Tetracyclic systems: Synthesis of isoindolo[1,2-b]thieno-[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-e][1,3]thiazocines and Isoindolo[2,1-a]thieno-[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-f][1,4] and [1,5]diazocines

Cyclization of thioglycolic acids derivatives 3a-d gave isoindolo[1,2-b]thieno[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-e][1,3]-thiazocines 4a-d . Isoindolo[2,1-a]thieno[2,3(3,2 or 3,4)-f][1,4] or [1,5]diazocines 10b or 11a-c were synthesized from Beckmann or Schmidt rearrangement of the ketones 7a-c .     

Heterotricyclic systems. Part I. Synthesis of new dipyridopyrazines

Pursuing our previous research on azaquinoxalinones (1,2-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]/[3,4-b]pyrazinones) we prepared, through a reductive cyclization of N-(3′-nitropyridin-2′-yl)piperidine-2-carboxylic acids 3a-c , a set of derivatives of a new tricyclic structure, 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-5H-dipyrido[1,2-a:3′,2′-e]pyrazin-6(6aH)-ones 4a-c. Starting from these compounds we obtained substituted amides 5a-c and, from 4a , the amidines 6a-c. In the synthesis of 6 , a dehydrogenation reaction occurred giving rise to 7. The compounds 9 and 10 , characterized by a different ring-fusion between the pyridine and pyrazine rings, were synthesized in a similar manner.     

A convenient synthesis of 5,14-methano-16-oxo-1,5,6-benzoxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxalines utilizing a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction and an intramolecular alcoholysis

The reaction of the hydrazones 5a-c with 2-chloroacrylonitrile produced the 1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxaline hydrochlorides 6a-c , which were transformed into the 5,6,7,13-tetrahydro-5,14-methano-16-oxo-1,5,6-benzoxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxalines 7a-c , respectively. The oxidation of 7a-c with diethyl azodicarboxylate afforded the 7,13-dihydro-5,14-methano-16-oxo-1,5,6-benzoxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxalines 8a-c , respectively. Compounds 7a-c and 8a-c were also obtained by a one-pot synthesis from 5a-c and 6a-c , respectively.     

Photocyclization of 2-[1]benzothien-3-yl)-3-phenylpropenoic acids

Photocyclization of the substituted 2-([1]benzothien-3-yl)-3-phenylpropenoic acids 3a-c in the presence of iodine and air in a benzene-cyclohexane mixture afforded a separable mixture of three compounds, benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene-6-carboxylic acids 4a-c , 6H-benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]thiopyran-6-ones 5a-c , and 10-methoxy-2-methyl-6H-benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]pyran-6-one ( 6 ).     

Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines. Part I

3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines 5a-e and 2H-pyrano[2,3- b ]quinolines 10a-c were synthesised starting from the appropriate ω-chloro-n-valeroylanilides 2a-e . Compounds 10a-c were transformed to analogs of the novel antihypertensive agent Cromakalim ( 1 ).     

Synthesis of polycyclic pyridazinediones as chemiluminescent compounds

Reactions of 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitrile derivatives 3a-o with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding dimethyl 1,3-disubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylates 4a-o which were allowed to react with excess hydrazine hydrate under ethanol refluxing conditions followed by heating at 250-300° to give 1,3-disubstituted 4-amino-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 7a-s in good yields. Similarly, 1,3-disubstituted 4-hydroxy-1H-pyrazolo[4′3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 10a-c were obtained from alkyl 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carboxylates 8a-c . These tricyclic pyridazine derivatives were alternatively synthesized from 4-hydroxypyrrolo[3,4-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,7-diones 13a-c prepared by reactions of 5-aminopyrazoles (8e-g) with methyl 1-methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate (11a) followed by the Gould/Jacobs reaction. 1-Methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile smoothly reacted with 2-aminobenzimidazoles to give the corresponding 5-amino-3-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3′4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,3(2H)-diones 16a-e , which were readily converted to the desired 12-aminopyridazino[4′,5′:4,5]pyrimido-[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 17a-e in good yields. Other pyridazinopyrimidine derivatives were also obtained by the reaction of the corresponding 2-aminoheterocycles with the maleimide in good yields. Substituted anilines reacted 11b in refluxing methanol to give the corresponding methyl 4-phenylamino-1-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 25a-e which were converted in good yields to 2-methylpyrrolo[3,4-b]quinoline derivatives 26a-e by heating in diphenyl ether. Reaction of 26a-c with hydrazine hydrate gave 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e in good yields. The desired 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]pyridazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e were obtained in good yields by the chlorination of 4a-e with phosphorus oxychloride followed by aminolysis with 28% ammonium hydroxide. Some pyridazino[4,5-a][2.2.3]cyclazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 37a,b as luminescent compounds were synthesized via several steps from indolizine derivatives. The key intermediates, dimethyl 6-dimethylamino[2.2.3]cyclazine-1,2-dicarboxylates 34, 36 , were synthesized by the [8 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of the corresponding 7-dimethylaminoindolizines 33, 35 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of Pd-C in refluxing toluene. Some were found to be more efficient than luminol in light production. 4-Amino-3-methylsufonyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-dione (7r) , 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]-quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e , and 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e showed the greatest chemiluminescence intensity in the presence of hydrogen peroxide peroxidase in a solution of phosphate buffer at pH 8.0.     

