Furopyridines. XVII . Cyanation,chlorination and nitration of furo[3,2-b]pyridine N-oxide

The N-oxide 2 of furo[3,2-b]pyridine ( 1 ) was cyanated by the Reissert-Henze reaction with potassium cyanide and benzoyl chloride to give 5-cyano derivative 3 , which was converted to the carboxamide 4 , carboxylic acid 5 , ethyl ester 6 and ethyl imidate 8 . Chlorination of 2 with phosphorus oxychloride yielded 2-9a , 3- 9b , 5- 9c and 7-chloro derivative 9d . Reaction of 9d with sodium methoxide, pyrrolidine, N,N-dimethylformamide and ethyl cyanoacetate afforded 7-methoxy- 10 , 7-(1-pyrrolidyl)- 11 and 7-dimethylaminofuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 14 ) and 7-(1-cyano-1-ethoxy-carbonyl)methylene-4,7-dihydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 12 ). Nitration of 2 with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid gave 2-nitrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine N-oxide ( 15 ).     

Furopyridines. XIII. Reaction of 2-methylfuro[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridines with lithium diisopropylamide

Lithiation of 2-methylfuro[2,3-b]- 1a , -[2,3-c]- 1c and -[3,2-c]pyridine 1d with lithium diisopropylamide at ?75° and subsequent treatment with deuterium chloride in deuterium oxide afforded 2-monodeuteriomethyl compounds 2a, 2c and 2d , while 2-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine 1b gave a mixture of 1b, 2b , 2-methyl-3-deuteriofuro[3,2-b]pyridine 2′b and 2-(1-proynyl)pyridin-3-ol 5 . The same reaction of 1a at ?40° gave 3-(1,2-propadienyl)pyridin-2-ol 3 and 3-(2-propynyl)pyridin-2-ol 4 . Reaction of the lithio intermediates from 1a, 1c and 1d with benzaldehyde, propionaldehyde and acetone afforded the corresponding alcohol derivatives 6a, 6c, 6d, 7a, 7c, 7d, 8a, 8c and 8d in excellent yield; while the reaction of lithio intermediate from 1b gave the expected alcohols 6b and 8b in lower yields accompanied by formation of 3-alkylated compounds 9, 11, 12 and compound 5 . While reaction of the intermediates from 1a, 1b and 1d with N,N-dimethylacetamide yielded the 2-acetonyl compounds 13a, 13b and 13d in good yield, the same reaction of 1c did not give any acetylated product but recovery of the starting compound almost quantitatively.     

Main-chain boron-containing oligophenylenes via ring-opening polymerization of 9-H-9-borafluorene

9-H-9-Borafluorene (H(8)C(12)BH; 5) can be generated in situ from 9-Br-9-borafluorene and Et(3)SiH in benzene or hexane. Monitoring of the reaction by NMR spectroscopy at rt in C(6)D(6) reveals that 5 forms C(1)-symmetric dimers (5)(2) under these conditions. DFT calculations on conceivable isomers of (5)(2) and a comparison of calculated and experimentally determined (1)H, (13)C, and (11)B NMR shift values lead to the conclusion that (5)(2) is not a classical dimer H(8)C(12)B(μ-H)(2)BC(12)H(8), but contains one B-H-B three-center, two-electron bond together with a boron-bridging phenyl ring. Addition of 1 equiv of pyridine to (5)(2) leads to the clean formation of the pyridine adduct H(8)C(12)BH(py) (5·py). Likewise, (5)(2) can be employed in hydroboration reactions, as evidenced by its transformation with 0.5 equiv of tert-butylacetylene, which gives the hydroboration products tBuC(H)(2)C(H)(BC(12)H(8))(2) (9) and tBuC(H)C(H)BC(12)H(8) in almost quantitative yield. (5)(2) is not long-term stable in benzene solution. Addition of pyridine to aged reaction mixtures allowed the isolation of the adduct (py)H(2)B-C(6)H(4)-C(6)H(4)-(py)BC(12)H(8) (10·py(2)) of a ring-opened dimer of 5. Storage of a hexane solution of 9-Br-9-borafluorene and Et(3)SiH for 1-2 weeks at rt leads to the formation of crystals of a ring-opened pentamer H[-(H)B-(C(6)H(4))(2)-](4)BC(12)H(8) (11) of 5 (preparative yields are obtained after 1-4 months). The polymer main chain of 11 is reinforced by four intrastrand B-H-B three-center, two-electron bonds. Apart from the main product 11, we have also isolated minor amounts of closely related oligomers carrying different chain ends, i.e., H(8)C(12)B-(C(6)H(4))(2)[-(H)B-(C(6)H(4))(2)-](2)BC(12)H(8) (12) and H[-(H)B-(C(6)H(4))(2)-](5)BH(2) (13). When the reaction between 9-Br-9-borafluorene and Et(3)SiH is carried out in refluxing toluene, the cyclic dimer [-(μ-H)B-(C(6)H(4))(2)-](2) (14) can be obtained in a crystalline yield of 25%. The compounds 9, 10·py(2), 11, 12, 13, and 14 have been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The entire reaction pathway leading from 5 to 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 has been thoroughly elucidated by DFT calculations and we propose a general mechanistic scenario applicable for ring-opening polymerization reactions of 9-borafluorenes.     

