Quinolone analogues 2. A facile synthesis of novel 3‐substituted 1‐alkyl‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalines

The reaction of the 2‐(1‐alkylhydrazino)‐6‐chloroquinoxaline 4‐oxides 1a,b with diethyl acetone‐dicarboxylate or 1,3‐cyclohexanedione gave ethyl 1‐alkyl‐7‐chloro‐3‐ethoxycarbonylmethylene‐1,5‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carboxylates 5a,b or 6‐alkyl‐10‐chloro‐1‐oxo‐1,2,3,4,6,12‐hexahydroquinoxalino[2,3‐c]cinnolines 7a,b , respectively. Oxidation of compounds 5a,b with nitrous acid afforded the ethyl 1‐alkyl‐7‐chloro‐3‐ethoxycarbonylmethylene‐4‐hydroxy‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino‐[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐4‐carboxylates 9a,b , whose reaction with base provided the ethyl 2‐(1‐alkyl‐7‐chloro‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐3‐yl)acetates 6a,b , respectively. On the other hand, oxidation of compounds 7a,b with N‐bromosuccinimide/water furnished the 4‐(1‐alkyl‐7‐chloro‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐3‐yl)butyric acids 8a,b , respectively. The reaction of compound 8a with hydroxylamine gave 4‐(7‐chloro‐4‐hydroxyimino‐1‐methyl‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐3‐yl)‐butyric acid 12 .     

Heteroelectrocyclic reaction of 4‐azido‐3‐hydrazonoalkyl‐quinolines to 2‐arylaminopyrazolo[4,3‐c]quinolones

4‐Azido‐3‐acylquinolones 4 obtained from 4‐hydroxy derivatives 1 via tosylates 3 or chlorides 5, reacted with arylhydrazines 6 to generate 4‐azido‐3‐hydrazonoalkylquinolines 7. Thermolysis of 7 gave ring closure products which were assigned to 2‐arylaminopyrazolo[4,3‐c]quinolones 10. The thermal decomposition conditions of the azides 4 and 7 were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).     

Quinolone analogues 1. A convenient synthesis of 1‐alkyl‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carboxylic acids

The reaction of the alkylhydrazinoquinoxaline N‐oxides 2a‐d with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate gave the dimethyl 1‐alkyl‐1,5‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]qumoxaline‐3,4‐dicarboxylates 3a‐d , whose reaction with nitrous acid effected the C₄‐oxidation to afford the dimethyl 1‐alkyl‐4‐hydroxy‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino‐[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3,4‐dicarboxylates 4a‐d , respectively. The reaction of compounds 4a‐d with 1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]‐7‐undecene in ethanol provided the ethyl 1‐alkyl‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxa‐line‐3‐carboxylates 5a‐d , while the reaction of compounds 4a‐d with potassium hydroxide furnished the 1‐alkyl‐4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydropyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carboxylic acids 6a‐d , respectively. Compounds 6c,d were also obtained by the reaction of compounds 5c,d with potassium hydroxide, respectively.     

Quinolone analogues 8 [1‐6]. Synthesis of 3‐aminopyridazino‐[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(lH)‐one

The 3‐amino‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐one 6 and N‐(1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐3‐yl)carbamates 17a,b were synthesized from the 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxa‐line‐3‐carboxylate 1b via the 1,5‐dihydro‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carbohydrazide 13b and then 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carboxazide 8 . Heating of compound 13b and arylalde‐hydes afforded the 1,4‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxopyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐3‐carbo(2‐arylmethylene)hydrazides 14a‐d.     

Synthesiss of novel 3‐(2‐thienyl)‐1,2‐diazepino[3,4‐b]quinoxalines with algicidal activity

The reaction of the quinoxaline N‐oxide 1 with thiophene‐2‐carbaldehyde gave 6‐chloro‐2‐[1‐methyl‐2‐(2‐thienylmethylene)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4‐oxide 5 , whose reaction with 2‐chloroacrylonitrile afforded 8‐chloro‐2,3‐dihydro‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐methyl‐3‐(2‐thienyl)‐1H‐1,2‐diazepino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐5‐carbonitrile 6 . The reaction of compound 6 with various alcohols in the presence of a base effected alcoholysis to provide the 5‐alkoxy‐8‐chloro‐2,3,4,6‐tetrahydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐3‐(2‐thienyl)‐1H‐1,2‐diazepino[3,4‐b]‐quinoxalines 7a‐d . The reaction of compounds 7a and 7b with diethyl azodicarboxylate effected dehydrogenation to give the 5‐alkoxy‐8‐chloro‐4,6‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐3‐(2‐thienyl)‐1H‐1,2‐diazepino[3,4‐b]‐quinoxalines 8a and 8b , respectively. Compounds 8a and 8b were found to show good algicidal activities against Selenastrum capricornutum and Nitzchia closterium.     

