New synthesis of benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines and pyrido[4,3-b]benz[f]azepines from lactim ethers of 3,4-dihydrocarbostyril and 1H-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[b]azepin-2-one

Condensation of lactim ethers of 3,4-dihydrocarbostyril and 1H-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[b]azepin-2-one with malonodinitrile, cyanoacetamide, and ethyl cyanoacetate gave the corresponding 2-methylidene derivatives. Their reactions with dimethylformamide diethyl acetal followed by cyclization into benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines and pyrido[4,3-b]benz[f ]azepines were studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 995–1002, May, 2007.     

Densely functionalized 1,2-dihydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines: one-pot synthesis via sequential Ugi and Heck reactions

A facile one-pot synthesis of functionalized 1,2-dihydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridines is described via sequential Ugi four components using 2-chloroquinoline-3-carboxaldehydes, allyl amine, acetic acid, isocyanides and ligand free Heck reactions in good yields.     

Study of the reactions of 3-chloro-4-cyanobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine with nucleophilic reagents

The reactions of 3-chloro-4-cyanobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine (4) with S-, C-, and N-nucleophiles afford stable s-adducts at position 10. In the base-catalyzed reactions of compound 4 with thiols, the resulting -complexes are rearranged into sulfides 14a—c. Sulfides 14b,c undergo the Thorpe—Ziegler cyclization to give 1-aminobenzo[b]thieno[2,3-h][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives 15a,b. The reaction of naphthyridine 4 with aniline affords a mixture of -adducts of the C—N and C—C types, while those with aliphatic amines yield 3-amino derivatives 17a—c. In the presence of H₂O₂, benzonaphthyridine 4 adds peroxycarboxylic acids to give compounds 8a,b. In alkaline medium, adduct 8a is rearranged into 4-aminopyridine-3-carbaldehyde derivative 10.     

Synthesis of Derivatives of 4,6-Dioxo-1,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydropyrimido[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>][1,6]naphthyridines

It has been shown that 1-aryl-8-(4-bromophenyl)-4,6-dioxo-2H(phenyl)-7-phenyl-1,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydropyrimido[4,5-b][1,6]naphthyridines are formed on heating anilides of 1-aryl-7-(4-bromostyryl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylic acids in PPA.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, 597–600, April, 2005.     

Electrochemical behavior of benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives

The electroreduction of benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives in anhydrous media by the polarographic method was studied. It is found that the first step of the process is the transfer of an electron to position 10 of the molecule, which is consistent with the addition of nucleophilic reagents to this particular position of the tricyclic system in question.     

Studies on mechanisms of the rearrangement of thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines into thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines

Recyclization of thieno[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines was studied experimentally and theoretically by B3LYP/6-31G** calculations in the gas phase and in solution (EtOH). The experimentally observed characteristic features of the isomerization (the possibility of the Dimroth rearrangement occurring by the ANRORC mechanism and high energy barriers in acid-catalyzed reactions) were confirmed by quantum chemical calculations. Substituents in the triazole ring were found to play the principal role in the rearrangement. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2164–2171, December, 2006.     

Functionalization of benzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine derivatives

Two routes to consecutive functionalization of 3-chloro-4-cyanobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine (1a) at positions 3 and 10 were developed. Oxidation of compound 1a with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in acetone leads to 3-chloro-4-cyano-10-oxobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine, while in acetic acid, the reaction gives 3-chloro-4-cyano-10-(3-chlorobenzoyloxy)-5-hydroxy-5,10-dihydrobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine. The reactions of 1a with some C-nucleophiles give -adducts at position 10. The reactions of N,N-dimethylamide acetals with chloride 1a leads to 4-cyano-3-dimethylaminobenzo[b][1,6]naphthyridine.     

Synthesis and rearrangements of 7H-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]-and 7h-pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines

7H-Pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines were synthesized by the reactions of 2-ethoxymethyleneamino-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitriles with acid hydrazides and by the reactions of aminoiminopyrimidines (prepared based on the above-mentioned carbonitriles) with acid chlorides. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1438–1443, August, 2006.     

Condensed Isoquinolines. 18. Enamine Properties of Benzimidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-11(5H)-one in the Michael Reaction

The reaction of benzimidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-11(5H)-one with activated olefins has been studied. The derivatives of 3,10-dioxo-3H,10H-benzimidazo[1,2,3-ij]benzo[c][1,8]naphthyridine formed are the result of an initial Michael reaction at C₍₆₎ followed by intramolecular heterocyclization.     

