Synthesis, Reactions, and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Heterocyclic Systems Fused to a Thiophene Moiety Using Citrazinic Acid As Synthon

Summary. A series of pyridines, pyrimidinones, and oxazinones were synthesized as anti-inflammatory agents using citrazinic acid (2,6-dihydroxyisonicotinic acid) as a starting material. Acryloyl pyridine was treated with cyanothioacetamide to give cyano pyridine-thione, which was reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to yield the corresponding amino ester. The ester was hydrolysed to the sodium salt, which was treated with acetic anhydride to afford 2-methyloxazinone, which was treated with ammonium acetate to afford 2-methylpyrimidinone followed by methylation with methyl iodide to yield 2,3-dimethylpyrimidinone. In addition, the oxazinone derivative was reacted with aniline or hydrazine hydrate to give 3-phenyl- or 3-aminopyrimidinones. The latter reacted with thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde or phenylisothiocyanate to afford Schiff’s bases or thiosemicarbazides. 3-Aminopyrimidinone was treated with phthalic anhydride or 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride or toluene-3,5-diisocyanate to afford the corresponding imide, bis-imide, and bis-semicarbazide derivatives. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anti-inflammatory activity comparable to Prednisolone^? as reference drug.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some Fused Oxazinone, Pyrimidinone, Thiopyrimidinone, and Triazinone Derivatives with a Thiophene Ring as Analgesic, Anticonvulsant, and Antiparkinsonian Agents

A series of 2,6-disubstituted pyridine ester derivatives and the corresponding amides were prepared. The esters were hydrolysed to the sodium salts, which were treated with acetic anhydride to afford oxazinone derivatives. These were treated with ammonium acetate to afford 2-methylpyrimidinone derivatives, which were methylated to yield 2,3-dimethylpyrimidinone derivatives. In addition, they were reacted with aniline or hydrazine hydrate to give 3-phenyl- or 3-aminopyrimidinone derivatives. The latter reacted with 2-thiophenecarbaldehyde or phthalic anhydride to afford the corresponding Schiffs base and imide derivatives. Diazotization of amides gave thienotriazinone derivatives, which were treated with ethyl iodide to afford the corresponding 3-ethyltriazinone derivatives. Also, they were reacted with phenyl isothiocyanate to give the corresponding thiopyrimidinone derivatives, which were alkylated with ethyl iodide or chloroacetic acid to afford the corresponding thioethyl- or thioglycolic acid pyrimidinone derivatives.The pharmacological screening showed that many of these obtained compounds have good analgesic, anticonvulsant, and antiparkinsonian activities comparable to Voltarene®, Carbamazepine®, and Benzotropene® as reference drugs.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some Fused Oxazinone,Pyrimidinone, Thiopyrimidinone,and Triazinone Derivatives with a Thiophene Ring as Analgesic,Anticonvulsant, and Antiparkinsonian Agents

Summary. A series of 2,6-disubstituted pyridine ester derivatives and the corresponding amides were prepared. The esters were hydrolysed to the sodium salts, which were treated with acetic anhydride to afford oxazinone derivatives. These were treated with ammonium acetate to afford 2-methylpyrimidinone derivatives, which were methylated to yield 2,3-dimethylpyrimidinone derivatives. In addition, they were reacted with aniline or hydrazine hydrate to give 3-phenyl- or 3-aminopyrimidinone derivatives. The latter reacted with 2-thiophenecarbaldehyde or phthalic anhydride to afford the corresponding Schiffs base and imide derivatives. Diazotization of amides gave thienotriazinone derivatives, which were treated with ethyl iodide to afford the corresponding 3-ethyltriazinone derivatives. Also, they were reacted with phenyl isothiocyanate to give the corresponding thiopyrimidinone derivatives, which were alkylated with ethyl iodide or chloroacetic acid to afford the corresponding thioethyl- or thioglycolic acid pyrimidinone derivatives.The pharmacological screening showed that many of these obtained compounds have good analgesic, anticonvulsant, and antiparkinsonian activities comparable to Voltarene®, Carbamazepine®, and Benzotropene® as reference drugs.Received January 23, 2003; accepted (revised) March 17, 2003 Published online September 15, 2003     

