Synthesis of Some New Benzopyranopyrimidin-2-Thiol Derivatives

Reaction of 2-mercapto-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano-[4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-one ( 3 ) with phenyl isothiocyanate and methyl acrylate yielded the corresponding 2-(substituted)thio-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano-[4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-ones ( 4 , 5 ). Hydrolysis and hydrazinolysis of 5 gave acid derivative 6 , and hydrazone 7 . Treatment of hydrazone 7 with ethyl acetoacetate, diethyl malonate, and phenyl isothiocyanate yielded the corresponding 2-(substituted)thio-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano- [4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-ones ( 8 , 9 , and 11 ). Cyclization of 11 with 2 N NaOH led to 12 .     

Cyclization of 2,6-dialkoxy acetophenone hydrazones in the presence of polyphosphoric acid (PPA)

Cyclization of a series of 2,6-dialkoxy acetophenone hydrazones gave 3-methyl-4-alkoxyindazoles with elimination of the 2- or 6-alkoxy group in the presence of PPA. The reaction mechanism was discussed.     

Total synthesis of (±)-fangchinoline

(±)-Fangchinoline was synthesized by condensation of (±)-1-(3-bromo-4-methoxy-benzyl)-2-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-8-bromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 2 ) and (±)-1-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-2-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ( 3 ) in the presence of copper, pyridine and potassium carbonate.     

Sesquiterpenoid derivatives from Ferula ferulaeoides [correction of ferulioides]. V

Nine novel prenyl-dihydrofurocoumarin-type sesquiterpenoid derivatives, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadien-6-onyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5-(4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5- (4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2R*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadienyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4,8-dimethyl-3(E),7-nonadien-6-onyl]-furo-[3,2-c]coumarin, and 2,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2S*,3R*-dimethyl-2-[4-methyl-5-(4-methyl-2-furyl)-3(E)-pentenyl]-furo[3,2-c]coumarin, were isolated from the roots of Ferula ferulaeoides [corrected]. The structures were established by comprehensive spectral analysis. The biosynthetic pathway leading to these prenyl-furocoumarin-type sesquiterpenoids is proposed based on their structures.     

A Facile One-Step Synthesis of New Types of 8-Thiazolyl and 8-Thiadiazinyl Coumarins

N-[4-(7-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-8-yl)-thiazol-2-yl]-guanidine ( 2 ) has been prepared by the condensation of 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl)coumarin ( 1 ) with guanylthiourea. 4-Methyl-7-methoxy-8-[2-(N′-(1-phenyl-ethylideneisopropylidene)-hydrazino]-thiazol-4-yl]chromen-2-ones ( 3 , 4 , and 5 ) have been prepared by reaction of 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl) coumarin ( 1 ) and thiosemicarbazide in presence of acetophenone or acetone without any solvent. The formation of these compounds was further confirmed by the condensation of acetophenone/acetone thiosemicarbazones with 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl)coumarin ( 1 ) in anhydrous ethanol in a two-step process. Similarly 8-[2-[N′-(benzylidene)hydrazine]-thiazol-4-yl]-7-methoxy-4-methyl-chromen-2-ones ( 6 , 7 , and 8 ) have been prepared by the condensation of 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl)chromen-2-one with thiosemicarbazide and various aromatic aldehydes in a single step without any solvent. The formation of these compounds was further confirmed by the condensation of appropriately substituted benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazones with 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl)coumarin in anhydrous ethanol. 4-Methyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-bromoacetyl) chromen-2-one (1) upon condensation with 3,5-dimercapto-4-amino-s-triazole in anhydrous ethanol resulted in the formation of 8-(3-mercapto-3H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b]thiadiazin-6-yl)-7-methoxy-4-methyl chromen-2-one (9). This compound ( 9 ) on reaction with various alkyl and phenacyl halides in anhydrous ethanol gave corresponding 4-methyl-7-methoxy-8-[3-(2-oxo-substituted sulphanyl)-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b]thiadiazin-6-yl]chromen-2-ones ( 10 to 18 ). The structures of newly prepared compounds have been confirmed from analytical and spectral data.     

