Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of indoloisoindoloquinazolinone derivatives by using CO as a carbonyl source

An efficient synthesis of indolo[1,2-c]isoindolo[2,1-a]quinazolin-5(16aH)-one derivatives through palladium-catalyzed cyclocarbonylation reaction of 6-(2-bromoaryl)-5,6-dihydroindolo[1,2-c]quinazolines with the use of CO as a carbonyl source under atmospheric pressure has been disclosed. More intriguingly, the above-mentioned products can also be obtained directly from a one-pot two-step tandem reaction of 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)anilines and 2-bromobenzaldehydes, which are the precursors of 6-(2-bromoaryl)-5,6-dihydroindolo[1,2-c]quinazolines, under an atmospheric CO pressure in modest yields.     

Copper catalysed domino decarboxylative cross coupling-cyclisation reactions: synthesis of 2-arylindoles

The efficient synthesis of 2-arylindoles and 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one through copper catalysed domino sp-sp² decarboxylative cross-coupling and subsequent cyclisation reactions of arylpropiolic acids with 2-iodotrifluoroacetanilide has been described. This methodology also demonstrates that indolo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6(5H)-one can be obtained with the elimination of trifluoromethyl anion.     

Condensation of the isoindole–isoindoline isomers of the thieno[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[2,1-a]isoindol-6(10H)-one with aldehydes

The reaction of the isoindole–isoindoline isomers of the thieno[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[2,1-a]isoindol-6(10H)-one with aldehydes gives new benzylidene thieno[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[2,1-a]isoindol-6(10H)-one derivatives. The structures were assessed with NMR, UV spectroscopy and mass spectra.     

Heterocyclic derivatives of naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride. Part I. Nitro-7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-ones

Condensation of o-phenylenediamine with 2-, 3- and 4-nitronaphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydrides gives, in each case, an isomer mixture. Separation of the mixtures into the six isomeric mononitro-7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-ones is described and the isomers characterised in respect of previously reported data on some isomers; ir and mass spectrum data are reported, the latter showing fragmentation ions which may be used in characterising dyes based on this chromophore. Other new derivatives of 7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-one are also described.     

Action of 1,2-diamines and o-aminophenols on 1-alkyl-3-carboxyindole-2-acetic acid anhydrides. Preparation of new ring systems

1-Alkyl-3-carboxyindole-2-acetic acid anhydrides (I) react with ethylenediamine and with o-phenylenediamine to give directly 10-alkylimidazo[3,2:1′,2′]pyrido[4,5-b]indol-5(1H)-ones (II) and 5,6-dihydro-5-alkyl-13H-indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-13-one (V), respectively. However, anhydrides I react with o-aminophenol and with o-aminothiophenol to give carboxyindole-acetanilide derivatives IX, which can be cyclised to indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-b]benzoxazolone and indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-b]benzthiazolone (XI). Some derivatives of II and V were prepared to help in elucidating the structures.     

Electrophilic heterocyclization of 6-alken(yn)ylsulfanyl-pyrazolo[3,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]pyrimidin-4(5<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

6-Allylsulfanyl-1-arylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones react with iodine and sulfuric acid to give angular pyrazolothiazolopyrimidine derivatives. The reaction of 6-(prop-2-yn-1-ylsulfanyl)-1-(4-tolyl)-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-one with sulfuric acid gives angularly fused pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,3]thiazolo-[3,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one, whereas in the reaction with sodium methoxide linearly fused pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one was formed. Linearly fused pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole derivatives were also obtained by reaction of 1-aryl-6-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ylsulfanyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones with sulfuric acid.     

Heterocyclic derivatives of naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride. Part II. Colour and dyeing properties on synthetic fibres of some substituted 7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-ones

The effect on colour resulting from substitution in the phenyl and naphthyl rings of 7H-benzimidazo [2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-one (I) is discussed; dycing and fastness properties of these dyes on synthetic fibres are described and the synthesis of some new 1,8-naphthalimides and derivatives of I recorded.     

