Green multicomponent synthesis of 1,2‐dihydro‐pyrimido[1,2‐a]‐benzimidazole‐3‐carbonitrile

1,2‐dihydro‐pyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐3‐carbonitrile derivatives were synthesized via the three‐component reaction of aldehyde, malonodinitrile and 2‐aminobenzimidazole in water under microwave irradiation. The new protocol has the advantages of excellent yield, low cost, reduced environment impact, wide scope and convenient procedure.     

Chemistry of quinuclidines as nitrogen bicyclic bridged‐ring structures

This review summarises the structure, basicity, asymmetric organocatalysis, synthesis and reactions of quinuclidines. Quinuclidines are bicyclic saturated pyridin‐containing compounds with rigid structures and a ring‐juncture nitrogen atom. This review covers the period from 1984–2005.     

Supramolecular structures of bis‐thionooxalamic acid esters derived from (±)‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine and (±)‐1,2‐diphenylethylenediamine

The bis‐thionooxalamic acid esters trans‐(±)‐diethyl N,N′‐(cyclohexane‐1,2‐diyl)bis(2‐thiooxamate), C₁₄H₂₂N₂O₄S₂, and (±)‐N,N′‐diethyl (1,2‐diphenylethane‐1,2‐diyl)bis(2‐thiooxamate), C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₄S₂, both consist of conformationally flexible molecules which adopt similar conformations with approximate C₂ rotational symmetry. The thioamide and ester parts of the thiooxamate group are significantly twisted along the central C—C bond, with the S=C—C=O torsion angles in the range 30.94 (19)–44.77 (19)°. The twisted s‐cis conformation of the thionooxamide groups facilitates assembly of molecules into a one‐dimensional polymeric structure via intermolecular three‐center C=S...NH...O=C hydrogen bonds and C—H...O interactions formed between molecules of the opposite chirality.     

A new method for the generation of α‐nitrosoolefins from ketooximes and its application to the synthesis of 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐1,2‐oxazine derivatives

Reaction of ketooximes containing α‐methylene group with chloramine‐T followed by treatment with tri‐ethylamine leads to the formation of α‐nitrosoolefins via α‐nitrosochloride, which can react in situ intermol‐ecularly with olefinic compounds to produce 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐1,2‐oxazine derivatives in good yield.     

cis‐ and trans‐Dichloro(3,6‐dihydro‐1,2‐oxazine‐N)(dimethyl sulfoxide‐S)‐platinum(II)

Both the cis, (I), and trans, (II), isomers of the title complex, [PtCl₂(C₄H₇NO)(C₂H₆OS)], possess relatively undistorted square‐planar geometries about the Pt atoms. For (I), cisL—Pt—L angles are in the range 88.8 (2)–91.08 (8)°, while trans angles are 178.61 (8) and 179.4 (2)°. For (II), cisL—Pt—L 86.1 (3)–93.7 (1)°, and transL—Pt—L 175.5 (1) and 179.1 (3)°. The di­methyl sulfoxide (dmso) ligand adopts a normal pyramidal geometry in both complexes. In (I), the S=O bond essentially eclipses the adjacent Pt—N bond, while the oxazine ligand in (I) is twisted so as to avoid steric interactions with the adjacent chloride ligand. By contrast, the dmso ligand in (II) is rotated such that the S=O bond is approximately perpendicular to the square plane, while the oxazine ligand is once again twisted out of the plane by a similar amount as in (I). These are the first structural examples of square‐planar platinum(II) complexes containing a 1,2‐oxazine ligand.     

N1‐allyl‐3‐substituted‐6,7‐dimethyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐2‐quinoxalinone as key intermediate for new acyclonucleosides and their regioisomer O‐analogues

The key intermediates allyloxyquinoxaline 2a–c and N‐allylquinoxaline 3a–c were used to synthesize a number of acyclonucleosides whose chemical modifications include quinoxaline ring and the acyclic part is either N¹‐propanediol or 3‐hydroxy‐ propyl substituents and their O‐analogues. These compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, MALDI MS, and NMR data. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:280–288, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20203     

Synthesis and spectral data of new 1,2‐bis‐(2‐hetaryl‐4‐oxothiazolidin‐3‐yl)ethanes and 1,4‐bis‐(2‐hetaryl‐4‐oxothiazolidin‐3‐yl)butanes

New αω‐bis‐(2‐hetaryl‐4‐oxothiazolidin‐3‐yl)alkanes were prepared via a common two step procedure using N,N‐bis‐hetarylidenamines condensation with α‐mercaptoacetic acid. The used bis‐aldimines were obtained from reaction between ethylenediamine or putrescine and benzaldehyde or the isomeric pyridinecarboxyaldehydes. The bis‐(2‐phenyl‐4‐oxothiazolidin‐3‐yl)alkanes were prepared by one‐pot three component reaction of diamine, aldehyde and α‐mercaptoacetic acid under very mild conditions.     

