2-Dicyanomethylidene-3-ethoxymethylidene-2,3-dihydroindole in the synthesis of fused tri- and tetracyclic systems

The reactions of 2-dicyanomethylidene-3-ethoxymethylidene-2,3-dihydroindole with hydrazine hydrate and phenylhydrazine afforded 2,3-diamino-4-cyanopyrido[4,3-b]indole and 3-amino-2-anilino-4-cyanopyrido[4,3-b]indole, respectively, and the reactions of the latter compounds with dimethylformamide diethyl acetal were studied. The reactions of 2,3-diamino-4-cyanopyrido[4,3-b]indole with benzaldehyde, ethyl acetoacetate, and acetylacetone were investigated. First representatives of new heterocyclic systems, viz., [1,2,4]triazolo[1’,5’:1,6]-pyrido[4,3-b]indole and pyrazolo[1’,5’:1,2]pyrido[4,3-b]indole, were synthesized. The structure of ethyl 6-cyano-5-[(E)-(dimethylamino)methylideneamino]-2-methyl-7H-pyrazolo-[1’,5’:1,2]pyrido[4,3-b]indole-1-carboxylate was established by X-ray diffraction.     

Pyrido[1′,2′:1,2]pyrimido[5,4-d]indoles. A new heterocyclic ring system

The preparation of the novel pyrido[1′,2′:1,2]pyrimido[5,4-b]indole ring system is described -via fusion at 180° of ethyl 3-amino-1H-indole-2-carboxylate 8a and several 6-chloronicotinic acid derivatives. Similar fusion of 8a and thiourea yielded a 2-mercaptopyrimido[5,4-b]indole 18 .     

Synthesis of tricyclic and tetracyclic thieno[3,2-f]-1,4-thiazepines

Treatment of 5-methylthio-2,3-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,4-thiazepine ( 9 ) with acylhydrazines gave 5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepines 10, 11 , and that of 9 with ethyl anthranilate gave 5,6-dihydrothieno[3′,2′:6,7][1,4]thiazepino[5,4-b]quinazolin-8-one ( 14 ). Reaction of 9 with hydrazine hydrate or 4-chlorophenylhydrazine afforded 5-hydrazino compounds 12, 15 , which were subsequently cyclized to ethyl 5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepine-3-carboxylate ( 13 ), 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5,6-dihydrothieno[3,2-f]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepin-3(2H)-one ( 16 ) and 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazino[4,3-d][1,4]thiazepine-3,4-dione ( 17 ). New thieno-anellated heterocycles were prepared with the aim of studying their affinity for the benzodiazepine receptors.     

Synthesis of 4-hydrazino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indole and related compounds

This paper describes the synthesis of two 4-amino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indoles 5 , 4-hydrazino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indole 6 , two 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimido[5,4-b]indoles 8 , and tetrazolo[4,5-c]pyrimido[5,4-b]indole 10 . Starting with ethyl 3-aminoindole-2-carboxylate 1 , 5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indol-4-one 2 was obtained (80%) by condensing with formamide. Reactions of 2 with phosphorus oxychloride and phosphorus pentasulfide gave respectively, 4-chloro-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indole 3 (70%) and 5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indole-4-thione 4 (80%). Compound 3 reacted with amines (morpholine, piperidine) to give the respective 4-amino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]-indoles 5 , and compound 4 reacted with hydrazine to give 4-hydrazino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indole 6 (80%). Two hydrazones of 6 (benzylidene, isopropylidene) 7 were also prepared (90%). Compound 6 reacted with formic and acetic acids to give (65–75%) the respective 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimido[5,4-b]indoles 8 and with nitrous acid to give tetrazolo[4,5-c]pyrimido[5,4-b]indole 9 (85%). All the new compounds 2 to 9 were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral data (ir, nmr).     

Fusions of pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines with N-heterocyclic moieties

Versatile 2-thioxopyrimidine-type building blocks ethyl 3-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)- 4 -oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydropyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate ( 4 ) and ethyl 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydropyrido[4′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate ( 8 ) were synthesized from diethyl 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3,6-dicarboxylate ( 1 ). Derivatives of linear and angular heterocyclic systems having the imidazole and 1,2,4-triazole ring were obtained from the key intermediates 4 and 8 , respectively.     

