Synthesis of tetronic acid derivatives from novel active esters of α‐hydroxyacids

Active esters, produced by condensation of O‐acetyl protected α‐hydroxyacids with N‐hydroxysuccin‐imide, react with anions of active methylene compounds to afford β,β‐tricarbonyl derivatives which upon deprotection undergo cyclization to 3‐alkoxycarbonyl and 3‐acyl tetronic acids. Incorporation of (S)‐2‐ace‐toxyphenylacetic acid in this reaction sequence enables the synthesis of optically active 5‐phenyltetronic acid derivatives.     

Stereoselective synthesis of functional dehydrophenylalanine derivatives from novel β‐chloroamino esters

New functional dehydrophenylalanines 3 were prepared from β‐amino alcohols 1 in a two‐step reaction sequence. The synthesis involved chlorination of the starting amino alcohols 1 to afford the intermediate erythro β‐chloroamines 2 . Treatment of the latter with an appropriate base led to a highly stereoselective elimination reaction, giving the corresponding (E)‐dehydrophenylalanine derivatives 3 in high yields. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 23:91–98, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20756     

Synthesis of novel 2‐amino‐6,8‐dithioxopurine derivatives

The synthesis of novel 2‐amino‐9‐alkoxyalkylpurine derivatives with both identical and different sulfur containing substituents at positions 6 and 8 of the purine cycle has been accomplished. The thionation and alkylation of the key intermediate ‐ 2‐[2‐(acetylamino)‐6,8‐dichloro‐9H‐purin‐9‐yl]methoxyethyl acetate or its reactions with thiolates were used. The structures of compounds obtained were confirmed by spectroscopic data and X‐ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis of 2‐phosphinoxidomethyl‐ and 2‐phosphonomethyl glutaric acid derivatives

Michael addition of the corresponding anions derived from diphenylphosphine oxide, dialkylphosphites, and a cyclic phosphite to α‐methylene‐glutaric esters ( 1 ) afforded the title compounds ( 2–6 ). Double debenzylation of 2‐phosphono glutaric esters 4b and 5a by catalytic hydrogenation under the appropriate conditions gave the correspon‐ ding diacides 8 and 9 , respectively. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:562–565, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20142     

Synthesis of indole and indolenine derivatives starting from indoline‐2‐thiones

Indoline‐2‐thiones 1a‐b,d,f,h , which have at least one hydrogen at the 3‐position reacted with α‐halo ester 2a‐d , α‐halo ketones 2e‐f , and a‐bromoacetonitrile 2g to give 2‐alkylthioindole derivatives 3–11 . In a similar manner treatment of 3,3‐disubstituted indoline‐2‐thiones 1c,e with α‐halo esters 2a,c,d and α‐halo ketone 2e gave 2‐alkylthioindolenines 12–16 . Treatment of 1,3,3‐ trisubstituted indoline‐2‐thiones 1g,i with ethyl bromo‐acetate 2a resulted in recovery of starting materials. Desulfurization of indolenine 14 with triphenylphosphine gave 2‐alkylideneindoline 19 .     

Synthesis of 5‐Hydroxy‐2‐(naphth‐2‐yl)chromone derivatives

The Diels‐Alder reaction of 5‐hydroxy‐2‐styrylchromones with ortho‐benzoquinodimethane, generated “in situ” by thermal extrusion of sulfur dioxide from 1,3‐dihydrobenzo[c]thiophene 2,2‐dioxide, leads to 2‐(3‐aryl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydronaphth‐2‐yl)‐5‐hydroxychromones. These cycloadducts were dehydrogenated with DDQ, using classical thermal reflux conditions and microwave irradiation, affording the corresponding 2‐(3‐arylnaphth‐2‐yl)‐5‐hydroxychromones in high yields (48‐96%).     

Synthesis of acrimarins from 1,3,5‐trioxygenated‐9‐acridone derivatives

1,3,5‐Trihydroxy‐9(10H)‐acridinone (1) was prepared from 3‐hydroxyanthranillic acid with phloroglucinol. 1,3‐Dihydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐9(10H)‐acridinone (2) was prepared from 3‐methoxyanthranillic acid and phloroglucinol. Methylation of 1 under different conditions gave 1‐hydroxy‐3,5‐dimethoxy (3), 1‐hydroxy‐3,5‐dimethoxy‐10‐methyl (4), 1‐hydroxy‐3,5‐dimethoxy‐4‐methyl (5), 1,3,5‐trimethoxy‐10‐methyl (6) and 1,3,5‐trimethoxy‐4,10‐dimethyl (7) analogues. Demethylation of 4 afforded the 1,3,5‐trihydroxy‐10‐methyl analogue 8. Condensation of acridones 1, 2, 3 and 4 individually with E‐suberenol (9) gave four novel acrimarins (acridone‐coumarin dimers) 10, 11, 12 and 13 respectively, while the acridone 8 gave previously reported acrimarin‐G (14).     

