Reactivity of 3‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐3‐oxopropanenitrile: A facile synthesis of novel polysubstituted thiophenes

The reaction of 3‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl)‐3‐oxopropanenitrile 1 with active methylene reagents 2a–d and sulfur afforded polysubstituted thiophenes 3a–c . The synthetic potential of the β‐enaminonitrile moiety in 3a was explored. The reaction of 3a with active methylene reagents 2a–e afforded thieno[2,3‐b]pyridine derivatives 6–8. Refluxing of 3a with acetic anhydride alone, with acetic anhydride/pyridine mixture, or with carbon disulfide in pyridine afforded the acetamido 9, thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine 10, and pyrimidinedithiol 11 derivatives, respectively. The pyrimidinedithiol 11 was alkylated smoothly with methyl iodide to give the bis(methylthio) derivative 12. Also, compound 3a reacted with trichloroacetonitrile to give the thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivative 14. Compound 3a reacted with triethyl orthoformate or formamide to give the ethoxymethylideneamino 15 and thieno[2,3‐d]pyridine 16, respectively. Compound 15 reacted with hydrazine to afford thieno[2,3‐d]pyridine 17, which reacted with various reagents such as chloroacetyl chloride, ethyl cyanoacetate, diethyl oxalate, or chloroethylformate to give 1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5:1,6]pyrimidino‐[4,5‐b]thiophene derivatives 18a–c and 19, respectively. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:94–101, 2000     

New C(2)‐substituted 8‐alkylsulfanyl‐9‐phenylmethyl‐hypoxanthines III

Title compounds were obtained starting from the key imidazole intermediate, 5‐amino‐1‐phenyl‐methyl‐2‐mercapto‐1H‐imidazole‐4‐carboxylic acid amide 5 , readily derived from the base catalyzed rearrangement of a thiazole, 5‐amino‐2‐phenylmethylaminothiazole‐4‐carboxylic acid amide 4 . Alkylation of the thiol function on 5 with phenylmethyl and allylic chlorides gave compounds 6 and 7 respectively. Cyclization of 6 with a variety of esters afforded 8‐phenylmethylthiohypoxanthines, 8–11 . Similarly, 7 was cyclized to 8‐allylthiohypoxanthines, 20–21 . Compound 5 was also cyclized, but formed 8‐mercaptohypox‐anthines, 22–24 . Alkylation of 8‐mercaptohypoxanthines afforded 8‐alkylthiohypoxanthines, 8, 9,25 and 26 (see Scheme 2). Chlorination of 9–11 afforded 16–18 ; adenine 19 was derived from 16 . Oxidation of hypox‐anthines 8–11 with m‐chloroperbenzoic acid gave the corresponding 8‐phenylmethylsulfonyl derivatives 12 ‐ 15 . These derivatives proved resistant to nucleophilic displacement reactions with primary amines.     

7‐Halogenated 7‐Deazapurine 2′‐Deoxyribonucleosides Related to 2′‐Deoxyadenosine, 2′‐Deoxyxanthosine,and 2′‐Deoxyisoguanosine: Syntheses and Properties

A series of 7‐fluorinated 7‐deazapurine 2′‐deoxyribonucleosides related to 2′‐deoxyadenosine, 2′‐deoxyxanthosine, and 2′‐deoxyisoguanosine as well as intermediates 4b – 7b, 8, 9b, 10b , and 17b were synthesized. The 7‐fluoro substituent was introduced in 2,6‐dichloro‐7‐deaza‐9H‐purine ( 11a ) with Selectfluor (Scheme 1). Apart from 2,6‐dichloro‐7‐fluoro‐7‐deaza‐9H‐purine ( 11b ), the 7‐chloro compound 11c was formed as by‐product. The mixture 11b / 11c was used for the glycosylation reaction; the separation of the 7‐fluoro from the 7‐chloro compound was performed on the level of the unprotected nucleosides. Other halogen substituents were introduced with N‐halogenosuccinimides ( 11a → 11c – 11e ). Nucleobase‐anion glycosylation afforded the nucleoside intermediates 13a – 13e (Scheme 2). The 7‐fluoro‐ and the 7‐chloro‐7‐deaza‐2′‐deoxyxanthosines, 5b and 5c , respectively, were obtained from the corresponding MeO compounds 17b and 17c , or 18 (Scheme 6). The 2′‐deoxyisoguanosine derivative 4b was prepared from 2‐chloro‐7‐fluoro‐7‐deaza‐2′‐deoxyadenosine 6b via a photochemically induced nucleophilic displacement reaction (Scheme 5). The pK_a values of the halogenated nucleosides were determined (Table 3). ¹³C‐NMR Chemical‐shift dependencies of C(7), C(5), and C(8) were related to the electronegativity of the 7‐halogen substituents (Fig. 3). In aqueous solution, 7‐halogenated 2′‐deoxyribonucleosides show an approximately 70% S population (Fig. 2 and Table 1).     

