Synthesis and reactions of 2-amino-7, 8-dimethoxy-1h-3-benzazepines. Competitive formation of 2-amino-1h-3-benzazepines vs. 2-benzylimidazoles

A short synthesis of 2-amino-7, 8-dimethoxy-1H-3-benzazepine ( 1a ) from 3, 4-dimethoxyphenylacetonitrile ( 8a ) is reported. The synthesis of several other 2-amino-1H-3-benzazepines 1 is also discussed. Conditions which favor the formation of 1 versus the formation of the isomeric 2-benzylimidazoles 11 are evaluated. Several reactions of 1a are also described.     

Derivatives of 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolineacetonitrile and related compounds. I. Synthesis of N-hydroxy-2-oxo or thioxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolineethanimidamide and related products

The following methods afforded the titled acetonitriles 1–5 in excellent yields: (1) the reaction of the appropriate 2-benzothiazolinones with chloroacetonitrile under basic conditions and (2) the dehydration of the appropriate 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolineacetamides with phosphorus oxychloride or pentoxide. The reaction of the acetonitriles 1–5 and 2-thioxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolmeacetonitrile with hydroxylamine afforded the titled compounds 6–11 . Supporting nmr and mass spectral data are discussed.     

The reaction of phenylglyoxal with 2-aminoalcohols. Rearrangement of 2-acyloxazolidines to 2-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-1,4-oxazines

The reactions of phenylglyoxal hydrate with (R)-phenylglycinol and with (1S,2R)-norephedrine were investigated. The expected 2-benzoyloxazolidines 3 and 2a , respectively are initially formed, and undergo a fast, spontaneous stereospecific rearrangement to the corresponding 2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-1,4-oxazines 4 and 5 respectively. The mechanism of this new rearrangement is discussed. The structures and stereochemistry of 4 and 5 were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Aziridinyl ketones. XVIII. The rearrangement-dehydrogenation of cis-1-cyclohexyl-2-phenyl-3-aroylaziridines

The sequential nature of the unique rearrangement-dehydrogenation of cis-1-alkyl-2-aryl-3-aroylaziridines ( 1a-d ) into 2-alkylamino-3-arylindenones ( 2a-d ) when treated with a lithium amide has been established. Furthermore, a competitive degradation pathway has been discovered which leads to ω-aminoacetophenones and benzaldehyde, thereby accounting for the major product of this reaction. trans-1-Alkyl-2-aryl-3-aroylaziridines do not react with the lithium amides employed in these studies. Although 1-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-3-benzoylaziridine reacts with lithium amide to produce a 3-carbanion, neither a rearrangement-dehydrogenation to a 2-aminoindenone nor a more extensive degradation involving carbon-carbon bond cleavage is observed. Mechanistic pathways for these base catalyzed reactions are discussed.     

3(2H)isoquinolones. 2. Studies on the structure and formation of aminonaphthols obtained in the preparation of 3(2H)isoquinolones

The reaction of a 2-acylphenylacetic acid derivative (I) with primary amines in glacial acetic acid produces novel, colorless aminonaphthols (III) which are isomeric with the brilliant yellow 3(2H)isoquinolones (II) obtained in the same reaction. A combination of chemical and spectral techniques allowed identification of the isomers as derivatives of 4-amino-2-naphthol. A plausible mechanism of formation of aminonaphthols versus 3(2H)isoquinolones is discussed and supported by chemical synthesis of N-substituted 2-aeylphenylacetamides (VIII) and a 1,4-dihydro-1-hydroxy-3(2H)isoquinolone derivative (IX).     

Halovinylsulfones 4 . Synthesis and some reactions of 2-phenylsulfonyl-2-propenyl isothiocyanate

The title compound, isothiocyanate 2 , was obtained in good yield from the reaction of α-chloromethylvinyl-sulfone 1 with lead thiocyanate. The isothiocyanate 2 was reacted with aromatic amines to give 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines 3 in good to moderate yields. The formation pathways are discussed.     

New heterocyclic compounds derived from 1,4-dihydro-3(2H)-cinnolinone. Cyclic hydrazides. Note I

The question concerning the synthesis of the 1,4-dihydro-3(2H)cinnolinone was solved and some new tetracyclic derivatives are described. The structure and the synthesis of the two isomers 2-(2-carbomethoxymethylphenyl)phthalazine-1(2H),4(3H)dione and 1-(2-carbomethoxybenzoyl)-1,2-dihydrocinnolin-3(4H)one are discussed.     

