A Diastereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Tetrahydroindeno[2′,1′,3,4]pyrido[2,1‐a]isoquinolines

An effective route to alkyl 9a‐(2,3‐dihydro‐1,3‐dioxo‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl)‐9a,14,14a,14b‐tetrahydro‐14‐oxoindeno[2′,1′:3,4]pyrido[2,1‐a]isoquinoline‐9‐carboxylates via a diastereoselective one‐pot four‐component reaction of isoquinoline and alkyl prop‐2‐ynoates with two equivalents of indane‐1,3‐dione, in aqueous MeOH at room temperature, is described.     

Novel Compounds with a Viologen Skeleton and N‐Heterocycles on the Peripheries: Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Properties

The present article deals with novel compounds comprising a redox‐active group as core and a nucleobase in the peripheries, linked covalently via a spacer. The new derivatives 1,1′,1″‐(benzene‐1,3,5‐triyltrimethanediyl)tris{1′‐[3‐(3,4‐dihydro‐5‐methyl‐2,4‐dioxopyrimidin‐1(2H)‐yl)propyl]‐4,4′‐bipyridinium} hexafluorophosphate ( 1 ), 1,1′,1″‐(benzene‐1,3,5‐triyltrimethanediyl)tris{1′‐[2‐(4‐chloro‐7H‐pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐7‐yl)ethyl]‐4,4′‐bipyridinium} hexachloride ( 2a ) 1

1 The numbering of the pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidine system follows the IUPAC rules and is different from that of the purine ring system.

, and 1,1′,1″‐(benzene‐1,3,5‐triyltrimethanediyl)tris{1′‐[2‐(2‐amino‐4‐chloro‐7H‐pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidine‐7‐yl)ethyl]‐4,4′‐bipyridinium} hexabromide ( 2b )¹) were synthesized by nucleobase‐anion alkylation and linked to the 4,4′‐bipyridinium core. UV and CV analyses of these compounds were performed and revealed significantly different properties.     

Structure of an unexpected trimer from the reaction of ageratochromene II with aluminum chloride

A new trimer from the reaction of ageratochromene [1] (6,7‐dimethoxy‐2,2‐dimethyl‐1‐benzopyran) with anhydrous aluminum chloride was shown to be 3,4‐dihydro‐6,7‐dimethoxy‐2,2‐dimethyl‐3‐(6′,7′‐dimethoxy‐2′,2′‐dimethyl‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐4′‐yl)‐4‐(3′,4′‐dihydro‐6′, 7′‐dimethoxy‐2′,2′‐dimethyl‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐3′‐yl)‐ 2H‐1‐benzopyran. Its structure was confirmed by NMR (¹H, ¹³C, DEPT‐135. COSY, HMBC, HSQC, TOCSY and NOESY), IR, mass spectra and elemental analysis. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of Novel Series of 6‐Chloro‐1,1‐dioxo‐1,4,2‐benzodithiazine Derivatives with Potential Biological Activity

A series of 6′‐chloro‐1′,1′‐dioxo‐2′H‐spiro[benzo[d][1,3,7]oxadiazocine‐4,3′‐(1,4,2‐benzodithiazine)]‐2,6(1H,5H)‐dione derivatives 2a , 2b and 3a , 3b have been synthesized starting from 3‐aminobenzodithiazines 1a , 1b and isatoic anhydride. Subsequent reactions of 2a with 3‐chlorophenyl isocyanate gave condensation products 4 and 5 . Compound 2a was also converted into 3‐(2‐aminobenzamido)‐6‐chloro‐7‐methyl‐1,1‐dioxo‐1,4,2‐benzodithiazine derivatives 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 . The mechanisms of the reactions are discussed.     

