Reaction of some coumarin and 4,6-diaryl-2H-pyran derivatives with secondary amines

The reaction of piperidine, morpholine, piperazine or dimethylamine with several coumarins, 3-bromocoumarin, 4,6-diaryl-2H-pyran-2-ones and 3-bromo-4,6-diaryl-2H-thiopyran-2-ones gave o-hydroxycinnamic acid amides, benzofurans, open-chain δ-oxoamides and thiophene derivatives, respectively.     

Cobalt(III)‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Cross‐Dehydrogenative C−H/X−H Coupling: Efficient Synthesis of Indoles and Benzofurans

An efficient cobalt(III)‐catalyzed intramolecular cross‐dehydrogenative C?H/N?H coupling of ortho‐alkenylanilines has been developed utilizing O₂ as a terminal oxidant. The developed reaction tolerates various reactive functional groups and allows the synthesis of diverse indole derivatives in good to excellent yields. The method was successfully extended to the synthesis of benzofurans through the intramolecular cross‐dehydrogenative C?H/O?H coupling of ortho‐alkenylphenols.     

An Efficient Friedel–Crafts/Oxa‐Michael/Aromatic Annulation: Rapid Access to Substituted Naphtho[2,1‐b]furan,Naphtho[1,2‐b]furan,and Benzofuran Derivatives

Substituted naphthofurans and benzofurans are easily accessible by treatment of naphthols/substituted phenols with nitroallylic acetates through a substitution–elimination process promoted by cesium carbonate. Reactions between naphthols and aromatic/heteroaromatic‐substituted nitroallylic acetates gave the desired functionalized naphthofurans in high to excellent chemical yields (14–97 %). On the other hand, treatment of phenol derivatives (i.e., 3‐dimethylamino‐, 3‐methoxy‐, and 3,5‐dimethoxyphenol) with various nitroallylic acetates afforded the corresponding benzofurans in moderate to good chemical yields (24–91 %). The reaction proceeded through an interesting Friedel–Crafts S_N2′ process followed by intramolecular oxa‐Michael cyclization and subsequent aromatization. A plot of log (k/k_H) against Hammett constants σ_p showed satisfactory linearity with a positive ρ value, indicating that the initial Friedel–Crafts‐type S_N2′ process constituted the rate‐determining step. This methodology has been applied to the synthesis of various novel C₂ and C₃ symmetric bis‐ and trisfurans by using catechol and phloroglucinol as the nucleophilic partners. The reactivity decreased when alkyl‐substituted nitroallylic acetate systems were used. This might be related to the decreased electrophilic character of these substrates.     

Synthesis of New Chromeno[4,3‐b]pyrazolo[4,3‐e]pyridines Derivatives with Antimicrobial Evaluation

A series of 2‐oxo‐2,5‐dihydro‐1H‐chromeno[4,3‐b]pyridine derivatives were obtained by using a one‐pot three component reaction of 2,2‐disubstituted chroman‐4‐one with aromatic aldehydes and 2‐cyanoacetamide in the presence of sodium hydroxide under solvent‐free conditions. Heating chromenopyridine derivatives with phosphoryl chloride gave the corresponding chloro derivatives. The reaction of the chloro derivatives with hydrazine hydrate afforded dihydrochromeno[4,3‐b]pyrazolo[4,3‐e]pyridines derivatives. Condensation of the dimethyl derivative compound with the aromatic aldehydes gave 8‐Arylideneamino‐6,6‐dimethyl‐10H‐chromeno[4,3‐b]pyrazolo[4,3‐e]pyridine.     

Copper‐Catalyzed Ring‐Opening Silylation of Benzofurans with Disilane

The catalytic ring‐opening silylation of benzofurans has been achieved by employing a copper catalyst and 1,2‐di‐tert‐butoxy‐1,1,2,2‐tetramethyldisilane, which could be easily prepared and handled without special care. The reaction afforded (E)‐o‐(β‐silylvinyl)phenols with complete stereoselectivity. The scope of benzofurans was well explored, and functional groups such as chloro, fluoro, and acetal were compatible with the reaction conditions. DFT calculations were used to determine the energy profile of the silylation and the origin of the stereoselectivity. The silylated product was proven to be useful as a synthetic intermediate and subsequently underwent transformations such as Pd‐catalyzed cross‐coupling with iodoarenes.     

An Easy Access to Benzofurans via DBU Induced Condensation Reaction of Active 2‐Hydroxy Acetophenones with Phenacyl Chlorides: A Novel Class of Antioxidant Agents

A convenient and efficient one‐pot synthesis of benzofurans 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h , 3i , 3j , 3k , 3l , 3m , 3n , 3o , 3p , 3q , 3r , 3s , 3t has been described from 2‐hydroxy acetophenones and phenacyl chlorides in the presence of DBU. The procedure was applicable for a variety of phenacyl chlorides and provides a variety of benzofurans with higher yields. DBU acts as a base and as well as nucleophiles. All the derivatives were subjected to in vitro antioxidant screenings against representative 2,2′‐diphenyl‐1‐picryl‐hydrazyl and 2,2′‐azino‐bis(3‐ethylbenzthiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid) radicals and results worth for further investigations.     

