3-Oxo-4,4,4-trifluorobutyronitriles as building blocks of trifluoromethyl substituted heterocycles 2. Heterocyclization to 3-aryl-4-trifluoromethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones under hoesch reaction conditions

Resorcinol and 5-methylresorcinol, respectively, react with 3-oxo-2-aryl-4,4,4-trifluorobutyronitrile using zinc chloride as a catalyst in dibutyl ether under the Hoesch reaction conditions to give a low yield of 3-aryl-7-hydoxy-4-trifluoromethyl- or 3-aryl-5-hydroxy-7-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-2H-l-benzopyran-2-ones. However, the related reaction with m-methoxyphenol was found to produce poor yields of 3-aryl-7-methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one and its 3,4-dihydro-4-hydroxy derivative.     

Synthesis of 5,8-dihydro-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids and the reinvestigation of the thermal cyclization of diethyl (2-hydroxy-4-pyrimidinyl)amino-methylenemalonate

Diethyl [2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]aminomethylenemalonates 5 prepared by the reaction between 2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinamines 3 and diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate ( 4 ) were thermally cyclized to afford ethyl 5,8-dihydro-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylates 6 . The later were alkylated with ethyl iodide and then saponified to give 5,8-dihydro-8-ethyl-5-oxo-2-(3- or 4-pyridinyl)pyrido-[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids 2 . Thermal cyclization of diethyl (2-hydroxy-4-pyrimidinyl)amino-methylenemalonate ( 8 ) gave ethyl 1,6-dihydro-4,6-dioxo-4H-pyrimido[1,6-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylate ( 10 ) instead of ethyl 5,8-dihydro-2-hydroxy-5-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylate ( 9 ) as previously claimed.     

A novel synthesis of (±)-2-acetyl-5,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthol,a key intermediate for the synthesis of anthracyclinones

The title compound((±)-3) was prepared from readily available 5,8-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthoic acid(4), according to the novel synthetic route visualized in $\text{Scheme I}$.     

Solid-phase syntheses of heterocycles containing the 2-aminothiophenol moiety

Efficient and general procedures have been developed for the solid-phase preparation of substituted benzothiazoles (1), 3, 4-dihydro-1,4-benzothiazines (2), 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benzothiazine-1, 1-dioxides (3), 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-1,4-benzothiazines (4), and 3, 4-dihydro-3-oxo-1,4-benzothiazine-1,1-dioxides (5). All five classes of compounds were prepared from a common intermediate, resin-bound 2-amino-4-carboxythiophenol, in a minimal number of steps. This intermediate was generated by (i) coupling 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acid onto Wang resin, or onto an amino acid bound to the resin, (ii) substitution of the aryl fluoride with a protected thiol, (iii) reduction of the nitro group, and (iv) removal of sulfur protection. Reaction with the appropriate substrates and reagents to effect cyclization gave the substituted core structures, which were modified further to introduce additional point(s) of diversity. Following cleavages from the solid support, the compounds were obtained in high initial purities and good isolated yields after purification.     

From Levulinic Acid to Biheterocycles: Synthesis of 1-[(5-Hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-3-substituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-(5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)propan-1-ones

We develop an efficient method to synthesize novel propionyl-spaced bisheterocyclic compounds. It entails cyclocondensation of 3-(5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)propanoyl hydrazide obtained from levulinic acid, with 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-methoxy-3-alken-2-ones proceeding regiospecifically to 1-[(5-trifluoromethyl-5-hydroxy-3-substituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-(5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)propan-1-one derivatives.     

合成(±)顺式-3-(二氯乙烯基)-2,2-二甲基环丙烷羧酸的新方法

本文报道两种从5-氯-3,3-二甲基戊酸乙酯(4)合成±)-顺式-3-(二氯乙烯基)-2,2-二甲基环丙烷羟酸(±)的方法.中间体4,4-二甲基-3,4-二氢-2-吡喃酮(3)是从化合物(4)经水解皂化,酸化和氧得到3,3-二甲基戊醛酸甲酯(6),再皂化得到3,3-二甲基戊醛酸(8),然后环化得到;或者由化合物4经苯基硫醚化,氧化得到8,然后环化后得到.     