Condensation reaction of 3,4-dibenzoyl-1-methyl-2,5-diphenylpyrrole and -1-phenylpyrazole with methylamine derivatives affording pyrrolo [3,4-c]pyridine and 2H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]- and [4,3-c]pyridines

The reaction of 3,4-dibenzoyl-1-methyl-2,5-diphenylpyrrole ( 1 ) and -1-phenylpyrazole ( 2 ) with methylamines ( 3a-c ) afforded pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine ( 4 ), and isomeric 2H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 5a-c ) and [4,3-c]pyridines ( 6a-c ), respectively.     

Design and synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives bearing oxadiazole,isoxazoline, triazolothiadiazole,triazolothiadiazine, and piperazine moieties

A new series of 2,3-disubstituted quinoline derivatives were synthesized from 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde. In the reaction sequence, acetanilide was cyclized to give 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde 1 , which was transformed to 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 by reaction with 4-phenylpiperazine in DMF-containing anhydrous K₂CO₃; then, compound 2 was oxidized by iodine in methanol, and methyl 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinoline-3-carboxylate 3 was synthesized. The key intermediate 4 , 4-amino-5-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol, was prepared using the ester 3 by a series of step. Reaction of 5 with various aromatic carboxylic acids or phenacyl bromides yielded 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles 5a-c and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines 6a-c , respectively. Moreover, compound 2 condensed with o-phenylenediamine to give 2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-1H-benzimidazole 7 . Interaction of 7 and 2-chloromethyl-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles in the presence of K₂CO₃ led to the title compounds 8a-c . Furthermore, 4,5-dihydroisoxazoline derivatives 9a-c were obtained by the reaction of readily accessible starting materials including 2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-carbaldehyde 2 , 1-phenyl-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ethanone and hydroximoyl chlorides under mild conditions in the presence of Et₃N. The hydrazone intermediates 10a-c were obtained by the condensation of 2 with aroylhydrazides in ethanol, then, refluxing in acetic anhydride yielded 3-acetyl-5-aryl-2-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)quinolin-3-yl]-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11a-c . Structures of these compounds were established by their elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectral data.     

Reactions of 2,3-bishydroxyimino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoxalines and 2,3-bishydroxyimino-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,4-benzoxazines with ethyl chloroformate

Bishydroxyiminoquinoxalines 3a-b react with ethyl chloroformate 4 to afford the furazano[3,4-b]quinoxalines 5a-b . Bishydroxyiminobenzoxazines 6a-c on treatment with 4 are converted into the fused oxadiazolones 7a-c and 8a-c along with the bisethoxycarbonyloxyimino-derivatives 9a-c . From the reactions of 4 with the oxanilide dioximes 12a-c compounds 13a-c and 14a-b are obtained.     

A facile synthesis of novel 1-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxalines

The reactions of 3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 3 with chlorophenyl diazonium salts afforded the hydrazones 4a-c , whose chlorinations with phosphoryl chloride gave the dichlorides 5a-c . Refluxing of the dichlorides 5a-c and base in N,N-dimethylformamide provided the 1-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxalines 6a-c .     

