Condensation reactions at the methylene group of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-one and 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorate

The interaction has been investigated of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-one with aromatic aldehydes in acetic anhydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of pyridine. 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)pyrrolinium perchlorate has been synthesized and was put into a condensation reaction with aromatic aldehydes. As a result 5-arylidene-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolin-2-onium perchlorates were obtained. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1015–1021, July, 2006.     

Structural studies of two Tinuvin P analogs: 2-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole and 2-phenyl-2H-benzotriazole

2-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole (1) has been synthesized in a three step procedure starting from 2,4-dimethyl-N-(2-nitrophenyl)benzamide via a 5-(2,4- dimethylphenyl)-1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-tetrazole intermediate. Its structure and those of Tinuvin P and 2-phenyl-2H-benzotriazole (5) have been studied by multinuclear NMR (1H-, 13C- and 15N-) in solution and in the solid state. X-ray diffraction analysis of 1 and 5 allowed to us establish the molecular conformation around the single bond connecting the two aromatic systems, in agreement with the conclusions drawn from the NMR study. In the case of 1 ab initio geometry optimization was achieved at the Hartree-Fock HF/6- 31G** and DFT B3LYP/6-31G** levels.     

Radical addition reaction of alcohols to 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-2-one

Quantum chemical calculations of the parameters of the 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-2-one molecule have been carried out by the MNDO method. The radical addition reaction of aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic alcohols to 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-2-one with the formation of 3- and 4-substituted pyrrolidones has been investigated.Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar 350072, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 934–938, July, 1998.     

Diastereoselective reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. Synthesis of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes

We have synthesized a series of (1R,2R,4S,5S,8S)-2,8-diaryl-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes as a result of reaction of (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with aromatic aldehydes. The structure of the compounds obtained was established on the basis of ¹H NMR data. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 757–763, May, 2006.     

Nucleophilic Addition of Amines to N-Aryl-substituted Pyrrolin-2-ones

The nucleophilic addition of n-butyl- and benzylamines to 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-5-one and 1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-5H-pyrrolin-2-one at 50°C in an excess of the amines with the formation of N-substituted amides of 3-alkyl(benzyl)amino-4-(4-R-anilino)butyric acids was investigated. The N-substituted amides of 3-arylamino-4-hydroxybutyric and 4-hydroxy-2-butenoic acids were synthesized from 2(5H)-furanone and aromatic amines (1:3) at 180°C. 4-Alkylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolid-2-ones were obtained in the reaction of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-pyrrolin-2-one with ammonia or aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic amines (1:3, 90°C, in DMF).     

One-step synthesis of substituted 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[b]pyrans. Molecular and crystal structure of 2-amino-3-(2-methoxyethoxycarbonyl)-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[b]pyran

Substituted 2-aminobenzo[b]pyrans were synthesized by three-component condensation of aromatic aldehydes, cyanoacetic acid derivatives, and cyclic 1,3-diketones. The molecular and crystal structure of 2-amino-3-(2-methoxyethoxycarbonyl)-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-benzo[b]pyran was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Modification of the anticestodal drug 5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide with a view to improve its biological effect

Reactions of 5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide, the active substance of the drug Niclosamide (Phenasal), with higher amines (dodecan-1-amine, hexadecan-1-amine) and 1-(2-aminoethyl)-piperazine lead to the formation of the corresponding water-soluble ammonium salts with retention of pharmacophoric groups responsible for the antihelminthic effect, whereas no nucleophilic aromatic substitution of chlorine is observed. The product structure was determined by X-ray analysis.     

Reactivity of 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-aminopyrazoles under basic conditions and synthesis of new 3-, 7-, and 8-substituted pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine 5-oxides,as benzodiazepine receptor ligands

The reaction of 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-5-aminopyrazoles under basic conditions has been reinvestigated and the structures of the obtained pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]benzotriazine 5-oxides confirmed by spectroscopic means. In particular the different aromatic nucleophilic attack on 8-chloro derivatives 4a and 6a and 7-nitro derivatives 11a and 12a was determined. From these latter compounds unexpected (phenyl-ONN-azoxy)pyrazoles were isolated.     

New synthesis of 4-(1-adamantyl)-2-aryl-1,3-thiazoles from 4-(1-adamantyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazole

Treatment of 4-(1-adamantyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazole with potassium tert-butoxide generated potassium 2-(1-adamantyl)ethynethiolate which reacted with aromatic carboxylic acid chlorides to give unstable S-[2-(1-adamantyl)ethynyl] arenecarbothioates whose acid hydrolysis afforded S-[2-(1-adamantyl)-2-oxoethyl] arenecarbothioates. The latter reacted with ammonium acetate in acetic acid yielding 4-(1-adamantyl)-2-aryl-1,3-thiadiazoles. Reactions of 4-(1-adamantyl)-2-(4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl)-1,3-thiadiazole with cyclic secondary amines gave the corresponding products of nucleophilic replacement of the chlorine atom in the aromatic ring.     

