Synthesis of benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-diones

A synthesis of benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-diones 1 is presented starting from the reaction of 2,3-bis(bromomethyl)-1,4-dimethoxynaphthalene 15 with primary amines affording 2,3-bis(aminomethyl)-1,4-dimethoxynaphthalenes 14, which could be converted by CAN-mediated oxidation in one step to benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-diones 1. An alternative synthesis of benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-diones 1 starts from 2,3-bis(bromomethyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone 9 via 2,3-dihydrobenzo[f]isoindoles 10 which spontaneously oxidize.     

Synthesis of 2-Aryl-3-hydroxy-4,9-dihydrocyclohepta[b]pyran-4,9-diones

3-(2-Bromoacetyl)tropolone ( 1 ) reacted with benzaldehydes 2a-g in the pressence of alkali at low temperature to give 2-aryl-3-hydroxy-4,9-dihydrocyclohepta[b]pyran-4,9-diones 3a-g in good yields.     

A new synthesis of naphtho[2,3-C]pyrroles. Conversion of naphtho[2,3-C]thiophene-4,9-diones to naphtho[2,3-C]pyrrole-4,9-diones

A series of 2-substituted-4,9-dihydronaphtho[2,3-c]pyrrole-4,9-diones was prepared by the reaction of 4,9-dihydronaphtho[2,3-c]thiophene-4,9-diones with primary amines under mild conditions. The presence of halogen in the naphtho[2,3-c]thiophene-4,9-dione and the presence of hydroxyl, ether, or tertiary amine functions in the amine reagent do not interfere with the course of the reaction.     

Synthesis of 4,9-dimethoxy-1H-benz[f]indole

A three-step synthesis of 4,9-dimethoxy-1H-benz[f]indole (4) starting from 1,4-dimethoxy-2-aminonaphthalene (1) is described. Compound 1 was condensed with epichlorohydrin in acidic methanolic solution and the crude reaction product, purified by column chromatography, was cyclized to compound 3 by reflux heating in bromobenzene solution in the presence of excess diethylaniline. Appropriate oxidization with periodate in alkaline solution produced the title compound 4.     

Synthesis and demethylation of new 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4,9-dimethoxy-1H-benz[f]indole

The title compound 17 was prepared in good yield starting from 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-l-naphthol ( 9 ) by an advantageous synthesis route consisting of eight steps, as indicated in Scheme 2. Demethylation by reflux heating with anhydrous aluminium chloride in dry benzene furnished 4,9-dihydroxy- and 4,9-dioxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-benz[f]indoles (compounds 18 and 19 , respectively). All new products were identified on the basis of spectral and analytical data.     

Benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione Derivatives Effectively Inhibit the Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer with poor clinical outcome, and currently no effective targeted therapies are available. Indole compounds have been shown to have potential antitumor activity against various cancer cells. In the present study, we found that new four benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives reduce TNBC cell viability by reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation stress in vitro. Further analyses showed that LACBio1, LACBio2, LACBio3 and LACBio4 exert cytotoxic effects on MDA-MB 231 cancer cell line by inducing the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, activating caspase 9 and Bax/Bcl-2 pathway in vitro. These results provide evidence that these new four benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives could be potential therapeutic agents against TNBC by promoting ROS stress-mediated apoptosis through intrinsic-pathway caspase activation.     

One-pot synthesis of benzo[f]indole-4,9-diones from 1,4-naphthoquinones and terminal acetylenes

In this paper, a concise one-pot method for the construction of benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione motifs is described. These transformations proceed via a sequential palladium- and copper-catalyzed coupling reaction of 1,4-naphthoquinones with terminal acetylenes, followed by a copper-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization reaction of the resulting coupling product.     

Facile,One-Pot,Three-Component Synthesis of Benzo[a]naphthacene-8,13-diones

One-pot synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-7-oxa-benzo[a]naphthacene-8,13-diones was developed by the reaction of 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione, aromatic aldehydes, and 2-naphthol in the presence of acetic acid. The structures of these compounds were identified by elemental analyses, infrared, ¹H NMR, and mass.     

A Synthesis of Two Novel Benzo[f]ninhydrin Analogs: 6-Methoxybenzo[f]ninhydrin and Thieno[f]ninhydrin

Improved methodology for the synthesis of benzo[f]ninhydrin (1) is described. The generality of this approach is illustrated with the synthesis of two novel analogs, 6-methoxybenzo[f]ninhydrin (3) and thieno[f]ninhydrin (4).     

A New and simple synthesis of 2-aryl-4,9-dihydrocyclohepta[b]pyran-4,9-diones

3-Acetyltropolone ( 1 ) reacted with 2-methoxybenzaldehyde ( 2a ) in the presence of ethyl orthoformate and perchloric acid to afford 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4,9-dihydrocyclohepta[b]pyran-4,9-dione ( 3a ). The reactions with 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde ( 2b ), vanillin ( 2c ), and piperonal ( 2d ) gave respectively the corresponding products 3b-d . The reaction with benzaldehyde ( 2e ) gave uncyclized 3-cinnamoyltropolone ( 4 ).     

The first iodine improved 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition: facile and novel synthesis of 2-substituted benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-diones

The first novel protocol of the synthesis of 2-substituted benzo[f]isoindole-4,9-dione framework via the one-pot, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of quinones, paraformaldehyde and N-substituted amino ester hydrochlorides in the present of iodine at refluxing acetonitrile was reported. All these reactions proceed with good to excellent yields. The promising results obtained 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition will have the potential application in natural product exhibiting important biological activities.     

