Photocyclization reactions. Part 4 . Synthesis of naphtho[1,8-bc]-furans and cyclohepta[cd]benzofurans using photocyclization of Ethyl 2-(8-Oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyloxy)acetates and ethyl 2-(5-Oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-4-yloxy)acetates

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on ethyl 2-(8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyloxy)acetates 1a-e and ethyl 2-(5-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-4-yloxy)acetates 2a-e in acetonitrile. Irradiation of 1a-e gave naphtho[1,8-bc]furanols 3a-e and naphtho[1,8-bc]furans 4a-e in 33–83% yields and ethyl acrylates 5b-d were produced in 3–25% yields during irradiation of 1b-d . On the other hand, 2a-e afforded cyclohepta[ad|benzofuranols 6a-e and cyclohepta[ad]benzofurans 7a-e in 44–87% yields. Ethyl acrylates 8b-d were also produced in 7–43% yields from irradiation of 2b-d . Substituent effects on photocyclization and reaction pathways are discussed.     

Photocyclization reactions. Part 6. Solvent and substituent effects in the synthesis of dihydrobenzofuranols using photocyclization of 2-alkoxybenzophenones and ethyl 2-benzoylphenoxyacetates

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on 2-alkoxybenzophenones 1a-h and ethyl 2-benzoyl-phenoxyacetates 5a-e in three solvents of different polarity (benzene, acetonitrile and methanol) to examine solvent and substituent effects on the cyclization of 1,5-biradical intermediates to dihydrobenzofuranols. Irradiation of 1a-f in benzene gave dihydrobenzofuranols 4a-f in 80–94% yields. The ratios of cis-and trans-isomers of 4b-f were 12:1 to 1:0, showing stereoselective formation of cis-isomers. On the other hand, irradiation of 1a-f in acetonitrile and methanol gave 4a-f in 68–81% and 7–75% yields, respectively. However, the ratios of cis- and trans-isomers of 4b-f were 3.5:1 to 1.3:1 in acetonitrile and 2.0:1 to 1:1.7 in methanol, showing decreased stereoselectivity. The decrease in stereoselectivity was attributed to intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of 1,5-biradicals and solvents (acetonitrile and methanol). Similarly, irradiation of 5a-e in benzene afforded cis-dihydrobenzofuranols cis- 11a-e stereo-selectively. In contrast, irradiation of 5a-e in acetonitrile and methanol gave a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers of 11a-e because of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of 1,5-biradicals and solvents. The cis and trans ratios of 11a-e varied from 1.5:1 to 17.8:1 in acetonitrile and from 2.6:1 to 1:4.5 in methanol. Solvent and substituent effects on the cyclization of 1,5-biradicals and reaction pathways are discussed.     

A convenient high yield version of the ester Claisen rearrangement. Preliminary communication

Regiospecific addition of benzeneselenenyl bromide to ethyl vinyl ether followed by alcoholysis of the initially formed β-bromoalkyl selenide 1 by primary, secondary or tertiary allylic alcohols 2a-e gave the mixed acetals 3a-e . Subsequent oxidation and thermal treatment of the corresponding selenoxides 4a-e furnished after saponification the γ, δ-unsaturated acids 7a-e in excellent overall yields. The entire sequence (Scheme 2) represents a new version of the ester Claisen rearrangement.     

Photocyclization reactions. Part 3 . Synthesis of naphtho[1,8-bc]-furans and Cyclohepta[cd]benzofurans using photocyclization of 8-alkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenones and 4-alkoxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ones

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on 8-alkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenones (six-membered ring ketones) 4a-g and 4-alkoxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ones (seven-membered ring ketones) 5a -e in acetonitrile. Irradiation of 4a-f gave rearranged naphthyl alcohols 8a-f as major products. In the case of 4g , 2a,3,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2a-ol 6g was obtained. In contrast, irradiation of 5a-e afforded 2,2a,3,4,5,6-hexahydrocyclohepta[cd]benzofuran-2a-ols 9a-e in good yields. The difference in reactivities between 4a-g and 5a-e is attributed to the conformation of six- and seven-membered rings. Conformational and substituent effects in cyclization step of 1,5-biradicals are discussed along with reaction pathways.     