A convenient synthesis of 3-aryl-4H- Benzopyrano[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones

Regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides 5a-c to ethyl o-hydroxycinnamate (3) gave the corresponding ethyl trans-3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-5-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-isoxazolecarboxylates 6a-c . Their structure was confirmed by reductive cleavage to 1 and compounds 9a-c . Compounds 6a-c afforded upon heating in the presence of pyridine the 3-aryl-4H-[1]benzopyrano[3,4-d]isoxazol-4-ones 11a-c . Compound 10c was also isolated from 6c and transformed thermally into 11c .     

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.     

Synthesis of heterocycles. Part VII Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some 7H-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazine and s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives

The cyclization of 4-amino-5-aryl-3-cyanomethylthio-1,2,4-triazoles II in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid yields 7H-6-amino-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines III . Cyclization of 4-amino-5-aryl-1,2,4-tria-zole-3-thiones I with phenacyl chloride yields 7H-3-aryl-6-phenyl-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines IV . Similarly, compounds I condensed with cyanogen bromide, phenyl isothiocyanate and carbon disulfide to give the corresponding cyclized products 6-amino-3-aryl-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles V , 3-aryl-6-phenyl-amino-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles VI and 3-aryl-striazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6(5H)thiones VII , respectively. Also in the presence of phosphoryl chloride, compounds I underwent cyclization with monocarbo-xylic acids and oxalic acid to 3,6-diaryl-s-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole VIII and 6,6′-bis(3-aryl-s-triazolo-[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles) IX . The above compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity.     

Reduction of 4,7-diphenyl-1,2,5-thia(oxa)diazolo[3,4-c]pyridines affording 2,5-diphenyl-3,4-diaminopyridines and ring closure of the diamines to fluorescent azaheterocycles

Reduction of 4,7-diphenyl-1,2,5-thia- ( 1a-i ) and 1,2,5-oxadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 3a and c-e ) gave 3,4-diamino-2,5-diphenylpyridines ( 2a-g ), which were converted into the fluorescent triazolo[4,5-c]-( 5 ), 1,2,5-selenadiazolo[3,4-c]- ( 6 ), imidazolo[4,5-c]pyridines ( 8 ), and pyrido[5,6-c]pyridines ( 11 ). In the reduction of 3a, c and e , 4,5-dihydro[1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridines ( 4a-c ) were obtained.     

Azolopyrimidines and pyrimidoquinazolines from 4-chloropyrimidines

5-Cyano-3,4-dihydro-6-phenyl-2-substitutedpyrimidin-4-ones 1a-c reacted with phosphorus oxychloride to give the corresponding 4-chloropyrimidine derivatives IIa-c . Compounds IIa-c reacted with aniline and hydrazine to yield the 4-anilino, IIIa,e , and 4-hydrazino, IIIb-d derivatives. The 4-hydrazino analogues IIIb,c could be converted into the triazolo[4,3-c] and tetrazolo[4,5-c]pyrimidines IV and V by the action of carbon disulphide and nitrous acid, respectively. The reaction of IIb,c with phenylhydrazine afforded directly the 5-amino-4,6-diphenyl-6H-2-substitutedpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines VIa,b . The 4-chloro derivative IIa reacted with antrhanilic acid to form the 5-cyano-2,4-diphenyl-6-(o-carboxyphenylamino)pyrimidine VIII , which could be cyclised into the 4-cyano-1,3-diphenyl-10H-pyrimido[6,1-b]quinazolin-10-one IX by heating with acetic anhydride.     

Enolethers. XX . Synthesis of azepino[4,5-b]quinoxalines and pyridopyrazino[2,3-d]azepines

1,6-Diethoxy-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-dione ( 1 ) reacts with primary amines 3 and ammonia respectively in a molar ratio of 1:1 to give mainly aminoalkyl- and small amounts of bis(aminoalkyl)-1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diones 4 and 2 , respectively. On heating in dichlorobenzene above 150° the mixtures of 2 and 4 cyclize to yield 1-alkyl-1H-azepine-4,5-diones 5 by elimination of ethanol or amine. 3H-3-Alkylazepino[4,5-b]-quinoxalines 7, 8, 10 and 12 are easily accessible by condensation of the diketones 5a and b with various substituted o-phenylenediamines 6, 9 and 3,3′,4,4′-tetraaminobiphenyl ( 11 ) in p-xylene or n-butanol. 8-Isopropylpyridopyrazino[2,3-d]azepines 14 were obtained by condensation of 5b with pyridinediamines 13 in p-xylene. The azepine-4,5-diones 5a-c can be hydrogenated selectively by sodium borohydride in ethanol at room temperature to give the azepin-4-ol-5-ones 15a-c .     

