Synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of substituted imidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[3,2-f][1,3] diazepine scaffolds

Substituted 4-(2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-1H-imidazoles were prepared from 5-amino-1-aryl-4-cyanoformimidoylimidazoles and cyanoacetamide, under mild experimental conditions. The pyrrolyl-imidazoles were cyclized to the corresponding 7,8-dihydroimidazo[4,5-b]pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridines by reflux in ethanol, with catalysis by DBU. The same pyrrolyl-imidazoles were reacted with orthoesters, at room temperature and in the presence of sulfuric acid, to generate 3,7-dihydro-8H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[3,2-f]diazepines in very good yield. Electrochemical studies of the imidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[3,2-f][1,3] diazepine derivatives were carried out. The reduction potential of 7-ethyl-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-3H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyrrolo[3,2-f][1,3] diazepine-9-carbonitrile was in the adequate range for presenting bioreduction properties.     

Synthesis,Structure and Cytotoxicity Testing of Novel 7-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-aryl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-Imine Derivatives

The appropriate 1-arylhydrazinecarbonitriles 1a–c are subjected to the reaction with 2-chloro-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole (2), yielding 7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-aryl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-imines 3a–c, which are subsequently converted into the corresponding amides 4a–e, 8a–c, sulfonamides 5a–n, 9, ureas 6a–I, and thioureas 7a–d. The structures of the newly prepared derivatives 3a–c, 4a–e, 5a–n, 6a–i, 7a–d, 8a–c, and 9 are confirmed by IR, NMR spectroscopic data, as well as single-crystal X-ray analyses of 5e and 8c. The in vitro cytotoxic potency of these compounds is determined on a panel of human cancer cell lines, and the relationships between structure and antitumor activity are discussed. The most active 4-chloro-N-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)benzamide (4e) and N-(7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-(p-tolyl)-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-sulfonamide (5l) inhibits the growth of the cervical cancer SISO and bladder cancer RT-112 cell lines with IC₅₀ values in the range of 2.38–3.77 μM. Moreover, N-(7-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-2H-imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazol-3(5H)-ylidene)-4-phenoxybenzenesulfonamide (5m) has the best selectivity towards the SISO cell line and induces apoptosis in this cell line.     

Synthesis of pyridazino[4,5-b]indole derivatives from 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid anhydride

2-(3-Carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid anhydride ( 1 ) reacts with aryldiazonium salts to give 85–95% of the corresponding α-hydrazono anhydrides 2 . Treating 2 with boiling hydrazine hydrate in xylene, the respective 2-aryl-4-carbohydrazido-5-methyl-1-oxo-1,2-dihydro-5H/-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles 3 were obtained (47–67%), and these compounds characterized as the respective benzylidene derivatives 4 . Compounds 2 react with amines (aniline, morpholine, piperidine) to give the respective 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)aceta-mide 5 or the respective 2-aryl-4-carboxamido-5-methyl-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole 6 , the product obtained depending on the structure of the aryl substituent. Boiling 2b (aryl = 4-chlorophenyl) with 5% sodium hydroxide gave (80%) 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindole)acetic acid ( 7 ). Hydrolysis of 2b gave a mixture of 7 and 2-(3-carboxy-1-methylindolyl)-2-(4-chlorophenylhydrazono)acetic acid ( 8 ).     

Synthesis of thiopyrano[2,3-d] pyrimidines and thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines

The reaction of 4-chloro-5-cyano-2-methylthiopyrimidine (I) with ethyl mercaptosuccinate (II) in refluxing ethanol containing sodium carbonate has afforded diethyl 3-amino-2-(methyl-thio)-7H-thiopyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,7-dicarboxylate (IV). Displacement of the methylthio group in IV with hydrazine gave the corresponding hydrazino derivative which underwent Schiff base formation with benzaldehyde or 2,6-dichlorobenzaldehyde. Treatment of IV in refluxing acetic anhydride afforded the corresponding diacetylated amino derivative. Partial saponification of IV with sodium hydroxide gave 5-amino-2-(methylthio)-7H-thiopyrano-[2,3-d]pyrimidine 6,7-dicarboxylic acid 6 ethyl ester (VIII). The reaction of 4-amino-6-chloro-5-cyano-2-phenylpyrirnidine (XI) with II resulted in the formation of ethyl 4-amino-6-(ethoxy-carbonyl)-5,6-dihydro-5-amino-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-acetate (XIII) which when subjected to hydrolysis gave ethyl 4,5-diamino-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-acetate isolated as the hydrochloride (XIV). Diazotization of IV with sodium nitrite in acetic acid unexpectedly afforded diethyl 5-(acetyloxy)-6,7-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2-(methylthio)-5H-thio-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,7-diearboxylate (XV). Several structural ambiguities were resolved by ir and pmr spectra.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles: LVIII. Reaction of methyl 1-Aryl-3-aroyl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-carboxylates with substituted 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines. New approach to the synthesis of steroid 13-azaanalogs

Methyl 1-aryl-3-aroyl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates reacted with substituted 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with the formation of substituted 3-oxo-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydropyrrolo[2,1-a]-isoquinoline-2-spiro-2′-(1-aryl-3-aroyl-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles). A new approach was developed to the synthesis of 13-azagonanes, substituted benzo[f]pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-9-spiro-2′-pyrroles.     

Synthesis and properties of 2-substituted 1-aryl-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrimido[4,5-b]pyrindine-4-ones

In reaction with acylating agents, 2-aryl-2-methyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrimido[4,5-b]pyrindin-4-ones are acylated at the methyl group and also enter into reaction with diethyl oxalate. 1-Aryl-2-phenacyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrimido[4,5-b]pyrindin-4-ones undergo dehydration under the influence of concentrated sulfuric acid. On the basis of the PMR and UV spectra, it was concluded that 1-aryl-2-acetonyl(phenacyl)-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrimido[4,5-b]pyrindin-4-ones exist in two tautomeric forms with strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds of the chelate type — enaminocarbonyl and enol.     

Five-membered 2.3-dioxo heterocycles: LXVIII. Three pathways in the reaction of methyl 3-aroyl-1-aryl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates with 3-amino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one

Methyl 3-aroyl-1-aryl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates reacted with 3-amino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one having no substituent on the nitrogen atom to give 3-aroyl-4-arylamino-6′,6′-dimethyl-6′,7′-dihydro-5H-spiro[furan-2,3′-indole]-2′,4′,5′(1′H,5′H)-triones or methyl 12-aroyl-11-aryl-9-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-3,10-dioxo-8,11-diazatricyclo[7.2.1.0^2,7]dodec-2(7)-ene-1-carboxylates. The latter underwent thermal recyclization to 3′-aroyl-1′-aryl-4′-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-6,7-dihydrospiro[indole-3,2′-pyrrole]-2,4,5′(1H,1′H,5H)-triones.     

The synthesis of 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles,11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indoles

This paper describes the synthesis of the previously unknown 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (2) and 11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (3) from 4-hydrazino-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (1) , as well as the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indoles (10) from 2-indolecarbohydrazide (4) . Compounds 2 were obtained by acylation of compounds 1 , followed of thermal cyclization and compounds 3 by treating compounds 1 with nitrous acid. The reactions of compound 4 with formic acid or ethyl orthoformiate gave 1,2-dihydro-1-oxo-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indole (6) . Treating this last compound with phosphorus oxychloride or phosphorus pentasulfide, followed by hydrazine, gave 1-hydrazino-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indole (9) . Acylation of this last compound, followed of cyclization gave compounds 10 . All the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and ir and ¹H-nmr spectra.     

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.     

