Molecular structure of 1-phenyl-2-chloro-3-(meta-nitrophenyl)-2,3-epoxypropanone

X-ray analysis was used to determined the structure of 1-phenyl-2-chloro-3-(m-nitrophenyl)-2,3-epoxypropanone, obtained by reacting phenacyl dihydrochloride with metanitrobenzaldehyde under Darzen's reaction conditions. The bulky m-nitrophenyl and benzoyl substituents were located in the trans position relative to the chloroepoxide fragment, which was found to stabilize when the m-nitrophenyl substituent was introduced.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan 420083. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinennii, No. 9, pp. 1172–1175, September, 1994. Original article submitted May 5, 1994.     

Synthesis and some reactions of 3-chloro-2-(cyanomethylene)-1,2-dihydroquinoxalines

2,3-Dichloroquinoxaline and some of its derivatives have been reacted with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate to yield a variety of 3-chloro-2-(cyanomethylene)- 1,2-dihydroquinoxaline derivatives. The reaction of 3-chloro-2-(dicyanomethylene)-1,2- dihydroquinoxaline (2e) with pyridine and its methyl derivatives led to the zwitterionic structures 6a-6c. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were assigned by spectroscopic data and elemental analyses.     

4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-pieohne

The preparation of 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-pieoline (3) was accomplished in one step by the Zecher-Krohnke ring-closure reaction. Compound 3 is the starling material for 2-lormyl-4-(3-arninophenyl)pyridine thiosemicarbazone (4-APPT), a promising antineoplastie agent.     

Nitro group photoreduction of 4-(2-nitrophenyl)- and 4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines

The photoprocesses of nifedipine, a 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine, and nimodipine and nitrendipine, two 3-nitrophenyl Hantzsch-type analogues, were studied by steady-state and time-resolved methods. The intramolecular photoreduction of nifedipine into its nitrosophenyl product takes place within a few ns. The quantum yield of conversion is Φ_red = 0.3 and does not depend significantly on the oxygen concentration and solvent properties. Formation of the fully reduced 4-(2-aminophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine as minor product is indicated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The photoreduction of nimodipine and nitrendipine is inefficient, Φ_red = 0.002 in acetonitrile, but markedly enhanced in the presence of donors such as triethylamine (TEA) and 2-propanol, e.g. for TEA Φ_red is up to 0.03. The triplet states of nimodipine and nitrendipine were characterized. They react intermolecularly with TEA and 2-propanol, forming radicals as intermediates and eventually several reduction products.     

A contribution to the elucidation of the biosynthesis of 3-chloro-4-(3′-chloro-2′-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole (pyrrolnitrin)

Selective openings of the ring B of the derivative hexapyrroloindol in basic conditions confirm the rearrangement of the tryptophan to aminoarylpyrrol, analogously to the step catalyzed by the enzyme prnB in the biosynthesis of pyrrolnitrin.     

Condensation reactions at the methylene group of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-one and 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorate

The interaction has been investigated of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-one with aromatic aldehydes in acetic anhydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of pyridine. 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)pyrrolinium perchlorate has been synthesized and was put into a condensation reaction with aromatic aldehydes. As a result 5-arylidene-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorates were obtained. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1015–1021, July, 2006.     

Practical synthesis of methyl(E)-2-(3-(3-(2-(7-chloro-2- quinolinyl)ethenyl)phenyl)-3-oxopropyl)benzoate,a key intermediate of Montelukast

A novel and practical synthetic route is presented for the preparation of methyl-(E)-2-(3-(3-(2-(7-chloro-2-quinolinyl)ethenyl) phenyl)-3-oxopropyl)benzoate,the key intermediate of Montelukast,a leukotriene antagonist.The main diarylpropane framework was prepared via a polarity conversation reaction resulting in an acyl anion equivalent followed by a nucleophilic substitution reaction.The overall yield of this approach was 61%.This method is simple for operation and suitable for industrial production.     

Asymmetric synthesis of L-carnitine from (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol

A practical chemical synthesis of L-carmtine(1) has been accomplished from(R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol((R)-4),which is a main by-product originated from(R,R)-Salen Co(Ⅲ) catalyzed hydrolytic kinetic resolution(HKR) of(±)-epichlorohydrin.(R)-4 was utilized as a chiral starting material to prepare the key intermediate cyclic sulfite((R)-S).The new synthetic approach demonstrated an efficient utilization of organic by-product for the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive compounds.     

Reaction of 4-nitro-1,2-phenylenedl4mine with 1-(4-R-phenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)propenones

By the reaction of 4-nitro-1,2 phenylenediamine with 1-(p-R-phenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)propenones, Michael adducts with a 1:2 composition have been obtained. A stagewise scheme is proposed for the formation of these compounds. The structure of one of the products has been established by means of x-ray structure analysis.Deceased     

Synthesis of 2-(2-Naphthyl)quinolines from Z-3-(2-Naphthyl)-3-chloro-2-propenal

By reaction of Z-3-(2-naphthyl)-3-chloro-2-propenal and aromatic amines 1-(2-naphthyl)-3-iminoaryl-1-propenylarylamines were prepared which at heating in the glacial acetic acid afforded the corresponding 2-(2-naphthyl)quinolines.     

Synthesis of 1-[(1,2-dithiol-3-ylidene)methyl]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines and 2-[(1,2-dithiol-3-ylidene)methyl]pyridines from 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones

Benzo- and pyridoannulated 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones react with compounds containing an activated methyl group such as 1-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine and 2-methylpyridines to furnish substituted 1,2-dithiol-3-ylidenes.