Synthesis and structural analysis of (E)‐2‐(2′‐nitrovinyl)indoles from the corresponding 2‐formylindole derivatives

Preparation of 2‐formylindoles was carried out from the appropriate methylindole by oxidation with selenium dioxide and by Vilsmeier formylation. The 2‐(2′‐nitrovinyl)indoles have been obtained by condensa tion of 2‐formylindoles with nitroalkanes in the presence of ammonium chloride in good yields. In this reac tion, only the (E)‐isomer of the 2‐(2′‐nitrovinyl)indoles was observed by ¹H nmr and NOE experiments. Evidence for an extended conjugation through the double bond and the nitro group can be evaluate by the deshielding effect on the olefinic protons. Moreover, the non‐Beer's law behaviour in the uv‐visible spectra suggest the existence of some sort of complex for these compounds.     

Synthesis of 5′‐O‐(2‐Azido‐2‐deoxy‐α‐D‐glycosyl)nucleosides and Their Antitumor Activities

The 1,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐2‐azido‐2‐deoxy‐β‐D ‐mannopyranose ( 4 ) or the mixture of 1,3,6‐tri‐O‐acetyl‐2‐azido‐2‐deoxy‐4‐O‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐β‐D ‐galactopyranosyl)‐β‐D ‐mannopyranose ( 10 ) and the corresponding α‐D ‐glucopyranose‐type glycosyl donor 9 / 10 reacted at room temperature with protected nucleosides 12 – 15 in CH₂Cl₂ solution in the presence of BF₃?OEt₂ as promoter to give 5′‐O‐(2‐azido‐2‐deoxy‐α‐D ‐glycosyl)nucleosides in reasonable yields (Schemes 2 and 3). Only the 5′‐O‐(α‐D ‐mannopyranosyl)nucleosides were obtained. Compounds 21, 28, 30 , and 31 showed growth inhibition of HeLa cells and hepatoma Bel‐7402 cells at a concentration of 10 μM in vitro.     

Synthesis of 1‐H‐1,5‐benzodiazepines derivatives using SiO2/ZnCl2

A general and easy method for the synthesis of several 1‐H‐1,5‐benzodiazepines using SiO₂/ZnCl₂ under solvent‐free conditions is described. This efficient and improved method furnishes selectively and in good yields the corresponding 1‐H‐1,5‐benzodiazepines derivatives starting from o‐phenylenediamine and cyclic or acyclic ketones. The catalytic system was reused up four times, and the use of focused microwaves accelerates the reaction. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 22:180–185, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20674     

Synthesis and stereochemical studies of 2‐substituted thiazolidine‐4‐carboxamide derivatives

A series of new 2‐substituted thiazolidine‐4‐carboxamide derivatives which have potentially useful immunological properties, have been synthesized in a stereoselective manner by coupling 2‐subsituted thiazolidine‐4‐carboxylic acids with amines or amino esters. The structure of these compounds was established by combination of NMR methods and by X‐ray analysis.     

Synthesis of novel substituted pyridine derivatives from 3,5‐diacetyl‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine

A series of novel (1‐acetyl‐5‐aryl‐4,5‐dihydro)‐1H‐pyrazole substituted pyridine derivatives and poly substituted [2,3′‐bipyridine]‐5‐carbonitrile derivatives were synthesized from 3,5‐diacetyl‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine. The structures of two typical 3,5‐bis[1‐acetyl‐5‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐3‐yl]‐2,6‐dimethylpyridines [ 3b(1) and 3b(2) ] were confirmed by X‐ray diffraction analysis. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 20:123–130, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20522     

