Facile synthesis of 3-alkoxy-4-cyanothiophenes as new building blocks for donor-acceptor conjugated systems

3-Alkoxy-4-cyanothiophenes are efficiently synthesized in two steps from the readily available 4-cyano-3-oxotetrahydrothiophene. Regioisomers of bithiophene derivatives are easily synthesized by playing on the strong electronic dissymmetry of the thiophene ring induced by the alkoxy and cyano groups.     

Reaction of 2-aryl(methyl)-4-cyano-5-hydrazino-1,3-oxazoles with aryl Isothiocyanates

Accessible 2-aryl(methyl)-4-cyano-5-hydrazino-1,3-oxazoles add to aryl isothiocyanates. The resulting products undergo recyclization to form new 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives bearing an acylamino group on C² and an (acylamino)(cyano)methyl group on C⁵. The structure of the new compounds was proved by their IR and ¹H NMR spectra, as well as by conversion in other 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives.     

Pyrimidines

The synthesis of 2-amino-6-cyano-4-methylpyrimidine and 2-amino-4,6-dicyanopyrimidine from the corresponding chloro derivatives is described. It is shown that the reaction of ammonia with chlorodicyanopyrimidine proceeds in two directions one observes substitution of either the chlorine atom or the cyano group.See [1] for communication LXI.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 821–824, June, 1977.     

Reaction of l-methyl-2-cyanoindole with aromatic aldehydes

1-Methyl-2-cyanoindoles react with aromatic aldehydes in acidic media to give 1-methyl-2-cyano-3-(-halobenzyl)indoles. Replacement of the halogen by a cyano group gives (indolyl)-phenylacetonttrile, reduction of which gives the corresponding tryptamine. An attempt to replace the acetoxy group in 1-methyl-2-carbomethoxy-3-(-acetoxybenzyl)indole by a cyano group was accompanied by rearrangement to give 1-methyl-2-cyano-3-benzylindole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 801–804, June, 1976.     

Synthesis of 3-methyl-4-cyano-3-butenoic acid amides and their cyclization into 6-amino-2-pyridones

Two groups of amides, derivatives of 3-methyl-4-cyano- and 3-methyl-4-cyano-4-carbethoxy-3 acids were obtained from acetoacetamides in the form of mixtures of Z, E-isomers and the pure E-isomers were isolated. It was shown that amides from the first group are cyclized by bases into the corresponding 6-amino-4-methyl-2-pyridones and amides from the second group are cyclized into 6-hydroxy-5-cyano-4-methyl-2-pyridones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1636–1640, December 1992.     

Intramolecular SN2 reaction α- to a trifluoromethyl group: preparation of 1-cyano-2-trifluoromethylcyclopropane

The first intramolecular S_N2 reaction of α-trifluoromethylated secondary alcohols by a carbanion is described. A stereoselective intramolecular cyclization of 3-substituted-3-cyano-1-trifluoromethylpropyl sulfonate via the cyano stabilized carbanion provides 1-substituted-1-cyano-2-trifluoromethylcyclopropanes in good yields. The product has the opposite configuration to the starting alcohol at the carbon attached to trifluoromethyl group, revealing the reaction takes place in S_N2 manner with Walden inversion at the reaction center.     

Reaction of 4-cyano-5-aminopyrazole and 3,4-dicyano-5-aminopyrazole with dimethylformamide diethylacetal

The condensation of 4-cyano-5-aminopyrazole or 3,4-dicyano-5-aminopyrazole with dimethylformamide diethylacetal was studied. It was shown that, in addition to the formation of dimethylaminomethyleneamino derivatives, alkylation of the pyrazole ring occurs under severe conditions without a solvent. Only the corresponding formamidino derivatives are formed when the same reactions are carried out in methanal under milder conditions. The site of addition of an ethyl group to the pyrazole ring in the N-alkyl derivatives obtained was established by ¹³C NMR and PMR spectroscopy. The possibility of the synthesis of 4-amino- or 4-methylmercaptopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines by cyclization of the corresponding dimethylamino- methyleneaminopyrazoles with a cyano group in the ortho position was demonstrated for the first time.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 259–264, February, 1984.     

The synthesis and transition temperatures of some 4'-alkyl- and 4'-alkoxy-4-cyano-3-fluorobiphenyls

The preparation of 4'-alkyl- and 4'-alkoxy-4-cyano-3-fluorobiphenyls by four different procedures is described and discussed; the best method involves palladium(0)-catalysed coupling of arylboronic acids and 4-bromo-(or 4-iodo-)-2-fluorobenzonitrile. The effects on transition temperatures of fluoro substitution ortho to the terminal cyano group in biphenyls are compared with the effects in other terminal cyano compounds and in mesogens without a terminal cyano group. The effect of the ortho fluoro substituent in 4-cyanobiphenyls is particularly large and is probably due to the severe disruption of antiparallel correlations; the depressions of the smectic A and nematic phase stabilities are similar which suggests that, as for compounds with alkyl or alkoxy terminal groups, the fluoro substituent at the 3-position has a tendency to enhance smectic character, but this is offset by the molecular broadening it causes.     