Reaction of 3,3-dialkyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrones with hydrazine hydrate

3,3-Dialkyl-2,3-dihydro-6-trifluoromethyl-4-pyrones react with hydrazine hydrate to give 2-hydrazino-2-trifluoromethyl-4-tetrahydropyrone hydrazones. When heated, the latter are transformed into 3(5)-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5(3)-trifluoromethylpyrazoles, while their treatment with HCl in ether leads to 3,3-dialkyl-2,3-dihydro-6-trifluoromethyl-4-pyrone azines.     

First synthesis of 4-oxo-6-trifluoromethyl-4H-thiopyran-2-carboxylic acid and its derivatives

Treatment of 6-trifluoromethylcomanic acid with sodium hydrosulfide afforded for the first time 4-oxo-6-trifluoromethyl-4H-thiopyran-2-carboxylic acid (6-trifluoromethylthiocomanic acid). When heated or treated with H₂SO₄, this acid easily underwent decarboxylation leading to 2-trifluoromethyl-4H-thiopyran-4-one. Because of this, both ethyl and methyl 6-tri-fluoromethylthiocomanates were obtained in low yields (15–23%). Decarboxylation of 6-tri-(di)fluoromethylcomanic acids gave 2-tri(di)fluoromethyl-4H-pyran-4-ones in 77–80% yields.     

Synthesis of 10-thia-5-deazafolic acid and 2-desamino-2-oxo-10-thia-5-deazafolic acid

The folate analogue, 10-thia-5-deazafolic acid, was obtained via a multistep synthetic sequence beginning with the known intermediate, 2,4-diaminopyrido[2,3-d]pyrirnidine-6-carboxaldehyde. Reduction of this aldehyde with sodium borohydride gave 2,4-diamino-6-(hydroxymethyl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine, which when heated in base gave 2-amino-3,4-dihydro-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine. Treatment of the latter compound with phosphorus tribromide in tetrahydrofuran afforded 2-amino-6-(bromomethyl)-3,4-dihydro-4-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine, thus constituting the first successful synthesis of this elusive intermediate. The aforementioned bromomethyl compound reacted smoothly with the sodium salt of ethyl 4-mercaptobenzoate, and the resulting ester was saponified to give 10-thia-5-deazapteroic acid. Conventional peptide bond coupling to di-tert-butyl L-glutamate followed by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid afforded the target compound in respectable yield. Attempts to prepare its 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro derivative by catalytic hydrogenation were unsuccessful.     

The preparation of aryl 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-5-imidazolyl sulfides and sulfones

A series of aryl 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-5-imidazolyl sulfides was prepared by displacement of fluoride from the 5-position of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-phenyl-4-trifluoromethyl-5-fluoroimidazole by substituted thiophenols and by benzyl mercaptan. This displacement reaction occurs much more slowly than the corresponding previously described reactions of 4-trifluoromethyl-5-fluorothiazoles and -oxazoles. Several solvent-base pairs were examined; the reaction was found to work best when dimethyl sulfoxide was used as the solvent and diazabicycloundecene as the base. The sulfides were oxidized to sulfones by treatment with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid.     

Structure determination of salvadorin, a novel dimeric dihydroisocoumarin from Salvadora oleoides, by NMR spectroscopy

Salvadorin, a new dimeric dihydroisocoumarin (1), was isolated from the chloroform fraction of Salvadora oleoides. Its chemical structure was established as 8-benzyl-6-[6-(6-ethyl-7-methyl-5,8-dihydro-2-naphthalenyl)-1-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1H-isochromen-8yl]-3, 4-dihyro-1H-isochromen-1-one, through spectroscopic techniques and chemical analysis.     

An efficient synthesis of 6-fluoronalidixic acid and its conversion to enoxacin

1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-methyl-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid ( 8 ) has been prepared in large quantities by a highly efficient process. It has in turn been degraded to give 7-chloro-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid ( 11 ). This intermediate has been reacted with piperazine to give the known antibacterial agent, enoxacin ( 12 ).     

