Reactions of 6,7-dimethoxy- 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline with <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-quinone methides

Products of heterocyclization, 9,10-dimethoxy-12,13-dihydro-7aH,15H-naphtho[1',2':5,6][1,3]oxazino-[2,3-a]isoquinolines, were isolated on condensing 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline with 1-dimethylaminomethyl-2-naphthols. In the case of o-hydroxybenzyl alcohols products of a Michael aza reaction, 2-[(6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)methyl]phenols were obtained.     

Syntheses of some tetralones related to tetracyclines

Syntheses of 5-chloro-8-methoxy-1-tetralone (XIV), 6,8-dimethoxy-1-tetralone (XIX), 2-carbethoxy-6,8-dimethoxy-1-tetralone (VI), 3-(2′-chloro-5′-methoxybenzyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1-tetralone (III) and 2-carbethoxy-3-(2′-chloro-5′-methoxybenzyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1-tetralone (IV) are reported. The mode of cyclization with polyphosphoric acid of I and related compounds is described.     

Nitrenes-XV: 1-Hydroxymethyl-4,5-dimethoxy-7H-azirino[1,2-a]-indole-7a-carboxylic acid γ-lactone,a nitrene addition compound

Triethyl phosphite deoxygenation of α-(6-nitroveratrylidene)-γ-butyrolactone 1 under moderate conditions affords a mixture of 3-(6-nitroveratryl)-2(5H)-furanone 5, α-(6-ethylaminoveratrylidene)-γ-butyrolactone 6 and 1-hydroxymethyl-4,5-dimethoxy-7H-azirino[1,2-a]indole-7a-carboxylic acid γ-lactone 7, in addition to 3,4-dihydro-7,8-dimethoxy[1,3-a]oxazino[3,4-a]indol-1-one 2, ethyl 5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylate 3, and 2,3-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyfuro[2,3-b]quinoline 4, obtained under more drastic reaction conditions.The isolation of lactones 5 and 7 provides strong evidence for the intermediacy of nitrenes in this reaction which appears to provide the first example of intramolecular aziridine formation from a nitro-aromatic compound and triethyl phosphite.     

Synthesis of dimethoxybenz[g]isoquinolines

Stobbe condensation of 2,3-dimethoxybenzaldehyde with diethyl succinate, followed by reduction and cyclization, gave 3-carbethoxy-5,6-dimethoxy-l-tetralone (7a). Subsequent reduction, aromatization and side chain conversion yielded the key intermediate 7,8-dimethoxy-2-naphthalenecarboxaldehyde (8c). 6,7-Dimethoxybenz[g]isoquinoline (1) was prepared from 8c via condensation with nitromethane, reduction, formylation, cyclization, and aromatization reactions; the isomeric 8,9-dimethoxybenz[g]isoquinoline (2) was obtained by the condensation of 8c with the diethyl acetal of aminoacetaldehyde (12) followed by reduction, tosylation, cyclization and aromatization. The methiodides of both compounds were also prepared.     

Synthesis of new substituted acetamide derivatives of 6′,7′-dimethoxy-2′,3′-dihydro-1′<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-spiro[isoquinoline-1,4′-cyclopentane]-1′-carboxamide

Reaction of ethyl 6′,7′-dimethoxy-3′Н-spiro[isoquinoline-1,4′-cyclopentane]-1′-carboxylate with ammonia and isopropylamine afforded dihydroisoquinoline carboxamides that were reduced with NaBH₄ in amides of 6,7-dimethoxy-4-spirocyclopentane-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-carboxylic acid. The reaction of unsubstituted carboxamide with chloroacetyl chloride led to chloroamide that reacted with versatile secondary amines and heterylthiols providing the corresponding substituted amino- and sulfanylamides of tetrahydroisoquinoline series.     

