Condensation of 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with aromatic aldehydes

Condensation of 2-propanoyl-, 2-butanoyl-, and 2-pentanoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of secondary amines (diethylamine, pyrrolidine, morpholine, piperidine, and hexamethyleneimine) leads to the formation of the corresponding 2-[1-(dialkylamino)-2-alkyl-3-aryl-2-propylidene]cyclohexane-1,3-diones and derivatives of 4H-chromen-4,5(6H)-dione. A primary screening of some of the resulting enamino derivatives for fungicidal activity has been performed.     

Fluorinated 2-benzoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones and their vinylogous acyl chlorides in the reactions with primary and secondary amines

The reaction of 5,5-dimethyl-2-[(3-fluoro- and 4-fluoro)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-diones with primary and secondary amines affords their exocyclic enamine derivatives. Under similar conditions 5,5-dimethyl-2-(2-fluorobenzoyl)]cyclohexane-1,3-dione undergoes dehydrofluorination and intramolecular cyclization to give 3,3-dimethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-xanthene-1,9-dione. The reaction of vinylogous substitution of the enol derivatives of the fluorinated 5,5-dimethyl-2-benzoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones (vinylogous acyl chlorides) with amines results in the formation of the endocyclic enaminoderivatives.     

Synthesis of exo- and endocyclic enamino derivatives of 2-(3-arylprop-2-enoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones

Condensation of 2-acetylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of piperidine, pyrrolidine, hexamethyleneimine, or morpholine gave the corresponding 2-(3-arylprop-2-enoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones as the major products and 2-[3-aryl-1-cycloalkylaminoprop-2-en-1-ylidene]cyclohexane-1,3-diones as minor ones. Endocyclic enamino derivatives were synthesized in two steps through enol methyl ethers which reacted with amines. Endocyclic enamino derivatives of 2-(3-arylprop-2-enoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones containing an aryl group on the nitrogen atom readily underwent cyclization to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinoline-4,5-dione derivatives.     

Synthesis of kairomones and their analogs from 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones with an unsaturated acyl side chain

Natural 2-[(9Z)-1-oxooctadec-9-en-1-yl]-, 2-[(9Z,12Z)-1-oxooctadeca-9,12-dien-1-yl]-, and 2-[(9Z,12Z,15Z)-1-oxooctadeca-9,12,15-trien-1-yl]cyclohexane-1,3-diones (components of flour moth Ephestia kuehniella kairomones) and some their analogs were synthesized from cyclohexane-1,3-diones and long-chain unsaturated carboxylic acid chlorides.     

Synthesis of 2-(Tetrazolylacetyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - 2-(Tetrazolylacetyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones were synthesized via C-acylation of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with tetrazolylacetic acids in the presence of...     

A new synthetic procedure to spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones

A new synthetic pathway to spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones was found starting from 3-chloromethylene-2-indolones 1 and Danishefsky's diene 2. Their synthesis consists of several steps involving the formation of the cycloadducts, the 6-chloro-4-trimethylsilyloxy-2-methoxyspiro[cyclohex-3-en-1,3′-indolin]-2′-one derivatives, transformed into spiro[cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones via 6-chloro-spiro[cyclohex-2-en-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-dione intermediates. The reduction of spiro[cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones gave spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones 7. Using a ‘one pot reaction’, starting from 1 and 2, compounds 7 were obtained in satisfactory overall yield.     

Homologues of p-Menthane Derivatives in Roman Camomile

5-Isopropyl-2-propyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one ( 1 ) and 5-isopropyl-2-(2-methylpropyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one ( 2 ), homologues of the p-methene ketone carvotanacetone, have been identified in the oil of Anthemis nobilis. Their synthesis involved allylation of a cyclohexane-1,3-dione, and the acid-catalyzed cyclization to dihydrofurans of the 2-allylcyclohexane-1,3-diones is described. The stereochemistry of metal hydride reduction of 3-ethoxy-5-isopropyl-2-propyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one ( 18 ) is mentioned in the course of the synthesis of the natural products. Some biogenetic considerations are discussed.     

Zur Chemie der Meldrumsäure

The enolic form of cyclic compounds like 4-hydroxycoumarin,-2-pyronones,-2-pyridones and cyclohexane-1,3-diones yields malonyl heterocycles by heating withMeldrum acid.Enolisierbare Ringverbindungen vom Typ des 4-Hydroxycumarins,-2-pyronons und-2-pyridons sowie des 1,3-Cyclohexandions schließen beim Erhitzen mitMeldrumsäure Ringe zu Malonyl-heterocyclen.

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Aromatization with dearylation on Hantzsch cyclocondensation of 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde,cyclohexane-1,3-diones,and some 1,3-[N,C]dinucleophiles

The Hantzsch three-component cyclization of 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde, cyclohexane-1,3-diones, and some 1,3-[N,C]-dinucleophiles (5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole, 3,5-dimethoxyaniline, and 4-amino-1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,6-dione) proceeds in boiling acetic acid with the splitting off N,N-dimethylaniline and the formation of polycondensed heterocyclic sytems with a γ-unsubstituted pyridine ring (pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline, acridine, and pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline). Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 244-251, February, 2009.     

Synthesis of novel 2-perfluoroacylcyclohexane-1,3-diones

A one-pot synthesis of 2-perfluoroalkanoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones via C-acylation of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with N-perfluoroacylimidazole as an acylating agent is reported. A reaction was examined with isolated N-trifluoroacetylimidazole and with N-perfluoroacylimidazoles generated in situ from perfluorocarboxylic acid anhydrides or perfluorocarboxylic acids.     

