New approach to the synthesis of substituted 5-arylcarbamoyl-3-cyano-6-methylpyridine-2(1h)-thiones. Molecular and crystal structure of 2-allylthio-3-cyano-5-(2-methoxyphenylcarbamoyl)-6-methyl-4-(5-methyl-2-furyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine

Morpholinium 5-arylcarbamoyl-3-cyano-6-methyl-4-(5-methyl-2-furyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates have been obtained by the interaction of enamines of acetoacetanilides with 5-methyl-2-furfurylidenecyanothioacetamide. Alkylation of the salts gives thioethers and oxidation gives the corresponding substituted pyridine-2(1H)-thiones. The structure of 2-allylthio-3-cyano-5-(2-methoxyphenylcarbamoyl)-6-methyl-4-(5-methyl-2-furyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine was studied by X-ray crystallographic analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 51–58, January, 2006.     

Reactions of 3-(polyfluoroacyl)chromones with hydroxylamine. The first synthesis of 3-cyano-2-(polyfluoroalkyl)chromones

Reaction of 3-(polyfluoroacyl)chromones with hydroxylamine proceeds via nucleophilic 1,4-addition followed by opening of the pyrone ring and subsequent cyclization to 4-(polyfluoroalkyl)-4H-chromeno[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ols in good yields. On treatment with trifluoroacetic acid, the isoxazole ring of this annulated heterocyclic system opens to give 3-cyano-2-(polyfluoroalkyl)chromones. Reaction of 3-(polyfluoroacyl)chromones with hydroxylamine hydrochloride occurs only at the carbonyl carbon atom connected to the R^F group to give the corresponding oximes in low yields.     

Synthesis and reactions of 1,2-fused 3-cyanoindolizines

With the intention that annulation of carbo- or heteroaromatic rings at the 1,2-positions can activate 3-cyanoindolizines as 1,3-dipolar species, 6-cyanobenz[a]indolizines, pyridazino[4,5-a]indolizines and 5-cyano-1,3-diphenylthiopheno[3,4-a]indolizine were prepared. 6-Cyanobenz[a]indolizines smoothly -underwent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition on to dibenzoylacetylene and diacetylacetylene to afford the corresponding indolizino[3,4,5-ab]isoindoles, whereas 5-cyano-1,4-diphenylpyridazino[4,5-a]indolizine reacted with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give the 1:2 adduct. Only a 3% yield of 5-cyano-1,3-diphenylthiopheno[3,4-a]indolizine formed upon phosphorus pentasulfide treatment of 1,2-dibenzoyl-3-cyanoindolizine.     

Synthesis of N-methylmorpholinium 6-methyl-4-(2-thienyl)-5-phenylcarbamoyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolate and its reaction with various functionally substituted methyl halides

Condensation of the anilide of acetoacetic acid, thiophene aldehyde, cyanothioacetamide and N-methyl-morpholine gave N-methylmorpholinium 6-methyl-4-(2-thienyl)-5-phenylcarbamoyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolate which reacted with various halides ZCH₂Hal or H₂NCOCH(Ph)Cl to give substituted 2-ZCH₂-thio or 2-H₂NCOCH(Ph)-thio-1,4-dihydropyridines.     

Reactions of α,β-unsaturated ketones with cyanoacetamide

3-Aryl-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-ones Ia-f and aroylphenylacetylenes Va-d reacted under reflux for 3 hours with cyanoacetamide in the presence of sodium ethoxide to give the corresponding 4-aryl-3-cyano-6-phenyl-2-(1H)pyridones VI. However, when ketones Ia-e were refluxed with cyanoacetamide for one hour in the presence of sodium ethoxide or piperidine, they gave the corresponding 4-aryl-3-cyano-3,4-dihydro-6-phenyl-2-(1H)pyridones IIIa-e, which upon heating with selenium gave the corresponding 2-pyridones VI. The structures of the products are based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence.     

Novel syntheses of 3-cyano-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one and derivatives of 2,3-dicarbomethoxy-2-hydroxycyclopenta[b]quinoline

A facile solid phase conversion of 2-chloro-3-cyano-4-substituted-1,4-dihydroquinolines to 3-cyano-4-substituted-3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-ones in almost quantitative yields and a novel synthesis of 2,3-dicarbomethoxy-2-hydroxycyclopenta[b]quinoline are described.     

Synthesis and properties of 3-cyano-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones

Piperidinium 3-cyano-4-(4-cyanophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiolates were obtained by the condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, 4-cyanobenzaldehyde, and cyanothioacetamide in the presence of an equimolar amount of piperidine. The acidification of these thiolates gave the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones and pyridine-2(1H)-thione. Alkylation of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates or the reaction mixture of the three-carbon condensation using iodacetamide gave 2-carbamoylmethylthio-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro- or 1,4-dihydropyridines, which were characterized by their conversion to 4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, LV-1006, Riga, LatviaTranslated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 794–798, June, 2000.     

