A simple synthesis of thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine and thieno[2,3-b] pyridine

A facile synthesis of thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine (1) and thieno[2,3-b]pyridine (9) is reported. Furthermore, convenient preparations of a variety of synthetically useful compounds derived from these ring systems is also presented.     

Polymethine dyes — Benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives

Polymethine dyes — benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives — were synthesized, and their spectral properties are discussed. Replacement of a vinylene group by an oxygen or selenium atom in one benzene ring of the 2-benzo[h]quinoline residue in the cyanines causes a large bathochromic shift of the absorption maxima of the dyes as compared with replacement by a sulfur atom. The dyes derived from benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives are more deeply colored than the derivatives of both thionaphtheno[2,3-b]-pyridine and selenonaphtheno[2,3-b]pyridine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp.1611–1614, December, 1972.     

Pyrylium[2,3-b]indole salts

2-Ketoindoline and 1-methyl-2-ketoindoline condense with hydroxymethylene ketones in the presence of hydrogen chloride to give pyrylium[2,3-b]indole chlorides, which can be converted to 5-(3-oxindolyl)-²-pyrazolines by reaction with phenylhydrazine and to 5-(3-oxindolyl)-²-isoxazolines by reaction with hydroxylamine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1030–1032, August, 1972.     

2-arylfuro [2,3-b] quinoxalines

2-Arylfuro[2,3-b]quinoxalines were obtained by cyclization of 2-phenacyl-3-quinoxalones in the presence of polyphosphoric acid or a mixture of phosphorus oxychloride and phosphorus pentachloride.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 259–260, February, 1973.     

Polymethine dyes - 4-substituted furo [2,3-b]- and selenopheno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives

Polymethine dyes that are 4-substituted furo[2, 3-b]pyridine and selenopheno-[2, 3-b] pyridine derivatives were synthesized. It was shown that replacement of the vinylene group in the benzene ring of a 4-quinoline heteroresidue in the cyanine dyes by an oxygen or selenium atom causes a greater hypsochromic shift in their absorption maxima than replacement by a sulfur atom.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 56–60, January, 1976.     

Synthesis of pyrido[2,1-b]- and thiazolo[2,3-b]purines

Some pyrido[2,1-b]- and thiazolo[2,3-b]purines, tricyclic compounds structurally related to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolines 1 have been synthesized with a view to study their possible adenosine and benzodiazepine receptors affinity.     

Quinoxalino[2,3-b]-1,4-thiazines

Quinoxalino[2,3-b]-1,4-thiazines were obtained by the reaction of 2-aminoquinoxaline-3-thione and its 6,7-dimethyl derivative with -halocarbonyl compounds. Hydrolysis of these compounds in alkaline and acid media gave 2-amino-3-quinoxalone and quinoxaline-2,3-dione. The IR and UV spectra are presented.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 853–856, June, 1971.     

Synthesis of furo[2,3-b]pyridine

Two routes were employed to synthesize unsubstituted furo[2,3-b]pyridine (IV). The first method started with ethyl 5-aminofuro[2,3-b] pyridine-2-carboxylate (1) and involved successive deamination, hydrolysis, and decarboxylation. The second method began with 5-nitrofuro[2,3-b ]-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (V) and consisted of successive decarboxylation, reduction, and deamination reactions.     

Synthese von Furo [2,3-b]chinolinen

A new route to furo[2,3-b]quinolines has been developed based on the use of N-arylaconamides as starting materials. These anilides when heated with polyphosphoric acid, readily underwent intramolecular cyclization to furnish the respective 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-quinoline-3-acetic acids which were then transformed into the corresponding dihydrofuro[2,3-b]quinolines by literature procedures. Sequential treatment of the dihydro compound withNBS andDBU afforded the corresponding furo[2,3-b]quinoline. The NMR spectra of the furoquinolines are discussed.

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Improved syntheses of thieno[2,3-b]- and [3,2-b]-fused naphthyridines

The preparation of eight isomeric thieno[2,3-b]- and [3,2-b]-fused naphthyridines [1] was improved through the Pd(0) catalyzed cross-coupling of 3-formyl-4-iodopyridine, 2-formyl-3-iodopyridine, 3-bromo-4-formylpyridine and 2-bromo-3-formylpyridine with t-butyl N-(2-trimethylstannyl-3-thienyl)car-bamate and t-butyl N-(3-trimethylstanny-2-thienyl)carbamate.     

Synthesis of 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]phenoxathiin-2,3-dione

The title compound was obtained using the Sandmeyer reaction starting from 2-aminophenoxathiine. A new synthesis of N-methylpyrrolo[2,3-b]phenoxathiin-2,3-dione was also presented. Chemical and spectral data supporting the structure of the newly synthesized compounds were given. The isatin analogue, 1-methylpyrrolo-[2,3-b]phenoxathiin-2,3-dione-10, 10-dioxide, could not be obtained.Faculty of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Department, University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Romania. Faculty of Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 396–399, March, 1998.     

A new synthesis of 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b], [2,3-c] and [3,2-c]quinolines

A new synthesis of three isomeric dihydrofuroquinolines is described. This route via ortholithiation of O-quinolyl carbamates is considerably more effective than that which proceeds via lithiation of alkoxyquinolines.     

The photo cycloaddition of alkenes to s-triazolo[4,3-b] and [2,3-b]pyridazines

s-Triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine (I) reacted with cyclohexene under the influence of ultraviolet light to yield 4a,5,7,8,8a,9-hexahydro-9-methylene-6H-s-triazolo[1,5-a]indole (IV) and 9-cyanomethyl-4a,5,7,8,8a,9-hexahydro-6H-s-triazolo[1,5-a]indole (V). These products were formed by the addition of the alkene to the 1,8 positions of I with a concurrent cleavage of the N₄? N₅ bond. Similar additions were observed with cyclopentene and 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene. The isomeric s-triazolo[2,3-b]pyridazine (III) reacted with cyclohexene to form an isomer of IV, 4a,5,7,8,8a,9-hexahydro-9-methylene-6H-s-triazolo[4,3-a]indole (XV) and two [2 + 2] cycloadducts (XVI and XVII).