Quinolone analogues 6 [1‐5]. Synthesis of 3‐halogeno‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐ones

The reaction of the quinoxaline N‐oxides 7a,b with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate gave the 1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐4,4‐dicarboxylates 8a,b , whose reaction with N‐bromosuccinimide or N‐chlorosuccinimide afforded the 3‐halogeno‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐4,4‐dicarboxylates 9a‐d. The reaction of compounds 9a‐d with hydrazine hydrate resulted in hydrolysis and decarboxylation to provide the 3‐halogeno‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐4‐carboxylates 10a‐d , whose reaction with nitrous acid effected oxidation to furnish the 3‐halogeno‐4‐hydroxy‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxaline‐4‐carboxylates 11a‐d , respectively. The reaction of compounds 11a‐d with hydrazine hydrate afforded the 3‐halogeno‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4‐ols 12a‐d , whose oxidation provided the 3‐halogeno‐1‐methylpyridazino[3,4‐b]quinoxalin‐4(1H)‐ones 6a‐d , respectively. Compounds 6a‐d had antifungal activities in vitro.     

Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐3‐Carbohydrazide and Pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyridazine Derivatives

5‐Amino‐4‐formyl pyrazole carboxylate gave facile reactions with malononitrile, hydrazine, and ketones in the presence of piperidine furnished substituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]quinolones. The pyridazine sulfonamides were obtained by the reaction of 5‐chloro 4‐formyl pyrazole carboxylate with sulfonamide derivatives.     

Thermal cyclization of 3‐azido‐2‐phenyl‐indan‐l‐one to 5h‐indeno[1,2‐b]indol‐10‐one

3‐Azido‐2‐phenylindan‐1‐one ( 4 ), which was obtained from 3‐chloro‐2‐phenylindan‐1‐one ( 3 ), cyclizes on thermolysis to 5H‐indeno[1,2‐b]indol‐10‐one ( 5 ). Reaction of 3‐azido‐2‐phenylindan‐1‐one ( 4 ) with triphenylphosphane gives 2‐phenyl‐3‐(triphenylphosphoranylideneamino)‐indan‐1‐one ( 6 ), which can be hydrolyzed to 3‐amino‐2‐phenylindan‐1‐one ( 7 ). Attempts to perform a similar cyclization sequence with 3‐chloro‐2‐pyridylindan‐1‐ones failed.     

Novel Synthesis of 3‐Amino‐4‐oxo‐(2H)‐pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido‐[2,1‐b]benzothiazole and its 2‐ and 3‐Substituted Derivatives

Reaction of 4H‐pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzothiazole‐2‐thiomethyl‐3‐cyano‐4‐one (1) with hydrazine hydrate/aryl hydrazine/heteryl hydrazine in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate and dimethyl formamide afforded 3‐amino‐4‐oxo‐(2H)/aryl/heteryl pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzothiazoles in good yield. These pyrazole derivatives on diazotization followed by replacement with hydroxy, chloro, bromo, iodo and on reduction gave the corresponding 3‐substituted derivatives.     

Ring closure reactions of 3‐arylhydrazonoalkyl‐quinolin‐2‐ones to 1‐aryl‐pyrazolo[4,3‐c]quinolin‐2‐ones

4‐Hydroxy‐3‐arylhydrazonoalkyl‐2‐quinolones 6 or reactive derivatives such as 3‐arylhydrazonoalkyl‐4‐tosyloxy‐2‐quinolones 7 or 4‐chloro‐3‐arylhydrazonoalkyl‐2‐quinolones 14 , which are obtained via 3‐acyl‐4‐hydroxyquinolones 4, 10 or 3‐phenylarrmomethylene‐quinoline‐2,4‐diones 12 , cyclize in excellent yields to 1‐aryl‐pyrazolo[4,3‐c]quinolin‐4‐ones (11). The cyclization conditions were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).     

