Tetronic acids and derivatives. Part V. Synthesis of 5-hydroxy-1H-pyrazoles via 4-hydrazino-5H-furan-2-ones. Reaction of hydrazines on tetronic acids

The conversion of tetronic acids 1 to 3(1-hydroxy alkyl)-5-hydroxy-1H-pyrazole derivatives 3, 5, 7 and 12 is described. The formation is shown to proceed via base-catalyzed rearrangement of the intermediate 4-hydrazino-5H-furan-2-one derivatives.     

Potential antitumor agents. IV. Pyrrole analogues of oncodazole

The synthesis of alkyl [5-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylcarbonyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamates and alkyl [5-(1H-pyrrol- 1-ylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamates is described. The new pyrrole derivatives are related to oncodazole, a recent synthetic derivative showing antifungal, antitumor and anthelmintic properties.     

The phenomenon of conglomerate crystallization. XX. Spontaneous resolution in coordination compounds. XVIII.

The title compound, [cis-Co(en)₂(NO₂)₂](NO₂) (1), crystallizes in the polar, nonenantiomorphic, monoclinic space group, Cc, with lattice constants:a=9.198(2) Å,b=12.444(2),c=9.963(3), and=96.76(2)°;V=1132.39 ų andd(calc;Z=4) =1.860 g cm^–3. Thus, with NO_2– as the counteranion, [cis-Co(en)₂(NO₂)₂] crystallizes in a heterochiral lattice containing racemic pairs of cations. A total of 2699 data were collected over the range of 4°270°; of these, 1859 (independent and withI3(I)) were used in the structural analysis. Data were corrected for absorption (=15.465 cm^–1) and the relative transmission coefficients ranged from 0.9934 to 0.7112. Refinement was carried out for both lattice polarities and the finalR(F) andR _w (F) residuals were, respectively, 0.0242 and 0.0202 for (–––) and 0.0264 and 0.0243 for (+++). Thus, the former was selected as correct for our specimen.Unlike all previous X-ray diffraction studies of the structural properties of the cation [cis-Co(en)₂(NO₂)₂]⁺, which are found to have a pair of oppositely configured en rings [i.e., () or ()], we find that in1 the cations are in the lowest energy conformation and configuration; i.e., () or (). We attribute this change in configuration to the formation of strong interionic hydrogen bonds between nitrite anion oxygens and the axial—NH₂ hydrogens, which markedly weaken the intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds between ligand—NO₂ oxygens and the hydrogens of those same amine moieties. Thus, the nitrite anions behave exactly as nitrate anions, except that the hydrogen bonds found here are stronger than those formed by the latter. This is as expected since the negative charge is delocalized over two, instead of three, oxygens.     

Oxidation of 3-hydroxykynurenine. A reexamination

The oxidation mixture of 3-hydroxykynurenine ( 1 ), treated with aqueous acetic anhydride and, subsequently, with acidic methanol, yields the 1-hydroxy-3-carbomethoxy-5-methoxy-11-(β-aspartoyl-N-acetyl-methyl ester)pyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine ( 5 ), the 1-hydroxy-11-(β-aspartoyl-N-acetyl-methyl ester)-5.H-pyrido[3,2-a]-phenoxazin-5-one ( 6 ), the 1-methoxy-11-(β-aspartoyl-N-acetyl-methyl ester)-5H-pyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazin-5-one ( 6a ), the l,5-dimethoxy-11-(β-aspartoyl-N-acetyl-methyl ester)pyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine ( 7 ) and the 1-methyl-1(1′-[11-(β-aspartoyl-methyl esterimino)]ethenyl)ketal-1H,5H-pyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazin-5-one ( 8 ). A probable scheme, for the compound formation, is reported.     

Irreversible enzyme inhibitors. LXXXIII. Candidate active-site-directed irreversible inhibitors of dihydrofolic reductase. VIII. Derivatives of 2,4-diaminopyrimidine. II

2,4-Diamino-6-(p-aminophenethyl)pyrimidines with a 5-phenylbutyl (XIX) and 5-(p-chlorophenyl) (VIII) substituent were synthesized by condensation of the corresponding pyrimidine-6-carboxaldehydes (XVI, X) with the Wittig reagent derived from p-nitro-benzyl bromide, followed by catalytic hydrogenation. Selective bromoacetylation of VIII and XIX afforded the candidate active-site-directed irreversible inhibitors of dihydrofolic reductase, namely, 6-(p-bromoacetamidophenethyl)-2,4-diaminopyrimidine with a 5-(p-chlorophenyl)- (IV) and 5-phenylbutyl- (III) substituents. Although III and IV were excellent reversible inhibitors of dihydrofolic reductase, neither showed any inactivation of the enzyme; in contrast, the corresponding 2-amino-6-(p-bromoacetamidophenethyl)-5-phenylbutyl-4-pyrimidinol (II) - which differs from III only in the 4-substituent (NH₂ vs. OH) - was an excellent active-site-directed irreversible inhibitor of dihydrofolic reductase, but II was a poor reversible inhibitor. Thus the conformations of II and III are most probably different when complexed to dihydrofolic reductase.     