Synthesis of the Antibiotic 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-d-mannitol

Abstract

Easily accessible benzyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-D-mannofuranoside (1) was converted in six steps into benzyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-5-N-benzyl-5-deoxy-6-O-benzyl-α-D-mannofuranoside or benzyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-5-azido-5-deoxy-6-O-benzyl-α-D-mannofuranoside. Both compounds afforded, after hydrogenolysis and acidolysis, 1-deoxymannojirimycin in an overall yield of 38% based on 1.     

Simple access to pentacyclic oxazinoisoquinolines via an unexpected transformation of aminomethylnaphthols

Unexpected reactions between 1-α-aminobenzyl-2-naphthol, 1-aminomethyl-2-naphthol, N-benzyl-1-α-aminobenzyl-2-naphthol and 6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline to furnish naphth[1,2-e][1,3]oxazino[2,3-a]isoquinolines are reported. The reaction conditions involved classical heating at 80 °C in MeCN for 22 h (57-62%), or the use of microwave conditions (100 °C), which allowed a reduction of the reaction time to 90 min and resulted in somewhat higher yields (73-82%).     

Novel fluoro-substituted benzo- and benzothieno fused pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-ones

A straightforward, two-step synthesis of fluoro substituted chromeno[2,3-c]pyrazol- and [1]benzothieno[2′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-ones, respectively, is presented. Hence, treatment of 1-substituted or 1,3-disubstituted 2-pyrazolin-5-ones with fluoro substituted 2-fluorobenzoyl chlorides or 3-chloro-6-fluoro-1-benzothiophene-2-carbonyl chloride using calcium hydroxide in refluxing 1,4-dioxane gave the corresponding 4-aroylpyrazol-5-ols, which were cyclized into the fused ring systems. 5-Fluorochromeno[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-one was obtained upon treatment of the 1-(4-methoxybenzyl) protected congener with trifluoroacetic acid. Treatment of 5-fluorochromeno[2,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-ones with methylhydrazine afforded novel tetracyclic ring systems such as 2-methyl-7-phenyl-2,7-dihydropyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[4,3,2-cd]indazole. Detailed NMR spectroscopic investigations (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁹F) with the obtained compounds were undertaken.     

Synthesis of fused systems containing an angular nitrogen atom from substituted 2-benzyl-4-hydrazinopyridimines

The condensation of substituted 2-benzyl-4-hydrazinopyrimidines with phenylpyruvic acid gave the corresponding hydrazones, which cyclize upon the action of POCl, to give derivatives of pyrimido[6,1-c][1,2,4]-triazine. The substituted 2-benzylpyrimidinylhydrazides of some carboxylic acids react with POCl, to give 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines. The reaction of 7-benzyl-5-methyl-l-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-c]pyrimidine with sodium ethylate leads to rearrangement and formation of 7-benzyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[2,3-c]pyrimidine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 225–229, February, 2000.     

7-Benz[c] acridinemethanols as tetracyclic analogs of the 2-phenyl-4-quinolinemethanol antimalarials

A series of new 7-benz[c]acridinemethanols and 5,6-dihydro-7-benz[c]acridinemethanols was prepared as rigid, tetracyclic analogs of the antimalarial 2-phenyl-4-quinolinemethanols. Condensation of 5,7-dichloroisatin with 6-chloro-, 7-chloro-, and 6,7-dichloro-1-tetralone furnished halogenated 5,6-dihydro-7-benz[c]acridinecarboxylic acids, which were transformed into the corresponding acid chlorides, acyl malonates, α-bromomethyl ketones, and epoxides. Fully aromatic members of the series obtained via dehydrogenation of the 5,6-dihydro acids were likewise converted into epoxides via the acylmalonate route. Although all the epoxides studied proved to be exceptionally resistant to ring-opening by di-n-butylamine, probably on account of steric effects, they could be cleaved readily with piperidine or morpholine. Nmr spectra of the resulting amino alcohols suggest that these compounds exist in a single preferred conformation stabilized by internal O-H····N hydrogen bonding, and that free rotation about the side chain C-C bond does not occur at room temperature.     

