Combinatorial synthesis of 4-oxo-4H-imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines and 4-oxo-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines

A combinatorial synthetic route yielding imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines and pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines is described. The use of 2-fluoroaniline and 1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid, respectively, 1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid in the Ugi-reaction (U-4CR) followed by a nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S_NAr) affords the imidazo- as well as the pyrazolo-[1,5-a]quinoxaline moiety in good yield and high diversity.     

Synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines with a combinatorial approach: metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 1-halo-3-arylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines with arylmetal reagents

The halogenation of 3-arylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines was carried out with iodine, bromine, N-chlorosuccinimide, and 1-fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate as halogenating agents to give selectively halogenated products 1-halo-3-arylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines in good to excellent yields. Kumada-Tamao-Corriu cross-coupling of the obtained 1-iodo-3-arylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines and aryl Grignard reagents led to 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines in good to excellent yields. Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of the 1-bromo-3-phenylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and p- or m-methoxycarbonylphenylboronic acids furnished the coupling product in respective yields of 91% and 61%. The obtained 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines showed a wide variety of fluorescent emissions in a wavelength range of 449-533 nm with improved quantum yields compared to monoarylated ones.     

Synthesis of polyarene derivatives of fused aziridines by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

A convenient and effective synthetic approach to potentially radiochromic polyarene derivatives of bi- and tricyclic aziridines utilizing modified Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with catalysis in micellar media has been developed. A series of polyarene substituents were introduced into 1,5-diaryl-3,5a-dihydro-1H-azireno[1,2-c]imidazoles, 1,6-diaryl-1,3,4,6a-tetrahydroazireno[1,2-a]pyrazines, and 1,2-diaryl-1,1a-dihydroazireno[1,2-a]quinoxalines without degradation of the highly reactive aziridine ring system.     

A general approach toward the synthesis of 8-acylamidopyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines

An expedient synthesis of 8-acylamidopyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines was developed by treating 8-amino-4-[N-(4-aminophenyl)-N-(methyl)amino]pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine with various acyl chlorides following by the displacement of the so-formed N-(methyl)-N-[4-(acylamido)phenyl]amino leaving group with various amines. Applications to high-throughput synthesis are suggested.     

Novel synthesis of 2,4-bis(2-pyridyl)-5-(pyridyl)imidazoles and formation of N-(3-(pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine)picolinamidines: nitrogen-rich ligands

Heating a neat 1:2 mixture of 2-picolylamine and 2-cyanopyridine followed by treatment of the resultant red gummy substance with aqueous KOH resulted in the isolation of 2,4,5-tris(2-pyridyl)imidazole (1a) as the major product and N-(3-(2-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine)picolinamidine (2a) in small amounts. Similarly, by using 3-picolylamine, 2,4,-bis(2-pyridyl)-5-(3-pyridyl)imidazole (1b) and N-(3-(3-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine)picolinamidine (2b) were isolated, and by using 4-picolylamine, 2,4,-bis(2-pyridyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)imidazole (1c) and N-(3-(4-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine)picolinamidine (2c) were isolated. The plausible mechanism of the formation of 1a-c and 2a-c is delineated.     

A new and versatile Ugi/SNAr synthesis of fused 4,5-dihydrotetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines

A combinatorial synthetic route yielding fused tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines is described. The use of 2-fluorophenylisocyanide in the Ugi-tetrazole reaction (tetrazole-U-4CR) followed by a nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S_NAr) affords the tricylic tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline moiety in good yields and with high diversity.     

Reduction of indolo[2,3-b]quinoxalines

Reduction of indolo[2,3-b]quinoxalines with zinc in the presence of an anhydride gave N,N-diacyl trapped 6,11-dihydroindolo[2,3-b]quinoxalines in 43-92% yields. When the reduction with zinc was performed in TFA/TFAA, an unexpected ring opened product was isolated in 49% yield. The structure of this product could be identified as 1,2-dihydro-1-trifluoroacetyl-3-[(2-trifluoroacetylamino)phenyl]quinoxaline.     

Regioselectivity of N-substitution in bis-alkylation of 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole-2-thione

Cyclization of the corresponding N-substituted 1,2-diaminobenzimidazoles with carbon disulfide in refluxing DMF leads to 3-methyl- and 3-benzyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole-2-thiones. Based on the results of their S-alkylation, quantum chemical calculations by the density functional theory method, and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies, it was concluded that the bis-alkylation of N-unsubstituted 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole-2-thione in the presence of a base proceeds with the formation of N(4)-derivatives of 2-alkylthio-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole, rather than N(3)-derivatives as was believed earlier.     

One-step reaction leading to new pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines by condensation of 2-pyrone with 5(3)-amino-3(5)-arylpyrazoles

Condensation of 5(3)-amino-3(5)-arylpyrazoles with 4-hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one leads to 5,7-dimethyl-2-arylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, 5-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-7-methyl-2-arylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and their isomeric 7-alkoxycarbonylmethyl-5-methyl-2-arylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines. These compounds result from competitive reactions and from different cyclization pathways. Structure and mechanism of formation of these new products are reported.     

Synthesis of poly-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines through one-pot two component cascade reaction

A diversity-oriented method for the synthesis of novel poly-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines has been developed on the basis of an S_NAr/Knoevenagel cyclization cascade reaction or an S_NAr/Dieckmann–Thorpe cyclization cascade reaction. The methods provide a variety of poly-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines bearing an amino, alkyl or aryl substituent at the 5-position. In addition, a diversity-oriented method for the synthesis of 2-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines from a readily available 2-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline has also been disclosed.     

