Synthesis,Structure, and Biological Activities of 10‐Substituted 3,3,6,6‐Tetramethyl‐9‐Aryl‐3,4, 6,7,9,10‐hexahydroacridine‐1,8(2H,5H)‐dione Derivatives

A series of 10‐substituted‐3,3,6,6‐tetramethyl‐9‐aryl‐3,4,6,7,9,10‐hexahydroacridine‐1,8(2H ,5 H )‐dione derivatives 2 were synthesized by reaction of compounds 1 with amines. The compounds 1 were effectively prepared by 5,5‐dimethylcyclohexane‐1,3‐dione and aldehydes in the presence of a little amount of L‐proline as catalyst at room temperature. All the compounds were characterized by IR, MS, and ¹H NMR. The crystal data of 1b and 2d were collected by X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction, and compounds 2b and 2d exhibited better inhibitory activity against HepG2 cells.     

Synthesis of Novel 3‐Acetyl‐2‐Aryl‐5‐(3‐Aryl‐1‐Phenyl‐Pyrazol‐4‐yl)‐2,3‐Dihydro‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles

A series of novel pyrazolyl‐substituted 1,3,4‐oxadiazole derivatives ( 4a‐4o ) were prepared by cyclization of the intermediate N′‐((3‐aryl‐l‐phenyl‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)methylene)arylhydrazide with acetic anhydride. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. Furthermore, preliminary bioassay of some of the title compounds indicated that they exhibited moderate inhibition against HIV‐1 PR.     

Synthesis ofN1‐3‐{(4‐Substituted aryl‐3‐chloro‐2‐oxo‐azetidine)‐iminocarbamyl}‐propyl‐6‐nitroindazole Derivatives and Their Biological Significance

Synthesis ofN¹‐3‐{(4‐substitute daryl‐3‐chloro‐2‐oxo‐azetidine)‐iminocarbamyl}‐propyl‐6‐nitroindazole 4a – 4s was conducted by a conventional method. All the compounds were synthesized and characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FAB‐Mass techniques and chemical methods. All the final synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity and antitubercular activity with MIC values against some selected microorganisms.     

1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopic characterization of unexpected degradation products of the nifedipine analogue bis(2‐cyanoethyl) 2,6‐dimethyl‐4‐(2‐nitrophenyl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐3,5‐pyridinedicarboxylate

In the course of saponification experiments with bis(2‐cyanoethyl) 2,6‐dimethyl‐4‐(2‐nitrophenyl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐3,5‐pyridinedicarboxylate ( 1 ), an analogue of the calcium channel blocker nifedipine, three unexpected degradation products were isolated. The compounds were identified as 3‐(2‐acetamido‐1‐carboxy‐1‐propenyl)‐1‐hydroxy‐2‐indolecarboxylic acid ( 3 ), 9‐hydroxy‐1,3‐dimethyl‐β‐carboline‐4‐carboxylic acid ( 4 ) and 6‐hydroxy‐2,4‐dimethyl‐5‐oxo‐5,6‐dihydrobenzo[c][2,7]naphthyridine‐1‐carboxylic acid ( 6 ). The structures of these compounds were deduced from one‐ and two‐dimensional ¹H, ¹³C and natural abundance ¹⁵N NMR experiments (¹H,¹H‐COSY, gs‐HSQC, gs‐HMBC, ¹⁵N gs‐HMBC), and corroborated by comparison of their NMR data with the respective data for structurally similar compounds. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and antimicrobialactivity of 2‐alkylcarbamato‐2,3‐dihydro‐5‐propylthio‐1H‐1,3,2‐benzodiazaphosphole 2‐oxides

Novel 2‐alkylcarbamato/thiocarbama‐to‐2,3‐dihydro‐5‐propylthio‐1H‐1,3,2‐benzodiazaphos‐phole 2‐oxides ( 4a–J ) were synthesized by cyclization of 4‐propylthio‐1,2‐phenylenediamine ( 3 ) with the corresponding dichlorophosphoryl carbamates/thiocarbamates ( 2a–J ) that were obtained by the addition of alcohols/thiols to isocyanatophosphoryl dichloride ( 1 ). The structures of the title compounds were confirmed by the ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and mass spectral studies. Some of these products were found to possess significant antimicrobial activity. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:336–340, 2000     

Synthesis of some new 1‐acyl‐5‐aryl‐3‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazole

Some new compounds (E)‐3‐aryl‐1‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐prop‐2‐en‐1‐ones 5a–e were prepared by 1‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐ethanone and various aromatic aldehydes. Then one pot reaction was happened by compounds 5a–e with hydrazine hydrate in acetic acid or propionic acid, respectively, to give the title compounds 1acyl‐5‐aryl‐3‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazoles 6a–i . All structures were established by MS, IR, CHN, ¹H‐NMR and ¹³C‐NMR spectral data. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel 5‐cyclohexyl‐2‐(4″‐substitutedphenyl)‐3‐(2″‐substitutedphenyl)4H‐2,3,3a,5,6,6a‐hexahydropyrrolo[3,4‐d]isoxazole‐4,6‐dione Derivatives for Their In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities

1,3‐Dipolar cycloaddition reactions of N‐cyclohexyl maleimide ( 1 ) with azomethine N‐oxide ( 2 ) have afforded novel isoxazolidine ( 3 ) in excellent yield. Their structures have been characterized from their IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, ¹H,¹H‐COSY, MS(ESI), and elemental analysis techniques. In vitro antibacterial activity of the synthesized compounds were investigated against a representative panel of pathogenic strains specifically two Gram‐positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes ) and two Gram‐negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli ) using agar‐well diffusion assay. Some of the compounds ( 3a , 3k , 3n , and 3o ) exhibited promising antibacterial activities. All the synthesized compounds have also been screened for their antioxidant activities and were found to be significantly active.     