Synthesis of 2‐Dihydrooxadiazolinyl Chromones

Reactions of the substituted 2‐formyl chromones with aroylhydrazines gave corresponding 2‐(aroylhydrazonomethylidyne) chromones. Then 2‐(3′‐acetyl‐5′‐aryl‐2′,3′‐dihydro‐1′,3′,4′‐oxadiazol‐2′‐yl) chromones were prepared by these 2‐(aroylhydrazonomethylidyne) chromones under refluxing with Ac₂O. All target compounds were characterized through elemental analysis and IR, ¹H NMR, MS.     

Synthesis and Reactions of the Novel 6‐ethyl‐4‐hydroxy‐2,5‐dioxo‐5,6‐dihydro‐2H‐pyrano[3,2‐c]quinoline‐3‐carboxaldehyde

The novel 6‐ethyl‐4‐hydroxy‐2,5‐dioxo‐5,6‐dihydro‐2H‐pyrano[3,2‐c]quinoline‐3‐carboxaldehyde ( 2 ) was efficiently synthesized from Vilsmeier–Haack formylation of 3‐(1‐ethy1‐4‐hydroxy‐2‐oxo‐(1H)‐quinolin‐3‐yl)‐3‐oxopropanoic acid ( 1 ). The aldehyde 2 was allowed to react with some nitrogen nucleophiles producing a variety of hydrazones 3 – 7 . Reaction of aldehyde 2 with hydrazine hydrate and hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded pyrazole and isoxazole annulated pyrano[3,2‐c]quinoline‐2,5(6H)‐dione, respectively. The reactivity of aldehyde 2 was examined toward some active methylene nitrile, namely, malononitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, and cyanoacetamide leading to 2‐iminopyrano[2′,3′:4,5]pyrano[3,2‐c]quinolines 10 – 12 , respectively. Also, some novel pyrazolo[4″,3″:5′,6′]pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]pyrano[3,2‐c]quinolines ( 13 , 14 ) and thiazolo[5″,4″:5′,6′]pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]pyrano[3,2‐c]quinolines ( 15 , 16 ) were synthesized. Structures of the new synthesized products were deduced on the basis of their analytical and spectral data.     

Development of novel phosphorus‐containing epoxy resins from renewable resources

Novel biobased epoxy resins were prepared from two fatty acid derivatives; epoxidized 10‐undecenoyl triglyceride and epoxidized methyl 3,4,5‐tris(10‐undecenoyloxy)benzoate, with 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane as a crosslinking agent. The flame retardancy of these epoxy resins was improved by the addition of 10‐[2′, 5′‐bis(9‐oxiranyl‐nonayloxy)phenyl]‐9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐oxide and by crosslinking with a phosphorus‐containing curing agent, bis(m‐aminophenyl)methylphosphine oxide. The thermal, thermomechanical, and flame‐retardant properties of the cured materials were measured with differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and the limiting oxygen index. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 6717–6727, 2006     

Annulation of o‐Aminoquinoxaline‐1,4‐dioxidenitrile with Ketonic Compounds Under Friedländer‐type Cyclocondensation and its Biological Evaluation

The reaction of compound 2‐amino‐3‐cyano‐6‐methylquinoxaline‐1,4‐dioxide with cyclohexanone and dimedone in dimethylformamide in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl₂ under Friedländer‐type cyclocondensation gave compounds 12‐amino‐9‐methyl‐1,2,3,4,12,12a‐hexahydroquinolino[2,3‐b]quinoxaline‐6,11‐dioxide ( 4 ), 7‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1H‐spiro[benzo[g]pteridine‐2,1′‐cyclohexane]5,10‐dioxide ( 5 ), and 12‐amino‐3,3,9‐trimethyl‐1‐oxo‐1,2,3,4,12,12a‐hexahydroquinolino[2,3‐b]quinoxaline‐6,11‐dioxide ( 6 ); (R)‐3′,3′,7‐trimethyl‐4,5′‐dioxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1H‐spiro[benzo[g]pteridine‐2,1′‐cyclohexane]5,10‐dioxide ( 7 ) were achieved and evaluated their biological activity as antibacterial and antifungal activities and antitumor evaluation, and also, the density functional theory calculations were evaluated.     