Radical Cyclization Reactions via Manganese(III) Acetate Leading to 2‐Thienyl‐Substituted Dihydrofuran Compounds

The 2‐thienyl‐substituted 4,5‐dihydrofuran derivatives 3 – 8 were obtained by the radical cyclization reaction of 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds 1a – 1f with 2‐thienyl‐substituted conjugated alkenes 2a – 2e by using [Mn(OAc)₃] (Tables 1–5). In this study, reactions of 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds 1a – 1e with alkenes 2a – 2c gave 4,5‐dihydrofuran derivatives 3 – 5 in high yields (Tables 1–3). Also the cyclic alkenes 2d and 2e gave the dihydrobenzofuran compounds, i.e., 6 and 7 in good yields (Table 4). Interestingly, the reaction of benzoylacetone (=1‐phenylbutane‐1,3‐dione; 1f ) with some alkenes gave two products due to generation of two stable carbocation intermediates (Table 5).     

Synthesis and In Vitro Antitumor Activity of New Isoxazolo[5,4‐d]Pyrimidine Systems

The reaction of 5‐amino‐3‐methylisoxazole ( 1 ) with aldimines 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 gave basic side chain 5‐amino‐3‐methylisoxazole derivatives 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 . Annulations of derivatives 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 with anisaldehyde afforded the target isoxazolo[5,4‐d]pyrimidines 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 . Treatment of 1 with isatin ketimine anil 18 resulted in the formation of derivative 19 , which further cyclized with anisaldehyde afforded the spirotetracyclic system 20 . Mannich reaction of 1 with primary amine such as methylamine and benzylamine gave the corresponding isoxazolo[5,4‐d]pyrimidine derivatives 21 and 22 , respectively. The newly synthesized compounds were tested for their antitumor activity.     

Design,Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of some Novel Pyridine,Coumarin, and Thiazole Derivatives

Treatment of 2‐cyano‐N′‐(1‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)ethylidene)acetohydrazide 1 with aromatic/heterocyclic aldehydes 2a–f gave arylidene derivatives 3a–f . Polysubstituted pyridine derivatives 4a,b were prepared either from reaction of arylidene 3a,b with malononitrile or from reaction of acetohydrazide 1 with arylidenemalononitrile 5a,b . Cyclocondensation of acetohydrazide 1 with salicylaldehyde derivatives and acetylacetone furnished pyrido‐coumarins 6,7 and 2‐pyridone‐3‐carbonitrile 8, respectively. In addition, pyrido‐thiazoles 13 and 15 were obtained through reaction of 2‐(1‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)ethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamide 11 with hydrazonyl chlorides and α‐haloketones, respectively. The structures of synthesized compounds were elucidated with spectral and elemental data. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds was studied.     

Furopyridines. XXVI. Reactions of cyanopyridine derivatives of furo[2,3‐b]‐, ‐[3,2‐b]‐, ‐[2,3‐c]‐ and ‐[3,2‐c]pyridine

Bromination of α‐cyanopyridine derivatives of furopyridines 1a‐d gave the 2,3‐dibromo‐2,3‐dihydro compounds 2a‐d in excellent yields. Treatment of 2a‐d with sodium hydroxide in methanol yielded compounds formed through the dehydrobromination and solvolysis of the nitrile. N‐Oxidation of 1a and 1b gave N‐oxide in much poor yield, while 1c and 1d gave the N‐oxide 13c and 13d in good yields. The nucleophilic reactions (cyanation, chlorination and acetoxylatoin) of 13c through a Reissert‐Henze type reaction gave poor results, which would be caused by the strong electron withdrawing effect of the cyano group.     

Unexpected hydrobromic acid-catalyzed C-C bond-forming reactions and facile synthesis of coumarins and benzofurans based on ketene dithioacetals

Hydrobromic acid was found to be a unique catalyst in C? C bond‐forming reactions with ketene dithioacetals. Distinctly different from other acids (including Lewis and Brønsted acids), the remarkable catalytic performance of hydrobromic acid in catalytic amounts was observed in the “acid”‐catalyzed reactions of readily available functionalized ketene dithioacetals 1 with various electrophiles. Under the catalysis of 0.1 equivalents of hydrobromic acid, the reaction of 1 with carbonyl compounds 2 a – l gave polyfunctionalized penta‐1,4‐dienes 3 or conjugated dienes 4 in good to excellent yields. The reaction tolerated a broad range of substituents on both the ketene dithioacetals 1 and the carbonyl compounds 2 . Application of this efficient C? C bond‐forming method generated coumarins 5 and benzofurans 7 under mild, metal‐free conditions by hydrobromic acid‐catalyzed reactions of 1 with salicylaldehydes 2 m – o and p‐quinones 6 a – d , respectively. A new reactive species, a sulfur‐stabilized carbonium ylide, formed depending on the nature of the counterion, and this was proposed as the key intermediate in the unique catalysis of hydrobromic acid.     

