Thermolysis of the reaction products from 2-pyridylacetohydrazide and nitrous acid

2,3-Dihydroimidazo[1,5-α]pyridin-3-one (IV) was obtained by thermolysis of 2-pyridylacetyl azide (II) which was prepared from 2-pyridylacetohydrazide (I) on treatment with an equivalent mole of nitrous acid. Treatment of I with excess nitrous acid yielded α-oximino-α:-(2-pyridyl)-acetylazide (V). Thermal decomposition of V gave 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-4H-oxadiazolin-5-one (VII). 2-Cyanopyridine (IX) was obtained from V by the action of alkali. 2,3-Dihydroimidazo-[1,5-α ]pyridin-3-one (IV) was rearranged to VII upon treatment with nitrous acid. J. Chem. Soc., 14, 993 (1977)     

Cyclization of ylidenemalononitriles. X. Synthesis of benzazapropellane derivatives from α-Cyano-β-chloroalkylcinnamonitriles

The reaction of nucleophilic and non-nucleophilic bases wtih 2-carbamoyl-3-(γ-chloropropyl)-1-indenone ( 5 ) have been investigated. Condensation of γ-chlorobutyrophenone with malono-nitrile afforded α-cyano-β-(3-ehloropropyl)cinnamonitrile which was cyclized in concentrated sulfurie acid to produce 5 . Two other products obtained from the cyclization reaction were 2-carbamoyl-3-(γ-ehloropropylidene)-1-indanone ( 4 ) and α-carbamoyl-β-(3-chloropropyl)cinnam-amide. Treatment of a solution of 4 in ethyl acetate with piperidine resulted in cyclization of the γ-chloropropyl side chain to give 2-carbamoyl-3-cycIopropyl-1-indanone. The same compound was obtained in improved yield by the treatment of 4 or 5 with sodium hydroxide solution. The reaction of dirnethylamine with 5 in benzene gave initial Michael addition of the amine followed by internal alkylation of the carbanion so formed to yield 3a-dimethylamino-2,3,3a,8-tetrahydro-8-oxoeyclopent[a]indene-8a(lH)earboxamide ( 7a ). Similarly addition of ammonia, pyrrolidine, piperidine, benzenethiol, p-toluenethiol, 2-naphthalenethiol and nitromethane to the indenone I gave respective analogs of type 7 . Treatment of 5 with sodium cyanide in aqueous t-butyl alcohol resulted in a similar Michael addition followed by internal alkylation. In addition, cyclization between the nitrile and the carbamoyl functions occurred in the same step to give 2-oxo-4-imino-7,8-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]-propellan-6-one ( 13a ). Hydrolysis of the iminopyrrolido ring in 13a to the corresponding suecin-irnide gave 2,4-dioxo-7,8-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellan-6-one ( 13b ). Reactión of 13b with methyl iodide, allyl bromide, benzyl bromide, and diethyluminoethyl chloride afforded the corresponding N-alkylated products. A similar sequence starling with δ-ehlorovalerophenone led to 5,6-fused ring systems, including a [4.3.3]propellane. 2,9-Dioxo-4-methyl-7,8-benzo-3-aza[4.3.3]propell-4-ene was obtained by the reaction of 5 with acetone in dilute alkali.     

β-Ribo- and α-arabinonucleosides containing the 1,2-benzisoxazole and 1,2-benzisothiazole rings

The reaction of the silylated base of 1,2-benzisoxazol-3(2H)-one ( 1 ) and its 7-methyl derivative 5 and 5-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one ( 9 ), respectively, with 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranose followed by basic deprotection gave the corresponding β-D-ribonucleosides, and the silylated base of 1 , when treated with 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-arabinofuranose in the presence of stannic chloride, afforded the corresponding α-arabinonucleoside. Structural proofs of these nucleosides are provided from elemental analyses and ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra.     

Transformations of isomeric naphthopyranones. The synthesis of substituted β-naphthyl-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives

The opening of the pyranone ring in 2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-2-one derivative (1) and 3H-naphtho[2,1-b]-pyran-3-one derivatives 8 and 20 with nucleophiles afforded 3-(naphthyl-1)- and 3-(naphthyl-2)propenoates (substituted β-naphthyl-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives) 7, 13, 14, 15, 24 , and 35 .     

Δ3- and Δ4-1,2,4-oxadiazolin-5- and 3-ones

Preparations for 2,3-diphenyl- and 2-benzyI-3-phenyl-Δ³-1,2,4-oxadiazolin-5-ones (3) and (4) and for 2,5-diphenyl-Δ⁴-1,2,4-oxadiazolin-3-one ( 7 ) are reported.     