A facile entry to l-aryl-4,5-dihydro[1,4]oxazepino-[5,4-a]isoindole-2,7-diones

The titled compounds were prepared by reacting N-(2-bromoethyl)phthalimide with enolates of phenylacetic acid esters. 2,3-Dihydrooxazolo[2,3-a]isoindolones are believed to be intermediates in the process. An X-ray crystallographic analysis was conducted on one of the compounds.     

[f]-Fused purine-2,6-diones: Synthesis of new [1,3,5]- and [1,3,6]-thiadiazepino-[3,2-f]-purine ring systems

Summary 6-Phenyl-1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4,8,9-hexahydro-[1,3,5]-thiadiazepino-[3,2-f]-purine (5) was obtained by a three-step synthesis from 8-mercapto-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (1) and 2-(benzoylamino)-ethyl chloride (2)via 8-(benzoylaminoethylthio)-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (3) and its chloromido derivative4. The analogous 9-phenyl-1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4,6,7-hexahydro-[1,3,6]-thiadiazepino-[3,2-f]-purine (7) was synthesized either from compound1 and N-(2-chloroethyl)-benzimido chloridevia N-(chloroethyl)-S-(1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7H-purin-8-yl)-benzothioimide (6), or alternatively from 7-(2-benzoylaminoethyl)-8-bromo-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (9), its 8-mercapto derivative10 and the corresponding chloroimido compound11 being the intermediates.Part of this paper was presented as a preliminary report at the Congress of Czech and Slovak Chemical Societies, Olomouc, Czech Republic, September 13–16, 1993     

4,9-Dihydrobenz[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives synthesis and properties of 2,3,4,9-tetrahydrobenz[f]indole-2,4,9-triones and 2,3,4,9-tetrahydrobenz[f]indole-2,3,4,9-tetrones

Under the influence of amines, (3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinon-2-yl)malonic ester is cyclized to 3-carbethoxy derivatives of 2,3,4,9-tetrahydrobenz[f]indole-2,4,9-trione, which were decarboxylated and then oxidized to 2,3,4,9-tetrahydrobenz[f]indole-2,3,4,9-tetrone derivatives. Methylation of 2,3,4,9-tetrahydrobenz[f]indole-2,4,9-triones leads to a mixture of O- and C-methyl derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 911–914, July, 1976.     

Synthesis of benz[f]indole-4,9-diones via acetylenic derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone

A synthetic route to benz[f]indole-4,9-diones from 1,4-naphthoquinone is described. Effective methods for cross-coupling of 3-acetylamino-2-bromo-1,4-naphthoquinone with terminal acetylenes and cyclization of the resulting 3-acetylamino-2-alkynyl-1,4-naphthoquinones are developed.     

Naphthindoles. 2. Naphtho[2,3-e]indole-4,9-diones and naphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-diones

The reactivity of naphtho[2,3-e]indole-4,9-dione and naphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione towards electrophiles (acylation, azocoupling, and the Mannich and Vilsmeier reactions) has been examined.For communication 1, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 783–786, June, 1989.     

Synthesis of Benzo[a]heptalene

Benzo[a]heptalene has been synthesized by two different approaches. The first one follows a pathway to hexahydrobenzo[a]heptalenone 19a that has been already described by Wenkert and Kim(Scheme). Indeed, 19a was obtained in a mixture with its double-bond-shifted isomer 19b . Reduction of this mixture to the corresponding secondary alcohols 26a/26b and elimination of H₂O lead to a mixture of the tetrahydrobenzo[a]heptalenes 23a-d (Scheme7 and 8). Reaction of 23a-d with 2 equiv. of triphenylmethylium tetrafluoroborate in boiling CHCl₃, followed by treatment with Me₃N in CH₂Cl₂, generated directly 2 , unfortunately in a mixture with Ph₃CH that could not be separated from 2 (Scheme 10 and 11). The second approach via dimethyl benzo[a]heptalene-6,7-dicarboxylate ( 30 ) (Scheme 12) that was gradually transformed into the corresponding carbaldehydes 37 and 43 (Scheme 14) both of which, on treatment with the Wilkinson catalyst [RhCl(PPh₃)₃] at 130° in toluene, smoothly decarbonylated, finally gave pure 2 as an unstable orange, viscous oil. UV/VIS, NMR, and mass spectra of 2 are discussed in detail (cf. Chapt.3).     

Studies on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part VIII. A facile synthesis of new pyrazolo[3,4-b]benzazepine-4,9-diones

2-Carbomethoxybenzoyl chloride reacted with some 5-methylamino-l-phenyl-3-R-pyrazoles to yield N-methyl-l-phenyl-3-R-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-carbomethoxybenzamides. These products were readily transformed into the corresponding acid, which in turn, refluxed in phosphorus oxychloride afforded the tricyclic system, l-phenyl-3-R-pyrazolo[3,4-b]benzazepine-4,9-dione.     

Synthesis of 3-Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Benzo[f]chromene Derivatives in a One-Pot Reaction

In the presence of 1,8-diazabicycolo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and concentrated H₂SO₄, 2-naphthol reacted smoothly with α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, affording the 3-trifluoromethyl-substituted benzo[f]chromene derivatives in good to excellent yields in a one-pot reaction.

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