[1]Benzothienopyrimidines. II. Study of the electrophilic substitutions of [1]benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine and [1]benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-(3H)one

The nitration and bromination of both [1]benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)one ( 1 ) and [1]benzothieno-[3,2-d]pyrimidine ( 2 ) has been studied. Nitration of 1 at ?30° afforded a mixture of 8-nitro[1]benzothieno-[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)one ( 7b ) (70%) and 6-nitro[1]benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)one ( 7a ) (30%). However when the nitration was carried out at 60°, the 6,8-dinitro derivative 8 was the result. On the contrary, the nitration of 2 at ?30° gave a single nitration product, 8-nitro[1]benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine ( 11 ). The bromination of both 1 and 2 gave the corresponding 8-bromo derivatives 10 and 13 . Assignment of structure of all the products was based on ir and nmr spectral studies and on unequivocal syntheses.     

Furopyridines. XXX. Synthesis and reaction of difuro[3,2-c:- 3′,2′-e]pyridine,a new tricyclic heterocycle

Difuro[3,2-c:3′,2′-e]pyridine 1 , a new tricyclic heteroaromatic, has been prepared for the first time. Bromination of 1 with molecular bromine gave 3-bromo 7 , 8-bromo 7′ and 3,8-dibromo derivative 8 ; nitration with fuming nitric acid yielded 2-nitro compound 9 , while nitration with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid gave 2,7-dinitro derivative 10 ; formylation with n-butyllithium and dimethylformamide gave 2-formyl 11 , 7-formyl 11′ , and 2,7-diformyl compound 12. The N-oxide 14 of 1 afforded 4-cyano compound 15 by cyanation with trimethylsilyl cyanide, 4-chloro compound 16 by chlorination with phosphorus oxychloride, and 4-acetoxyl compound 17 by acetoxylation with acetic anhydride.     

Electrophilic substitution reactions in 4H-benzo[d,e,f]carbazole

The behavior of 4H-benzo[d,e,f]earbazole and its N-aeetyl derivative in various electrophilic substitution reactions (e.g. nitration, nitrosation, bromination, Friedel-Crafts acylations) has been investigated, and a number of new derivatives of this heterocycle (some of which are to be tested as potential carcinogens and enzyme-inducers) have been synthesized.     

Synthesis of some 5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-one derivatives

The substituted 6-bromo and 6-chloro-5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-ones, prepared by condensation of substituted 2-aminophenols with 2,3-dibromo or 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone in methanolic potassium hydroxide solution, have been dehalogenated to substituted 5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-ones in the presence of sodium hydrosulfite dissolved in aqueous pyridine under nitrogen atmosphere.     

Synthesis of 1-functionalized-6-hydroxy-4-methyl and 6,11-dihydroxy-4-methylnaphtho[2,3-g]isoquinoline-5,12-quinones

Using 2-methoxy- and 2,5-dimethoxyacetophenones 8a and 8b as starting materials, 1-chloro-4-methylisoquinoline-5,8-quinone ( 6 ) and its 6-bromo derivative 7 were obtained via multistep sequences. Whereas Diels-Alder condensation of the former compound with homophthalic anhydride ( 22 ) led to a mixture of the two possible isomers: 1-chloro-11-hydroxy-4-methylnaphtho[2,3-g]isoquinoline-5,12-quinone ( 23 ) and 1-chloro-6-hydroxy-4-methylnaphtho[2,3-g]isoquinoline-5,12-quinone ( 24 ), this last tetracyclic chloroquinone was specifically obtained from 6-bromo-1-chloro-4-methylisoquinoline-5,8-quinone ( 7 ) and homophthalic anhydride. The 6,11-dihydroxy derivative was then prepared by ammonium nitrate oxidation or photochemically by cycloaddition of benzocyclobutenedione ( 28 ) and 1-chloro-4-methylisoquinoline-5,8-quinone ( 6 ). Chloro compounds were easily substituted by diamines to provide corresponding 1-amino substituted hydroxy tetracyclic quinones.     

Organische photochemie XXI. 9H-cyclopenta[b] [1]benzoselenin -ein neues heterocydisches ringsystem

By way of a photo-induced selenolester-seleninone rearrangement, the derivative 5 of a new heterocyclic ring system, 9H-cyclopenta[b][1]benzoselenin, has been formed. This rearrangement occurs via a new photosubstitution reaction of S-aryl- in competition with Se-aryl-groups, followed by photocyclization using 2-p -tolythiocyclopentene -1 - selenocarbonic acid Se-p-tolylester (1a) as starting materials. As a competing product in this photo-rearrangement, a second heterocycle, 7-methylcyclopenta[b] [1]benzothiopyrone (4) (9) has been formed via an intramolecular photochemical Friedel Crafts reaction.     