Preparation of new N6, 9‐disubstituted 2‐phenyl‐adenines and corresponding 8‐azaadenines.: A feasibility study for application to solid‐phase Synthesis. I

A suitably substituted pyrimidine 1 was converted to a number of title compounds. Nucleophilic substitu tion involving the chlorine atoms in 1 by treatment with phenylmethanethiol yielded 2 or 3 , depending on the reaction temperature. Treatment of 3 with an amine afforded 6‐phenylmethanesulfanyl‐N⁴‐substituted‐2‐phenyl‐pyrimidine‐4,5‐diamines 4–7 . These pyrimidines were converted into 2‐phenylpurines 8–11 and 2‐phenyl‐8‐azapurines 12–14 , by treatment with triethyl orthoformate in the presence of hydrochloric acid (or acetic anhydride), or with potassium nitrite and acetic acid respectively. The thioether function on C(6) was then converted into a sulfonyl group by oxidation with m‐chloroperoxybenzoic acid affording purines 15–18 and their 8‐azaanalogs 19–21 ; these compounds, as crude products, were treated with an amine to yield the corresponding adenines 22–25 or 8‐azaadenines 26–31. All reactions were performed under conditions com patible with the possible use of a thiomethyl resin in place of phenylmethanethiol to bind the pyrimidine ring of 1 to a solid phase.     

Regioselective Synthesis of the 5,6‐Dihydro‐4H‐furo[2,3‐c]pyrrol‐4‐one Skeleton: A New Class of Compounds

We hereby report the first preparation of the 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐furo[2,3‐c]pyrrol‐4‐one ( 3 ) and its derivatives starting from methyl 3‐(methoxycarbonyl)furan‐2‐acetate ( 8 ). The ester functionality connected to the methylene group was regiospecifically converted to the desired monohydrazide 9 . Conversion of 9 into the acyl azide 10 followed by Curtius rearrangement gave the corresponding isocyanate derivative 11 (Scheme 2). Reaction of 11 with different nucleophiles produced urethane and urea derivatives (Scheme 3). Intramolecular cyclization reactions provided the target compounds (Scheme 5). Removal of the amine‐protecting group formed the title compound 3 .     

New Heterocyclic Compounds Derived from 4,6‐Diamino‐3‐cyano‐2‐methylthiopyridine and their Biological Activity

Treatment of 4,6‐diamino‐3‐cyano‐2‐methylthiopyridine ( 1 ) with aqueous KOH or hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding nicotinamide 2 and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine 3 , respectively. Reaction of compound 1 with bromine, sulfuryl chloride, formaldehyde, or aromatic diazonium salts gave 5‐bromopyridine 4 , 5‐chloropyridine 5 , dipyridylmethane 6 , and azo dyes 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , respectively. Compound 1 reacted with diketones to yield the corresponding butenylamino derivative 11 and amides 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , respectively. Treatment of butanamide 13 with diazonium salts or a mixture of urea and aromatic aldehyde in the presence of drops of HCl as a catalyst yielded the corresponding arylhydrazones 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , pyrimidines 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , and 1,8‐naphthyridine 25 , respectively. The potency of the results as anti‐inflammatory and antifungal agents have been evaluated. The compounds have been characterized based on their spectral and elemental analysis.     