3,6-Thioanhydro sugar derivatives. An enantiospecific synthesis of (2R,3R,4S)-3-benzyloxy-4-hydroxy-2-[(R)-1-benzyloxy-4-hydroxybutyl]thiolane as the key intermediate for thioswainsonine

Methyl 2-O-benzyl-3,6-thioanhydro-α-D-mannopyranoside ( 9 ) was obtained in eight steps from the commercially available methyl α-D-glucopyranoside. Compound 9 was transformed into (2R,3R,4S)-3-benzyloxy-4-hydroxy-2-[(R)-1-benzyloxy-4-hydroxybutyl]thiolane ( 14 ) by acid hydrolysis of its 2,4-di-O-benzyl derivative 10 followed by reaction of the not isolated 2,4-di-O-benzyl-3,6-thioanhydro-D-mannose ( 11 ) with ethoxycarbonylmethylenetriphenylphosphorane to give an = 1:1 E/Z mixture of the corresponding α,β-unsaturated ester ( 12 ). Finally, catalytic hydrogenation of 12 to ethyl (R)-4-benzyloxy-4-[(2′R)3′R,4′S)-3′-benzyloxy-4′-hydroxythiolan-2′-yl]butanoate ( 13 ) and subsequent reduction with lithium aluminum hydride gave the title compound 14 .     

Chelate bis(imino)pyridine cobalt complexes: synthesis, reduction, and evidence for the generation of ethene polymerization catalysts by Li+ cation activation

Treatment of the bis(iminobenzyl)pyridine chelate Schiff-base ligand 8 (ligPh) with FeCl2 or CoCl2 yielded the corresponding (ligPh)MCl2 complexes 9 (Fe) and 10 (Co). The reaction of 10 with methyllithium or "butadiene-magnesium" resulted in reduction to give the corresponding (ligPh)Co(I)Cl product 11. Similarly, the bis(aryliminoethyl)pyridine ligand (ligMe) was reacted with CoCl2 to yield (ligMe)CoCl2 (12). Reduction to (ligMe)CoCl (13) was effected by treatment with "butadiene-magnesium". Complex 13 reacted with Li[B(C6F5)4] in toluene followed by treatment with pyridine to yield [(ligMe)Co+-pyridine] (15). The reaction of the Co(II) complexes 10 or 12 with ca. 3 molar equiv of methyllithium gave the cobalt(I) complexes 16 and 17, respectively. Treatment of the (ligMe)CoCH3 (17) with Li[B(C6F5)4] gave a low activity ethene polymerization catalyst. Likewise, complex 16 produced polyethylene (activity = 33 g(PE) mmol(cat)(-1) h(-1) bar(-1) at room temperature) upon treatment with a stoichiometric amount of Li[B(C6F5)4]. A third ligand (lig(OMe)) was synthesized featuring methoxy groups in the ligand backbone (22). Coordination to FeCl2 and CoCl2 yielded the desired compounds 23 and 24. Reaction with MeLi gave (ligOMe)CoMe (25/26). Treatment of 25/26 with excess B(C6F5)3 gave the eta6-arene cation complex 27, where one Co-N linkage was cleaved. Activation of 25/26 with Li[B(C6F5)4] again gave a catalytically active species.     