Synthesis and conversions of 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline

The reaction of the hydrazone 3a with hydrazine hydrate in DBU/ethanol conveniently gave 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline 6 . The reactions of 6 with an equimolar and 2-fold molar amount of nitrous acid afforded 3-(α-hydroxyimino-4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 9 and 3-(α-hydroxyimino-5-methyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 10 , respectively, which were converted into the 3-heteroarylisoxazolo[4,5-b]quin-oxalines 13a,b and 11 , respectively. Compound 9 was also cyclized into the 8-quinoxalinyl-1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 14a,b .     

Synthesis of α-(aminomethylene)-9H-purine-6-acetic acid derivatives

α-(Aminornethylene)-9H-purine-6-acetamide ( 3a ) and the corresponding ethyl acetate 9 have been synthesized by catalytic hydrogenation of 6-cyanomethylenepurine derivatives 2 and 7 which were obtained by the substitution of 6-chloropurine derivatives with α-cyanoacetamide and ethyl cyanoacetate, respectively. Substitution of α-(aminomethylene)-9-(tetrahydrofuran)-9H-purine-6-acetamide ( 3b ) with amines gave the corresponding N-alkyl- and N-arylamines 5 , which were treated with acid to give N-substituted α-(aminomethylene)-9H-purine-6-acetamides 6 . Substitution of 9 with amines gave the corresponding N-alkyl- and N-aryl substituted amines 10 .     

Studies on furan derivatives. II. Preparation of α-substituted β-2-(5-nitrofuryl)vinylamines

α-Subslituted β-2-(5-nitrofuryl)viriylamines were synthesized from α-ary]-β-2-(5-nitrofuryl)-aeryloyl azides and N-[α-substituled β-2-(5-nitrofuryl)vinyl] pyridinium bromides.     

A new method for the synthesis of novel 1-aryl-3-heteroaryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxalines

The reaction of 3-(2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-3-thioxo-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline 4 with o-chlorobenzenediazonium chloride gave 3-[α-(o-chlorophenylhydrazono)-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-3-thioxo-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylmethyl]-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 6 , whose refluxing in phosphoryl chloride/pyridine afforded 1-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-(2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-3-thioxo-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 7. The reactions of 6 and 7 with nitrous acid resulted in sulfur extrusion to provide 1-(o-chlorophenyl)-3-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline 8 and 3-[α-(o-chlorophenylhydrazono)-4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylraethyl]-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 9 , respectively.     

The synthesis of β-heteroarylamino-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives via thiazolones

2-Alkoxy-4-heteroarylaminomethylene-5(4H)-thiazolones 4 were converted with various nucleophiles into β-heteroarylamino-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 , and 19 . Reduction of 4 with sodium borohydride in ethanol saturated with gaseous ammonia afforded the corresponding β-heteroaryl-amino substituted alanyl amides 20 . Thiazoledione derivative 7a was transformed with sodium methoxide in methanol into 1-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidinyl-2)-4-mercaptocarbonylimidazol-2(3H)-one ( 8a ).     

The synthesis of β-heteroarylamino-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid and β-heteroarylamino-α-amino acid derivatives

From heteroarylaminomethyleneoxazolones 4 , obtained from N-heteroarylformamidines 2 and 2-phenyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole ( 3 ), the following β-heteroarylamino-α,β-dehydro-α-amino acid derivatives were prepared: methyl 8 and ethyl esters 9 , amides 10 and 11 , hydrazides 12 , and azides 15 . By catalytic hydrogenation the compounds 4 were converted into β-heteroarylamino substituted amides 18 and β-heteroarylamino-α-amino acids 20 .     

Studies on the syntheses of azole derivatives. Part IX. Formation of 2,4-disubstituted δ2 -1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one and 4-substituted 1,2,4-triazolidin-3,5-dione derivatives by thermal reaetion of N-aryl-N-benzylearbamoyl azides

The structure of the novel produets, 2,4-ltis-(N-benzy1-4-nitroanilino)-Δ²-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one (VII), 2-benzy1-1-(N-benzy1-4-chloroanilino)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolidin-3,5-dione (XIVa), and 2-benzy1-1-(N-benzylanilino)-4-pheny1-1,2,4-triazolidin-3,5-dione (XIVb), obtained upon thermal reaction of N-bcnzyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl azide (la), N-benzyl-N-(4-chloro-phenyl)carbamoyl azide (Ib) and N-benzyl-N-phcnylcarbamoyl azide (le), respectively, were determined.     

