Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 3-t-butylindeno[1,2-c]isoxazol-4-one. Formation of 2-carbonyl-1,3-indandione 2-azine

Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis (FVP) of 3-t-Butylindeno[1,2-c]isoxazol-4-one ( 1 ) and 3-t-Butylspiro[2H-azirine-2,2′-(2H)indene]-1′,3′-dione ( 2 ) were carried out. Reaction of 1 from 300–400° afford 2 and 2-carbonyl-1,3-indandione 2-azine ( 3 ) as the major products, whereas 2-t-Butylindeno[1,3-c]oxazol-4-one ( 4 ) was the main products in FVP of 2 together with minor amounts of 3.     

Synthesis of cyclopropa[c]indeno[1,2-b]quinolines through a MCR/Staudinger/aza-Wittig sequence

Spirocyclopropanes were prepared from aromatic aldehydes, 1,3-indandione and acetophenones through a halogenation/S_N2-displacement/Michael-initiated ring-closing sequence by a pyridinium-ylide-assisted multicomponent reaction, and their further use was also researched in the construction of cyclopropa[c]indeno[1,2-b]quinolines through subsequent Staudinger/aza-Wittig reactions.     

Reactions of 2-acyl-1,3-indandiones with monosubstituted hydrazines and hydrazides

Methyl- and phenylhydrazines react with 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 1 ) to yield respectively the 1-(methylhydrazone) and the 1-(phenylhydrazone) of 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 2a and 2b ). In comparison, acetic and benzoic acid hydrazides react with 1 to give respectively the α-(acetylhydrazone) and the α-(benzoylhydrazone) of 2-(diphenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione ( 3a and 3b ). Cyclization of 2a and 2b gives 2,3-disubstituted indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-ones ( 7a and 7b ). Cyclization of 3a and 3b , followed by methylation, gives 1-methyl- and 2-methyl-3-(diphenylmethyl)indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4(1 and 2H)-ones ( 9a and 9b ). 2-Isovaleryl-1,3-indandione reacts with phenylhydrazine to give directly 3-isobutyl-1-phenylindeno[1,2-c]-pyrazol-4(1H)-one ( 10 ).     

Facile Heteropolyacid-Promoted Synthesis of Indeno[1,2-b]quinoline-9,11(6H,10H)-dione Derivatives

An efficient synthesis of indeno[1,2-b]quinoline-9,11(6H,10H)-dione derivatives was reported via four-component coupling reaction of aldehydes, dimedone, 1,3-indandione, and amines in refluxing ethanol or three-component condensation of aldehydes, 1,3-indandione, and 5,5-dimethyl-3-arylamino-cyclohex-2-enone derivatives at 120 °C under solvent-free conditions in the presence of a catalytic amount of Preyssler-type heteropolyacid, H₁₄[NaP₅W₃₀O₁₁₀], as a green and reusable catalyst.     

Novel polycyclic heterocycles. XI. Synthesis of 11,12-dihydropyrido[2,1-b] [1,3]benzodiazepines, 6H-pyrido[1,2-c] [1,3,5]benzoxadiazepines,and 6H-Pyrido[1,2-c] [1,3,5]benzothiadiazepines

An unusually facile dehydrobromination, involving the ortho-bromine atom and the = NH proton of a 2-imino-1-(phenethyl)-, 2-imino-1-(phenoxymethyl)-, or 2-imino-1-(phenylthiomethyl)-pyridine ( 2a-e ) has led to the synthesis of three novel bridgehead nitrogen tricyclic systems: 11,12-dihydropyrido[2,1-b] [1,3]benzodiazepines ( 3a,b ), 6H-pyrido[1,2-c] [1,3,5]benzoxadiazepines ( 3c,d ) and 6H-pyrido[1,2-c][1,3,5]benzothiadiazepines ( 3e ). As anticipated, these cyclizations required a base, e.g., potassium carbonate, and a catalyst, e.g., copper bronze. What was unusual, was that these reactions occurred in methanol or n-propanol, under reflux, either under anhydrous conditions, or in the presence of large amounts of water. The pmr spectra of these compounds are discussed.     

Synthesis of 1-arylacenaphtho[1,2-d]pyrazoles and 5,7-Dehydro-5H,7H-benzo[b]acenaphtho[1,2-e]-1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes

2-Benzoyl- 5 and 2-acetylacenaphthenone 6 , prepared from the corresponding 1-acyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-acenaphthylenes 2 and 3 , reacted with arylhydrazines 8 under acidic conditions to give the corresponding 1-arylacenaphtho[1,2-d]pyrazoles 9 and 10 . Novel heteropentalene mesomeric betaines, 5,7-dehydro-5H,7H-benzo[b]acenaphtho[1,2-e]-1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes 13 and 14 were prepared by reductive cyclization of 1-(o-nitrophenyl)acenaphtho[1,2-d]pyrazoles 9d and 10d , respectively.     

Electron ionization mass spectra and crystal structures of some [1,2,4]triazolo[1,2-b]- and [1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]phthalazines

The mass spectra of ten 1,3-dithioxo[1,2,4]triazolo[1,2,-b]phthalazines, five 3-iminosubstituted 1-thioxo-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]phthalazines, three 3-iminosubstituted-1-thioxo[1,2,4]triazolo[1,2-b]phthalazines, and 1,3-dithioxo-5,10-dihydro[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]phthalazine were recorded under electron ionization. The fragmentation pathways were elucidated by metastable ion analysis and exact mass measurements. The changes in the ring-system had little effect on the fragmentation mechanism, but the effect on peak intensities was considerable. The most important fragmentations began with the opening of the triazole ring. Substituents at nitrogen atoms also had a marked effect on the mass spectral behavior. The aryl substituents prompted a whole new fragmentation. The X-ray crystal structure was determined for a few compounds. Two of the three structures of the 1,3-dithioxo[1,2,4]triazolo[1,2-b]phthalazines that were studied proved to be relatively planar, whereas the structure of 1,3-dithioxo-5,10-dihydro[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]phthalazine was considerably bent similarly to the 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dithioxo-2,3,5,10-tetrahydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,2-b]-phthalazine. The triazole and the thiadiazole rings had a strong double bond nature.     

Catalyst-free synthesis of novel 4H-indeno[1,2-b]furan-4-ones and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines in water

An operationally simple, catalyst-free, and efficient protocol for the synthesis of novel 4H-indeno[1,2-b]furan-4-one and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives by a one-pot reaction of 2-aminopyridines, 1,3-indandione, or barbituric acid and phenylglyoxal monohydrate in water at reflux, involving domino aldol condensation, Michael addition, and ring-closing reactions is described. This transformation has several advantages, including high yield, short reaction duration, simple workup, and simple purification.     

Fluorinated benzimidazo[1,2-a]quinolones

The reactions of 2-cyanomethylbenzimidazole with polyfluorobenzoyl chlorides afforded 2-(1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxo-3-polyfluorophenylpropionitriles. Refluxing of the latter compounds in acetonitrile in the presence of DBU or in dimethylformamide in the presence of amines gave rise to fluorine-containing derivatives of benzimidazo[1,2-a]quinolone.     

Quino[1,2-c]quinazolines. I. Synthesis of quino[1,2-c]quinazolinium derivatives and the related indazolo[2,3-a]quinoline derivatives as analogs of the antitumor benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids

9,10-Dimethoxy-1,2,3,4,12,13-hexahydro-1-oxoquino[1,2-c]quinazolinium perchlorate, 1,2,3,4,13,24-hexahydro-1-oxo[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]quino[1,2-c]quinazolinium perchlorate, 6-methyl-2,3,9,10-tetramethoxyquino-[1,2-c]quinazolinium perchlorate and 2,3-dimethoxy-13-methyl[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:6,7]quino[1,2-c]quinazolinium perchlorate were synthesized as analogs of the potent antitumor benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids nitidine and fagaronine. The related 2,3,8,9-tetramethoxyindazolo[2,3-a]quinoline and 2,3-dimethoxy[1,3]dioxolo-[4,5-g]indazolo[2,3-a]quinoline were also synthesized. Further, the novel formation of 6,7-dimethoxy-2-(2-ethylamino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyl)quinoline via reductive alkylation with Raney nickel in refluxing ethanol is also reported.     

Formation of Heptaleno[1,2-c]furans and Heptaleno[1,2-c]furanones

The dehydrogenation reaction of the heptalene-4,5-dimethanols 4a and 4d , which do not undergo the double-bond-shift (DBS) process at ambient temperature, with basic MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, leads to the formation of the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a and 6d , respectively, as well as to the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7a and 7d , respectively (cf. Scheme 2 and 8). The formation of both product types necessarily involves a DBS process (cf. Scheme 7). The dehydrogenation reaction of the DBS isomer of 4a , i.e., 5a , with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature results, in addition to 6a and 7a , in the formation of the heptaleno[1,2-c]-furan-1-one 8a and, in small amounts, of the heptalene-4,5-dicarbaldehyde 9a (cf. Scheme 3). The benzo[a]heptalene-6,7-dimethanol 4c with a fixed position of the C?C bonds of the heptalene skeleton, on dehydrogenation with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂, gives only the corresponding furanone 11b (Scheme 4). By [²H₂]-labelling of the methanol function at C(7), it could be shown that the furanone formation takes place at the stage of the corresponding lactol [3-²H₂]- 15b (cf. Scheme 6). Heptalene-1,2-dimethanols 4c and 4e , which are, at room temperature, in thermal equilibrium with their corresponding DBS forms 5c and 5e , respectively, are dehydrogenated by MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ to give the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6c and 6e as well as the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7c and 7e and, again, in small amounts, the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-1-ones 8c and 8e , respectively (cf. Scheme 8). Therefore, it seems that the heptalene-1,2-dimethanols are responsible for the formation of the furan-1-ones (cf. Scheme 7). The methylenation of the furan-3-ones 7a and 7e with Tebbe's reagent leads to the formation of the 3-methyl-substituted heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 23a and 23e , respectively (cf. Scheme 9). The heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a, 6d , and 23a can be resolved into their antipodes on a Chiralcel OD column. The (P)-configuration is assigned to the heptaleno[1,2-c]furans showing a negative Cotton effect at ca. 320 nm in the CD spectrum in hexane (cf. Figs. 3–5 as well as Table 7). The (P)-configuration of (–)- 6a is correlated with the established (P)-configuration of the dimethanol (–)- 5a via dehydrogenation with MnO₂. The degree of twisting of the heptalene skeleton of 6 and 23 is determined by the Me-substitution pattern (cf. Table 9). The larger the heptalene gauche torsion angles are, the more hypsochromically shifted is the heptalene absorption band above 300 nm (cf. Table 7 and 8, as well as Figs. 6–9).     

Synthesis and selected properties of N-substituted pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,3-diazacycloalkano[1,2-a]pyrazinones

The reactions of methyl α-(2-formyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)carboxylates with N-substituted aliphatic 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-diamines afford new pyrrole-containing heterocyclic systems: 1,2,3,10b-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazin-5(6H)-ones, 1,3,4,11b-tetrahydro-2H-pyrrolo[2′,1′:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones, and 1,2,3,4,5,12b-hexahydro-pyrrolo[2′,1′:3,4]pyrazino[1,2-a][1,3]diazepin-7(8H)-ones. The reduction of these compounds with different reagents was studied.     

A clean synthesis of oxazino[5,6-f]quinolinone and naphtho[1,2-e]oxazinone derivatives

A clean, simple, one-pot, and efficient synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-1-aryl[1,3]oxazino[5,6-f]quinolin-3-one and 1,2-dihydro-1-arylnaphtho[1,2-e]-[1,3]oxazine-3-one derivatives was accomplished in good yields via reaction between 6-quinolinol or 2-naphthol, aromatic aldehydes, and methyl carbamate in aqueous medium catalyzed by TEBA (triethylbenzylammonium chloride).     

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.     

Reactions of cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with 1,2(1,4)-dihydro-1-methyl-2(4)-methylene-N-heterocycles. A new access to 6,12-methano-dibenz[d,g]-[1,3]oxazocinones

Summary The enamine-type methylene-N-heterocycles1–5 react with cyclic 2-ethoxymethylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds6 to give 2-[2-(hetarylidene)ethylidene]-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds7–14. The result of the reactions between 1,2-dihydro-1-methyl-2-methylene-quinoline (1a) and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds depends on the nature of the dihydro intermediatesA/B. Dehydrogenation of keton intermediatesA results in 2-(1,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-quinolylidene)-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds17–21. Enol intermediatesB with 6-membered dicarbonyl ring form 6,12-methano-dibenz-[d,g][1,3]oxazocinones22–25.¹H NMR spectra and X-ray structure analysis prove the structure of23.

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Reaktionen cyclischer 1,3-Dicarbonylverbindungen mit 1,2(1,4)-Dihydro-1-methyl-2(4)-methylen-N-heterocyclen. Ein neuer Zugang zu 6,12-Methano- dibenz[d,g][1,3]oxazocinonen

Zusammenfassung Aufgrund ihres Enamincharakters reagieren die Methylen-N-heterocyclen1–5 mit cyclischen 2-Ethoxymethylen-1,3-dicarbonylverbindungen6 zu den 2-[2-(Hetaryliden)ethyliden]-1,3-dicarbonylverbindungen7–14. Das Ergebnis der Reaktionen zwischen 1,2-Dihydro-1-methyl-2-methylen-chinolin (1a) und cyclischen 1,3-Dicarbonylverbindungen hängt von der Natur der zwischenzeitlich entstehenden DihydroverbindungenA/B ab. Die Intermediat-KetoneA gehen durch Dehydrierung während der Reaktion in die 2-(1,2-Dimethyl-4(1H)chinolyliden)-1,3-dicarbonylverbindungen17–21 über. Die Intermediat-EnoleB mit sechsgliedrigem Dicarbonylring bilden in intramolekularer Reaktion die 6,12-Methano-dibenz[d,g][1,3]oxazocinone22–25, deren Struktur am Beispiel der Verbindung23 durch¹H-NMR sowie durch Röntgenkristallstrukturanalyse bewiesen wird.

     

Synthesis of 3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole and 3H[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole derivatives

The synthesis of two new derivatives of 3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole, 5 and 11 , and one new derivative of 3H[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indole, 16 , are described. Compound 5 was obtained by the reaction of methyl 2-(3-methoxycarbonyl-1-methylindole)acetate 2 , with hydrazine. Compound 11 was obtained in two ways from ethyl 2-(1-methylindole)acetate ( 8 ) by formylation and reaction with hydrazine. Compound 16 was obtained treating 3-(2-ethoxycarbonylindole)acetonitrile ( 14 ) with hydrazine.     

Heterocycles. 13. synthesis of [1,2-d]triazolo steroids

Reaction of 1,2-epoxy-5α-3-ketosteroids with sodium azide produces a mixture of expected 2-azido-5α-δ¹-3-ketosteroids and novel [1,2-d]triazolosteroids. A possible pathway for formation of the latter involving 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of sodium azide is discussed.     

One-pot electrosynthesis of 2,3-bis(spiro-2-indanyl-1,3-dione)-indeno[1,2-b]furan-4-one

The 2,3-bis(spiro-2-indanyl-1,3-dione)-indeno[1,2-b]furan-4-one has been synthesized by cathodic reduction of 2,2-dibromo-1,3-indandione in dichloromethane-Bu₄NBF₄. In contrast, tris-indanedione was the main product when acetonitrile was used as a solvent. Sunlight exposition of the dispiro compound afforded the tris-indandione in quantitative yield.     

Polycyclic systems: Synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-b]-pyrrolo[1,2-d][2,4]benzodiazocine and isoindolo-[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,5]benzodiazocine

The synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][2,4]benzodiazocine 7 and isoindolo[1,2-d]pyrrolo[1,2-a]-[1,5]benzodiazocine 13 are described starting from 2-(2-methoxycarbonyl)benzylphthalimide 1a and ethyl α-bromohomophthalate 9 respectively.     

(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.