Synthesis of some new bipyridines,thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines,and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines

Cyclocondensation of cyanoacetamide and cyanothioacetamide with sodium salt of 3‐hydroxy‐1‐(pyridin‐3‐yl)prop‐2‐en‐1‐one gave 6‐oxo‐[2,3′]bipyridine 5a and 6‐thioxo‐[2,3′]bipyridine 5b derivatives, respectively. Compound 5b upon treatment with different methylenes 8 gave thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines 10 . Treatment of 5b with iodomethane gave bipyridine derivative 7 , which cyclocondensed with hydrazines 11 to give pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines 13 . J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).     

Synthesis of new pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines

While 3(5)‐aminopyrazole reacts with enaminonitrile to yield pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines, 3‐amino‐5‐pyrazolone reacts with the same reagents to yields pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines.     

Three‐Component Synthesis of Spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines] under Microwave Irradiation

A domino three‐component strategy with high efficiency for the synthesis of spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b ]pyridines] from easily available isatins, pyrazol‐5‐amines and β‐ketonitriles under microwave heating. During reaction process, HOAc plays dual roles as reaction media as well as a Brønsted acid‐promoter. Flexible structural modification, broad functional group compatibility and mild reaction conditions make this strategy a useful and attractive process of library generation for drug discovery.     

A facile synthesis of substituted pyridines and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines

A facile, solvent free, ecofriendly approach for the synthesis of 2‐amino‐3(ethylcarboxy)‐4,6‐disubsti‐tuted pyridine 4 and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines 6 is herein described employing neat reaction conditions under microwave irradiation. This solventless methodology is environmentally benign as it completely eliminates the use of solvent from the reaction procedure. The observed reaction rate enhancement and high yield of products are due to the neat reaction conditions coupled with microwaves (MWs).     

Selective Synthesis of New Tetracyclic Coumarin‐fused Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines and Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridin‐6(7H)‐ones

A three‐component reaction for the synthesis of new coumarin‐fused tetracyclic system from 4‐hydroxycoumarin, aldehydes, and 5‐aminopyrazoles/5‐aminoisoxazole is described. In the presence of acetic acid, 4,7‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines ( 4 ) and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines ( 5 ) were obtained in acetonitrile and dimethylsulfoxide medium, respectively. The reaction gave rise to 4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridin‐6(7H)‐ones ( 6 ) in acetic acid–ethanol combination system, which involved the C–O bond cleavage. 4‐Hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one and acenaphthylene‐1,2‐dione were also examined, affording the corresponding C–O bond cleavage products. Mechanism indicates that the reaction is reversible in acetic acid–ethanol combination system.     

Reactions of hydrazonoyl halides 43 : Synthesis of some new 2,3‐dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles,pyrazoles, pyrazolo[3,4‐d]‐pyridazines,thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines,pyrimidino[4′,5′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐b]‐pyridines and pyrrolo[3,4‐d]pyrazoles

2,3‐Dihydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles, pyrazoles, pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyridazines, thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines, pyrim‐idino[4′,5′:4,5]thieno[2,3‐b]pyridines and pyrrolo[3,4‐d]pyrazoles were obtained in a good yields by treatment of hydrazonoyl halides with each of alkyl carbodithioates, 3‐(dimethylamino)‐1‐naphtho[1,2‐d]furan‐2‐ylprop‐2‐en‐1‐one and N‐arylmalemides.     

Synthesis of trifluoromethylated pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐2,4‐diones from 6‐aminouracils and trifluoromethylated pyrazolo[3,4‐b]‐pyridines from 5‐aminopyrazoles

5 or 7‐Trifluoromethyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐2,4‐diones 3 , 5 , 10 , 13 and 4‐ or 6‐trifluoromethylpyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines 15 , 16 , 19 , 21 were prepared from 6‐aminouracils and 5‐aminopyrazoles, respectively, in good yields by the use of building blocks such as 4,4,4‐trifluoro‐1‐phenyl‐1,3‐butanedione, 1,1,1‐trifluoro‐4‐phenyl‐3‐buten‐2‐one, 4‐ethoxy‐1,1,1‐trifluoro‐3‐buten‐2‐one, and ethyl trifluoroacetoacetate.     

An efficient synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyridines from 5‐aminopyrazoles and cyclic β‐keto ester

5‐Chloroethylpyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines were synthesized by condensation of 5‐aminopyrazoles with α‐acetyl γ‐butyrolactone followed by cyclization treating with phosphorous oxychloride. 5‐Chloroethyl‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines, thus obtained, were then converted to the corresponded tricyclic pyrazolo[3,4‐b]‐pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyridines by treating with some primary amines.     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines and attachment of amino acids and carbohydrate as linkers

Synthesis of novel pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines has been achieved successfully by sequence of Gould ‐ Jacobs reaction between 5‐aminopyrazole and diethylethoxymethylenemalonate in good yield. Further the pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines were converted into succinimidoyl active esters which are then replaced by biological samples such as amino acids and carbohydrate in slightly aqueous medium.     

Synthesis of Substituted Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]Pyridines

The synthesis of different substituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines by the reaction of 3‐amino‐5‐chloro‐1‐phenylpyrazole‐4‐carboxaldehyde 1 as starting material with some active methylene reagents has been reported.     