Synthesis of 5‐(6‐Pyridazinone‐3‐yl)‐2‐Glycosylamino‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles

N‐Glycosyl‐2‐(1,4,5,6‐tetrahydropyridazin‐6‐one‐3‐carbonyl)‐hydrazinecarbothioamides 3a‐3g and N‐glycosyl‐2‐(1,6‐dihydropyridazin‐6‐one‐3‐carbonyl)‐hydrazinecarbothioamides 5a‐5g were prepared by the reaction of glycosyl isothiocyanates with the compounds 1,4,5,6‐tetrahydro‐3‐hydrozinecarbonyl‐6‐pyridazinone ( 1 ) and 1,6‐dihydro‐3‐hydrozinecarbonyl‐6‐pyridazinone ( 2 ). The terminal heterocyclic compounds 1,3,4‐oxadiazole derivatives were obtained from cyclization of compounds ( 3a‐3g ) and ( 5a‐5g ) by mercuric acetate. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, MS and elemental analyses.     

Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of Novel 4‐Acyl‐2,5‐disubstituted‐3‐hydroxypyrazoles and 4‐Arylcarbonyl‐3‐substitutedisoxazol‐5‐ones

Two series of novel 4‐acyl‐2,5‐disubstituted‐3‐hydroxypyrazoles 3a , 3b , 3c , 3d , 3e , 3f , 3g , 3h and 4‐arylcarbonyl‐3‐substitutedisoxazol‐5‐ones 7a , 7b , 7c , 7d , 7e , 7f , 7g , 7h , 7i were synthesized by the Scotton–Baumann reaction of 2,5‐disubstituted‐2,4‐dihydro‐pyrazol‐3‐ones 1 or 3‐substituted‐4H‐isoxazol‐5‐ones 6 and various acyl chlorides, followed by the Fries rearrangement in the presence of calcium hydroxide and calcium oxide as the catalyst. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. ¹H NMR indicated that compounds 3 existed in enol forms and compounds 7 in keto configurations. The results of preliminary bioassays showed that some of the title compounds 3 and 7 exhibited moderate to good herbicidal activities against Brassica campestris L. at the concentration of 100 mg/L. Isoxazole compounds 7 showed better herbicidal activity against B. campestris L. than pyrazole compounds 3 did at the concentration of 100 mg/L. Moreover, most of the isoxazole compounds displayed higher herbicidal activity against B. campestris L. than Echinochloa crus‐galli. However, these compounds showed weak herbicidal activities at the concentration of 10 mg/L.     

Synthesis of 2‐amino‐4‐(2‐ethoxybenzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐yl)‐4H‐pyran‐3‐Carbonitrile Derivatives and Their Biological Evaluation

A new class of substituted 2‐amino‐4‐(2‐ethoxybenzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐yl)‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile derivatives catalyzed by Imidazole under mild reaction conditions has been developed. A variety of functionalized 2‐amino‐4‐(2‐ethoxybenzo[d][1,3]dioxol‐5‐yl)‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile scaffolds were assembled in high yields by this catalytic protocol. The newly synthesized compounds have been characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral data. The compounds were then evaluated for antimicrobial activities.     

Synthesis of 3‐[5‐methyl‐1‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl]‐6‐substituted‐s‐triazolo[3,4‐b]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles

Several 3‐[5‐methyl‐1‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl]‐6‐substituted‐1,3,4‐triazolo[3,4‐b]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles have been synthesized and the structures of these compounds were established by elemental analysis, MS, IR and ¹H NMR spectral data.     

Stereoselective synthesis and biological activities of O‐(E)‐1‐{1‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐5‐methyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl}ethyleneamino‐O‐ethyl‐O‐arylphosphorothioates

To find novel lead compounds having high insecticidal activity, a series of phosphorothioate derivatives containing 1,2,3‐triazole and pyridine rings were synthesized by the reaction of 1‐{1‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐5‐methyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl}ethanone oxime with phosphorochloridothioates. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analyses. The structure of 6c was determined by single crystal X‐ray diffraction, which is thermodynamically stable E isomer. The results of preliminary bioassay indicate that some title compounds possess insecticidal activity to some extent. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:15–20, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20367     

Synthesis of 10‐amino‐9‐aryl‐2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10‐octahydroacridine‐1,8‐dione derivatives

A series of novel 10‐amino‐9‐aryl‐2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10‐octahydroacridine‐1,8‐dione derivatives 4 were synthesized by hydrazine or phenylhydrazine and 9‐aryl‐1,8‐dioxo‐2,3,4,5,6,7,9‐heptahydroxanthene derivatives 3 , which were prepared by 5‐substituted‐1,3‐cyclohexanedione 1 and aromatic aldehydes 2 in the presence of concentrated H₂SO₄ as a catalyst in water. The structures of all compounds were characterized by IR, MS, ¹H‐NMR, and elemental analysis, and the title compounds possess good fluorescence properties. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).     