Long-lived 9-cyano-9,10-dimethylphenanthrenyl cation. Migration of cyano group in carbocations

Long-lived 9-cyano-9,10-dimethylphenanthrenyl cation was generated in superacidic medium, and its structure was determined by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The energy barrier to 1,2-shift of the cyano group in 9-cyano-9,10-dimethylphenanthrenyl cation was estimated by NMR and DFT calculations.     

Studies on nilvadipine. I. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of 1,4-dihydropyridines containing novel substituents at the 2-position.

The synthesis of new 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives containing novel substituent at the 2-position of the nucleus via the key intermediate 2-formyl-1,4-dihydropyridines (X), is described. The aldehydes (X) were prepared by hydrolysis of the acetals (IX) which were obtained from aryl aldehyde (V) and alkyl 4,4-dialkoxyacetoacetate (VI) by the Knoevenagel reaction and treatment with alkyl 3-aminocrotonate (VIII) according to the modified Hantzsch method. The formyl group of the aldehydes (X) was reactive enough to be converted to a variety of functional groups such as hydroxymethyl, cyano, substituted iminomethyl, carbamoyl, semicarbazone, substituted vinyl, ethynyl, and so on. In all of the novel compounds we prepared, 2-hydroxymethyl- and 2-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridines (IV and XXII) were found to possess potent activities in preliminary biological evaluations on hypotension in normotensive rats and on an increase in coronary blood flow in pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs. Optimization research in order to obtain a more potent compound was accomplished in the 2-hydroxymethyl- and 2-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine series. We selected isopropyl 2-cyano-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine -5-carboxylate (XXIIj) as a candidate compound for further biological evaluation studies. Fortunately, XXIIj (nilvadipine) has been accepted in clinical use for the treatment of hypertension.     

Asymmetric Synthesis. 39.(1) Synthesis of 2-(1-Aminoalkyl)piperidines via 2-Cyano-6-phenyl Oxazolopiperidine

The asymmetric synthesis of a series of 2-(1-aminoalkyl) piperidines using (-)-2-cyano-6-phenyloxazolopiperidine 1 is described. LiAlH(4) reduction of 1 followed by hydrogenolysis led to the diamine 3. The same strategy applied to C-2-methylated compound 7 afforded [(2S)-2-methylpiperidin-2-yl]methanamine (9). Addition of lithium derivatives to the cyano group of 1 resulted in the formation of an intermediate imino bicyclic system (11a-c) which could be diastereoselectively reduced to substituted diamino alcohols 13a-c. The addition of an excess of PhLi to 1 in the presence of LiBr furnished disubstituted amine 19, the precursor of diphenyl[(2S)-piperidin-2-yl]methanamine (22).     

Electrolytic partial fluorination of organic compounds. 83. Anodic fluorination of N-substituted pyrroles and its synthetic applications to gem-difluorinated heterocyclic compounds

Anodic fluorination of N-substituted pyrroles was carried out in MeCN containing supporting fluoride salts such as Et3N-nHF (n = 2-5) and Et4NF-4HF with use of platinum electrodes under constant current conditions. Anodic fluorination of N-methyl- and N-p-tosylpyrroles having an electron-withdrawing cyano group proceeded smoothly to provide the corresponding fluorinated products in moderate to excellent yields, while anodic fluorination of N-methylpyrrole devoid of an electron-withdrawing cyano group did not take place and a polymeric product was formed at the anode surface. In sharp contrast to the cases of N-methylpyrroles, even N-p-tosylpyrrole devoid of an electron-withdrawing cyano group underwent anodic fluorination efficiently. Diels-Alder reaction of 5,5-difluoro-1-methyl-3-pyrrolin-2-one (2e) derived from anodic fluorination of 2-cyano-1-methylpyrrole (2a) with various dienes was carried out to provide the cycloaddition products in excellent yields. Furthermore, Michael reaction of 2e with various nucleophiles was also successfully carried out to provide the Michael addition products in good to excellent yields.     