Synthesis of substituted 4H-imidazo[5,1-b]benzimidazoles

4-Methyl-1-phenylimidazo[5,1-b]benzimidazole (III) has been synthesized. It has been shown that 1,4-dimethylimidazo[5,1-b]benzimidazole (I) and III readily undergo acetylation and nitrosation at position 3. The reaction of I and III with formalin, like the Mannich reaction, leads to the formation of methylenebis derivatives. The bromination of III with N-bromosuccinimide forms the 3-bromo derivative of III (X).For part IV, see [1].     

The use of NMR measurements in the orientation of pyrrolic substitution in 5,6-dihydro-7-methyl-6-oxopyrrolo[1,2a]-[3,1,6]benzothiadiazocine

The title compound 1 , has been shown to give a 1-bromo derivative 2 when subjected to free-radical bromination and a 1-dimethylaminomethyl derivative 3 by reaction under standard Mannich conditions. Vilsmeier formylation, however, furnishes the 3-substituted derivative 4 .     

Synthesis of 5,6-Dimethylbenz[a]phenazine

5,6-Dimethylbenz[a]phenazine ( 4 ), an aza analogue of the carcinogenic 5,6-dimethylbenz-[c]acridine has been obtained by a 1,1-dehydration-rearrangement (Wagner-Meerwin type) from 5,5-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrobenz[a]phenazine ( 3 ). The alcohol 3 was obtained from the hydrogenation of the corresponding ketone 2 which was prepared in two ways: Method A, the oxidation of 5,5-dimethyl-5,6-dihydrobenz[a]phenazine ( 1 ); Method B, the hydrolysis of the 6,6-dibromo derivative 5 of 1.     

Reactions of ring-expanded xanthines containing the imidazo[4,5-e][1,4]diazepine ring system

4,5,7,8-Tetrahydro-6H-imidazo[4,5-e][1,4]diazepine-5,8-dione underwent bromination at the 2-position with or without substituents at the 3-, 4- or 7-position, using bromine, N-bromosuccinimide, or acetyl hypobro-mite. The activation of position 6 with an ester functionality, as in 7 , did not alter the site of bromination. The base-catalyzed bromination of the ring-open precursor, diethyl 2-[N-(1-benzyl-5-nitroimidazolyl-4-carbon-yl)amino]malonate ( 5 ), resulted either in introduction of an alkoxy functionality in the above aminomalonate side-chain, yielding 17 when the reaction was quenched with an alcohol, or in degradation of the side-chain, yielding 1-benzyl-5-nitroimidazole-4-carboxamide ( 19 ) when the reaction was quenched with water. Both 17 and 19 are formed by oxidative bromination of 5 via the bromo intermediate 15 . An indirect evidence for the latter was obtained by base-catalyzed methylation of 5 which gave diethyl 2-methyl-2-[N-(1-benzyl-5-nitroimid-azolyl-4-carbonyl)amino]malonate ( 21 ). The base-catalyzed bromination of 5 with N-bromosuccinimide gave rise to two products, the dimer 24a and the monomer 24b that contained the substituted 2,2-diaminomalon-ate side-chain. The structure of 24b was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Reduction of the 5-nitro group of 17 to the corresponding amino derivative 25 , followed by ring-closure with sodium meth-oxide/methanol, yielded three products, a 5:6-fused system 26 and two 5:7 fused systems 27 and 28 . The structures of 26 and 27 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. A tentative reaction pathway for the formation of all three products has been proposed. Hydrolysis of 27 with aqueous hydrochloric acid resulted in ring-opening to form 5-amino-1-benzylimidazole-4-carboxamide ( 40 ). A mechanism for the hydrolysis reaction has been proposed. Catalytic hydrogenation of 5 in acetic acid yielded the aminoimidazo-lone derivative 11 which upon ring-closure with sodium methoxide in methanol produced imidazo[4,5-e][1,4]-diazepine-2,5,8-trione ( 12 ).     

Derivatives of the new ring system pyrazolo[4,3-d]-v-triazine and the synthesis of 5,7-disubstituted 3-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d] pyrimidines and 5,7-disubstituted 3-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine 6-uxides which are structurally related to the nucleoside antibiotics formycin and formycin B

The synthesis of 7-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d]-v-triazin-4-one ( 6 ), a derivative of the new ring system, pyrazolo[4,3-d]-v-triazine, has been accomplished by a diazotization reaction. Ring closure of the appropriate pyrazole derivative and oxidation of the preformed bicyclic heterocycle with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid has furnished 7-substituted 3-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine 6-oxides. Ring closures to yield various 5,7-disubstituted 3-methylpyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines are also discussed.     