New Fluoroaryl-containing β,β'-Dioxoesters in the Synthesis of Fluorobenzopyran-2(4)-ones

For the first time were obtained ethyl 2-(2-methoxy-3,4,5,6-tetrafluorobenzoyl)-3-oxobutanoate and ethyl 2-pentafluorobenzoyl-3-oxobutanoate and their copper chelates. The compounds were prepared by acylation of ethyl acetoacetate with 2-methoxy-3,4,5,6-tetrafluoro- and pentafluorobenzoyl chlorides. Cyclization of these ,'-dioxoesters afforded substituted chromones. 2-Methyl-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluoro-3-ethoxycarbonylchromone hydrolyzes depending on reaction conditions either to 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8-trifluorochromone or to 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8-trifluorochromone-3-carboxylic acid. Reaction with morpholine provided 7-substituted product, and with aqueous ammonia as a result of rearrangement forms 3-acetimidoyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluorocoumarin. Hydrolysis of the latter yields 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6,7,8-trifluorocoumarin.     

若干D环带硝基的小檗因衍生物的光环化合成

通过酰烯胺的光环化反应, 合成了六个D环带硝基的小檗因类化合物。在酰烯胺的制备中, 还得到了几个非预期的副产物, 阐明了它们的结构。     

Reactions of 3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-4-chloro-5-formyl-6,7-dihydroindazole

The reactions of 3-methyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-, and 3-methyl-1,6-diphenyl-4-chloro-5-formyl-6,7-dihydroindazoles with guanidine and benzo- and 3- and 4-pyridinecarbamidines gave the corresponding 8-substituted 1-methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-and 1-methyl-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[5,4-h]quinazolines. With acetic anhydride the same indazole derivatives gave the 4-acetoxy-5-formyl derivatives, and with hydroxylamine they gave4-chloro-5-hydroxyiminomethyl-6,7-dihydroindazoles. Thereactionof4-acetoxyl-1-(2-pyridyl)-5-formyl-6,7-dihydroindazole with hydroxylamine gave 8-methyl-6-(2-pyridyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazolo[5,4-e]indazole, while dehydration of 5-hydroxyiminomethyl-3-methyl-4-chloro-6,7-dihydroindazole gave the 4-chloro-5-cyano derivative. The reaction of the latter with nucleophilic reagents was investigated.Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia LV-1658. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1209–1213, September, 1998.     

Studies on quinones. XII. Cycloketalization of michael adducts from hydroxyquinones

The reaction of 2-hydroxy-3-(1-phenyl-3-oxobutyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone ( 1 ) with either acidic methanol or a mixture of trimethyl orthoformate, methanol and ammonium chloride resulted in the formation of the p-quinonic cycloketals: trans- and cis-4-phenyl-2-methyl-2-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphtho[2,3-b]pyran-5,10-dione ( 2a,2b ). Cyclization of the Michael adducts 6, 10 and 11 , which are structurally related to 1 , with trimethyl orthoformate-methanol-ammonium chloride gave the corresponding p-quinonic cycloketals 7, 12 and 13 . The structures of the regioisomers 2a and 2b are proposed based on the spectral properties of compound 7 and by analysis of its proton nmr spectra.     

New approaches toward the synthesis of (D-homo) steroid skeletons using Mukaiyama reactions

New, short, and flexible procedures have been developed for syntheses of steroid and D-homo steroid skeletons. A Mukaiyama reaction between the silyl enol ether of 6-methoxytetralone and 2-methyl-2-cyclopentenone or carvone, with transfer of the silyl group to the receiving enone, gave a second silyl enol ether. Addition of a carbocation, generated under Lewis acid conditions from 3-methoxy-2-butenol, 3-ethoxy-3-phenyl-2-propenol or 3-methoxy-2-propenol to this second silyl enol ether gave adducts, which could not be cyclized by aldol condensation to (D-homo) steroid skeletons. The Mukaiyama-Michael reaction of the silyl enol ether of 6-methoxy tetralone with 2-methyl-2-cylopentenone gave a second silyl enol ether, which reacted in high yield with a carbocation generated from 3-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propene. Ozonolysis of the double bond in this adduct gave a tricarbonyl compound (Zieglers triketone), which has been used before in the synthesis of 9,11-dehydroestrone methyl ether. A second synthesis of C17 substituted CD-trans coupled (D-homo) steroid skeletons has been developed via addition of a carbocation, generated with ZnBr₂ from a Torgov reagent, to a silyl enol ether containing ring D precursor. The obtained seco steroids have been cyclized under formation of the 8-14 bond by treatment with acid. The double bonds in one of the cyclized products have been reduced to a C17-substituted all trans steroid skeleton.     

Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of benzo[a]pyrano[3,2-h] and [2,3-i]xanthone analogues of psorospermine, acronycine, and benzo[a]acronycine

Condensation of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenecarboxylic acid with phloroglucinol afforded 9,11-dihydroxy-12H-benzo[a]xanthen-12-one (6). Construction of an additional dimethylpyran ring onto this skeleton, by alkylation with 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-butyne followed by Claisen rearrangement, gave access to 6-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-3H,7H-benzo[a]pyrano[3,2-h]xanthen-7-one (12) and 5-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H,6H-benzo[a]pyrano[2,3-i]xanthen-6-one (13), which were methylated into 6-methoxy-3,3-dimethyl-3H,7H-benzo[a]pyrano[3,2-h]xanthen-7-one (14) and 5-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H,6H-benzo[a]pyrano[2,3-i]xanthen-6-one (15), respectively. Osmium tetroxide oxidation of 14 and 15 gave the corresponding (+/-)-cis-diols 16 and 17, which afforded the corresponding esters 18-21 upon acylation. Similarly, condensation of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenecarboxylic acid with 3,5-dimethoxyaniline gave 11-amino-9-methoxy-12H-benzo[a]xanthen-12-one (23) which was converted into 11-amino-9-hydroxy-12H-benzo[a]xanthen-12-one (24) upon treatment with hydrogen bromide in acetic acid. Alkylation with 3-chloro-3-methyl-1-butyne followed by Claisen rearrangement afforded 6-amino-3,3-dimethyl-3H,7H-benzo[a]pyrano[3,2-h]xanthen-7-one (25) and 5-amino-2,2-dimethyl-2H,6H-benzo[a]pyrano[2,3-i]xanthen-6-one (26). The new benzopyranoxanthone derivatives only displayed marginal antiproliferative activity when tested against L1210 and KB-3-1 cell lines. The only compounds found significantly active against L1210 cell line, 16 and 20, belong to the benzo[a]pyrano[3,2-h]xanthen-7-one series, which possess a pyran ring fused angularly onto the xanthone basic core.     

Six new 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones from Agarwood

Six new chromones, 6-methoxy-2-[2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyllchromone (2), 6,8-dihydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (3), 6-hydroxy-2-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]chromone (4), 6-hydroxy-2-[2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]chromone (5), 7-hydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (6), and 6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (7) were isolated from the ether extract of agarwood in addition to a known compound, 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone or flidersiachromone (1). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods including UV, IR, and NMR spectral data and comparisons with the calculated values using the hydroxyl and methoxyl substituent increments of the chromone ring.     

Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of 3-[3-[(dimethylamino)-methyl]-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]-4-(o-chlorobenzoyl)pyridine

