Syntheses of 4-(benzo[b]furan-2 or 3-yl)- and 4-(benzo[b]-thiophen-3-yl)piperidines with 5-HT2 antagonist activity

The syntheses of 4-(benzo[b]furan-3-yl)piperidines, 4-(benzo[b]furan-2-yl)piperidines and 4-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)piperidines with 5-HT₂ antagonist activity are described. Reaction of 1-acetyl-4-(2,4-difluorobenzo-yl)piperidine 2 with methyl glycolate gave methyl 6-fluoro-3-(1-acetylpiperidin-4-yl)benzo[b]furan-2-carboxylate 3 , which was converted to 2-[2-[4-(benzo[b]furan-3-yi)piperidin-1-yl]ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridin-3(2H)-one hydrochloride 9 . Analogous benzo[b]furans 17a-d and benzo[b]thiophenes 10a,b and 18a were prepared by a similar method. Cyclization of 4-fluoro-2-(4-pyridinylmethoxy)acetophenones 20a,b afforded 4-(benzo[b]furan-2-yl)pyridines 21a,b , which were converted to 2-[2-[4-(benzo[b]furan-2-yl)-piperidin-1-yl]ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyridin-3(2H)-one hydrochlorides 24a,b. Among them, benzo[b]furans 9 and 17a,d and benzo[b]thiophenes 10 and 18a showed potent 5-HT₂ antagonist activity in vitro.     

Synthesis and Transformations of 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-(N-R-thioureido)thiophenes

3-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-(N-R-thioureido)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenes were obtained by the reaction of 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene with isothiocyanates and of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-isothiocyanato-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene with primary and secondary amines. The cyclization paths of the products leading to derivatives of thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and thieno[2,3-d]-1,3-thiazine were studied. The corresponding S-substituted derivatives were obtained by the alkylation of 3-R-2-thioxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydrobenzo[b]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones.     

Degradative ring opening of pyrido and pyrazino 3-benzenesulfonyloxyuracils and their conversion to condensed pyrazolones and triazolones

Ring opening, followed by an immediate Lossen rearrangement, of 3-benzenesulfonyloxypyrido[3,2-d, 3,4-d and 4,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)diones with sodium methoxide in methanol furnished good yields of the methyl esters of 3-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)hydrazino]-2-, 3-[2-(methoxycarbonylhydrazino]-4- and 4-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)hydrazino]-3-pyridinecarboxylic acids, respectively. These hydrazino esters were cyclized to the corresponding pyridopyrazolones. However, the reaction of 3-benzenesulfonyloxypyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)dione with sodium methoxide produced 8-methoxycarbonyl-s-triazolo[4,5-a]pyridin-3(2H)one. In similar fashion, sodium methoxide converted 3-benzenesulfonyloxylumazine to 8-methoxycarbonyl-s-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-3(2H)one.     

New organic nitrates. II. Synthesis of 2H-pyrido[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones, 2H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones and 2H-thieno[3,4-e]-1,3-oxazin-2,4(3H)-diones

The preparation and the physico-chemical characterization of 2H-pyrido[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones, 2H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones and 2H-thieno[3,4-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones are reported.     

Fluorination Reactions at a Platinum Carbene Complex: Reaction Routes to SF3, S(=O)F and Fluorido Complexes

The electron-rich Pt complex [Pt(IMes)₂] (IMes: [1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolinylidine]) can be used as precursor for the syntheses of a variety of fluorido ligand containing compounds. The sulfur fluoride SF₄ undergoes a rapid oxidative addition at Pt⁰ to yield trans-[Pt(F)(SF₃)(IMes)₂]. A photolytic reaction of SF₆ at [Pt(IMes)₂] in the presence of IMes gave the fluorido complexes trans-[Pt(F)₂(IMes)₂] and trans-[Pt(F)(SF₃)(IMes)₂] along with trans-[Pt(F)(SOF)(IMes)₂] and trans-[Pt(F)(IMes’)(IMes)] (IMes’: cyclometalated IMes ligand), the latter being products produced by reaction with adventitious water. trans-[Pt(F)(SOF)(IMes)₂] and trans-[Pt(F)₂(IMes)₂] were synthesized independently by treatment of [Pt(IMes)₂] with SOF₂ or XeF₂. A reaction of [Pt(IMes)₂] with a HF source gave trans-[Pt(H)(F)(IMes)₂], and an intermediate bifluorido complex trans-[Pt(H)(FHF)(IMes)₂] was identified. Compound trans-[Pt(H)(F)(IMes)₂] converts in the presence of CsF into trans-[Pt(F)(IMes’)(IMes)].     