Synthesis of 1‐(phenylsulfanyl/phenoxy)‐3H‐naptho[1,2,3‐de]quinoline‐2,7‐diones

A convenient method is devised to synthesize 1‐(phenylsulfanyl/phenoxy)‐3H‐naptho[1,2,3‐de]quinoline‐2,7‐dione analogs in high yield for the first time by condensation of 2‐bromo‐N‐(9,10‐dixo‐dihydro‐anthracen‐1‐yl)‐acetamide with benzenethiol/phenol using potassium carbonate. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:221–227, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20399     

Flip‐type disorder in 3‐substituted 2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophenes

In the crystal structures of four thiophene derivatives, (E)‐3′‐[2‐(anthracen‐9‐yl)ethenyl]‐2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophene, C₂₈H₁₈S₃, (E)‐3′‐[2‐(1‐pyrenyl)ethenyl]‐2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophene, C₃₀H₁₈S₃, (E)‐3′‐[2‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]‐2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophene, C₂₂H₁₈O₂S₃, and (E,E)‐1,4‐bis[2‐(2,2′:5′,2′′‐terthiophen‐3′‐yl)ethenyl]‐2,5‐dimethoxybenzene, C₃₆H₂₆O₂S₆, at least one of the terminal thiophene rings is disordered and the disorder is of the flip type. The terthiophene fragments are far from being coplanar, contrary to terthiophene itself. The central C—C=C—C fragments are almost planar but the bond lengths suggest slight delocalization within this fragment. The crystal packing is determined by van der Waals interactions and some weak, relatively short, C—H...S and C—H...π directional contacts.     

Three‐component synthesis of spiro[indoline‐3,5′‐pyrimido[4,5‐b]quinoline]‐triones in water

A one‐pot, three‐component method for the efficient and simple synthesis of novel 2′‐amino‐8′,9′‐dihydro‐3′H‐spiro[indoline‐3,5′‐pyrimido[4,5‐b]quinoline]‐2,4′,6′(7′H,10′H)‐trione derivatives in aqueous media is reported. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Heterocyclization reaction of 2‐(2‐methylaziridin‐1‐yl)‐3‐ureidopyridines under appel's conditions

The reaction of 2‐(2‐methylaziridin‐1‐yl)‐3‐ureidopyridines 12 with triphenylphosphine, carbon tetra‐chloride, and triethylamine (Appel's conditions) led to the corresponding carbodiimides 13 , which underwent intramolecular cycloaddition reaction with aziridine under the reaction conditions to give the pyridine‐fused heterocycles, 2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐imidazo[2′,3′:2,3]imidazo[4,5‐b]pyridines 16 and 12,13‐dihydro‐5H‐1,3 ‐benzodiazepino [2′,3′:2,3] imidazo[4,5‐b]pyridines 17 .     

Solvent‐free Synthesis of 2,6‐Dihydroxy‐9H‐purin and Pteridine Derivatives

5,6‐Diaminopyrimidin‐2,4‐diol 1 was reacted with 1,4‐d ‐gluconolactone 2 , 6‐chloro‐4‐cyclopropyl‐7‐floro‐1,4‐dihydro‐1‐oxonaphthalen‐2‐carboxilic acid 4 , (3S)‐9,10‐difloro‐3,7‐dihydro‐3‐methyl‐7‐oxo‐2H‐[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4‐ij]quinolin‐6‐carboxylic acid 6 , and dimethylacetylendicarboxylate to afford 1‐(2,6‐dihydroxy‐9H‐purin‐8‐yl)‐sorbitol 3 , 7‐chloro‐1‐cyclopropyl‐6‐flouro‐3‐(2,6‐dihydroxy‐9H‐purin‐8‐yl)quinoline‐4(1H)‐one 5 , 9,10‐difluoro‐2,3‐dihydro‐6‐(2,6‐dihydroxy‐9H‐purin‐8‐yl)‐3‐methyl‐[1,4]oxazine[2,3,4‐ij]quinoline‐7‐one 7 , and (2,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐oxo‐5,8‐dihydro‐6H‐pteridine‐7‐yiliden)‐acetic acid methyl ester 9 , respectively. The synthesized compounds characterized by IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, GC‐mass, and elemental analysis.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Triphenyltin(IV) Carboxylates with Isophthalic Acid and Benzoic Acid Derivatives: X‐ray Crystal Structures of 1D Supramolecular Chains