Synthesis of heterocyclic nitrogen derivatives from aryl‐1,4‐benzoquinones

Treatment of 2‐aryl‐3,6‐bis(arylamino)‐1,4‐benzoquinones 2a‐h with different acid chlorides, namely acetyl, phenylacetyl and chloroacetyl chloride yields 3a,7a‐dihydropyrrolo[2,3‐f]indole‐2,6‐dione 3, 5‐(N‐phenylacetylarylamino)‐3‐phenylindole‐2,6‐dione 4 and 3‐chloro‐5‐(N‐chloroacetylarylamino)indole‐2,6‐dione 5 respectively. Stirring 2‐aryl‐1,4‐benzoquinones ( 1 ) with ethylenediamine and/or o‐phenyl‐enediamine in methylene chloride gives pyrazino[2,3‐g]quinoxalines derivative 6 and/or tetrapentacene derivative 7 respectively. The products 5‐aryl‐ and 6‐aryl‐1/H‐indazole‐4,7‐diones 8 and 9 were obtained in the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of diazomethane to ( 1 ).     

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of 2‐(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)‐phenol derivatives

A high yield one pot synthesis of 2‐(2‐hydroxyaryl)‐1H‐benzirrndazole derivatives by 2‐hydroxy aromatic aldehydes with aromatic 1,2‐diamines in the presence of manganese(III) acetate at room temperature was developed. Nine fluorescencers 2‐(2‐hydroxyaryl)‐1H‐benzirrndazoles with substituent(s) X (X = H, CH₃, CH₃O, Cl) and two fluorescencers 2‐(2‐hydroxyaryl)‐1H‐naphth[2,3‐d]imidazoles with substituent of H or Cl were prepared in 38–87% yield and the ultraviolet absorption and fluorescent spectra of the eleven compounds synthesized were measured in methanol. The fluorescent characteristics of the 2‐(2‐hydroxyaryl)benzimidazole derivatives prepared were investigated on the basis of excited‐state intramolecular proton transfer mechanism, Stokes' shift, quantum yield, and the relationship between fluorescent intensity and the substituents were derived.     

Synthesis of derivatives of 1,3,2‐diazaphospholidin‐4‐ones and the corresponding 2‐sulfides

Aromatic‐substituted derivatives of 1,3,2‐diazaphospholidin‐4‐ones 2a–g were readily prepared from 1,3‐diaryl glycinamides 1 by the reaction with hexaethylphosphoric triamide. Their chemical transformation was selectively effected with different thionation reagents to afford thionated products at the phosphorus atom to give 3a–g and at the carbonyl group to give 4a . An oxidation reaction at phosphorus to produce 5a was effected with 10% hydrogen peroxide. Preliminary bioassays revealed that some of the title compounds, 2a–g and 3a–g possess selective herbicidal activity against rape. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 12:497–500, 2001     

Phenacyl esters of acetic acid derivatives and their application for the synthesis of 2‐oxo‐4‐phenyl‐5‐(phenylhydrazono)‐2,5‐dihydro‐furan‐3‐derivatives

Coupling of various substituted phenacyl acetates 1 and diazonium salts 3 was studied. If the phenacyl acetates were substituted by an electronaceptor group such as CN or COOEt 3‐substituted phenyl‐5‐(phenyl‐hydrazono)‐5H‐furan‐2‐ones 4 were formed. Also synthesis of aza and diaza analogs is described. The compounds were characterized using MS and NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis of 4‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)‐1‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazolidine‐3,5‐dione derivatives through cyclic transformations of 3‐(2‐phenylcarbazoyl)‐2(3H)‐benzoxazolone derivatives

Four 3‐(3‐benzylidene‐2‐phenylcarbazoyl)‐2(3H)‐benzoxazolone derivatives 3 have been synthesized from benzoxazolone derivatives 1 and benzaldehyde N‐chloroformylphenylhydrazone 2. By acid hydrolysis, these compounds yielded 3‐(2‐phenylcarbazoyl)‐2(3H)benzoxazolone derivatives 4 which were not isolated and were transformed via an intramolecular reaction into 4‐(2‐hydroxyphenyl)‐1‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazolidine‐3,5‐dione derivatives 5 in a good yield. Attempts to cyclize these compounds by intramolecular elimination of water into tricyclic compounds 6 with various dehydrating agents were unsuccessful.     

Synthesis of heterocyclic derivatives of alkyl 2‐(cyanomethyl)‐4‐methyl‐3‐quinolinecarboxylates

The article reports reactions of a series of known alkyl 2‐(cyanomethyl)‐4‐methyl‐3‐quinolinecarboxylates. In the course of the present study the synthesis of new heterocyclic derivatives of alkyl 2‐(cyanomethyl)‐4‐methyl‐3‐quinolinecarboxylates was achieved. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).