Synthesis of 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyridine derivatives

2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one (I) was prepared by a three-step synthesis. Its reaction with phosphorus sulfide rendered thione II which was methylated to 2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-methylsulfanylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine (III). 5-Methyl-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one (IV) was obtained by the reaction of I with methyl iodide in PTC conditions. The chlorine atom in derivate V was replaced with heterocyclic secondary amines via nucleophilic substitution and 4-substituted furopyridines VIa and VIb were thus prepared. 2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-carboxylic acid (VII) was obtained by hydrolysis of the corresponding carbonitrile Va.     

Studies on ketene and its derivatives. Part 119. Reactions of haloketenes with 2-arylideneaminopyridines

Reactions of haloketenes with 2-arylideneaminopyridines were examined. Reaction of dichloroketene with 2-benzylideneaminopyridines gave 2,2-dichloro-3-phenyl-3-(2-pyridylamino)propanoic acids and 3-chloro-2-phenylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(4H)-ones. Similar reaction of dichloroketene with 2-(2-furfurylideneamino)-pyridines gave 3-chloro-2-(2-furyl)pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-(4H)-ones. Chloroketene and chlorophenylketene also reacted with 2-arylideneaminopyridines to give pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(4H)-ones. Ring transformations of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-(4H)-ones were carried out to give 1,8-naphthyridin-4(1H)-ones and imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridines.     

Synthesis of certain pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-one nucleosides

Synthesis of the pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-one congeners of guanosine, adenosine and inosine is described. Glycosylation of 3-methoxy-6-methylthio-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-one ( 13 ) with 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-D-ribofuranose ( 16 ) in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate gave 3-methoxy-6-methylthio-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-one ( 17 ) which, after successive treatments with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid and methanolic ammonia, afforded 6-amino-3-methoxy-1-β-D-ribofuranosylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)one ( 18 ). The guanosine analog, 6-amino-1-β-D-ribofuranosylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3,4(2H,5H)-dione ( 21 ), was made by sodium iodide-chlorotrimethylsilane treatment of 6-amino-3-methoxy-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)one ( 19 ), followed by sugar deprotection. Treatment of the adenine analog, 4-amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3(2H)-one ( 11 ), according to the high temperature glycosylation procedure yielded a mixture of N-1 and N-2 ribosyl-attached isomers. Deprotection of the individual isomers afforded 4-amino-3-hydroxy-1-βribofuranosylpyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidine ( 26 ) and 4-amino-2-β-D-ribofuranosylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3(7H)-one ( 27 ). The structures of 26 and 27 were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The inosine analog, 1-β-D-ribofuranosylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3,4(2H,5H)-dione ( 28 ), was synthesized enzymatically by direct ribosylation of 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3,4(2H,5H)-dione ( 8 ) with ribose-1-phosphate in the presence of purine nucleoside phosphorylase, and also by deamination of 26 with adenosine deaminase.     

On the condensation of 2,2-difluoro-4-methyl-benzo[d]-1,3,2-dioxaborines with cyano acetic acid derivatives. Formation and transformation of 3-cyano-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-ones and their 2-imine precursors

Summary By condensation of 2,2-difluoro-4-methyl-benzo[d]-1,3,2-2H-dioxaborines (12) with cyano acetic acid derivatives in presence of weak bases, 3-cyano-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-ones (13) or their 3-cyano-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-imine precursors (14) are available in satisfactory yields.

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Zur Kondensation von 2,2-Difluor-4-methyl-benzo[d]-1,3,2-2H-dioxaborinen mit Cyanessigsäure- Derivaten. Bildung und Umwandlung von 3-Cyano-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-onen und ihrer 2-Imino-Vorstufen

Zusammenfassung Durch Kondensation von 2,2-Difluor-4-methyl-benzo[d]-1,3,2-2H-dioxaborinen (12) mit Cyanessigsäure-Derivaten in Gegenwart von Hilfsbasen entstehen in befriedigenden Ausbeuten 3-Cyan-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-one (13) oder ihre 3-Cyan-4-methyl-benzo[b]pyran-2-imino-Vorstufen (14).

