Knoevenagel condensation of 2-carbethoxycyclohexanone and malononitrile: Synthesis of 4-cyano-3-ethoxy-1-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline,an isomer of the abnormal product

The structure of the abnormal product 1a formed in the Knoevenagel condensation of 2-carbethoxycyclohexanone and malononitrile has been further confirmed. Oxidation of the tetrahydroisoquinoline 3b using Na₂Cr₂O-AcOH-H₂SO₄ gave the keto isoquinoline 3d and the isoquinoline-1-carboxylic acid 5a. The acid chloride of 5a was condensed with diethyl ethoxymagnesiomalonate to afford after decarbethoxylation the methyl ketone 5d which on Baeyer-Villiger oxidation gave a mixture of the acetate 1g and the title compound 1b. The unambiguous synthesis of 1b confirms the structure assigned earlier to the title compound also formed during the partial hydrolysis of the diethoxy compound 1c. Condensation of 2-acetylcyclohexane-1,3-dione with malononitrile gave the quinoline derivative 4c which on ethylation yielded the ketoquinoline 4d. The present studies have confirmed that the quinoline compound 4a is also formed in the condensation of 2-acetylcyclohexanone and cyanoacetamide.     

Cyanoacetanilides intermediates in heterocyclic synthesis. Part 6: Preparation of some hitherto unknown 2-oxopyridine,bipyridine, isoquinoline and chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine containing sulfonamide moiety

Treatment of cyanoacetanilide derivative 1 with tetracyanoethylene (2) in dioxane/triethylamine furnished 2-pyridone derivative 6. Aminopyridine 9 was obtained by cyclization of compound 1 with ketene dithioacetal 7/EtONa. Cyclocondensation of 1 with malononitrile and/or acetylacetone (1:1 M ratio) gave pyridine derivatives 11 and 13. Ternary condensation of compound 1, aliphatic aldehydes and malononitrile (1:1:1 M ratio) yielded the 2-pyridones 20a and b. Bipyridines 22a–c were prepared by refluxing of compound 21 with active methylene reagents. Cyclization of chromene derivatives 24 and 28 with malononitrile produced the novel chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine 26 and pyrano[3′,2′:6,7]chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine 29.     

Regioselective synthesis of o-triazolyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones and o-isoxazolyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones via copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

A series of novel O-triazolyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones 6a–o and O-isoxazolyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones 7a–o was synthesized via a Cu(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar alkyne–azide coupling reaction of N-substituted-1,5-benzodiazepine–alkyne derivatives 3a–c with various aromatic azides 4a–e and nitrile oxides 5a–e, respectively. The chemical structures of synthesized compounds were determined using ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC), high-resolution mass spectra, as well as elemental analysis and was further confirmed by an X-ray diffraction analysis for compound 7d.     

Domino reactions between 3-(6-methylchromonyl)acrylonitrile and nucleophilic reagents

The chemical reactivity of electron deficient chromone–linked acrylonitrile [3-(6-methylchromonyl)acrylonitrile (1)] was studied towards some active methylene nitriles and active methylene ketones. Reaction of compound 1 with malononitrile, cyanoacetamide, ethyl cyanoacetate, malononitrile dimer and acetoacetanilide afforded 5-cyanomethylchromeno[4,3-b]pyridines 2–4 and 9. Compound 1 reacted with 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylacetonitrile producing pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivative 5. Benzonitrile derivatives 6–8 were efficiently synthesized from the reaction of compound 1 with acetylacetone, ethyl acetoacetate and diethylmalonate. In these reactions a diversity of products has been synthesized through a domino process, including Michael addition, retro-Michael with γ-pyrone ring opening followed by different types of recyclization (RORC). Structures of the new synthesized products were deduced on the basis of their analytical and spectral data, and the reaction mechanisms are discussed.     