A new synthesis of pyrimido[5,4-e]-as-triazine 4-oxides and their ring transformation to pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidines

A new synthesis of certain pyrimido[5,4-e]-as-triazine 4-oxides and their ring transformation to pyrrolo-[3,2-d]pyrimidines by the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is described. Thus, reaction of 6-hydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracil ( 1 ) with triethyl orthoformate gave 6-ethoxymethylenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracil ( 2 ). Treatment of 2 with arylamines gave 6-arylaminomethylenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracils ( 3a-e ). Nitrosative cyclization of 3a-e with sodium nitrite afforded 3-arylaminofervenulin 4-oxides ( 6a-e ). Reaction of 6a-e with acetylenic esters yielded 7-alkoxycarbonyl-6-arylamino-1,3-dimethylpyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H-diones ( 15a-e and 16 ).     

Cyclocondensation reaction of 1,2-diamino-4-methylbenzene and p-substituted acetophenones

1,2-Diamino-4-methylbenzene 1 reacts in the presence of sulphuric acid with 4-substituted acetophenones 2a-e yielding 2,4-diaryl-2,3-dihydro-2,8-dimethyl-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines 3a-e and as minor component 2,4-diaryl-2,3-dihydro-2,7-dimethyl-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines 4a-e . The ratio 3:4 is in the range of 7:3. The structure determination of the regioisomers was performed by NOE measurements.     

Synthesis of new v-triazolopyrimidinium salts

New v-triazolo[1,5-α]- and v-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidinium salts 12a-e, 13a-c have been synthesized via oxidation (i.e. cyclodehydrogenation) of the appropriate pyrimidyl ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c using TBB (2,4,4,6-tetrabromocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one) as the reagent. The arylhydrazones were obtained by standard reactions; the Grignard reaction of 2-cyano- and 4-cyanopyrimidine 1a,b, 4a-c gave 2-pyrimidyl- and 4-pyrimidyl ketones 2a-e, 5a-c , which reacted with arylhydrazines to yield the desired ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c.     

Furan derivatives. part 11 [1]. on substituent effects in the synthesis of 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclohepta[cd]benzofurans

Tetrahydrocyclohepta[cd]benzofurans 7a-e were synthesized by the treatment of ( 5 -oxo-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-4-yloxy)acetic acids 5a-e with sodium acetate in acetic anhydride or by heating of their esters 6a-e with sodium hydroxide or sodium hydride in dioxane. The yield of furans 7 decreased as a substituent R of acids 5 or esters 6 was changed from hydrogen to a methyl, ethyl, or isopropyl group. When R was a phenyl group furan 7e was always prepared in good yield. Sodium hydride was a useful base for synthesis of tetrahydrocyclohepta[cd]benzofurans.     

Synthesis of 5-chloropyrazoles by chlorodediazoniation with sulfur dioxide

A facile synthesis of 5 -chloropyrazoles 4a-e from 5 -aminopyrazoles 2a-e via diazotization followed by chlorodediazoniation is described. A new application of sulfur dioxide as a catalyst was demonstrated to be the best for the chlorodediazoniation of diazonium chlorides 3a-e .     

A new synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives

A new synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives 4 and 8 , respectively by 1,5-dipolar cyclization reactions of stabilized pyridinium N-ylides 3a-e or isoquinolinium N-ylide 7 is described. The starting N-ylides 3a-e and 7 are prepared by the reaction of the corresponding pyridinium salts 1a-e or isoquinolinium salts 6 with N-bis(methylthio)methylene-p-toluenesulfonamide (2) .     

Synthesis of 2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines. Part I

3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolines 5a-e and 2H-pyrano[2,3- b ]quinolines 10a-c were synthesised starting from the appropriate ω-chloro-n-valeroylanilides 2a-e . Compounds 10a-c were transformed to analogs of the novel antihypertensive agent Cromakalim ( 1 ).     

A two-step synthesis of diaminofurazan and synthesis of N-monoarylmethyl and N,N′-diarylmethyl derivatives

Diaminofurazan (1) was synthesized from glyoxal (2) by an improved two-step procedure. The N-mono-arylmethyl derivatives 4a-e and N-N'-diarylmethyl derivatives 5a-e of 1 were prepared in good yields by reductive alkylation with the corresponding aryl aldehydes.     

Synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole, 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazine derivatives of benzotriazole

A novel series of 1-(1-carbonylmethyl-1H-benzotriazole) thiosemicarbazides 3a-e was synthesized and then cyclized with sodium hydroxide to afford 1-(4-substituted-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thion-5-yl)methyl-1H-benzotriazoles 4a-e , which were alkylated with ethyl iodide to l-(3-ethylthio-4-substituted-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-methyl-1H-benzotriazoles 5b-e . The reaction of 1H-benzotriazol-1-acetic acid hydrazide ( 2 ) with carbon disulphide and potassium hydroxide followed by hydrazine hydrate gave 1-(4-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thion-5-yl)methyl-1H-benzotriazole ( 6 ). Its subsequent condensation with carboxylic acids in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride or with phenacyl bromides afforded two series of fused heterocycles namely; 6-substituted-3-[1-(1H-benzotriazole)methyl]-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles 7a-e and 6-substituted phenyl-3-[1-(1H-benzotriazole)methyl]-7H-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines 8a-e respectively. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was elucidated by elemental analyses, ir and nmr spectra.     

Regiospecific synthesis of 6-alkyltropan-2-ones

A new synthetic approach for the regiospecific alkylation of the 6-position of the tropane ring system has been developed. Alkylation, desulfonylation and deprotection of tropanes 5 and 12 furnished a series of 6-endo-alkyltropan-2-one derivatives 8a-e, 15a-e and 16a-e (R = Me, Et, n-Pr, n-Bu, Bn) stereoselectively in good yields. The 6-endo isomers 15a-e and 6-exo isomers 16a-e were easily obtained as pure diastereoisomers.     

Synthesis of polycyclic pyridazinediones as chemiluminescent compounds

Reactions of 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitrile derivatives 3a-o with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide gave the corresponding dimethyl 1,3-disubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,6-dicarboxylates 4a-o which were allowed to react with excess hydrazine hydrate under ethanol refluxing conditions followed by heating at 250-300° to give 1,3-disubstituted 4-amino-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 7a-s in good yields. Similarly, 1,3-disubstituted 4-hydroxy-1H-pyrazolo[4′3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-diones 10a-c were obtained from alkyl 1,3-disubstituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carboxylates 8a-c . These tricyclic pyridazine derivatives were alternatively synthesized from 4-hydroxypyrrolo[3,4-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5,7-diones 13a-c prepared by reactions of 5-aminopyrazoles (8e-g) with methyl 1-methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate (11a) followed by the Gould/Jacobs reaction. 1-Methyl-4-methylthio-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile smoothly reacted with 2-aminobenzimidazoles to give the corresponding 5-amino-3-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3′4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,3(2H)-diones 16a-e , which were readily converted to the desired 12-aminopyridazino[4′,5′:4,5]pyrimido-[1,2-a]benzimidazole-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 17a-e in good yields. Other pyridazinopyrimidine derivatives were also obtained by the reaction of the corresponding 2-aminoheterocycles with the maleimide in good yields. Substituted anilines reacted 11b in refluxing methanol to give the corresponding methyl 4-phenylamino-1-methyl-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 25a-e which were converted in good yields to 2-methylpyrrolo[3,4-b]quinoline derivatives 26a-e by heating in diphenyl ether. Reaction of 26a-c with hydrazine hydrate gave 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e in good yields. The desired 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]pyridazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e were obtained in good yields by the chlorination of 4a-e with phosphorus oxychloride followed by aminolysis with 28% ammonium hydroxide. Some pyridazino[4,5-a][2.2.3]cyclazine-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 37a,b as luminescent compounds were synthesized via several steps from indolizine derivatives. The key intermediates, dimethyl 6-dimethylamino[2.2.3]cyclazine-1,2-dicarboxylates 34, 36 , were synthesized by the [8 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of the corresponding 7-dimethylaminoindolizines 33, 35 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in the presence of Pd-C in refluxing toluene. Some were found to be more efficient than luminol in light production. 4-Amino-3-methylsufonyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazine-5,8(6H,7H)-dione (7r) , 10-hydroxypyridazino[4,5-b]-quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 27a-e , and 10-aminopyridazino[4,5-b]quinoline-1,4(2H,3H)-diones 30a-e showed the greatest chemiluminescence intensity in the presence of hydrogen peroxide peroxidase in a solution of phosphate buffer at pH 8.0.     