Wolff-Kishner reduction of 3-amino-4-(o-chlorobenzoyl)pyridine ( 3 ) afforded 3-amino-4-(o-chlorobenzyl)pyridine ( 5 ), which on subsequent reaction with triethyl orthoformate and then acetyl hydrazide yielded 1-acetyl-2-[N-[4-(o-chlorobenzyl)pyridin-3-yl]formimidoyl]hydrazone ( 7 ). Cyclization of hydrazone 7 gave 3-(3-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-4-(o-chlorobenzyl)pyridine ( 8 ), which on Jones oxidation yielded 3-(3-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-4-(o-chlorobenzyl)pyridine ( 9 ). The Mannick reaction of 3-(3-methyl-4H-l,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-4-(o-chlorobenzyl)pyridine ( 9 ) with aqueous formalin and dimethylamine hydrochloride afforded 3-[3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]-4-(o-chlorobenzoyl)-pyridine ( 10 ). 3-[3-[(Dimethylamino)methyl]-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]-4-(o-chlorobenzoyl)pyridine ( 10 ) exhibited good anticonvulsant activity in the subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole anticonvulsant screen indi cating that an appropriately substituted-pyridine ring moiety can serve as a bioisostere of a chlorobenzene ring with respect to anticonvulsant activity.     

Synthesis of 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide

The reaction of methyl 2-bromo-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 1 ) with methanesulfonamide gave methyl 2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridine-carboxylate ( 2 ). Alkylation of compound 2 with methyl iodide followed by cyclization of the resulting methyl 2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylate ( 3 ) yielded 1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 4 ). The reaction of compound 4 with α,2,4-trichlorotoluene, methyl bromopropionate, methyl iodide, 3-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate, phenyl isocyanate and 2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl isothiocyanate gave, respectively, 4-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methoxy]-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine 2,2-dioxide ( 5 ), methyl 2-[[1-methyl-2,2-dioxido-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4-yl]oxy]propanoate ( 6 ), 1,3,3-trimethyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide ( 7 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 8 ), 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-N-phenyl-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2]thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 9 ) and N-[2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propynyloxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrido[2,3-c][1,2] thiazine-3-carboxamide 2,2-dioxide ( 10 ).     

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-quinolineglyoxylic acid and related compounds

The synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-1-methoxy or ethyl -2-methyl-4-oxo-3-quinolineglyoxylic acid derivatives are described. α-Acetoxy-1,4-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-quinolineacetic acid esters ( 7a, 7a ), which are key intermediates, were prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of 2-acetoxy-3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-4-(2-nitrophenyl) crotonic acid lactone ( 6 ) in methanol or ethanol.     

Determination of 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-4′-methoxy chalkone oxime (HMMCO) and substituted oximes by enthalpimetric and potentiometric titrations

Enthalpimetric and potentiometric titrations of 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-4′-methoxy chalkone oxime (HMMCO), 2-hydroxy-5-chloro-4′-methoxy chalkone oxime (HCMCO), and 2-hydroxy-3-bromo-5-methyl-4′-methoxy chalkone oxime (HBMMCO) were carried in acetone medium using tetra-n-butyl ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide in isopropyl alcohol, and potassium tertiary butoxide in tertiary butyl alcohol, as titrants. Alcoholic KOH was found to be the most suitable titrant. Enthalpimetric titrations could be used for 1–8 mg of oximes where as potentiometric titrations gave accurate results for 1–20 mg.     

Anthraquinones with antiplasmodial activity from the roots of Rennellia elliptica Korth. (Rubiaceae)

Dichloromethane root extract of Rennellia elliptica Korth. showed strong inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum growth in vitro with an IC?? value of 4.04 μg/mL. A phytochemical study of the dichloromethane root extract has led to the isolation and characterization of a new anthraquinone, 1,2-dimethoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (1), and ten known anthraquinones: 1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (2), nordamnacanthal (3), 2-formyl-3-hydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone (4), damnacanthal (5), lucidin-ω-methyl ether (6), 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (7), rubiadin (8), 3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (9), rubiadin-1-methyl ether (10) and 3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-9,10-anthraquinone (11). Structural elucidation of all compounds was accomplished by modern spectroscopic methods, notably 1D and 2D NMR, IR, UV and HREIMS. The new anthraquinone 1, 2-formyl-3-hydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone (4) and 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (7) possess strong antiplasmodial activity, with IC?? values of 1.10, 0.63 and 0.34 μM, respectively.     