FeCI3‐promoted [3+3] cycloaddition: Efficient preparation of 1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐3‐pyridinecarboxylate and 1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐3‐pyridinecarboxamide derivatives

A facile approach was developed on assembly of the 2‐pyridone nucleus by ferric chloride promoted [3+3] cycloaddition in propionic acid. The tandem process involves cyclization of Michael adduct followed by aromatization. Thus, different substituted 1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐3‐pyridinecarboxylate and 1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐3‐pyridinecarboxamide derivatives were prepared in good yields from various enones with malonamic ester and malonamide, respectively     

Synthesis of a novel bis‐spiroorthoester containing 9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenantrene‐10‐oxide as a substituent: Homopolymerization and copolymerization with diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A

A new bis‐spiroorthoester‐containing monomer, bis[(1,4,6‐trioxaspiro‐[4.4]‐nonan‐2‐yl)‐methyl] 2‐[10‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenantrene‐10‐oxide‐10‐yl)] maleate (SOE‐DOPOMA), was synthesized with good yields by an esterification reaction with a hydroxylated spiroorthoester (2‐hydroxymethyl‐1,4,6‐trioxaspiro‐[4.4]‐nonane) and a phosphorus‐containing diacid {2‐[10‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenantrene‐10‐ oxide‐10‐yl)] maleic acid}, both of which were previously synthesized. SOE‐DOPOMA was characterized with ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. This new spiroorthoester was crosslinked with ytterbium triflate as a cationic initiator. A mixture of SOE‐DOPOMA and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A was also crosslinked under the same conditions. The curing was studied with differential scanning calorimetry and monitored with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The materials were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, and thermodynamomechanical analysis. The shrinkage effect on cationic crosslinking was assessed with gas pycnometry, and the flame‐retardant properties were determined with limiting oxygen index measurements. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1980–1992, 2007.     

Unanticipated formation of a novel octaazacyclodecane ring upon oxidation of a 1,1‐bis‐urazole

Tetrahydrotetrazoles are a little‐explored class of five‐membered heterocycles with four contiguous singly‐bonded N atoms. Recent work in our labs has demonstrated that urazole radicals are amenable to N—N bond formation via radical combination to form such a chain of four N atoms. Previously described 1,1‐bis‐urazole compounds appeared to be convenient precursors to the target tetrazoles via their oxidation to intermediate urazole diradicals, which upon N—N bond formation would complete the tetrazole framework. While oxidation proceeded smoothly, the novel 10‐membered octaaza heterocycle 7,7,18,18‐tetraacetyl‐4,10,15,21‐tetraphenyl‐1,2,4,6,8,10,12,13,15,17,19,21‐dodecaazapentacyclo[17.3.0.0^2,6.0^8,12.0^13,17]docosan‐3,5,9,11,14,16,20,22‐octone, C₄₂H₃₂N₁₂O₁₂, was obtained (36% yield) instead of the expected tetrazole product, as confirmed by X‐ray crystallography. Calculations at the (U)B3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) level of theory suggest that the desired tetrazoles have weak N—N bonds connecting the two urazole units.     

A convenient synthesis of pyrazolidine and 3‐amino‐6,7‐dihydro‐1H,5H‐pyrazolo[1,2‐a] pyrazol‐1‐one

A convenient four‐step synthesis of the aminobicyclopyrazolone hydrochloride 1 ·HC1 was achieved starting from di‐tert‐butyl hydrazodiformate (8) . The route entails cyclization of 8 with 1,3‐dibromopropane under phase transfer conditions followed by deprotection of 1,2‐di‐tert‐butoxycarbonylpyrazolidine (9) to give pyrazolidine hydrochloride ( 2 ·HC1). Cyanoacetylation of the latter and ring closure of the resulting cyanoacetyl pyrazolidine (7) gave 1·HC1. This novel synthesis circumvents distillation of pyrazolidine (2) and flash chromatography to provide the hydrochloride of 1 in 35–46% overall yields compared to 6% yield for the patent procedure.     

Simple and efficient synthesis of new chiral N,N′‐sulfonyl bis‐oxazolidin‐2‐ones

A series of new chiral N,N′‐sulfonyl bis‐oxazolidin‐2‐ones were synthesized starting from 2‐aminoalcohols, sulfuryl chloride, and diethyl carbonate. This method utilizes natural amino acids as a source of chirality for the preparation of oxazolidinones. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:61–65, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20183     

Application of baylis‐hillman methodology in a new synthesis of 3‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐isoindoles

The Baylis‐Hillman reaction of 2‐cyanobenzaldehyde with some activated alkenes leading to the formation of 3‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐isoindoles has been described.     