     

Beiträge zur Chemie schwefelhaltiger Heterocyclen, 5. Mitt.: Weitere Reaktionen in der Reihe der 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine

Zusammenfassung 2,4-Dioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin (2) wurde1. durch Umsetzung von 2-Amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäureamid mit Phosgen, 2. durch Ringschlußreaktionen von 2-(N-Carbäthoxy-amino)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäureamid sowie 3. durch thermische Cyclisierung von 2-(N-Phenylureido)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäureamid gewonnen. Das entsprechende 3-Phenylderivat wurde durch Ringschlußreaktionen des Äthylesters oder des Amides der 2-(N-Phenylureido)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäure erhalten.Umsetzung von 2-Amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäureamid mit Chlorkohlensäureester gab je nach den Reaktionsbedingungen entweder 2-(N-Carbäthoxy-amino)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophen-3-carbonsäureamid oder 2-Äthoxy-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin.

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Contributions to the chemistry of sulfur containing heterocycles, V: Further reactions of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-[1]benzothieno-[2,3-d]pyrimidines

2,4-Dioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine was prepared in 3 different ways: by reaction of 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide with phosgene, by cyclization of 2-(N-carbethoxy-amino)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide, or by thermal cyclization of ethyl 2-(N-phenylureido)-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylate. The corresponding 3-phenyl derivative was prepared by ring closure reactions of ethyl 2-(N-phenylureido)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylate or-3-carboxamide. Reaction of 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide with ethyl chloroformate yielded either 2-(N-carbethoxy-amino)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide or 2-ethoxy-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-[1]benzothieno-[2,3-d]pyrimidine depending on reaction conditions.

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Synthesis and nmr spectra of the six isomeric thieno[c]-fused 1,7- and 1,8-naphthyridines

Through the use of Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling between 2- and 4-formyl-3-thiopheneboronic acid and 4-iodo-3-aminopyridine ( 1 ) and 3-bromo-2-aminopyridine, convenient one-pot procedures for the preparation of thieno[2,3-c]-1,7-naphthyridine ( 2 ), thieno[3,4-c]-1,7-naphthyridine ( 3 ), thieno[2,3-c]-1,8-naphthyridine ( 6 ) and thieno[3,4-c]-1,8-naphthyridine ( 7 ) have been developed. Thieno[3,2-c]-1,7-naphthyridine ( 4 ) and thieno[3,2-c]-1,8-naphthyridine ( 8 ) were obtained through the coupling of 2-tri-n-butylstannyl-3-thiophenaldehyde with 2,2-dimethyl-N-(4-iodo-3-pyridinyl)propanamide and 3-bromo-2-acetamidopyridine ( 1 ). The yield of 8 was further increased when copper(II) oxide was used as the co-reagent. The ¹³C nmr spectra of the six isomeric thieno[c]-fused 1,7- and 1,6-naphthyridines are discussed.     

The synthesis of the monomethyl isomers of benzo[b]naphth[2,1-d]thiophene

All isomers of the monomethylbenzo[b]naphth[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized using photocyclization of 3-styrylbenzo[b]thiophenes. The 1-, 3-, 4-, and 5-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized by irradiation of the corresponding methylated 3-styrylbenzo[b]thiophenes which were prepared by the Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of diethyl benzo[b]thenylphosphonate with o-, m-, p-tolualdehyde and acetophenone. The 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophenes were synthesized by decarboxylation of 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-methylbenzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene-6-carboxylic acid with copper in quinoline. These carboxylic acids were prepared by photocyclization of the corresponding 2-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)-3-phenylpropenoic acids which were prepared by the condensation of the methylated benzo[b]thiophene-3-ylacetic acids with benzaldehyde in the presence of triethylamine in acetic anhydride.     