Synthesis and application of ethyl 2-arylazo-4,9-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-3-carboxylate

Synthesis of ethyl 2-arylazo-4,9-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-3-carboxylate was achieved by diazotization of ethyl 2-amino-4,9-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-3-carboxylate and coupling with selected N,N-dialkylanilines. The key intermediate ethyl 2-amino-4,9-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-3-carboxylate was synthesized by the condensation of sodium salt of ethyl cyanoacetate with 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone. Ethyl 2-arylazo-4,9-dioxonaphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-3-carboxylate were applied on polyester fibers as disperse dyes and their dyeing properties were studied.     

Synthesis of 5,8-dihydro-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids and the reinvestigation of the thermal cyclization of diethyl (2-hydroxy-4-pyrimidinyl)amino-methylenemalonate

Diethyl [2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]aminomethylenemalonates 5 prepared by the reaction between 2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinamines 3 and diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate ( 4 ) were thermally cyclized to afford ethyl 5,8-dihydro-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylates 6 . The later were alkylated with ethyl iodide and then saponified to give 5,8-dihydro-8-ethyl-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)pyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids 2 . Thermal cyclization of diethyl (2-hydroxy-4-pyrimidinyl)amino-methylenemalonate ( 8 ) gave ethyl 1,6-dihydro-4,6-dioxo-4H-pyrimido[1,6-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate ( 10 ) instead of ethyl 5,8-dihydro-2-hydroxy-5-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylate ( 9 ) as previously claimed.     

Furopyridines. V. A simple synthesis of furo[2,3-c]pyridine and its 2-and 3-methyl derivatives

A simple synthesis of furo[2,3-c]pyridine and its 2- and 3-methyl derivatives from ethyl 3-hydroxyisonicotinate ( 2 ) is described. The hydroxy ester 2 was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate or ethyl 2-bromopropionate to give the diester 3a or 3b . Cyclization of compound 3a afforded ethyl 3-hydroxyfuro [2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate ( 4 ) which was hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to give furo[2,3-c]pyridin-3(2H)-one ( 5a ). Cyclization of 3b gave the 2-methyl derivative 5b . Reduction of 5a and 5b with sodium borohydride yielded the corresponding hydroxy derivative 6a and 6b , respectively, which were dehydrated with phosphoric acid to give furo[2,3-c]pyridine ( 7a ) and its 2-methyl derivative 7b . 4-Acetylpyridin-3-ol ( 8 ) was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate to give ethyl 2-(4-acetyl-3-pyridyloxy) acetate ( 9 ). Saponification of compound 9 , and the subsequent intramolecular Perkin reaction gave 3-methylfuro[2,3-c]pyridine ( 10 ). Cyclization of 9 with sodium ethoxide gave 3-methylfuro[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, which in turn was decarboxylated to give compound 10 .     

Ring transformation of 6H-cyclopropa[e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine. IV (1). Reduction and reaction of 5a-acetyl-6a-ethoxycarbonyl-5a,6a-dihydro-6H-cyclopropa[e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitriles with primary amines

The reaction of 5a-acetyl-6-ethoxycarbonyl-5a,6a-dihydro-6H-cyclopropa[e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile ( 1a ) with benzylamine gave ethyl l-benzyl-5-cyano-8a,9-dihydro-2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-e]-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-8a-carboxylate ( 2a ), in addition to 5-acetyl-3-benzylamino-1-(4-cyanopyrazol-3-yl)- 2-pyridone ( 3 ). Reaction of 1a with aniline gave ethyl 6-acetyl-8-anilino-3-cyano-7,8-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo-[1,5-a][1,3]diazepine-8-carboxylate ( 4 ), in addition to ethyl 3-cyano-7-methyl-6-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-acrylate ( 5 ). On the other hand, the same reactions of 1b with benzylamine or aniline gave 2b or 8b , respectively. Though catalytic hydrogenation of 1a over 5% palladium-carbon proceeded by ring fission of cyclopropane ring to give 9 , 1a (or 1b ) afforded 4,5-dihydro derivatives ( 13 or 15 ) by catalytic hydrogenation over platinum oxide. The reactivity of 5-methoxy-4,5,5a,6a-tetrahydro-6H-cyclopropa[e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine ( 16 ), which are related analogs of 1a,b , is also described.     

