Synthesis of spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones,spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones and spiro[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-diones via transannular reactions of eight membered ring intermediates

An auto oxidation-rearrangement product 4 was isolated from a high dilution reaction of ninhydrin with 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline in water. A general synthesis of this compound and its derivatives 4–6 was devised by oxidation of tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indol-10-ones 1–3 with sodium periodate to give isoindolo[2,1-a]-indole-6,11-diones 4–6 in good yield. Compounds 4–6 can be easily transformed into spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones 8–10 , spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones 11–13 and isoindole[1,2-a:2′,1′-b]pyrimidine-5,15-diones 15, 16 in high yields. Analogous reactions were performed on 3-amino-5a, 10a-dihydroxybenzo[b]indeno[2,1-d]furan-10-one ( 17 ) to give a dibenzoxocintrione 18 , spiro-[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-dione 19 and an isoindol-1-one 20 .     

Synthesis of 1,2′,3,3′,5′,6′-hexahydro-3-phenylspiro[isobenzofuran-1,4′-thiopyrans] and 1,2′,3,3′,5′,6′-hexahydro-3-phenylspiro-[isobenzofuran-1,4′-pyrans]

The 1,2′,3,3′,5′,6′-hexahydro-3-phenylspiro[isobenzofuran-1,4′-thiopyran] ring system ( 2a ) has been prepared from o-bromobenzoic acid. The 1,2′,3,3′,5′,6′-hexahydro-3-phenylspiro[isobenzofuran-1,4′-pyran] ring system ( 3a ) has been prepared from 2-bromobenzhydrol methyl ether. Several 3-(dimethylaminoalkyl) derivatives of both 2a and 3a were prepared by lithiation followed by alkylation.     

Synthesis of new guanidine derivatives from 2′,3′,4′,9′-tetrahydrospiro[piperidine-4,1′-[1H]pyrido[3,4-b]indole]

The reaction of the isothiourea derivative 2 with methylaminc or pyrrolidine resulted in guanidines 3a-3b . Using hydrazine under the same conditions the tetrazole derivative 4 was obtained. On reacting 2 with piperidine, morpholine, methylhydrazine, phenylhydrazine, hydroxylamine or sodium hydroxide, cycliza-tion took place leading to the novel 4-cyanimino-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydro-3,12b-ethanopyrim-ido[1′,6′:1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indole ( 5 ). Some structural aspects of 5 and other model compounds were analysed mainly by ¹³C nmr spectroscopy.     

Synthesis of novel 3-carboethoxy-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyrimido[1′,2′:5,6]-[1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

Reaction of 4-amino-2-methylbenzimidazo[1,2-a][1,3,5]triazines 2 with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate afforded 3-carboethoxy-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyrimido[1′,2′:5,6][1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a]benzimidazoles 3 , a new ring system.     

Synthesis of spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-tetrahydro-1,3-thiazine]-2,4′(1H)-diones

The title compounds have been prepared by the cyclocondensation of 3-mercaptopropanoic acid with isat-in-3-imines. The 1-benzyl derivatives have been synthesized by simultaneously reacting 1-benzylisatin, substituted anilines and 3-mercaptopropanoic acid. Mannich condensation of the spiro thiazanones with secondary amines gave the corresponding 1-aminomethyl derivatives.     

Studies in spiroheterocycles. Part XIII. Synthesis of a novel spiro system: Spiro[9H-acridine-9,3′-[3h]indol]-2′(1′H)-one and related compounds from new fluorinated spiro[3H-indole-3,9′-[9H]xanthen]-2(1H)-ones

A new spiroheterocyclic system spiro[9H-acridine-9,3′-[3H]indol]-2′(1′H)-one and related compounds have been prepared by the reaction of spiro[3H-indole-3,9′-[9H]xanthen]-2(1H)-ones with aromatic amine or ammonium acetate. The latter were prepared by heating fluorinated indole-2,3-diones with m-/p-cresols or α-naphthol in the presence of sulphuric acid at 230-240°. The synthesized compounds have been characterized on the basis of their elemental analyses, ir, nmr (1_H, 13_C, 19_F) and mass spectral data.     