The reaction of triphenyltin(IV) hydroxide with the isophthalic acid and benzoic acid derivatives, 5‐(1,3‐dioxo‐1,3‐dihydro‐isoindol‐2‐yl)‐isophthalic acid (H₂L¹) and 4‐(1,3‐dioxo‐1,3‐dihydro‐isoindol‐2‐yl)‐benzoic acid (HL²) yielded the complexes [(SnPh₃)₂L¹] ( 1 ) and [(SnPh₃)L²] ( 2 ). All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and FT‐IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn) spectroscopy. Interestingly, the supramolecular structures of 1 and 2 are found to consist of 1D molecular chains built up by intermolecular C–H ··· O hydrogen bonds. Their thermal stabilities were also investigated.     

Regioselective Synthesis of Amino Substituted Indazolo[2,1‐b]phthalazine‐triones and Pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐2‐carbonitriles Catalyzed by 2‐1′‐Methylimidazolium‐3‐yl‐1‐ethyl Sulfate

The regioselective reactions of luminol with 1,3‐cyclohexanedione (or malononitrile) and aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by 2‐1′‐methylimidazolium‐3‐yl‐1‐ethyl sulfate were developed to synthesize 7‐amino‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐indazolo[2,1‐b]phthalazine‐1,6,11(13H)‐triones and 3,9‐diamino‐5,10‐dihydro‐5,10‐dioxo‐1H‐pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐2‐carbonitriles in good to excellent yields in short times.     

Epoxy resins from novel monomers with a bis‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐oxide‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐yl‐) substituent

A new diepoxide and a new diamine, both bearing bis‐(9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐oxide‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐yl‐)‐substituted methylene linkages, were prepared through the reaction of 9,10‐dihydro‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐oxide with benzophenone derivatives via a simple addition reaction followed by a dehydration reaction. These two compounds were used as monomers for preparing cured epoxy resins with high phosphorus contents. The resultant epoxy resins showed high glass‐transition temperatures (between 131 and 196 °C). All of the cured epoxy resins exhibited high thermal stability, with 5% weight loss temperatures over 316 °C, and excellent flame retardancy, with limited oxygen index values of 37–50. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 359–368, 2002     

Iron(III) Catecholates for Cellular Imaging and Photocytotoxicity in Red Light

Iron(III) complexes [Fe( L )( L′ )(NO₃)]—in which L is phenyl‐N,N‐bis[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]methanamine ( 1 ), (anthracen‐9‐yl)‐N,N‐bis[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]methanamine ( 2 ), (pyreny‐1‐yl)‐N,N‐bis[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]methanamine ( 3 – 5 ), and L′ is catecholate ( 1 – 3 ), 4‐tert‐butyl catecholate ( 4 ), and 4‐(2‐aminoethyl)‐benzene‐1,2‐diolate ( 5 )—were synthesized and their photocytotoxic properties examined. The five electron‐paramagnetic complexes displayed a Fe^III/Fe^II redox couple near ?0.4 V versus a saturated calomel electrode (SCE) in DMF/0.1 m tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP). They showed unprecedented photocytotoxicity in red light (600–720 nm) to give IC₅₀≈15 μM in various cell lines by means of apoptosis to generate reactive oxygen species. They were ingested in the nucleus of HeLa and HaCaT cells in 4 h, thereby interacting favorably with calf thymus (ct)‐DNA and photocleaving pUC19 DNA in red light of 785 nm to form hydroxyl radicals.     