2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles. II. Reversible transformation of 1-alkyl-2-(4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)cyclohexanol into 1-alkylidene-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles

Treatment of 2-(4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)-1-methylcyclohexanol ( 2a ) with acetic anhydride or methyl isocyanate gave 2-acetyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1-(6-oxoheptylidene)-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole ( 3 ) or 1,3,4,9-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-(6-oxoheptylidene)-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-2-carboxamide ( 4 ), respectively. Simpler analogues, 1-alkyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles, 7 , subjected to identical reaction conditions, gave 2-acetyl-1-alkylidene-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles 8 and 1,3,4,9-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-alkyli-dene-2H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-2-carboxamides 9 , respectively. A limited lanthanide shift reagent study to determine stereochemical assignments was also performed.     

Neue Derivate der 2-Acylamino-thiophen-(und-benzo[b]thiophen-)-3-carbonsäure sowie des ([1]Benzo-)Thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidin-4(3H)-ons

The title substances1 and2 were prepared by acylation of the corresponding ethyl 2-amino-thiophene- (or:-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene)-3-carboxylates, in some cases followed by reactions introducing a basic substituent.Additionally a group of 2-aroylamino-thiophene-(or:-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzo[b]thiophene)-3-carboxamides was subjected to ring closure reactions, yielding the corresponding 2-aryl-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones and 2-aryl-[1]benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones (both:3).

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SYNTHESIS OF 15H-ISOQUINO[2′,3′:3,4]IMIDAZO[2,1-B]QUINAZOLINE-7,13,15-TRIONES AND 14H-ISOQUINO[2′,3′:3,4]IMIDAZO[2,1-B]BENZO[G]QUINAZOLINE-8,14,16-TRIONE AS NEW POLYCYCLIC FUSED-RING SYSTEMS

3-Thioxo-2H-imidazo[1,5-b]isoquinoline-1,5-dione (3) and 2-sub-stituted 3-thioxo-2H-imidazo[1,5-b]isoquinoline-1,5-diones (4a–l) were prepared from the reaction of 2-thiohydantoin (2) and 3-substituted 2-thiohydantoin (5a–l) with 2-formyl benzoic acid (1). Alkylation of 3 under an anhydrous basic conditions afforded 4a–i. The alkylation of 3 in aqueous basic solution afforded 3-(alkylmercapto)imidazo[1,5-b]isoquinoline-1,5-diones (7a,b). Reactions of the aromatic amino acids 9a,b and 12 with 7a afforded 2-(2H-1,5 dioxoimidazo[1,5-b]isoquinazolin-3-ylideneamino)benzoic acids (10a, b) and 3-(2H-1,5-dioxoimidazo[1,5-b]isoquinazolin-3-ylideneamino)2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (13), which were then cyclyzed by heating in acetic anhydride to afford 15H-isoquino[2′,3′ :3,4] imidazo[2,1-b]quinazoline-7,13,15-triones (11a,b) and 14H-isoquino[2′,3′:3,4]imidazo[2,1-b]benzo[g]quinazoline-8,14,16-trione (14). Some of the new compounds were tested for their antitumor activities.     

A revision of the synthesis of some polycyclic systems related to benzoheteroquinolizidines

The preparation of 3-methoxycarbonyl-N-2-(3-benzo[b]thienyl)ethylpyridinium bromide, 5-methoxy-carbonyl-N-2-(3-benzo[b]thienyl)ethyl-1,2,3,4- tetrahydropyridine and (1RS,12bRS)-1-methoxycarbonyl(benzo-[b]thienyl[2,3-a]quinolizidine is described. Some observations dealing with different methods discussed in the literature for the synthesis of such polycyclic systems are reported.     

Reactions of 3-alkylsulfanyl-2-arylazo-3-(1-azacycloalk-1-yl)acrylonitriles with maleimide

Reactions of 2-arylazo-3-(1-azacycloalk-1-yl)-3-methylsulfanylacrylonitriles with male-imide in benzene gave octahydropyrrolo[3,4-a]pyrrolizines 2a–c, decahydro-2,7a-diaza-cyclopenta[a]indene 2e, and decahydro-5-oxa-2,7a-diazacyclopenta[a]indene 2f as a result of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. In a similar reaction with 3-allylsulfanyl-2-arylazo-3-(1-azacycloalk-1-yl)acrylonitriles 3, dipolar cycloaddition and intramolecular cyclization competed to give a mixture of compounds 2 (major products) and 1,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,2,4-triazines 4b–d, 1,6,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-4H-pyrido[2,1-c]-1,2,4-triazine 4e, and 1,4,6,7,9,9a-hexahydro-1,4-oxazino[3,4-c]-1,2,4-triazine 4f (minor products).     