Synthese von [16,16,16,16′,16′,16′-2H6] Lycopin

Synthesis of [16,16,16,16′,16′,16′ ²H₆]Lycopene Lycopene having at both ends the deuteriated methyl groups trans to the chain has been synthesized for further biochemical experiments aimed to elucidate the stereochemistry of the cyclization step. Incidentally a gas-chromatographic separation of the isotopisomers 1 and 2g has been observed.     

Synthesis of novel pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidines,pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]pyrimido[l,6‐a]benzimidazoles and related fused systems

3‐Amino‐4‐aryl‐5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐6‐methylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamides 3a‐c were prepared from ethyl 4‐aryl‐3‐cyano‐6‐methyl‐2‐thioxo‐1,2‐dihydropyridine‐5‐carbonylates 1a‐c and reacted with some carbonyl compounds to give tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidine derivatives 6a‐c, 7a‐c and 8a‐c , respectively. Treatment of compound 3c with chloroacetyl chloride led to the formation of a next key compound, ethyl 2‐chloromethyl‐4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydropyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine‐8‐carboxylate 9 . Also, 3‐amino‐2‐benzimidazolylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐5‐carboxylate 5 and 2‐(3′‐aminothieno [2,3‐b]pyridin‐2′‐yl)‐4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydropyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine‐8‐carboxylate 17 were prepared from 1c. The compounds 5, 9 and 17 were used as good synthons for other pyridothienopyrimidines and pyridothienopyrimidobenzimidazoles as well as for related fused polyheterocyclic systems.     

Synthesis,structure and some reactions of 4a',5′,6′,7′,8′,8a'‐hexahydro‐4′H‐spiro[cyclohexane‐1,9′‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]‐quinazolines]

2′‐Substituted 5′,6′,7′,8′‐tetrahydro‐4′H‐spiro[cyclohexane‐1,9′‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolines] 3a‐d were synthesized by condensation of 3‐substituted 5‐amino‐1,2,4‐triazoles 1a‐d with 2‐cyclohexylidene cyclohexanone 2 in DMF. The compounds 3 were hydrogenated with sodium borohydride in ethanol to give 2′‐substituted cis‐4a',5′,6′,7′,8′,8a'‐hexahydro‐4′H‐spiro[cyclohexane‐1,9′‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolines] 4a‐d in high yields. The reactions of alkylation, acylation and sulfonylation of the compounds 4 were studied. The structure of the synthesized compounds was determined on the basis of NMR measurements including HSQC, HMBC, NOESY techniques and confirmed by the X‐ray analysis of 6 and 11b . The described synthetic protocols provide rapid access to novel and diversely substituted hydrogenated [1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolines.     

Synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocycles 9. Preparation and carbon‐carbon bond cleavage of spiro[cycloalkane[1′,2′,4′]‐triazolo[1′,5′‐a][1′,3′,5′]triazine] derivatives and related compounds

Diaminomethylenehydrazones of cyclic ketones 1–5 reacted with ethyl N‐cyanoimidate (I) at room temperature or with bis(methylthio)methylenecyanamide (II) under brief heating to give directly the corresponding spiro[cycloalkane[1′,2′,4′]triazolo[1′,5′,‐a][1′,3′‐5′]triazine] derivatives 7–12 in moderate to high yields. Ring‐opening reaction of the spiro[cycloalkanetriazolotriazine] derivatives occurred at the cycloalkane moiety upon heating in solution to give 2‐alkyl‐5‐amino[1,2,4]triazolotriazines 13–16. Diaminomethylenehydrazones 17–19, of hindered acyclic ketones, gave 2‐methyl‐7‐methylthio[1,2,4]‐triazolo[1,5‐a][1,3,5]triazines 21–23 by the reaction with II as the main products with apparent loss of 2‐methylpropane from the potential precursor, 2‐tert‐butyl‐2‐methyl‐7‐methylthio[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5‐a]‐[1,3,5]triazines 20, in good yields. In general, bis(methylthio)methylenecyanamide II was found to be a favorable reagent to the one‐step synthesis of the spiro[cycloalkanetriazolotriazine] derivatives from the diaminomethylenehydrazones. The spectral data and structural assignments of the fused triazine products are discussed.     