A facile domino protocol for the stereoselective synthesis of trans-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and cis-5,6-dihydrofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidines

A facile protocol for the stereoselective construction of trans-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and cis-5,6-dihydrofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidines from the reactions of 2,2′-sulfonylbis(1,3-diarylprop-2-en-1-ones) with cyclic 1,3-diketones, viz. cyclohexane-1,3-diones, barbituric acid, and 2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6(1H,5H)-dione in the presence of DBU in ethanol is described. This transformation presumably occurs via domino Michael addition-proton exchange-annulation via intramolecular displacement sequence.     

Three-component condensations with 5-amino-4-phenylpyrazole

Three-component condensation of 3-methyl(or methoxymethyl)-4-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine with triethyl orthoformate and carbonyl compounds or nitriles containing an activated methylene group (cyclohexane-1,3-diones, acetoacetanilides, benzoylacetone, ethyl cyanoacetate, malononitrile, 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylacetonitrile) gave substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and pyrazoloquinazolines.     

Heterogyclization of triketones of the 2-(3-oxopropyl)-cyclohexane-1,3-dione series

Triketones of the 2-(3-oxopropyl) cyclohexane-1,3-dione series have been shown for the first time to react with boron trifluoride etherate to give the novel 5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromylium fluoroborates, which in turn react with ammonia to give 5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines. These were also obtained directly from ammonium acetate and 2-(3-oxopropyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 915–918, July, 1985.     

Domino double Michael-Claisen cyclizations: a powerful general tool for introducing quaternary stereocenters at C4 of cyclohexane-1,3-diones and total synthesis of diverse families of sterically congested alkaloids

Reactions of substituted acetone derivatives with acrylic acid esters (>200 mol %) in the presence of t-BuOK (200 mol %) in t-BuOH-THF (1:1 by volume) turned out to proceed as a cascade process consisting of the first Michael addition, the second Michael addition, and the last Claisen reaction to afford 4,4-disubstituted cyclohexane-1,3-diones. Only more substituted enolates play the role of a Michael donor in this cascade process, and therefore the ketone took up two alkoxycarbonylethyl groups on the same carbon bearing more substituents. Such intermediates were followed by intramolecular Claisen reactions leading to cyclohexane-1,3-diones bearing quaternary stereogenic centers at C(4), which bears an alkoxycarbonylethyl group and the substituent of the starting acetone derivatives. Thus-obtained 4,4-disubstituted cyclohexane-1,3-diones were successfully employed for total syntheses of intricate alkaloids of biological interest such as (+)-aspidospermidine, (+/-)-galanthamine, (+/-)-lycoramine, and (+/-)-mesembrine, all featuring quaternary stereogenic centers. DFT calculations provided us with clear-cut explanations for the observed chemoselectivity of the cascade process involving ketone-based enolates under thermodynamically controlled conditions.     

New organic nitrates. II. Synthesis of 2H-pyrido[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones, 2H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones and 2H-thieno[3,4-e]-1,3-oxazin-2,4(3H)-diones

The preparation and the physico-chemical characterization of 2H-pyrido[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones, 2H-pyrido[4,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones, 2H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,3-oxazin-4(3H)-ones and 2H-thieno[3,4-e]-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-diones are reported.     

Condensation of quinolin-5-amine with aromatic aldehydes and cyclohexane-1,3-dione

7-Aryl(hetaryl, cyclohexenyl)-7,10,11,12-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,7]phenanthrolin-8(9H)-ones were synthesized by three-component condensation of aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes and cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde with quinolin-5-amine and cyclohexane-1,3-diones.     

Formation of meta-arylsulfanyl- and meta-(alkylsulfanyl)phenols from cyclohexane-1,3-diones

Reaction of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with TsCl/Et₃N and treatment of the resulting 3-(tosyloxy)cyclohex-2-en-1-ones with aryl- or alkyl thiols and K₂CO₃ in MeCN gives 3-(arylsulfanyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-ones or 3-(alkylsulfanyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-ones, respectively. These compounds are easily brominated at C-2 by using NBS in MeCN; exposure to DBU in MeCN at room temperature then causes aromatization to afford meta-arylsulfanyl- and meta-(alkylsulfanyl)phenols.     

Laccase initiated oxidative domino reactions for the efficient synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxy-2H-dibenzofuran-1-ones

Laccase initiated domino reactions of cyclohexane-1,3-diones with catechols using air as an oxidant afford 3,4-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxy-2H-dibenzofuran-1-ones with yields ranging from 70% to 97%.     

Synthesis of 2-(12-aryldodecanoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones

Synthesis was developed of 2-(10-undecenoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones containing in the side chain keto and hydroxy groups and a phenyl substituent. The synthesis is underlain by a nitrile oxide approach. The scheme included isoxazole synthesis for the protection of the β,β′-tricarbonyl fragment, building up of a heterocycle by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxide in situ to the terminal double bond, cycle opening (of isoxazole and isoxazoline), and alkaline hydrolysis.     

Synthesis of benzimidazolone derivatives based on 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones alkoximes

2-(1-Alkoxyiminoalkyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones undergo at heating Beckmann rearrangement to give 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-one derivatives that under treatment with amines in acid medium are converted into 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-benzimidazol-4-ones. In reaction of 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-ones with O-ethylhydroxylamine 4-ethoxyimino derivatives were obtained that treated with hydrochloric acid formed the corresponding N-ethoxybenzimidazolones.