Phase-transition studies of 5O.5 and 9O.4

As part of our detailed comparative studies of groups of liquid-crystalline compounds that belong to a homologous series, we present phase-transition studies of the compounds N-(4-n-pentyloxybenzylidene)4′-n-pentylaniline (5O.5) and N-(4-n-nonyloxybenzylidene)4′-n-butylaniline (9O.4) using different experimental techniques. The compound 5O.5 is reported to exhibit a phase sequence N, S_A, S_C, S_B and S_G, while 90.4 shows the sequence S_A, S_F and S_G. The salient features of our work on 5O.5 are (i) a new smectic F phase is found in place of the reported smectic B phase, which is confirmed by both miscibility and X-ray studies; (ii) the formation of smectic-C-like short-range order in the nematic phase well above the S_A-N transition; and (iii) a large tilt-angle variation in the smectic C phase (0–23·5°C) in a small temperature range (4·1°C). The phase changes across the S_A-I transition, and for the first time across S_F-S_A transition, are carried out by volumetric studies. The detailed inferences of these are also presented.     

On triazoles. XXXIII. The reaction of potassium triazolyldithiocarbonates with dihaloalkanes

The reaction of potassium (5-amino-3-Q-1,2,4-triazolyl)dithiocarbonates 2 with 1,ω-dihaloalkanes 7-10 to yield ω-haloalkyldithiocarbonates 11-12 , ω-alkylene-bis(dithiocarbonates) 13-15 and different by-products as the corresponding 7,8-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c][1,3,5]thiadiazepine-5(9H)-thione ( 16 ), 7,8,9,10-tetrahy-dro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c][1,3,5]thiadiazocine-5-thione ( 17 ) and 1,7-dihydro-5H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c][1,3,5]thiadi-azine-5-thione ( 22 ) derivatives all three representing novel ring systems were obtained. Repeating the reactions with dipotassium salts 3 the corresponding iminodithietans 18 , imino-1,3-dithiolanes 19 and imino-1,3-dithianes 20 were obtained. Unexpectively, the imino-1,3-dithiolanes ( 19 ) rearranged to the corresponding thiazolidines 24-27 under rather mild conditions. A possible mechanism is proposed for this rearrangement.     

Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines. XLVI. Photochemistry of nitrones and oxaziridines

The cyclic nitrones 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5a ) and 1,3-dihydro-7-methylthio-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5b ) are photoisomerized to readily isolable oxaziridines, 7-chloro-4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4–5-tetrahydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one ( 6a ) and 4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7-methylthio-2H-1,4-benzo-diazepin-2-one ( 6b ). Oxaziridine 6b upon further irradiation gave ring expansion and ring contraction products, 4,6-dihydro-2-phenyl-9-methylthio-5H-1,3,6-benzoxadiazocin-5-one ( 7b ) and 4-benzoyl-3,4-dihydro-6-methylthioquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8b ) respectively. The ring contraction product, 4-benzoyl-6-chloro-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8a ), was obtained from irradiation of oxaziridine 6a .     

Tetrazole compounds. 8. Synthesis of tetrazolylpyrimidines from tetrazolyl-substituted enamino ketones

Tetrazolyl-substituted enamino ketones 1 react with various amidines 2 to give 5-(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrimidines 3 . In the case of the chloroacetyl enamine 4 4-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)-substituted tetra-zolylpyrimidines 5 were obtained. Subsequent hydrolysis of the 4-trifluoromethyl derivatives 3b, 3d and 3g afforded the corresponding 5-(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acids 6 .     

Deoxy-nitrosugars. 16th Communication. Synthesis of N-acetyl-4-deoxyneuraminic acid

The synthesis of 5-acetamido-4-deoxyneuraminic acid ( 1 ) is described. Acetylation of a mixture of the epimeric triols 4 and 5 gave the tetraacetates 7 and 8 (Scheme 1). Ozonolysis of a mixture of these acetates followed by base-promoted β-elimination led to the (E) -configurated α,β-unsaturated keto ester 10 , which was hydrogenated to give the saturated keto ester 11 . Saponification of 11 and hydrolytic removal of the benzylidene group followed by anion-exchange chromatography gave the 5-acetamido-4-deoxyneuraminic acid ( 1 , Scheme 1 and 2). De-O-acetylation (NaOMe/MeOH) of the keto ester 11 gave a mixture of the tert-butyl ester 12 and the methyl ester 13 , which were converted to tert-butyl N-acetyl-4-deoxyneuraminate ( 14 ) and to methyl N-acetyl-4-deoxyneuraminate ( 15 ), respectively. Hydrogenolysis of the benzylidene acetal 11 followed by de-O-acetylation gave the pentahydroxy ester 16 .     

Azole. 45.

The three title compounds, namely (Z)‐1‐(4,5‐di­nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)‐3‐morpholinopropan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone, C₁₆H₁₇N₉O₉, (IV), (Z)‐3‐morpholino‐1‐(4‐morpholino‐5‐nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)propan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone, C₂₀H₂₅N₉O₈, (Va), and (E)‐3‐morpholino‐1‐(4‐morpholino‐5‐nitro­imidazol‐1‐yl)propan‐2‐one 2,4‐di­nitro­phenylhydra­zone tetra­hydro­furan solvate, C₂₀H₂₅N₉O₈·C₄H₈O, (Vb), have been prepared and their structures determined. In (IV), the C‐4 nitro group is nearly perpendicular to the imidazole ring and the C‐4—NO₂ bond length is comparable to the value for a normal single Csp²—NO₂ bond. In (IV), (Va) and (Vb), the C‐­5 nitro group deviates insignificantly from the imidazole plane and the C‐5—NO₂ bond length is far shorter in all three compounds than C‐4—NO₂ in (IV). In consequence, the C‐4 nitro group in (IV) is easily replaced by morpholine, while the C‐5 nitro group in (IV), (Va) and (Vb) shows an extraordinary stability on treatment with the amine. The E configuration in (Vb) is stabilized by a three‐centre hydrogen bond.     

Triazoles. III. The alkylation of 3-R′-thio-5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles

The alkylation of 3-R′-thio-5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazoles 1 or their sodium salt with alkyl and aralkyl halides 2 , respectively, to yield all the four possible monoalkylated derivatives 3, 4, 5 and 6 was studied. The comparison of the spectral data of different type isomers 3, 4, 5 and 6 isolated and their Schiff bases 8, 9 and 10, respectively, was unequivocal evidence in support of their structure which was then further supported by independent synthesis and ring closure reactions. According to an hplc study the main product of the alkylation is derivative 3 , the by-product is derivative 4 , while derivatives 5 and 6 are formed only in insignificant amounts.     

2H-N.M.R. studies of flexibility and orientational order in nematic liquid crystals

Abstract

Deuteron magnetic resonance spectroscopy (²H-N.M.R.) has been used to investigate the effect of the nematic environment on the flexibility and orientational order of two perdeuteriated cyanobiphenyl homologues: 4-methyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (1CB-d ₁₁) and 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (5CB-d ₁₉). The systems studied were low concentrations of 1CB-d ₁₁ and 5CB-d ₁₉ dissolved in the nematic phases of 5CB, N-(-4-ethoxybenzylidene)-4′-n-butylaniline (EBBA), Merck ZLI-1132 (1132) and a 55wt% mixture of 1132: EBBA. The spectra are dramatically different in these environments. Previous studies on small solutes have suggested that in the 55wt% 1132: EBBA mixture (at 301.4 K) the dominant orienting mechanism depends on the size and shape of the molecule which suggests that it is a short range repulsive interaction. This interaction has been modelled by treating the liquid crystal as an elastic continuum and the solute as a collection of van der Waals spheres which stretch the liquid crystal in the two dimensions perpendicular to the director. The distortion of the liquid crystal depends on the dimensions of the solute, and the elastic energy is described in terms of a Hooke's law force constant, k. The model is extended to include flexible liquid crystal molecules and quadrupolar couplings are calculated for each conformation of the 5CB chain. Statistical averaging over all conformations gives an excellent fit to the experimental spectrum. The results for 1CB and 5CB show that in the other nematic phases contributions from additional mechanisms must be included. Previous studies of ²H₂ and other solutes indicate that the additional mechanism is the interaction between the solute molecular quadrupole moment and the mean electric field gradient of the liquid crystal.     

Condensed Isoquinolines. 10. Borohydride Reduction in the 5H-Isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-one Series

Borohydride reduction in a series of 7-benzyl- and newly synthesized 7-arylmethylene-7,12-dihydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-ones leads stereoselectively to erythro-7-benzyl-6,6a,7,12-tetrahydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-ones. 7,7-Disubstituted 7,12-dihydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-ones are inert to the action of sodium borohydride, but spiro[5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-7(12H),2'-indane]-5-one is reduced under rigid conditions to 6,6a-dihydrospiro[5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-7(12H),2'-indan]-5-one. 7-Acetyl- and 7-benzoyl-6,11-dihydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-ones are converted in an aqueous alcoholic solution of sodium borohydride to the previously described 6,6a,7,12-tetrahydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-one. The structure and special features of the conformational behavior of the reduction products obtained were demonstrated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.!     