Synthesis of 1,4,5,6‐tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrido[3,2‐b]azepine

The synthesis of 7,8‐dihydro‐5(6H)‐quinolinone ( 3 ) from commercially available 3‐amino‐2‐cyclohexen‐1‐one ( 1 ) and 3‐(dimethylamino)acrolein ( 4 ) in 23% yield avoids the preparation of propynal ( 2 ). Conversion of 5‐(4‐methylphenylsulfonyl)‐6,7,8,9‐tetrahydro‐5H‐pyrido[3,2‐b]azepine ( 12 ) to 6‐(4‐methylphenylsulfonyl)‐1,4,5,6‐tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrido[3,2‐b]azepine ( 24 ) is described. Removal of the N‐(4‐methylphenylsulfonyl) group with 40% sulfuric acid in acetic acid gave the tricyclic azepine 26. Application of a similar series of reactions to 5‐(4‐nitrobenzoyl)‐6,7,8,9‐tetrahydro‐5H‐pyrido[3,2‐b]‐azepine ( 13 ) afforded 6‐(4‐nitrobenzoyl)‐1,4,5,6‐tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrido[3,2‐b]azepine ( 25 ).     

Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐3‐Carbohydrazide and Pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyridazine Derivatives

5‐Amino‐4‐formyl pyrazole carboxylate gave facile reactions with malononitrile, hydrazine, and ketones in the presence of piperidine furnished substituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]quinolones. The pyridazine sulfonamides were obtained by the reaction of 5‐chloro 4‐formyl pyrazole carboxylate with sulfonamide derivatives.     

Synthesis of Pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridin‐6‐ones

The procedures for the synthesis of substituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐6‐ones and some of their properties are reviewed.     

5α-androstano [3,2-b]pyridines, 5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridines and androst-4 and 5-eno[17,16-b]pyridines

A new synthesis of 5α-androstano[3,2-b]pyridin-17β-ol acetate (VIa) and 17-methyl-5α-androstano[3,2-b]pyridin-17β-ol (VIb), first reported by Shimizu, Ohta, Ueno, and Takegoshi, was achieved. The analogous 5α - androstano[17,16-b]pyridin-3β-ol (XII), 5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridin-3-one (XIVa), and androst-4-eno[17,16-b]pyridin-3-one (XIVb) were also prepared. An illustration of the method follows. Condensation of 3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one (VIIa) with 3-(2-furyl)acrolein afforded 16-[3-(2-furyl)-2-propenylidene]-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one (VIIIa), the oxime (IXa) of which was thermally cyclized to 5α-androstano[17,16-b]-6′-(2-furyl)pyridin-3β-ol (Xa). 3β-Hydroxy-5α-androstano[17,16-b]pyridine-6′-carboxylic acid (XI) was obtained by ozonolysis of Xa. Thermal decarboxylation of XI gave XII. Cinnamaldehyde was used in place of 3-(2-furyl)acrolein to give the corresponding phenylpyridines.     

Synthesis of trans‐dihydrodiol derivatives of phenanthro[3,4‐b]‐thiophene and phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene

The present study describes the synthesis of phenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (3) , phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (4) and its potential dihydrodiol metabolites, trans‐6,7‐dihydroxy‐6,7‐dihydrophenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (5) and trans‐8,9‐dihydroxy‐8,9‐dihydrophenanthro[3,4‐b]thiophene (6) , trans–6,7‐dihydroxy‐6,7‐dihydro‐phenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (7) and trans‐8,9‐dihydroxy‐8,9‐dihydrophenanthro[4,3‐b]thiophene (8) from Suzuki coupled intermediates. The UV spectra of these dihydrodiols are presented. These spectra are useful tools for identifying these dihydrodiols among unknown metabolites of 1 and 2 produced in vitro or in vivo.     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines using ammonium acetate as green reagent in multi‐component reactions

Several new pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine derivatives were synthesized by one pot cyclocondensation of the components; 5‐amino‐3‐aryl‐1H‐phenylpyrazoles, p‐substituted benzoylacetonitriles and some aldehydes. The condensations were most effective by using ammonium acetate as the base catalyst; triethylamine was also studied as a catalyst.     

Friedländer condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes with reactive α‐methylene ketones: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines

A series of 1,3,6‐trisubstituted and 1,3,5,6‐tetrasubstituted pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridines 5 has been synthesized by Friedlander condensation of 5‐arninopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 with α‐methylene ketones such as acetone (4a) or acetophenones 4b‐f with potassium hydroxide as basic catalyst. Condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 and unsymmetric dialkylketones 6 yielded mixtures of isomeric pyra‐zolo[3,4‐b]pyridine derivatives 7 and 8 . Condensation of 5‐aminopyrazole‐4‐carbaldehydes 3 with CH‐acidic acylacetonitriles 9 and acylacetates 11 with piperidine as basic catalyst yielded pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyri‐dine‐5‐carbonitriles 10 and pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carboxylates 12 ; with diethyl malonate 13 as CH‐acidic component, pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridin‐6‐ones 14 were obtained.     

Reaction of 5-aminopyrazoles with β-dimethylaminopropiophenones. Synthesis of new pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines

Several new pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines were obtained from the reaction of 5-amino-1-aryl-3-methylpyrazoles 1 with β-dimemylaminopropiophenones 2 in pyridine. The structure elucidation of 4,5-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines 3 is based on nmr measurements and X-ray diffraction. The treatment of compounds 3 with N-bromosuccinimide led to the formation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines 4 .     

Preparation and reactivity of 5‐substituted azepino[3,4‐b]indoles

Preparation of the 5‐substituted azepino[3,4‐b]indole core structure can be realised through a catalytic Heck reaction. The scope and limitations of this methodology are reported. The reactivity of di‐tert‐butyl 5‐ethoxycarbonylmethylene‐1,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1‐oxoazepino[3,4‐b]indole‐2,10‐dicarboxylate (1) was investigated in order to prepare the indole analogue of hymenialdisine and derivatives.