Methylation of 3-methyl- and 3-phenyl-4-arylhydrazonoisoxazol-5-ones with diazomethane

3-Methyl(or phenyl)-4-arylhydrazonoisoxazol-5-ones on methylation with diazomethane afford 3-methyl(or phenyl)-4-(N-methylarylhydrazono)isoxazol-5-ones and 3-methyl(or phenyl)-5-methoxy-4-arylazoisoxazoles. The latter compounds readily rearrange to 4-methoxycarbonyl-5-methyl(or phenyl)-2-aryl-2H-1,2,3-triazoles.     

Regioselectivity of cyclization of 1-(6-methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-4-arylthiosemicarbazides by treating with methyl iodide and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

1-(6-Methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-4-arylthiosemicarbazides treated with methyl iodide in the presence of sodium acetate in ethanol convert into 6-methyl-3-arylamino[1,2,4]-triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4]triazin-7(1H)-ones. In reaction with dicyclohexylcarbodiimide 6-methyl-3-arylamino[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-c][1,2,4]triazin-5(1H)-ones were obtained which at heating in alcohol solution in the presence of sodium acetate or at 262–272°C underwent the Dimroth rearrangement to give 3-methyl-7-arylamino[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]-triazin-4(8H)-ones.     

Synthesis and biological activities of 1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]- and 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-substituted 3-methyl-1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-ones and related compounds.

3-Methyl-1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-ones (2a-c), prepared from 3-acetyltropolones (1a-c), were treated with diazomethane, methyl iodide, dimethyl sulfate, and diethyl sulfate to give 1- and 2-alkylated compounds. The 1,8-dihydrocycloheptapyrazol-8-one (2a) also reacted with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl, 3-(dimethylamino)propyl, and 2,3-dihydroxypropyl chloride to afford the corresponding 1-substituted products. A preliminary study was made of the biological activities of some of the obtained compounds.     

Azines and Azoles: CXXI. Alkylation of 5,7-Dihydro-4H-pyrano[2,3-d:6,5-d']- dipyrimidine-4,6(3H)-dione and Its 5-Phenyl Derivative

Methylation of 5,7-dihydro-4H-pyrano[2,3-d:6,5-d']dipyrimidine-4,6(3H)-dione and its 5-phenyl analog with dimethyl sulfate in the presence of LiOH in aqueous solution gives rise to the corresponding 3,7-dimethyl derivatives. The same isomers are formed by methylation of 5-phenyl-5,7-dihydro-4H-pyrano[2,3-d:6,5-d']dipyrimidine-4,6(3H)-dione with methyl iodide in the presence of K2CO3 in N,N-dimethylacetamide. However, with ethyl bromide, propyl iodide, or butyl bromide instead of methyl iodide, mixtures of 3,7- and 1,7-dialkyl-5-phenyl-5,7-dihydro-4H-pyrano[2,3-d:6,5-d']dipyrimidine-4,6-diones were obtained.     

Study on the Alkylation and Sulfonylation of 3-Aryl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones

The alkylation and sulfonylation of 3-aryl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones (1) were studied with various alkyl halides and sulfonyl chlorides. The alkylation of 1 with methyl iodide and ethyl bromide afforded N-alkylated products, however with methyl 2-bromopropionate afforded O-alkylated products predominantly. The sulfonylation by methanesulfonyl chloride afforded a mixture of N-sulfonylated and O-sulfonylated products, while the sulfonylation by p-toluenesulfonyl chloride afforded mainly O-sulfonylated products.     

Comparative reactivity of 3-methyl-5-phenylisoxazole and 3-methyl-5-phenylisothiazole against electrophilic compounds

A comparative study of reactions of 3-methyl-5-phenylisoxazole and 3-methyl-5-phenylisothiazole with electrophilic compounds in the presence of n-BuLi, LICA or LICA-TMEDA is reported. By using LICA-TMEDA, regioselective reactions of the heterocyclic compounds at the C-3 methyl group are obtained. With n-BuLi or LICA and the isoxazole derivative a product mixture at the C-4 position and the C-3 methyl group is found. In the case of isothiazole compound, only with methyl iodide and n-BuLi, the dialkylated product at both positions is formed.     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of 3-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazol-5-amine and 5-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4,-triazol-3-amine

Previously it was shown that condensation of dimethyl N-cyanodithioimidocarbonate ( 1a ) with methylhydrazine gave predominantly 1-methyl-5-methylthio-1H-,2,4-triazol-3-amine ( 2 ), which was initially identified erroneously as the regioisomer l-methyl-3-methylthio-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-amine ( 3 ). We have found that reaction of dimethyl N-cyanoimidocarbonate ( 1b ) with methyl hydrazine affords a high yield of 3-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-amine ( 4 ) rather than the regioisomer 5-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine ( 5 ). The structure assignment of 4 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis of the benzenesulfonyl isocyanate adduct 7 . Triazole 5 was obtained after reacting dimethyl N-cyanothioimidocarbonate ( 1c ) with methylhydrazine.     