Fused indoles. 2. Synthesis and reactions of imidazo[1,2-a]- and pyrimido[1,2-a]-indoles

The alkylation of 2-chloroindole-3-carboxaldehyde ( 1 ) and 3-acetyl-2-chloroindole ( 5 ) with 3-chloro-N,N-dimethyl-1-propylamine, 3-chloro-N,N-diethyl-1-propylamine and 2-chloro-N,N-dimethyl-1-ethylamine is described. Following alkylation, demethylation occurs and furnishes imidazo[1,2,-a]- and pyrimido[1,2-a]indoles ( 3a,6,8,10 ). Pyrimido-indole 3a , on treatment with lithium aluminum hydride, furnishes the bis-indole 12 . Analogous reaction with diborane affords the reduced product 14 , while reaction with methyllithium yields the deformylated product 13 . Spectral data of the resulting compounds are also discussed.     

Azabicyclo chemistry II. Synthesis of 1,5-methano-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepines. B-norbenzomorphans

The syntheses of the B-norbenzomorphans, 1,5-methano-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepine (1a) and its N-methyl derivative (Ib) were accomplished. Phenylsuccinic anhydride (III) was cyclized to 3-carboxy-1-indanone (IVa), which was converted by the Arndt-Eistert method to the homologous methyl indanone-3-acetate (V). One experiment in the synthesis of V led to the by-products 3-carboxamido-1-indanone (IVd) and 3-(N-methylcarboxamido)-1-indanone (IVe), identified by physical and chemical means. Methyl 1-aminoindan-3-acetate (VII) was prepared by catalytic reduction of methyl indanone-3-acetate oxime (VI). Hydrolysis of VII afforded 1-aminoindan-3-acetic acid (VIII), which was cyclized with dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to 1,5-methano-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepin-3-one (IX). Reduction (lithium aluminum hydride) of IX gave amine Ia which was then methylated to Ib. The mass spectral fragmentation patterns of IX and Ia are discussed.     

Ring transformations of heterocyclic compounds. XV. N-(2-hydroxyphenyl) substituted 2-alkylamino-4,6-diarylbenzophenones by ring transformation of 2,4,6-triarylpyrylium salts with anhydrobases of benzoxazolium salts

The synthesis of hitherto unknown N-(2-hydroxyphenyl) substituted 2-alkylamino-4,6-diarylbenzophenones 3 from 2,4,6-triarylpyrylium salts 1 and 3-alkyl-2-methylbenzoxazolium salts 2 in the presence of triethylamine in ethanol by a 2,5-[C₄+C₂] pyrylium ring transformation is reported. Structure elucidation is performed by an X-ray crystal structure determination of the benzophenone 3a. Spectroscopic data of the transformation products and their mode of formation via anhydrobases of the salts 2 are discussed.     

Studies in spiroheterocycles. Part V. Synthesis of new fluorinated spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-oxiran]-2(1H)-ones

Reinvestigation of the reaction of 3-aroylmethyleneindol-2-ones with hydrogen peroxide has revealed that a 1:1 isomeric mixture of spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-oxiran]-2(1H)-ones is formed. The structures of the two isomers have been confirmed by their ir, pmr and mass spectral studies. Mass fragmentation patterns of these compounds are discussed.     

Reactions of 2-(α-Haloalkyl)thiiranes with nucleophilic reagents: V. Reactions of 2-(α-Chloroalkyl)thiiranes with organolithium compounds

2-(α-Haloalkyl)thiiranes reacted with methyl-, butyl-, and phenyllithium to give the corresponding allyl sulfides. The reactions of diastereoisomeric erythro- and threo-2-(1-chloroethyl)thiiranes with phenyllithium were stereospecific, and they afforded (E)- and (Z)-1-phenylsulfanylbut-2-enes, respectively. 3-Chloromethyl-2,2-dimethylthiirane and phenyllithium gave rise to a mixture of 3-methyl-3-phenylsulfanylbut-1-ene and 3-methyl-1-phenylsulfanylbut-2-ene. The reactions of 2-chloromethylthiiranes with phenyllithium and methyllithium in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(I) iodide (10 mol %) led to the formation of substituted thiiranes as the major products. Mechanisms of the observed transformations are discussed.     