Catalyst‐free Synthesis of 5‐Arylimidazo[1,2‐c]quinazoline Derivatives in Ionic Liquids

The reaction of 2‐(4,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐imidazol‐2‐yl)aniline and aromatic aldehyde was treated in ionic liquids under catalyst‐free condition and gave dehydrogenated 5‐aryl‐2,3‐diphenylimidazo[1,2‐c ]quinazolines. The same reaction gave un‐aromatized 5‐aryl‐2,3‐diphenyl‐5,6‐dihydroimidazo[1,2‐c ]quinazoline derivatives while it was controlled in an inert gas. This procedure approach to imidazo[1,2‐c ]quinazolines has the advantages of milder reaction conditions, one‐pot, catalyst free, high yields, and environmentally benign.     

Tandem Hydroformylation/Reductive Amination of 3‐Allyl‐2‐methylquinazolin‐4(3H)‐one

The 3‐allyl‐2‐methylquinazolin‐4(3H)‐one ( 1 ), a model functionalized terminal olefin, was submitted to hydroformylation and reductive amination under optimized reaction conditions. The catalytic carbonylation of 1 in the presence of Rh catalysts complexed with phosphorus ligands under different reaction conditions afforded a mixture of 2‐methyl‐4‐oxoquinazoline‐3(4H)‐butanal ( 2 ) and α,2‐dimethyl‐4‐oxoquinazoline‐3(4H)‐propanal ( 3 ) as products of ‘linear’ and ‘branched’ hydroformylation, respectively (Scheme 2). The hydroaminomethylation of quinazolinone 1 with arylhydrazine derivatives gave the expected mixture of [(arylhydrazinyl)alkyl]quinazolinones 5 and 6 , besides a small amount of 2 and 3 (Scheme 3). The tandem hydroformylation/reductive amination reaction of 1 with different amines gave the quinazolinone derivatives 7 – 10 . Compound 10 was used to prepare the chalcones 11a and 11b and pyrazoloquinazolinones 12a and 12b (Scheme 4).     

Synthesis of Some New [1,8]Naphthyridine,Pyrido[2,3‐d]‐Pyrimidine,and Other Annulated Pyridine Derivatives

2‐Aminopyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 1 reacted with each of malononitrile, ethyl cyanacetate, benzylidenemalononitrile, diethyl malonate, and ethyl acetoacetate to give the corresponding [1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 3 , 5 , 8 , 11 , and 14 , respectively. Further annulations of 3 , 5 , and 8 gave the corresponding pyrido[2,3‐b][1,8]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 17 , pyrido[2,3‐h][1,6]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivatives 18 and 19 , respectively. The reaction of 1 with formic acid, formamide, acetic anhydride, urea or thiourea, and 4‐isothiocyanatobenzenesulfonamide gave the pyridopyrimidine derivatives 20a , b , 21 , 22a , b , and 26 , respectively. Treatment of compound 1 with sulfuric acid afforded the amide derivative 27 . Compound 27 reacted with 4‐chlorobenzaldehyde and 1H‐indene‐1,3(2H)‐dione to give the pyridopyrimidine derivative 28 and spiro derivative 30 , respectively. In addition, compound 1 reacted with halo compounds afforded the pyrrolopyridine derivatives 32 and 34 . Finally, treatment of 1 with hydrazine hydrate gave the pyrazolopyridine derivative 35 . The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established by elemental and spectral data.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Some New Diaryl Sulphones Containing Fused Thiazolo Pyrimidines

This paper describes the synthesis of some pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzothiazol‐8‐yl sulphones ( 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 ) starting from bis[2‐aminobenzothiazol‐6‐yl)sulphone 1. Reaction of 1 with acetic anhydride and/or benzoyl chloride gave substituted amino derivatives 2a,b , whereas its reaction with phenacyl bromide and/or p‐chlorophenacyl bromide gave imidazo benzothiazol‐7‐yl sulphones 4a,b .     