Synthesis of spiro[indoline‐3,3′‐pyrrolizines] by 1,3‐dipolar reactions between isatins,l‐proline and electron‐deficient alkenes

Two spiro[indoline‐3,3′‐pyrrolizine] derivatives have been synthesized in good yield with high regio‐ and stereospecificity using one‐pot reactions between readily available starting materials, namely l ‐proline, substituted 1H‐indole‐2,3‐diones and electron‐deficient alkenes. The products have been fully characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and crystal structure analysis. In (1′RS ,2′RS ,3SR ,7a′SR )‐2′‐benzoyl‐1‐hexyl‐2‐oxo‐1′,2′,5′,6′,7′,7a′‐hexahydrospiro[indoline‐3,3′‐pyrrolizine]‐1′‐carboxylic acid, C₂₈H₃₂N₂O₄, (I), the unsubstituted pyrrole ring and the reduced spiro‐fused pyrrole ring adopt half‐chair and envelope conformations, respectively, while in (1′RS ,2′RS ,3SR ,7a′SR )‐1′,2′‐bis(4‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5,7‐dichloro‐2‐oxo‐1′,2′,5′,6′,7′,7a′‐hexahydrospiro[indoline‐3,3′‐pyrrolizine], which crystallizes as a partial dichloromethane solvate, C₂₈H₂₀Cl₄N₂O₃·0.981CH₂Cl₂, (II), where the solvent component is disordered over three sets of atomic sites, these two rings adopt envelope and half‐chair conformations, respectively. Molecules of (I) are linked by an O—H…·O hydrogen bond to form cyclic R ₆⁶(48) hexamers of (S ₆) symmetry, which are further linked by two C—H…O hydrogen bonds to form a three‐dimensional framework structure. In compound (II), inversion‐related pairs of N—H…O hydrogen bonds link the spiro[indoline‐3,3′‐pyrrolizine] molecules into simple R ₂²(8) dimers.     

Facile synthesis of novel spiro[azetidine-2,4′(1′H)-isoquinoline-1′,3′,4(2′H)-triones]

A convenient general method for the synthesis of a new heterocycle, spiro[azetidine-2,4′(1′H)-iso-quinoline-1′,3′,4(2′H)-trione] is described. The key intermediate 2 was prepared by direct halogenation of position-4 of acid 3 with thionyl chloride, and subsequent treatment of the generated 4-Cl, 4-acetyl chloride 11 with a THF/NH₃ solution at low temperature.     

Synthesis of diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1′-c]pyrazines and diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1′-c] [1,4]diazepines

Two new heterocyclic compounds, diimidazo[1,2-a:2′,1-c]pyrazine and 5H-diimidazo[1,2-a: 2,1′-c][1,4]diazepine have been synthesized by various routes from 2,2′-biimidazole (1) (2) together with some hydro, hydroxy and alkyl derivatives.     

Heterocyclic Spiro-naphthalenones. Part II. Synthesis and reactions of some spiro [tetrahydrofuran-2,1′-(2′H-naphthalene)]-2′,5-diones and Spiro [tetrahydrofuran-2,2′-(1′H-naphthalene)]-1′,5-diones

The spiro-lactone 3 was obtained by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) oxidation of the carboxylate 2 at ? 20°. When 2 was oxidized at 10° the spiro-lactone 4 was the main product. Compound 4 was rearranged with triethylamine to the spiro-lactone 9 whereas the stereoisomeric spiro-lactones 14 and 15 were obtained by NBS oxidation of the carboxylate 13 . The ketones 3, 4, 9, 14 and 15 were reduced with NaBH₄ to the corresponding alcohols 5, 6, 10, 16 and 18 respectively; these were hydrogenated to the alcohols 7, 8, 11 and 20 . The allylic alcohols 5 and 6 gave the benzochromanone 1 when heated in polyphosphoric acid whereas the benzochromanones 12 and 21 were obtained from the alcohols 10 and 16 respectively.     

