Indium(III)chloride catalyzed synthesis of novel 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-diones and 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyridazine-5,8-diones under solvent-free condition

An efficient, inexpensive and environmentally friendly synthesis of novel 3-amino-2-benzoyl-1-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione and 3-amino-2-benzoyl-1-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyridazine-5,8-dione derivatives has been developed via one-pot three-component reaction of phthalhydrazide or maleic hydrazide, aldehydes and arylacetonitrile in the presence of catalytic amount of InCl₃ as a Lewis acid catalyst under solvent-free conditions. The most important features of the present protocol are mild reaction conditions, short reaction times, high yields, and a wide range of functional group tolerance.     

A highly efficient green synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives and their photophysical studies

A task-specific ionic liquid, [Bmim]OH, has been used for an efficient synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-diones by one-pot cyclocondensation reaction of phthalhydrazide, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate under microwave irradiation. The advantages of this method include the use of green catalyst, no organic solvent, easy work-up and excellent yields. The photophysical properties for some 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives have been investigated for the first time.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 8.* Synthesis of furano-anthraquinones

During the condensation of 2,3-dichloroquinizarine with methyl pivaloylacetate in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl sulfoxide the main reaction products are derivatives of angular 3-pivaloylanthra[1,2-b]furan-2,6,11(3H)-trione (about 70%) and anthra[2,1-d][1,3]dioxole-6,11-dione (15%), whereas the yield of the targeted linear methyl 2-tert-butyl-4,11-dihydroxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione-3-carboxylate is only 2%. Methods are developed for modification of the obtained 3-pivaloylanthra[1,2-b]furan-2,6,11(3H)-trione, making it possible to use it for the synthesis of the tert-butyl derivatives of linear anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione or angular anthra[1,2-b]furan-6,11-dione. *For Communication 7 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 191–202, February, 2009.     

Biphenylenes—XXX: Synthesis and some reactions op 5,10-diazabenzo[b]biphenylenes

Condensation of benzocyclobutene-1,2-dione with 10 derivatives of o-phenylenediamine gave the corresponding benzo-substituted derivatives of 5,10-diazabenzo[b]biphenylene. Attempted oxidative demethylation of 2,3-dimethoxy-5,10-diaza benzo[b]biphenylene gave 2-methoxy-5-phthalimido benzo-1,4-quinone. Other attempts to demethylate methoxy diazabenzobiphenylenes are described. 5,10-Diazabenzo[b]biphenylene was not oxidised by air, lead tetra-acetate, or phenyliodoso diacetate, but with peracetic acid it gave dibenzodiazocine-5,12-dione and o-nitroaniline. Reduction of the diazabiphenylene with Raney nickel gave 2-phenylquinoxaline. The diazabiphenylene is readily hydrolysed by nitric and hydrochloric acid to regenerate benzocyclobutene-1,2-dione and o-phenylenediamine which then recondense to give a mixture of products. A similar hydrolysis occurs with sodium hydroxide     

Silica gel-supported tungstic acid (STA): A new,highly efficient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione carbonitriles and carboxylates under neat conditions

1H-Pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione carbonitriles and carboxylates possess a broad range of applications as active compounds in the pharmacological and biological fields. We developed an efficient and ecofriendly silica gel-supported tungstic acid (STA)-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione carbonitriles and carboxylates by a three-component reaction of an aldehyde, a malononitrile/ethyl cyanoacetate and a phthalhydrazide under solvent-free conditions. The major advantages of the present method are experimental simplicity, use of an inexpensive and ecofriendly reusable catalyst, good yields, and short reaction times.     

Efficient and convenient synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives mediated by L-proline

An efficient, four-component, one-pot condensation reaction of phthalimide or phthalic anhydride, aromatic aldehydes, and ethyl cyanoacetate for the synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives mediated by L-proline in excellent yields is reported.     

One-pot synthesis of novel spiro 2,3,7,8-tetrahydro-benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b′]dipyran-4,6-dione and 2,3,8,9-tetrahydro-benzo[1,2-b:4,3-b′]dipyran-4,10-dione derivatives

An efficient synthesis of novel spiro 2,3,7,8-tetrahydro-benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b′]dipyran-4,6-dione and 2,3,8,9-tetrahydro-benzo[1,2-b:4,3-b′]dipyran-4,10-dione derivatives in high yields under microwave irradiation is described. The reaction was also studied under conventional heating conditions.     

