Divinyl Sulfide as Synthetic Equivalent of Ethenethiolate and 3-Butenethiolate Anions in Nucleophilic Substitution in Halopyridines and Haloalkanes

The use of divinyl sulfide as synthetic equivalent of ethenethiolate and 3-butenethiolate anions makes it possible to obtain vinylthio(halo)- and 3-butenylthio(halo)pyridines from halopyridines. 2,6-Bromo(chloro)pyridines react with a mixture of ethenethiolate and 3-butenethiolate ions more readily than does 3,5-dibromopyridine. The reaction yields mainly products of halogen replacement by vinylthio group. The formation of 3-butenethiolate ion in the reaction of divinyl sulfide with sodium in liquid ammonia is governed by the order of mixing of the reactants. Possible ways of generation of 3-butenethiolate ion in the reaction with 1-bromobutane are discussed.     

bis-alkylsulfonylpyridines

Dihalogenated pyridines, some activated with carboxylic, ester or cyano group, were allowed to react with sodium alkylmercaptides. After hydrolysis of the ester or cyano group followed by decarboxylation, bis-alkylthiopyridines with substituents at 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6- and 3,5-positions were prepared. These compounds were oxidized to bis-alkylsulfonylpyridines.     

Triazolopyridines. Part 8.1 Nucleophilic substitution reactions of 5-bromo[1,2,3]triazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline and 7-bromo[1,2,3]-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine

Nucleophilic substitution of 5-bromotriazoloisoquinoline (3) and of 7-bromo-3-methyltriazolopyridine (6) proceeds readily to give a range of 5-substituted triazoloisoquinolines (4a)-(4e), and of 7-substituted triazolopyridines (7a)-(7h) respectively. Triazoloisoquinolines have been converted into 1,3-disubstituted isoquinolines (11)-(13), (15), and (16), and triazolopyridines into 2,6-disubstituted pyridines (17)-(19). Of secondary amine nucleophiles, only piperidine reacted with 7-bromo-3-methyltriazolopyridine (6) to give the 7-substituted derivative (7g). A second product in this reaction was a 2,6-disubstituted pyridine (8); the similar compounds (20)-(24) were the only products when morpholine or N-acetylpiperazine were used. The reaction between 7-bromotriazolopyridine (9) and piperidine or morpholine gave in high yield the 2,6-disubstituted pyridines (25) and (26).     

Synthesis of pyrazine acetals by the biased reaction of symmetric 2,5-bis(chloromethyl) or 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(chloromethyl) substituents on pyrazine ring with sodium alkoxides

2,5-Bis(chloromethyl)pyrazine reacted with sodium alkoxide to give unexpected 2-dialkoxymethyl-5-methylpyrazine along with normal substitution product, 2,5-bis(alkoxymethyl)pyrazine. The reaction of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(chloromethyl)pyrazine with sodium alkoxide afforded similar results to yield 2,6-bis(dialkoxymethyl)-3,5-dimethylpyrazine along with other alkoxymethylpyrazines. The ratio of products depended on the solvent and alkoxide used. A general discussion of the mechanism of such a pyrazine acetal synthesis in the basic conditions is given.     

Mesomorphism of complexed 2,6-disubstituted pyridine ligands: crystal and molecular structure of two bent-core pyridines

Bent-core, polycatenar pyridines are reported, synthesized via a Siegrist coupling of di- and tri-alkoxybenzylidene fragments with 2,6-dimethylpyridine. None of these pyridines was liquid crystalline. Isomeric materials based on a 3,5-disubstituted pyridine core were mesomorphic in hydrogen-bonded complexes, whereas these new materials were not. However, the new pyridines did form mesomorphic metal complexes with silver salts. Some insight into this behaviour is gleaned from single crystal structure determinations of the model systems, 3,5-bis(3',4'-dimethoxystyryl)pyridine and 2,6-bis(3',4'-dimethoxystyryl)pyridine.     

An approach to acyclo-1-deazathymidine c-nucleosides via 3,5-dichloro-6-methyl-2H-1,4-oxazin-2-one.

An approach to the synthesis of acyclo-1-deazathymidine nucleosides is described. Diels-Alder reaction of 3,5-dichloro-6-methyl-2H-1,4-oxazin-2-one with acetylenic compounds 4 and 5 yielded the 3-[(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)oxy]-methyl- and 3-bromomethyl-5-methyl-2,6-dichloropyridine intermediates 7 and 8. The bromomethyl group of compound 8 underwent easy substitution with the appropriate nucleophiles, permitting the introduction of acycLo sugar moieties. The resulting 3-substituted 2,6-dichloro-5-methyl pyridines 9a,b - precursors for some acyclo pyridine-C-nucleosides - were treated with sodium phenylmethoride to afford 2,6-dibenzyloxypyridines 10a,b. Debenzylation using a palladium-strontium carbonate catalyst gave the unstable C-nucleosides 2a,b of the 6-hydroxy-1H-pyridin-2-one type. A stable 6-hydroxy-1H-pyridin-2-one 2c, exempt from benzylic oxygen, was obtained via cycloaddition of THP-protected 6-hydroxy-1-hexyne.     