Reactions of polyfunctional amines with 3-amino-4-(anilinothio-methylidene)-2-cyano-2-pentenedioic acid diethyl ester

3-Amino-4-(anilinothiomethylidene)-2-cyano-2-pentenedioic acid diethyl ester reacts with ethylenedi-amine, 1,3-propylenediamine and 1,4-butylenediamine affording bicyclic cyclocondensation products. The title compound reacts with diethylenetriamine and 2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethanol to give new seven membered ring tricyclic compounds. The mechanism for these reactions is discussed.     

Synthesis and properties of 5-acetyl-3-cyano-4-isobutyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione

Condensation of isovaleric aldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and acetylacetone or its enamine produces 5-acetyl-3-cyano-4-isobutyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione, from which 5-acetyl-3-cyano-4-isobutyl-6-methylpyridine-2(1H)-thione and the corresponding substituted 2-alkylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines are prepared. T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011, Ukraine; e-mail: kgb@lgpi.lugansk.ua; N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913, Russia; Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 516–519, April, 1999.     

A simple and efficient synthesis of 3-cyano-4-phenyl-2-pyridone

A preparatively useful method for the synthesis of 3-cyano-4-phenyl-2-pyridone (I) is described. Reaction of 2-cyano-3-methylcinnamamide (VII) with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal affords the corresponding dimethylaminomethylidene amide VIII which in turn, is thermally cyclized to I in DMF solvent. The advantages of this method include mild reaction conditions for short periods to give good yields of I on large scales without chromatographic purification.     

Synthesis of Ammonium 5-Arylcarbamoyl-4-heteryl-6-methyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates and 4-Heteryl-5-carbamoyl-6-methyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-selenolates

The condensation of enamines derived from acetoacetanilides, heterocyclic aldehydes, and cyanothioacetamide yielded ammonium 5-arylcarbamoyl-5-heteryl-6-methyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates, which were subsequently used for the synthesis of substituted 2-alkylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines, 2-alkylthiopyridines, and thieno[2,3-b]pyridines. The reaction of acetoacetamide with heteroaromatic aldehydes and cyanoselenoacetamide in the presence of N-ethylmorpholine yielded N-ethylmorpholinium 4-heteryl-5-carbamoyl-6-methyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydrolyridine-2-selenolates, from which substituted 2-alkylseleno-1,4-dihydropyridines were prepared.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2005, pp. 483–492.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Dyachenko.     

Reaction of ethyl 4-aryl-6-bromomethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates with N-methylmorpholinium 3-cyano-1,4-dihydro- and 3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates

Alkylation of N-methylmorpholinium 4-Ar¹-3-cyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolates using ethyl 4-Ar-6-bromomethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates (10 % KOH, DMF) gives mixtures of diastereomers of ethyl 4-Ar-6-[(4-Ar¹-3-cyano-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-ylthio)methyl]-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates in overall 30-58 % yield. Under these conditions the N-methylmorpholinium 4-Ar1-5-(N-Ar²-carbamoyl)-3-cyano-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates undergo aromatization of the dihydropyridine ring to give ethyl 4-Ar-6-[4-Ar¹-5-(N-Ar²-carbamoyl)-3-cyano-6-methylpyridin-2-ylthio)methyl]-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylates (37-51 %). In the absence of KOH, only the substituted pyridine-2(1 H)-thione is formed as a product of oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring in the starting substrate. Some of the alkylation products obtained possess weak or moderate antibacterial activity towards the specific strains of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis but are inactive towards Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.     

Synthesis of (6,7-dichlorononafluoro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)acetic acid and its transformation into perfluorinated 2-methylnaphthalene and 6-methyl-1,4-dihydronaphthalene

2,3-Dichlorodecafluorotetralin reacted with ethyl cyanoacetate to give ethyl 2-cyano-2-(6,7-dichlorononafluoro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)acetate which was hydrolyzed to (6,7-dichlorononafluoro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)acetic acid. The latter was treated with PCl₅ on heating to obtain 2,2-dichloro-(6,7-dichlorononafluoro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)acetyl chloride which was converted to 2,3-dichlorononafluoro-6-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene by the action of SbF₅. The reduction of 2,3-dichlorononafluoro-6-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene with zinc in 1,4-dioxane gave perfluoro-6-methyl-1,4-dihydronaphthalene, and in DMF, perfluoro-2-methylnaphthalene.     