Synthesis of 1-halophenyl 4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-butanones and 5-(2-imidazolyl)-1-pentanones and their ketalization with glycerol

An alternate synthesis of 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-butanones 5d is presented after 1-[(dimethylamino)methyl- and 1-methyl]-2-lithioimidazole failed to be substituted satisfactorily by 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(3-iodopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane ( 3b ). The Pinner addition of ethanol to 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(3-cyanopropyl)-1,3-dioxolane yielded the corresponding imidate which was reacted with 1-amino-2,2-dimethoxyethane to form an amidine. Hot dilute hydrochloric acid converted this ami-dine to the 2-imidazolyl ketone 5b . Syntheses of homologous 1-(4-chloro- and 2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-(2-imidazolyl)-1-pentanones 20 are described. Ketalizations of 5 and 20 with glycerol formed imidazolyl 1,3-dioxolanyl alcohols. Selective N- and O-alkylations of some of these imidazolyl alcohols are described.     

Furopyridines. VI. Preparation and reactions of 2- and 3-substituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines

This paper describes the synthesis and chemical properties of some 2- and 3-substituted furo[2,3-b]pyridines. Reaction of ethyl 2-chloronicotinate 1 with sodium ethoxycarbonylmethoxide or 1-ethoxycarbonyl-1-ethoxide gave β-keto ester 2 or ketone 5 , respectively. Ketonic hydrolysis of 2 afforded ketone 3, from which furo[2,3-b]pyridine 4 was obtained by the method of Sliwa. While, 2-methyl derivative 7 was prepared from 5 by reduction, O-acetylation and the subsequent pyrolysis. Reaction of ketone 3 with methyllithium gave tertiary alcohol 8 which was O-acetylated and pyrolyzed to give 3-methyl derivative 9 . Formylation of 4 , via lithio intermediate, with DMF yielded 2-formyl derivative 10 , from which 7 , was obtained by Wolff-Kishner reduction. Dehydration of the oxime 11 of 10 gave 2-cyano derivative 12 , which was hydrolyzed to give 2-carboxylic acid 13 . Reaction of 3-bromo compound 14 with copper(I) cyanide gave 3-cyano derivative 15 . Alkaline hydrolysis of 15 afforded compound 16 and 17 , while acidic hydrolysis gave carboxamide 18 . Reduction of 15 with DIBAL-H afforded 3-formyl derivative 19 . Wolff-Kishner reduction of 19 gave no reduction product 9 but hydrazone 20 . Reduction of tosylhydrazone 21 with sodium borohydride in methanol afforded 3-methoxymethylfuro[2,3-b]pyridine 22 .     

Ligand-free deltahedral clusters of silicon in solution: synthesis, structure, and electrochemistry of Si9(2-)

Deltahedral nine-atom clusters of silicon, Si(9)(2-), were synthesized by mild oxidation of a liquid ammonia solution of K(12)Si(17) with Ph(3)GeCl in the presence of 18-crown-6 (1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) or 2,2,2-crypt (4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane). The clusters were structurally characterized in [K(18-crown-6)](2)Si(9).C(5)H(5)N (yellow; orthorhombic, Pnma; a = 14.013(1), b = 18.108 (1), c = 18.320 (1) A; Z = 4) crystallized from a pyridine solution of the product of the aforementioned reaction in liquid ammonia. Si(9)(2-) is the first unequivocally characterized nine-atom cluster of group 14 with a charge of 2-. In addition to pyridine, the product from the reaction in liquid ammonia is also soluble in DMF, and the Si(9)(2-) clusters were characterized by mass spectrometry in such a solution. The more reduced clusters Si(9)(3-) have also been crystallized from pyridine solution. Cyclic voltammetry in both pyridine and DMF solutions clearly shows the Si(9)(2-)/Si(9)(3-) redox couple as one-electron reversible process. The structural similarities and differences between Si(9)(3-) and Si(9)(2-) are discussed herein.     

