Heterocyclic Quinones in the Nenitzescu Reaction. Synthesis of Furo- and Pyrrolobenzothiazoles from 2-Methyl-4,7-dioxobenzothiazole

Treatment of the enamines of acetylacetone and benzoylacetone with 2-methyl-4,7-dioxobenzothiazole under Nenitzescu reaction conditions gave furo[2,3-e]benzothiazoles (in acetic acid) and pyrrolo[2,3-e]benzothiazoles (in nitromethane). Using enamines of acetoacetic ester gave exclusively pyrrolo[2,3-e]benzothiazoles.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 252–258, February, 2005.     

Synthesis of Furoindoles and Benzodifurans by the Nenitzescu Reaction

New derivatives of furoindole and benzodifuran were synthesized by the condensation of 3-methyl-4,5-dioxobenzofuran with enamines under the conditions of the Nenitzescu reaction.     

Synthesis and reactions of 1-R-3-benzoyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiones

Cycloacylation of N-R-3-oxo-3-phenylpropanethioamides by diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate occurs selectively to form 1-R-3-benzoyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiones which are convenient starting materials for the synthesis of bi-and tricyclic hetero systems including the previously unknown 9-R-7-ethoxycarbonyl-5-phenyl-8,9-dihydropyrido[2,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-8-ones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1660–1669, November, 2007.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 131. Bromination of 3-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline

The bromination of 3-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline by molecular bromine is accompanied by the closure of a five membered furan ring and gives the corresponding 2-bromomethyl-3,9-dihydro-2H-furo[2,3-b]quinolin-4-one. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1677–1686, November, 2007.     

Synthesis of pyrroloquinolines from substituted 6-aminoindoles and oxaloacetic ester

It was established that the initial condensation of substituted 6-aminoindoles and oxaloacetic ester in boiling benzene with the addition of catalytic amounts of acetic acid takes place exclusively through the carboxyl group of the keto ester with the formation of the corresponding enamines, which successfully undergo thermal cyclization (biphenyl, 280°C) to pyrroloquinolines. Here, irrespective of the nature of substituents at the N-1 and C-5 atoms enamines with a free position 7 are transformed into pyrrolo-[2,3-f]quinolines (structural analogs of vitamin PQQ) while 7-OMe-substituted enamines give pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinolines with linear fusion of the rings. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 991–1002, July, 2008.     

Anomalous Beckmann Reaction in a Series of Oximes of 4-Aryl-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines in Polyphosphoric Acid. 2. Unexpected Synthesis of 3'-Ethoxycarbonyl-4',7',7'-trimethyl-4-oxo-2',6',7',8'-tetrahydrospiro(cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,2'-pyrrolo[4,3,2-d,e]quinolines)

Oximes of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-halo(methoxy)phenyl-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines are converted in polyphosphoric acid (PPA) into 3'-ethoxycarbonyl-4',7',7'-trimethyl-4-oxo-2',6',7',8'-tetrahydrospiro(cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,2'-pyrrolo[4,3,2-d,e]quinoline). An X-ray structural analysis has been carried out on one of the synthesized compounds.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 143. Synthesis,structure, and spectroscopic characteristics of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyrazino[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate

Condensation of aminopyrazine with triethyl methanetricarboxylate gave ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate. According to X-ray analytical data the compound exists in the 2-hydroxy-4-oxo form in the crystal. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 411–419, March, 2008.     

Simple synthesis of alkyl 5-oxo-5,8-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylates from 5-acetyl-4-aminopyrimidines

A method for the synthesis of methyl and ethyl 2-R¹-4-R²-5-oxo-5,8-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylates was proposed. The method is based on condensation of 2-R¹-6-R²-5-acetyl-4-aminopyrimidines with ethyl oxalate in the presence of MeONa or EtONa. Products of the Friedländer self-condensation of the starting pyrimidines were also obtained.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-g]-and pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines from 5-amino-2,3-dimethyl-and 1,2,3-trimethylindoles with 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetic ester

It has been shown that the condensation reaction of 5-amino-2,3-dimethyl-and 1,2,3-trimethylindoles with 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetic ester occurs either via the trifluoromethylcarbonyl or the ester group depending upon the conditions under which it is carried out. Under thermal conditions (refluxing in diphenyl) the enaminocrotonates formed are readily converted to pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines and the amides cyclize in trifluoroacetic acid at 78°C to give pyrrolo[2,3-g]quinolines. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 86–96, January, 2006.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of ethyl 1-benzyl-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-oxo-2-phenacyl-2,3-dihydropyrrole-4-carboxylate

Reaction of 5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-2,3-furandione with ethyl 3-benzylamino-2-butenoate, resulting in ethyl 1-benzyl-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-oxo-2-phenacyl-2,3-dihydropyrrole-4-carboxylate and benzylamide ofN-benzoylpyruvic acid, was studied. The structure of the pyrrole derivative was confirmed by X-ray analysis.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1552–1555, August, 1995.     