Synthesis of indolizines and pyrrolo[2,1-b]azoles from 2-pyridylmagnesium bromide and 2-lithiated azoles using tris(alkylthio)-cyclopropenyl cations as a three-carbon building block

A convenient method for the preparation of indolizines 3 and 4 and pyrrolo[2,1-b]azoles 7a-e from 2-pyridylmagnesium bromide and 2-lithiated azoles 6a-e , respectively, was developed by using tris(tert-butylthio)- and tris(isopropylthio)cyclopropenyl cations 1 and 2 as a three-carbon building block.     

Synthesis and pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities of some 1,2,4-triazol-5(3)-one derivatives

In this study, starting from 4-amino-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-one ( 1 ), the 4-Amino-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-undecyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one ( 2 ) was first synthesized and this compound was converted to Schiff base derivatives ( 3a-e ). In the second step of the study, the 2-[3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-oxo-1-undecyl-1,5-dihydro-4H-1,2,4-triazole-4-yl]-acetohydrazide ( 6 ), which was used as a key product in the synthesis of many heterocyclic compounds was synthesized in four steps, and then this compound was converted into methylidene acetohydrazide ( 7a-e ), thiosemicarbazide ( 8a-e ), and 1,2,4-triazole-5-thione ( 9a-e ) derivatives. Also, in the last part of the study, 1,2,4-triazole-5-thione derivatives were changed into Mannich bases ( 10a-b ) bearing a 4-phenylpiperazine ring. These new compounds were tested with regard to pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibition activity, and compound 3b , 3d , 7d , 8d , and 9d showed a considerable anti-lipase activity at various concentrations. The activity of compounds 7b (IC₅₀ = 1.45 ± 0.12 μM) was the highest in terms of IC₅₀, comparable to that of orlistat, a well-known PL inhibitor used as an antiobesity drug.     

Synthesis of bridgeheaded nitrogen systems. s-triazolo[4,3-b]-as-triazine,s-triazolo[4,3-d]-as-triazine and s-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-Thiadiazole ring systems

By the reactions of hydrazino-as-triazines ( 1a-d and 5 ) with cyanogen bromide were synthesized s-triazolo-as-triazines ( 2a-d ) and ( 6 ). Likewise, similar reactions of amino-s-triazolethiols ( 7a-e ) gave s-triazolo-1,3,4-thiadiazoles ( 8a-e ). Compound 2a was brominated to 2g.     

Synthesis and reactions of α-ketoaldehyde adducts of some heterocyclic ureas

Pyruvaldehyde reacts with heterocyclic ureas 4a-d giving dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones 5a-d . Phenyl glyoxal reacts with 4a giving an analogous adduct 5e . These 1,2-diols are smoothly dehydrated to hydantoins 9a-e which on mild reduction provide monohydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones 10a-e . Cis and trans isomers of 10d have been isolated and observed to epimerise under suitable conditions. An unusual halogenation converts 5a to the bromomethyl derivative 14b which is a convenient starting material for the synthesis of 4-substituted imidazolin-2-ones such as 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 .     

Synthesis of novel pyrano fused quinolones,coumarins, and pyridones

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Hans Junek, Graz, on the occasion of his 70th birthday A novel efficient synthesis of pyrano fused heterocycles namely, pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5(6H)-diones 3a-e, 7b-d , pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran-2,5(6H)-dione ( 7f ), and pyrano[3,2-c]pyridine-2,5(6H)-diones 10, 11 was achieved by the condensation of 4-hydroxy-2-(1H)-quinolones 1a-e , 4-hydroxycoumarin ( 1f ), or 4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridone ( 9 ) with α-acetyl-γ-butyrolactone ( 2 ) or the sodium salt of α-formyl-γ-butyrol-actone ( 6 ), respectively, in the presence of ammonium acetate.