Recyclization of Pyrrolediones with Arylaminoindenones. Synthesis of Indeno[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridines

Dimethyl 1-aryl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylates reacted with 3-arylamino-1H-inden-1-ones to give the corresponding methyl 1-aryl-3-[2-(arylamino)-2-oxoacetyl]-2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-4-carboxylates.     

Cross-recyclization of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-thiopyran-3,5-dicarbonitriles with 1-morpholino-1-cyclopentene: New route to 4-aryl-2-thioxo-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-[1]pyrindine-3-carbonitriles and their derivatives

Reaction of 4-aryl-2,6-diamino-4H-thiopyran-3,5-dicarbonitriles with 1-morpholino-1-cyclopentene led to the formation of 4-aryl-2-thioxo-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-[1]pyrindine-3-carbonitriles used in the synthesis of substituted 2-alkylsulfanyl-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-5H-[1]pyrindine-3-carbonitriles and 3-amino-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[bthieno[3,2-e]pyridines.     

Synthesis of 4,10-dihydro-4,10-dioxo-1H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,2-b]pyridine, 4,5-Dihydro-4,5-dioxo-1H-[1]-benzopyrano[2,3–6]pyridine and 1,5-Dihydro-1,5-dioxo-4H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives from aminobenzopyrones

3-Aminochromone and 3-aminocoumarin were condensed with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate and with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give intermediates, which were thermally cyclized to give 4,10-dihydro-4,10-dioxo-lH-[1]-benzopyrano[3,2-b]pyridinecarboxylates and 1,5-dihydro-1,5-dioxo-4H-[1]-benzopyrano-[3,4-b]pyridinecarboxylates. 2-Aminochromone was converted to 4,5-dihydro-4,5-dioxo-1H-[1]-benzopyrano-[2,3-b]pyridinecarboxylate via an intermediate condensation product with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate. These esters were hydrolyzed to the corresponding carboxylic acids (21, 30, 36, 50, and 60). Attempts to prepare 4,5-dihydro-4,5-dioxo-1H-[1]-benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridinecarboxylates from 4-aminocoumarin were unsuccessful.     

Microwave assisted synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2-a]furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones and 6,7-dihydro-5H-furo[2,3-d]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones using Mn(OAc)3

2-Hydroxy-4H-benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one 2a and 7-hydroxy-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one 2b, were obtained in high yields under mild conditions from the cyclization reactions of bis-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) malonate and 2-aminobenzothiazole or 2-aminothiazole, respectively. A new class of compounds, 2,3-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2-a]furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones and 6,7-dihydro-5H-furo[2,3-d]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones, were synthesized via the microwave assisted radical addition of compounds 2a and 2b to various alkenes using manganese(III) acetate. A preliminary acetylcholine esterase (AchE) inhibition test of compound 4e showed excellent (92%) inhibitory potential, comparable with the standard drug Donapezil®.     

Reaction of 3-aminoquinoline-2,4-diones with isothiocyanic acid—an easy pathway to thioxo derivatives of imidazo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5-ones and imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-ones

3-Amino-1H,3H-quinoline-2,4-diones react with thiourea or potassium thiocyanate in boiling acetic acid to give novel 2,3-dihydro-3-thioxoimidazo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5(6H)-ones in high yields. However, if the starting compounds are substituted with a benzyl group at position 3, a C-debenzylation proceeds to give 2,3-dihydro-2-thioxo-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones. According to a proposed reaction mechanism, a molecular rearrangement of the primarily formed mono-substituted thiourea takes place. All compounds were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as by mass spectrometry.     

