Synthesis of some 1-methyl-3-alkoxy-5-arylpyrrolecarboxylic acids and derivatives

By a combination of hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and methylation diethyl 1-methyl-3-hydroxy-5-phenylpyrrole-2,4-dicarboxylate was converted into 1-methyl-3-methoxy-5-phenyl-pyrrole-2,4-dicarboxylic acid (5) and into the isomeric compounds ethyl 1-methyl-2-phenyl-4-methoxypyrrole-3-carboxylate (4a) and ethyl 1-methyl-3-methoxy-5-phenylpyrrole-2-carboxylate (9a). 1-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-methoxypyrrole-3-carboxylic acid was synthesized both by the selective decarboxylation of 5 and by the hydrolysis of 4a. Hydrolysis of 9a, however, did not give the corresponding acid, but rather an oxidation product, 1-methyl-3-methoxy-5-hydroxy-5-phenyl-3-pyrrolin-2-onc (10a). Compound 10a was shown to arise from the air oxidation of the completely decarboxylated product, 1-methyl-2-phenyl-4-methoxypyrrole. Reduction of 9a with lithium aluminum hydride gave 1-methyl-3-methoxy-5-phenylpyrrole-2-methanol, which yielded 10a upon oxidation with silver oxide.     

Nucleophilic reactions of 1-methyl-2-methoxy-2-phenyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole

The title compound (1) was prepared via methylene blue (MB)-sensitized photooxy-genation of l-methyl-2-phenylindole (2d) in methanol. Acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of 1 with nucleophiles gave 1,2,2-trisubstituted 3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindoles (3-6). Reduction of 1 with lithium aluminum hydride, followed by acidic workup yielded 4d and 2d, whereas the same reduction reaction of 1, followed by neutral workup gave l-methyl-2-phenyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindole (15), together with 3. The reaction pathways of nucleophilic substitution and reduction of 1 were discussed.     

Nucleophilic reactions of l-methyl-2-methoxy-2-phenyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindole

The title compound (1) was prepared via methylene blue (MB)-sensitized photooxy-genation of l-methyl-2-phenylindole (2d) in methanol. Acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of 1 with nucleophiles gave 1,2,2-trisubstituted 3-oxo-2,3-dihydroindoles (3–6). Reduction of 1 with lithium aluminum hydride, followed by acidic workup yielded 4d and 2d, whereas the same reduction reaction of 1, followed by neutral workup gave l-methyl-2-phenyl-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindole (15), together with 3. The reaction pathways of nucleophilic substitution and reduction of 1 were discussed.     

Fused indoles. 2. Synthesis and reactions of imidazo[1,2-a]- and pyrimido[1,2-a]-indoles

The alkylation of 2-chloroindole-3-carboxaldehyde ( 1 ) and 3-acetyl-2-chloroindole ( 5 ) with 3-chloro-N,N-dimethyl-1-propylamine, 3-chloro-N,N-diethyl-1-propylamine and 2-chloro-N,N-dimethyl-1-ethylamine is described. Following alkylation, demethylation occurs and furnishes imidazo[1,2,-a]- and pyrimido[1,2-a]indoles ( 3a,6,8,10 ). Pyrimido-indole 3a , on treatment with lithium aluminum hydride, furnishes the bis-indole 12 . Analogous reaction with diborane affords the reduced product 14 , while reaction with methyllithium yields the deformylated product 13 . Spectral data of the resulting compounds are also discussed.     

Ochotensine and related compounds. II. A synthesis of iso-ochotensine. (Studies on the syntheses of heterocyclic compounds. CCLXXV )

In order to examine the total syntheses of ochotensine (1) and ochotensimine (II), one of the isomers, iso-ochotensine (III), was synthesized as a preliminary experiment. Namely, Wittig reaction of VI, followed by treatment with sodium bicarbonate solution, gave the expected compound, 7-ethoxycarbonyl-3-ethoxycarbonyloxy-2-methoxy-13-methyIene-10,11-methyIene-dioxyochotensinan (VII) which was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to give III. This was also obtained by methylation of 3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-13-methylene-10,11-methyIenedioxy-ochotensinan (VIII).     

Synthesis of 5-substituted 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolin-1-ones

The nitration and bromination of 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carbolin-1-one were studied. 5-Nitro and 5-bromo derivatives were obtained. 5-Acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbolin-1-one oxime was obtained, and its Beckmann rearrangement was studied. The use of lithium aluminum hydride leads to reduction of the 5-acetyl group to give an alcohol group, whereas reduction of the acetyl group to an ethyl group occurs in the case of reduction with a palladium catalyst. Saponification of 5-substituted carbolin-1-ones with alcoholic alkali makes it possible to obtain 4-substituted tryptamines with a carbonyl group in the 2 position. The structures of the compounds were established by means of the PMR and mass spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 80–85, January, 1979.     

