1,5-Electrocyclization of 1-alkyl- 3-[(2Z)-2,4-diaryl-4-oxobut-2-en-1-yl]-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium bromides

Cyclization of 1-alkyl-3-[(2Z)-2,4-diaryl-4-oxobut-2-en-1-yl]-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium bromides occurs in the presence of MeONa at a reduced temperature of 5–10°C via a 1,5-electrocyclization mechanism to give 3a,4-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles. These are unstable under the reaction conditions and are readily converted to {1-[2-(alkylamino)phenyl]-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl}(phenyl)methanones.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. An additional reaction mechanism via an aziridine intermediate

The reaction of the 2-substituted 6-chloroquinoxaline 4-oxides 1a or 1b with 2-fold molar amount of methyl propiolate resulted in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction to give 8-chloro-1,3-bismethoxycarbonyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline 4a or 8-chloro-1,3-bismethoxycarbonyl-4-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrrolo-[1,2-a]quinoxaline 4b , respectively. Compound 4a or 4b was transformed into 8-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline 5a or 8-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline 5b , respectively. The structure of 4a,b was confirmed by the NOE measurement among the C₁ -H , C ₂-H and C ₉-H proton signals of 5a,b . An additional reaction mechanism was proposed for the ring transformation of isoxazolo[2,3-a]quinoxalines into pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines.     

[1,3,5]Triazino[1,2-a] azepines: A new ring system

The reaction of 2-pyrrolidino-1-aza-1-cycloheptene with aryl isocyanates leads, via 1,4-dipolar cycloaddition, to 1,3-diaryl-10a-pyrrolidinoperhydro[1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]azepine-2,4-diones. The reaction provides a facile route to the novel [1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]azepine ring system.     

New method for the annelation of a pyridine ring on derivatives of imidazole and benzimidazole

The interaction of (Z)-1,3-diaryl-4-bromo-2-buten-1-ones with 1-substituted (benz)imidazoles in benzene gave (Z)-1-R-3-(2,4-diaryl-4-oxo-2-butenyl)-1H-imidazolium bromides and (Z)-1-R-3-(2,4-diaryl-4-oxo-2-butenyl)-1H-benzimidazolium bromides which readily cyclize in the presence of base to form derivatives of 7,9-diarylpyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and 6,8-diarylpyrimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine. The effects of the nature of substituents in the benzene ring of the diarylbutenones and the substituent at N(1) in the (benz)imidazoles on the alkylation and cyclization reactions has been studied. The optimum conditions for the synthesis of the 5-R-4-hydroxy-2,4-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]benz-imidazol-10-ium, 5-R-2,4-diaryl-4-hydroxy-4,5-dihydro-3H-pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-10-ium, and 5-R-2,4-diaryl-5H-pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-10-ium have been found.     

Synthesis of diarylazolo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]pyridines from [(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-2,4-diaryl-4-oxo-2-butenyl]azolium salts

A method for the synthesis of derivatives of [1, 3]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines, pyrido[2,1-b][1, 3]benzo-thiazole, [1, 3, 4]thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine, and [1, 2, 4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine, which includes base initiated cyclization of quaternary azolium salts, formed by the interaction of (Z)-1,3-diaryl-4-bromo-2-buten-1-ones with 1-alkyl-1H-1,2,4-triazoles, 4-methyl-1,3-thiazole, 1,3-benzothiazole, and N-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine. Derivatives of 2-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine were obtained when 5-chloro-1-methyl-1H-imidazole was used.     

Diaziridine ring expansion in 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes upon reactions with activated olefins in ionic liquids

Reactions of 1,3-diphenylpropen-2-one and α-nitrostyrenes with azomethine imines, generated from 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes on catalysis with Et2O•BF3 in ionic liquids, were found to proceed with high regio- and stereoselectivity to afford the products of the diaziridine ring expansion, viz., [3-aryl-2-phenyltetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol- 1-yl](phenyl)methanones, 1,3-diaryl-2-nitrotetrahydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazoles and 5-aryl-6-(3-nitrophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazolium tetrafluoroborates (hexafluorophosphates). The reactions discovered are new, more simple methods for the syn- thesis of bicyclic structures.     

Bridgehead nitrogen heterocycles. VI. The reaction of 1-amino- and 1,2-diaminopyridinium salts with β-dicarbonyl compounds

1,2-Diaminopyridinium iodide underwent reaction with ethyl acetoacetate to form 1,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxopyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-1-ium iodide, and with acetyl acetone it gave 2,4-dimethylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ium iodide. Though 2-acetylcyclohexanone gave the corresponding 5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]quinazolin-11-ium iodide, no reaction was observed with 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-heptanedione, 1-benzoylacetone, 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione and its p-methoxyphenyl derivative. However, 1-aminopyridinium iodide and acetyl acetone in the presence of base gave 3-acetyl-2-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and 1-amino-2-methylpyridinium iodide yielded the corresponding 3-acetyl-2,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine. With ethyl acetoacetate, the latter salt formed 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine but with 2,6-dimethyl substituents in the pyridine ring no condensation occurred. Reaction of 1-amino-2-methylpyridinium iodide with benzaldehyde gave N-benzalimino-2-methylpyridinium iodide which, on treatment with base, resulted in the formation of 2-picoline and benzonitrile, providing a convenient method of deamination.     