3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one and 2‐dimethylaminomethylene‐3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one as useful synthons for the construction of new heterocyclic systems

The hydrazone 1 reacts with DMFDMA to give 2‐dimethylaminomethylene‐3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one (2) which reacts with hydrazine hydrate and the pyrazole derivative 4 to afford the indenopyrazole derivatives 3 and the indenofluorene 5 respectively. The reaction of 2 with the active methylene compounds, mainly malononitrile, cyanoacetamide and malononitrile dimer was investigated and found to proceed successfully to yield the indenopyran 7 , indenpyridine 8b and trinitrile 9 respectively. Compound 2 reacted with lH‐benzimidazole‐2‐acetonitrile 10 to give to the diazaindenofluorene derivative 11 . Also, 2 reacted with ω‐cyano compounds 12a,b to afford the indenopyran 14 . On the other hand the hydrazone 1 was allowed to react with the enaminones 15, 18 and 21 affording the diazabenzoazulene derivatives 17, 20 and the indeno[1,2‐b]pyridin 23 , respectively.     

Synthesis of Some New [1,8]Naphthyridine,Pyrido[2,3‐d]‐Pyrimidine,and Other Annulated Pyridine Derivatives

2‐Aminopyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 1 reacted with each of malononitrile, ethyl cyanacetate, benzylidenemalononitrile, diethyl malonate, and ethyl acetoacetate to give the corresponding [1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 3 , 5 , 8 , 11 , and 14 , respectively. Further annulations of 3 , 5 , and 8 gave the corresponding pyrido[2,3‐b][1,8]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 17 , pyrido[2,3‐h][1,6]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivatives 18 and 19 , respectively. The reaction of 1 with formic acid, formamide, acetic anhydride, urea or thiourea, and 4‐isothiocyanatobenzenesulfonamide gave the pyridopyrimidine derivatives 20a , b , 21 , 22a , b , and 26 , respectively. Treatment of compound 1 with sulfuric acid afforded the amide derivative 27 . Compound 27 reacted with 4‐chlorobenzaldehyde and 1H‐indene‐1,3(2H)‐dione to give the pyridopyrimidine derivative 28 and spiro derivative 30 , respectively. In addition, compound 1 reacted with halo compounds afforded the pyrrolopyridine derivatives 32 and 34 . Finally, treatment of 1 with hydrazine hydrate gave the pyrazolopyridine derivative 35 . The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established by elemental and spectral data.     

Concise Synthesis of [1,1′‐Biisoquinoline]‐4,4′‐diol via a Protecting Group Strategy and Its Application for Potential Liquid‐Crystalline Compounds

The [1,1′‐biisoquinoline]‐4,4′‐diol ( 4a ), which was obtained as hydrochloride 4a ?2 HCl in two steps starting from the methoxymethyl (MOM)‐protected 1‐chloroisoquinoline 8 (Scheme 3), opens access to further O‐functionalized biisoquinoline derivatives. Compound 4a ?2 HCl was esterified with 4‐(hexadecyloxy)benzoyl chloride ( 5b ) to give the corresponding diester 3b (Scheme 4), which could not be obtained by Ni‐mediated homocoupling of 6b (Scheme 2). The ether derivative 2b was accessible in good yield by reaction of 4a ?2 HCl with the respective alkyl bromide 9 under the conditions of Williamson etherification (Scheme 4). Slightly modified conditions were applied to the esterification of 4a ?2 HCl with galloyl chlorides 10a – h as well as etherification of 4a ?2 HCl with 6‐bromohexyl tris(alkyloxy)benzoates 11b , d – h and [(6‐bromohexyl)oxy]‐substituted pentakis(alkyloxy)triphenylenes 14a – c (Scheme 5). Despite the bulky substituents, the respective target 1,1′‐biisoquinolines 12, 13 , and 15 were isolated in 14–86% yield (Table).     