Synthesis of 2-(N-Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-C-glucopyranosyl nucleosides as potential inhibitors of chitin synthases

The C-glucopyranosyl nucleosides (1-4) containing the N-acetyl glucosaminyl and uridine units have been synthesized as nonhydrolyzable substrate analogues of UDP-GlcNAc aimed to inhibit the chitin synthases. The key intermediate, 4-(2'-(N-acetylamino)-3', 4',6'-tri-O-benzyl-2'-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)but-2-enoic acid (5), was prepared from the perbenzylated (N-acetylamino)-alpha-C-allylglucoside (7), by successive oxidative cleavage, Wittig olefination, and ester deprotection. The coupling of the acid 5 with the hydroxyl or amine function of the uridine derivatives (6a or 6b) afforded, respectively, the ester 12 and amide 14. The dihydroxylation of the conjugated double bond in ester 12 or amide 14 was better achieved with osmium tetraoxide/barium chlorate, leading to the expected diols 13 and 15 as a mixture of two diastereoisomers. The desired compounds 1-4 were obtained after catalytic hydrogenation of compounds 12-15.     

Furopyridines. III. A new synthesis of furo[3,2-b]pyridine

A convenient synthesis of furo[3,2-b]pyridine and its 2- and 3-methyl derivatives from ethyl 3-hydroxypiconate ( 1 ) is described. The hydroxy ester 1 was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate or ethyl 2-bromopropionate to give the diester 2a or 2b . Cyclization of compound 2a afforded ethyl 3-hydroxyfuro[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate ( 3 ) which in turn was hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to give furo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-(2H)-one ( 4a ). Cyclization of 2b gave the 2-methyl derivative 4b . Reduction of 4a and 4b with sodium borohydride yielded the corresponding hydroxy derivative 5a and 5b respectively, which were dehydrated with phosphoric acid to give furo[3,2-b]pyridine ( 6a ) and its 2-methyl derivative ( 6b ). 2-Acetylpyridin-3-ol ( 8 ) was converted to the ethoxycarbonylmethyl ether ( 9 ) by O-alkylation with ethyl bromoacetate, which was cyclized to give 3-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid ( 10 ). Decarboxylation of 10 afforded 3-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine ( 11 ).     

Ketalizations of aryl ω-(2-imidazolyl)alkyl ketones by glycerol and 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol. synthesis and characterization of cis- and trans-{2-aryl-2-[ω-(2-imidazolyl)alkyl](1,3-dioxolan-4-yl and 1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl)}methanols

Aryl 2-[(2-imidazolyl)ethyl or 3-(2-imidazolyl)propyl]ketones were ketalized by glycerol or 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol in boiling benzene in the presence of 4-toluenesulfonic acid to provide the title compounds. The aryl substituents are 4-chloro-, 4-bromo-, 4-fluoro-, or 2,4-dichlorophenyl. While aryl (2-imidazolyl)methyl ketones condensed with glycerol to form cis- and trans-{2-aryl-2-[(2-imidazolyl)methyl]-4-(hydroxymethyl)}-1,3-dioxolanes, related condensations with 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol, under similar, or even more stringent reaction conditions, produced no 1,3-oxathiolane analogs, with the starting ketones being recovered. Separation and structure determination of these racemic cis and trans isomeric products are described. The structure of these stereoisomers was established by means of ¹H and ¹³C nmr correlation and nOe experiments. Selective methylation of the N-unsubstituted 2-imidazolyl alcohols with one equivalent sodium hydride and methyl iodide provided the corresponding N-methyl alcohols in excellent yields. With excess benzoyl chloride, N-unsubstituted 2-imidazolyl alcohols were initially converted to O, N-dibenzoates from which the N-benzoyl group was easily cleaved by ammonium hydroxide in ethanol to provide benzoate esters.     

The Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 2,3-Pyridinedicarboximide

Reaction of 2,2-dialkyl-3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1a and 1b with 2,3-pyridinedicarboximide ( 4 ) in MeCN or DMF at room temperature yielded two regioisomeric tricyclic 1:1 adducts, the azacyclols 11/12 and 16/17 , respectively (Schemes 3 and 4). The structure of 12 was established by X-ray crystallography. Methanolysis of 11/12 and 16/17 led to mixtures of methyl [4, 4-dialkyl-5-(dimethylamino)-4H-imidazol-2-yl] pyridine carboxylates 13/14 and 18/19 , respectively. The structure of compound 14 is closely related to that of the powerful herbicide 9 (Scheme 9), i.e. the described reactions offer a new synthetic approach to this class of compounds. A mechanistic interpretation for the formation of regioisomeric 1:1 adducts as well as methyl (imidazol-2-yl) pyridine carboxylates is depicted in Scheme 5.     

Synthesis,resolution, and absolute stereochemistry of (-)-blestriarene C

A naturally occurring 1,1'-biphenanthrene, blestriarene C (1), was prepared in 13 steps and 30% overall yield. The key steps are the ester-mediated nucleophilic aromatic substitution on 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenyl 5-isopropoxy-2-methoxybenzoate (4) by 2-methoxy-4-methoxymethoxy-6-methylphenylmagnesium bromide (5) and a novel intramolecular cyclization of the resulting 4-isopropoxy-2'-methoxy-4'-methoxymethoxy-6'-methylbiphenyl-2-carboxylic ester 14 to 7-isopropoxy-4-methoxy-2-(methoxymethoxy)phenanthren-9-ol (15). The racemic blestriarene C was optically resolved by chiral HPLC on a preparative scale to give several 10-mg yields of both the enantiomers in up to 95% ee. The absolute stereochemistry was determined to be S(a)-(-) by the axial chirality recognition method, which was based on the stereospecific formation of a 12-membered cyclic diester containing two biaryl-o,o'-diyl unites joined by ester -CO(2)- linkages. The validity of the method was confirmed by an X-ray crystallographic analysis and ab initio conformational analyses of such 12-membered cyclic diesters. It was found that blestriarene C and its 7,7'-diisopropyl ether 2 underwent rapid photoracemization even under ambient light exposure.     

An application of borane as a protecting group for pyridine

Efforts to couple 4 with 12 employing base mediation are problematic due to the formation of 6. To circumvent this issue, 12 was converted to the pyridine borane complex (13). Alkylation of 4 with 13 provided 3 after removal of the borane under acidic conditions and saponification of the ester.     

Synthesis,X-ray crystal structure determination and antiinflammatory activity of the regioisomers: 5-phenyl-6-(4-pyridyl)-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole and 6-phenyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole. A structural reassignment

A regiospecific synthesis of 6-phenyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole ( 2 ) was accomplished by treatment of 6-phenyl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole ( 10 ) with the reactive complex of pyridine and ethyl chloroformate followed by oxidation with chromium(VI) oxide. Reaction of 4-phenyl-5-(4-pyridyl)imidazole-2-thione ( 12 ) with 1,2-dibromoethane in the presence of base also gave 2 together with its regioisomer 3 . The structures of 2 and 3 were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Evaluation, on oral administration, in a one hour arachidonic acid-induced mouse ear inflammation assay, showed the inhibition of edema by 2 (48%) and 3 (34%) to be less than that of the 6-(4-fluorophenyl) analog 1 (SK&/F 86002) (69%), a known antiinflammatory agent.     