A New General Approach to Enantiomerically Pure Cyclic and Open-Chain (R)- and (S)-α,α-Disubstituted α-Amino Acids

A wide range of cyclic and open-chain α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids 1a-p were prepared. The racemic N-acylated α,α-disubstituted amino acids were resolved by coupling to chiral amines 15-18 derived from (S)-phenylalanine to form diastereoisomers 19/20 or 21/22 that could be separated by crystallization and/or flash chromatography on silica gel (Scheme 3). Selective cleavage via the 1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-ones 10a-p gave the corresponding optically pure α,α-disubstituted amino-acid derivatives 11 or 12 in high yield (Scheme 3). The absolute configurations of the α,α-disubstituted amino acids were determined from X-ray structures of the diastereoisomers 20, 21g′, 22d .     

α-Methylidene- and α-Alkylidene-β-lactams from Nonproteinogenic Amino Acids

Treatment of methyl 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)prop-2-enoates 1 with conc. HBr solution afforded methyl (Z)-2-(bromomethyl)alk-2-enoates 2 , which were transformed regioselectively into N-substituted methyl (E)-2- (aminomethyl)alk-2-enoates 3 (S_N2 reaction) and into N-substituted methyl 2-(1-aminoalkyl)prop-2-enoates 4 (S_N2′ reaction). Regiocontrol of nucleophilic attack by amine was accomplished simply by choice of solvent, the S_N2 reaction occurring in MeCN and the S_N2′ reaction in petroleum ether. Hydrolysis and lactamization afforded β-lactams 7 and 8 , containing an exocyciic alkylidene and methylidene group at C(3), respectively.     

Reaktionen von α-Chlorcarbonsäurechloriden mit Trialkylaminen

The condensation of α,α-dichloropropionyl chloride (IVa) and of trichloroacetyl chloride (IVb) with α-chloropropionyl chloride (Ia) in the presence of triethylamine led to two acid chloride enol-esters, both as mixtures of cis- and trans-isomers, namely 1, 2-dichloropropenyl α,α-dichloropropionate (Va) and 1, 2-dichloropropenyl trichloroacetate (Vb). A mixture of triethylamine and trichloroacetyl chloride produced an oxidation-reduction reaction to give 48% 1, 2, 2, 2-tetrachloroethyltrichloroacetate (VIII) and 69% 1-diethylamino-4, 4, 4-trichloro-1-butene-3-one (IX). Basic hydrolysis of IX led to 43% of glutaconic acid (XIII). Tripropylamine reacted in the same way with trichloroacetyl chloride to yield 1-dipropylamino-2-methyl-4, 4, 4-trichloro-but-1-ene-3-one (XIX) which was readily hydrolyzed in acid solution to α-trichloroacetyl-propionaldehyde (XX).     

Synthesis of certain N- and C-alkyl purine analogs

A number of N- and C-alkyl derivatives of selected guanine analogs have been synthesized as potential antiviral agents. n-Pentyl, n-hexyl and 6-hydroxyhexyl derivatives in the imidazo[1,2-α]-s-triazine, 9–11 , imid-azo[1,2-α]pyrimidine, 13–17 , and thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine, 19–21, ring system have been prepared by the direct alkylation of the sodium salt of the appropriate aglycon with the respective alkylbromides. Dehydra-tive coupling of 3-amino-6-hydrazino-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one ( 22 ) with either hexanoic acid or heptanoic acid, and further ring closure of the reaction products 24a and 24b provided the n-pentyl and n-hexyl derivatives of 6-amino-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazin-8(7H)-one 25a and 25b , respectively. A similar condensation of 3-amino-6-aminomethyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one ( 23 ) with heptanoic acid, followed by ring annulation, readily gave 2-amino-7-n-hexylimidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4(3H)-one ( 25c ). Bromination of 25c with N-bromosuccini-mide afforded the corresponding 5-bromo derivative 26 . Alkylation of the in situ generated sodium salt of 4-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-2-oxo-1H,3H-imidazole ( 27 ) with 1-bromohexane gave the N-1 alkylated product 31 . Manipulation of the functional groups in 31 and further hydrazine mediated ring annulation furnished 5,6-diamino-1-n-hexyl-3-methylimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-2,4-dione ( 39 ). Catalytic hydrogena-tion of 39 gave 7-methyl-8-oxo-9-hexyl-3-deazaguanine ( 40 ), a congener of the immunostimulator 7-methyl-8-oxoguanosine.     

Reaction of N-(4-Pyridylrnethyl)benzamide N-oxides and N-[(α-acetoxy)-4-pyridylmethyl]benzamides with 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione

Reaction of N-(4-pyridylmethyl)benzamide N-oxides 2 with 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione in the presence of acetic anhydride afforded 1,1-dibenzoyl-2-(4-pyridyl)-2-(benzoylamino)ethanes 4 in low yield. Treatment of N-[(α-acetoxy)4-pyridylmethyl]benzamides 3 with 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione in the presence of triethylamine and chloroform as a solvent provided 4 in high yield. Reaction of 4 with nucleophiles as hydrazine, methyl and phenylhydrazine gave the corresponding pyrazoles 5 .     

