Hydrogen-bond formation between isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one and aliphatic alcohols in n-hexane

The spectroscopic, kinetic, and equilibrium properties of isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one (I) were studied in n-hexane in the presence and absence of alcohols (X). Hydrogen-bonded-complex formation was found to occur between the alcohol and the ground state as well as the excited state of the I molecule. The spectra of I and its singly complexed derivative (IX) are similar; however, that of IX is red shifted. The extent of red shift increases with the hydrogen-bonding ability of the alcohol. Equilibrium constant measurements were made to determine the hydrogen-bond basicity (beta(2)(H)) for I and the singlet excited (1)I. The beta(2)(H) value for (1)I is found to be about twice that of the ground-state I. Time-resolved fluorescence decay measurements indicate that the reaction of singlet excited I with fluorinated alcohols is diffusion controlled, while the rate of complexation with nonfluorinated (weaker hydrogen bonding) aliphatic alcohols depends on the Gibbs energy change in the complexation reaction. The quantitative correlation between the rate coefficient of complexation of (1)I with alcohols and the Gibbs energy change in the complexation process allowed us to estimate the rate coefficient for the complexation of the ground-state I with alcohols. The formation of the singlet excited hydrogen-bonded complex is irreversible; (1)IX disappears in a first order and an alcohol induced second order reaction. The first order decay is predominantly due to internal conversion to the ground state, the rate of which depends on the ionization energy of the complexing alcohol.     

Acyliminium ion-olefin cyclization leading to isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline derivatives

Isoindolo[2,1-a]quinolines 10 , 11 , 12 were synthesized from hydroxylactams 8 or 9 via an N-acyliminium ion-π-olefin nucleophile cyclization reaction.     

3-Chloro-6-alkylisoindolo[2,1-a]quinazol-5-ones

3-Chloro-11H-isoindolo[2,1-a]quinazol-5-one was obtained by condensation of o-chloromethylbenzonitrile with 5-chloroanthranilic acid, and its alkylation, electrophilic substitution, and addition reactions were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1129–1131, August, 1977.     

Angular to linear rearrangement of an isoindolo[2,1-a]quinazoline skeleton

Demethylation of the angular 3-methoxyisoindolo[2,1-a]quinazolin-11(5H)-one by pyridinium chloride led to the rearranged linear 8-hydroxyisoindolo[1,2-b]quinazolin-12(10H)-one.     

Synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones through a sequential copper-catalyzed C-N coupling and palladium-catalyzed C–H activation reaction

A series of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones were synthesized through one-pot sequential coupling reactions, which were comprised of a copper-catalyzed C–N coupling cyclization and a palladium-catalyzed C–H activation course. General chemicals benzoyl chlorides and o-gem-dibromovinyl anilines were employed as the starting substrates.     

On the reactivity of isoindolo[2,1-a]quinazoline-5-ones

Base- and acid-catalyzed nucleophilic addition of 11H-isoindolo[2,1-a]quinazoline-5-one to aromatic aldehydes and maleimides was investigated. The aldol adducts and condensation products were obtained stereoselectively. Main diastereomers of the Michael adducts were isolated in 74-89% yield, and converted by N-methylation to new stable α-substituted isoindole derivatives, for which 6-methylisoindolo[2,1-a]]quinazoline-5-one stands as the unsubstituted reference. The stability of the latter was monitored in moist aerated CDCl₃ solution, and one of the oxidative hydrolysis product was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis as the corresponding N-arylphthalimide. The reactivity of the unsubstituted 6-methylisoindolo[2,1-a]]quinazoline-5-one was also investigated with acetylenic Michael acceptors. Fully conjugated isoindole derivatives possessing an original pull-push-pull structure were obtained. The conformations and molecular orbitals of the dibenzoylacetylene adduct were studied at the DFT level of theory. Its static quadratic hyperpolarizabilty β₀ was also calculated at the ZINDO level.     

Isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one--a new pyrolytic synthesis and some unexpected chemical properties

Isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one 1 is formed by a sigmatropic shift-elimination-cyclisation cascade by flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of methyl 2-(indol-1-yl)benzoate 7 at 950 degrees C. The dihydro compound 16 is easily obtained by catalytic reduction of 1, but the reaction is very sensitive to steric effects at the 11-position. Attempted ring-opening of 1 in basic methanol provides an equilibrium of isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-one 1 and the ester 19. Lithium aluminium hydride reduction of 1 provides the alcohol 22 which can be dehydrated to a mixture of 23 and 24 by FVP at 800-950 degrees C.     

Synthesis of some azeto[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ones

Some azeto[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ones were synthesized from 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine in three steps in good yield.     

1,2,3,6,7,11b-Hexahydro-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-2-ones

The reaction of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salts with acrylamide forms 2-(2-carbamoylethyl)-1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salts, which are cyclized by the action of bases to form 11b-methyl-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-one. Treatment of this compound with iodomethane yields 5, 11b-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinolinium iodide. The 11b-methylpyrimido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-one enters into condensation with aromatic aldehydes, forming the corresponding styryl compounds.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 499–502, April, 1993.     

Synthesis of 6H-Naphtho[1,2,3-cd]indol-6-ones

S,S-Dimethyl-and S-methyl-S-phenyl-N-(9,10-anthraquinon-1-yl)sulfoximides are converted into 6H-naphtho[1,2,3-cd]indol-6-ones on heating in polar aprotic solvents.     

Alkylation of 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones

Reaction of 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones with dimethyl sulfate and haloalkanes in DMF or DMSO in the presence of potassium hydroxide gives the 1-substituted 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones (N-substituted products) and 9,9a-dihydro-3H-imidazo[1,2-a]indoles (O-substituted products). The latter, on treatment with acids and bases, are converted into 1-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indoles. 1-Ethoxycarbonyl-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indoles on treatment with lithium aluminohydride undergoes cyclization to 2,3,9,9a-tetrahydrooxazolo[3,2-a]indole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 49–53, January, 1988.     

Visible-light-induced photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of benzimidazo[2,1-a]iso-quinoline-6(5H)-ones

A simple and efficient visible-light-induced photoredox-catalyzed diarylation of N-methacryloyl-2-arylbenzoimidazoles with aryl diazonium salts was developed. The reaction provides a convenient access to a variety of benzimidazoisoquinolinones through the construction of two CC bonds in one step under mild reaction conditions.     

Visible-Light-Driven Sulfonylation/Cyclization to Access Sulfonylated Benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones

Visible-light-driven sulfonylation/cyclization of N-methacryloyl-2-phenylbenzoimidazoles has been successfully developed. Using commercially available sulfonyl chloride as sulfonylation reagent, a wide range of sulfonylated benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones with potential antitumor activity were provided in acceptable to excellent yields. This method has the advantages of mild reaction conditions and outstanding functional group tolerance, and provides a new strategy for the development of potential antitumor lead compounds.     

A Three-Component Synthesis of trifluoromethylated hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazol-5-ones and hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6-ones

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds - A three-component reaction of ethyl trifluoropyruvate, methyl ketones, and ethylenediamine or 1,3-diaminopropane afforded...     

Synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline derivatives and their effects on N2-induced hypoxia

A variety of isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline derivatives as well as the following related heterocycles have been prepared: 11b,12-dihydro-5H-isoindolo[2,1-b][2]benzazepine-7,13-dione (8a), 7,8,14,14a-tetrahydroisoindolo[2,1-c][3]benzazocine-5, 13-dione (8b), 6a,7-dihydroisoquinolino[2,3-a]quinoline-5,12-dione (12), 2,3,3a-4-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-1,5-dione (14), and pyrido[2',3':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-5,11(5H)-dione (17). The key synthetic step involves an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction of acid chlorides such as isoindole-1-acetyl chlorides (4), the acids (3) of which were prepared starting with 2-arylisoindole-1,3(2H)-diones (2-arylphthalimides) (1). The protective effects of isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline derivatives (19 and 20) against N2-induced hypoxia were examined. Among them, 6-(diethylaminomethyl)isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline-5,11(5H)-dio ne (19b) showed the most potency.     

Synthesis of 1-substituted 1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones

1-R-9,9,9a-Trimethyl-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9H-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones and the corresponding 2-methylene-2,3-dihydroindoles were obtained by the reaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indole with a number of N-substituted chloroacetic acid amides and subsequent reaction of the resulting quaternary salts with bases. The kinetics of intramolecular cyclization of 1-(N-alkylcarbamoylethyl)-2-methylene-2,3-dihydroindoles under the influence of acetic acid were studied. Under the influence of strong protic acids 1-R-imidazo[1,2-a]indol-2-ones undergo decyclization and are converted to 3H-indolium salts.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1485–1489, November, 1986.