Synthesis, and analgesic and antiparkinsonian activities of thiopyrimidine, pyrane, pyrazoline, and thiazolopyrimidine derivatives from 2-chloro-6-ethoxy-4-acetylpyridine

A series of substituted pyridine derivatives were prepared from 2-chloro-6-ethoxy-4-acetylpyridine, which was prepared from the corresponding citrazinic acid as starting material. Reaction of acetylpyridine with thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde afforded the 2-chloro-6-ethoxy-4-β-(2-thienyl)acryloylpyridine, which was reacted with malononitrile in refluxing ethanol in the presence of piperidine as a catalyst to afford the cyanoaminopyrane derivative. Acryloylpyridine was treated with urea or guanidine hydrochloride in refluxing ethanolic potassium hydroxide to give the corresponding pyrimidinone and aminopyrimidine derivatives. The latter was condensed with hydrazine hydrate or phenyl hydrazine to give pyrazoline and N-phenylpyrazoline derivatives. Finally, cycloaddition reaction of acryloylpyridine with thiourea yielded thioxopyrimidine, which was treated with 2-bromopropionic acid, 3-bromopropionic acid, or bromoacetic acid to yield methylthiazolo-, thiazino-, and thiazolopyrimidine derivatives. The arylmethylene derivative was prepared by reacting thiazolopyrimidine with benzaldehyde or by reacting thioxopyrimidine with benzaldehyde and bromoacetic acid in one step. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good analgesic and antiparkinsonian activities comparable to Valdecoxib^® and Benzatropine^® as reference drugs.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some Substituted Heterocyclic Systems as Anti-arrhythmic Agents

Summary. A series of substituted heterocyclic systems were prepared from N ¹-[4-(2-thienylmethylene)phenyl]-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide, which was prepared from the corresponding 5-chloroanisic acid (2-methoxy-4-chlorobenzoic acid) as starting material. Condensation of the thienylmethylene derivative with guanidine hydrochloride, urea, or thiourea afforded the aminopyrimidine, pyrimidinone, and thioxopyrimidine derivatives. The latter was condensed with chloroacetic acid to yield a thiazolopyrimidine, which was condensed with 2-thiophenealdehyde to yield the arylmethylene derivative, however, it was also prepared directly from thiopyrimidine by the action of chloroacetic acid, 2-thiophenealdehyde, and anhydrous sodium acetate. Treating of the thienylmethylene derivative with phenylhydrazine or hydrazine hydrate in dioxane afforded N-phenylpyrazoline and a pyrazoline, which was reacted with acetyl chloride in dioxane affording the N-acetyl analogue. The thienylmethylene derivative was reacted with malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of ammonium acetate to yield the corresponding cyanoaminopyridine and cyanopyrimidone derivatives. Also, it was reacted with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in pyridine to give the oxime derivative, which was cyclized with acetic anhydride. On the other hand, condensation of the thienylmethylene derivative with ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of sodium ethoxide or cyanothioacetamide gave the cyanopyrane and pyridine thione derivative, which was treated with ethyl chloroacetate affording the ethyl carboxylate derivative. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anti-arrhythmic activity and low toxicity.     

Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide in Polyheterocyclic Synthesis: The Synthesis of Pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine,Pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d][1,2,3]triazine,and Pyrazolyl,Oxadiazolylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine Derivatives

Pyrdine-2(1H)-thione 1 reacted with ethyl chloroacetate 2 to give 2-S-ethoxy-carbonylmethylpyridine derivative 3, which could be cyclized into thieno[2,3-b]-pyridine-2-carbohydrazide derivative 5 by boiling with hydrazine hydrate. The latter compound reacted with cinnamonitrile derivatives 6a, b, triethylorthoformate, formic acid, dimethylformamide-dimethylacetal, and diethyl carbonate to give the corresponding shiff base 7a, b and pyrido[3′,2′;-4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives 10–13 in respective manner. On the other hand, compound 5 also reacted with carbondisulphide and phenyl isothiocyanate to afford the corresponding 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazolo-2-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives 18 and 22. Finally, compound 5 reacted with some β-dicarbonyl compounds, such as ethyl acetoacetate, acetylacetone and ethyl β-arylazoacetoacetate, to yield the corresponding 2-(pyrazol-1-yl-carbonyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives 24, 25, and 27 respectively.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some Substituted Heterocyclic Systems as Anti-arrhythmic Agents

A series of substituted heterocyclic systems were prepared from N ¹-[4-(2-thienylmethylene)phenyl]-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide, which was prepared from the corresponding 5-chloroanisic acid (2-methoxy-4-chlorobenzoic acid) as starting material. Condensation of the thienylmethylene derivative with guanidine hydrochloride, urea, or thiourea afforded the aminopyrimidine, pyrimidinone, and thioxopyrimidine derivatives. The latter was condensed with chloroacetic acid to yield a thiazolopyrimidine, which was condensed with 2-thiophenealdehyde to yield the arylmethylene derivative, however, it was also prepared directly from thiopyrimidine by the action of chloroacetic acid, 2-thiophenealdehyde, and anhydrous sodium acetate. Treating of the thienylmethylene derivative with phenylhydrazine or hydrazine hydrate in dioxane afforded N-phenylpyrazoline and a pyrazoline, which was reacted with acetyl chloride in dioxane affording the N-acetyl analogue. The thienylmethylene derivative was reacted with malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of ammonium acetate to yield the corresponding cyanoaminopyridine and cyanopyrimidone derivatives. Also, it was reacted with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in pyridine to give the oxime derivative, which was cyclized with acetic anhydride. On the other hand, condensation of the thienylmethylene derivative with ethyl cyanoacetate in the presence of sodium ethoxide or cyanothioacetamide gave the cyanopyrane and pyridine thione derivative, which was treated with ethyl chloroacetate affording the ethyl carboxylate derivative. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anti-arrhythmic activity and low toxicity.     

Synthesis of heterocycle‐substituted pyropheophorbide derivatives

Methyl pyropheophorbide‐a (MPPa) ( 1 ) was converted to two aldehydes, methyl 2‐formylmethyl‐2‐devinylpyropheophorbide‐a ( 2 ) and methyl 2‐formyl‐2‐devinylpyropheophorbide‐a ( 3 ). The former 2 reacted with active methylene compounds having a cyano function in the presence of sulfur to afford thiophene‐substituted chlorins 5a‐c and reacted with arylhydrazines to yield indole‐substituted chlorins 6a‐d . From the latter 3 , a α‐diketo chlorin 7 was obtained via Wittig reaction and oxidation. Compound 7 reacted with o‐phenylenediamine to afford 2‐quinoxalyl‐substituted pyropheophorbide‐a 8. The reaction of MPPa ( 1 ) with anthranilamide to give a spiro‐substituted compound 9 .     

Synthesis, Reactions, and Anti-arrhythmic activity of Substituted Heterocyclic Systems Using 5-Chloroanisic Acid as Starting Material

