Electrochemical oxidation of 4-monoalkyl-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines

The electrochemical oxidation of 4-monoalkyl-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines has been studied in an aprotic medium and in the presence of pyridine. In an aprotic medium the products of oxidation are both 4-alkyl-substituted and 4-unsubstituted pyridines or mixtures of them. On oxidation in acetonitrile of 4-Et-, 4-n-Pr-, and 4-i-Bu-substituted dihydropyridines, 2-methylene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines were obtained in addition to the oxidized forms. In the presence of base the products of preparative electrolysis of the studied compounds were 4-alkyl-substituted pyridines. The exception was the 4-i-Pr- substituted dihydropyridine which was dealkylated on oxidation even in the presence of base. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1829–1838, December 2008.     

Electrochemical Oxidation of Compounds Containing 1,4-Dihydropyridine and Pyridinium Rings — Analogs of Gene Transfection Agents

A study was carried out on the electrochemical oxidation of 1,4-dihydropyridines, found as substituents in pyridinium salts, which are strong electron acceptors. The potentials for their oxidation in acetonitrile were determined. NMR spectroscopy was used to find the relative acidity of the N–H and C–H protons and the oxidation potentials were determined for the anionic products of the ionization of the N–H bond in dihydropyridine. The only product of the preparative electrolysis, in contrast to chemical oxidation, is the corresponding pyridine, namely, the oxidized dihydropyridine form.     

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometric study of non-commercial C-4-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines and their oxidized derivatives

A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method for the qualitative and quantitative determination of the calcium-channel antagonists C-4-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines, and their corresponding N-ethyl derivatives, is presented. Also, the electrochemical oxidation and the reactivity of the compounds with alkyl radicals derived from 2,2'-azobis-(2-amidinopropane) were monitored by GC/MS. Mass spectral fragmentation patterns for the C-4-substituted 1,4-dihydropy-ridine parent drugs were significantly different from those of their oxidation products, generated either by electrochemical oxidation or by reaction with alkyl radicals. However, for N-ethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine compounds it was not possible to detect the final products (pyridinium salts) using these experimental conditions.     

Spectroelectrochemical Study on the Electrooxidation in Aqueous Medium of some 1,4‐Dihydropyridines: Effects of Substitution in 1‐Position and 4‐Position

Spectroelectrochemical and HPLC characterization of the electrochemical oxidation in aqueous medium of a series of six N‐1 and C‐4 substituted 1,4‐dihydropyridines is presented. Based on the analysis of spectra obtained by in situ spectroscopic measurements it was possible to detect the generation of final oxidation products, which resulted in differences depending of the nature of the substitution on the nitrogen in the dihydropyridine ring. Controlled potential electrolysis (CPE) in aqueous medium was followed by the HPLC technique using EC and PDA detectors. This latter resulted adequately to follow the parent 1,4‐DHP derivatives and their respective oxidation products. Electrochemical oxidation of parent N‐H substituted 1,4‐dihydropyridines generated the corresponding neutral pyridine derivative as final oxidation product. However, the N‐ethyl substituted 1,4‐dihydropyridine derivatives gave rise to the pyridinium salt derivatives.     

Photosensitized oxidation of unsymmetrical 1,4-dihydropyridines

Photosensitized oxidation of unsymmetrically substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines using dye sensitizers methylene blue, rose bengal and tetraphenylporphyrin by taking visible light source resulted in the aromatization of dihydropyridine ring and formation of the corresponding pyridine derivatives. Comparison of the results obtained under photosensitized reaction with those obtained by direct photo-oxidation indicated a very fast and smooth reaction of these compounds and formation of pyridine derivatives using theses dyestuffs.     

Scavenging activity of C4‐hydroxyphenyl‐ and polyhydroxyphenyl‐1,4‐dihydropyridines toward free radicals

The radical‐scavenging ability of synthesized C4‐phenolic‐substituted 1,4‐dihydropyridines (1,4‐DHPs) toward 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH^?) and alkyl/alkylperoxyl ABAP‐derived radicals at pH 7.4 was assessed by UV–visible spectroscopy. Reactivity of 1,4‐DHPs toward DPPH^? was measured by following the decay of the absorption corresponding to the radical λ_max at 525 nm, permitting the calculation of EC₅₀, t_EC50, and antiradical efficiency values. Pseudo–first‐order kinetic rate constants for the reactivity between the C4‐phenolic‐substituted 1,4‐DHP compounds and alkyl/alkylperoxyl ABAP‐derived radicals were followed by the decrease in λ_max at 356 nm corresponding to 1,4‐DHP moiety. C4‐phenolic‐substituted 1,4‐DHPs were more reactive toward alkyl free radicals than the other tested radicals. The 3,4,5‐trihydroxyphenyl‐1,4‐DHP was the most reactive derivative toward this radical with a kinetic rate constant value of 513.2 s^?1. Also, this derivative was the most effective toward the DPPH^? radical with the lowest EC₅₀ value (5.08 µM). Comparative studies revealed that synthesized 1,4‐DHPs were more reactive than commercial 1,4‐DHPs. The scavenging mechanism involves the contribution of both pharmacophores, that is, hydroxyphenyl and 1,4‐DHP rings, which was supported by the identification of the reaction products. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 44: 810–820, 2012     