Synthesis of 1,2‐Disubstituted Carbocyclic Nucleoside Analogues of Cytidine

The synthesis of new 1,2‐disubstituted, five‐ or six‐ring‐carbocyclic nucleoside analogues of cytidine, compounds 1 and 2a – d , are described. These compounds were obtained by aminolysis, starting from the corresponding uracil derivative, via nucleophilic displacement of a triazolyl (Scheme 1) or a (2,4,6‐triisopropylphenyl)sulfonyl (TPS) group (Scheme 2) at 4‐position of the pyrimidine ring.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of 2′-Fluoro-D-arabinofuranosylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Nucleosides

Coupling of 2-fluoro-3,5-di-O-benzoyl-α-D -arabinofuranosyl bromide with 4-methoxypyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine gave an α-D /β-D mixture of N¹- and N²-coupled products. All the anomers were separated and deblocked to yield the corresponding nucleosides. The β-D -anomer 7 was converted to the 4-amino derivative 11 , which was deaminated by adenosine deaminase to give the 4-oxo compound 12 . Compound 7 showed significant activity against human cytomegalovirus and hepatitis B virus, and compound 11 showed activity against human herpes virus 8. All the compounds were noncytotoxic in several human tumor-cell lines in culture.     

A Novel Synthesis of Some 1,4‐Phenylene‐bis‐heterocyclic Derivatives and of Some Pyran,Pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazole,and Pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine Derivatives [1]

p‐Diacetyl benzene 1 undergoes bromination to afford p‐bromoacetyl phenacyl bromide 2 . Compound 2 reacts with twofold excess of malononitrile to afford 2‐{2‐[4‐(3,3‐Dicyanopropionyl)‐phenyl]‐2‐oxo‐ethyl}‐malononitrile 3 . Compound 3 could be cyclized to afford the 1,4‐phenylene‐bis‐furan derivative 4 . Compound 3 reacts also with a twofold excess of hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine under dry conditions at RT to afford the bis‐pyrazole derivatives 5a , 5b , respectively. The reaction of 5a , 5b with the same reagents in refluxing dioxane afforded the bis‐pyrazolopyridazine derivatives 7a , 7b , respectively. The azo coupling of compound 3 with arene diazonium salts afforded the bis‐pyrazole derivatives 9a , 9b , 9c . The β‐keto esters 10a , 10b react with benzaldehyde and malononitrile in a one pot synthesis to afford the pyran derivatives 11a , 11b . These latter compounds react with hydrazine hydrate and urea derivatives to afford the pyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazoles 15a , 15b and the pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidine derivatives 17a , 17b , respectively.     

Synthesis and Reactions of 1‐Amino‐5‐morpholin‐4‐yl‐6,7,8,9‐tetrahydrothieno[2,3‐c]isoquinoline

The pyrazolone derivative 4 was synthesized by reaction of carbohydrazide 2 with ethyl benzoylacetate in ethanol and p‐toluene sulphonic acid followed by cyclization upon heating in acetic acid. Chloroacylation of amino ester and amino benzoyl compounds 1 , 19 gave the chloro acetylamino derivatives 5 and 20 respectively which both of them react with different amines to afford compounds 6 , 23a‐d . Hydrolysis and decarboxlation of compound 1 yielded the aminothienotetrahydroisoquinoline 8 which was used as versatile material for synthesizing other heterocyclic compounds 9‐18 . Compound 20 react with hexamethylenetetramine and malononitrile yielded thediazepino and pyrrolo derivatives 21 , 22 respectively.     

Functionalization of Quinazolin‐4‐ones Part 3: Synthesis,Structures Elucidation,DNA‐PK,PI3K,and Cytotoxicity of Novel 8‐Aryl‐2‐morpholino‐quinazolin‐4‐ones

A series of novel 8‐aryl‐2‐morpholino quinazolines ( 11a – n , 12a – d , 14a – f , and 15 ) were synthesized from the precursor 2‐thioxo quinazolin‐4‐ones 8 . The 8‐aryl‐2‐morpholino quinazolines compounds were assayed for DNA‐PK and PI3K. All compounds showed low DNA‐PK % inhibition activity at 10 μM compound concertation, and the most active was 8‐(dibenzo[b,d]thiophen‐4‐yl) 12d with 38% inhibition. Similar pattern of PI3K α, β, γ, and δ isoforms inhibition activity at 10 μM were observed. The most active isoform was PI3K δ of 41% inhibition for 8‐(dibenzo[b,d]furan‐4‐yl) compound 11 . Most compounds were less active than expected in spite of the strong structural resemblance to known inhibitors ( NU7441 , 3 , 4 , and 6 ). Loss of activity could be attributed to the tautomerization to the aromatic enol (4‐OH), which could specify that the important functional group for the activity is the 4‐carbonyl (C=O) group. Alternatively, the aromatization of the pyrimidine heterocyclic ring could alter the conformation, and thus binding site, of the 2‐morpholine ring, which could reduce the compound‐receptor hydrogen bonding to the morpholine 4‐oxygen. Selected compounds displayed appreciable cytotoxicity with 6‐chloro‐8‐(dibenzo[b,d]thiophen‐4‐yl)‐2‐morpholinoquinazolin‐4(1H)‐one 11j exhibiting the greatest activity with an IC₅₀ of 9.95 μM. Therefore, the mechanism of the cytotoxicity of compound 11j were not through DNA‐PK or PI3K inhibition activity.     