Summary. A series of substituted heterocyclic systems were prepared from N1-[4-(4-fluorocinnamoyl)phenyl]-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide, which was prepared from the corresponding 5-chloroanisic acid (2-methoxy-4-chlorobenzoic acid) as starting material. Treating of the cinnamoyl derivative with hydrazine hydrate in dioxane afforded a pyrazoline, which was reacted with morpholine and paraformaldehyde to give the N-substituted pyrazoline. Acylation of pyrazoline with acetyl chloride in dioxane afforded the N-acetyl analogue. Also, the cinamoyl derivative was reacted with methylhydrazine, phenylhydrazine, or ethyl cyanoacetate to yield the corresponding N-methyl-, N-phenylpyrazoline, pyrane, and pyridone derivatives. Condensation of the cinnamoyl derivative with cyanothioacetamide gave the pyridinethione derivative, which was treated with ethyl chloroacetate affording the ethyl carboxylate derivative. Also, it was reacted with malononitrile or ethyl acetoacetae to give the cyano amino analougues and ethyl carboxylate, which was reacted with methylhydrazine to give the (indazolyl)phenyl derivative. On the other hand, reaction of cinnamoyl derivative with acetyl acetone afforded the cyclohexenyl derivative, which was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give the [methylindazolyl]phenyl derivative. Condensation of the cinnamoyl derivative with guanidine hydrochloride or thiourea afforded the aminopyrimidine derivative and thioxopyrimidine. The latter was condensed with chloroacetic acid to yield a thiazolopyrimidine, which was condensed with 2-thiophenealdehyde to yield the arylmethylene derivative, however, it was also prepared directly from thiopyrimidine by the action of chloroacetic acid, 2-thiophenealdehyde, and anhydrous sodium acetate. The pharmacological screening showed that many of these compounds have good anti-arrhythmic activity and low toxicity.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial of some new substituted tetrazolomethylbenzo[d]-[1,2,3]triazole derivatives using 1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole as starting material

A series of tetrazolomethylbenzo[d][1,2,3]triazole derivatives (2–14) have been synthesized and evaluated as antimicrobial agents from 1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole (1) as starting material. The reaction of benzotriazole 1 with chloroacetonitrile afforded 2-(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]-triazol-1-yl)acetonitrile 2, which was reacted with sodium azide to give tetrazole derivative 3. Esterification of benzotriazole 1 with ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate afforded ester 4, which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to afford the corresponding hydrazide 5. Reaction of 3 with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide afforded the nitro-glycoside derivative 6, which was deacetylated using methanolic ammonia to deprotected nitroglycoside 7. The hydrazide 5 was reacted with 4,5,6,7-tetrachlorophthalic anhydride or 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride in refluxing glacial acetic acid to give the corresponding imides 8 and 9, respectively. Also, the hydrazide 5 was reacted with carbon disulphide in ethanol to give potassium salt 10, which was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to afford aminotriazole derivative 11. The latter compound was reacted with carbon disulphide to afford thiadiazole derivative 12, which was treated with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide to give the thioglycoside derivative 13. Deacetylation of the thioglycoside 13 using methanolic ammonia solution at room temperature afforded the deprotected thioglycoside 14. The antimicrobial screening of some synthesized compounds showed that many of these compounds have good antimicrobial activities comparable to streptomycin and fusidic acid as reference drugs.     

3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one and 2‐dimethylaminomethylene‐3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one as useful synthons for the construction of new heterocyclic systems

The hydrazone 1 reacts with DMFDMA to give 2‐dimethylaminomethylene‐3‐(phenylhydrazono)‐indan‐1‐one (2) which reacts with hydrazine hydrate and the pyrazole derivative 4 to afford the indenopyrazole derivatives 3 and the indenofluorene 5 respectively. The reaction of 2 with the active methylene compounds, mainly malononitrile, cyanoacetamide and malononitrile dimer was investigated and found to proceed successfully to yield the indenopyran 7 , indenpyridine 8b and trinitrile 9 respectively. Compound 2 reacted with lH‐benzimidazole‐2‐acetonitrile 10 to give to the diazaindenofluorene derivative 11 . Also, 2 reacted with ω‐cyano compounds 12a,b to afford the indenopyran 14 . On the other hand the hydrazone 1 was allowed to react with the enaminones 15, 18 and 21 affording the diazabenzoazulene derivatives 17, 20 and the indeno[1,2‐b]pyridin 23 , respectively.     