The reaction of tetralones with nitriles: a simple approach to the synthesis of new substituted benzo[h]quinazolines, benzo[f]quinazolines and dibenzo[a,i]phenanthridines

The one-pot reaction of 1-tetralone with nitriles in the presence of triflic anhydride affords in good yields 2,4-disubstituted 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolines, which oxidation with DDQ leads to the corresponding benzo[h]quinazolines. 2-Tetralone undergoes identical process forming 1,3-disubstituted 5,6-dihydrobenzo[f]quinazolines. However, when the reaction of 2-tetralone is carried out with methylthiocyanate as nitrile, 5-methylthiotetrahydrodibenzo[a,i]phenanthridines are isolated in good yields. Easy transformations of the methylthio group offer possible access to a variety of substituted dibenzo[a,i]phenanthridines.     

Dimethylformamide Catalyzed Synthesis of Novel Heterocycles—Their Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation

Indandione 1 was brominated to yield 2‐bromoIndandione 2 , which further reacted with substituted thiocarbamides, carbamides, 2‐aminothiophenols, 2‐aminophenol, and triazole to furnished 3‐substituted aniline‐2‐thia‐4‐aza‐6,7‐benzo‐8‐oxo‐bicyclo[3.3.0]‐1(5),3‐octadiene 3 , 3‐substituted aniline‐2‐oxa‐4‐aza‐6,7‐benzo‐8‐oxo‐bicyclo[3.3.0]‐1(5),3‐octadiene 4 , 2‐Thia‐5‐aza‐9‐oxo‐3,4‐(3′‐substituted) benzo‐7,8‐benzo‐bicyclo[4.3.0]‐1(6) nonene 5 , 2‐oxa‐5‐aza‐9‐oxo‐(3, 4)‐(7,8)‐dibenzo‐bicyclo[4.3.0]‐1(6) nonene 6 , 3′‐substituted‐(1′,2′,4′)triazolo[5,6‐b][indeno(2,3‐e)]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazine 7 , respectively. The structures of compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral techniques, further the representative compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity.     

Dmap-Catalyzed Synthesis of Novel Pyrrolo[2,3-D]Pyrimidine Derivatives Bearing an Aromatic Sulfonamide Moiety

4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), with a dual role as a basic nucleophilic catalyst, was shown to be a highly efficient catalyst for the synthesis of some new N-(2-aryl-7-benzyl-5,6-diphenyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)benzenesulfonamides through the reaction of 2-aryl-7-benzyl-5,6-diphenyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amines (7-deazaadenines) with benzenesulfonyl chlorides. It was also found that the use of DMAP under solvent-free conditions is much more effective than other catalytic systems such as pyridine as both the catalyst and solvent, t-BuOK in t-BuOH, Et₃N in ethanol (EtOH), and even DMAP in dimethylformamide (DMF). The influences of the reaction parameters, temperature, and the catalyst amount, on the catalytic performance have been studied. All synthetic compounds were characterized on the basis of their full spectral data.     

NMR structural elucidation of photochromic quinolone photoproducts

UV irradiation of 3-benzoyl-2-benzyl-6,7-difluoro-1-propyl-1H-quinolin-4-one leads to the formation of a mixture of photoproducts, with different evolutions. The structure of each of them has been obtained by one- and two-dimensional multinuclear NMR experiments. Two photoenols, which are thermally reversible, have been identified. All of the other photoproducts have been assigned to degradation. Based on the structural identification and the photochemical and thermal evolution of samples, a plausible mechanism is proposed.     

Synthesis of N-benzylated indole-, indazole- and benzotriazole-4,7-diones

The benzylation of 4,7-dimethoxy-1H-indole (5) followed by an oxidative demethylation led to 1-benzyl-1H-indole-4,7-dione (2) with a 73% overall yield. From the commercially available 7-nitro-1H-indazole (7), a three-step pathway was developed to access 1-benzyl-1H-indazole-4,7-dione (3). Two of these steps were investigated in order to improve the process. The direct synthesis of 1-benzyl-1H-benzotriazole-4,7-dione (4), through a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between benzyl azide and para-benzoquinone (13), was also studied. The simplicity of the methodologies described offers wide perspectives in obtaining 1-alkylated indole-, indazole- and benzotriazole-4,7-diones.     