Synthesis of nicotinonitrile derivatives as a new class of NLO materials

4,6-Diaryl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-nicotinonitriles 2a-k and 3-amino-2,4-dicyano-5-aryl-biphenyls 3a-c were synthesized from 1,3-diaryl-prop-2-en-1-ones 1a-k and malononitrile by a convenient one-pot method. Likewise, the reaction of aromatic aldehydes with malononitrile afforded 6-amino-4-aryl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles 6a-f. The reaction of mesityl oxide with malononitrile gave 5-amino-7-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2,4,4-trimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridine-8-carbonitrile 8. The NLO studies of the pyridinedinitrile derivatives 6a, b, f showed a high value while that of nicotinonitrile 2b was weak.     

Molecular modeling and cyclization reactions of 2-(4-oxothiazolidine-2-ylidene) acetonitrile

Diazotization of 2-(4-oxothiazolidine-2-ylidene) acetonitrile 1 with aryl diazonium chloride derivatives afforded 4-thiazolidinones 2a, b, whereas 3a, b derivatives produced through reaction of arylcarbonohydrazonoyl dicyanide with thioglycolic acid. Cyclization of 2a with aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile gave the expected substituted thiazolo [3,2-a] pyridines 4a, b. The reaction of 1 with anthraldehyde (1:1 molar ratio) gave the expected 4,5-dihydro-4-oxothiazole derivatives 5 which condensed with other mole p-chlorobenzaldehyde and gave the corresponding bisarylidine derivative 6. Thiazolo [3,2-a] pyridine enaminonitrile derivative 7 produced through addition of malononitrile to bisarylidine 6. Also, compound 7 reacted with other mole of malononitrile and furnished thiazolo [3,2-a] pyridine 12, furthermore, compound 7 refluxed with phenyl hydrazine, thiourea, and formic acid, to form the corresponding thiazolo [3,2-a] pyridines 13, 15 and 17, respectively. Also, compound 1 reacted with phNCS in presence of KOH and afforded 19. The molecular modeling of the synthesized compounds has been drawn and their molecular parameters were calculated. Also, valuable information is obtained from calculation of the molecular parameters including electronegativity, net dipole moment of the compounds, total energy, electronic energy, binding energy, electrophilicity index, HOMO and LUMO energy.     

Photochemical transformation of β,β′-dithienyl substituted o-divinylbenzenes leading to 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes or fused pentacyclic compounds: first evidence of electrocyclization process via 2,3-dihydronaphthalene intermediates

The photochemical behaviour of 2,2′-(o-phenylenedivinylene)dithiophenes (7a–c), 3,3′-(o-phenylenedivinylene)dithiophene (8a) and 3,3′-(o-phenylenedivinylene)dibenzothiophene (8b) was studied under the low concentrations. An intramolecular reaction via the 2,3-dihydronaphthalene intermediate has been observed in all studied examples accompanied by dimerization and polymerization. The 1,2-dihydro-2,3-dithienylnaphthalenes (9a–c) were isolated (7–9%) from the 2-thiophene derivatives while the 3-thiophene derivatives gave polycyclic structures (13–44% yield).     

Facile synthesis of some condensed 1,3-thiazines and thiazoles under conventional conditions: antitumor activity

1,3-Thiazine 3 was obtained from cinnamoyl thiourea derivative 2 as the kinetic control product. Refluxing of 2 with sodium ethoxide afforded pyrimidine derivative 4. Moreover, stirring of 2 with bromine/acetic acid gave thiazole 5 that was condensed with o-phenylene diamine forming benzimidazole 6. Heating of arylthiourea 8 with maleic anhydride or phenacyl chloride afforded thiazole derivatives 9 and 10, respectively. Condensation of compound 10 with o-phenylene diamine gave benzimidazole 11. Reaction of p-amino benzoic acid with chloro acetyl isothiocyanate, acetylacetone and ethylacetoacetate produced imidazole 14, enaminone 15 and crotonate 16 derivatives, respectively. Stirring a mixture of benzoyl isothiocyanate with 15 and/or 16 resulted in pyridine-2-thione 17. The yields of the prepared compounds were 41–93%. The experimental section is simple and easy. The detailed synthesis, spectroscopic data, IC₅₀ and antitumor activity of the synthesized compounds were reported. The cytotoxicity of the newly synthesized products showed that compound 4 is the most active compound towards the cancer cell line at which its reactivity is higher than that of the standard doxorubicin (anticancer reference drug).     