Template-Directed Synthesis of Macroheterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis of Olefin-Substituted Pyridines in the Coordination Sphere of a Triplatinum Complex

Mono- and tris-3,5- and 2,6-pyridinediyl-containing macroheterocycles were synthesized by metathesis of olefin-substituted pyridines in the coordination sphere of mono- and tris-platinum complexes, respectively. Tris(2,6-pyridinediyl)-containing macroheterocycles were hydrogenated over palladium catalyst. The hydrogenated macrocycle was used as ligand for the triplatinum template. The structure of the resulting complex was established by X-ray analysis.     

Synthesis, Reactions, and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Heterocyclic Systems Fused to a Thiophene Moiety Using Citrazinic Acid As Synthon

Summary. A series of pyridines, pyrimidinones, and oxazinones were synthesized as anti-inflammatory agents using citrazinic acid (2,6-dihydroxyisonicotinic acid) as a starting material. Acryloyl pyridine was treated with cyanothioacetamide to give cyano pyridine-thione, which was reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to yield the corresponding amino ester. The ester was hydrolysed to the sodium salt, which was treated with acetic anhydride to afford 2-methyloxazinone, which was treated with ammonium acetate to afford 2-methylpyrimidinone followed by methylation with methyl iodide to yield 2,3-dimethylpyrimidinone. In addition, the oxazinone derivative was reacted with aniline or hydrazine hydrate to give 3-phenyl- or 3-aminopyrimidinones. The latter reacted with thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde or phenylisothiocyanate to afford Schiff’s bases or thiosemicarbazides. 3-Aminopyrimidinone was treated with phthalic anhydride or 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride or toluene-3,5-diisocyanate to afford the corresponding imide, bis-imide, and bis-semicarbazide derivatives. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anti-inflammatory activity comparable to Prednisolone^? as reference drug.     

Study of the electrical oxidation of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diethoxy-carbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines in acetonitrile by means of a rotating disk electrode with a ring

It is shown that the electrochemical oxidation of esters of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acids in anhydrous acetonitrile takes place as a one-electron process, while the final products of the transformations (pyridines or pyridinium salts) are formed as a result of disproportionation of the intermediate radicals. When 1–2% (by volume) water is added, the oxidation mechanism changes substantially, and the electrochemical process becomes a two-electron process.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1263–1267, September, 1980.     

Michael reaction in synthesis of 6-amino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione

The reaction of 4-butoxybenzalcyanoacetic ester with cyanothioacetamide yielded 6-amino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione, also synthesized by recyclization of 2,6-diamino-4-(4-butoxyphenyl)-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyran and condensation of 4-butyoxybenzaldehyde with a two-fold excess of cyanothioacetamide. Substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines were obtained with the indicated pyridinethione. T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. Ukraine, N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 213–219, February, 1998.     

Reaction of N-arylcarbamoyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide

N-Arylcarbamoyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines reacted with sodium azide in completely regioselective fashion according to the 1,4-addition pattern with formation of 1-(3-azido-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-arylureas. The reaction of N-arylcarbamoyl-2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines with sodium azide afforded N-arylcarbamoyl-2,6-diazido-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone imines as a result of nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atoms.     

Synthesis and hydrazinolysis of β-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridines

Cyclization of the hydrazide of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethylpyridine-3-carboxylic acid by acylation with aromatic or aliphatic acid chlorides with subsequent boiling in POCl₃ or heating in orthoformic acid gave the corresponding ethyl 2,6-dimethyl-5-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridine-3-carboxylate. The cyclization of the reaction products with hydrazine hydrate has been studied. Cyclization of the dihydrazide of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid under analogous conditions gave only 3,5-bis-(5-R-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-2,6-dimethylpyridines, containing R = 2-FC₆H₄, H.     

Cyclization reactions of nitriles

The interaction of 2-thienylidene derivatives of malononitrile and cyanothio-acetamide with methylene active nitriles gives 2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4-(2-thienyl)-4H-thiopyran which is smoothly recrystallized into 6-amino-3,5-dicyano-4-(2-thienyl)-2(1H)-pyridinethione. The latter is easily alkylated at the sulfur atom by -halocarbonyl compounds. This reaction was used in the synthesis of 3,6-diamino-4-(2-thienyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1643–1646, July, 1991.     