Mild preparation of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives with magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles coated by (3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane as catalyst under ambient and solvent-free conditions

An efficient, one-pot quantitative procedure for preparation of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione derivatives from four-component condensation reaction of hydrazine monohydrate, phthalic anhydride, malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate, and aromatic aldehydes in the presence of magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles coated by (3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane as catalyst under mild, ambient, and solvent-free conditions is described. Simple procedure, high yield, short reaction time, and environmentally benign method are advantages of this protocol. The magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles coated by (3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane can be recovered and reused several times without loss of activity.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 10.* Synthesis of furanoquinizarine and its new derivatives

A new method was developed for synthesis of anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione derivatives. The key compound for annelation of the furan fragment to the anthraquinone chromophor is the previously unknown analog of salicylaldehyde, 1,4-dimethoxy-3-formyl-2-hydroxyanthraquinone, which we have synthesized by the Miller–Loudon–Schneider reaction. A chain of sequential transformations was used for its conversion into the target 4,11-dihydroxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione (furanoquinizarine): O-alkylation of the starting formylhydroxyanthraquinone with bromoacetic acid esters, cyclo-dehydration of the 3-formylanthraquinon-2-ylacetic acid esters in the presence of bases, hydrolysis of the obtained esters to 4,11-dimethoxy-5,10-dioxo-5,10-dihydroanthra[2,3-b]furan-2-carboxylic acid, its decarboxylation, and demethylation of the obtained 4,11-dimethoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione.     

Synthesis and fluorescence of anthra[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]furan-5,10-dione derivatives

4,11-Dialkoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-diones containing various substituents in the 3-position were synthesized. Reactions of these compounds with primary and secondary amines resulted in nucleophilic replacement of one or two alkoxy groups by the corresponding amine residues. 4,11-Dialkoxy derivatives of anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione showed fluorescence with large Stokes shifts (170–200 nm).     

One‐pot and green synthesis 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione and dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives by Fe3O4@SiO2-imine/phenoxy-Cu(II) as an efficient and reusable catalyst

In the current study, magnetite-silica core–shell nanoparticles modified with Cu-salen complex (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂-imine/phenoxy-Cu(II)) was utilized as a heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-5,10-dione and dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives under solvent-free conditions, without using any harmful organic reagents/solvent. The current synthetic protocol demonstrates that the reactions proceeds to completing step, leading to the successful synthesis of high purity compounds. Advantages of this method include easy purification, reusability of the catalyst, green and mild procedure and synthesis of new derivatives in high yields within short reaction time.

     

Anthranilic acid hydrazide in the synthesis of fused polycyclic compounds with quinazoline moieties

A modified procedure was developed for the synthesis of 5,6,7,8,13,13a-hexahydrophthalazino[1,2-b]quinazoline-5,8-dione and 6-amino-5,6,6a,11-tetrahydroisoindolo[2,1-a]quinazoline-5,11-dione from o-formylbenzoic acid and anthranilic acid hydrazide. The mechanism of the transformation is suggested, some reactions were studied, and new derivatives of these compounds were synthesized. Anthranilic acid hydrazide was used in the novel synthesis of 5-substituted phthalazino[1,2-b]quinazolin-8-one derivatives. The possible reaction mechanism is discussed. 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrophthalazino[1,2-b]quinazoline-5,8-dione and 5-phenylphthalazino[2,1-b]quinazolin-8-one were studied by X-ray diffraction.     

Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of pyrazolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]phthalazines and dihydrospiro[indoline-3,1'-pyrazolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]phthalazines] using TBAF as an efficient phase-transfer catalyst

Tetrabutylammonim fluoride has been used as an efficient catalyst for synthesis of pyrazolo[1,2-b]-phthalazine-5,10-diones and dihydrospiro[indoline-3,1'-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazines] by one-pot three-component reaction of phthalhydrazide, aromatic aldehydes or isatin derivatives, with malononitrile in water under ultrasond irradiation. This rapid method gave the products in high yield.     

Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling/heterocyclization domino reaction: facile access to anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione scaffold

A new facile route to the synthesis of 4,11-dimethoxyanthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione and its novel 2-substituted derivatives was proposed. The developed scheme was based on a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling/heterocyclization domino reaction of 3-bromo-2-hydroxy-4,11-dimethoxyanthraquinone with terminal alkynes.     

Methyl 2-benzoylamino-3-dimethylamonopropenoate in the synthesis of heterocyclic systems. A simple synthesis of amino derivatives of isomeric naphthopyranones and naphthodipyranones

A simple synthesis of the amino derivatives of 3H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran-3-one 5b-d, 8,11 , and 20 , 2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-2-one 14 and 19 , 2H,6H-naphtho[1,2-b:3,4-b']dipyran-2,6-dione 9 , 2H,11H-naphtho[2,1-b:3,4-b']dipyran-2,11-dione 12 , and 3H,9H-naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b']dipyran-3,9-dione 15 from the corresponding monohydroxynaphthalenes 2c,d , dihydroxynaphthalenes 2b, 7, 10 , and 13 , and tetralones 16 and 17 with methyl 2-benzoylamino-3-dimethylaminopropenoate (3) in acetic acid is described.     

Efficient syntheses of novel indeno[1,2-b]chromenone derivatives via hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of 2-(arylmethylene)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-diones with enaminones

Efficient syntheses of novel 10-aryl-5a-(arylamino)-9-hydroxy-5a,6,7,8-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]chromen-11(10H)-one derivatives has been reported by [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of electron-deficient 2-(arylmethylene)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione heterodienes with electron-rich enaminones in [bmim]BF₄ at 80?°C and in acetic acid at 80?°C. Dimedone/cyclohexane-1,3-dione enaminones have been used as dienophiles in Inverse Electron Demand hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. The products were obtained in high yields by a simple work up.     

Combining a Click–Multicomponent Reaction: One-Pot Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazol-4-ylmethyl 3-Amino-5,10-dihydro-5,10-dioxo-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-2-carboxylate Derivatives

(1,2,3-Triazol-4-yl)methyl-3-amino-5,10-dihydro-5,10-dioxo-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-2-carboxylate derivatives were synthesized by a four-component, one-pot condensation reaction of benzaldehyde derivatives, an active methylene compound (prop-2-ynyl-2-cyanoacetate), azides, and phthalhydrazide in the presence of Cu(OAc)₂/sodium ascorbate as catalysts and 1-methyl-1H-imidazolium trifluoroacetate ([Hmim]TFA) as an ionic liquid medium in good to excellent yields.     

Synthesis and photochemical properties of phenoxy derivatives of anthra[2,3-b]furan-5,10-dione

Nucleophilic replacement of the hydroxy groups in ethyl 4,11-dihydroxy-2-methyl-5,10-dioxo-5,10-dihydroanthra[2,3-b]furan-3-carboxylate by chlorine upon treatment with phosphorus acid chlorides gave the corresponding 4(11)-chloro derivatives which were converted into photochromic ethyl 4(11)-phenoxy-2-methyl-5,10-dioxo-5,10-dihydroanthra[2,3-b]furan-3-carboxylates. Photoinduced decomposition of the latter leads to the formation of phenol and fluorescent hydroxyanthra[2,3-b]furandiones.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 7*. Synthesis of naphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione derivatives

On chlorination of 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione with sulfuryl chloride in chloroform, its mono-, di-, and trichloro derivatives are formed depending on the conditions. Hydrolysis of the di- and trichloro derivatives gives a new polycondensed derivative of isatin, 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione. Its demethylation occurs effectively on extended heating with HBr in acetic acid and leads to 4,11-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione (4,11-di-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-2,3,5,10-tetraone). *For Communication 6 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1532–1536, October, 2008.     

Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 14. Synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical dihetarylcyclobutene-1,2-diones

A procedure was developed for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical cyclobutene-1,2-dione derivatives bearing thiophene and thieno[3,2-b]thiophene substituents by the Friedel—Crafts reaction of the corresponding heterocyclic compounds with squaric acid dichloride in the presence of AlCl₃. In addition to the target dihetarylcyclobutenediones, monoacylation products of methyl (2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)acetate and methyl 5-methylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate with squaric acid dichloride were isolated and characterized.