Synthesis and Irradiation of Vitamin‐B12‐Derived Complexes Incorporating Peripheral G⋅C Base Pairs

The vitamin‐B₁₂ derivative 11 , incorporating a peripheral N⁴‐acetylcytosine moiety, was alkylated under reductive conditions with 2‐(iodomethyl)‐2‐methylmonothiomalonate 8 bearing the complementary guanine moiety. The reaction yielded a mixture of vitamin‐B₁₂‐derived complexes with variations in the cytosine moiety: products 16 – 18 with a cytosine, a N⁴‐acetylated cytosine, and a N⁴‐acetylated reduced cytosine moiety were formed (see Scheme 5). The complexes were photolyzed in CHCl₃/MeCN to yield the dimethylmalonate derivative 22 (Scheme 6) but not the rearranged succinate, in contrast to the results obtained earlier with complexes incorporating the A⋅T base pair (see Scheme 1).     

Synthesis of 7‐aza‐5,8,10‐trideazafolic acid and its 4‐amino‐derivative as potential antifolates

o‐Aminoamide 8 , an intermediate in our multistep synthesisof the title compounds was prepared from 1,3‐diketone 3 . The following condensation of 8 with chloroformamidine‐HCl ( 9 ) gave pyrido[3,4‐d]pyrimidine 10 . Dehydratisation of amide 8 led to o‐aminonitrile 15 , which was cyclocondensated with guanidine ( 16 ) to yield pyrido[3,4‐d]pyrimidine‐2,4‐diamine 17 . Coupling of the acids 11 and 18 with diethyl L‐glutamate ( 12 ) and following saponification provided 7‐aza‐5,8,10‐trideazafolic acid 14 and its 4‐amino‐derivative 20 .     

Synthesis,Reactions, and Pharmacological Evaluations of Some Novel Pyridazolopyridiazine Candidates

Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and preliminary pharmacological activity of a new series of substituted pyrazolopyridazine derivatives. Compound 1 was reacted with ethoxymethylene malononitrile 2 in refluxing ethanol to give the corresponding compound 3 , which was treated with hydrazine hydrate or formamide to give pyrazolo[3,4‐c]pyrazole 4 and pyrazolo pyrimidine 5 derivatives, respectively. Also, compound 3 was reacted with NH₄SCN or carbon disulphide or ethyl acetoacetate to yield the corresponding pyrazolo derivatives 6 , 7 , 8 , respectively. Additionally, compound 3 was reacted with triethyl orthoformat in acetic anhydride to give 9 , which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to give hydrazino derivative 10 . The latter compound transformed into the pyrazolo[4,3‐e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐c]‐pyrimidine 11 via refluxing with acetic anhydride. Finally, compound 9 was reacted with benzoic acid hydrazide or mercapto acetic acid to give compounds 12 and 13 , respectively. The latter compound was treated with refluxing ethanolic sodium ethoxide solution to afford the pyrazolothiazolopyrimidine 14 . Some of the compounds exhibited better activities as anti‐inflammatory and antimicrobial agents than the reference controls. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities of the synthesized compounds was reported.     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some Novel 5‐Phenyl‐5H‐thiazolo[4,3‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazole Systems