Synthesis of thiazole-containing benzo-crown ethers

A series of benzo-crown ethers containing the thiazole subcyclic moity have been synthesized. Reaction of 1,2-bis(thioamidomethyloxy)benzene 2 with ethyl bromopyruvate in ethanol provided 1,2-bis(thiazolyl)benzene 4 (80%) along with thiazole 5 (14%). Reduction of 4 with lithium aluminum hydride followed by mesylationbromination gave 7 . Similar treatment of 5 with lithium aluminum hydride followed by bromination resulted in 12 . Benzo-crown ethers 8, 9, 10 , and 13 were prepared from the reactions of 4-bromomethylthiazole derivatives 7 and 12 with catechol and resorcinol derivatives in the presence of potassium hydride.     

Synthesis and Some Transformations of 2-(3-Amino-1-Phenylpropyl)furan

A preparative method was developed for the synthesis of ethyl furfurylidenecyanoacetate. Its condensation with phenylmagnesium bromide gave ethyl α-cyano-β-(2-furyl)hydrocinnamate, the decarboxylation of which led to β-(2-furyl)hydrocinnamonitrile. Reduction of this nitrile with lithium aluminum hydride gave 2-(3-amino-1-phenylpropyl)furan. Some of its transformations were studied.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 517–521, April, 2005.     

Phenothiazine syntheses. XVIII. 2-Aminophenothiazine derivatives

2-(-chloroacetylamido)-2-(-chloropropionylamido)-2-(benzylideneamino)- and 2-(o-hydroxybenzyllideneamino)phenothiazines are synthesized and reduced by lithium aluminum hydride to 2-ethylamino-, 2-propylamino-, 2-benzylamino-, and 2-(o-hydroxybenzylamino)phenothiazine. Reduction of the methyl and ethyl esters of phenothiazinecarbamic-2 acid by lithium aluminum hydride gives 2-methylaminophenothiazine.For Part XVII see [1].     

Synthesis of 6-methylfuro[2,3-b]pyridine

The Claisen condensation of ethyl 2-ethoxy-6-methylpyridine-3-carboxylate with ethyl acetate gave ethyl 2-ethoxy-6-methylnicotinoylacetate, which was converted to 3-bromo-acetyl-6-niethyl-2-pyridone by heating with bromine in 48% hydrobromic acid. The cyclization of the bromoacetylpyridone by the action of silver oxide in methanol gave 3-oxo-6-methyl-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridine, which was reduced to 3-hydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]pyridine with lithium aluminum hydride in dimethoxyethane. Acetylation of the latter gave its acetate, the pyrolysis of which in vacuo gave 6-methylfuro[2,3-b]-pyridine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1544–1546, November, 1972.     

The synthesis of 5- and 6-hydroxy-2-methylisoquinuclidine

The reduction of the isomeric 5,6-epoxy-2-carboethoxyisoquinuclidines with lithium aluminum hydride afforded 5- and 6-hydroxy-2-methylisoquinuclidine. Contrary to expectation essentially single epimers were obtained for each alcohol.     

Synthesis and Properties of Ethyl Esters of 4-Dialkylamino-2-methylthiothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic Acids

The reaction of 4-dialkylamino-6-chloro-2-methylthiopyrimidine-5-carbaldehydes with ethyl mercaptoacetate in the presence of triethylamine gives the corresponding ethyl esters of thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids. These esters were subjected to alkaline hydrolysis, hydrazinolysis, and lithium aluminum hydride reduction to give the corresponding acids, hydrazides, and (thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)methanols.     

Asymmetric Reduction Using Lithium Aluminum Hydride Modified with Chiral Ligand Prepared from (1R)-(-)-Myrtenol

The reduction of prochiral ketones with a chiral reducing reagent, prepared from lithium aluminum hydride and (1R,2S,3S,5R)-(-)-10-methoxypinanediol (2), produced secondary chiral alcohols in good chemical yields (57–98%) and moderate enantiomeric excess (8–72%).     