Furopyridines. III. A new synthesis of furo[3,2-b]pyridine

A convenient synthesis of furo[3,2-b]pyridine and its 2- and 3-methyl derivatives from ethyl 3-hydroxypiconate ( 1 ) is described. The hydroxy ester 1 was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate or ethyl 2-bromopropionate to give the diester 2a or 2b . Cyclization of compound 2a afforded ethyl 3-hydroxyfuro[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate ( 3 ) which in turn was hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to give furo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-(2H)-one ( 4a ). Cyclization of 2b gave the 2-methyl derivative 4b . Reduction of 4a and 4b with sodium borohydride yielded the corresponding hydroxy derivative 5a and 5b respectively, which were dehydrated with phosphoric acid to give furo[3,2-b]pyridine ( 6a ) and its 2-methyl derivative ( 6b ). 2-Acetylpyridin-3-ol ( 8 ) was converted to the ethoxycarbonylmethyl ether ( 9 ) by O-alkylation with ethyl bromoacetate, which was cyclized to give 3-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid ( 10 ). Decarboxylation of 10 afforded 3-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 11 ).     

Synthesis of 6,7-dihydrobenzo[4,5]cyclohept-[1,2-b]indol-12(5H)-one and related compounds

The synthetic routes of 6,7-dihydrobenzo[4,5]cyclohept[1,2-b]indol-12(5H)-one 5 from either 1-methyl or 1-sulfonylindole-2-carboxaldehyde 1 or ethyl 1,2-dimethylindole-3-carboxylate 6 are reported. The structure of the ketone 5a was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Several indole derivatives have been prepared with potential antitumor activity.     

The first example ot the benzo[b]pyrimido[4,5-f]azocine king system

Base catalyzed cyclization of ethyl 4-[2-(2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-phenylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate, derived from ethyl 4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate and 3,4-dimethoxy-6-nitrobenz-aldehyde, gave 5,6-dihydro-8,9-dimethoxy-3-phenylbenzo[b]pyrimido[4,5-f]azocine-12(11H)-one, the first reported example of this ring system.     

Synthesis of a rotenone-like benzopyranobenzopyranone

The synthesis of a novel rotenone-like molecule, 9-methoxy-8-methyl-6,6a,12,12a-tetrahydro[1]benzopyrano-[3,4-b][1]benzopyran-12-one ( 2 ) is described. Efficient syntheses of 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1]benzopyran-3-one ( 9 ) from ethyl 3-hydroxy-2H-[1]benzopyran-4-carboxylate ( 6 ), an intermediate in the synthesis of 2 , were developed. Thermolysis of 6 and 9 in decalin yielded 6,8-dihydro-14H-bis[1]benzopyrano[3,4-b:4′,3′-e]pyran-14-one ( 8 ), which has previously been described. Also produced in the thermolysis was the isomeric 1H-bis[1]-benzopyrano[3,4-b:3′,4′-á]pyran-7-(9H)one ( 10 ), the first member of a novel, pentacyclic ring system.     

About the synthesis of [1,2]diazepinoindole derivatives from ethyl 2-(1-methylindole)acetate, 2-indole and 3-indoleacetohydrazones

The Vilsmeier-Haack reaction with ethyl 2-(1-methylindole)acetate and N,N-Dimethylamides/phosphorus oxychloride gave (65–85%) of ethyl 2-(3-acyl-1-methylindole)acetates 2 , which when boiled with hydrazine yielded about 90% of 4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indoles 3. The attempted cyclization of 2-(1-methylindole)acetohydrazones 6 with acyl (acetyl and benzoyl) chlorides/triethylamine, to [1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole derivatives was fruitless and the bis(acyl)hydrazones 9 were obtained. Several transformations of 9 are reported. Similarly, the attempted cyclization of 3-indoleacetohydrazones 14 with acetyl chloride/triethylamine to [1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole derivatives was also fruitless and the bis(acyl)hydrazones 16 were again obtained.     

Synthesis and characterization of 1H-benz[f]indole-4,9-dione and the related dihydroxy derivative

Dehydrogenation and contemporaneous demethylation of the parent 4,9-dimethoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-benz[f]indole ( 2 ) yielded the expected aromatization products 4 and 5 (1H-benz[f]indole-4,9-dione and 4,9-di-hydroxy-1H-benz[f]indole, respectively).     