Condensation of 2‐amino‐5‐phenyl‐5H‐thiazolo[4,3‐b] [1,3,4] thiadiazoles ( 1 ) with some carboxylic acid derivatives furnished corresponding compounds 2–4 , respectively. Alkylation of 1 with benzoylchloride and 4‐chlorobenzyl chloride afforded thiazolo[4,3‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives 5 and 6 , respectively. Similarly, transformation of 1 with chloroacetyl chloride yielded chloroacetamide derivative 7 . The later compound was subjected to react with potassium thiocyanate or piperazine whereby, the binary thiazolidinone derivative 8 and N ¹ ,N⁴‐disubstituted piperazine 9 were produced, respectively. Also, the reactivity of 1 toward various active methylene reagents was investigated. Accordingly, our attempts to synthesize the tricyclic heterocyclic system 10 , 11′ , 12 ^′ by reaction of 1 with chloroacetonitrile, 4‐oxo‐4‐phenylbutanoic acid and/or diethylmalonate in presence of acetyl chloride was furnished 10 , 11 , and 12 . The newly synthesized compounds were screened as antimicrobial agent.     

Ring Enlargement and Sulfur‐Transfer Processes in SiO2‐Catalyzed Reactions of Thiocarbonyl Compounds with Optically Active Oxiranes

The reactions of 1,3‐dioxolane‐2‐thione ( 3 ) with (S)‐2‐methyloxirane ((S)‐ 1 ) and with (R)‐2‐phenyloxirane ((R)‐ 2 ) in the presence of SiO₂ in anhydrous dichloroalkanes led to the optically active spirocyclic 1,3‐oxathiolanes 8 with Me at C(7) and 9 with Ph at C(8), respectively (Schemes 2 and 3). The analogous reaction of 1,3‐dimethylimidazolidine‐2‐thione ( 4a ) with (R)‐ 2 yielded stereoselectively (S)‐2‐phenylthiirane ((S)‐ 10 ) in 83% yield and 97% ee together with 1,3‐dimethylimidazolidin‐2‐one ( 11a ). In the cases of 3‐phenyloxazolidine‐2‐thione ( 4b ) and 3‐phenylthiazolidine‐2‐thione ( 4c ), the reaction with (RS)‐ 2 yielded the racemic thiirane (RS)‐ 10 , and the corresponding carbonyl compounds 11b and 11c (Scheme 4 and Table 1). The analogous reaction of 4a with 1,2‐epoxycyclohexane (= 7‐oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane; 7 ) afforded thiirane 12 and the corresponding carbonyl compound 11a (Scheme 5). On the other hand, the BF₃‐catalyzed reaction of imidazolidine‐2‐thione ( 5 ) with (RS)‐ 2 yielded the imidazolidine‐2‐thione derivative 13 almost quantitatively (Scheme 6). In a refluxing xylene solution, 1,3‐diacetylimidazolidine‐2‐thione ( 6 ) and (RS)‐ 2 reacted to give two imidazolidine‐2‐thione derivatives, 13 and 14 (Scheme 7). The structures of 13 and 14 were established by X‐ray crystallography (Fig.).     

Desoxy-nitrozucker. 2. Mitteilung Herstellung geschützter 1-Desoxy-1-nitroaldosen

Synthesis of Protected 1-Deoxy-1-nitroaldoses The direct oxidation of the oxime 1 with t-butyl hydroperoxide and vanadyl acetylacetonate yielding the nitro derivative 2 (54%, Scheme 1) could not be applied to other oximes. Diastereoselective bromination of the aldonolactone oxims 7 and 10–12 according to known procedures gave the corresponding bromonitroso compounds which were oxidized to the bromonitro compounds 9, 14, 18 and 22 , respectively. Oxidation of the bromonitroso compound in the D-mannopyranose series proved difficult, but the corresponding chloronitro derivative 23 was easily obtained according to Corey & Estreicher (Scheme 2 and 3). The structure of the bromonitro compound 9 was determined by an X-ray analysis, and the configurations of the bromonitro compounds 14, 18 and 22 were deduced from their molecular rotations. Reduction of the bromonitro compounds gave the protected 1-deoxy-l-nitroaldoses 2 , 15/16 , 19/20 , and 24/25 , respectively, in good overall yields. The ribose derivatives 15 and 16 were detritylated to give the nitro compound 4 , and the mannose derivative 2 was partially deprotected to give the monoisopropylidene compound 26 . The nitro group shows a normal anomeric effect which is reflected in the IR . spectra of the pyranose derivatives 19 and 20 , and 24 and 25 .