Halogenation of 2-Unsubstituted and 2-Methylimidazo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridine Derivatives

Halogenation of 2-unsubstituted and 2-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridines and their N-methyl derivatives with bromine and chlorine in acetic acid takes different pathways, depending on the acetic acid concentration. The bromination in 50% aqueous acetic acid gives only 6-bromoimidazo[4,5-b]pyridines; bromination and chlorination of 2-unsubstituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines in glacial acetic acid leads to 5,6-dibromo(dichloro)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones, and bromination of 2-methylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridines in glacial acetic acid involves both the pyridine ring and the 2-methyl group to afford the corresponding 6-bromo-2-tribromomethylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2005, pp. 457–461.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Yutilov, Lopatinskaya, Smolyar, Gres’ko.     

Furopyridines. XXVIII. Reactions of 3-bromo derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine and their N-oxides

Bromination of 3-bromofuro[2,3-b]- 1a , -[3,2-b]- 1b and - [3,2-c]pyridine 1d afforded the 2,3-dibromo derivatives 2a, 2b and 2d , while the -[2,3-c]- compound 1c did not give the dibromo derivative. Nitration of 1a-d gave the 2-nitro-3-bromo compounds 3a-d . The N-oxides 4a-d of 1a-d were submitted to the cyanation with trimethylsilyl cyanide to yield the corresponding α-cyanopyridine compound 6a-d . Chlorination of 4a and 4d with phosphorus oxychloride gave mainly the chloropyridine derivatives 7a, 7′a and 7d , while 4b and 4c gave mainly the chlorofuran derivatives 7′b and 7′c accompanying formation of the chloropyridine derivatives 7b, 7′b and 7c . Acetoxylation of 4a and 4b with acetic anhydride yielded the acetoxypyridine compounds 8a, 8′a and 8b , while 4c and 4d gave the acetoxypyridine 8′c, 8′d and 8′d , pyridone 8c and 8d , acetoxyfuran 8′c and dibromo compound 9c and 9′c.     

Condensed pyridine bases. Electrophilic substitution in 1,7-dimethyl-3(2H)-benzo[b]furo[2,3-c]pyridone

Nitration, bromination, thiocyanation, and acylation of 1, 7-dimethyl-3(2H)-benzo[b]furo[2, 3-c]pyridone were investigated. It was shown that either the 4-nitro- or the 4,6-dinitro derivative is formed as a function of the nitration conditions. Bromination with bromine and thiocyanation with dithiocyanogen yields a bromo derivative at position 4. The product of substitution at the C₍₆₎, atom is obtained in acylation with acetyl chloride, and the product of substitution at atoms C₍₄₎ and C₍₆₎ is obtained with benzoyl chloride. The results of the calculations were generalized in the MNDO approximation.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 534–541, April, 1996     

A novel 2-C reactivity studies of 1-aroyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran-3-ones

The 2-C, methylene group of 1-aroyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran-3-ones (2) have been showed to possess a superior reactivity towards many of organic reagents. The naphthopyrones (2) condensed with aromatic aldehydes to give the 2-arylidine derivatives (3). Bromination of 2 gave 1,2-dibromo (4) or 5-bromo (5) derivatives depending on the reaction conditions. The base catalyzed addition or cycloaddition of naphthopyrones (2) to 4-methoxy benzalacetophenone gave the expected Michael adduct (6) or the cyclic adducts (7–9) depending on the type of catalytic base and reaction conditions. Structures of the products have been established by elemental analyses, IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopic methods.     

Imino-Bridged heterocycles. V . Synthesis of 6,11-dimethyl-1 1H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridin-6,11-imine by a regiospecific amide to olefin cyclization

Attempted utilization of sulfenimines 6a,b to prepare tertiary carbinamines as intermediates to the desired 6,11-dimethyl-11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridin-6,11-imine system ( 10 ) instead gave products resulting from nitrogen-sulfur bond cleavage. The preparation and use of the corresponding sulfonimine 8 , however, led to 10 through a regiospecific base-catalyzed reaction.     

The bromination of 3-bromo-6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.1]octa-2,6-diene

The bromination of 3-bromo-6, 7-benzobicyclo [3.2.1] octa-2, 6-diene at ?50°C has been found to give only one product, the tribromide(7) produced via Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement with accompanying aryl migration. The bromination at 0°C produced nonrearranged tribromides beside the rearranged product. The structures of the products were determined by means of spectral data. The addition mechanism is discussed in terms of exo- and endo-attack.     