Furopyridines. V. A simple synthesis of furo[2,3-c]pyridine and its 2-and 3-methyl derivatives

A simple synthesis of furo[2,3-c]pyridine and its 2- and 3-methyl derivatives from ethyl 3-hydroxyisonicotinate ( 2 ) is described. The hydroxy ester 2 was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate or ethyl 2-bromopropionate to give the diester 3a or 3b . Cyclization of compound 3a afforded ethyl 3-hydroxyfuro [2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylate ( 4 ) which was hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to give furo[2,3-c]pyridin-3(2H)-one ( 5a ). Cyclization of 3b gave the 2-methyl derivative 5b . Reduction of 5a and 5b with sodium borohydride yielded the corresponding hydroxy derivative 6a and 6b , respectively, which were dehydrated with phosphoric acid to give furo[2,3-c]pyridine ( 7a ) and its 2-methyl derivative 7b . 4-Acetylpyridin-3-ol ( 8 ) was O-alkylated with ethyl bromoacetate to give ethyl 2-(4-acetyl-3-pyridyloxy) acetate ( 9 ). Saponification of compound 9 , and the subsequent intramolecular Perkin reaction gave 3-methylfuro[2,3-c]pyridine ( 10 ). Cyclization of 9 with sodium ethoxide gave 3-methylfuro[2,3-c]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, which in turn was decarboxylated to give compound 10 .     

Facile syntheses of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones

A variety of 2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-oxoalkyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 5a-l and the corresponding 6-substituted 4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 3a-l were prepared in high yields under mild reaction conditions by the reaction of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one 4 with 1-acylbenzotriazoles 9 in the presence of LDA followed by thermal cyclization of 5a-l to 3a-l. Synthesis of novel 6-(1-benzoylalkyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-ones 12a-c was achieved by alkylation of dioxinone 5a and their subsequent cyclization gave 5-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyrones 13a-c.     

Totalsynthese eines Neobetanidin-Derivates und des Neobetenamins

The total synthesis of a neobetanidine derivative ( 3b ) is described. Preliminary experiments led to the synthesis of neobetenamine ( 4 ), which presents the ring system of neobetanidine ( 3 ). A general method for the synthesis of several compounds containing the essential neobetanidine chromophore (a 1, 7-diazaheptamethine system incorporating a pyridine ring) consisted of Vilsmeier-Haack condensations involving the active (enolizable) methyl group of γ-picoline. Neobetenamine ( 4 ) resulted from this reaction with N-formyl-indoline, and also by an amine exchange between indoline and the Vilsmeier-Haack product from γ-picoline and N-methyl-formanilide. The methyl group of γ-picoline-2, 6-dicarboxylic ester 9 , however, was resistant to the Vilsmeier-Haack condensation, but could be activated by introduction of a carboxyl into it: 4-chloropyridine-2, 6-dicarboxylic ester ( 11a ) (from chelidamic ester) was used to alkylate malonic ester. The product ( 12a ) lost only one carboxyl group when saponified. The resulting 2, 6-dicarboxy-pyridine-4-acetic acid ( 13a ) readily underwent a novel decarboxylative condensation with the Meerwein acetal of dimethyl formamide to 4-(2-dimethylamino-vinyl)-2, 6-dimethoxycarbonyl-pyridine ( 14b ), the first synthetic derivative of a neobetalaine. The enamine 14b was subjected to amine exchange reactions with indoline to 2-decarboxy-5, 6-dideoxy-neobetanidine dimethyl ester ( 15 ), and with (S)-cyclodopa ( 16 ) 5, 6-di-O-methyl-neobetanidine trimethyl ester ( 3b ). The latter was identical with the diazomethane transformation product of betanidine ( 1 ), the aglucone of the pigment of the red beet, betanine. A few proton resonance and electron spectral properties, as well as the basicities of several of the synthesized compounds, are tabulated and discussed as far as they express special structural and electronic features of the common 1, 7-diazaheptamethine chromophore.     