Synthesis of New Fused 1,5-Benzodiazepines,Part 3

1,3-Dihydro-4-phenyl-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one 1 _a was treated with some ylidenecyanothioacetamides to give the corresponding pyrido(2,3-b)benzodiazepines 3– 6. Treatment of compound 1 _a with a mixture of thiophen-2-aldehyde and thiourea or guanidine gave the corresponding 1,3-thiazino- and pyrimido(4,5-b)benzodiazepines 7 and 8. 3-Arylidene derivatives 9 _a–e and 10 were synthesized. Compound 10 was subject to react with 2-(1-methylthio-1′-anilinomethylidene)malononitrile to give oxazino-benzodiazepine 11. Thieno(3,2-b)benzodiazepines 12 _a,b and 13 were synthesized via the reaction of compound 1 _b with sulfur and some active nitriles. [1,3-Dihydro-4-phenyl(1,5)-benzodiazepin-2-ylidene]malononitrile 15was used as synthon to obtain novel pyrido-, pyrano-, benzo-, and thienobenzodiazepines 16–20, respectively. The reaction of compound 1 _b with CS ₂ or PhNCS along with 1,1,3-tricyano-2-aminoprop-1-ene, 2-(1-methylthio-1′-anilinomethylidene)malononitrile, or 1,3-dibromopropane gave the corresponding polyfused benzodiazepines 21– 23, respectively.     

STUDIES ON THIAZOLOPYRIDINES. PART 5: SYNTHESIS OF HITHERTO UNKNOWN THIAZOLINONE AND THIAZOLO[3,2-a]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES HAVING IN THEIR STRUCTURE THE MORPHOLIN-4-YL MOIETY

Condensation of thiazolinone 1 with benzaldehydes 2a, b in ethanolic piperidine afforded the methylidene derivatives 3a, b. Cyclocondensation of compound 3b with malononitrile furnished the novel thiazolo[3,2-a]-pyridine 5. Also, compound 3b was condensed with dimethylformamide-dimethylacetal (DMF-DMA) and triethylortho-formate to yield N,N-dimethylamino 6 and ethoxymethylene 7 derivatives respectively. The novel thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines 10a, b were obtained by cyclocondensation of compounds 3a, b with benzylidene-malononitriles 8a, b. Similarly, cyclocondensation of compound 3b with benzylidenemalononitrile 11 afforded the thiazolopyridines 12a–c. Ternary condensation of compound (12), 4-morpholinobenzaldehyde 2b and malononitrile (1:1:1 molar ratio) produced the thiazolopyridines 14a–c. When compound 10b was subjected to react with malononitrile in dioxane/piperidine under reflux the novel condensed heterocyclic system 18 was obtained. Treatment of ortho-aminocarbonitrile 10b with formic acid, aromatic aldehyde and triethylorthoformate furnished the thiazolo[2′,3′:1,6] pyrido[2,3-d] pyrimidine 20, azomethine 21a, b and ethoxymethylene 22 derivatives respectively. The structure of the synthesized compounds was established by analytical and spectral data.     

Synthèse des 2-hydroxy-7-〚benzimidazol-2-yl〛-méthyl-5-méthylpyrazolo〚1,5-a〛pyrimidines à partir de la 4-hydroxy-6-méthylpyran-2-one

Condensation of 3-amino-5-hydroxypyrazole 1 with triacetic acid lactone 2 in refluxed alcohols afforded 2-hydroxy-5,7-dimethylpyrazolo〚1,5-a〛pyrimidine 3 beside to 7-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-2-hydroxy-5- methylpyrazolo〚1,5-a〛pyrimidine 4. Action of hydrazine on compounds 4 yielded 7-hydrazinocarbonylmethyl-2-hydroxy-5-methylpyrazolo〚1,5-a〛pyrimidine 5. Condensation of o-phenylenediamines 6 with hydrazide 5 to melting reactants afforded 2-hydroxy-7-〚benzimidazol-2-yl〛methyl-5-methylpyrazolo〚1,5-a〛pyrimidines 7. Structures of the obtained products have been assigned by means of spectroscopic measurements.     

