Acid-catalyzed reaction of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines with aldehydes: Formation of bis(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)methane

Reaction of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines with aldehydes in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid gave bis[pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)methanes in high yields.     

Proton magnetic resonance studies of compounds with bridgehead nitrogen atoms—XXIV: The stereochemistry of octahydroimidazo [1,5-a] pyridine and of some N-acetyloctahydroimidazo [1,5-a] pyridines

Octahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine is shown to preferentially adopt the trans-fused ring conformation in solution at room temperature. The NMR spectra of the rotational isomers of some N-acetyloctahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines and N-acetyloctahydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-c]pyrimidine are described, and the stereochemistry about the N-acetyl bonds and the cis or trans nature of the ring fusion defined.     

The mass spectra of some 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridines

We report here the mass spectral fragmentations of some derivatives of a new heterocyclic system 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridine. These compounds combine structural features of 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, but follow fragmentation pathways similar to the former.     

Transition-metal-switchable divergent synthesis of nitrile-containing pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and indolizines

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative formal [4 + 1] annulation of pyridine-substituted acrylonitriles toward divergent fused N-heterocycles synthesis is reported. The heterodifunctionalization reaction with Cu(OAc)₂ and urea as the nitrogen source accesses to nitrile-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines in moderate to good yields, while the homodifunctionalization reaction with FeBr₃ leads to synthesis of nitrile-substituted indolizines in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of new substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidines and pyrazolo[1,5-a]1,3,5-triazines

5-Substituted 3-amino-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitriles 2a-d react with appropriate biselectrophilic reagents in the presence of (TEA) to give the substitution products pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 4a-d, 6a-d and pyrazolo[1,5-a ]1,3,5-triazines 8a-d. Compounds 6a and 8a react with secondary amines to 10a-c and 11a-c. Treatment of 2a with malonodinitrile results in the substituted pyrazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidine 16. Condensation of 2a, 2c and 2d with ethyli-dene-malodintriles leads to racemic dihydro-pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyr-imidines 18a-e. Reaction of diene 20 with the heterodienophile 21 leads to formation of Diels-Alder adduct 22.     

Mass spectra of substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines

High resolution electron impact mass spectrometric measurements have been made on twelve pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines. Substituents attached to carbon atoms 2, 4, 7, and 8 were used to label the various fragments. Three major ions were observed (a) the molecular ion, (b) an ion corresponding to M-RCN where R is the substituent attached to C-4 and (c) an aryl cyclopropenyl cation which was observed in 7-aryl derivatives. Intensities and accurate mass-measurements are given for all ions having intensities exceeding 2% of the base peak. Nine of the twelve pyrazolo-[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines included in this study are described here for the first time.     

Reactions with heterocyclic amidines,VII: Synthesis of some new pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazines,pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazines and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines

Diazotised 5-amino-3-methyl-4-phenyloyrazole (1) reacted with active methylene reagents and with -naphthol to yield the pyrazolo[1,5-c)-1,2,4-triazine derivatives2a-e and5. Compound1 reacted with benzoyl isothiocyanate and with phenyl isothiocyanate to yield the corresponding pyrazol-5-ylthiourea derivatives6a, b. 5a was converted into the thiourea derivative8 by the action of acids or alkalies. A synthesis of 2-methyl-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-5-one from the reaction of -phenylacetoactonitrile (3-oxo-2-phenyl-butyric nitrile) and -cyanoethylhydrazine is reported.

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Reaktionen mit heterocyclischen Amidinen, VII: Synthese einiger neuer Pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazine, Pyrazolo[1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine und Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

Zusammenfassung Diazotiertes 5-Amino-3-methyl-4-phenylpyrazol (1) reagiert mit einer aktiven Methylenkomponente und -Naphthol zu den Pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazin-Derivaten2a-e und5. 1 ergibt mit Benzoylisothiocyanat und Phenylisothiocyanat die entsprechenden Pyrazol-5-yl-thioharnstoffe6a, b. 5a wurde mittels Säure oder Base in das Thioharnstoffderivat8 umgewandelt. Es wird über eine Synthese von 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidin-5-on aus -Phenylacetoacetonitril (3-Oxo-2-phenyl-butyronitril) und -Cyanoethylhydrazin berichtet.

     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines by reaction of heterocyclic amidrazones with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

1,3-Dicarbonyl compounds 2 react with 1-amino-2(1H)-pyridin-2-imines or 1-amino-2(1H)-pyrimidin-2-imines 1 giving new pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines or pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines 5 respectively by addition, oxidation and condensation. Isolation of an intermediate 3 shows that surprisingly the addition of the CH acidic 1,3 -dicarbonyl compound to position 6 of the pyrimidine 1 is the initial step.     

Chemical and electrochemical reduction of some pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines

Various pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 1 are prepared by two different ways. Their chemical reduction by sodium borohydride leads generally to 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro compounds 3, while lithium aluminum hydride yields 4,7-dihydro derivatives 2 at room temperature, and 3 in refluxing tetrahydrofuran. A complex mixture of oxidizable hydrodimers is obtained by electrochemical reduction. An electroreduction at a more negative potential also gives 4,7-dihydro compounds 2. A new 4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine has been obtained by condensation of 5-amino-3-methyl-1H-pyrazole with acetophenone.     