A rapid access to indolo[2,1-a]pyrrolo[4′,3′:4,5]pyrano[5,6-c]coumarin/[6,5-c]chromone derivatives by domino Knoevenagal intramolecular hetero Diels-Alder reactions

Knoevenagal condensation of indole-2-carbaldehyde containing an internal dienophile with coumarins, followed by domino intramolecular hetero Diels-Alder reaction, provides polycyclic heterocycles. Different approaches for stereo- and chemoselective synthesis of indolo[2,1-a]pyrrolo[4′,3′:4,5]pyrano[5,6-c]coumarin and indolo[2,1-a]pyrrolo[4′,3′:4,5]pyrano[6,5-c]chromone derivatives are described.     

Reaction of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-diones with carbon-centered nucleophiles

Knoevenagel condensations of 5,5-dimethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-diones with malononitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, indan-1,3-dione, and Drotaverine base involved the ketone carbonyl group in the former with formation of deeply colored dark blue substances. The lactam ring in the products can be opened by the action of nitrogen-centered nucleophiles, e.g., p-toluidine. The reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2,3-dione with methyl magnesium iodide gave 2-hydroxy-2,5,5-trimethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-3-one.     

Cyclization reactions of 1,3-dibromopropan-2-ol, 2,3-dibromopropan-1-ol and 1-bromomethyloxirane with 6-amino-2,3-dihydro-2-thioxo-4(1H)-pyrimidinone

The cyclization reactions, carried out in strongly- or weakly-basic media, are described. Sometimes, 7-amino-2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxymethyl-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one is separated out, together with 8-amino-3,4-dihydro-3-hydroxy-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-one, as the principal product. A mechanism of reaction, during which the cyclizating agents are changed into oxirane derivatives, is proposed. The results of single-crystal X-ray investigations on 8-amino-3,4-dihydro-3-hydroxy-7-nitroso-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-one (R = 0.035 for 1013 reflections), and on 7-hydroxymethyl-6,7-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a][1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-9(1H)-one (R = 0.027 for 1607 reflections) are reported.     

Microwave-assisted rapid and efficient synthesis of C-alkyl imidazoisoquinolinone derivatives

The synthesis of a set of 10-benzyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-5(1H)-one and 5-oxo-imidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-10-yl)-N-phenylacetamide derivatives was achieved by exposing the corresponding alkylating agent and imidazoisoquinolinone to microwave irradiation and traditional oil bath heating in the presence of K₂CO₃ and DMAP. The microwave technique as well as DMAP as base accelerated the alkylation reaction for 2-6 min giving 79-88% yields.     

Synthesis of isoxazolopyrroloisoquinolines by intramolecular cyclizations of 5-(2-arylethyl)-6-hydroxytetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones

5,8a,11a,11b-Tetrahydroisoxazolo[5′,4′:3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-8(6H)-ones were prepared by intramolecular cyclization of 5-(2-arylethyl)-6-hydroxytetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones in the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate.     

Synthesis of the dibenzopyrrocoline alkaloid skeleton: indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and related analogues

The indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline and pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline nuclei have been synthesized from N-benzylindole or ethyl 1H-indol-1-ylacetate and N-benzylpyrrole precursors, respectively. Firstly, at C-2 of either the indole or pyrrole nucleus, aromatic rings containing a carbonyl substituent ortho to the newly formed biaryl axis were introduced using the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. Thereafter, under basic conditions the nucleophile that formed at the acidic methylene protons of the N-benzylindole, ethyl 1H-indol-1-ylacetate or N-benzylpyrrole intermediate reacted with the internal aromatic carbonyl to yield (after the expulsion of water) the title compounds. For example, exposure of ethyl 2-(2-(2-formylphenyl)-1H-indol-1-yl)acetate to potassium tert-butoxide resulted in the formation of ethyl indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-6-carboxylate.     

New heterocyclic structures. [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido-[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine and thiazolo[3,2a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine

Derivatives of two new molecular structures, namely, 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one and 6,7-dihydro-9H-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d][pyrimidin-9-one, and derivatives of N-substituted sulfamic acid, namely, (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid and (7-amino-2,3-dihydro-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-on-6-yl)sulfamic acid, were separated out as by-products in the reduction reaction of 8-amino-3,4-dihydro-7-nitroso-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1- b][1,3]thiazin-6-one and 7-amino-2,3-dihydro-6-nitroso-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one derivatives, respectively, with sodium hydrosulfite. A mechanism of reaction, which hypothesizes the action of sodium hydrosulfite in an asymmetic form, is proposed. The results of single-crystal X-ray investigation on 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one (R = 0.032 for 863 reflections) and (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b]- [1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid, sodium salt (R = 0.028 for 3507 reflections) are reported.     

Synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles underlain by application of 3-(4-Acetyl[phenyl)-2H-coumarin

3-(4-Acetylphenyl)-2H-chromen-2-one was obtained from 4-acetylphenyldiazonium chloride in the conditions of Meerwein reaction. Reactions of 3-[4-(2-bromoacetyl)phenyl]-2H-chromen-2-one with pyridine, 4-methylpyridine, quinoline, benzo[f]quinoline, and triphenylphosphine afforded quaternary salts, and with thioacetamide, thiourea, 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, and 6-aminopurine provided the corresponding derivatives of thiazole, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, imidazo[2,1-i]purine. In the reaction of the same bromo derivative with thiosemicarbazide and aromatic aldehydes a thiazole ring is built and the corresponding hydrazones are formed.     

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 .     

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of 2- or 7-Arylindoles with Alkenes/Alkynes Using Molecular Oxygen as the Sole Oxidant Enabled by Quaternary Ammonium Salt

Developing an efficient catalytic system using molecular oxygen as the oxidant for rhodium-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling remains highly desirable. Herein, rhodium-catalyzed oxidative annulation of 2- or 7-phenyl-1H-indoles with alkenes or alkynes to assemble valuable 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indoles, pyrrolo[3,2,1-de]phenanthridines, or indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines using the atmospheric pressure of air as the sole oxidant enabled by quaternary ammonium salt has been accomplished. Mechanistic studies provided evidence for the fast intramolecular aza-Michael reaction and aerobic reoxidation of Rh(I)/Rh(III), facilitated by the addition of quaternary ammonium salt.     

A new method for the synthesis of 6H,11H-indolo[3,2-c]-isoquinolin-5-ones/thiones and their reactions

The synthesis of 8-substituted and unsubstituted 6H,11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-ones/thiones 3a-c and 4a-c and their derivatives viz, ethyl (8-substituted-6H,11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-on-6-yl)acetates 5a-c , (8-substituted-6H,11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-on-6-yl)acetyl hydrazides 6a-c , 3,5-disubstituted-pyrazoles 7a-c and 8a-c , 3-substituted-pyrazol-5-ones 9a-c and 5-(8-substituted-6H,11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-on-6-yl)methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiones 10a-c , also ethyl (8-substituted-11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-ylthio)ace-tates 11a-c , (8-substituted-11Hindolo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-5-ylthio)acetyl hydrazides 12a-c , 3,5-disubstituted-pyrazoles 13a-c and 14a-c , 3-substituted-pyrazol-5-ones 15a-c and 5-(8-substituted-11H-indolo[3,2-c]isoquin-olin-5-yl)thiomethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiones 16a-c is described.     

Transition Metal-Catalyzed C−H Activation/Annulation Approaches to Isoindolo[2,1-b]isoquinolin-5(7H)-ones

The isoindolo[2,1-b]isoquinolin-5(7H)-one scaffold is widely present in lots of bioactive natural products. Diverse types of strategies have been developed to construct this scaffold. Recently, transition metal-catalyzed C−H activation/annulation is emerging as a powerful and straightforward method to construct diverse polyheterocycles with high atom- and step-economy. It also has been employed for the synthesis of the isoindolo[2,1-b]isoquinolin-5(7H)-one scaffold. This review provides an introduction to recent advances for the preparation of isoindolo[2,1-b]isoquinolin-5(7H)-ones by using transition metal-catalyzed C−H activation/annulation. It will help researchers to find hidden opportunities and accelerate the discovery of novel transformations based on C−H activation/annulation.     

Synthesis and some properties of N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

Reactions of methyl 2-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)alkanoates with unsubstituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines gave N-unsubstituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]-pyrazinones. Some of them show ring-chain tautomerism. Transformations of these compounds led to a number of novel heterocyclic systems: 2,10-dihydro-3H,5H-imidazo[1,2-a]-pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines, 2,3,4,11-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[1??,2??:4,5]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 1,2,3,5,6,10b-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazines, 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2??,1??:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-[1,4,7]triazacycloundecin-8(9H)-one.