Condensation of 1-Substituted 1,2,3,9a-Tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one Derivatives with Aromatic Aldehydes

Condensation of 1-alkyl-, 1-allyl-, and 1-benzyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones with benzaldehydes in acetic acid and subsequent treatment of the reaction mixture with potassium hydroxide afforded 1-substituted 9a-(2-phenylethenyl)-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one derivatives. 1-Methyl- and 1-ethyl-9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones were synthesized by alkylation of 9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one with methyl- and ethyl iodides in DMF in the presence of a strong base.     

Synthesis of 3,9,9,9a-tetramethyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]-indol-2-ones by reaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole with 2-bromopropionamides

Alkylation of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole with 2-bromopropionamide and the subsequent treatment of the formed 1-(1-carbamoylethyl)-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium bromide with a base afforded 3,9,9,9a-tetramethyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one. Condensation of the 1-(1-carbamoylethyl)-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium salt with 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde gave a mixture of diastereomeric 1-(1-carbamoylethyl)spiro[2H-indole-2,3-[3H]naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans].Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No 11, pp. 1690–1694, November, 2004.     

Condensation of 1-carbamoylmethyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium chloride with aromatic aldehydes

The reaction of 1-carbamoylmethyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolium chloride with various aromatic aldehydes in acetic acid and the subsequent workup of the intermediate styrylic derivatives with strong bases yielded 9a-(2-arylethenyl)-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one derivatives. Condensation of the mentioned salt with salicylaldehyde in acidic or basic medium afforded the derivative of l-carbamoylmethylspiro[benzopyran-2,2-indole]. Alkylation of the latter compound with benzyl chloride in the presence of potassium hydroxide gave 9a-[2-(2-benzyloxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one.Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-3028 Kaunas, Lithuania Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 761–769, June, 2000.     

Synthesis and ring transformations of 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-ones

Heating 1-carbamoylmethyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolinium chloride in the presence of hydrazine bishydrate produces regioselectively the five-membered heterocycle 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9,9,9a-trimethylimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one. The assignment of the structure is based on extensive ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopic studies. No ring-chain tautomerism of the 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one was observed to open-chain hydrazides or the corresponding six-membered 1,2,10,10a-tetrahydro[1,2,4]triazino[4,3-a]indol-3(4H)-one. Further transformations of 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one were performed by treatment with aromatic aldehydes, acid chlorides and isocyanates giving access to 40 novel hydrazones, N,N′-diacylhydrazines, N-acyl-N′-carbamoylhydrazines and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.     

Synthesis of 5-Phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

Syntheses are reported for a series of 2-alkylamino-6-phenyl-4-trifluoromethylpyridines. The reaction of 3-cyano-2-(hydroxyalkylamino)-6-phenyl-4-trifluoromethylpyridines with thionyl chloride gave the corresponding 2-(chloroalkylamino)pyridines, 8-cyano-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, and 9-cyano-6-phenyl-8-trifluoromethyl-2,3,4-trihydropyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidines. X-ray diffraction structural analysis was used to study 8-cyano-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.     

Synthesis and Properties of 6-Amino-7-hetaryl-5-R-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles

We have established that when 5-chloro-6-[cyano(2,3-dihydro-1-R-benzo[d]azol-2-yl)methyl]-2,3-pyrazinedicarbonitriles are reacted with nucleophilic reagents (aliphatic and aromatic amines, hydrogen sulfide), annelation of the five-membered ring occurs on the [b] face of the pyrazine with formation of 6-amino-7-hetaryl-5-R-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles and 6-amino-7-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile respectively. Further heating with excess of acylating reagent leads to formation of a novel heterocyclic system 1H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2',3':4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyrimidine. Reaction of vicinal dinitriles with hydrazine hydrate leads to the novel system 1H-pyrrolo[2',3':5,6]pyrazino[2,3-d]pyridazine.     

Synthesis of 2-Aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones and 7-Aryl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b]-1,3-thiazin-5-ones

The reaction of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, 5-ethoxy-2-mercaptobenzimidazole, and 2-mercaptoimidazoline with cinnamoyl chloride, its derivatives, and heteroanalogs was studied. Convenient methods were found for the synthesis of 2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones and 7-aryl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b]-1,3-thiazin-5-ones.     

Synthesis and transformations of 3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines

Reactions of 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran with 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridines afford a number of substituted 3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines. The possibility of the reaction and the yield of the product are determined by the character of a substituent in position 2 of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine. The Curtius rearrangement of 2-acylazido-3(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines yields 4,5-dihydropyrido[3",2":4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-4-ones. The molecular and crystal structures of ethyl 4-methoxymethyl-6-methyl-3-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis of tricyclic isoindoles and thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines

The thermolysis of (3R,9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindole-3-carboxylic acids in Ac₂O led to novel 3-methylene-2,5-dioxo-3H,9bH-oxazolo[2,3-a]isoindoles and chiral (9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindoles were obtained on FVP. Starting from l-cysteine methyl ester (3R,10bR)-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-10bH-[1.3]thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines were obtained as single stereoisomers. The thermolysis of (3R,10bR)-5-oxo-2,3-dihydro-10bH-[1.3]thiazolo[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazine-3-carboxylic acid in Ac₂O gave 5-acetyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrothiazole. The structures of methyl (3R,9bS)-5-oxo-2,3,5,9b-tetrahydrothiazolo[2,3-a]isoindole-3-carboxylate 1a and methyl (2R,4R)-N-chlorocarbonyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)thiazolidine-4-carboxylate 9 were determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Heterocyclization of Functionalized Heterocumulenes with C,N- and C,O-Binucleophiles. 1. Cyclocondensation of 1-Chloroalkylheterocumulenes and N-(1-Chloroalkylidene)urethanes with 2-Cyanomethylpyridine

The interaction of 1-chloroalkyl isocyanates, 1-chloroalkylcarbodiimides, 1,1-dichloroalkyl isocyanates, and N-(1-chloroethylidene)-O-methylurethanes with 2-cyanomethylpyridine has been investigated. An effect of organic base has been detected on the regioselectivity of the cyclocondensation of 1-chloroalkyl isocyanates, which leads to 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-1-one or the isomeric 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-3-one. Irrespective of the cyclization conditions 1-chloroalkylcarbodiimides react with the formation of 1-imino-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidines. One type of product, a 1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidin-1-one, was also isolated from 1,1-dichloroalkyl isocyanates and N-(1-chloroalkylidene)urethanes.     