Synthesis and reactions of 3‐amino‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]‐quinazolin‐9‐one and 2‐hydrazino‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one

The reaction of 3‐N‐(2‐mercapto‐4‐oxo‐4H‐quinazolin‐3‐yl)acetamide ( 1 ) with hydrazine hydrate yielded 3‐amino‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolin‐9‐one ( 2 ). The reaction of 2 with o‐chlorobenzaldehyde and 2‐hydroxy‐naphthaldehyde gave the corresponding 3‐arylidene amino derivatives 3 and 4 , respectively. Condensation of 2 with 1‐nitroso‐2‐naphthol afforded the corresponding 3‐(2‐hydroxy‐naphthalen‐1‐yl‐diazenyl)‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolin‐9‐one ( 5 ), which on subsequent reduction by SnCl₂ and HCl gave the hydrazino derivative 6. Reaction of 2 with phenyl isothiocyanate in refluxing ethanol yielded thiourea derivative 7. Ring closure of 7 subsequently cyclized on refluxing with phencyl bromide, oxalyl dichloride and chloroacetic acid afforded the corresponding thiazolidine derivatives 8, 9 and 10 , respectively. Reaction of 2‐mercapto‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 11 ) with hydrazine hydrate afforded 2‐hydrazino‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 12 ). The reactivity 12 towards carbon disulphide, acetyl acetone and ethyl acetoacetate gave 13, 14 and 15 , respectively. Condensation of 12 with isatin afforded 2‐[N‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydroindol‐3‐ylidene)hydrazino]‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 16 ). 2‐(4‐Oxo‐3‐phenylamino‐3,4‐dihydroquinazolin‐2‐ylamino)isoindole‐1,3‐dione ( 17 ) was synthesized by the reaction of 12 with phthalic anhydride. All isolated products were confirmed by their ir, ¹H nmr, ¹³C nmr and mass spectra.     

A simple synthesis of 4‐chloro‐5‐hydroxy‐1H‐benzo[g]indoles

The reaction of methyl 2‐(3‐chloro‐1,4‐dioxo‐1,4‐dihydronaphthalen‐2‐yl)propenoate ( 2a ) with primary amines gave 4‐chloro‐5‐hydroxy‐3‐methoxycarbonyl‐1H‐benzo[g]indoles 5a‐f as major compounds and 3‐methoxycarbonyl‐4,9‐dioxo‐2,3,4,9‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[f]indoles 6a‐d as minor ones. Whereas the reaction of 3‐(3‐chloro‐1,4‐dioxo‐1,4‐dihydronaphthalen‐2‐yl)‐3‐buten‐2‐one ( 2b ) with primary amines afforded the corresponding 1H‐benzo[g]indoles 5g‐i as major products and 3‐acetyl‐4,9‐dihydro‐4,9‐dioxo‐1H‐benzo[f]indoles 7g, h as minor products.     

Friedländer condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes with reactive α‐methylene ketones: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines

A series of 1,3,6‐trisubstituted and 1,3,5,6‐tetrasubstituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines 5 has been synthesized by Friedlander condensation of 5‐arninopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 with α‐methylene ketones such as acetone (4a) or acetophenones 4b‐f with potassium hydroxide as basic catalyst. Condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 and unsymmetric dialkylketones 6 yielded mixtures of isomeric pyra‐zolo[3,4‐b]pyridine derivatives 7 and 8 . Condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 with CH‐acidic acylacetonitriles 9 and acylacetates 11 with piperidine as basic catalyst yielded pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyri‐dine‐5‐carbonitriles 10 and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carboxylates 12 ; with diethyl malonate 13 as CH‐acidic component, pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridin‐6‐ones 14 were obtained.     

An improved synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b][1,5]benzoxazepine, ‐benzothiazepine and ‐benzodiazepine derivatives via a convenient one‐pot synthesis

An improved and simple method for the preparation of pyrazolo[3,4‐b][1,5]benzoxazepine, ‐benzothiazepine and ‐benzodiazepine derivatives was established by the reaction of 5‐chloro‐1‐phenylpyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes, ethyl 3‐(5‐chloro‐1,3‐diphenylpyrazol‐4‐yl)‐2‐cyanoacrylate and 1,4‐diacetyl‐3‐methyl‐2‐pyrazolin‐5‐one with o‐aminophenol derivatives and o‐phenylendiamine.     