Synthèse de 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b] pyridines et de pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrimidines

The reaction between an aminopyrazolone and a β-dicarbonyl compound has been studies. The orientation of the cyclo-condensation is dependent on the nature of each precursor.     

A copper-mediated cyclization reaction of hydrazine with enediynones providing pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines

2,7-Disubstituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines were synthesized in good chemical yields by the reaction of enediynones with hydrazine, followed by addition of copper chloride. This reaction can tolerate many functional groups.     

Ring transformation reactions of C-nucleosides: Facile synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]triazine C-nucleosides

1,3-Dimethyluracil ( 1 ), a versatile synthon for the synthesis of various heterocycles, reacted readily with 3-aminopyrazoles 2 in sodium ethoxide to give pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 3 . Under similar conditions, 3-aminopyrazole C-nucleosides 4 and the synthon 1 gave a mixture of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine C-nucleosides, which was separated on a silica gel column. Attempts to remove the protecting groups yielded pyranose derivative 10 . Another synthon 1,3-dimethyl-5-azauracil and 3-aminopyrazoles 12 gave pyrazolo[1,5-a]triazines 13 . In a similar reaction with 3-aminopyrazole C-nucleosides 4 gave the corresponding pyrazolo[1,5-a]-triazine C-nucleosides 14 and 15 .     

3-Substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines

Cyclization of amides of 2-aminomethylpyridine gave imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines. In several examples the literature preparation (phosphorus oxychloride) gave extensive tar formation. The use of phosphorus trichloride-triethylamine (?20°) gave the desired imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.     

Compounds with bridgehead nitrogen: 45—the 1H NMR spectra and stereochemistry of some dimethylperhydro-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridines

The positions of conformational equilibria in 1,5-, 1-6- and 1,8-dimethylperhydro-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridines were determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The cis-(H-5, H-8a)-1,6-dimethyl-perhydro-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridine. In contrast, r-1,t-6,t-8a-1,6-dimethylperhydro-oxazolo[3,4- a]pyridine preferred the cis-fused conformation. Three of the 1,8-dimethylperhydro-oxazolo[3,4-a]pyridines adopted the trans-fused conformations (with distortion of the system in the case of the r-1,c-8,c-8a derivative) and the r-1,c-8,t-8a-1,8-dimethyl derivative adopted the cis-fused conformation.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of some new pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrimidines

New series of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives 7a-i, 11a-c and Schiff bases 13a-c were synthesized and screened for their in vitro antitumor activity against three human carcinoma cell lines, namely colorectal carcinoma (HCT116), prostate adenocarcinoma (PC-3) and liver carcinoma (HepG-2) using MTT cytotoxicity assay at 100 μg/mL. Some of the tested compounds displayed good anticancer activities against HCT-116 and PC-3 cells. Whereas, compounds 7d and 11a showed better antitumor activity than the rest of the compounds against both cell lines. A structure-activity relationship (SAR) has been discussed and structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by different spectral data (MS, IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR) and elemental analysis.     

The mass spectra of some s-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines

s-Triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine underwent decomposition by loss of nitrogen from its molecular ion whereas in the 3-alkyl derivatives the corresponding alkyl cyanide was eliminated from the 5-membered ring. The introduction of a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group into the 3-position resulted in predominant loss of the triazole ring in the fragmentation process; however, with a 3-amino substituent, the first fragment eliminated from the molecular ion was cyanamide. Methyl substitution in the 6-membered ring resulted in the formation of ring expanded ions. On phenyl substitution, however, an interesting 1,2-phenyl migration was observed. The mass spectra of several analogous s-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines are also described.     

Acid-catalyzed reactions of 3-(α-hydroxybenzyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines

Treatment of 3-(or-hydroxybenzyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines with trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane resulted in the formation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines, bis[α-(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)benzyl] ethers, and phenylbis(pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-yl)methanes, depending upon the presence or absence of the substituents at the 2- and/or 4-positions and the reaction conditions employed.     

Synthesis of some novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines and their fused derivatives

New pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline-3-carbonitriles 4a,b were obtained via cyclocondensation of 5-amino-3-cyanomethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (1) with enaminones of 1,3-cyclohexanedione derivatives 2a,b in refluxing glacial acetic acid. Condensation of compounds 4a,b with various aromatic aldehydes furnished the corresponding arylidene derivatives 6a–j. On the other hand, condensation of 4a,b with o-hydroxybenzaldehydes yielded the polyheterocyclic compounds 10a–h. Coupling of compounds 4a,b with aryldiazonium chlorides led to formation of 2-arylhydrazono derivatives 12a–h. Also, reaction of compounds 4a,b with phenyl isothiocyanate, followed by addition of ethyl chloroacetate and chloroacetonitrile, afforded the polyheterocyclic compounds based on pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline core. The reaction of compounds 4a,b with phenyl isothiocyanate and elemental sulfur gave the thiazole-2-thione derivatives 25a,b. The reaction of enamines of compounds 4a,b with each of hydrazine hydrate and guanidine hydrochloride afforded pyrazolo[4″,3″:5′,6′]pyrido[4′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-8-ones 30a,b and pyrimido[5″,4″:5′,6′]pyrido[4′,3′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-9(10H)-ones 33a,b, respectively. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analyses and spectral data. The plausible mechanisms have been postulated to account for their formation.