A novel synthesis of aryl tethered imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ones through in situ ring construction and contraction

An innovative synthesis of aryl tethered 1,3-dimethylimidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ones 4 and 6 has been delineated through base catalyzed ring transformation of 6-aryl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carbonitriles 1 and methyl 6-aryl-4-methylsulfanyl-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carboxylates 5 with 7-acetyl-1,3-dimethyllumazine 2 with subsequent ring contraction of the fused pyrimidine to an imidazole ring. An additional product, methyl [6-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-5-yl)-4-thiophen-2-ylpyran-2-ylidene]acetate 8b, was also isolated from the reaction of 5 and 2, as a minor constituent.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: LIV. Double spiro heterocyclization of methyl 1-aryl-3-benzoyl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrrole-2-carboxylates with 3-arylamino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ones

Methyl 1-aryl-3-benzoyl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates reacted with 3-arylamino-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ones in boiling benzene to give the corresponding 1,1′-diaryl-3′-benzoyl-4′-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-1,1′,2,4,5,5′,6,7-octahydrospiro[indole-3,2′-pyrrole]-2,4,5′-triones and 1′-aryl-4-arylamino-3-benzoyl-6′,6′-dimethyl-1′,2′,4′,5′,6′,7′-hexahydro-5H-spiro[furan-2,3′-indole]-2′,4′,5-triones whose structure was proved by X-ray analysis.     

Halogenation of Imidazo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridin-2-one Derivatives

Chlorination and bromination of 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one and its N-methyl-substituted derivatives in acetic acid at 90–95°C leads to formation of the corresponding 5,6-dichloro(dibromo)-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones. Iodination of the same substrates with ICl under analogous conditions yields 6-iodo derivatives. Chlorination of 6-iodo-1,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one is accompanied by replacement of the iodine atom by chlorine with formation of 5,6-dichloro-1,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one. Bromination of 6-bromo- and 6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones gives 5,6-dibromo- and 5-bromo-6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones, respectively.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2005, pp. 586–589.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Yutilov, Lopatinskaya, Smolyar, Gres’ko.     

Synthesis of 1-phenyi-1H-tetrazolo[4,5-d]tetrazole and 5-aryl-1-(4-bromophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d]tetrazoles

l-Phenyl-lH-tetrazol-5-yIhydrazine (2) was reacted with nitrous acid to yield 1-phenyl-lH-tetrazolo[4,5-d]tetrazole (3). l-Arylidene-2-(l-phenyl-lH-tetrazol-5-yl)hydrazines (4) were generally reactive towards electrophilic reagents. When treated with bromine in acetic acid, 4 yielded mixtures of 1-arylidene-2-[1-(4-bromophenyl)-lH-tetrazol-5-yl]hydrazines (5a-d) and 2-[1-(4-bromophenyl)-lH-tetrazol-5-yl]hydrazidic bromides (6a-d). Solvolysis of 6a-d in aqueous acetone yielded 5-aryl-1-(4-bromophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d]tetrazoles (7a-d). The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of elemental analysis, IR and ¹H NMR data.     

Quino[1,2-c]quinazolines. II. Synthesis of 12,13-dihydro-11bH-quino-[1,2-c]quinazolines via the versatile intermediates 2-(2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-disubstituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines

The versatile intermediates 2-(2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline ( 2a ) and 6-(2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]quinoline ( 2b ) were used in the preparation of a wide variety of 12,13-dihydro-11bH-quino[1,2-c]quinazolines by reaction with triethyl orthoformate, cyanogen bromide, urea and carbon disulfide in pyridine. Reaction of the thio and keto products with methyl iodide and phosphorus oxychloride, respectively, gave the requisite methylthio and chloro derivatives. Novel Reissert type reactions occurred when the intermediates 2a,b were reacted with acetic anhydride or benzoyl chloride. The attempted dehydrogenation of 12,13-dihydro-2,3,9,10-tetramethoxy-11bH-quino[1,2-c]quinazoline ( 3a ) is also reported.     

Derivatives of benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene. 4. Synthesis of 1-(9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-yl)-3-alkylaminoazetidines

Thirteen 1-(9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-yl)-3-alkylaminoazetidines 11 have been synthesized in three steps from 4-amino-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene ( 6 ), which was obtained from the reduction of either 4-azido 4 or 4-hydroxyimino 5 derivatives. All the compounds have been evaluated as potential antidepressive agents.