Acetylenic chemistry: Part 15 [1]. Reactions of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-2,4-dioxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine with 3-bromoprop-1-yne

Reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,4-dioxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine with 3-bromoprop-1-yne gave 1-prop-2′-ynylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ( 4a ), 3-prop-2′-ynylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ( 4b ), and 1,3-diprop-2′-ynylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ( 4c ). Subsequent boiling of 1,3-diprop-2′-ynylpyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ( 4c ) in formic acid afforded 1-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridyl-N-prop-2′-ynylamide ( 5 ) and 1-acetonyl-3-prop-2′-ynylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione ( 6 ).     

Five-Membered 2,3-Dioxo Heterocycles: L. Synthesis and Thermolysis of 3-Aroyl- and 3-Hetaroyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinoxalin-1,2,4-triones

(Z)-3-Phenacylidene- and (Z)-3-hetaroylmethylidene-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-2-ones react with oxalyl chloride to give 3-acyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,2,4-triones. Thermolysis of the latter generates acyl(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes which are stabilized via [4 + 2]-cyclodimerization followed by [1,3]-acylotropic shift to afford 4-acyl-3-acyloxy-2-(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,5-diones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1101–1108.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Bozdyreva, Smirnova, Maslivets.     

(8,9-Dihydro-7H-imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]diazepin-5-yl)-cyanamide und homologe imidazo-bizyklen

The reaction of the 2-(ω-aminoalkyl)imidazoles 4a-f with N-cyanodi-phenylimidocarbonate ( 7 ) leads to appropriately hydrogenated imidazo-[1,5-a]imidazoles, imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]diazepines and imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]diazocines ( 9a-f ), which are similar to (7,8-dihydroimidazo)[1,2-c]pyrimidin-5-yl)cyanamides ( 3 )[1] in respect to their chemical and spectroscopic properties.     

Synthesis of azepino[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]benzimidazoles and imidazo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]azepines

Fusion of 4-bromo-1,3-diphenyl-2-buten-1-ones (γ-bromodypnones) with 1,2-dimethyl-1H-benzimidazole and further treatment of the reaction product with a base (morpholine) gives 7,9-diaryl-5-methyl5,10-dihydroazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazol-11-ium bromides. The reaction of γ-bromodypnone with 1-alkyl-2-methyl-1H-imidazoles in benzene at 25 °C gives quaternary azolium salts. Upon heating their solutions in alcohol in the presence of K₂CO₃ the latter cyclize to 1-R-6,8-diaryl-1,5-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]azepin-4-ium bromides or 1-R-6,8-diaryl-1H-imidazo[1,2-a]azepines depending on the nature of the substituent in the benzene rings and the substituent at the N(1) atom of the imidazole.     

Reaction of 2-aminobenzamide analogs and 2-aminothiophenol with ethyl 3-ethoxymethylene-2,4-dioxovalerate. Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinazoline and pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzothiazoline derivatives

The reaction of ethyl 3-ethoymethylene-2,4-dioxovalerate (EMDV) ( 1 ) with 2-aminobenzamide ( 2 ), 2-aminobenzthioamide ( 3 ), 2-aminobenzmethylamide ( 4 ) and 3-amino-2-methyl- or phenylpyrazole-4-carbox-amides ( 6 and 7 ) produced ethyl 3-aminomethylene-2,4-dioxovalerates ( 10, 15, 16, 18 and 19 ), which led to pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline-1,5-diones ( 11, 22 and 23 ) and pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidine-1,5-diones ( 24 and 25 ) under the acidic condition, respectively. Analogously, 2-aminothiophenol reacted with 1 to give 21 , which was subsequently derived to pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzothiazolin-l-one ( 26 ) under the neutral condition. Furthermore, we prepared the heterocyclic steroidal molecules ( 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51 ) by condensation of 11 and 26 with hydrazine, methylhydrazine and phenylhydrazine.     

Solvation controlling reaction paths and gel-formation in imide derivatives

1,8-Naphthalic anhydride condenses with 4-nitro-1,2-diaminobenzene in acetic acid to give 11-nitrobenzo[d,e]benzo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-1,3-dione (1), whereas the same reaction carried out in DMF gives 2-(2-amino-4-nitrophenyl)-benzo[d,e]isoquinoline-1,3-dione (2). The condensation reaction of 1,8-naphthalic anhydride with 1-amino 3,5-benzene dicarboxylic acid leads to corresponding imide, which forms a gel in a mixed solvent such as water in DMSO. A similar compound 5-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)-isophthalic acid derived from phthalic anhydride forms gel in a mixed solvent of DMSO and water, whereas a crystalline solvate of DMSO with 2 could be obtained upon crystallization from DMSO. The crystal structure of this solvate is determined and its structure is compared with 2-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-benzoic acid. The latter does not form a gel in the mixed solvent and adopts an intermolecular hydrogen bonded structure.     