Reactivity of thienopyrroles. Synthesis of isomeric nitro and bromothienopyrroles

The preparation of ethyl 2-bromothieno[2,3-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate, ethyl 2-bromothieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate, ethyl 2-nitrothieno[2,3-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate and ethyl 2-nitrothieno[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate are described.     

Novel Selected Tandem Transformations of the Amino and Carbonyl/Nitrile Groups in the Gewald Thiophenes

Novel transformations of the amino and carbonyl/nitrile groups in the Gewald thiophenes were studied for thienopyrimidine synthesis. It was found that 2-amino-thiophene-3-carboxamides and ethyl 2-(acetylamino)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophene-3-carbo- xylate did not yield tetrazole derivatives, neither in the reaction with triethyl orthoformate and sodium azide, nor in the reaction with phosphorus oxychloride and sodium azide, correspondingly. On the contrary, derivatives of thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one and thieno[2,3-d][1,3]oxazin-4-one were isolated. New 2-azidothiophenes [2-azido-4,5,6,7-tetra hydro-1-benzothiophene-3-carbonitrile and 2-azido-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-3-yl(phenyl)methanone] were synthesized and used in anionic domino reactions with activated acetonitriles to yield thieno[3,2-e][1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and/or 2-(5-amino-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)thiophenes. Finally, a new ring system of thieno[3,2-e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine was synthesized via a domino reaction of ethyl 2-[(2Z)-2-(1-chloro-2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidene)hydrazino]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophene-3-carboxylate with activated acetonitriles.     

The synthesis of 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles,11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indoles

This paper describes the synthesis of the previously unknown 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (2) and 11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (3) from 4-hydrazino-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (1) , as well as the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indoles (10) from 2-indolecarbohydrazide (4) . Compounds 2 were obtained by acylation of compounds 1 , followed of thermal cyclization and compounds 3 by treating compounds 1 with nitrous acid. The reactions of compound 4 with formic acid or ethyl orthoformiate gave 1,2-dihydro-1-oxo-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indole (6) . Treating this last compound with phosphorus oxychloride or phosphorus pentasulfide, followed by hydrazine, gave 1-hydrazino-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indole (9) . Acylation of this last compound, followed of cyclization gave compounds 10 . All the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and ir and ¹H-nmr spectra.     

Synthetic Studies on Kinamycin Antibiotics: Synthesis of a Trioxygenated Benz[f]indenone and its Diels–Alder Reaction to a Kinamycin Skeleton

A benzo[b]fluorene skeleton such as 10 , a basic four‐ring system in the revised diazo structures 3 of kinamycin antibiotics, was synthesized by Diels‐Alder reaction between dienophile 4,7,8‐trioxygenated 1H‐benz[f]inden‐1‐one 11 and Danishefsky‐type diene 7 . The indenone 11 was prepared by deoxygenation of 2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐benz[f]inden‐1‐one 12 with the inexpensive 1‐hydroxy‐1,2‐benziodoxol‐3(1H)‐one 1‐oxide (IBX) after modification of the known protocol. Indenone 12 in turn was obtained from naphthalene‐1,5‐diol ( 14 ) via an intramolecular Friedel‐Crafts cyclization of naphthalene‐2‐propanoic acid 13 as a key step.     

ZurFischer-Indol-Umlagerung sterisch gehinderter Systeme, 6. Mitt.: Reaktionen mit cyclischen Oxalylverbindungen, 22. Mitt.

The N,N-diphenylhydrazones1 and7 combine with oxalyl chloride yielding the corresponding 2,3-dihydropyrrole-2,3-diones (2), the indeno[1,2—b]pyrrol-2,3-dion derivative8 a and the 1-diphenylamino-4,5-tetrahydrobenz[g]indol-2,3-dione (8 b).2 can be rearranged into the pyrrolo[2,3—b]indole systems3 by thermolysis in decaline. Heating of3 a gives ethyl 1,2-diphenyl-indole-3-carboxylate5, while3 b under the same conditions is converted into the (indolyl-)glyoxylic acid derivative4. The diaza-propellanes9 are synthesized by thermolysis of8 in decaline. Oxidative hydrolysis of9 leads to the indole derivatives10, which on the other hand are made byFischer indole synthesis starting with7.