SYNTHESIS OF POLYFUSED THIENO(2,3-b)THIOPHENES PART 1: SYNTHESIS OF THIENOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES

Abstract

3,4-Diamino-2,5-dicarbethoxythieno(2.3-b)thiophene 1 reacted with malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate to afford bis(thienopyrimidin-4-one) derivatives 2_a.b The reaction of compound 1 with o-aminothiophenol, o-aminophenol or o-phenylenediamine gave benzothiazolyl-, benzoxazolyl-, benzoimidazolylthienothiophene 3_a-c, Chloroacetylation of compound 1 and reacting the resulting compound 4 with malononitrile furnished thienopyrolopyrimidine 6. Fusion of compound 1 with formamide yielded bis(thienopyrimidine) 7 which reacted with POCI₃/PCl₅ to yield the corresponding chloro derivative 8 which was converted into the corresponding hydrazine derivative 9. Treatment of compound 1 with CS₂, NaOH and 1,2 dibromoethane produced the corresponding 1.3 dithiolane 11 which also treated with chloroacetyl chloride or ethyl mercaptoacetate to get the corresponding β-lactame 12 or thiazolidinone 13. On reacting compound 1 with CS₂, NaOH and (CH₃)₂S0₄ produced the corresponding bi(dithiocarbamate methyl ester) 14 which treated with hydrazine hydrate to yield the corresponding bis(thienopyrimidine) derivative 15. This compound reacted with Lawesson's reagent (LR) to give the desired compounds 16 and 17. While its reaction with (CH₃)₂ SO₄ and NaOH furnished the corresponding methyl derivative 18. Fusion of compound 18 with aniline afforded compound 19. Compound 19 was allowed to react with ethyl acetoacetate, acetylacetone, α-oxoketene dithioacetal, ethoxymethylene malononitrile or LR to get the described compounds 2O_a.b-24 respectively.     

Antimicrobial Properties of Some New Synthesized Benzothiazole Linked Carboxamide,Acetohydrazide, and Sulfonamide Systems

We report herein the interaction of diethylethoxymethylene malonate ( 1 ) with 2‐cyanomethylbenzothiazole ( 7 ) to give diethyl 2‐(2‐benzothiazole‐2‐(3H)‐ylidiene)‐2‐(cyano ethyl) malonate ( 8a ) in excellent yield. Ethyl 4‐cyano‐1‐oxo‐1H‐benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyridine‐2‐carboxylate (9) was synthesized from 8a and subjected to react with hydrazine hydrate to give its corresponding acid hydrazide 10 . Condensation of 10 with different acid anhydrides afforded the corresponding benzothiazolo pyridine carboxamide derivatives 11 – 15 . In addition, we report a simple synthesis of N′‐(benzo[d]thiazol‐2‐yl)‐2‐((4‐ayl)amino)acetohydrazide derivative ( 17 ), which then reacted with different amines to give the corresponding acetohydrazide derivatives 19a – c . Moreover, compound 17 reacted with some sulfonamide derivatives to give the corresponding sulfonamide derivatives 20 and 22a , b .The newly synthesized compounds were established their structures on the bases of their correct analytical and spectral data and evaluated their antimicrobial activity. It was found that compounds 22a , b displayed the highest antimicrobial activity against the tested organisms.     