Synthesis of [1, 2-13C2]-S-Lysine Hydrochloride

Cobalt catalyzed hydroformylation-amidocarbonylation of 3-cyanopropene by carbon-13 monoxide and acetamide produced a [1,2-¹³C₂]-labelled mixture of 5-cyano-2-acetamidopentanoic acid and 4-cyano-3-methyl-2-acetamidobutanoic acid (n to b ratio of 7 to 3. 55% yield). Acylase I resolution of this mixture gave the free S-amino acids which could be separated by crystallization. Catalytic reduction of the cyano group of the straight chain acid furnished [1,2-¹³C₂] -S-lysine. HCl.     

Chemical transformations of trisubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines and their 1-ribosides

A number of 3,4,6-trisubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines and their 1-ribosides were synthesized from 3-cyano-4,6-dimethylmercaptopyrazolo [3,4-d]pyrimidine. The cyano group was converted to thiocarbamoyl, imido ester, carboxamidoximno, carboxamidrazono, carboxy, and amidino groups. The 4-methylmercapto group was replaced by mercapto, methoxy, amino, and hydrazino groups. The reactivities of methylmercapto and 3-cyano groups in substituted pyrazolo [3,4-d] pyrimidines and the corresponding nucleosides with respect to nucleophilic agents were compared. The introduction of a ribose residue in the 1 position facilitates nucleophilic addition to the 3-cyano group and replacement of the 4-methylmercapto group. High resistance of the 6-methylmercapto group to the action of nucleophilic agents and higher reactivity of the cyano groups as compared with methylmercapto groups were observed. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 243–250, February, 1980.     

Synthese neuer mono- und dihalogenierter Salicylsäurederivate

Syntheses of 3- and 4-monohalogenated (2a, b; 3a–c; 4a–e) and 3,4-dihalogenated (4f–l) ethyl 5-cyano-salicylates are described. Nitration of the ethyl 5-cyano-4-halo-salicylates3a, b leads to the ethyl 5-cyano-4-halo-3-nitro-salicylates5a, b. Hydrolysis of the ester and cyano group as well as reactions of various chloroformates, N,N-dimethylcarbamyl chloride and acetic anhydride with the hydroxyl group have been studied.

     

Wavenumber shift of more than 20 cm−1 on CO vibration spectrum caused by conformational difference on polymorph in 2-cyano-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid

X-ray analysis of two polymorphs of 2-cyano-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid ethyl-ester revealed the difference of cis—trans conformation of cyano group to carbonyl group through the fixed single bond. This difference affected the carbonyl group to the extent of 20 cm⁻¹ shift in vibration and Raman spectrum.     

Synthesis of ethoxycarbonyl-1,4- and -1,2-dihydropyridinecarboxylic acid amides

3-Carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine were obtained by cyclocondensation of 2-benzylideneacetoacetic ester with -aminocrotonic acid amide or anilides. In the alkylation of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid anilides the amido group is initially alkylated, after which the ring NH group is alkylated, while the thiocarbamoyl group is converted to a cyano group. Reduction of the pyridinium salts gave 3- and 5-carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-1,2,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-5- and -3-carboxylic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1665–1673, December, 1991.     

Synthesis of the new ring system,Pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]diazepine. A novel route for the synthesis of azolo[1,3]diazepines

A reduction of the nitrile group of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-methylpyrazole ( 3 ) has provided the very versatile compound 5-amino-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxaldehyde ( 4 ). The amino group of 4 was protected using di-methylformamide dimethylacetal and the aldehyde group was then reacted with trimethylsilyl cyanide to afford the moisture sensitive compound 5-[[(dimethylamino)methylene]amino]-4-[cyano(trimethylsiloxy)-methyl]-1-methylpyrazole ( 10 ). The cyano group of the cyanohydrin 10 was reduced using a cobalt boride catalyst to afford an intermediate aminomethyl group which was involved in an in situ annulation. This reaction provided 1-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]diazepin-4-ol, a derivative of the new ring system, pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]diazepine.     

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.     

Reactions of 4-cyano- and 4-methylimidazoles with isocyanates

4-Cyano- and 4-methylimidazoles reacted with methyl and aryl isocyanates to give exclusively 1-(substituted carbamoyl)-4-cyano- and 4-methylimidazoles, respectively. Refluxing of 1-carbamoyl-4-methylimidazoles in nitrobenzene yielded 2-carbamoyl-4-methylimidazoles through a known migration, whereas the 4-cyano analogues could not be caused to migrate. On the other hand, the treatment of 4-cyano-1-(methylcarbamoyl)imidazole with methyl isocyanate under the basic conditions resulted in the formation of 2-methyl-1-(methylcarbamoylimino)-2, 3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1, 5-c]imidazol-3-one which must be formed via the migration of the carbamoyl group to another nitrogen followed by the intramolecular cyclization of the newly introduced carbamoyl group with its viccyano group.