Characterization and pharmacological evaluation of new pyridine analogs

Reaction of 5-ethyl pyridine-2-ethanol 1 and methane sulphonyl chloride gives corresponding sulphonate 2; which on condensation with p-hydroxy benzaldehyde will give 4-[2-(5-ethylpyridin-2-yl)ethoxy]benzaldehyde 3. A series of chalcones 4a–o were prepared from 3 and substituted aromatic acetophenone. Chalcones 4a–o further react with guanidine nitrate to give a series of pyrimidines 5a–o which condense with 3,4-dichlorobenzylchloride to give amide derivatives 6a–o. Newly synthesized compounds have been examined on the basis of spectral analysis. All the compounds were screened against different gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Most of these compounds showed better inhibitory activity in comparison with the standard drugs.     

Syntheses and extraction properties of novel biscalixarene and thiacalix[4]arene hydrazone derivatives

By reacting thiacalix[4]arene with p-tosyloxyethoxylbenzaldehyde 1, 3-bis(benzaldehyde-4-oxyethyloxy)-p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (2) were prepared in yield of 65%. Refluxing compound 2 with aniline, salicylic hydrazide, nicotinic hydrazide and isonicotinic hydrazide, novel ringopening 1,3-bis-arylformyl-hydrazone substituted thiacalix[4]arene derivatives (3a–3d) were obtained in yields of 77–89%. Refluxing compound 2 with o-phenylendiamine, oxalyl dihydrazide, malonic dihydrazide and adipic dihydrazide in “1 + 1” intermolecular condensation mode under diluted condition, novel 1,3-bis-acyl hydrazone-bridged calix[4]arene derivatives (4a–4d) were prepared in good yields. Moreover, by condensating compound 2 with 1,3-bis(hydrazinocarbonyl-methoxy)-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (5), the first example of hydrazone-bridged biscalixarene (6) with calix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene subunits was facilely synthesized in yield of 90%. The noncompetitive and competitive extracting experiments showed that these novel hosts were good receptors for both metal cations and α-amino acids. Compounds 3a–3d and 4a–4d showed similar binding properties with high extraction percentage but low extracting selectivities. Biscalixarene 6 exhibited not only high extracting abilities but also good extracting selectivities.     

The first regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of homochiral perhydroimidazoisoxazoles via the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of imidazoline 3-oxides with (1S)-(−)-β-pinene

The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of imidazoline 3-oxides 1 with (1S)-(−)-β-pinene proceeds regio- and diastereoselectively to give homochiral perhydroimidazoisoxazole derivatives 3 in high yields in the cases of imidazoline 3-oxides 1a–e but in low yields in the reactions of 1f–g. The preferred attack of (1S)-(−)-β-pinene to the cyclic nitrone was shown to be anti–endo. The reaction of racemic nitrones (±)-1f–g with the homochiral β-pinene gave the adduct from the (S)-nitrone and the corresponding imidazole. The adducts 3 undergo retro-1,3-dipolar cycloaddition when heated in the condensed phase or in diphenyl ether to give the corresponding imidazole and β-pinene.     

Synthesis of a new series of pyridine and fused pyridine derivatives

The reaction of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyridine- carbonitrile (1) with arylidene malononitrile afforded isoquinoline derivatives 2a,b. 6-Chloro-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitile (3) obtained by chlorination of compound 1 with phosphoryl chloride was converted into 6-amino-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitrile (4) and 6-hydrazido-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitrile (5) in good yield, through reactions with ammonium acetate and hydrazine hydrate, respectively. Treatment of 4 with ethyl acetoacetate, acetic anhydride, formic acid, urea and thiourea gave the corresponding pyrido [2,3-d] pyrimidine derivatives 7-10a,b. A new series of 6-substituted-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridine carbonitriles 11-13 has been synthesized via reaction of 4 with phenyl isothiocyanate, benzenesulphonyl chloride and acetic anhydride. Treatment of 4 with malononitrile gave 1,8-naphthyridine derivative 14. The reactivity of hydrazide 5 towards acetic acid, phenylisothiocyanate and methylacrylate to give pyrazolo-[3,4-b]-pyridine derivatives 15-17 was studied. Treatment of 5 with acetic anhydride, phthalic anhydride and carbon disulphide gave pyridine derivatives 18,19 and 1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-a]-pyridine derivative 20.     