Synthesis and characterization of a series of 1,x‐bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes

Reaction of isatoic anhydride with an alkanediamine in DMF solution under mild conditions affords excellent yields of the 1,x‐bis‐{(2‐aminobenzoyl‐)amino}alkanes ( 2a‐k ), which have been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Diazotization of the bis‐{(2‐aminobenzoyl‐)‐amino}alkanes in aqueous solution gives high yields of the 1,x‐bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes ( 1a‐k ), whch have also been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, high resolution mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The alkanediamines employed are as follows: ethylene diamine, 1,3‐propanediamine, 1,2‐propanediamine, 2‐methyl‐1,2‐propanediamine, 2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐propanediamine, 2‐hydroxy‐1,3‐propanediamine, 1,4‐diaminobutane, 1,5‐diaminopentane, 1,3‐diaminopentane (DYTEK® EP diamine), 1,6‐diaminohexane and 1,7‐diaminoheptane. The alternative method of synthesis of the bis‐(4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐benzotriazin‐3‐yl)alkanes ( 1 ) via the diazonium salt from methyl anthranilate was explored.     

An expedient synthesis of 2,3‐dihydro‐5,6‐dimethoxy‐3‐methylsulfonamido‐1,2‐benzisothiazole‐1,1‐dioxide via intramolecular sulfamoyl michael addition

A simple method of introducing a sulfamoylmethyl group on carbon‐3 in 1,2‐benzisothiazole‐1,1‐dioxide is described.     

Organoiodine(III)‐mediated efficient synthesis of new 3,9‐diaryl‐bis‐1,2,4‐triazolo[4,3‐a][4,3‐c]pyrimidines

Oxidation of bis‐2,4‐pyrimidinylhydrazones of various araldehydes with two equivalents of iodobenzene diacetate in dichloromethane provides an efficient and easy method for the synthesis of eight new 3,9‐diaryl‐bis‐1,2,4‐triazolo[4,3‐a][4,3‐c]pyrimidines. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:653–655, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20250     

1,3‐Propane­di­ammonium bis(3′‐nitro‐trans‐cinnamate) and trans‐1,2‐cyclo­hexane­di­ammonium bis(3′‐nitro‐trans‐cinnamate)

In the title two adducts, C₃H₁₂N₂²⁺·2C₉H₆NO₄^?, (I), and C₆H₁₆N₂²⁺·2C₉H₆NO₄^?, (II), hydrogen bonds between the di­ammonium and carboxyl­ate ions form a two‐dimensional network parallel to the ab plane in (I) and one‐dimensional chains along the c axis in (II). The cyclo­hexane­di­ammonium ion in (II) has a crystallographic twofold axis.     

Epoxy resins from novel monomers with a bis‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐oxide‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐yl‐) substituent

A new diepoxide and a new diamine, both bearing bis‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐oxide‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐yl‐)‐substituted methylene linkages, were prepared through the reaction of 9,10‐dihydro‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐oxide with benzophenone derivatives via a simple addition reaction followed by a dehydration reaction. These two compounds were used as monomers for preparing cured epoxy resins with high phosphorus contents. The resultant epoxy resins showed high glass‐transition temperatures (between 131 and 196 °C). All of the cured epoxy resins exhibited high thermal stability, with 5% weight loss temperatures over 316 °C, and excellent flame retardancy, with limited oxygen index values of 37–50. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 359–368, 2002     

C[triple‐bond]C—H systems as hydrogen‐bond donors and acceptors: trans‐1,2‐diethynylcyclo­hexane‐1,2‐diol and trans‐1,4‐diprop‐2‐ynylcyclo­hexane‐1,4‐diol monohydrate

The title 1,2‐diol derivative, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, crystallizes with two independent but closely similar mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. Only two of the four OH groups are involved in classical hydrogen bonding; the mol­ecules thereby associate to form chains parallel to the short c axis. The other two OH groups are involved in O—H⋯(C[triple‐bond]C) systems. Additionally, three of the four C[triple‐bond]C—H groups act as donors in C—H⋯O inter­actions. The 1,4‐diol derivative crystallizes with two independent half‐mol­ecules of the diol (each associated with an inversion centre) and one water mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit, C₁₂H₁₆O₂·H₂O. Both OH groups and one water H atom act as classical hydrogen‐bond donors, leading to layers parallel to the ac plane. The second water H atom is involved in a three‐centre contact to two C[triple‐bond]C bonds. One acetyl­enic H atom makes a very short `weak' hydrogen bond to a hydr­oxy O atom, and the other is part of a three‐centre system in which the acceptors are a hydroxy O atom and a C[triple‐bond]C bond.