Application of 2-(2-chloroaroyl)methyleneimidazolidines in domino and multicomponent reaction: new entries to imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and benzo[b]imidazo[1,2,3-ij][1,8]naphthyridines

A new strategy for the synthesis of tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and unusual tetrahydrobenzo[b]imidazo[1,2,3-ij][1,8]naphthyridines has been successfully developed by cascade reactions including Knoevenagel condensation, aza-ene reaction, imine-enamine tautomerization, cyclocondensation/oxidation, and intramolecular S_NAr of precursors 2-(2-chloroaroyl)methyleneimidazolidines as new heterocyclic ketene aminals (HKA), which represent a class of polyfunctional scaffolds with four active reaction sites with aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile or ethyl 2-cyanoacetate under mild conditions. In this domino reaction, nine different active sites are involved, and two C-C bonds, two C-N bonds, and two new rings are constructed with all reactants efficiently utilized in the chemical transformation.     

Intramolecular 4+2 cycloaddition of thieno[2,3-e][1,2,4]triazines: routes towards condensed thieno[2,3-b]pyridines

Synthetic approaches towards new condensed thienopyridine ring systems including furo[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines, bisthieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-e]pyridines, 5H-chromeno[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines, 5H-benzo(f)chromeno[2,3-b]thieno[3,2-e]pyridines have been achieved by application of intramolecular 4+2 cycloaddition reactions of suitably designed thieno[2,3-e][1,2,4]triazines tethered with alkene or alkyne terminals.     

Synthesis of 4-arylcarbamoyl-5-(2-hydroxynaphthylazo)imidazoles and 1-substituted naphtho[2,1-e]imidazo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines

The reactions of β-naphthol with 5-diazoimidazoles and imidazolyl-5-diazonium salts containing chemically different carboxamide groups in position 4 were studied. Heterocyclization of 4-arylcarbamoyl-5-(2-hydroxynaphthylazo)imidazoles formed in these reactions was investigated. The presence of the NH fragment in the amide group prevents this process, the reaction giving instead 3-substituted 3,7-dihydroimidazo[4,5-d][1,2,3]triazin-4-ones, which is due to reversibility of C-azo coupling. Methods for modification of 1-ethoxycarbonyl group in the naphtho[2,1-e]imidazo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine system were developed and used to prepare substituted carboxamides inaccessible by other routes. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1208–1213, July, 2006.     

Synthesis of derivatives of a new heterocyclic system,indolo[2,3-f][1,7]naphthyridine

3-(N"-Aryl-N"-chloroacetyl)amino-2-formylindoles were converted into 3-amino-1-aryl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyrido[3,2-b]indoles, which were used to synthesize derivatives of a new heterocyclic system, namely, indolo[2,3-f][1,7]naphthyridine. The structures of the resulting compounds were proved by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.     

Diels-alder reaction with cyclic sulfones. 9.* Synthesis of 10-oxo-1h-tetrahydrofluo-reno[2,1-b]thiophene dioxides*2

The treatment of 5-aryl-4′,6′-dioxo-2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydrospiro-[benzothiophene-4,5′-1,3-dioxane] 1,1-dioxides with boron trifluoride etherate in dichloroethane leads to the formation of products of intramolecular acylation, namely, the corresponding 10-oxo-1H-5,5a,10a,10b-tetrahydrofluoreno-[2,1-b]thiophene dioxides. In all cases, 5-aryl-4-carboxyhexahydrobenzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxides were also isolated. The product ratio depends on the structure of the aromatic substituent at C(5) of the spiro- adducts. The structure of 4-carboxy-5-(2-methoxyphenyl)-7-methyl -2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxide was confirmed by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. ^*For Communication 9 see [1]. ^*2Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1503–1512, October, 2008.     

Condensed isoquinolines 28*. Synthesis and properties of 10a,15b-diazadibenzo[a,e]-pleiaden-11-ones

The reaction of 7,12-dihydro-5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazolin-5-ones with o-xylidene dibromide leads to 11-oxo-4bH,5H,10H,11H,16H-10a-aza-15b-azoniadibenzo[a,e]pleiadene bromides, which are converted to 11-oxo-10H,11H,16H-10a-aza-15b-azoniadibenzo[a,e]pleiadene salts upon oxidation using nitrobenzene. The reaction of these salts with benzylamine leads to 6-{2-[(benzylimino)methyl]phenyl}-7,12-dihydroisoquino[3,2-b][2]benzazepin-14(6H)-ones, which recyclize to 11-oxo-5H,10H,11H-10a-aza-15b-azoniadibenzo[a,e]pleiadene perchlorates upon the action of perchloric acid. The reactions of the 10a,15b-diazadibenzo[a,e]pleiadene salts obtained with NaBH₄ were studied and the structures of the reduction products were determined by spectral methods. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 280–292, February, 2008.