Lanthanide NMR shift reagents and stereochemical assignments : Stereochemistry in the reduction of 6-dicyanomethylidene and 6-(1-cyanoethylidene) derivatives of the cis-8a-methyl-1-decalone

Condensation of cis-decalone 3 with malononitrile and 2-diethylphosphonopropionitrile gives the corresponding 6-dicyanomethylidene and 6-(1-cyanoethylidene) derivatives (4 and 7), which upon reduction afford mixtures of diastereosiomeric products. The stereochemical assignments were made on the bais of NMR shift studies in the presence of Eu(FOD)₃.     

Cycloaddition of Aroyl Isothiocyanate: A Novel Synthesis of Triazine,Oxazine, Pyrimidine,and Pyridine Derivatives

A simple and direct synthetic methodology for a novel series of azines and their annulated systems was performed. Heterocyclization of acyl isothiocyanate 2 with urea or malononitrile gave s‐triazine 4 and 1,3‐oxazine 7 derivatives, respectively. The reaction of heteroallene 1 with acetylacetone tolerated 2‐thioxopyridine derivative 9 . The latter compound underwent heterocyclization with urea, hydrazine hydrate, or phenyl hydrazine to give the annulated pyridines 10 – 12 . Pyrimidinethione 14 was resulted from reaction of acylisothiocyanate with enamine 13 . Condensation of compound 14 with hydrazine hydrate, phenyl hydrazine, urea, and 3‐nitrobenzaldehyde in the presence of ethyl cyanoacetate or sodium hydroxide afforded 15 – 20 , respectively.     

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     

Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of some novel hexahydroquinoline derivatives containing benzofuran moiety

A series of new ethyl 4-(2-(benzofuran-2-yl)-4-substituted-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinolin-1-yl)-benzoate 3a–c was synthesized by Michael condensation of benzofuran chalcones 1a–c and cyclohexanone to give 2-(2-benzofuranyl)-4-substituted-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-H -chromene 2a–c, followed by reaction of the latter with ethyl 4-aminobenzoate. Condensation of 3a–c with different amines afforded the corresponding amides 4a–e. On the other hand, upon treatment compounds 3a–c with hydrazine hydrate gave the benzohydrazide derivatives 5a–c. The reaction of compounds 5a–c with different thio/isocyanate gave the corresponding thiosemicarbazide and semicarbazide derivatives 6a–c. Meanwhile compounds 5a–c were reacted with ethyl cyanoacetate and different β-dicarbonyl compounds such as acetyl acetone, ethyl acetoacetate, and diethyl malonate to afford pyrazolyl derivatives 7a, b; 8a, b; 9a, b; and 10a–c, respectively. Moreover, 5a–c were reacted with carbon disulfide to synthesize the corresponding oxadiazolyl derivatives 11a–c, while their condensation with different aromatic aldehydes gave the corresponding Schiff bases 12a–d. Cytotoxic evaluation of some of the newly synthesized compounds against human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG-2) revealed that the tested compounds produce promising inhibitory effect against the growth of HepG-2 cells with IC₅₀ values ranged from 11.9 to 19.3 µg/mL.     

Unique chlorine effect in regioselective one-pot synthesis of 1-alkyl-/allyl-3-(o-chlorobenzyl) uracils: anti-HIV activity of selected uracil derivatives

2,4-Bis(trimethylsilyloxy)pyrimidines 1/2 on reaction with o-chlorobenzyl chlorides in 1,2-dichloroethane in the presence of I₂ undergo single step 1,3-dibenzylation to provide 1,3-bis(o-chlorobenzyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diones. The reactions of 1 with allyl/alkyl bromide followed by subsequent addition of o-chlorobenzyl chloride provide a simple one-pot synthesis of 1,3-unsymmetrical pyrimidine-2,4-diones. Amongst these, 1,3-bis(o-chlorobenzyl)uracil (6a) shows anti-HIV-1 activity.