Ring‐ring interconversions. Part 3. On the effect of the substituents on the thiazole moiety in the ring‐opening/ring‐closing reactions of nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazoles with hydrochloric acid

The reaction of 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1b , 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐methyl‐5‐nitrosoimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1c , 6‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐2,3‐dimethyl‐5‐nitrosoimidazo‐[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1d and 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐3‐nitrosobenzo[d]imidazo[2,1‐b][1,3]thiazole 1e with hydrochloric acid has been carried out in order to investigate the effect of substituents on the thiazole ring in a recently reported ring‐ring interconversion reaction. In every case the corresponding [1,4]‐thiazino[3,4‐c][1,2,4]oxadiazol‐3‐ones 2b‐e have been obtained. In particular, the benzoderivative 1e furnished the 4‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐4H‐benzo[5,6][1,4]thiazino[3,4‐c][1,2,4]oxadiazol‐1‐one 2e , containing a new tricyclic system with a quasi‐planar geometry whose pharmacological potentialities appear promising.     

Diels‐alder reactions of 2‐(2‐nitroethenyl)‐1H‐pyrroles and their oxygen and sulfur analogs with quinones

Diels‐Alder reaction of 2‐(E‐2‐nitroethenyl)‐1H‐pyrrole ( 2a ) with 1,4‐benzoquinone gave the desired benzo[e]indole‐6, 9(3H)‐dione ( 4a ) in 10% yield versus a 26% yield (lit. 86% [5]) of the known N‐methyl compound ( 4b ) from the N‐(or 1)‐methyl compound ( 2b ). Protection of the nitrogen of 2a with a phenylsul‐fonyl group ( 2c ) gave a 9% yield of the corresponding N‐(or 3)‐phenylsulfonyl compound ( 4c ). The reaction of 2b with 1,4‐naphthoquinone gave in 6% yield (lit. 64% [5]) the known 3‐methylnaphtho[2,3‐e]‐indole‐6, 9(3H)‐dione ( 6 ). The reaction of 2‐(E‐2‐nitroethenyl)furan ( 8a ) gave a small yield of the desired naphtho[2,1‐b]furan‐6, 9‐dione ( 9a ), recognized by comparing its NMR spectrum with that of 4b. The corresponding reaction of 2‐(E‐2‐nitroethenyl)thiophene ( 8b ) gave a 4% yield of naphtho[2,1‐ b ]thiophene‐6,9‐dione ( 9b ), previously prepared in 24% yield [12] in a three‐step procedure involving 2‐ethenylthiophene. Introducing an electron‐releasing 2‐methyl substituent into 8a and 8b gave 12a and 12b , which, upon reaction with 1,4‐benzoquinone, gave 2‐methylnaphtho[2,1‐b]furan‐6, 9‐dione ( 13a ) and its sulfur analog ( 13b ) in yields of 4 and 8%, respectively.     

New synthesis and reactivity of 3‐bromoacetyl‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one with binucleophilic amines

3‐(Bromoacetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one was synthesized by the reaction of dehydroacetic acid (DHAA) with bromine in glacial acetic acid. Novel heterocyclic products were synthesized from the reaction of bromo‐DHAA with alkanediamines, phenylhydrazines, ortho‐phenylenediamines, and ortho‐aminobenzenethiol. The obtained new products 3‐(2‐N‐substituted‐acetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐ones, 4‐hydroxy‐3‐[1‐hydroxy‐2‐(2‐phenylhydrazinyl)vinyl]‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one, 1‐(2,4‐dinitrophenyl)‐7‐methyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrano[4,3‐c]pyridazine‐4,5‐dione, 3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one/3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione, 6‐methyl‐3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione, and (E)‐3‐(2H‐benzo[b][1,4]thiazin‐3(4H)‐ylidene)‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione were fully characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2011.     