Mechanism and products of electrochemical reduction of 4-nitrophenyl-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridines in dimethylformamide

Free anion radicals of the nitrobenzene and nitrosobenzene type, which were identified by EPR spectroscopy, are formed in the electrochemical reduction of isomeric 4-(nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicyano-1,4-dihydropyridines on mercury and solid electrodes. Reduction of the dihydropyridine ring is observed only for N-substituted p- and m-nitrophenyl derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine. An intermediate with a 2-pyridonemethide structure was identified; a set of primary and secondary chemical reactions that are associated with the electrolytic reduction of the investigated compounds is presented.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1494–1505, November, 1988.     

Synthesis of Pyridines by Anodic Oxidation of 1,4-Dihydropyridines

Anodic oxidation of a series 1,4-dihydropyridines were performed in acetonitrile-tetrabutylammonium perchlorate electrolyte solution at platinum electrode using controlled potential electrolysis. On the bases of electroanalytical results the electrochemical oxidation mechanism of 1,4-dihydropyridines could be designed ECEC process. As a result of two-electron oxidation corresponding pyridines were obtained in yields ranging from 85%–92%. The advantages of electrochemical synthesis of pyridine derivatives are simple reaction condition, low cost and of high purity products.     

Free radicals in electrochemical reduction of 3,5-dicarbethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridines with nitrophenyl groups in positions 2, 4, and 6

In the electrochemical reduction of 2,6-bis- and 2,4,6-tris(nitrophenyl) derivatives of 3,5-dicarbethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine, in the first stage, one of the para-nitrophenyl groups in position 2 or 6 of the heterocycle is reduced. Free radicals have been obtained and identified, the primary species being ion radicals of the nitrophenyl type. The presence of the heterocycle in the molecule of the 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative stabilizes secondary free radicals of the nitrosophenyl type. In the process of electrochemical reduction, no evidence has been found of any intramolecular transfer of electrons or protons from the dihydropyridine part of the molecule to the nitrophenyl groups. Derivatives of 2,6-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-3,5-dicarbethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine have been synthesized, and the oxidation and methylation of these derivatives have been studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 481–487, April, 1991.     

Dehydrogenation of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives by the action of hydroperoxides in the presence of metal salts

Conclusions Molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, and other metal salt-catalyzed hydroperoxide oxidation is a convenient preparative method for the dehydrogenation of 1,4-dihydropyridines to pyridine bases.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 670–671, March, 1972.     

1,4-Dihydrobenzothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5,5-dioxides

A series of polycyclic 1,4-dihydropyridines has been synthesized, viz., 1,4-dihydrobenzothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5,5-dioxides with electron-acceptor substituents at position 3. Their alkylation, chemical oxidation, and reactivity in electrochemical oxidation have been studied. The effect of a sulfonyl group in the indene segment on properties (pK, electrochemical oxidation potential) of the dihydrobenzothienopyridine system is considered.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1563–1567, November, 1986.     

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence in mechanistic investigations of electroorganic reactions: Part II. Anodic dehydrogenation of 1,4-dihydropyridines

The anodic oxidation of fifteen 1,4-dihydropyridines in acetonitrile was investigated by electrogenerated chemiluminescence measurements at a rotating platinum disc electrode in the presence of some luminescent compounds D. The emission observed originates from the homogeneous electron transfer between the cation radicals of D and the free pyridiniumyl radicals formed in the dihydropyridine oxidation. It follows from the luminescence-potential curves that, in addition to the pyridiniumyl radicals, the dihydropyrindine cation radicals are also involved in the dehydrogenation process. Therefore, from the different oxidation pathways of dihydropyridines described in the literature an ECE mechanism is preferred in acetonitrile. The substituent effect on the oxidation reaction and on the anodic luminescence is discussed.     

4-Phenyl-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dione as a novel and reusable reagent for the aromatization of 1,4-dihydropyridines under mild conditions

4-Substituted 1,3,4-triazole-3,5-diones were used as effective and recyclable oxidizing agents for the oxidation of 1,4-dihydropyridines to the corresponding pyridine derivatives under mild conditions with good to excellent yields.     