Synthesis and properties of derivatives of symtriazine. 17. Synthesis of 2-methyl-4,6-disubstituted and 2,4-dimethyl-6-substituted sym-triazines by reduction of the corresponding trichloromethyl derivatives

The reduction of trichloromethyl groups in sym-triazine derivatives to methyl groups is studied. It is shown that 2-R-4, 6-bis (trichloromethyl)-sym-triazines can be reduced to 2-R-4, 6-dirnethyl-sym-triazines with zinc dust in ethanol or with lithium aluminum hydride in THF. 2-Amino, N-substituted 2-amino-, and 2-alkoxy-4-trichloromethyl-6-R-sym-triazines are reduced to the corresponding methyl derivatives by boiling with lithium aluminum hydride in dibutyl ether.I. M. Gubkin State Petroleum and Gas Academy, Moscow 117917. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 667–673, May, 1995. Original article submitted March 23, 1995.     

Forty years of hydride reductions

Forty years ago, it was observed that diborane, a hydride, reduces aldehydes and ketones with exceptional ease even at 0°. Since then various hydride reagents have evolved for the convenient reduction of typical organic functional groups. Electrophilic reducing agents such as borane and alane possess markedly different reducing characteristics than those of nucleophilic reducing agents such as sodium borohydride and lithium aluminum hydride. Explorations have revealed means of both enhancing and diminishing the electrophilic character of borane and alane on the one hand and both enhancing and diminishing the nucleophilic character of borohydrides and aluminohydrides on the other. Such derivatives reveal unique characteristics making possible valuable selective reductions, not practical previously. These developments have completely altered the procedures normally used in organic chemistry for the reduction of functional groups.     

Synthesis and reduction of 5-halo-and 5-nitro-1-(benzofuran-3-yl)-2-phenylethanones

Novel 1-(2-alkylbenzofuran-3-yl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanones having a halogen or nitro group in position 5 of the benzofuran ring were synthesized starting with the corresponding 2-(2-formylphenoxy)alkanoic acids. 1-(2-Alkylbenzofuran-3-yl)-2-phenylethanols containing bromine or chlorine atom were prepared in high yields by reduction of the corresponding ethanones with lithium aluminum hydride. Selective catalytic reduction of nitro 1-(2-alkylbenzofuran-3-yl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanones to the corresponding amino compounds under Pd/C in room temperature was achieved. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1158–1166, August, 2006.     

Behavior of triethyloxonium fluoborate toward hydride-ion donors

Summary Triethyloxonium fluoborate reacts with sodium borohydride and with lithium aluminum hydride to give ethane, and does not react with dioxane, ethyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol or tropilidene.     

The reduction of 6-methoxy-9-methyl-11-oxoechiboline using lithium aluminium hydride

Reduction of 6-methoxy-9-methyl-11-oxoechiboline 1a using lithium aluminium hydride in boiling tetrahydrofuran under reflux affords 6-methoxy-9-methylechiboline. However, attempts to effect a similar reduction of a suspension of compound 1a in boiling diethyl ether under reflux, in which it is only very slightly soluble, were unsuccessful and when, under these conditions, a Soxhlet apparatus was employed to effect dissolution, an unexpected reductive ring scission occurred along with reduction of the carbonyl group to afford 4a-(2-aminoethyl)-6-methoxy-9-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydrocarbazole 3 .     

Synthesis and some transformations of γ-(p-fluorophenyl)-γ-(2-furyl)propylamine

Ethyl α-cyano-β-(p-fluorophenyl)-β-(2-furyl)propionate was obtained by the condensation of ethyl α-cyano-β-(2-furyl)acrylate with p-fluorophenylmagnesium bromide. Its deethoxycarbonylation led to β-(p-fluorophenyl)-β-(2-furyl)propionitrile. Reduction of the nitrile with lithium aluminum hydride gave γ-(p-fluorophenyl)-γ-(2-furyl)propylamine. Some transformations of the latter were studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 503–509, April, 2006.     

Stereochemical studies. 81. Saturated heterocycles. 69 . Preparation of methylene-bridged 3,1-benzoxazines, 3,1-benzoxazin-2-ones and 3,1-benzoxazine-2-thiones

3-exo-Aminobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-exo-carboxylic acid and ethyl 3-endo-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-endo-carboxylate ( 6 ) were reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to the corresponding bicyclic aminoalcohols 3 and 4 . These and the saturated endo-endo and exo-exo N-methylaminoalcohols 16 and 22 , respectively, were converted to methylene-bridged tetrahydro- ( 11 ) and hexahydro-3,1-benzoxazin-2-ones 12, 17, 23 and 3,1-benzoxazin-2-thiones 13, 14, 18, 24 . The exo-exo 3 and endo-endo 4 aminoalcohols were cyclized by means of ethyl arylimidates to tricyclic dihydro-1,3-oxazines 7a-d, 8a-d . The structures were confirmed by ir, ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectroscopy.