Microwave-assisted combinatorial synthesis of polysubstituent imidazo[1,2-a]quinoline, pyrimido[1,2-a]quinoline and quinolino[1,2-a]quinazoline derivatives

A series of unusual fused heterocyclic compound derivatives, consisting of a pyridine and a imidazole or pyrimidine core, with a bridgehead nitrogen, were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted, three-component domino reaction of aldehydes, enaminones, and malononnitrile. In this one-pot reaction, up to five new bonds were formed accompanied by generating the lactam group. This method has the advantages of short synthetic route, operational simplicity, increased safety for small-scale high-speed synthesis, and minimal environment impact.     

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.     

Research on imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives. 25. Reaction of 2,9-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles with acrylic acids and their derivatives

The substitutive addition of acrylic acids and their esters, amides, and nitriles to 2,9-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles, which leads to 3-(imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazol-3-yl)propionic acids and their derivatives, was studied. The rate of addition depends on the structure of the unsaturated compound, the nature of the substituent in the 2 position, the magnitude of the charge on the carbon atom in the 3 position of the heteroring, and the reaction conditions. The addition proceeds most smoothly in polyphosphoric acid (PPA). In the case of acrylonitrile imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazol-3-ylpropionic acid amides were isolated in PPA. In the reaction of - or -substituted acrylic acids with 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles in PPA, in addition to the corresponding imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazol-3-ylpropionic acids, products of their intramolecular cyclodehydration at the ortho position of the phenyl substituent are formed.See [1] for Communication 24.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1496–1502, November, 1987.     

Regiodirected synthesis of polyfluoro-alkylated pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

Conditions have been found for the regiodirected cyclization of 2-aminobenzimidazoles using ethyl 3-oxo-3-polyfluoroalkyl-2-ethoxymethylidenepropionates at the ethoxymethylidenefluoroacyl fragment to give ethyl pyrimidobenzimidazole-3-carboxylates.     

Reaction of nitrilimines with 2-substituted aza-heterocycles. Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyridine and pyrimido[2,1-d]1,2,3,5- tetrazine

The reaction of nitrilimine 6a with ethyl pyridine-2-acetate (7) gave the corresponding pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyridine 8, while the reaction of 6b containing an ester moiety afforded the acyclic adduct 9. The reaction of 6a with 2-aminopyrimidine (10) gave the novel unexpected pyrimido[2,1-d]1,2,3,5-tetrazine 11. Acyclic adducts 16 and 17 were obtained from the reaction of 6b with 2-cyanomethylbenzimidazole (14) and 2-aminobenzimidazole (15), respectively.     

Unusual fischer reaction in the 1-aminobenzimidazole series. Synthesis of pyrido [1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives

The reaction of N-aminobenzimidazoles with ketones under the conditions of the Fischer reaction, as a result of which derivatives of 1,3-disubstituted pyrido-[1,2-a]benzimidazoles are unexpectedly formed, was investigated. The structure of the latter was established on the basis of data from IR, PMR, and mass spectroscopy, as well as by an independent method based on 2-cyanomethylbenzimidazole and ß-diketones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsikilicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1497–1502, November, 1981.     

Research on imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives XI. Synthesis of 2-arylamino derivatives of 9-methylimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole

2-Arylamino derivatives of 9-methylimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole were obtained by cyclization of the products of the reaction of 2-amino-1-methylbenzimidazole with chloroacetic acid anilides. The former undergo diazo coupling and acetylation in the 3 position of the system, and the amino groups of secondary amines are also acetylated.See [1] for communication X.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh, No. 10, pp. 1394–1398, October, 1975.     

Reaction of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole with acetylenedicarboxylic ester

Previously unknown polynuclear condensed systems with bridgehead nitrogen atoms have been obtained by treating acetylenedicarboxylic ester with pyrido[1,2-a]-benzimidazole and tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 239–241, February, 1986.     

A simple regioselective synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

2-Aminobenzimidazoles were reacted with enaminones in acetic acid to give pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles. With a substituted enaminone only one regioisomer was obtained. Structural assignments based on nmr and uv spectroscopy are presented. Possible pathways leading to the products are discussed.     

Imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives

3-Amino derivatives of 9-alkyl(benzyl)-2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles, obtained by the reduction of the appropriate 3-nitro(nitroso) derivatives, are extremely unstable, and the imidazole ring opens readily resulting in conversion to 2-(-carboxybenzylamino)benzimidazoles. The reaction apparently proceeds through the intermediate formation of 2-(-cyanobenzylamino)benzimidazole, which is a tautomeric form of the 3-amino compound and can react as such to form 3-acylamino derivatives and anils. If there is a methyl group in the 3-position of the ring, the amine is quite stable and can be isolated in free form.See [1] for communication IV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 673–677, May, 1971.     

Novel pyrimidine and pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives. By-products of a guanidine based thymine synthesis

The isolation, structural elucidation, directed preparation and some derivatives of three previously unknown heterocycles is reported. Arising from a guanidine based thymine synthesis, these novel compounds exhibit substituted and fused pyrimidine structures repectively.     

Polyethylene glycol-promoted synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives in water

Synthesis of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives were achieved using polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) as promoting reaction medium in water under catalyst-free conditions at reflux and room temperature, respectively. The structure of pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole was confirmed using ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, DEPT, and HMBC experiments. The promising points for the present methodology are efficiency, generality, high yield, short reaction time, cleaner reaction profile, ease of product isolation, simplicity, potential of recycling reaction medium, and finally agreement with green chemistry protocols.     

Research on imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives XII. 3-Acyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

Stable 3-acetyl derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole were synthesized by the action of acetic anhydride on 2,9-disubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole. The former were also obtained by cyclization of 1-alkyl (aralkyl) -3-acylmethyl-2-iminobenzimidazoline hydrobromides in acetic anhydride in the presence of anhydrous sodium acetate. 3-Benzoyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles, which are unstable in acidic media, were synthesized by the action of benzoyl chloride in the presence of pyridine or excess starting imidazo [1,2-a] benzimidazole.See [1] for communication XI.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 121– 125, January, 1976.     

Mass spectra of pyrrolo [1,2-a]benzimidazole and imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives

The closeness of the electronic structures of the ions formed in the first act of disintegration of the ions is responsible for the monotypic character of the subsequent fragmentation of pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazole and imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives. The mass-spectrometric disintegration of the investigated systems has something in common with the fragmentation of thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, 1124–1127, August, 1975.