Analogs of propranolol. Synthesis of 3-alkylamino-1-(3-benzo[b]thienyloxy)-2-propanols

The synthesis by two alternative routes of 1-(3-benzo[b]thienyloxy)-3-isopropylamino-2-propanol hydrochloride ( 1a HCl), a thiophenic isoster of Propranolol, and related compounds, is reported. The protecting and enolizing properties of the 2-methoxycarbonyl group on benzo[b]thiophene-3-one, along with its facile removal, are utilized in the first route. In the second one, conversion of 3-bromobenzo[b]thiophene in 1-(3-benzo[b]thienyloxy)-2,3-o-isopropylidenepropane is the key step. On the other hand, hydrolysis of 1-(3-benzo[b]furanyloxy)-2,3-o-isopropylidenepropane to the corresponding diol, in order to obtain a furanic isoster of Propranolol (17a ), was unsuccessful.     

Darstellung,Strukturen und EPR-Spektren der Rhenium(II)Thionitrosylkomplexe trans-[Re(NS)Cl3(MePh2P)2] und trans-[Re(NS)Br3(Me2PhP)2]

Preparation, Structures, and EPR Spectra of the Rhenium(II) Thionitrosyl Complexes trans -[Re(NS)Cl₃(MePh₂P)₂] and trans -[Re(NS)Br₃(Me₂PhP)₂] The paramagnetic rhenium(II) thionitrosyl compounds trans-[Re(NS)Cl₃(MePh₂P)₂] and trans-[Re(NS)Br₃(Me₂PhP)₂] are characterized by crystal structure diffraction and EPR spectroscopy. Trans-[Re(NS)Cl₃(MePh₂P)₂] is formed during the reduction of (a) [ReNCl₂(MePh₂P)₃] with disulphur dichloride or (b) of mer-[ReCl₃(MePh₂P)₃] with trithiazyl chloride. Trans-[Re(NS)Br₃(Me₂PhP)₂] is the final product of the ligand exchange reaction of mer-[Re(NS)Cl₂(Me₂PhP)₃] with bromine whereby the metal occurred to be simultaneusly oxidized. The crystal structure analyses show for trans-[Re(NS)Cl₃(MePh₂P)₂] (monoclinic, C2/c, a = 13.831(3) Å, b = 13.970(1) Å, c = 14.682(2) Å, β = 95.33(1), Z = 4) and trans-[Re(NS)Br₃(Me₂PhP)₂] (monoclinic, C2/c, a = 33.292(5) Å, b = 8.697(1) Å, c = 17.495(3) Å, β = 115.65(1), Z = 8) linear co-ordinated NS ligands (Re–N–S-angles 180° and 174.8°). The metal atom is octahedrally co-ordinated with the phosphine ligands in trans position to each other. X-band and Q-band EPR spectra of the rhenium(II) thionitrosyl complexes (5 d⁵ “low-spin” configuration, S = 1/2) are detected in the temperature range 295 ≥ T ≥ 130 K. They are characterized by well resolved ^185,187Re hyperfine patterns. The hyperfine parameters are used to get information about the spin-density distribution of the unpaired electron in the complexes under study.     

Studies in spiroheterocycles. Part XVII. synthesis of novel fluorine containing spiro[indole-pyranobenzopyran] and spiro[indenopyran-indole] derivatives

An elegant one-step synthesis of two novel spiro ring systems viz: spiro[3H-indole-3,4′-(2′-amino-3′-carbonitrile-[4′H]-pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran)]-2,5′(1H)-dione8 and spiro[(2-amino-3-carbonitrile-indeno[1,2-b]pyran)-4(5H)>3′-[3H]indole]-2′,5(1′H)-diones in 80–85% yields is described. The spiro heterocycles were prepared by the reactions of fluorine containing 3-dicyanomethylene-2H-indol-2-ones with 4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one and 1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione respectively. The synthesized compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, ir, pmr, ¹⁹F nmr and mass spectral data.