3,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxo-1-(2-pyridyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole in Schmidt reaction and Beckmann rearrangement conditions for the 4-hydroxyimino derivative

Treatment of 3,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxo-1-(2-pyridyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole with sodium azide in acids gives 3,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1-(2-pyridyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro(4H)pyrazolo[4,3-b]azepine. Heating 1-(2-pyridyl)-3,6,6-trimethyl- and 1-phenyl-6,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxyimino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazoles in polyphosphoric acid gives 1-phenyl-5,6-dimethyl- and 1-(2-pyridyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-4-aminoindazole respectively: The reactions of the latter with 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde gave the 4-(4-dimethylaminobenzalamino) derivative and with 2-formyldimedone the 4-(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohexylidenemethylamino) derivative.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 830–834, June, 2000.     

Synthesis of stereoisomeric 1,3-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-acyl(benzoyl)-4-piperidinols

In order to synthesize stereoisometric 4-acyl(benzoyl)-1, 3-dimethyl and-1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols, the reaction of the geometrical isomers of 4-cyano-1, 3-dimethyl- and -1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols and the amines and imidic esters corresponding to them with some alkyl- and arylmagnesium halides, leading to the corresponding isomeric piperidinic α-ketols, has been studied. The dependence of the reactivity of the geometrical isomers of the compounds studied on the spatial orientation of their functional groups has been shown.     

Facile syntheses of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones

A variety of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 5a-l and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 3a-l were prepared in high yields under mild reaction conditions by the reaction of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one 4 with 1-acylbenzotriazoles 9 in the presence of LDA followed by thermal cyclization of 5a-l to 3a-l. Synthesis of novel 6-(1-benzoylalkyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 12a-c was achieved by alkylation of dioxinone 5a and their subsequent cyclization gave 5-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 13a-c.     

Synthesis of stereoisomeric 1,3-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-acyl(benzoyl)-4-piperidinols

In order to synthesize stereoisometric 4-acyl(benzoyl)-1, 3-dimethyl and-1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols, the reaction of the geometrical isomers of 4-cyano-1, 3-dimethyl- and -1, 2, 5-trimethyl-4-piperidinols and the amines and imidic esters corresponding to them with some alkyl- and arylmagnesium halides, leading to the corresponding isomeric piperidinic -ketols, has been studied. The dependence of the reactivity of the geometrical isomers of the compounds studied on the spatial orientation of their functional groups has been shown.     

Reaction of Zinc Enolates of Alkyl Esters of Substituted 4-Bromo-3-Oxoalkanoic Acids with Aldehydes

Zinc enolates formed from ethyl 4-bromo-2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxopentanoate react under the conditions of one- of two-stage synthesis with aliphatic, unsaturated, or aromatic aldehydes to form 6-R-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones. Zinc enolates obtained from ethyl 4-bromo-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate, -hexanoate, and -2,2,5-trimethyl-3-oxohexanoate under the similar conditions react with aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes to give mainly 5-R¹-6-R²-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyran-2,4-diones as E or Z isomers or their mixtures. Zinc enolates generated from the ethyl 4-bromo-2,2-diethyl- or 2-benzyl-2-ethyl-3-oxobutanoates react with aromatic aldehydes to give ethyl 5-R-2-R-2-ethyl-3-oxo-4-pentenoates as E isomers.     

1-(1-Phthalazinyl)- and 1-(4methoxyphenyl)-6,6dimethyl-4oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole

2-(1-Phthalazinylhydrazino)methylene-(IIIa) or 2-(1-phthalazinylhydrazino)ethylidene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediones (IIIb) were prepared from 1-hydrazinophthalazine and 2 formyl- or 2-acetyldimedone. Cyclization of IIIb in the presence ofp- TsOH gave 1-(1-phthalazinyl)3, 6, 6-trimethyl-4-oxo-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroindazole. Reaction of 4-methoxyphenylhydrazine with 2 formyl- and 2-acetyidimedone gave the corresponding 1-(4methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroindazole. In the case of 2 -formyldimedone the intermediate 2-(4methoxyphenylhydrazinomethylene)-5, 5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione was isolated.Riga Technological University, Riga LV-1658. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 708–710, May, 1996. Original article submitted December 31, 1995.     

1- and 2-(4-Hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazoles

Reactions of 4-hydrazinobenzoic acid with 2-formyl- and 2-acetyldimedones were utilized to synthesize 6,6-dimethyl- and 3,6,6-trimethyl-1-(4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)-4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazoles corre-spondingly, and the reaction with 2-cyano-3-ethoxy-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one gave 2-(4-hydroxy-carbonylphenyl)-3-amino-4-oxo-6,6-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindazole. Riga Technical University, Riga LV-1658. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 516–519, April, 1997.     

