phenylethylamines, and cytosine and adenine are representative of a new type of prodrug approach to modifying the physical chemical properties of these two important classes of drugs.     

Ring closures from enecarbamoyl thiocyanates. Syntheses of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-thio-2,4(lH,3H)-quinazolinediones and related compounds

Alkyl (1-cyclohexen-1-yl)carbamoyl chlorides ( 1 ) react with thiocyanate ion to form enecarbamoyl thiocyanates ( 2 ). In pyridine solution 2 readily isomerizes to the isothiocyanate 4 , which however is not isolated, but immediately transformed in good yields to tetrahydro-4-thio-2,4(lH,3H)quinazolinediones ( 3 ). Various transformations of 3 , including conversion to tetra-hydro-2,4(2H,4H)quinazolinedione ( 5 ), dithione ( 6 ), alkylation products ( 8 and 9 ), sodium salts 11 and Raney nickel degradation to 4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-l-methyl-2(1H)quinazolinone ( 7 ), were carried out to investigate their chemistry and substantiate structural assignments.     

Pyridine-substituted hydroxythiophenes. II. Alkylation of o-(2-, 3- and 4-pyridyl)-3-hydroxythiophenes: Regiospecific formation of o-pyridyl-3-alkoxythiophenes

The alkylation of o-(2-, 3- and 4-pyridyl)-3-hydroxythiophenes has been investigated. In the case of 4-(2-, 3- and 4-pyridyl)-3-hydroxythiophene systems, the soft alkylating reagent, methyl iodide, using sodium hydride as the base and dimethylimidazolidinone as the solvent, gave rise to a mixture of O-alkylated and O,C-dialkylated products in the proportions of 4.6–6.5 to 1. However, in the case of 2-(2-, 3- and 4-pyridyl)-3-hydroxythiophene systems, the same reaction conditions brought about exclusively O-alkylated compounds in yields of 45–53%. In both cases, the hard alkylating reagent, methyl p-toluenesulfonate, with the same base and solvent, only give O-alkylated compounds in yields of 51–77%. These latter conditions resulted in a good preparative route for the regiospecific formation of o-pyridyl-3-alkoxythiophenes by using ethyl 2-bromopro-pionate as well as methyl p-toluenesulfonate as alkylating reagents. The hydrolysis of the esters, derived from alkylation with ethyl 2-bromopropionate, has also been investigated.     

Selective N-1 alkylation of unsymmetrically substituted pyrazoles

A series of C-substituted pyrazoles have been N-alkylated. The alkylation occurs preferentially at the N-1 position when a tert-butyl group is present at the pyrazole C-3 position.     

Behavior of 3(2‐pyridinylmethylene)‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones and 3(3‐pyridinylmethylene)‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones as alkylating agents: A comparative study

3(2‐pyridinylmethylene)‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones and 3(3‐pyridinylmethylene)‐5‐aryl‐2(3H)‐furanones were prepared as a mixture of (E) and (Z) stereoisomers by condensing pyridine‐2‐carboxaldehyde and pyridine‐3‐carboxaldehyde with 3‐aroylpropionic acids. The reaction of the furanones 6 and 7 with anhydrous aluminium chloride in benzene led to the formation of 4,4‐diaryl‐1‐(2‐pyridinyl)but‐1,3‐diene ( 8 ) and 4,4‐diaryl‐1‐(3‐pyridinyl)but‐1,3‐diene ( 9 ) as mixtures of geometrical (E,E‐ and E,Z‐) stereoisomers via an intermolecular alkylation mode. When the reaction was carried out in tetrachloroethane as a solvent, the reaction of 6 gave 5‐arylquinoline‐7‐carboxylic acid via intramolecular alkylation mode. This may be considered as a novel method for the synthesis of quinoline derivatives. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Synthesis of 4-(2-acetoxyethoxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxide as thymidine analogue

Alkylation of the sodium salt and the trimethyl silylated derivatives of 6-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxide with chloromethoxyethyl acetate, n-hexyl chloride and benzyl bromide gave the 4-substituted products. However, attempts to achieve the ring closure of N⁴-(2-acetoxyethoxymethyl)thiosemicarbazide with bicarbonyl compounds to the corresponding as-triazines under different reaction conditions was not possible without disruption of the acetoxyethoxymethyl moiety. Although the as-triazine nucleoside analog II did not show antileukemic activity, this and other 4-alkylated as-triazine 1-oxides revealed good growth inhibitory effects against a representative spectrum of microorganisms.     

Effective pH sensors based on 1-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-amine

1-(Anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-amine was synthesized by alkylation of benzimidazol-2-amine with 9-chloromethylanthracene, and a series of azomethines based on it was obtained. Spectral investigations of the 9-anthrylmethylbenzimidazole derivatives revealed their high chemosensor activity with respect to hydrogen cations. Quantum-chemical investigation of the structures obtained showed that they possess high proton affinity and can be regarded as analogs of “proton sponges”.     

Synthesis of 3,4‐dihydro‐1(2H)‐isoquinolinonesxs

Approaches toward the preparative‐scale synthesis of target 3,4‐dihydro‐1(2H)‐isoquinolinones 1–3 are presented. Compounds 1 and 2 were prepared via a Schmidt rearrangement on easily obtained indanone precursors, but in low overall yield. A better method to make this class of compounds is exemplified by the large‐scale synthesis of 2 via a Curtius rearrangement sequence. Thus, high‐temperature thermal cyclization of an in situ formed styryl isocyanate from precursor 8 in the presence of tributylamine gave the corresponding 1(2H)‐isoquinolinone ( 9 ). Catalytic hydrogenation of 9 provided the desired 3,4‐dihydro‐5‐methyl‐1(2H)‐isoquinolinone ( 2 ) in 65 % overall yield. Similar reduction of a commercially available 5‐hydroxy‐1(2H)‐isoquinolinone precursor 10 followed by an O ‐alkylation/amination sequence gave target 3 in good overall yield. The route proceeding via the Curtius rearrangement is recommended for large scale synthesis of other 3,4‐dihydro‐1(2H)‐isoquinolinones. Only when deactivating substituents or sensitive functionality within the benzenoid ring render the high temperature ring closure of the intermediate isocyanate inefficient might a Schmidt rearrangement protocol be the method of choice.     

The base-promoted dehydration of rac.-trans-tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-4-[(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-thiazepin-5(2H)-one

The base-catalyzed alkylation of rac.-trans-tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-thiazepin-5(2H)-one ( 1 ) with dimethylaminoethyl chloride in dimethyl sulfoxide provided predominantly rac.-trans-tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-4-[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl]-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-thiazepin-5(2H)-one ( 2 ) and in addition, 2,3-dihydro-4-[2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl]-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-thiazepin-5(4H)-one ( 3 ). A plausible mechanism is postulated for the dehydration of the rac.-trans-amide 2 .