The investigations in 2,3′-biquinoline series. 25*. Synthesis of 4-(2-quinolinyl)-pyrrolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinolines and 4-(2-quinolyl)-imidazo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinolines

A method has been developed for the synthesis of 4-(2-quinolinyl)-1,2,3,3a-tetrahydropyrrolo-[1,2-a]quinolines based on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to 2,3′-biquinolinium salts. Oxidation in benzene using MnO₂ gave 4-(2-quinolinyl)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. It was found that a side product of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition is 7,14-di-benzoyl-6,13-di(2-quinolyl)-6a,7,13a,14-tetrahydro-7a,14a-diazadibenzo[a,h]anthracene. Reaction of 1′-phenacyl-2,3′-biquinolinium salts with hydroxylamine in acetic acid gave 4-(2-quinolyl)imidazo-[1,2-a]quinolines. *For Communication 24 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 433–439, March, 2009.     

Acetylenchemie. 9. Mitt. Anellierte imidazole aus N-propinylamid-vorstufen

The Compound 2-(N-Formyl-N-prop-2′-inyl)aminopyridine was cyclised in boiling formic acid to 3-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, with 3-methylene-2H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine as the intermediate. Under similar conditions the 1,3-diprop-2-inylpyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-2,4-dione resulted from 1-methylimidazo[1,2-a]quinoline-4-carbonic acid-N-2-prop-2′-inylamide and from the 1-prop-2′-inylbenzo[b][1,8]naphthyridin-2-one the 1-methylbenzo[b]imidazo[1,2,3-ij]naphthyridine-4,7-dione as a new ring system, was obtained.     

Condensation of 1-Substituted 1,2,3,9a-Tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one Derivatives with Aromatic Aldehydes

Condensation of 1-alkyl-, 1-allyl-, and 1-benzyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones with benzaldehydes in acetic acid and subsequent treatment of the reaction mixture with potassium hydroxide afforded 1-substituted 9a-(2-phenylethenyl)-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one derivatives. 1-Methyl- and 1-ethyl-9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones were synthesized by alkylation of 9a-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-one with methyl- and ethyl iodides in DMF in the presence of a strong base.     

1-Amino-2-hydrazinobenzimidazole and its reactions with some carbonyl compounds

1-Amino-2-hydrazinobenzimidazole was obtained for the first time by treating 1-aminobenzimidazole-2-sulfonic acid with hydrazine hydrate. This compound readily condensed with aromatic aldehydes involving both amino groups. The condensation with 2,4-pentanedione affords 1-amino-2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)benzimidazole, and with α-ketoacids in glacial acetic acid yields mixtures of 10-acetylamino-3-R-1,2,4-triazino[4,3-a]benzimidazol-4(10H)-ones and 4-amino-2-R-1,2,4-triazino[2,3-a]benzimidazol-3(4H)-ones.     

Short syntheses of 1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrrolo-[1,2-a]quinoline-4-carboxylic acid and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6H-6-oxopyrido[1,2-a]quinoline-5-carboxylic acid derivatives

Short and efficient syntheses of 7-fluoro-8-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-1,2,3,5-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoline-4-carboxylic acid and 8-fluoro-9-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6H-6-oxopyrido[1,2-a]-quinoline-5-carboxylic acid are described. Both basic heterocycles were synthesized in two steps by the condensation of a benzoylacetate with an imino ether followed by an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement cyclization reaction.     

Synthesis of 1- and 2-Carbamoylalkyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole and 9-Carbamoylalkyl-2,3,4,4a,9,9a-hexahydro-1H-carbazole Derivatives

Treatment of 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo- and 1,2,3,4,10,10a-hexahydropyrimido[1,2-a]indol-2-one derivatives with formic acid gave 1-carbamoylalkyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indoles. 9-Carbamoylmethyl- and 9-(2-carbamoylethyl)-4a-methyl-2,3,4,4a,9,9a-hexahydro-1H-carbazoles were prepared from 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H,4H-imidazo- and 1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-5H-pyrimido[2,1-k]carbazolones in a similar manner. Synthesis of 2-(2-carbamoylpropyl)-2,3,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole was carried out by reduction of 1,3-dihydrospiro[2H-indolo-2,2'-piperidine] derivative with Zn in acetic acid solution.     

Synthesis and study of new 2-aryl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1a-dihydroazireno[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives

New derivatives of photochromic 2-aryl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,1a-dihydroazireno[1,2-a]quinoxalines were synthesized by condensation of 4-methyl-and 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine with 1,3-diaryl-2,3-dibromopropan-1-ones. The reactions of 4-methyl-1,2-phenylenediamine produce mixtures of regioisomers. The chemical properties of the reaction products were studied. The structure of one of the latter was established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 350–356, February, 2006.