Photochemical reaction of 1- and 2-naphthalenecarbonitrile with some methylbenzenes

1- and 2-Naphthalenecarbonitriles (1- and 2-NN) photochemically react with 1,2,4,5,-tetramethylbenzene (4) (but not with lower homologues). The products are 1,1'-(1,2-ethane-diyl)bis-(2,4,5-trimethylbenzene) (5) and 3-hydroxy-1-naphthalenecarbontrile with 1-NN and 5 and 1,2-dihydro-2-naphthalenecarbonitrile with 2-NN. The reaction involves electron transfer to the NN singlet excited state followed by proton transfer. 4-Methylbenzyl-(1-cyano-4-naphthyl)methyl ether (9) and the corresponding trimethylbenzylderivative 10, which contain donor and acceptor chromophores linked together, were prepared and found to show enhanced excimer emission but no photochemical reactivity, 1- and 2-NN react with 1-methoxy-4-methylbenzene (but not with the 3-isomer) analogously as with 4, but in this case small amounts of benzylated 1,2-dihydro-1-naphthalenecarbonitriles and 1,4-dihydro-2-naphthalenecarbonitriles are also formed. The mechanism is discussed in comparison with the corresponding reaction of 1,4-naphthalenecarbonitrile.     

Rhodium/chiral diene-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to arylmethylene cyanoacetates

Asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to (E)-methyl 2-cyano-3-arylpropenoates proceeded in the presence of a rhodium catalyst (3 mol %) coordinated with a chiral diene ligand, (R,R)-Ph-bod*, to give high yields of the corresponding methyl 3,3-diaryl-2-cyanopropanoates with high enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). This catalytic asymmetric transformation was applied to the asymmetric synthesis of (R)-tolterodine.     

Synthesis and hydrolytic cleavage of 1-aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo(thioxo)-1,4-dihydropyrimidines

1-Aryl-5-cyano-6-(2-dimethylaminovinyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidines and their 4-thioxo analogs, which were prepared in three steps from cyanoacetamide and cyanothioacetamide, respectively, were subjected to hydrolysis. In aqueous AcOH, hydrolysis of N-(dimethylaminomethylene)-2-cyano-5-dimethylamino-2,4-pentadieneamide derivatives containing amino groups at position 3 afforded formylpyridones. The reaction of 2-cyano-3-dimethylaminothiocrotonamide with DMF dimethyl acetal gave rise to 3-cyano-4-dimethylamino-2-methylthiopyridine.     

Synthesis and Electrochemical Oxidation of Nitriles of 4-Aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acids

Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the alkylation of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate with iodoacetamide or by a three-component synthesis by condensing 2-arylmethylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with 2-cyanothioacetamide in the presence of piperidine with subsequent reaction with iodoacetamide. Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the dehydration of 6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines or with a one-reactor three-component system from 2-cyano-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)thioacrylamide, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and iodoacetamide. The electrochemical oxidation of the synthesized nitriles was investigated and it was established that derivatives of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine as a rule are oxidized readily to the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridines. A comparative analysis has been carried out of the ability of hydrogenated pyridines to be oxidized electrochemically depending on the electron-withdrawing properties of the substituents in the heterocycle.     

Reaction of l-methyl-2-cyanoindole with aromatic aldehydes

1-Methyl-2-cyanoindoles react with aromatic aldehydes in acidic media to give 1-methyl-2-cyano-3-(-halobenzyl)indoles. Replacement of the halogen by a cyano group gives (indolyl)-phenylacetonttrile, reduction of which gives the corresponding tryptamine. An attempt to replace the acetoxy group in 1-methyl-2-carbomethoxy-3-(-acetoxybenzyl)indole by a cyano group was accompanied by rearrangement to give 1-methyl-2-cyano-3-benzylindole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 801–804, June, 1976.     

Ring transformations of 4H-pyrans. Pyridines from 2-amino-4H-pyrans

Ring transformations of 4H-pyrans into pyridines are reported. Treatment of 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-3,5-dicyano-4H-pyrans (I) with nitrosylsulfuric acid brings about their transformation into 3,5-dicyano-4,6-diaryl-2-pyridones (VI) which can also be obtained from α-benzoylcinnamonitriles (IX) and cyanoacetamide. Similarly, 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyano-4H-pyrans (II) lead to 4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyano-2-pyridones (VII). Treatment of both series of pyrans with sulfuric acid results in the formation of the corresponding 3,4-dihydro-2-pyridones (IV and V). Reaction of pyrans II with ammonium acetate in acetic acid yields 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-5-carbethoxy-3-cyanopyridines (XII). Pyrans I undergo an entirely different type of reaction upon treatment with this reagent leading to 2,4,6-triaryl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridines (XV).     

Synthesis of quinoline derivatives using ketene dithioacetals

Methyl 3-(N-arylamino)-2-cyano-3-methylthioacrylates 3a-h , which are readily prepared by the reaction of the ketene dithioacetal, methyl 2-cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylate ( 1 ) with arylamines, was heated at reflux in diphenyl ether to give the corresponding 2-methylthio-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carbonitriles 4a-h in 14–77% yields. The reaction of 1 with excess aryl amines in diphenyl ether at reflux gave also the corresponding 2-arylamino-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carbonitriles 6a-d . The 2-methylthioquinoline-3-carbonitriles 4a-h , thus obtained, are useful intermediates for the synthesis of various quinoline derivatives.