Synthesis and spectral properties of substituted 4-chlorooxazoloquinolines

Summary The treatment of a mixture of linearly and angularly annelated 2-substituted oxazolo[4,5-f]quinolones (5a–c) and oxazolo[5,4-g]quinolones (6a–c) and similarly the treatment of 2-substituted oxazolo[5,4-f]quinolones (7a–c) and oxazolo[4,5-g]quinolones (8b,c) with POCl₃ afforded substituted 4-chlorooxazolo[4,5-f]quinolines (9a–c) and 2-substituted 4-chlorooxazolo[5,4-f]quinolines (10b,c), respectively. Spectral characteristics of the synthesized derivatives (¹H and¹³C NMR, IR, UV, and MS) are discussed.Dedicated to Prof.Fritz Sauter on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Heterocyclic Analogs of 5,12-Naphthacenequinone. 1. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Analogs Starting from 2,3-Diaminoquinizarine

The amination of 2-nitroquinizarine using hydroxylamine gives 2-amino-3-nitroquinizarine, which, upon reduction, gives previously unreported 2,3-diaminoquinizarine, a key intermediate in the synthesis of heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone, namely, 4,11-dihydroxyanthra[2,3-d]imidazole-5,10-dione (imidazoloquinizarine), 4,11-dihydroxyanthra[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazole-5,10-dione (triazoloquinizarine), and 5,12-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-g]quinoxaline-6,11-dione (pyrazinoquinizarine). __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1081–1088, July, 2005.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 147. Synthesis and tautomerism of 2-methyl-9H-furo-[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]quinolin-4-one

In the presence of aqueous solutions of alkali, 2-bromomethyl-3,9-dihydro-2H-furo[2,3-b]quinolin-4-one is subjected to dehydrobromination and converted to 2-methyl-9H-furo[2,3-b]quinolin-4-one which exists in acid solution in the 4-oxo-and in base in the 4-hydroxy tautomeric forms. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1039–1043, July, 2008.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolinones 128. Bromination of N-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolines and pyridines unsubstituted in position 3

Bromination of N-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline and N-allyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine is accompanied not only by closing of a five membered oxazole ring but also by a second bromination of the 2-bromomethyl-5-oxo-1,2-dihydro-5H-oxazolo[3,2-a]-derivatives formed at position 4. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1365–1373, September, 2007.     

4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 120. Synthesis and structure of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyrido-[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate

An improved method for the preparation and purification of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidine-3-carboxylates is proposed. According to ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic data the synthesized compounds exist in DMSO solution in the 2-hydroxy-4-oxo form while in the crystal (at least for the case of the unsubstituted derivative) X-ray analysis shows that it occurs in the bipolar 2,4-dioxo form. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 864–876, June, 2007.     

First example of Diels-Alder reaction in the 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydroquinoline series. Synthesis of hydrogenated 5,8-ethanoquinolines

Diels-Alder reactions in the 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydroquinolines series were studied for the first time. It was shown that these dienes demonstrate only moderate reactivity. [4+2] Cycloaddition occurs stereo- and regioselectively only for alkenes bearing an electron-withdrawing group (acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, dimethyl acetylene dicarboxylate, methyl propiolate). In this case, endo-Diels-Alder adducts, spiroannelated 5,8-ethanoquinolines, are formed in a high yield. Cyclopentadiene, being a highly reactive diene component, reacts with 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydroquinolines as the dienophile. Electron-rich unsaturated compounds (N-vinylpyrrolidone, vinylethyl ether, phenylacetylene) are inert to this cycloaddition reaction.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacene-quinone. 3. Synthesis of 4,11-diaminonaphtho-[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and certain of its derivatives

Nucleophilic substitution of methoxy groups in 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione by the action of primary and secondary alkylamines, or arylamines leads to the formation of N-alkyl or N-aryl derivatives of 4,11-diaminonaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione respectively. 4,11-Diamino-1H-naphtho-[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione is obtained by the dealkylation of 4,11-bis[(1-phenylethyl)amino]-1Hnaphtho[ 2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione in the presence of a Lewis acid (BBr₃). __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 854–861, June, 2006.     

Synthesis of Functionally Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-g]- and Pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines from 5-Amino-2-phenyl- and 5-Amino-1-methyl-2-phenylindoles

The behavior of 5-amino-2-phenyl- and 5-amino-1-methyl-2-phenylindoles in reactions with acetoacetic, trifluoroacetoacetic, and ethoxymethylenemalonic esters, leading to the preparation of pyrrolo[2,3-g]- and pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines with functional substituents has been studied.