Ring closure reactions of pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines to pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]‐ and oxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines

The cyclocondensation of 5‐hydroxy‐pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 1 with malonates gives pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]‐pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 2 . Nitration of 1 and reduction with zinc in the presence of carboxylic acids/anhydrides gave 2‐alkyloxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 4 , which were ring‐opened to 6‐aminopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 5, 6 and 7 . Cyclization of 6‐aminopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 6 with benzoylchlorides 8 gave 2‐aryloxazolo[5′,4′:4,5]pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 9 . Reaction conditions for the cyclization have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).     

Synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. 8. Preparation and ring-opening of spiro[cycloalkane-[1′,2′,4′]triazolo[1′,5′-c]pyrimidine] derivatives

Diaminomethylene- and aminomethylthiomethylenehydrazones [2] of cyclic ketones 1–8 readily reacted with ethoxymethylenemalononitrile to give spiro[cycloalkane-1,2′-[1,2′,4′]triazolo[1,5′-c]pyrimidine-8′-carbonitrile] derivatives 12–19 through the electrocyclic reaction of the initially formed condensation products 26 in moderate to high yields. The spiro[cyclopentanetriazolopyrimidine] derivatives underwent ring-opening at the cycloalkane moiety upon heating in solution to give 2-alkyl-5-substituted-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-8′-carbonitriles 20–23 . When an alkyl substituent was introduced into the cyclopentane ring, cleavage of the spiro compounds occurred preferentially at the cyclopentane moiety between the spiro carbon and the more branched one. In contrast, the cyclohexane ring, especially of spiro-5-amino-triazolopyrimidines 17 and 18 strongly resisted to ring-opening under similar conditions, but those of 5-methylthiotriazolopyrimidines 14 gave up to 17 percent of cleavage after prolonged heating in hot ethanol. 2-t-Butyl-5-methylthio-2,3-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-8-carbonitrile 25 [R³ = C(CH₃)₃] was highly susceptible to the cleavage even at room temperature and produced the corresponding 2-unsubstituted triazolopyrimidine 24 with loss of the t-butyl group.     

The reactions of oxindoles and isatin with nitrobenzyl chlorides Formation of 2′-hydroxy-spiro[2H-indole-2,3′-3′H-indole]

Oxindole reacts with p-nitrobenzyl chloride ot give 3-(4′-nitrobenzyl) oxindole, but with o-nitrobenzyl chloride abnormal product, 2′-hydroxy-spiro[2H-indole-2,3′-3′H-indole] (Vb) is produced. The structure of Vb has been elucidated on the basis of the IR, UV and mass spectra, and confirmed by the analogous reactions of 3-methyl-, 4-methyl- and 3,3-dimethyloxindoles with o-nitrobenzyl chloride. Isatin reacts with o-nitrobenzyl chloride to give o-nitrobenzyloxireno[,3]-oxindole (X).     

Some reactions of 4-[(2′,3′-diphenyl-6′-methoxy-5′-benzofuranyl)-methylene]- and 4-[(2′,3′-diphenyl-5′-methoxy-6′-benzofuranyl)-methylene]-2-phenyloxazolin-5-one

2,3-Diphenyl-5-formyl-6-methoxybenzofuran was reacted with hippuric acid to give 4-[(2′,3′-diphenyl-6′-methoxy-5′-benzofuranyl)methylene]-2-phenyloxazolin-5-one. The above mentioned oxazolone yielded 2,3-diphenyl-6-methoxybenzofuranylacetic acid by reaction with hydrazine hydrate, nitrous acid, benzene followed by acid hydrolysis. The reactions of the oxazolone with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and primary or secondary amines were also investigated.     

Dispiro[indene‐2,5′‐indeno[2,1‐a]fluorene‐6′,2′′‐indene]‐1,1′′,3,3′′,11′,12′‐hexaone: a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework

The title compound, C₃₆H₁₆O₆, (I), was obtained as a new and unexpected oxidation product of 1,2′‐biindene‐1′,3,3′(2H)‐trione. The molecules of (I) exhibit approximate, but noncrystallographic, twofold rotation symmetry and the central ring of the fused pentacyclic portion is distinctly puckered, with a conformation intermediate between half‐chair and screw‐boat. Six independent C—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three‐dimensional framework structure of considerable complexity. Comparisons are drawn between the crystal structure of (I) and those of several simpler analogues, which show wide variation in their patterns of supramolecular aggregation.