Oxidation of cationic 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives as model compounds for putative gene delivery agents

A new synthetic approach to cationic pyridine derivatives is described here. Two different strategies for the synthesis of 1,1′-{[3,5-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-4-phenylpyridine-2,6-diyl]dimethylene}bispyridinium salts have been developed. The key step of the first strategy relies on electrochemical and chemical oxidation of cationic 1,4-dihydropyridines; the second one involves nucleophilic substitution of pyridine dibromo derivatives.     

1,2,3,4-Tetrahydropyrimidines and some other compounds based on propiolic acid derivatives

The reactions of ethyl propiolate and propiolamide with methylene and benzaldehyde and anisaldehyde in an acidic medium, in which the corresponding 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines and 1,4-dihydropyridines or a 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivative are formed, were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 529–531, April, 1984.     

Special Features of the Electrochemical Oxidation of Substituted 4-Carboxy-1,4-dihydropyridines

Electrochemical oxidation potentials of 1,4-dihydropyridines substituted with 4-COOH, 4-COOR, and 4-CONRR' groups have been determined in aprotic acetonitrile by the rotating ring-disk electrode method (RRDE). The electrochemical reduction potentials of the resulting products were also determined at the ring electrode. It was established that protonated pyridines are formed in the oxidation of derivatives with and without a substituent in position 4 of the heterocycle. In the case of 4-alkoxycarbonyl substituted compounds the substituent at position 4 is generally retained. 1,4-Dihydrogenated derivatives of isonicotinic acid as a rule loose the substituent at position 4 on oxidation, and both types of product were recorded for the corresponding 4-carbamoyl derivatives. The substituent at position 9 of the heterocycle was mainly retained on electrochemical oxidation of the 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,8-dioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine derivatives studi! ed.     

Electrochemical oxidation of ferrocenylsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines

1-p-Ferrocenylphenyl- and 4-ferrocenylsubstituted Hantzsch esters were subjected to electrochemical oxidation using a graphite cyclic rotating disk electrode in acetonitrile medium; in each case the initial response was one-electron oxidation of the ferrocenyl substituent to give a ferrocenium cation, which was followed by a two-electron electrochemical oxidation of the dihydropyridine ring involving intermediate deprotonation of the latter and formation of a ferroceniumpyridinium dication. We have also detected for the first time at room temperature relatively stable cation radicals of 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine containing a cationic ferrocenium substituent in the 4-position; these proved to be more stable than cation radicals of dihydropyridines containing ferrocenyl substituents attached to the nitrogen atom.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 70–74, January, 1987.     

Synthesis and electrochemical oxidation of 1-aryl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines

The possibility of obtaining 1-aryl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines with electronacceptor substituents in the N-phenyl radical was demonstrated. The intermediate products of their formation, viz., 2,4-bis(arylaminomethyiene)-3-phenylglutaric acid esters, were established. The electrochemical oxidation potentials of 1-aryl-2,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines are 100–200 mV higher than those of the 2,6-dimethyl analogs. A linear correlation between the electrochemical oxidation potentials and the Taft ⁰ constants of the substituents in the 1-phenyl ring was established.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 373–377, March, 1991.     

Molecular and crystal structures and chemical properties of 2,6-dim ethyl-4-phenyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1, 4-dihydropyridine

The molecular and crystal structures of 2,6-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine were determined by x-ray diffraction analysis. The following crystallographic data were obtained: a=9.754(2), b = 7.401(1), c=24.384(5) Å, =92.61(2)°, Z=4, d_calc= 1.24 g-cm^–3, space group P2₁/c. The structure was decoded from 1531 reflections, the intensities of which were measured with a P2₁ automatic diffractometer and refined by the method of least squares within the total matrix anisotropic approximation to R=0.061. The dihydropyridine ring has a boat conformation. Packing of the molecules in the crystal is realized at the van der Waals distances and is stabilized by an N₁- H ... O₁₅ hydrogen bond (2.98 Å). From the data on the geometry of the molecule, the compound is closer to aminovinylcarbonyl compounds, whereas according to the data on the conformation, it is closer to Meisenheimer compounds than to pyridine derivatives. The C=O bond length corresponds to its length in esters and acid amides, despite the exceptionally low reactivity of this group in 3,5-dicarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1229–1234, September, 1977.     

Anodic Processes Involving Trifluoromethyl Cobaloxime and Nucleophiles

Anodic oxidation of trifluoromethyl cobaloxime (CF₃)Co(DH)₂Py in the presence of such nucleophiles as pyridine or NO^– ₃ and C₆F₁₃COO^– anions is studied. A controlled-potential electrolysis and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy show the anodic reaction products to contain compounds with the bond >N–CF₃. A mechanism for the reaction between a labile Co(+4) complex and pyridine is offered. At potentials more positive than that of the Co(+3) Co(+4) oxidation, secondary products of electrochemical reaction form and are revealed by a cathodic reduction peak.