Studies on the syntheses of azole derivatives. Part III. Syntheses of 1-Phenyl-Δ2-1,2,4-triazolin-5-one and 4-Phenyl-Δ2-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one Derivatives by Fusion of 1-Phenyl-2-acylhydrazine with Urea

Fusion of 1-phenyl-2-acylhydrazine (III) with urea gave Δ²-1,2,4-triazolin-5-one and Δ²-1,3,4-oxadiazolin-5-one derivatives together with various by-products. Furthermore, various derivatives were synthesized for the purpose of examination in a pharmacological screening test.     

Synthesis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonamide and certain related nucleosides

1-β-D-Ribofuranosyl- 21 , 1-(2-deoxy-β-D-erytftro-pento fur anosyl)- 27 and 1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl- 29 derivatives of 1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonamide ( 19 ) have been prepared. Glycosylation of the silylated 19 with 1,2,3,5-tetra-0-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranose ( 5 ) in the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate gave the corresponding blocked nucleoside ( 20 ), which on ammonolysis afforded 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonamide ( 21 ). Stereospecific glycosylation of the sodium salt of 19 with either 1-chloro-2-deoxy-3,5-di-O-p-toluoyl-α-D-erythro-pentofuranose ( 22 ) or 1-chloro-2,3,5-tri-0-benzyl-α-D-arabinofuranose ( 23 ) provided the corresponding protected nucleosides 26 and 28. Deprotection of 26 and 28 furnished 1-(2-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonamide ( 27 ) and 1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonamide ( 29 ), respectively. 2-0-D-Ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3(4H)-thione ( 7 ) and 4-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3(2H)-thione ( 9 ) were also prepared utilizing either an acid catalyzed fusion of 1,2,4-triazole-3(1H,2H)-thione ( 4 ) with 5 , the reaction of 5 with silylated 4 in the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate, or by ring closure of 4-(2,3,5-tri-0-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)thiosemicarbazide ( 10 ) with mixed anhydride and subsequent deacylation. The synthesis of 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole ( 15 ) has also been accomplished by the silylation procedure employing 3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole ( 13 ) and 5 to give 1-(2,3,5-tri-0-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-3-benzylthio-1,2,4-triazole ( 14 ). Deacetylation of 14 furnished 15 . The structural assignments of 7, 14 and 21 were made by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and their hydrogen bonding characteristics have been studied. The sulfonamido-1,2,4-triazole nucleosides are devoid of any significant antiviral or antitumor activity in cell culture.     

2-Benzoyl-2-ethoxycarbonylvinyl-1 and 2-benzoylamino-2-methoxy-carbonylvinyl-1 as N-protecting groups in peptide synthesis. Their application in the synthesis of dehydropeptide derivatives containing N-terminal 3-heteroarylamino-2,3-dehydroalanine

Ethyl 2-benzoyl-3-dimethylaminopropenoate ( 6 ) and methyl 2-benzoylamino-3-dimethylaminopropenoate ( 46 ) were used as reagents for the protection of the amino group with 2-benzoyl-2-ethoxycarbonylvinyl-1 and 2-benzoylamino-2-methoxycarbonylvinyl groups in the peptide synthesis. Reactions of ethyl 2-benzoyl-3-dimethylaminopropenoate (6) with α-amino acids gave N-(2-benzoyl-2-ethoxycarbonylvinyl-1)-α-amino acids 13–19. These were coupled with various amino acid esters to form N-(2-benzoyl-2-ethoxycar-bonylvinyl-1)-protected dipeptide esters 20–31. The removal of 2-benzoyl-2-ethoxycarbonylvinyl-1 group, which was achieved by hydrazine monohydrochloride or hydroxylamine hydrochloride, afforded hydrochlo-rides of dipeptide esters 32–41 in high yields. Similarly, the substitution of the dimethylamino group in methyl 2-benzoylamino-3-dimethylaminopropenoate ( 46 ) by glycine gave N-(2-benzoylamino-2-methoxycar-bonylvinyl-1)glycine ( 47 ), which was coupled with glycine ethyl ester to give N-[N-(2-benzoylamino-2-methoxycarbonylvinyl-1)glycyl]glycine ethyl ester ( 48 ). Treatment of 48 with 2-arnino-4,6-dirnethylpyrimi-dine afforded N-[glycyl]glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride (34) in high yield. Amino acid esters and dipeptide esters were employed in the preparation of tri- 58-70, tetra- 71–82, and pentapeptide esters 83–85 containing N-terminal 3-heteroarylamino-2,3-dehydroalanine. 2-Chloro-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine was employed as a coupling reagent for the preparation of peptides 58–85.