Reaction ofβ,β -dimethyldivinyl ketone with 2,5-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidones

1-(3-Oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone, 5-(3-oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-2, 5-dimethyl-4-piperidone, and 5-(3-oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidone were synthesized. In the absence of a catalyst,-dimethyldivinyl ketone adds to 2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone at the 1-position, while in the presence of alkali it adds at the 5-position.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 350–351, March, 1971.     

Asymmetric synthesis and absolute configuration of 1-α-phenylethyl-2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone isomers

Reaction of the methyl iodide of trans-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidone with S--phenylethylamine proceeds asymmetrically and leads in 66% optical yield to the formation of the cis- and trans-diastereomeric pair of 1-(-phenylethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone, in which the new asymmetric centers possess the 2S,5S- and 2S,5R-configurations, respectively. According to x-ray structural analysis, the minor trans-1-(-phenylethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone component possesses the 2R,5S-configuration. The occurrence of asymmetric synthesis accompanying transamination was confirmed via the preparation of enantiomers of trans-2,5- and trans-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1641–1648, December, 1986.     

13C NMR spectra of 4-hydroxymethylpyrazoles and their chemical behavior at heating

It was established that in the ¹³C NMR spectra of 4-hydroxymethylpyrazoles the carbon atom of hydroxymethyl group of 1,3,5-trimethyl-4-hydroxymethylpyrazole is deshielded by 6.28–6.78 ppm compared to 1-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-, 1,3-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethyl- and 1,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxymethylpyrazoles. It is assumed that this difference is related to their dissimilar behavior at heating.     

Synthesis and structural determination of 5-arylamino-1,3-dimethylpyrazoles

Treatment of 4-arylamino-4-thioxo-2-butanones with methylhydrazine in acetic acid gives 5-arylamino-1,3-dimethylpyrazoles which are readily halogenated in the 4 position. The thermal decomposition of 3-anilino-1,2,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazolium chloride gives 1,3-dimethyl-5-phenylaminopyrazole and 1,5-dimethyl-3-phenylaminopyrazole in the approximate ratio of 1:1.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 120–126, January, 2005.     

Five-Membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles: XCV. Recyclization of 4-benzoyl-5-phenylfuran-2,3-dione at the action of substituted 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]dec-1-enes. Crystal and molecular structure of substituted 5-(2-azaspiro[4.5]dec-1-ylidene)cyclopent-3-ene-1,2-dione

4-Benzoyl-5-phenylfuran-2,3-dione reacts with 2′,5′,5′-trimethyl-4′,5′-dihydro-4H-spiro[naphthalene-1,3′-pyrrol]-4-one and 8-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-1,3,3,9-tetramethyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca-1,7-dien-6-one with the formation of (Z)-3-benzoyl-5-(5′,5′-dimethyl-4-oxo-4H-spiro[naphthalene-1,3′-pyrrolidin]-2′-ylidene)-4-phenylcyclopent-3-ene-1,2-dione, whose structure was proved by XRD analysis, and of (Z)-3-benzoyl-5-{8-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-3,3,9-trimethyl-6-oxo-2-azaspiro[4.5]dec-7-en-1-ylidene}-4-phenylcyclopent-3-ene-1,2-dione.     

Facile addition of methyl lithium to a 4-vinylpyridine system

The rapid addition of methyl lithium to the 4-vinylpyridine system present in 4-{2,6-dihydroxy-4-(3-methyl-2-octyl)phenyl}-2-methyl-4-(4-pyridyl)but-3-en-2-ol ( 2 ) is reported. The α and β-4-{2,6-dihydroxy-4-(3-methyl-2-octyl)phenyl}-2,3-dimethyl-4-(4-pyridyl)butan-2-ols 4 and 5 formed, are cyclised by heating with 5N hydrochloric acid to trans and cis-3,4-dihydro-5-hydroxy-7-(3-methyl-2-octyl)-4-(4-pyridyl)-2,2,3-trimethyl-2H-1-benzopyran 6 and 7 respectively.     

Synthesis of Urinary Metabolites of Retinoic Acid

Urinary metabolites 5-methyl-5-[2-(2,6,6-trimethyl -3-oxo-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-vinyl]-2-tetrahydrofuranone (1) and 5-[2-(6-hydroxymethyl-2, 6-dimethyl-3-oxo-1- cyclohexen-1-yl)vinyl]-5-methyl-2-tetrahydrofuranone (2) of retinoic acid have been synthesized from 4-[2,2,6-trimethyl-3-(tetrahydro-2 H -pyran-2-yl)oxy-1-cyclohexen-1-yl]-3-buten-2-one (4) and methyl 2-(3,3-ethylenedioxy-1-butenyl)-1, 3-dimethyl-4-oxo-2-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate (5) .     