A concise and versatile route to tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units: synthetic sequence and spectroscopic characterization,and the molecular and supramolecular structures of one intermediate and two products

A concise, efficient and versatile route from simple starting materials to tricyclic tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units is reported. Thus, the easily accessible methyl 2‐[(2‐allyl‐4‐chlorophenyl)amino]acetate, (I), was converted, via (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (II), to the key intermediate methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (III). Chloroacetylation of (III) provided the two regioisomers methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐1‐(2‐chloroacetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (IVa), and methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐(2‐chloroacetoxy)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, C₁₄H₁₅Cl₂NO₄, (IVb), as the major and minor products, respectively, and further reaction of (IVa) with aminoethanol gave the tricyclic target compound (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐2,3,4a,5,6,7‐hexahydrobenzo[f]pyrazino[1,2‐a]azepine‐1,4‐dione, C₁₅H₁₇ClN₂O₄, (V). Reaction of ester (III) with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding carbohydrazide (VI), which, with trimethoxymethane, gave a second tricyclic target product, (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐4a,5,6,7‐tetrahydrobenzo[f][1,2,4]triazino[4,5‐a]azepin‐4(3H)‐one, C₁₂H₁₂ClN₃O₂, (VII). Full spectroscopic characterization (IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and mass spectrometry) is reported for each of compounds (I)–(III), (IVa), (IVb) and (V)–(VII), along with the molecular and supramolecular structures of (IVb), (V) and (VII). In each of (IVb), (V) and (VII), the azepine ring adopts a chair conformation and the six‐membered heterocyclic rings in (V) and (VII) adopt approximate boat forms. The molecules in (IVb), (V) and (VII) are linked, in each case, into complex hydrogen‐bonded sheets, but these sheets all contain a different range of hydrogen‐bond types: N—H…O, C—H…O, C—H…N and C—H…π(arene) in (IVb), multiple C—H…O hydrogen bonds in (V), and N—H…N, O—H…O, C—H…N, C—H…O and C—H…π(arene) in (VII).     

Convenient Entry to α‐Amino‐β‐hydroxy‐γ‐methyl Carboxylic Acids. Diastereoselective Formation and Directed Homogeneous Hydrogenation of 3‐(3‐Aryl‐1‐hydroxy‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enyl)‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐ones

Aldol reaction of 7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐one ( 1 ) with 4‐substituted α‐methylcinnamaldehydes 2 – 5 afforded a mixture of threo‐ and erythro‐3‐(3‐aryl‐1‐hydroxy‐2‐methylprop‐2‐enyl)‐7‐chloro‐1,3‐dihydro‐1‐methyl‐5‐phenyl‐2H‐1,4‐benzodiazepin‐2‐ones 6 – 13 . The chromatographically separated threo diastereoisomers 6, 8, 10 , and 12 and erythro diastereoisomers 7, 9, 11 , and 13 were submitted to ‘directed' homogeneous hydrogenation catalyzed by [Rh^I(cod)(diphos‐4)]ClO₄ (cod=cycloocta‐1,5‐diene, diphos‐4=butane‐1,4‐diylbis[diphenylphosphine]. From the erythro‐racemates 9, 11 , and 13 , the erythro,erythro/erythro,threo‐diastereoisomer mixtures 16 / 17, 20 / 21 , and 24 / 25 were obtained in ratios of 20 : 80 to 28 : 72 (HPLC), which were separated by chromatography. From the threo racemates 8, 10 , and 12 , the threo,threo/threo,erythro‐diastereoisomer mixtures were obtained in a ratio of ca. 25 : 75 (¹H‐NMR). The relative configurations were assigned by means of ¹H‐NMR data and X‐ray crystal‐structure determination of 21 . Hydrolysis of 21 afforded the diastereoisomerically pure N‐(benzyloxy)carbonyl derivative 27 of α‐amino‐β‐hydroxy‐γ‐methylpentanoic acid 26 , representative of the novel group of polysubstituted α‐amino‐β‐hydroxycarboxylic acids.     

Fe3O4@silica‐MCM‐41@DABCO: A novel magnetically reusable nanostructured catalyst for clean in situ synthesis of substituted 2‐aminodihydropyrano[3,2‐b]pyran‐3‐cyano

DABCO (1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)‐modified magnetite with silica‐MCM‐41 shell (Fe₃O₄@silica‐MCM‐41@DABCO) as an effective, magnetic and novel heterogeneous reusable nanocatalyst was synthesized and analysed using various techniques. Evaluation of the catalytic activity of this nanocatalyst was performed in the clean synthesis of substituted 2‐aminodihydropyrano[3,2‐b]pyran‐3‐cyano in high yields via in situ reaction of azido kojic acid, malononitrile and various aldehydes.