Crystal structure of 4,5-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazole.

A nonlinear optical chromophore, 4,5-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazole, was investigated by X-ray crystallography. The study focused on coplanarity among several aromatic rings, including phenyls and imidazole. Two phenyl rings with NMe2 groups are twisted by 46.39(3) degrees from each other. However, they are twisted by 23.05(5) degrees and 46.84(3) degrees from the imidazole, respectively. These unequal twists were elucidated by different conjugation pathways from the donors to the acceptor. The phenyl ring with the NO2 group is twisted by only 6.76(6) degrees from the imidazole.     

Tetrazoles. 42. 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-5-functionally-substituted Tetrazoles

We have studied the reactions of 5-methylsulfonyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)tetrazole with N- and O-nucleophiles. For the first time we show that in 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenoxytetrazole, the tetrazole ring is substituted when treated with phenoxide ion, 4-nitrodiphenyl ether being formed.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of optically active 2-[benzyl(phenyl)amino]ethyl 5-(5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dim ethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate (NZ-105).

(S)-2-[Benzyl(phenyl)amino]ethyl 5-(5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2, 6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ((S)-NZ-105) and R isomer were synthesized through the fractional crystallization of (S)-2-Methoxy-2-phenylethyl 5-(5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2, 6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate. Calcium antagonism activity was found to reside in the S isomer from single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis and reactivity of 4-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazole. A novel one-pot synthesis of N-substituted indole-2-thiols

4-(2-Chloro-5-nitrophenyl)-1,2,3-thiadiazole undergoes ring opening to produce a thioketene intermediate that reacts with an O- or N-nucleophile, forming an ester or an amide of the aryl-substituted thioacetic acid. Intermolecular cyclization of the thioacetic acid derivative via nucleophilic substitution of halogen in the aromatic ring gives an N-substituted indole-2-thiol (in case of an N-nucleophile) or a 2-alkoxy-substituted benzo[b]thiophene (in case of an O-nucleophile). The reaction is also applicable to the synthesis of heterocyclic analogues of N-substituted indole-2-thiols: 1-butyl-1,3-dihydropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-thione was synthesized as an example. In the presence of potassium thioacetate (an S-nucleophile) 4-nitro-2-(1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl)benzenethiol is formed more quickly than thiadiazole ring opening occurs, making the heterocyclic ring tolerant toward the base.     

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity Evaluation of 5-[2-Chloro-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propenylidene]-4-thiazolidinones

A series of novel 5-[(Z,2Z)-2-chloro-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propenylidene]-thiazolidinones (Ciminalum–thiazolidinone hybrid molecules) have been synthesized. Anticancer activity screening toward the NCI60 cell lines panel, gastric cancer (AGS), human colon cancer (DLD-1), and breast cancer (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) cell lines allowed the identification of 3-{5-[(Z,2Z)-2-chloro-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl}propanoic acid (2h) with the highest level of antimitotic activity with mean GI₅₀/TGI values of 1.57/13.3 μM and a certain sensitivity profile against leukemia (MOLT-4, SR), colon cancer (SW-620), CNS cancer (SF-539), melanoma (SK-MEL-5), gastric cancer (AGS), human colon cancer (DLD-1), and breast cancers (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) cell lines. The hit compounds 2f, 2i, 2j, and 2h have been found to have low toxicity toward normal human blood lymphocytes and a fairly wide therapeutic range. The significant role of the 2-chloro-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enylidene (Ciminalum) substituent in the 5 position and the substituent’s nature in the position 3 of core heterocycle in the anticancer cytotoxicity levels of 4-thiazolidinone derivatives have been established     

Regioselectivity in the reaction of paraformaldehyde with (1S,2S)-2-aryl(hetaryl)methylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols

The reaction of paraformaldehyde with (1S,2S)-2-aryl(hetaryl)methylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols produces a mixture of isomeric 3-aryl(hetaryl)methyl-4-hydroxymethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)- and 3-aryl(hetary)methyl-4-hydroxy(4-nitrophenyl)methyloxazolidines and is reversible. Université d'Auvergne, Faculté de Farmacie, 28, Place Henri Dunant, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Samara State University, Samara 443011, Russia. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 536–541, April, 1999.     