Synthesis of 2,5-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-dimethoxyphosphinylpiperid-4-ols

Dimethyl phosphite is condensed with 2,5-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethylpiperid-4-ones in the presence of alkali metal alkoxides. It is shown that 2,5-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-dimethoxyphosphinyl-piperid-4-ols are formed in both cases in the same stereoisomeric forms and in high yields. Methylation of the piperidol isomer which was not substituted at the nitrogen atom indicated that the two piperidols formed had the same configuration.     

Synthesis and properties of 1-aryl-2,5,7-trimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines

1-Aryl-2,5,7-trimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines are formed from the cyclization of N-acetyl-2-arylamino-4,6-dimethylnicotinonitriles by perchloric acid in a mixture of acetic acid and acetic anhydride. 1-Aryl-2-acetonyl-5,7-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines areformedonheating2-arylamino-4,6-dimethylnicotinamides with acetic anhydride. These and analogous compounds were obtained by acylation of 1-aryl-2,5,7-trimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines with acetic anhydride or benzoyl chloride.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1234–1236, September, 1992.     

Determination of the three-dimensional orientation of the hydroxyl group in st ere oisomeric 1, 2, 7- trimethyl- and 1,2-dimethyl-7-tert-butyldecahydro-4-quinolols and their 4-ethynyl-substitut ed derivatives by IR spectroscopy

The three-dimensional orientation of the hydroxyl group in stereoisomeric 1,2,7-trimethyl- and 1,2-dimethyl-7-tert-butyldecahydro-4-quinolols and their 4-ethynyl-substituted derivatives was established by IR spectroscopy. The possibility of a twist conformation of the heteroring in 1,2,7-trimethyl- and 1,2-dimethyl-7-tert-butyldecahydro-4-quinolols with an equatorial hydroxyl group is shown.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 379–382, March, 1976.     

Lithiation-methylation of thiasilinane 1-oxides

Lithiation-methylation of 3,3-dimethyl-1λ⁴,3-thiasilinane 1-oxide and 4,4-dimethyl-1λ⁴,4-thiasilinane 1-oxide under the action of butyllithium or lithium diisopropylamide and methyl iodide was studied. In both cases, monomethylation proceeds selectively α to the sulfoxide group to form 2,3,3-trimethyl-1λ⁴,3-thiasilinane 1-oxide and 2,4,4-trimethyl-1λ⁴,4-thiasilinane 1-oxide, respectively. Subsequently, 2,3,3-trimethyl-1λ⁴,3-thiasilinane 1-oxide undergoes monomethylation into the same α position to give 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl-1λ⁴,3-thiasilinane 1-oxide, while 4,4-dimethyl-1λ⁴,4-thiasilinane 1-oxide is dimethylated into the neighboring α’ position to form two stereoisomers of 2,4,4,6-tetramethyl-1λ⁴,4-thiasilinane 1-oxide with axial-equatorial or equatorial-equatorial methyl groups in the 2 and 6 positions.     

Synthesis and Photoisomerization of 3-Cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one

The condensation of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with 3-cyano-4,6,6-trimethyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one leads to the formation of a crotonization product and a compound of the Michael adduct type. The main product of the photochemical conversion of (E)-3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one is the Z-isomer. Investigation of the photoisomerization of 3-cyano-6,6-dimethyl-4-(4-nitrophenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one by the semiempirical AM1 method showed that in the ground state the E-isomer was thermodynamically more stable than the E-isomer. E-Z-photoisomerization is effected most probably through the lowest excited singlet state S₁.     

The reaction of aromatic aldehydes with methyl-substituted 4H-pyrido [1,2-α] pyrimidin-4-ones

Sodium methoxide in methanol was the single effective reagent for the reactions between 2,8-dimethyl-, 3, 2,9-dimethyl-, 1 , and 2,3,9-trimethyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrimidin-4-one, 2 , and either benzaldehyde or 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde. The phenylethenyl derivatives that were formed had the trans-configuration. Although an excess of aldehyde and sodium methoxide as well as long heating periods were employed, with 1 and 2 reaction occurred only at the 2-methyl substituent; with 3 , however, a trace amount of the 2,8-bis-(phenylethenyl) derivative was also isolated.