A new synthetic route to 7H-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles

The reaction of benzil 1-ureidoethylidene hydrazones 8 with a mixture of triphenylphosphine, carbon tetrachloride, and triethylamine provides a general route to 7H-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles 18 via the thermal reaction of the expected keto azine carbodiimide intermediates 13, and the structure of 18 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

A new synthetic route to 7H-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles

The reaction of benzil 1-ureidoethylidenehydrazones 8 with a mixture of triphenylphosphine, carbon tetrachloride, and triethylamine provides a general route to 7H-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazoles 18 via the thermal reaction of the expected ketoazine carbodiimide intermediates 13 , and the structure of 18 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Quaternization of 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 4-methyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

Unsubstituted imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine adds methyl iodide to the pyridine N atom. Treatment of the resulting iodide with base forms 4-methyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine. This nucleophile can readily add methyl iodide to form only one salt, 1,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridinium iodide.L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, Ukraine Academy of Sciences, Donetsk 340114. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1232–1233, September, 1994. Original article submitted june 17, 1994.     

First Synthesis of 5-Chloro-7-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylquinolin-8-ol by Pd-Catalyzed Arylation

5-Chloro-7-[1,3]oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylquinolin-8-ol was synthesized by a Pd-catalyzed arylation, which proceeds efficiently with 2 equivalents of benzylated clioquinol and 1 equivalent of oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine. The product was smoothly debenzylated by boron trichloride in dichloromethane.     

A short and general synthesis of 1,3-dihydro-6-heteroaryl-5-perfluoroalkyl-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones

Trifluoro or pentafluoroacylation of heteroaryl-enamines 2a,b gave the corresponding perfluoroacylated heteroaryl-enamines 3a-c . Heating the latter compounds with diethyl iminomalonate gave 2-amino-3-pyridinecarboxylates 4a-c . Hydrolysis to the free acids 5a-c , and reaction with diphenylphosphoryl azide afforded the desired 1,3-dihydro-6-heteroaryl-5-perfluoroalkyl-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones 6a-c .     

A new route to benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]naphthalenes: synthesis of radermachol

[formula: see text] Condensation of 3-phenylsulfonyl-1,3-isobenzofuranone (3) with benzocyclohept-6,7-en-5-ones such as 4 and 15 provides a straightforward, general method for synthesis of functionalized benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]naphthalenes (e.g., 5 and 16). This finding was used to achieve a brief and efficient preparation of 6,7-benzo-3,4-(1,4-dimethoxy-2,3-naphtho)-1,5-dioxosuberane (2), an established intermediate to the naturally occurring red pigment radermachol (1).     

Synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazoles

Two novel 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives 7 and 8 have been prepared by hydrazinolysis with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine of 1-(benzylideneamino)-2-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitromethylidene)-imidazolidine 4 . The precursor 4 was conveniently prepared from ethyl nitroacetate and 1-(benzylidene-amino)-2-(methylthio)imidazoline 3 . Two examples are presented in which ethyl aceto(and trifluoroaceto)acetate 2-nitrophenyl-hyrazone, 9 and 10 , both of which also feature the β-hydrazinoacrylate arrangement, are refluxed in ethanol containing hydrochloric acid and thereby converted into pyrazolones 11 and 12 , pyrazoles 13 and 14 , and ketone 2-nitrophenylhydrazones 15 and 16 , respectively.     

Synthesis of novel derivatives of 1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole as potential CNS-agents

As part of a preliminary study on novel 5-HT₃ ligands, the synthesis of a series of 1H-imidazo[1,2-b]-pyrazole derivatives is described. The bicyclic heteroaromatic nucleus was functionalized at positions 1, 6 and 7 to give the series of tropanyl derivatives 4a-g, 12a, 12d (Table 1). Different synthetic approaches were utilized to obtain the desired molecules: endo and exo 6-amides 4a, 12a and 6-ester 4b required two independent schemes due to the opposite behavior of the intermediate imidazolide 3 towards tropine and tropanamine. The 7-congeners, ester 4c , its tropinium salt 4e , the endo and exo amides 4d and 12d were prepared from the known common precursor 8 [1], while derivatives 4f-g , originated by functionalizing position 1, were obtained from 1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole by direct N-acylation. Since the structural features of these molecules seemed to meet the main rules of the S.A.R. studies published so far [2-5], they were evaluated “in vitro” for 5-HT₃ receptor affinity (Table 2). The biochemical data show significant activity for derivatives 4a-e, 4g. These results are encouraging and justify further investigational work on this class of molecules.     

1H-imidazo[4,5-b] pyrazines. 1. 2-Alkyl derivatives

A group of 2-alkyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines were prepared by condensing diamonpyrazines with acid, acid chloride or acid anhydride.     

Synthesis of 1,3-dialkyl-5-(pyrrol-1-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones

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Acid hydrolysis of N-methyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-5-oxo-4,5-dehydroindeno[1,2-b]pyridine

The splitting of the dihydropyridine ring of N-methyl-substituted 4-phenyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]pyridine in an acid medium takes place at the C-N bond. During the splitting of 1,2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]-pyridine, 4-phenyl-4-(indane-1,3-dion-2-yl)butan-2-one is formed, while in the case of the 3-ethoxycarbonyl derivative of indenopyridine, together with the Michael retroreaction leading to 2-benzylideneindane-1,3-dione, a recyclization of the intermediate product into a derivative of dihydroindeno-2-pyridone takes place.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, 1363–1366, October, 1986.     

Imino-bridged heterocycles. II. Regiospecific synthesis of the 11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridin-6,11-imine and 5H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-5,10-imine systems

Regiospecific synthetic pathways for two of the eight isomeric benzocycloheptapyridinimines have been developed based upon intramolecular acid catalyzed additions between an amine function and an internal olefin. The requisite amines were generated from known tricyclic ketones by ketimine formation followed by sodium borohydride reduction.     

3 + 2] Cycloaddition reactions in the synthesis of triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ones and pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-2-ones

The reaction of 5-benzenesulfonyl-3,4-dihydro-1 H-pyridin-2-one derivatives with azides or isocyanides provided two new classes of compounds, triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ones 3 or pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-2-ones 4, respectively, in good yields and regioselectivity. A representative set of 20 compound 3 and 12 compound 4 was prepared.     

1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazines. III. 2-Thiols and derivatives

1H-Imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazine-2-thiols were prepared. Their chlorination, alkylation and cyclization reactions are discussed.     

The synthesis of 5-amino-v-triazolo[4,5-b] pyridin-7-one (l-deaza-8-azaguanine) and 5-amino-3-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-v-triazolo[4,5-b] pyridin-7-one (1-deaza-8-azaguanosine)

The synthesis of l-deaza-8-azaguanine has been accomplished via a facile route from pyridine precursors. The site of rihosylation and anomeric configuration of l-deaza-8-azaguanosine and several closely related derivatives was accomplished by cmr and pmr, respectively.