Reaction, identification, and fluorescence of aminoperfluorophenazines

Perfluorophenazine regiospecifically reacted with monoalkyl-, dialkyl-, and arylamines to afford the corresponding 2-amino-substituted derivatives. 2-(Ethylamino)- and 2-(diethylamino)perfluorophenazine reacted with another molar amount of ethylamine and diethylamine to preferentially provide the 2,7-disubstituted derivatives, respectively. Perfluoro(2,7-dimethylphenazine) was allowed to react with ethylamine to give the 1-ethylamino derivative. These regiospecific reactions were explained by the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Perfluorophenazine reacted with ethylenediamine to afford the 2,3-cyclized and N,N′-bis(2-perfluorophenazinyl) derivatives. These amino-substituted products showed UV-vis absorption (λ_max) and fluorescence maxima (F_max) in the range of 439-536 and 524-613 nm in hexane, respectively. Some of them exhibit intense fluorescence.     

1,3-Disubstitutedpyrazole-4-caboxaldehyde in Heterocyclic Synthesis: A Novel Synthesis of Pyridine-2(1H)-thione and Fused Nitrogen and/or Sulfur Heterocyclic Derivatives

Pyridine-2(1H)-thione 5 was synthesized from the reaction of 3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-1-phenylpropenone (3) and cynothioacetamide (4). Compound 5 reacted with halogented compounds 6a–e to give 2-S-alkylpyridine derivatives 7a–e, which could be in turn cyclized into the corresponding thieno[2,3-b]-pyridine derivatives 8a–e. Compound 8a reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give 9. The latter compound reacted with acetic anhydride (10a), formic acid (10b), acetic acid, ethyl acetoacetate, and pentane-2,4-dione to give the corresponding pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno-[3,2-d]pyrimidine 13a,b, pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyridine 14 and thieno[2,3-b]-pyridine derivatives 18 and 20, respectively. Alternatively, 8c reacted with 10a,b and nitrous acid to afford the corresponding pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine 24a,b and pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d][1,2,3]triazine 26 derivatives, respectively. Finally compound 5 reacted with methyl iodide to give 2-methylthiopyridine derivative 27, which could be reacted with hydrazine hydrate to yield the corresponding pyrazolo[3,4-b]-pyridine derivative 29.     

Synthesis,Reactions, and Pharmacological Evaluations of Some Novel Pyridazolopyridiazine Candidates

Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and preliminary pharmacological activity of a new series of substituted pyrazolopyridazine derivatives. Compound 1 was reacted with ethoxymethylene malononitrile 2 in refluxing ethanol to give the corresponding compound 3 , which was treated with hydrazine hydrate or formamide to give pyrazolo[3,4‐c]pyrazole 4 and pyrazolo pyrimidine 5 derivatives, respectively. Also, compound 3 was reacted with NH₄SCN or carbon disulphide or ethyl acetoacetate to yield the corresponding pyrazolo derivatives 6 , 7 , 8 , respectively. Additionally, compound 3 was reacted with triethyl orthoformat in acetic anhydride to give 9 , which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to give hydrazino derivative 10 . The latter compound transformed into the pyrazolo[4,3‐e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐c]‐pyrimidine 11 via refluxing with acetic anhydride. Finally, compound 9 was reacted with benzoic acid hydrazide or mercapto acetic acid to give compounds 12 and 13 , respectively. The latter compound was treated with refluxing ethanolic sodium ethoxide solution to afford the pyrazolothiazolopyrimidine 14 . Some of the compounds exhibited better activities as anti‐inflammatory and antimicrobial agents than the reference controls. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities of the synthesized compounds was reported.     

Synthesis of some fused heterocyclic systems and their nucleoside candidates

A series of pyridofuro compounds were synthesized from 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-6-(thiophen-2-yl)pyridine-3-carbonitrile (1) as starting material. Alkylation of 1 with ethyl bromoacetate gave the corresponding ester 2, which was condensed with hydrazine hydrate to afford the corresponding acid hydrazide derivative 3. Thrope-Ziegler cyclization of 2 with sodium methoxide gave furo[2,3-b]pyridine derivative 4, which was reacted with thiosemicarbazide, allyl isothiocyanate, formamide or hydrazine hydrate to give furopyridine derivatives 5–8, respectively. The latter compound 8 was cyclized with acetylacetone or formic acid to give the corresponding compounds 9 and 10, respectively. Furthermore, sulfurization of 1 with P₂S₅ gave the corresponding thioxopyridine 11, which was reacted with glycosyl (or galactosyl) bromide, morpholine or piperidine to give the corresponding thioglycoside 12a,b and Mannich base 14a,b derivatives. The deacetylation of 12a,b gave the corresponding deacetylated thioglycosides 13a,b, respectively. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by the elemental analyses and spectroscopic evidences (IR, ¹H- and ¹³C NMR).     