Synthesis of 1-substituted 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones

1-R-9,9,9a-Trimethyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones and the corresponding 2-methylene-2,3-dihydroindoles were obtained by the reaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole with a number of N-substituted chloroacetic acid amides and subsequent reaction of the resulting quaternary salts with bases. The kinetics of intramolecular cyclization of 1-(N-alkylcarbamoylethyl)-2-methylene-2,3-dihydroindoles under the influence of acetic acid were studied. Under the influence of strong protic acids 1-R-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones undergo decyclization and are converted to 3H-indolium salts.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1485–1489, November, 1986.     

Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines from 1,3-Diketones

A series of 2-hydroxy-, 2-chloro-, and 2-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-6-aryl-4-polyfluoroalkyl-3-cyanopyridines has been synthesized. The latter react with phosphorus oxychloride to give fluorine containing 2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.     

1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Ethyl Propiolate to 4,4-Dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-dithiolo-[5,4-c]quinoline-1-thiones

The interaction of ethyl propiolate with 4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-2,3-dithiolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1-thiones leads to 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidenes, 1,6,6a(l4)-trithiapentalene, or thiino[2,3-c]quinolines depending on the conditions.     

Reactions of 4-methylidenedioxolan-2-ones with 2-methyltryptamines. Synthesis of core analogs of aurantioclavine

4-Hydroxy-4,5,5-trimethyl-3-[2-(2-methyl-7-R-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones (R = H or Alk), which were synthesized from 4-methylidene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one and substituted 2-methyltryptamines, undergo intramolecular amidoalkylation when treated with polyphosphoric acid. First representatives of a new heterocyclic system, viz., oxazolo[3",4":1,2]azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole, which are core analogs of aurantioclavine, were prepared.     

Synthesis and study of new 2-aryl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1a-dihydroazireno[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives

New derivatives of photochromic 2-aryl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1a-dihydroazireno[1,2-a]quinoxalines were synthesized by condensation of 4-methyl-and 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine with 1,3-diaryl-2,3-dibromopropan-1-ones. The reactions of 4-methyl-1,2-phenylenediamine produce mixtures of regioisomers. The chemical properties of the reaction products were studied. The structure of one of the latter was established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 350–356, February, 2006.     

Synthesis and Properties of Derivatives of the new Heterocyclic System Benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3',2';4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrimidine

Derivatives of a new heterocyclic system - benz[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3',2';4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyrimidine have been obtained by successive reactions in three stages - alkylation of 3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thiones with 2-chloromethylbenzylimidazole to give 2-benzimidazolylmethylthio-3-cyanopyridines, closing the thiophene ring in the latter to form 3-amino-2-(benzimidazolyl-2)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines, and cyclization of the pyrimidine ring by acylation with carboxylic acid anhydrides or chlorides.     

Condensed Imidazo-1,2,4-azines. 31. Synthesis and Chemical Transformations of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazoles

By reaction of 1,2-diaminobenzimidazole with 1,3-diketones, acetoacetic ester and its derivatives, we have synthesized substituted 1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole and 5H-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazol-4-one. By reaction of 5H-2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazol-4-one with aromatic aldehydes or phenyldiazonium chloride, we have obtained 3-arylidene(phenylazo) derivatives of this compound, and by reaction with P₂S₅ we have obtained 5H-2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole-4-thione. We have shown that when reacted with ammonia, primary or secondary amines, the latter forms 4-amino-substituted 2-methyl-1,2,4-triazepino[2,3-a]benzimidazole.     

Synthesis and structure of some thienopyrimidine derivatives

A series of substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines was synthesized starting from ethyl-2-amino-4-isopropylthiophene-3-carboxlate. Reaction of 2-hydrazino-5-isopropyl-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one and its 3-methyl analogue with different reagents afforded thieno[2,3-d]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines and thieno[3,2-e]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines, beside open chain derivatives. Correspondence: Atef A. Hamed, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El Koam, Egypt.     

Properties of 8-Cyano-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

The alkylation, acylation, halogenation, nitration, oxidation, and hydrolysis reactions of 8-cyano-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine have been studied. It was found that the 6-halo derivatives add alcohol to give covalent solvates. X-ray analysis has been carried out on one of the solvates (6-chloro-8-cyano-7-ethoxy-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3,7-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine) as well as on 8-cyano-5-phenyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine trifluoroacetate.     

Cyclizations of N-(1-Chloro-2,2,2-trihaloethylidene)-O-methylurethanes with 5-Amino-3-methylisoxazole and 3-Amino-5-methylisoxazole

N-(1-Chloro-2,2,2-trihaloethylidene)-O-methylurethanes undergo cyclization with 5-amino-3-methylisoxazole and 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole to give respectively 6-trihalomethylisoxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones and 2-trihalomethyl-4H-isoxazolo[2,3-a]-1,3,5-triazin-4-ones.