Efficient and Chemoselective Methods for the Synthesis of Some Isobenzofuran and Spiro[isobenzofuran‐1,2′‐pyrrole] Derivatives

An efficient and practical one‐pot procedure for the direct chemoselective synthesis of isobenzofuran and spiro[isobenzofuran‐1,2′‐pyrrole] derivatives is developed via oxidative cleavage of 3a,8b‐dihydroxyindeno[1,2‐b]pyrrol‐4‐ones with Pb(OAc)₄ at room temperature.     

Synthesis of spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones,spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones and spiro[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-diones via transannular reactions of eight membered ring intermediates

An auto oxidation-rearrangement product 4 was isolated from a high dilution reaction of ninhydrin with 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline in water. A general synthesis of this compound and its derivatives 4–6 was devised by oxidation of tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indol-10-ones 1–3 with sodium periodate to give isoindolo[2,1-a]-indole-6,11-diones 4–6 in good yield. Compounds 4–6 can be easily transformed into spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones 8–10 , spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones 11–13 and isoindole[1,2-a:2′,1′-b]pyrimidine-5,15-diones 15, 16 in high yields. Analogous reactions were performed on 3-amino-5a, 10a-dihydroxybenzo[b]indeno[2,1-d]furan-10-one ( 17 ) to give a dibenzoxocintrione 18 , spiro-[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-dione 19 and an isoindol-1-one 20 .     

A New Four‐Component Reaction for the Synthesis of Spiro[4H‐indeno[1,2‐b]pyridine‐4,3′‐[3H]indoles]

A new four‐component synthesis of spiro[4H‐indeno[1,2‐b]pyridine‐4,3′‐[3H]indoles] and spiro[acenaphthylene‐1(2H),4′‐[4H‐indeno[1,2‐b]pyridines] by the reaction of indane‐1,3‐dione, 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds, isatins (=1H‐indole‐2,3‐diones) or acenaphthylene‐1,2‐dione, and AcONH₄ in refluxing toluene in the presence of a catalytic amount of pyridine is reported.     

Novel hydrazone derivatives of 7‐hydroxy‐3′,3′‐dimethyl‐3′H‐spiro[chromene‐2,1′‐isobenzofuran]‐8‐carbaldehyde

The structures of new oxaindane spiropyrans derived from 7‐hydroxy‐3′,3′‐dimethyl‐3′H‐spiro[chromene‐2,1′‐isobenzofuran]‐8‐carbaldehyde (SP1), namely N‐benzyl‐2‐[(7‐hydroxy‐3′,3′‐dimethyl‐3′H‐spiro[chromene‐2,1′‐isobenzofuran]‐8‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide, C₂₇H₂₅N₃O₃S, (I), at 120 (2) K, and N′‐[(7‐hydroxy‐3′,3′‐dimethyl‐3′H‐spiro[chromene‐2,1′‐isobenzofuran]‐8‐yl)methylidene]‐4‐methylbenzohydrazide acetone monosolvate, C₂₇H₂₄N₂O₄·C₃H₆O, (II), at 100 (2) K, are reported. The photochromically active C_spiro—O bond length in (I) is close to that in the parent compound (SP1), and in (II) it is shorter. In (I), centrosymmetric pairs of molecules are bound by two equivalent N—H...S hydrogen bonds, forming an eight‐membered ring with two donors and two acceptors.     

Spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] Derived from 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoline—Part 2

Reaction of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij ]quinoline‐1,2‐dione ( 3 ) with two equivalents of cyclic 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds under acid catalysis generates spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] 7 . In contrast, though base catalysis also achieves double addition, the final products 8 result from subsequent ring opening of the five‐membered lactam via intramolecular attack by enolate; these products can be converted into the spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] by treatment with acid.     