New method for the synthesis of 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-4H-thiopyranes

Ammonium 6-amino-4-aryl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates were synthesized by recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyranes in the presence of organic bases. On acidification of the products, the corresponding substituted 3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thiones were obtained which were used in the synthesis of 2-alkylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines, bis-(pyridyl-2)disulfides and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Deceased.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 909–914, July, 1997.     

An Improved Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Simple Alkylpyridines

The synthesis of pyridines from mixtures of aldehydes or ketones NH₃ in the liquid phase has been reinvestigated, using continuous dosage of the carbonyl components to the reaction mixture. The main product from the reaction of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde is 3-methylpyridine ( 6 ), which is also the main product from the reaction of acrolein or a mixture of crotonaldehyde and formaldehyde under the same conditions. The reaction of other aldehydes with formaldehyde give 3,5-dialklypyridines, e.g. 10, 16 . Acetone reacts with either formaldehyde or acetaldehyde to give polysubstituted alkylpyridines. A mechanistic pathway is proposed which accounts for the formation of the observed products.     

Synthesis of N-unsubstituted and N-methyl derivatives of 4-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles

In the reduction of 2,6-dimethyl-4-arylpyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles or their N-oxides by sodium borohydride, a mixture of 1,2- and 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles is formed. 1,2,6-Trimethyl-4-aryl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles were obtained by reducing the corresponding pyridinium perchlorates or by alkylating 4-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile derivatives by methyl iodide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 81–85, January, 1987.     

Regioselective Cycloaddition of the Dimethyl Ester of Acetylenedicarboxylic Acid to 2,4,6-Triazidopyridines

2,4,6-Triazido-3,5-dichloropyridine was obtained in the reaction of pentachloropyridine with sodium azide. At room temperature, this azide reacts regioslectively with norbornene at the -azide group to give the corresponding 4-(3-azatricyclo[3.2.1.0]octanyl)-2,6-diazidopyridine in 88% yield. The cycloaddition of the dimethyl ester of acetylenedicarboxylic acid to this triazide proceeds at the azide groups at C₍₂₎ and C₍₆₎ in the pyridine ring to give 4-azido-2,6-di(4',5'-dimethoxycarbonyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazolopyridine. The analogous reaction of 2,4,6-triazido-3,5-dicyanopyridine with the dimethyl ester of acetylenedicarboxylic acid stops at the formation of 2,4-diazido-6-(4',5'-dimethoxycarbonyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazolopyridine. In contrast to reactions with electron-rich dipolarophiles, the cycloaddition of electron-deficient dipolarophiles to 2,4,6-triazidopyridines proceeds with thermodynamic control primarily a! t the azide groups bearing the highest orbital density in the HOMO.     

Reactions of 1,5-diphenyl-2,4-dimethyl-1,5-pentanedione with hydrogen sulfide

1,5-Diphenyl-2,4-dimethyl-1,5-pentanedione reacts with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate or 70% perchloric acid to give the corresponding thiapyrylium salts and 2,6-diphenyl-3,5-dimethyldihydrothiopyran; complete disproportionation to give 2,6-diphenyl-3,5-dimethylthiacyclohexane and 2,6-diphenyl-3,5-dimethylthiapyrylium bromide occurs in the presence of hydrogen bromide. The possibility of catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of 10% Pd/C of compounds with a thiopyran ring was established.     

Synthesis of 4-alkyl-6-amino-3,5-dicyano-2(1H)-pyridinethiones

Condensation of aliphatic aldehydes with cyanothioacetamide has given 4-alkyl-6-amino-3,5-dicyano-2(1H)-pyridinethiones, which have also been synthesized by recyclization of 4-alkyl-2,6-diamino-4H-thiopyrans. Substituted 2-alkylthiopyridines and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines have been prepared from the pyridinethiones. 2,6-Diamino-4-isopropyl-3,5-dicyano-4H-thiopyran and 6-amino-4-isobutyl-2-methylthio-3,5-dicyanopyridine have been studied by x-ray crystallography.T. G. Shevchenko State Teaching Institute, Lugansk 348011. A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Moscow 117813. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1655–1663, December, 1997.     

Two paths for the formation of pyrimidines from sym-triazine

The reaction of sym-triazine with the hydrochlorides of N-unsubstituted enaminones gives mixtures of 4-alkyl-5-acyl(ethoxycarbonyl)pyrimidines and 2,6-dialkyl-3,5-diacyl(ethoxycarbonyl)pyridines. The reaction mechanism was studied by means of the ¹⁵N-labelled compounds.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1243–1249, September, 1992.