Pyrolysis of 2-(2-azidobenzoyl)pyridine and 3-(2-Pyridyl)-2,1- benzisixazoles. Prepration and chemistry of some pyrido[1,2-b]cinnolin-6-ium hydroxide inner salts

The pyrolysis of 3-(2-pyridyl)-2,1-benzisoxazoles 5A, 5B, and 5C (A : unsubstituted; B : 5-bromo; C : 5,7-dibromo) at about 215° afforded 5,11-dihydro-11-oxopyrido [1,2-b] cinnolin-6-ium hydroxide inner salt 6A , the 2-bromo ( 6B ) and the 2,4-dibromo ( 6C ) compounds respectively in high yields. X-ray crystallographic analysis of 6B unambiguously confirmed the structure. The benzisoxazoles 5A-5C were obtained from the pyrolysis of the corresponding 2-(2-azidobenzoyl) pyridines 2A-2C at about 112°. While 2A and 2B afforded the corresponding benzisoxazoles 5a and 5B in 82% and 51% yields respectively, 2-(2-azido-3,5-dibromobenzoyl)pyridine ( 2C ) afforded a mixture of the benzisoxazole 5C and the tricyclic compound 6C , isolated 43% and 41% yields respectively. The properties of the novel mesoionic compounds of type 6 , their oxidative and reductive ring cleavage products together with alkylation and catalytic hydrogenation products are described. Electrophilic substitutions, substitutions in position 11 via the 11-thiones 11 and other miscellaneous trans of 6 are also presented.     

A comparative study of the rearrangement of some 6- and 7-halo-substituted 3-amino-3,4-dihydro-l-hydroxycarbostyrils in concentrated hydrohalic acids

The 6-bromo ( 16 ), 6-fluoro ( 17 ), 7-bromo ( 14 ), and 7-fluoro ( 15 ) substituted 3-amino-3,4-dihydro-l-hydroxycarbostyrils were treated with concentrated hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids under reflux conditions. The 7-halogenated N-hydroxycarbostyrils ( 14,15 ) gave the normal rearrangement products, the 6,7-dihalolactams ( 18–21 ). The 6-halogenated compounds ( 16,17 ) yielded the corresponding 6,8-dihalolactams ( 22–24 ) under the same experimental conditions, with the exception of the hydrobromic acid reaction of the 6-fluoro derivative 17 which yielded a mixture of products. Based on the comparison of the nmr spectrum of the product mixture with those of two authentic compounds, the mixture was identified as consisting of the normal rearrangement product, the 8-bromo-6-fluorolactam ( 27 ) and the straightforward reduction product, the 6-fluorolactam ( 26 ) in a ratio of about 2:1. The latter compounds were prepared by an independent method of synthesis in which 2-amino-5-fluorophenylalanine ( 25 ) was acidified to yield the corresponding lactam 26 , followed by bromination to afford the 8-bromo-6-fluorolactam 27. A mechanism is proposed to interpret the experimental results of nucleophilic substitution with rearrangement and reduction which occur with the 6-fluoro compound 17 when exposed to bromide ions in strongly acidic solution.     

Synthesis of 4-Amino-substituted-6-hydroxy and 11-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-g]quinoline-5,12-diones,and the unexpected formation of disubstituted imidazo[4,5,l-i,j]naphtho[2,3-g]quinolin-7-ones

4-Chloroquinoline-5,8-dione ( 8a ) and 6-bromo-4-chloroquinoline-5,8-dione ( 8b ) were reacted with homophthalic anhydride to give tetracyclic compounds 10 and 11 respectively. The 6,11-dihydroxy derivative 12 was prepared in low yield by photochemical addition of benzocyclobutenedione to 4-chloroquinoline-5,8-dione ( 8a ) and in better yield through a Friedel-Crafts reaction of phthalic anhydride with 4-chloro-5,8-dimethoxyquinoline ( 7a ). Whereas 4-chloro-6-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-g]quinoline-5,12-dione ( 11 ) was substituted by amines in the usual way to the corresponding 4-amino-substituted derivatives, 4-chloro-11-hydroxynaph-tho[2,3-g]quinoline-5,12-dione ( 10 ) led to a mixture of 4-amino derivatives and the unexpected 2,6-disubstituted-imidazo[4,5,l-I-j]naphtho[2,3-g]quinolin-7-ones, 13a-b .