Spiro[3H‐pyrazole‐3,3′‐oxindoles] Derived from 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroquinoline

Aldol condensation of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij ]quinoline‐1,2‐dione with aryl methyl ketones generates 3‐(aroylmethylidene)oxindoles, which react with hydrazine to generate tricyclic spiro[3H‐pyrazole‐3,3′‐oxindoles].     

One‐Pot,Four‐Component Synthesis of Novel Spiro[indeno[2,1‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐pyran]‐2′‐amines

A one‐pot, four‐component reaction for the efficient synthesis of novel spiro[indeno[2,1‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐pyran]‐2′‐amines by using InCl₃ is described. The syntheses are achieved by reacting ninhydrin with 1,2‐diaminobenzenes to give indenoquinoxalines, which are trapped in situ by alkyl malonates and various α‐methylencarbonyl compounds through cyclization, providing multifunctionalized spiro‐substituted indeno[2,1‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐pyran‐2′‐amines.     

New Synthetic Approach to Naphtho[1,2‐b]furan and 4′‐Oxo‐Substituted Spiro[cyclopropane‐1,1′(4′H)‐naphthalene] Derivatives

A one‐step synthesis of ethyl 2,3‐dihydronaphtho[1,2‐b]furan‐2‐carboxylate and/or ethyl 4′‐oxospiro[cyclopropane‐1,1′(4′H)‐naphthalene]‐2′‐carboxylate derivatives 2 and 3 , respectively, from substituted naphthalen‐1‐ols and ethyl 2,3‐dibromopropanoate is described (Scheme 1). Compounds 2 were easily aromatized (Scheme 2). In the same way, 3,4‐dibromobutan‐2‐one afforded the corresponding 1‐(2,3‐dihydronaphtho[1,2‐b]furan‐2‐yl)ethanone and/or spiro derivatives 8 and 9 , respectively (Scheme 6). A mechanism for the formation of the dihydronaphtho[1,2‐b]furan ring and of the spiro compounds 3 is proposed (Schemes 3 and 4). The structures of spiro compounds 3a and 3f were established by X‐ray structural analysis. The reactivity of compound 3a was also briefly examined (Scheme 9).     

Spiro[4H‐2,3‐dihydropyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] derived from 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinoline

Knoevenagel condensation of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐1,2‐dione 3 with aryl cyanomethyl ketones 9 generates 3‐(aroyl(cyano)methylidene)oxindoles 10 that react with cyclic 1,3‐diketones 11 to generate polycyclic hemiacetal spiro[4H‐2,3‐dihydropyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] 13 .     

Synthesis of Hexahydrospiro[pyrazolo[3,4‐b]quinoline‐4,1′‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐2′,5(1H,4′H)‐diones] from 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐1,2‐dione Using Fe3O4@Cu(OH)x as a Nanocatalyst

The tricyclic isatin, 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐1,2‐dione, undergoes three‐component, one‐pot reactions with 1‐aryl‐3‐methylpyrazole‐5‐amines and cyclohexane‐1,3‐diones producing hexacyclic spiro products, hexahydrospiro[pyrazolo[3,4‐b]quinoline‐4,1‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐2′,5(1H,4′H)‐diones]. Comparable spiro condensation products are also obtained using 4‐hydroxy‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐one in place of cyclohexane‐1,3‐diones.     

Spiro[4H–pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] Derived from 9,10‐dihydroacridine

Reaction 6H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐de ]acridine‐1,2‐dione ( 7 ) with cyclic 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds in the presence of malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate generates spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] 8 .     

Green Synthesis of Spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b][1,6]naphthyridine]‐2,5′(1′H)‐diones Catalyzed by TsOH in Ionic Liquids

A three‐component reaction of isatin, 3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐amine, and piperidine‐2,4‐dione was treated in ionic liquids catalyzed by TsOH and provided an efficient and green method for the synthesis of spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyrazolo[3, 4‐b][1,6]naphthyridine]‐2,5′(1′H)‐dione derivatives in high yields.     

Spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles] Derived from 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroquinoline

Three‐component reactions of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinoline‐1,2‐dione with malononitrile, or ethyl cyanoacetate, and cyclic six‐membered or a five‐membered 1,3‐diketone, produce spiro[4H‐pyran‐3,3′‐oxindoles].     

Simple and Clean Procedure for Three‐Component Syntheses of Spiro{pyrido[2,1‐b]benzothiazole‐3,3′‐indolines} and Spiro{thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyridine‐7,3′‐indolines} in Aqueous Medium

A simple and efficient one‐pot three component synthesis of spiro{pyrido[2,1‐b]benzothiazole‐3,3′‐indoline} and/or spiro{thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyridine‐7,3′‐indoline} derivatives were carried out by the reaction of 2‐mercaptoaniline and/or mercaptoacetic acid, malononitrile, and a series of 2‐oxoindoline‐3‐ylidines in aqueous medium. This method is of great value because of its environmentally benign character, high yield processing, and easy handling.     

Diversity‐Oriented Synthesis of Novel 2′‐Aminospiro[11H‐indeno[1,2‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐[4H]pyran] Derivatives via a One‐Pot Four‐Component Reaction

A sequential one‐pot four‐component reaction for the efficient synthesis of novel 2′‐aminospiro[11H‐indeno[1,2‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐[4H]pyran] derivatives 5 in the presence of AcONH₄ as a neutral, inexpensive, and dually activating catalyst is described (Scheme 1). The syntheses are achieved by reacting ninhydrin ( 1 ) with benzene‐1,2‐diamines 2 to give indenoquinoxalines, which are trapped in situ by malono derivatives 2 and various α‐methylenecarbonyl compounds 4 through cyclization, providing the multifunctionalized 2′‐aminospiro[11H‐indeno[1,2‐b]quinoxaline‐11,4′‐[4H]pyran] analogs 5 . This chemistry provides an efficient and promising synthetic way of proceeding for the diversity‐oriented construction of the spiro[indenoquinoxalino‐pyran] skeleton.     

DFT Studied Hetero‐Diels–Alder Cycloaddition for the Domino Synthesis of Spiroheterocycles Fused to Benzothiazole and Chromene/Pyrimidine Rings in Aqueous Media

Structurally diverse spiroheterocycles; spiro[pyrimido[2,1‐b ]benzothiazole‐3,3′‐chromene]‐2′,4′‐dione, spiro[pyrimido[2,1‐b ]benzothiazole‐3,5′‐pyrimidine]‐2′,4′,6′‐trione, and spiro[pyrimido[2,1‐b ]benz‐thiazole‐3,2′‐cyclohexane]‐1′,3′‐dione have been synthesized by an environmentally benign, efficient, and facile one‐pot pseudo‐four component reaction of 2‐aminobenzothiazoles with aromatic aldehydes and cyclic β‐diketones in aqueous medium. The process involves hetero‐Diels–Alder cycloaddition and provides facile access to spiroheterocycles fused with potentially interesting biologically active scaffolds. The configuration of hetero‐Diels–Alder cycloadduct has been ascertained through density functional theory calculations.     

Four N7‐alkoxybenzyl‐substituted 4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐spiro‐1′‐cyclohexane‐2′,6′‐diones: hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular structures in zero,one, two or three dimensions

