Synthesis and structure of 2-phenyl-4-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinazolines

Summary The reaction of 2-arylidene-1-tetralones1 with benzamidine gave 2-phenyl-4-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinazolines2. Investigations on the tautomeric equilibria of2 by IR,¹H- and¹³C-NMR showed the compounds to exist predominantly in the tautomeric form2A both in the solid state and in solution. Acetylation and oxidation of the heterocyclic ring of2 provided further evidence for the structural assignment of the title compounds.

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Synthese und Struktur von 2-Phenyl-4-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]chinazolinen

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion von 2-Aryliden-1-tetralonen1 mit Benzamidin ergab 2-Phenyl-4-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]chinazoline2. Untersuchungen über das tautomere Gleichgewicht von2 mittels IR,¹H-NMR, und¹³C-NMR Spektroskopie zeigten, daß für die Verbindungen das Tautomere2A dominierte (sowohl in fester Phase als auch in Lösung). Acetylierung und Oxidation des heterocyclischen Ringes von2 ergab weitere Beweise für die Struktur der Titelverbindungen.

     

Synthesis of 4-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline

A four-step synthesis of 4-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline from 2-methyl-3-nitro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline is developed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 231–232, February, 1989.     

Synthesis of 7-methyl- and 9-methylthieno[3, 2-f]quinoline

New heterocyclic bases with a condensed heterocyclic ring in the molecule are synthesized. They are 7-methylthieno[3, 2-f ]quinoline and 9-methylthieno[3, 2-f]quinoline.     

Ring-transformation reactions of 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptan-4-ones and 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-en-4-ones

Dehydrochlorination of chlorinated 5-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-4-ones, 3a-c, which were obtained from the photo[2+2]cycloadditions between 4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone 1 and chloroethylenes, with triethylamine gave 2-ethenyl-3(2H)-furanones 4a,b or 2-(2-cyanoethyl)-3(2H)-furanone 4c. 2-Oxa-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-en-4-ones 7 being [2+2]cycloadducts between 1 and acetylenes gave 2,3-dihydro-3-oxooxepin derivatives 8 by electrocyclic rearrangement.     

Structure and reactivity of 2-methyl-9-hydroxy-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one

It has been shown that the alkylation of 2-methyl-9-hydroxy-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one takes place at the oxygen atom, but electrophilic substitution takes place mainly at position 8 of the molecule (the ortho position relative to the hydroxy group).Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1660–1666, December, 1992.     

Synthesis and modification of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)quinoline

4-Hydroxy-2-methyl-3-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)quinoline was prepared by O-allylation of 4-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline followed by the Claisen rearrangement of the 2-methyl-4-(2-chloro-2-propenyloxy)quinoline obtained. Chemical modifications of 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-(2-chloro-2-propenyl)quinoline resulted in the synthesis of 4-amino-2-methyl-3-(2-methyl-3-indolyl)quinoline.     

Behavior of 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]cinnolinones towards hydrazine. Synthesis of benzo[h]cinnolinones and of 4-Aminobenzo[h]cinnolinones

Dehydrogenation and amination of 4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro and 5,6-dihydrobenzocinnolinones in refluxing hydrazine hydrate to give new benzo[h]cinnolinones and 4-aminobenzo[h]cinnolinones are reported, and reaction mechanisms proposed. Experiments were also extended to 4,4a-dihydro-5H-indenopyridazinone which underwent hydrazine induced dehydrogenation to 5H-indenopyridazin-3-one but not subsequent amination.     

Experimental and theoretical study of 10-methoxy-2-phenylbenzo[h]quinoline

10-Methoxy-2-phenylbenzo[h]quinoline (MPBQ) has been synthesized and characterized by NMR and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Both the ground and the lowest singlet excited-state geometries of MPBQ were optimized by B3LYP and ab initio CIS methods at 6-31G (d,p) level, respectively. The absorption and emission spectra of the compound were experimentally determined in CH(3)CN solution and were simultaneously computed using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) in CH(3)CN solution. The calculated absorption and emission wavelengths were in good agreement with the experimental ones. The calculated lowest-lying absorption spectra can be mainly attributed to intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). And the calculated fluorescence spectra can be mainly described as originating from an excited state with intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character. These results show that MPBQ exhibited excellent thermal stability and could serve as a useful photoluminescence material.     

Synthesis of some benzo[h]quinoline derivatives

Reaction between 6-methoxy-1-tetralone, methyl propiolate and an ammonia-saturated methanolic solution led to 5,6-dihydro-8-methoxybenzo[h]quinolin-2(1H)-one in good yields. Subsequent aromatization, chlorination, substitution and demethylation enabled us to prepare 2-amino-substituted benzo[h]quinoline derivatives. These compounds, which are structurally related to the antitumor benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids by deletion of a ring, were tested on cultured murine lymphoblastic leukaemia cells (L1210). Results showed that they are devoid of cytotoxicity.