An improved synthesis of 2-(1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)pyridine by interception of an intermediate involved in a competing cyclisation reaction

Reaction of thiopicolinamide with N,N′-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal leads to the formation of 3-(dimethylamino)-1-methylthioimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine (3). However, the course of the reaction can be diverted to produce the title compound (1) in good yield by timely interception of the intermediate thioacylamidine (2).     

A practical, multigram synthesis of the 2-(2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)acetamide (DPA) class of high affinity translocator protein (TSPO) ligands

A practical, multigram approach to the 2-(2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)acetamide (DPA) class of ligands targeting the translocator protein (TSPO) is described. This synthetic route offers several improvements over all previously described sequences, including the isolation of intermediates without resort to chromatography. The common precursor to the DPA class of high affinity TSPO ligands, N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)acetamide, was produced in 40% yield over six steps, and was cleanly alkylated to give multigram quantities of several DPA analogues in 90-96% yield after recrystallization.     

Regioselective formylation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine systems using Vilsmeier-Haack conditions

Regioselective formylation behavior has been found in the reaction of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines via Vilsmeier-Haack conditions. While the 4,5- and 6,7-dihydro derivatives afforded pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carbaldehydes and 4,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3,6-dicarbaldehydes, respectively, the aromatic analogs rendered the pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbaldehyde only, and no reaction took place at the pyrazolopyridine derivatives.     

Synthesis and ring transformations of 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-ones

Heating 1-carbamoylmethyl-2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indolinium chloride in the presence of hydrazine bishydrate produces regioselectively the five-membered heterocycle 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydro-9,9,9a-trimethylimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one. The assignment of the structure is based on extensive ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopic studies. No ring-chain tautomerism of the 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one was observed to open-chain hydrazides or the corresponding six-membered 1,2,10,10a-tetrahydro[1,2,4]triazino[4,3-a]indol-3(4H)-one. Further transformations of 1-amino-1,2,3,9a-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indol-2(9H)-one were performed by treatment with aromatic aldehydes, acid chlorides and isocyanates giving access to 40 novel hydrazones, N,N′-diacylhydrazines, N-acyl-N′-carbamoylhydrazines and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.     

Reaction of 3-oxo-N-phenylbutanethioamide with 5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazoles

Reactions of 3-oxo-N-phenylbutanethioamide with 3-substituted 5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazoles in acetic acid led to the formation of 5-methyl-7,8-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-thiones, 7-methyl-5,8-dihydrol[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-5-thiones and 7-methyl-5-phenylamino[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines. The structure of the products was proved by the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra, X-ray diffraction data, and chemical transformations.     

A new, one-pot, three-component synthesis of 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 4H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines

A new, one-pot and three-component synthesis of 4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines, 4H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and 4H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidines is described. The reactive 1:1 zwitterionic intermediate, formed by the addition of isocyanides to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, was trapped by N-(2-heteroaryl)amides to yield a ketenimine intermediate, which was cyclized and then rearranged under the reaction conditions to afford the title compounds under mild reaction conditions in good yields. Single-crystal X-ray analysis conclusively confirms the structure of the obtained bridgehead bicyclic 6-6 heterocyclic compounds.     

2-Allyl-N-benzyl substituted α-naphthylamines as building blocks in heterocyclic synthesis. New and efficient syntheses of benz[e]naphtho[1,2-b]azepine and naphtho[1,2-b]azepine derivatives

A new series of 13-acetyl-7,12-dihydro-7-ethylbenz[e]naphtho[1,2-b]azepine (4a-d) and 2-aryl-4-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[1,2-b]azepine derivatives (6a-d) have been synthesized from N-allyl-N-benzyl substituted α-naphthylamines (1a-d) by utilizing aromatic amino-Claisen rearrangement, intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation and intramolecular dipolar 1,3-cycloaddition nitrone-olefin reactions.     

Cyclocondensation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-aryl-3-oxobutanethioamides with 1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,4-triazol-5-amine

Reactions of N-aryl-3-oxobutanethioamides with 1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-amine give mixtures of 7-arylamino-5-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, 5-methyl-4,7-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-thione, 7-methyl-4,5-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-5-thione, and 5-arylamino-7-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[ 1,5-a]pyrimidines whose ratio depends on the substituent in the aryl group of initial N-aryl-3-oxobutanethioamide and solvent nature (the presence of a proton-donor solvent).     

The synthesis of indolo- and pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines

The synthesis of fused isoquinolines from N-benzyl protected indoles and pyrroles is described. For example, treatment of t-butyl-2-(2-formyl-3,4-dihydro-1-naphthalenyl)-3-methyl-1H-indole-1-carboxylate with KOBu^t in DMF provided 14-methyl-8-phenylbenzo[h]indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline in good yield. Analogous N-benzylpyrrole precursors could similarly be cyclized to give pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines.     

Platinum(IV) complexes with purine analogs. Studies of molecular structure and antiproliferative activity in vitro

A series of tetrachloride platinum(IV) compounds of the general formulae PtCl₄L₂, where L = 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (tp) (1), 5,7-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (dmtp) (2), 5,7-ditertbutyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (dbtp) (3) and 5-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7(4H)-one (HmtpO) (4) have been prepared and characterized by thermal analysis, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR and IR spectroscopy. Spectral data suggest that the triazolopyrimidines act as a monodentate ligand via the nitrogen atom N(3). The preliminary assessments of antitumor properties of the four complexes were evaluated as in vitro antiproliferative activity against three cell lines: HL-60 human acute promyelocytic leukemia, SW707 rectal adenocarcinoma and HCV29T bladder cancer. PtCl₄(dbtp)₂ exhibits high cytotoxic activity against all human cell lines, whereas the other complexes are only moderately active.