C,O-dialkylation of Meldrum's acid: synthesis and reactivity of 1,3,7,7-tetramethyl-4H,10H-6,8,9-trioxa-2-thiabenz[f]azulen-5-one

Reaction of Meldrum's acid with 3,4-bis(chloromethyl)-2,5-dimethylthiophene (1) or 3,4-bis(bromomethyl)-2,5-dimethylthiophene (2) produces the kinetically favored C,O-dialkylation product, 1,3,7,7-tetramethyl-4H,10H-6,8,9-trioxa-2-thiabenz[f]azulen-5-one (4). Recrystallization of 4 from refluxing methanol results in the methanolysis product 5-(4-methoxymethyl-2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-ylmethyl)-2,2-dimethyl[1,3]dioxane-4,6-dione (5). Attempts to isomerize 4 to the thermodynamically favored C,C-dialkylation product, 1,3-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[c]thiophene(2-spiro-5)2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dione (8), result in the formation of 1,3-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-4H-thieno[3,4-c]oxepin-6-one (6). The transformation occurs via a retro-Diels-Alder elimination of acetone followed by hydrolysis and decarboxylation of the resulting ketene. The ketene is trapped by tert-butyl alcohol, furnishing 1,3-dimethyl-6-oxo-7,8-dihydro-4H,6H-thieno[3,4-c]oxepine-7-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (7). All compounds are characterized spectroscopically as well as by X-ray crystallography of products 4-7.     

Synthesis and biological properties of 3-methyl-10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid

The synthesis of N³-methyl-10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid ( 1b ) is described. Ring closure of methyl-5-methylanthranilate with chloroformamidine hydrochloride gave a high yield of pure 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methylquinazoline treatment of which with iodomethane/sodium hydroxide provided the corresponding 3-methylquinazoline (6) which was converted to its 2-pivaloylamino derivative. This synthetic approach, next involving functionalisation of the 6-methyl group, was not further pursued because of difficulty encountered in removing the pivaloyl group. Methyl 5-methylanthranilate was treated with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride and the product then N-methylated. The tosyl group was cleaved with hydrogen bromide/phenol and the resulting methylamine ring-closed with chloroformamidine hydrochloride to provide 2-amino-1,4-dihydro-1,6-dimethyl-4-oxoquinazoline ( 11 ). The 2-pivaloylamino derivative of 11 was prone to hydrolytic deamination when attempts were made to remove the pivaloyl group and further elaboration of this heterocycle, with the intention of obtaining N¹-methyl-10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid was, too, not attempted. Di-t-butyl N-(4-propargylamino)benzoyl)-L-glutamate was therefore prepared and coupled with 2-amino-6-bromomethyl-4-hydroxyquinazoline hydrobromide. The resulting antifolate diester was N-monomethylated. Removal of the t-butyl groups with trifluoracetic acid afforded the target compound 1b and its structure was proved by degradation to the quinazoline 6 . Its IC₅₀ for L1210 thymidylate synthase (TS) was 26 μM; the control value for 10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid ( 1a ) was 0.02 μM. Thus the substitution of the lactam hydrogen in 1a by a methyl group reduced the TS inhibition by 1300-fold. Compound 1b was poorly cytotoxic to L1210 cells in culture (ID₅₀ > 100 μM). An unperturbed lactam group in this class of antifolate is important for binding to TS.     

Branched polyphenylquinoxalines containing naphthoxazine-5,8-disulfonic acid groups

Branched carboxylated polyphenylquinoxalines are prepared via the interaction of tris(α-diketone), 4,4′-bis(phenylglyoxalyl)benzyl, with an equimolar amount of 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid and subsequent interaction of the reaction product with an equimolar amount of bis(o-phenylenediamines). Polymeranalogous transformations of these polymers with 1-amino-8-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid sodium salt monohydrate in Eaton’s reagent yield earlier undescribed branched polyphenylquinoxalines containing side naphthoxazine-5,8-disulfonic acid groups.     