Synthesis of Some New Spiro,Isolated and Fused Heterocycles Based on 1H‐indole‐2‐One

The reaction of 3‐benzoylcyanomethylidine‐1(H)‐indole‐2‐one ( 1 ) with a variety of active methylene compounds, thioglycolic acid, glycine, hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine led to the formation of compounds 4a‐d‐10 . 3‐Thiosemicarbazide‐1(H)‐indole‐2‐one 2 on reaction with α‐halocarbonyl compounds gave compounds 11a‐c, 12a‐c . The latter compounds on heating with phosphoryl chloride, cyclization takes place via losing water to give the angular tetracyclic compounds 13a,b and 14a‐c . Cyanoacetic hydrazone derivative 3 readily cyclized upon heating in triethyl orthoformate to give the tricyclic system, oxopyridazino indole 15 . On the other hand, the reaction of 3 with benzylidine malononitrile and benzylidene ethylcyanoactate gave the pyranyl hydrazone derivatives 16a,b .     

Studies on pyrazine derivatives LII: Antibacterial and antifungal activity of nitrogen heterocyclic compounds obtained by pyrazinamidrazone usage

Using reactivity of pyrazinamidrazones and their N′‐substituted derivatives 1–8 in reaction with sulfonyl chlorides sulfone derivatives 9–17 were obtained, with orthoformate cyclized to sulfonyl compounds 18–20 . Amidrazones in reaction with pyraziniminoesters gave dihydrazidines 21–23 , which cyclized to 3,5‐dipyrazine derivatives of 1,2,4‐triazole 24–26 . 1‐Methyl‐ or 1‐phenyl‐3‐pyrazine‐1,2,4‐triazole 27–38 was formed in reaction of amidrazones 1–8 with orthoformate and orthoacetate or benzoyl chloride. N′‐Phenylamidrazones 3, 8 in reaction with thionyl chloride were transformed to 1,2,3,5‐thiatriazole S‐oxides 39, 40 . Obtained compounds exhibited low antibacterial activity. Antifungal activity was affirmed for compounds 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 37, 39, and 40 , for which minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was in the concentration range of 16–128 μg/mL. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 23:49–58, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20751     

Synthesis of 3‐alkylcarbonyloxymethyl derivatives of 5‐fluorouracil

3‐Alkylcarbonyloxymethyl derivatives of 5‐fluorouracil have been synthesized starting with 1‐ethyloxy‐carbonyl‐5‐fluorouracil. Alkylation of the starting material with alkylcarbonyloxymethyl iodides, generated from the corresponding chlorides by the Finkelstein reaction, in the presence of 1,8‐bis(dimethyl‐amino)naphthalene followed by deprotection with 1,1‐dimethylethylamine gave good yields (50‐60%) of the target derivatives after column chromatography. A 90% yield of 3‐acetyloxymethyl‐5‐fluorouracil was obtained when the corresponding commercially available bromide was used, instead of the in situ generated iodide, and the product could be isolated from the crude reaction by crystallization. An alternate path of sequential alkylation of 5‐fluorouracil with alkylcarbonyloxymethyl chlorides in the presence of tertiary amines, exhibiting different reactivities towards the chlorides, gave an excellent yield of 1‐acetyloxymethyl‐3‐propionyloxymethyl‐5‐fluorouracil in the one instance it was attempted, but subsequent deprotection of the 1‐position with methylamine gave only a 24% yield of 3‐propionyloxymethyl‐5‐fluorouracil.     

Metallation reactions. XXXIV. Synthesis of 2‐(1‐hydroxy‐1‐arylethyl)‐1,3‐benzoxathiol‐3‐oxide derivatives

The reaction of benzoxathiole‐3‐oxide with lithiumdiisopropylamide in tetrahydrofuran gave an anion, which was reacted with various aryl‐methyl‐ketones to give 2‐(1‐hydroxy‐1‐arylethyl)‐1,3‐benzoxathiol‐3‐oxide derivatives. The reaction was carried out in different temperature conditions: at ‐88 °C the trans addition stereoisomers to the sulfoxide oxygen atom were the main products.     

One‐Pot Synthesis of 1,4‐Dihydro‐2‐thioxo‐2H‐3,1‐benzoxazine‐4‐acetic Acid Derivatives by the Reaction of 2‐Isothiocyanatophenyl Ketones with Lithium Enolates of Acetates and Tertiary Acetamides

The one‐pot synthesis of 4‐aryl‐1,4‐dihydro‐2‐thioxo‐2H‐3,1‐benzoxazine‐4‐acetic acid derivatives 2 was achieved in good yields by the reaction of aryl(2‐isothiocyanatophenyl)methanones 1 with lithium enolates of acetates and tertiary acetamides. (2E)‐1‐(2‐Isothiocyanatophenyl)‐3‐phenylprop‐2‐en‐1‐one ( 3 ) gave 1,4‐dihydro‐4‐[(1E)‐2‐phenylethenyl]‐2‐thioxo‐2H‐3,1‐benzoxazine‐4‐acetic acid derivatives 4 in good yields as well.