Tautomerism of 2-amino-2-oxazolin-4-ones. II

The study of the tautomerism of 2-amino-2-oxazolin-4-one ( 1 ) and its methyl derivatives has been completed. The methylation of 1 gave 2-imino-3-methyloxazolidin-4-one ( 4 ) and 2-methyl-amino-2-oxazolin-4-one ( 7 ). All attempts to isolate O-methyl derivatives failed. The uv, nmr, ir, and Raman spectra led to the definite conclusion, in agreement with the chemical evidence, that the 2-aminooxazolinic form a , if it is theoretically possible, predominates in all compounds investigated. Otherwise the 2-iminooxazolidinic form b predominates. The assignment of the carbonyl stretching is discussed on the basis of ir and Raman data. The nmr spectrum of compound 7 shows anomalous behaviour, most probably due to the existence of a monomer-dimer equilibrium.     

Monomer-isomerization polymerization. XI. Monomer-isomerization copolymerizations of 2-butene with 2-pentene and 2-hexene with Ziegler-Natta catalyst

2-Pentene and 2-hexene were found to undergo monomer-isomerization copolymerizations with 2-butene by Al(C₂H₅)₃–VCl₃ and Al(C₂H₅)₃–TiCl₃ catalysts in the presence of nickel dimethylglyoxime or transition metal acetylacetonates to yield copolymers consisting of the respective 1-olefin units. For comparison, the copolymerizations of 1-pentene with 1-butene and 1-hexene with 1-butene by Al(C₂H₅)₃–VCl₃ catalyst were also attempted. The compositions of the copolymers obtained from these copolymerizations were determined by using the calibration curves between the compositions of the respective homopolymer mixtures and the values of D₇₆₆/D₁₃₈₀ in the infrared spectra. The monomer reactivity ratios for the monomer-isomerization copolymerizations of 2-butene (M₁) with 2-pentene and 2-hexene, in which the concentrations of both 1-olefins calculated from the observed isomer distribution were used as those in the monomer feed mixture, and for the ordinary copolymerizations of 1-butene (M₁) with 1-pentene and 1-hexene by Al(C₂H₅)₃-VCl₃ catalyst were determined as follows: 2-butene (M₁)/2-pentene (M₂): r₁ = 0.14, r₂ = 0.99; 1-butene (M₁)/1-pentene (M₂): r₁ = 0.30, r₂ = 0.74; 2-butene (M₁)/2-hexene (M₂): r₁ = 0.11, r₂ = 0.62; 1-butene (M₁)/1-hexene (M₂): r₁ = 0.13, r₂ = 0.90.     

Umsetzung von 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirinen mit 1,3-Oxazolidin-2-thion zu 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-thiohydantoinen

Reaction of 3-(Dimethylamino)-2H-azirines with 1,3-Oxazolidine-2-thione to 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2- thiohydantoins The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione ( 6 ), in MeCN at room temperature, yields, after hydrolytic workup, 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-thiohydantoins 7 (Scheme 2). In the case of the spirocyclic 1c , crystallization of the crude reaction mixture leads to spiro [cyclopentane-1, 7′(7′aH)-imidazo [4, 3-b] oxazole] -5′-thione 8c . The mechanism is discussed.     

Zum Mechanismus der photochemischen Umwandlung von 2-Alkyl-indazolen in 1-Alkyl-benzimidazole. I. Struktur und Reaktivität eines Zwischenproduktes

Mechanistic studies on the photoisomerization of 2-alkyl-indazoles into 1-alkyl-benzimidazoles. I. Structure and reactivity of an intermediate. 2-Alkyl-indazoles ( 1 ) undergo photochemical isomerization to 1-alkyl-benzimidazole via previously unknown intermediates 3 (Scheme 1). In the present paper the structure and reactivity of these intermediates are discussed. Low-temperature irradiation (?60°) of 1 b with 300 nm light gives 3 b in quantitative yield. 3 b is transformed during warm-up to 1 b and 2 b (UV.-evidence). The formations of 1 and 2 show the same temperature dependence but their ratio is found to be temperature-independent. In contrast to the above behaviour, low-temperature irradiation with 250 nm light of 3 b yields 1 b only (no 2 b ). These findings are consistent with the proposed reaction mechanism 2 c in Scheme 2. On the basis of spectroscopic properties and the described reaction pathways, it appears that the most suitable structure for intermediate 3 is a 7,8-diaza-tricyclo[4.3.0.0^7,9]nona-2,4,6(10)-trien ( 9 ). In Scheme 4 the reaction pathway for the iudazole-benzimidazole-rearrangement is summarized.     