Novel metal-organic frameworks with specific topology from new tripodal ligands: 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene and 1,3-bis(1-imidazolyl)-5-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene

Reactions of two new tripodal ligands 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene (4) and 1,3-bis(1-imidazolyl)-5-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (5) with metal [Ag(I), Cu(II), Zn(II), Ni(II)] salts lead to the formation of novel two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic frameworks [Ag(2)(4)(2)][p-C(6)H(4)(COO)(2)].H(2)O (6), [Ag(4)]ClO(4) (7), [Cu(4)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](CH(3)COO)(2).2H(2)O (8), [Zn(4)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](NO(3))(2) (9), [Ni(4)(2)(N(3))(2)].2H(2)O (10), and [Ag(5)]ClO(4) (11). All the structures were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystal data for 6: monoclinic, C2/c, a = 23.766(3) A, b = 12.0475(10) A, c = 13.5160(13) A, beta = 117.827(3) degrees, Z = 4. For compound 7: orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 7.2495(4) A, b = 12.0763(7) A, c = 19.2196(13) A, Z = 4. For compound 8: monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 8.2969(5) A, b = 12.2834(5) A, c = 17.4667(12) A, beta = 96.5740(10) degrees, Z = 2. For compound 9: monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a =10.5699(3) A, b = 11.5037(3) A, c = 13.5194(4) A, beta = 110.2779(10) degrees, Z = 2. For compound 10: monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 9.8033(3) A, b = 12.1369(5) A, c = 13.5215(5) A, beta = 107.3280(10) degrees, Z = 2. For compound 11: monoclinic C2/c, a = 18.947(2) A, b = 9.7593(10) A, c = 19.761(2) A, beta = 97.967(2) degrees, Z = 8. Both complexes 6 and 7 are noninterpenetrating frameworks based on the (6, 3) nets, and 8, 9 and 10 are based on the (4, 4) nets while complex 11 has a twofold parallel interpenetrated network with 4.8(2) topology. It is interesting that, in complexes 6,7, and 11 with three-coordinated planar silver(I) atoms, each ligand 4 or 5 connects three metal atoms, while in the case of complexes 8, 9, and 10 with six-coordinated octahedral metal atoms, each ligand 4 only links two metal atoms, and another imidazole nitrogen atom of 4 did not participate in the coordination with the metal atoms in these complexes. The results show that the nature of organic ligand and geometric needs of metal atoms have great influence on the structure of metal-organic frameworks.     

Synthesis of tricyclic analogues of methyllycaconitine using ring closing metathesis to append a B ring to an AE azabicyclic fragment

The synthesis of several ABE tricyclic analogues of the alkaloid methyllycaconitine 1 is reported. The analogues contain two key pharmacophores: a homocholine motif formed from a tertiary N-ethyl amine in a 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ring system and a 2-(3-methyl-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-ly)benzoate ester 4. The synthesis of the ABE tricyclic analogues of MLA 1 began with selective allylation at C-3 of 3 to produce allyl beta-keto ester 4. Double Mannich reaction of 4 with ethylamine and formaldehyde produced bicyclic amine 5 The C-9 ketone of bicyclic amine 5 was selectively reduced to form bicyclic alcohols 6 and 7 which were subsequently allylated to form dienes 8 and 9. Ring closing metathesis of dienes 8 and 9 afforded tricyclic ethers 11 and 12, respectively, the C-8 ester of which was reduced to a hydroxymethyl group to form ABE tricyclic analogues 13 and 14. Addition of allylmagnesium bromide to the C-9 ketone of 20 afforded dienes 21 and 22, which underwent ring closing metathesis to form tricyclic esters 23 and 24, respectively. Reduction of the C-8 ethyl ester of 23 and 24 to a hydroxymethyl group afforded diols 25 and 26 respectively. The 2-(3-methyl-2,5-dioxopyrrolin-1-ly)benzoate ester was introduced by conversion of alcohols 13, 14, 25 and 26, to the anthranilate esters 16, 17, 27 and 28 using N-(trifluoroacetyl)anthranilic acid 15 followed by fusion with methylsuccinic anhydride to afford the substituted anthranilates 18, 19, 29 and 30 containing the key 2-(3-methyl-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-ly)benzoate ester pharmacophore.