Synthesis of New Pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐4,7,12‐triones: Derivatives of a New Heterocyclic Ring System

Several derivatives of the new pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐4,7,12‐trione ring system have been prepared by the reaction of 3‐amino‐1‐aryl‐5,10‐dioxo‐5,10‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐2‐carbonitriles with aliphatic carboxylic acids in the presence of phosphoryl chloride (POCl₃). The synthesized compounds were characterized on the basis of IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectral and microanalytical data.     

A Facile Synthesis of Oxoindenothiazine and Dioxospiro(indene‐2,4′‐thiazine) Derivatives from (Substituted ethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamides

(E)‐2‐[2‐(1‐Substituted ethylidene)hydrazinyl]‐5‐oxo‐9b‐hydroxy‐5,9b‐dihydroindeno[1,2‐d][1,3]‐thiazine‐4‐carbonitriles and (E)‐5‐oxo‐[(E)‐(1‐substituted ethylidene)hydrazinyl]‐2,5‐dihydroindeno[1,2‐d][1,3]thiazine‐4‐carbonitriles have been obtained from the reaction of 2‐(substituted ethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamides with 2‐(1,3‐dioxo‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐ylidene)propanedinitrile ( 1 ) in ethyl acetate solution. However, (Z)‐6′‐amino‐1,3‐dioxo‐3′‐substituted‐2′‐[(E)‐(1‐phenylethylidene)hydrazono]‐1,2′,3,3′‐tetrahydrospiro(indene‐2,4′‐[1,3]thiazine)‐5′‐carbonitriles were observed during the reaction of N‐substituted‐2‐(1‐phenylethylidene)hydrazinecarbothioamides with ( 1 ). The structure assignment of products has been confirmed on the basis of ¹H‐, ¹³C‐NMR, and mass spectrometry, as well as theoretical calculations.     

An Innovative Protocol for the Synthesis of 3‐(Pyridin‐2‐yl)‐5‐sec‐aminobiphenyl‐4‐carbonitriles and 9,10‐Dihydro‐3‐(pyridine‐2‐yl)‐1‐sec‐aminophenanthrene‐2‐carbonitriles

Herein, we present an innovative, novel, and highly convenient protocol for the synthesis of 3‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐5‐sec‐aminobiphenyl‐4‐carbonitriles ( 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 6e , 6f , 6g ) and 9,10‐dihydro‐3‐(pyridine‐2‐yl)‐1‐sec‐aminophenanthrene‐2‐carbonitriles ( 10a , 10b , 10c , 10d , 10e ), which have been delineated from the reaction of 4‐sec‐amino‐2‐oxo‐6‐aryl‐2H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile ( 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e , 4f , 4g ) and 4‐sec‐amino‐2‐oxo‐5,6‐dihydro‐2H‐benzo[h]chromene‐3‐carbonitriles ( 9a , 9b , 9c , 9d , 9e ) with 2‐acetylpyridine ( 5 ) through the ring transformation reaction by using KOH/DMF system at RT. The salient feature of this procedure is to provide a transition metal‐free route for the synthesis of asymmetrical 1,3‐teraryls like 3‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐5‐sec‐aminobiphenyl‐4‐carbonitriles ( 6a , 6b , 6c , 6d , 6e , 6f , 6g ) and 9,10‐dihydro‐3‐(pyridine‐2‐yl)‐1‐sec‐aminophenanthrene‐2‐carbonitriles ( 10a , 10b , 10c , 10d , 10e ). The novelty of the reaction lies in the creation of an aromatic ring from 2H‐pyran‐2‐ones and 2H‐benzo[h]chromene‐3‐carbonitriles via two‐carbon insertion from 2‐acetylpyridine ( 5 ) used as a source of carbanion.