Heterocycles structurally influenced by a side chain. X. Effect of temperature and side chain on the imine-enamine tautomerism in the quinoxalinone and pyridopyrazinone systems

3-(1-Benzoyl)ethyl-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-one ( 7 ), 3-(1-ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]-pyrazin-2-one ( 8 ), and 3-(1-benzoyl)ethyl-1H-quinoxalin-2-one ( 9 ) exist only in the imine form due to the steric effect of the methyl substituent. As regards the imine-enamine tautomerism, 3-(β-carbonylmethylene) derivatives of 1,2-dihydro-4H-pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-3-one such as 12 and 15–18 gradually change from the enamine form to the imine form with elevated temperatures; however, 3-(carbonylmethylene) derivatives of 3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-one such as 10, 19 and 20 show little temperature effect. 2-Phenacylidene-1,2-dihydro-4H-pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazin-3-one ( 21 ) and 3-phenacylidene-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazin-2-one ( 22 ), which exist in the enamine form, show no temperature effect.     

New heterocyclic structures. [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido-[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine and thiazolo[3,2a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine

Derivatives of two new molecular structures, namely, 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one and 6,7-dihydro-9H-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d][pyrimidin-9-one, and derivatives of N-substituted sulfamic acid, namely, (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid and (7-amino-2,3-dihydro-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-on-6-yl)sulfamic acid, were separated out as by-products in the reduction reaction of 8-amino-3,4-dihydro-7-nitroso-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1- b][1,3]thiazin-6-one and 7-amino-2,3-dihydro-6-nitroso-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one derivatives, respectively, with sodium hydrosulfite. A mechanism of reaction, which hypothesizes the action of sodium hydrosulfite in an asymmetic form, is proposed. The results of single-crystal X-ray investigation on 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one (R = 0.032 for 863 reflections) and (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b]- [1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid, sodium salt (R = 0.028 for 3507 reflections) are reported.     

The synthesis of novel dipyridazinothiazine ring systems

The synthesis of several dipyridazinothiazines have been accomplished by: (a) cyclization in concentrated hydrochloric acid solution of the appropriate intermediates; and (b) via the Smiles rearrangement in either basic or glacial acetic acid solution of the appropriate intermediates. The following ring systems have been prepared and characterized: 10H-dipyridazino-[4,3-b:4′,5′-e]-1,4-thiazine, 5H-dipyridazino[3,4-b:4′,5′-e]-1,4-thiazine, 10H-dipyridazino[4,5-b:-4′,5′-e]-1,4-thiazine, 5Hdipyridazino[5,4-b:4′,3′-e]-1,4-thiazine, and 10H-dipyridazino[3,4-b:-3′,4′-e]-1,4-thiazine.     

A new synthesis of novel 1-aryl-3-heteroaryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxalines via a Key Intermediate

The chlorination of the α-hydrazonoester 4 with phosphoryl chloride/pyridine gave 3-[α-(o-chlorophenylhydrazono)methoxycarbonylmethyl]-2-chloroquinoxaline 5 , whose cyclization with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]-7-undecene afforded 3-methoxycarbonyl-1-(o-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 6 . The reaction of 6 with hydrazine hydrate provided 3-hydrazinocarbonyl-1-(o-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 7 , whose reactions with methyl and allyl isothiocyanates furnished 3-(2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-3-thioxo-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-1-(o-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 2 and 3-(4-allyl-2,3-dihydro-3-thioxo-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-1-(o-chloropheny)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 8 , respectively. Moreover, the reactions of 7 with triethyl orthoformate and orthoacetate gave 1-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]quinoxaline 9a and 1(o-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 9b , respectively.