3‐tert‐Butyl‐7‐(4‐methoxybenzyl)‐4′,4′‐dimethyl‐1‐phenyl‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐spiro‐1′‐cyclohexane‐2′,6′‐dione, C₃₁H₃₇N₃O₃, (I), 3‐tert‐butyl‐7‐(2,3‐dimethoxybenzyl)‐4′,4′‐dimethyl‐1‐phenyl‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐spiro‐1′‐cyclohexane‐2′,6′‐dione, C₃₂H₃₉N₃O₄, (II), 3‐tert‐butyl‐4′,4′‐dimethyl‐7‐(3,4‐methylenedioxybenzyl)‐1‐phenyl‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐spiro‐1′‐cyclohexane‐2′,6′‐dione, C₃₁H₃₅N₃O₄, (III), and 3‐tert‐butyl‐4′,4′‐dimethyl‐1‐phenyl‐7‐(3,4,5‐trimethoxybenzyl)‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐spiro‐1′‐cyclohexane‐2′,6′‐dione ethanol 0.67‐solvate, C₃₃H₄₁N₃O₅·0.67C₂H₆O, (IV), all contain reduced pyridine rings having half‐chair conformations. The molecules of (I) and (II) are linked into centrosymmetric dimers and simple chains, respectively, by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, augmented only in (I) by a C—H...π hydrogen bond. The molecules of (III) are linked by a combination of C—H...O and C—H...π hydrogen bonds into a chain of edge‐fused centrosymmetric rings, further linked by weak hydrogen bonds into supramolecular arrays in two or three dimensions. The heterocyclic molecules in (IV) are linked by two independent C—H...O hydrogen bonds into sheets, from which the partial‐occupancy ethanol molecules are pendent. The significance of this study lies in its finding of a very wide range of supramolecular aggregation modes dependent on rather modest changes in the peripheral substituents remote from the main hydrogen‐bond acceptor sites.     

Novel Synthesis of 3‐Amino‐4‐oxo‐(2H)‐pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido‐[2,1‐b]benzothiazole and its 2‐ and 3‐Substituted Derivatives

Reaction of 4H‐pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzothiazole‐2‐thiomethyl‐3‐cyano‐4‐one (1) with hydrazine hydrate/aryl hydrazine/heteryl hydrazine in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate and dimethyl formamide afforded 3‐amino‐4‐oxo‐(2H)/aryl/heteryl pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzothiazoles in good yield. These pyrazole derivatives on diazotization followed by replacement with hydroxy, chloro, bromo, iodo and on reduction gave the corresponding 3‐substituted derivatives.     

An organic photochromic compound: (2S)‐2′‐ethoxy‐1,3,3‐trimethyl‐6′‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)spiro[indoline‐2,3′‐3′H‐naphtho[2,1‐b][1,4]oxazine]

In the course of our synthesis of hybrid photochromic compounds, the unexpected new organic photochromic title compound, C₂₉H₃₃N₃O₂, (I), was obtained. It is a derivative of the parent spirooxazine 1,3,3‐trimethyl‐6′‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)spiro[indoline‐2,3′‐3′H‐naphtho[2,1‐b][1,4]oxazine], (II). The 2′‐ethoxy group gives (I) different photochromic properties from its parent spirooxazine (II).     

Diastereoselective Synthesis of (Z)‐6‐(2‐Oxo‐1,2‐dihydro‐3H‐indol‐3‐ylidene)‐3,3a,9,9a‐tetrahydroimidazo[4,5‐e]thiazolo[3,2‐b]‐1,2,4‐triazin‐2,7(1H,6H)‐diones

Two efficient and diastereoselective procedures for the synthesis of (Z)‐6‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydro‐3H‐indol‐3‐ylidene)‐3,3a,9,9a‐tetrahydroimidazo[4,5‐e]thiazolo[3,2‐b]‐1,2,4‐triazin‐2,7(1H,6H)‐diones by aldol‐crotonic condensation of 1,3‐dimethyl‐3a,9a‐diphenyl‐3,3a,9,9a‐tetrahydroimidazo[4,5‐e]thiazolo[3,2‐b]‐1,2,4‐triazin‐2,7(1H,6H)‐dione with isatins under acidic or basic catalysis are reported. Isomerization in (Z)‐7‐(1‐allyl‐2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydro‐3H‐indol‐3‐ylidene)‐1,3‐dimethyl‐3a,9a‐diphenyl‐1,3a,4,9a‐tetrahydroimidazo[4,5‐e]thiazolo[2,3‐c]‐1,2,4‐triazin‐2,8(3H,7H)‐dione was observed under basic conditions.