Synthesis and Transformations of 5-Substituted 2-Aryl-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,2-b][1,3]thiazin-7-ones and 2-Aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones

3-Aryl-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiones react with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and methyl 3-phenyl-propynoate to afford the corresponding 5-substituted 2-aryl-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,2-b][1,3]thiazin-7-ones. Treatment of 2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones with alkalies leads to formation of 3-(benzimidazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-3-arylpropionic acids, their reaction with methyl p-toluenesulfonate yields 1-(3-methyl-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-1N-benzimidazol-1-yl)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-one, and oxidation with hydrogen peroxide gives benzimidazole-2-sulfonic acid and 3-aryl-2-propenoic acids.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2005, pp. 109–114.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Britsun, Esipenko, Chernega, Lozinskii.     

Reactions of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazoles with alkylating agents. 3. Alkylation of a neutral heterocycle by diethyl sulfate

The reaction of 3-nitro-5-R-1,2,4-triazoles with diethyl sulfate gives 1-ethyl-3-R-5-nitro-, 4-ethyl-3-nitro-5-R-1,2,4-triazoles, 1,4-diethyl-, 1,4-diethyl-3-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones, and 1,4-diethyl-3-nitro-5-R-1,2,4-triazolium salts. When compared with the use of dimethyl sulfate as alkylating agent the ethylation products have a markedly increased fraction of triazolones (up to 30–37%) and a somewhat lowered yield of nitrotriazolium salts (up to 6–10%). The reaction time is increased by an order. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1378–1381, September, 2006.     

Synthesis and reaction of 6-substituted 3-methoxycarbonyl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one derivatives

Reaction of aryl and styryl methyl ketones 1a-m with dimethyl bis(methylthio)methylenemalonate ( 2 ) in the presence of potassium hydroxide in dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding methyl 6-aryl- and 6-styryl-4-methylthio-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-carboxylates 3a-m . 6-Aryl derivatives 3a-d,g were treated with sodium methoxide in methanol to give the corresponding 6-aryl-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-ones 8a-d and 9. Phenylcoumalin ( 7a ) and paracotoin ( 7b ) were synthesized by the desulfurization of 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-ones 4a,b. Similarly, anibine ( 8e ) was also synthesized from 3g . Treatment of 3 with hydrogen peroxide or 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave the corresponding 4-methylsulfiny-2H-pyran-2-ones 10a-f in good yields. Displacement reactions of 10a-f with nucleophilic reagents are also described.     

Synthesis and reactions of 4-isopropylidene-1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones

The reactions of 4-isopropylidene-1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones 4a-d were investigated under a variety of conditions. In the presence of thiols or piperidine, 4a-d failed to yield conjugate addition products, presumably due to the steric bulk provided by the two methyl substituents of the isopropylidene side chain. Reaction of 4a-d with hydrazine derivatives gave the 1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones 3a-d and isopropyl-hydrazones. Treatment of 4a with potassium cyanide yielded a stable conjugate addition product which exists as a mixture of tautomers in different solvents. Also, oxidation of 4a with hydrogen peroxide gave a spiroepoxide 22 , while m-chloroperbenzoic acid oxidation afforded both the spiroepoxide 22 , and a small quantity of a hydroxyspiroepoxide 23.     

A facile and novel synthesis of 1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-ones

A new and convenient procedure for the synthesis of 1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-ones and their derivatives is described. In the first scheme 5-acetyl-6-[2-(dimethylamino)ethenyl]-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitrile ( 4 ) obtained by the reaction of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal with 5-acetyl-1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyridinecarbonitrile ( 3 ) was cyclized to 1,2-dihydro-5-methyl-2-oxo-1,6-naphthyridine-3-carbonitrile ( 5 ) by the action of ammonium acetate. Thermal decarboxylation of acid 7 obtained from the hydrolysis of nitrile 5 led to a mixture of 5-methyl-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one ( 8 ) and its dimer 9 . Hydrazide 11 obtained from nitrile 5 in two steps was converted to 3-amino-5-methyl-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one ( 12 ) by the Curtius rearrangement. The amino group of 12 was readily replaced by treatment with aqueous sodium hydroxide to yield 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one ( 13 ). In the second scheme, Michael reaction of enamines of type 20 with methyl propiolate, followed by ring closure gave 5-acyl(aroyl)-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinones ( 21 ) which in turn were treated with Bredereck's reagent to produce 5-acyl(aroyl)-6-[2-(dimethylamino)ethenyl]-2(1H)-pyridinones ( 22 ). Treatment of 22 with ammonium acetate led to the formation of 1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-ones 23 .     

Methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate in the synthesis of heterocycles having a cyclopropyl substituent

Reactions of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with chloroacetone and ammonia, benzaldehyde and ammonia, and benzoquinone gave, respectively, methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate, dimethyl 2,6-dicyclopropyl-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate, and methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxy-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate. Cyclization of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with ethyl chloro(arylhydrazono)ethanoates and other halohydrazones led to the formation of 3-substituted 1-aryl-5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids, and 5-cyclopropyl-1-(quinolin-5-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid was obtained by reaction of the title compound with 5-azidoquinolines.     

Reactions of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives with Alkylating Agents. 2. Alkylation of a Neutral Heterocycle by Dimethyl Sulfate

The reaction of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole and 5-methyl-3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole with dimethyl sulfate leads to mixtures of N-mono- and N,N-dimethylnitrotriazolium compounds and products of the subsequent conversion of the latter, namely, N,N-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1168–1173, August, 2005.     

3-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones: Synthesis and chemical properties

N-Substituted 6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones reacted with aliphatic carboxylic acid chlorides in the presence of pyridine or triethylamine to give the corresponding 4-O-acyl derivatives which underwent O,C-migration of the acyl group by the action of 2 equiv of triethylamine and a catalytic amount of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile. Reactions of 3-acyl-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones thus formed with aliphatic and aromatic amines gave the corresponding enamino derivatives at the side acyl group. Enamino derivatives at the C⁴ =O group were obtained by transformation of 3-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-2,4-diones into 3-acyl-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-ones via alkylation with dimethyl sulfate and subsequent treatment with amines.     

Studies on isocyanides and related compounds. Investigation on the reaction between (Z)-alkyl 3-dimethylamino-2-isocyanoacrylates and acyl chlorides

The reaction between (Z)-methyl 3-dimethylamino-2-isocyanoacrylate ( 1a ) and acyl chlorides 2a,b did not afford methyl 2-acyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylates 3a,b , as previously reported, but 2-acyl-4-dimeth-ylaminomethyleneoxazol-5(4H)-ones 4a,b.     

Synthesis of 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide

The reaction of methyl 2-bromo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 1 ) with methanesulfonamide gave methyl 2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridine-carboxylate ( 2 ). Alkylation of compound 2 with methyl iodide followed by cyclization of the resulting methyl 2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 3 ) yielded 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 4 ). The reaction of compound 4 with α,2,4-trichlorotoluene, methyl bromopropionate, methyl iodide, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate, phenyl isocyanate and 2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl isothiocyanate gave, respectively, 4-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methoxy]-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine 2,2-dioxide ( 5 ), methyl 2-[[1-methyl-2,2-dioxido-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4-yl]oxy]propanoate ( 6 ), 1,3,3-trimethyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 7 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 8 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-phenyl-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 9 ) and N-[2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2] thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 10 ).     

Methylation and amination of folic acid

The methylation of folic acid (2) with excess methyl iodide resulted in the formation of dimethyl 1,3-dimethylfolate ( 4 ), whereas, methylation of dimethyl folate ( 3 ) with an equimolar amount of methyl iodide gave mainly dimethyl 3-methylfolate ( 6 ). Both 4 and 6 underwent the Dimroth rearrangement in base to give the corresponding 2-deamino-2-methyiamino folic acids 5 and 7, respectively. Amination of 2 with hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid in dilute base gave a low yield of 3-amino folic acid (8), which underwent Dimroth rearrangement to give 2-deamino-2-hydrazino folic acid (9) in an acidic, but not a basic, medium.     

Imidazolyl derivatives of the chroman ring 3

The synthesis of 2-methyl-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones 4 is described starting from 2-acetoxybenzoyl chlorides and 1,2-dimethylimidazole. Chromones 4 undergo alkaline ring opening to the corresponding 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethenols 5 which give ring closure to 2-substituted 3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones or 2,3-dihydro-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones. The corresponding chromanols and chromenes can be easily obtained from chromones 4 .     

Effect of the Structure of 1- and 3-Methylpyrimidin-4-ones on the Rate of Nucleophilic Substitution of the 2-Methylsylfanyl Group

Rate constants for substitution of the 2-methylsulfanyl group in 1- and 3-methyl-2-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidin-4-ones and their 5-fluoro analogs were measured in the reaction with butylamine, alkaline hydrolysis, and methanolysis. The rate of substitution in 1-methyl isomers having a zwitterionic structure is greater by a factor of ~2 than the rate of substitution in 3-methyl isomers with conjugated double bonds in the ring. The presence of a fluorine atom in position 5 accelerates nucleophilic substitution in 1-methyl isomers, while 5-fluoro-3-methyl-2-methylsulfanylpyrimidin-4-ones react at a lower rate than their 5-unsubstituted analogs. According to the NMR data, the reactions involve formation of a tetrahedral intermediate. Anchimeric effect of the methyl group on N¹ hampersattack by basic reagent on the C⁶atom.