Synthesis and structural assignment of 5,6-dihydro-8-hydroxy-9-methoxy-1H,7H-benzo[ij] quinolizine-1,7-dione

The compound 5,6-dihydro-8-hydroxy-9-methoxy-1H,7H-benzo[ij]quinolizine-1,7-dione ( 4a ) was synthesized from 3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-oxo-1-quinolyl)propionic acid ( 3a , free base), involving spontaneous demethylation with ring closure. The structural assignment of 4a was based on an analogous, unequivocal synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-9-ethoxy-8-hydroxy-1H,7H-benzo[ij]quinolizine-1,7-dione hydrochloride ( 4b ).     

新型噻吩并四氢吡啶类化合物的合成及其抗血小板聚集活性

噻吩并［3,2-c］四氢吡啶和噻吩并［2,3-c］四氢吡啶分别与取代苄溴(2a~2g)经取代反应后,用2 mol·L^-1氯化氢乙醚溶液成盐合成了噻吩并四氢吡啶衍生物(3b~3e, 3g和5a~5g);噻吩并［3,2-c］四氢吡啶酮与取代苄溴经取代反应,再与乙酸酐缩合,最后经2 mol·L^-1氯化氢乙醚溶液成盐合成了噻吩并四氢吡啶衍生物(7d, 7e, 7g~7i)。 3, 5和7均为新化合物,其结构经¹H NMR 和ESI-MS表征。大鼠体内抗血小板聚集活性研究结果表明：3, 5和7均有一定的抗血小板聚集活性,其中7d, 7h和7i的抑制率分别为66.2%, 86.8%和88.3%,活性优于阳性对照药噻氯匹啶。     

New approach to the enantiomerically pure 1,2,3-trihydroxypropylphosphonates

The replacement of 2,3-O-cyclohexylidene-d-glyceraldehyde with (2R,5R,6R)-5,6-dimethoxy-5,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2-carbaldehyde (Ley’s aldehyde) has led to significant improvements in the isolation of both diastereoisomers of the respective 2,3-O-BDA 1,2,3-trihydroxypropylphosphonates. The triethylamine-catalysed addition of dialkyl phosphites and lithium diethyl phosphonate gave the products in moderate (ca. 1:2) diastereoselectivity while the application of diethyl trimethylsilyl phosphite afforded a 1:9 mixture of diethyl (R)- and (S)-hydroxy-[(2R,5R,6R)-5,6-dimethoxy-5,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxan-2-yl]methylphosphonates.     

Synthesis and structural revision of naturally occurring ayapin derivatives

The synthesis of three highly oxygenated naturally occurring coumarins, 8-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 5-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin and 5,8-dimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin is described for the first time, together with a new method for the preparation of ayapin (6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin). Comparison of the spectroscopic data of the synthetic tetraoxygenated coumarin 5,8-dimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin with literature reports resulted in the structural revision of several natural coumarins. Two coumarins, both identified as 5,8-dimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin must have other structures, while the structure of another coumarin, described as the isomeric 7,8-dimethoxy-5,6-methylenedioxycoumarin has to be revised to 5,8-dimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin.     

Mechanism of formation of doubly charged fragments from bis-benzyltetrahydroisoquinolines under electron impact

Some bis-benzyltetrahydroisoquinolines [α,α′-di-N,N-(1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline)-p-xylene and various substituted analogues] give rise to very abundant doubly charged fragment ions under electron impact, corresponding to the loss of the two benzyl groups. Substituent effects, ionization and appearance energy measurements and metastable transitions show that these doubly charged ions are formed (at least in part) from singly charged precursors by a heterolytic cleavage (charge separation).