Thermolysis of Carbamoyl Azides. II. A. Novel Reduction of Azides with Elemental Copper

Copper(0) does not catalyze the decomposition of dialkylcarbamoyl azides 5a–e but instead it is oxidized to copper(II) while the azides 5 are reduced by uptaking one electron per molecule and eliminating nitrogen. A probable explanation for the formation of the resulting copper(II) diisocyanate diamine complexes 8a, b (see Scheme 2) as well as the other reaction products is given. A mechanism involving a carbamoyl nitrene as well as a Curtius rearrangement can be excluded.     

Struktur und Mechanismus bei Fragmentierungsreaktionen 1. Teil. Die stereoisomeren 10-Chlor-decahydro-isochinoline. Fragmentierungsreaktionen, 23. Mitteilung

cis-10-Chloro-N-methyl-decahydro-isoquinoline ( 5 ) and its trans-isomer 6 undergo heterolytic fragmentation in 80% ethanol by different mechanisms. As predictable on stereo-chemical grounds the cis-isomer 5 reacts by the accelerated synchronous mechanism, the trans-isomer 6 , however, by the two-step carbonium ion mechanism. Synchronous fragmentation therefore dominates over the two-step process even when the latter would lead to a relatively stable tertiary carbonium ion. In both cases the more highly substituted and thermochemically more stable olefinic fragment 8 is formed.     

Carbocyclische Verbindungen aus Monosacchariden. I. Umsetzungen in der glucosereihe

Carbocyclic Compounds from Monosaccharides. 1. Transformations in the Glucose Series A method for the preparation of pentasubstituted cyclopentanes from monosaccharides is presented, involving two crucial steps, viz. the reductive fragmentation of 5-bromo-5-deoxyglucosides (such as 10, 17 and 23 , see Scheme 3) with Zn or butyl lithium yielding 5,6-dideoxy-hex-5-enoses (such as 11 and 24 , see Schemes 3 and 4), and the subsequent cyclization of these hexenoses with N-methyl- or N-(alkoxyalkyl)hydroxylamines (via the corresponding nitrones) to form cyclopentano-isoxazolidines (see Scheme 2). Thus, the glucosides 17 and 23 were converted diastereoselectively and in good yields into the cyclopentano-isoxazolidines 27 and 45 (Schemes 5 and 7), which were characterized by their transformation into various derivatives. 27 and 45 were correlated through the common derivative 62 . The configuration of the cyclization products were established by pyrolysis of the N-oxide 65 to the enol ether 67 (Scheme 10).     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 2. Synthesis of 5-trifluoromethylpyrazoles

1-Methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazoles 2, 3 and 4,5-dihydro-1-phenyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol 4 were prepared by reaction of 4-alkoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-alken-2-ones 1 and hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and phenylhydrazine, respectively, in good yields. Compound 1 proved to be a versatile building block for the regiospecific construction of pyrazole rings having an 5-trifluoromethyl substituent.     

Studies on imidazole derivatives and related compounds. 4. Synthesis of O-glycosides of 4-carbamoylimidazolium-5-olate

Ribosylation of trimethylsilyl derivative of 1-(4-nitrobenzyl)-5-carbamoylimidazolium-4-olate ( 5 ) with 1,2,3,5-tetra-O-acetyl-β- D -ribofuranose in the presence of stannic chloride and trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate afforded no 5-O-glycosides but N-1 ribosylated compound ( 6 ). However, 5-O-riboside ( 7a ) and its orthoamide derivative ( 8 ) were given by glycosylation of tri-n-butylstannyl derivative of 5 with 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-β- D -ribofuranosyl chloride in the presence of silver trifluoromethanesulfonate. This procedure was successfully applied to other sugars and 5-O-glucuronide ( 11 ), a possible metabolite of 1 in vivo, was obtained as one of the 5-O-glycoside derivatives.     

Tetrazole compounds. 10. Novel tetrazolylindoles by fischer indolization of substituted tetrazolylacetaldehyde phenylhydrazones

The acid-catalyzed reaction of substituted phenylhydrazines 1 with 1-aryl-5-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-1H-tetrazoles 2 afforded (1-aryl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)acetaldehyde phenylhydrazones 3 which on heating in acetic acid/perchloric acid underwent a Fischer indolization to give substituted 3-(1-aryl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-indoles 4a-k. Indoles of this type are also formed on subjecting 1 and 2 directly to indolization conditions; thus, starting from phenylhydrazine the tetrazolylindoles 41-s were obtained by a one-pot procedure. Indolization of corresponding N_α-methylphenylhydrazones 5 resulted in 1-methyl-3-(1-aryl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)indoles 6 .