Photochemistry of 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines. Evidence for electron transfer and formation of an intermediate

New evidence about the path followed in the photochemical reaction of 4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines such as the drugs nifedipine (Compound 1) and nisoldipine (Compound 2) to give the corresponding nitrosophenylpyridines has been found through determination of the steady-state photochemical parameters and a comparison of the photoreactions in solution and in matrix at 90 K. Additional support is given by comparison with the isomeric 4-(3-nitrophenyl)dihydropyridine as well as with simpler derivatives, such as the corresponding 4-methyldihydropyridine. In Compounds 1 and 2, the lowest lying singlet, localized on the dihydropyridine chromophore, is deactivated by (largely exothermic) electron transfer to the nitrobenzene moiety, as evidenced by the complete quenching of the blue fluorescence observed in analogues not containing the electron-accepting group. Intramolecular proton transfer ensues in the 2-nitrophenyl derivatives with a relatively medium-independent quantum yield of approximately 0.3 and leads to an aromatic zwitterion, which is detected in matrix at 90 K (photoionization of this intermediate takes place in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran secondary). The intermediate is smoothly converted into the end product upon melting the glass. The 3-nitrophenyl analog, for which such a path is not available, is less reactive by about three orders of magnitude at 366 nm, although the quantum yield arrives at approximately 0.01 by irradiation at 254 nm in MeOH, reasonably via the nitrophenyl localized triplet.     

Novel pyrrolo[1,2-a][3.1.6]benzothiadiazocine ring synthesis. Unusual Truce-Smiles type rearrangement of 1-{[1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfonyl(or sulfinyl)}acetone

Reaction of 1-{[1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfonyl}acetone with sodium hydroxide with or without zinc gave 1-(2-nitrophenyl)(1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfonyl)methane by a Truce-Smiles type of transformation and 1-(2-nitrophenyl)-2-methylsulfonylpyrrole by deacetylation. Similar treatment of 1-{[1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfinyl}acetone gave only 1-(2-nitro-phenyl)(1H-pyrrol-2-ylsulfinyl)methane. 1-{[1-(2-Nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfanyl}acetone, 2-{[1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfanyl}-1-phenyl-ethan-1-one or 2-{[1-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]sulfanyl}acetonitrile were reductively cyclised with sodium borohydride and 5% palladium-on-carbon into 6-methyl(or phenyl)-5,6-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][3.1.6]benzothiadiazocin-7-ol or 6-amino-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][3.1.6]benzothiadiazocine-7-oxide, respectively.     

Nucleosides. Part LI The 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) and 2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (dnpeoc) groups for protection of hydroxy functions in ribonucleosides and 2′ -deoxyribonucleosides

The Common 2′ -deoxypyrimidine and -purine nucleosides, thymidine ( 4 ), O⁴-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-thymidine ( 17 ), 2′-deoxy-N⁴-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl]cytidine ( 26 ), 2′-deoxy-N⁶-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)-ethoxycarbonyl]adenosine- 39 , and 2′-deoxy-N²-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)(ethoxycarbonyl]-O⁶-[2–4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-guanosine ( 52 ) were further protected by the 2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (npeoc) and the 2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl (dnpeoc) group at the OH functions of the sugar moiety to form new partially and fully blocked intermediates for nucleoside and nucleotide syntheses. The corresponding 5′-O-monomethoxytrityl derivatives 5 , 18 , 30 , 40 , and 56 were also used as starting material to synthesize some other intermediates which were not obtained by direct acylations. In the ribonucleoside series, the 5′ -O-monomethoxytrityl derivatives 14 , 36 , 49 , and 63 reacted with 2-(4-nitrophenyl) ethyl chloroformate ( 1 ) to the corresponding 2′,3′-bis-carbonates 15 , 37 , 50 , and 64 which were either detriylated to 16 , 38 , 51 , and 65 , respectively, or converted by 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) treatment to the 2′,3′-cyclic carbonates 66 – 69 . The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses and UV and ¹H-NMR spectra.     

Electron impact induced fragmentations of 2-(2-nitroanilino)thiophens and Di(2-nitrophenyl)sulphides

A prominent ortho interaction occurs during the mass spectral fragmentation of di(2-nitrophenyl)sulphides. No such effects are observed for the corresponding ethers or 2-(2-nitroanilino)thiophens. Variation of aromatic substituents can dramatically alter the effect. Examination of analogous sulphone, sulphoxide, and disulphide molecules, implicates the involvement of the ortho nitro substituent and the sulphur atom in this rearrangement.     

Bromination of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-formylpyrrole

Depending on the amount of bromine, the bromination of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-formylpyrrole with bromine in chloroform without a catalyst gives 5-bromo and 4,5-dibromo derivatives. 4-Bromo-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-formylpyrrole is formed in the presence of excess AlC1₃, while a mixture of 3,4- and 4,5-dibromo derivatives with preponderance of the latter is formed with excess bromine. The results are compared with the literature data on the bromination of 2-formylpyrrole, 2-formylfuran, and 2-formylthiophene and are interpreted with allowance for the electronacceptor effect of the p-nitrophenyl substituent attached to the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 662–665, May, 1982.