Two directions of the reaction of 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxoalka-2,4-dienoic acid esters with anthranilic acid hydrazide

Methyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxoalka-2,4-dienoates reacted with anthranilic acid hydrazide to give methyl [5-alkyl-1-(2-aminobenzamido)-2-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]acetates. The reaction of anthranilic acid hydrazide with ethyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate afforded ethyl (2Z)-(3a-hydroxy-2-methyl-10-oxo-3,3a,5,10-tetrahydro-4H-pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-ylidene)acetate as solvate with one methanol molecule. The structure of the isolated compounds was determined on the basis of IR and NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction data.     

Synthesis of the penta-glutamyl derivative of N-[4-[N-[3-(2,4-diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl)-propyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid (5-DACTHF). An acyclic analogue of tetrahydrofolic acid

The penta-glutamyl derivative of N-[4-[N-[3-(2,4-diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl)propyl]amino]-benzoyl)-L-glutamic acid (1, 5-DACTHF, 543U76) was synthesized by a convergent route. L-γ-Glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-glutamic acid heptakis t-butyl ester ( 20 ) was prepared in ten steps from L-glutamic acid di-t-butyl ester and N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-glutamic acid α-t-butyl ester. 4-[N-[3-(2,4-Diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl)propyl]trifluoroacetamido]benzoic acid ( 6 ), which was synthesized from pyrimidinylpropionaldehyde 3 in three steps, was condensed with 20 , followed by deprotection to provide N-[4-[N-[3-(2,4-diamino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyrimidinyl)propyl]amino]benzoyl]-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-γ-glutamyl-L-glutamic acid ( 2 ). Hexaglutamate 2 is a potent inhibitor of glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase.     

Synthesis of 3-amino-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one derivatives from anthranilic acid hydrazide and dicarboxylic acids

Treatment of anthranilic acid hydrazide with 2 equiv of ethoxalyl chloride gave the corresponding diester which underwent cyclization in acetic anhydride to produce ethyl 3-(ethoxalylamino)-4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carboxylate. Acylation of anthranilic acid hydrazide first with succinic anhydride and then with ethoxalyl chloride led to the formation of 4-[2-(2-{[ethoxy(oxo)acetyl]amino}benzoyl)hydrazino]-4-oxobutanoic acid whose cyclization in acetic acid afforded N-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-3-yl)succinamic acid, while in acetic anhydride ethyl 3-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carboxylate was obtained. The latter was brought into reactions with amines and hydrazine hydrate and alkaline hydrolysis. Acylation of 2-[2-(2-aminobenzoyl)hydrazinocarbonyl]benzoic acid with ethoxalyl chloride gave ethyl N-[2-(phthalimidocarbamoyl)phenyl]oxamate, and with succinic anhydride, 3-[4-oxo-3-phthalimido-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-yl]propionic acid. 4-[2-(2-Aminobenzoyl)hydrazino]-4-oxobutanoic acid reacted with phthalic anhydride in boiling acetic acid to give phthalazino[1,2-b]quinazoline-5,8-dione via elimination of succinic acid residue.     

Reaction of β-aminocrotonamide with dibasic acid derivatives

Reaction of β-aminocrotonamide ( 1 ) with succinic anhydride gave β-succinaminocrotonamide ( 3a ), which was treated with base to cyclize to 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-2-pyrimidinepropanoic acid ( 4a ). Similarly, pyrimidinepentanoic acid derivative 4b was prepared from compound 1 and glutaric anhydride. Reaction of compound 1 with glutarate, adipate, and phthalate gave the corresponding pyrimidines 4b, 4c and 4d , while reaction of compound 1 with malonate gave 2-hydroxypyridine derivative 11 and dimethylpyrimidinone 4e . Reaction of dimethyl fumarate with compound 1 in the presence of methoxide gave a poor yield of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine derivative 13 .     

Reactions of regioisomeric 3,3-dimethyl- and 2,2-dimethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrones with N-nucleophiles

Reactions of 2,2-dimethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrone with ethylenediamine, hydrazine, or hydroxylamine yield 5-methyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,4-diazepine, 3(5)-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5(3)-trifluoromethylpyrazole, and 5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5-triflouromethyl-Δ², respectively. The same compounds were obtained from 2-amino-1,1,1-trifluoro-6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-2(Z)-en-4-one and 2-hydroxy-6, 6-dimethyl-2-trifluoromethyltetrahydro-4-pyrone.