Facile synthesis and characterization of novel pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one and pyrido[2′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine incorporating 1,3-diarylpyrazole moiety

4-(3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-6-phenyl-2-thioxo-1,2-di hydro-pyridine-3-carbonitrile (1) reacted with ethyl chloroacetate (2) in ethanolic sodium acetate solution to yield the corresponding ethyl (3-cyanopyridin-2-ylsulphanyl)acetate derivative 3. Intramolecular cyclization of compound 3 was achieved by its heating in DMF containing potassium carbonate to afford the corresponding ethyl 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate derivative 4 which reacted with hydrazine hydrate in refluxing pyridine to yield the starting material 3-aminothieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carbohydrazide derivative 7. Compound 7 reacted with different reagents such as triethylorthoformate, formic acid, acetic acid and acetic anhydride to afford the target molecules pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives 8–10, 12 and 13 in good to excellent yields. On the other hand, pyridine-2(1H)-thione derivative 1 reacted with hydrazine hydrate in refluxing pyridine to give the other starting material 3-amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivative 20 which reacted with acetylacetone under reflux to afford the target molecule pyrido[2′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine derivative 21 in a good yield. The structures of target molecules were elucidated using elemental analyses and spectral data.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some Novel Nicotinonitrile,Thiazolotriazole, and Imidazolotriazole Derivatives for Antioxidant Evaluation

The novel 2-(1H)-pyridone, the lead compound of the pyridone derivative 1, reacted with an electrophilic reagent (ethyl chloroacetate) to give the corresponding ester 2. Condensation of compound 2 with thiosemicarbazide and/or hydrazine hydrate afforded the mercaptotriazole and the corresponding acetic acid hydrazide derivatives 3 and 4, respectively. The latter compound reacted with ethyl acetoacetate, ethyl cyanoacetate, and maleic anhydride to give compounds 5, 6, and 7, respectively. Alkylation of compound 3 with methyl iodide or chloroacetic acid afforded methylsulfanyltriazole and thiazolotriazole derivatives 8 and 9, respectively. Compound 8 reacted with glycine to afford the imidazotriazole derivative 10. Both compounds 9 and 10 reacted with glucose and benzaldehyde to give compounds 11, 12, 13, and 14, respectively. Some of the prepared products were selected and subjected to screening for their antioxidant activity.     

SYNTHESIS OF NEW 3-SUBSTITUTED AND SPIRO 1,5-BENZODIAZEPIN-2-ONES UNDER PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSIS CONDITIONS

1,3-Dihydro-4-phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one 1 was treated with bromine in 1:1 molar ratio to get the corresponding 3-bromo derivative 2 which in turn reacted with different nucleophiles to get the corresponding 3-substituted derivatives 3–11. The cyclized compounds 4_a , 5_a , 7_a,b , and 9_a–c were achieved on refluxing compounds 4, 5, 6_a,b , or 8 _a–c respectively in diphenyl ether. Compound 1 was benzoylated with benzoyl chloride to give the corresponding 1-benzoyl derivative 12 which reacted with bromine in 1:2 molar ratio to yield the corresponding 3,3-dibromo derivative 13. Spiro benzodiazepines 14_a–d–16 were obtained by reacting compound 13 with the proper bidentates. Compound 1 was treated with formaldehyde and secondary amines or thiols to give Mannich bases or sulphides 17–21, respectively.