New 2-methyl-6-alkylamino-5,8-quinolinequinones and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro derivatives

The syntheses of six new 2-methyl-6-alkylamino-5,8-quinolinequinones, three 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5,8-quinolinequinones, and 7-(2′,6′,10′-trimethylundecyl)-6-hydroxy-5,8-quinolinequinone are described as potential antimetabolites of coenzyme Q and as potential antimalarial agents. The six 2-methyl-6-alkylamino-5,8-quinolinequinones were prepared by a six-step synthesis. 2-Methyl-6-methoxy-8-nitroquinoline was prepared from 2-nitro-4-methoxyaniline and crotonaldehyde by a Skraup reaction. Raney nickel reduction gave 2-methyl-6-metboxy-8-aminoquinoline, which upon diazotization followed by dithionite reduction yielded 2-methyl-6-methoxy-5,8-diaminoquinoline. Subsequent dichromate oxidation gave 2-methyl-6-methoxy-5,8-quinolinequinone, which yielded the corresponding 2-methyl-6-alkylamino-5,8-quinolinequinone in good yield when treated with the appropriate alkylamine. The telrahydro-5,8-quinolinequinones were prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of the appropriate 5,8-quinolinequinones at elevated H₂ pressure followed by air oxidation of the reduction product. 7-(2′,6′,10′-Trimethylundecyl)-6-hydroxy-5,8-quinolinequinone was synthesized by radical alkylation of 6-hydroxy-5,8-quinolinequinone by thermal decomposition of di-3,7,11-trimethyldodecanoyl peroxide, which was prepared by a multistep procedure from farnesol. Of the five new 2-methyl-6-alkylamino-5,8-quinoline-quinones tested against P. berghei in mice (blood schizonticidal test), only 2-methyl-6-cycloheptylamino-5,8-quinolinequinone was active (T-C = 6.1 at 320 mg./kg.). Both 7-(2′,6′,10′-trimelhytundecyl)-6-hydroxy-5,8-quinolinequinone and the tetrahydro derivatives were inactive in this same test system.     

Studies on the syntheses of heteroeyelie compounds. Part DV. Cyclization products of i-substituted 2-benzyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines [syntheses of analgesics. Part XXXV]

Treatment of 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-2-(4-hydroxy- and/or 4-methoxybenzyl)-3,4-dimethyl-I-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)pyridines (IV and V) and 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3,4-dimethyl-1-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4-piperidinol (X) with acid afforded 9-(4-hydroxy- and/or 4-methoxybenzyl)-4,4,5,6-tetramethyl-1-azabicyelo[3,3,1]non-6-ene (XIII and XIV). In contrast, the corresponding 1-allyl-substituted derivatives VI, VII, and XI were converted into the expected 3-allyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydro-8-hydroxy- and/or 8-methoxy-6,11-dimethyl-2,6-methano-3-benzazocine (II and III).     

Synthesis of 1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxalines and pyrido[3′,4′:9,8][1,5,6]oxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxalines via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4-oxide 8 with furfural, 3-methyl-2-thiophene-carbaldehyde, 2-pyrrolecarbaldehyde, 4-pyridinecarbaldehyde and pyridoxal hydrochloride gave 6-chloro-2-[2-(2-furylmethylene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5a , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-thienyl-methylene)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5b , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(2-pyrrolylmethylene)hydrazino]quinoxa-line 4-oxide 5c , 6-chloro-2-[1-methyl-2-(4-pyridylmethylene)hydrazino]quinoxaline 4-oxide 5d and 6-chloro-2-[2-(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridylmethylene)-1-methylhydrazino]quinoxalme 4-oxide 5e , respectively. The reaction of compound 5a or 5b with 2-chloroacrylonitrile afforded 8-chloro-3-(2-furyl)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxaline-5-carbonitrile 6a or 8-chloro-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,2-diazepino[3,4-b]quinoxaline-5-carbonitrile 6b , respectively, while the reaction of compound 5e with 2-chloroacrylonitrile furnished 11-chloro-7,13-dihydro-4-hydroxy-methyl-5,14-methano-1,7-dimethyl-16-oxopyrido[3′,4′:9,8][1,5,6]oxadiazonino[3,4-b]quinoxaline 7.