Eine neue Aminoazirin-Reaktion. Bildung von 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-onen

A New Aminoazirine Reaction. Formation of 3,6-Dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-oxazol-5(2H)-ones 5 in MeCN or THF at 50–80° leads to 5-(dimethylamino)-3,6-dihydropyrazin-2(1H)-ones 6 (Scheme 3). Reaction mechanisms for the formation of 6 are discussed: either the oxazolones 5 react as CH-acidic heterocycles with 1 (Scheme 4), or the azirines 1 undergo a nucleophilic attack onto the carbonyl group of 5 (Scheme 6). The reaction via intermediate formation of N-(trifluoroacetyl)dipeptide amide 8 (Scheme 5) is excluded.     

Fragmentation of Homoallylic Alkoxides. Thermolysis of potassium 2-substituted bicyclo [2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-alkoxides

Thermolysis of the potassium 2-substituted bicyclo [2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-alkoxides derived from alcohols 2–17 at 90–120° in hexamethylphosphoric triamide affords unsaturated ketones resulting from allylic bond cleavage. The mechanistic and synthetic aspects of this anionic fragmentation are discussed with reference to the formation of 1-(3′-cyclohexenyl)-2-alkanones 18–28 via initial heterolytic C(1), C(2)-bond cleavage in the substrate alkoxide and regioselective, intramolecular protonation of the resultant transient allylic anion.     

Reactions with diazoazoles. Part VI. Unequivocal synthesis of 3-methyl-3h-azolotetrazoles. Correction of the formerly described 3-methylazolotetrazoles in favour of mesoionic 2-methylazolotetrazoles

3-Methyl-3H-pyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazoles 2 and 3-methyl-6-phenyl-3H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazole (4) have been unequivocally synthesized by annulation of the tetrazole moiety to the pyrazole resp. 1,2,4-triazole system. The constitution of some N-methyl substituted azolotetrazoles, formerly described as 3-methyl-3H-pyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazoles 2, 3-methyl-6-phenyl-3H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazole (4) and 1-methyl-6-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-d]tetrazole (5), has to be revised in favour of the corresponding mesoionic 2-methyl derivatives 2′, 4′, 5′. The structures of 3-methyl-3H- as well as of 2-methyl-2H-pyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazole derivatives 2a, 2c, 2′a have been determined by X-ray analyses. The azapentalenic system is aromatic in all three measured compounds and mesoionic in the case of the 2-methyl-2H- substitution pattern. The phenyl and ester substituents are coplanar with the azapentalene system. 3-, 2-, and 1-Methylpyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazoles exhibit different behaviour when allowed to react with stannous chloride or sodium ethoxide. Azolotetrazoles with a methyl substituent at N-1, N-2 or N-3 of the tetrazole moiety can be distinguished by a combination of ¹H and ¹³C nmr with respect to the chemical shifts of the N-methyl group and the bridgehead carbon. Results of semiempirical calculations of the pyrazolo[1,5-d]tetrazole anion and of its N-methyl derivatives are discussed.     

Eine neue 2-Allylphenol-Cumaran-Umlagerung

2-(1′-Arylallyl)-phenols ( 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ) are transformed on heating in N, N-diethylaniline at 225° into trans-2-aryl-3-methyl-coumarans ( 26 , 29 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , 42 ) in excellent yields. The corresponding cis-coumarans are minor products. Similar thermal behaviour is shown by 2-(1′-vinylallyl)-phenols ( 7 , 8 ) which are thermally converted into trans-3-methyl-2-vinyl-coumarans ( 24 , 19 ) and 5-methyl-2,5-dihydro-(1-benzoxepins) ( 25 , 18 ). The latter compounds are thermally unstable and rearrange to give approximatively 3:1 mixtures of trans- and cis-3-methyl-2-vinyl-coumarans ( 24 , 19 ). Reaction mechanisms for these new thermal rearrangements are discussed in schemes 2, 3 and 4. The 2-(1′-arylallyl)-phenols 9 , 12 and 14 yield under acidic conditions (HBr/HOAc) the expected 3-aryl-2-methyl-coumarans 28 , 35 , 39 along with 2-aryl-3-methyl-coumarans 26 , 34 , 38 and 2-aryl-2-methyl-coumarans 44 , 45 , 46 . The intervention of phenonium ions is discussed for these reactions (cf. scheme 5). When the 2-(1′-arylallyl)-phenols 12 and 14 were irradiated in benzene solution with a mercury high pressure lamp, the main products obtained were 3-aryl-2-methyl-coumarans 35 and 39 which were formed rapidly. 2-Aryl-3-methyl-coumarans yield also 3-aryl-2-methyl-coumarans, when irradiated in benzene solution.