The Synthesis of 2‐(Chromon‐2/3‐yl)‐3‐(5‐thione‐4‐hydro‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl)‐4‐oxo‐thiazolidine

2‐Formylchromones and 3‐formylchromones as the first materials singly reacted with 2‐amino‐5‐mercapto‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole to give the corresponding Schiff bases, which on cyclocondensation with mercapto‐acetic acid in 1,4‐dioxane yielded target compounds named 4‐oxo‐thiazolidines. The structures of all the synthetic compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis and IR, ¹H NMR, LC‐MS (ESI) spectral data.     

Facile Synthesis of 3,6‐Disubstituted‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles via Oxidative Cyclization of n‐Heteroaryl‐Substituted Hydrazones and Their Biological Activity

Fused 3,6‐disubstituted triazolothiadiazoles were synthesized in good yield from a rapid and convenient oxidative cyclization of N‐heteroaryl‐substituted hydrazones promoted by chloramine‐T trihydrate at ambient temperature. The structure of the synthesized compounds was confirmed by FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral data. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant and antitubercular activities. All the compounds 5a‐i and 6a‐i showed good antitubercular activity. However, only compounds 5a‐i showed good antioxidant activity.     

A Rapid and Convenient Synthetic Route to Novel 1,5-Benzodiazepine Derivatives of 5-Methyl-3-phenyl-2-oxo-Δ4-1,3,4-oxadiazolines from p-Acetylphenylsydnone and Their Pharmacological Activity

A simple and high yielding method for the integration of 1,5-benzodiazepines integrated with 5-methyl- 2-oxo-3-phenyl-△^4-1,3,4-oxadiazolines in 75%-90% yield by microwave irradiation is devised. Microwave-accelerated reaction was compared with thermal method. All the compounds were characterized by physical, analytical and spectral （IR, 1^H NMR, MS） data. Title compounds were screened for preliminary pharmacological activities.     

An Efficient Synthesis of 6′‐methyl‐1'H‐spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyrimidine]‐2,2′(3'H)‐dione Derivatives

The reactions of isatins, urea and 1‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)butane‐1,3‐dione or 1‐morpholinobutane‐1,3‐dione have been developed for the preparation of spiroheterocycles compounds. It was found these reactions could be given higher yields and required shorter time in our process. In this synthesis, some useful groups, such as pyridyl and morpholinyl were introduced into the structures of the products. The compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. Else, compounds 4i and 4r were additionally confirmed by X‐ray diffraction analysis. The other advantages of this procure were simple handling, high yields, and wide range substrates.     

Iodo cyclofunctionalization of 2,4‐dialkenyl‐1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds: Synthesis of substituted 3‐(2‐furylidene)‐2‐furanones

A facile method for the synthesis of substituted 3‐(2‐furylidene)‐2‐furanones has been developed using cyclofunctionalization reactions of 2,4‐dialkenyl‐1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds and iodine as electrophile in the presence of Na₂CO₃, in refluxing chloroform. Compounds 4 are obtained in modest to good yields and their structural identification was established by ¹H NMR, ¹H COSY, ¹³C NMR and ¹H‐¹³C COSY. A mechanism has been proposed to rationalize the formation of the ylidene furanone.     

Synthesis and Fluorescent Properties of 2‐Arylamino‐5‐(3‐Aryl‐1‐Phenyl‐Pyrazol‐4‐Yl)‐1,3,4‐Thiadiazoles

A series of novel pyrazolyl‐substituted 1,3,4‐thiadiazole derivatives ( 6a‐6d, 7a‐7d, 8a‐8d ) were prepared by cyclization of the intermediate 3‐aryl‐l‐phenyl‐pyrazol‐4‐ylformaldehyde 4′‐phenylthiosemicarbazones with 0.5 M ferric chloride solution. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR and elemental analysis. Simultaneously, the compounds were detected by fluorescence spectrophotometer and had preferable fluorescence activity.     

Isolation and spectral study of 4‐methyl‐6,8‐dihydroxy‐7H‐benz[de]anthracen‐7‐one

4‐Methyl‐6,8‐dihydroxy‐7H‐benz[de]anthracen‐7‐one was isolated from the sap of Aloe by column chromatography. Its ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra were completely assigned by utilizing two‐dimensional ¹H‐detected heteronuclear one‐bond (HMQC) and multiple‐bond (HMBC) chemical shift correlation experiments together with ¹H–¹H COSY and DEPT techniques. These techniques were also valuable in assigning the protons and carbons of those benzanthrone compounds which were previously incompletely reported because of the overlap of proton signals. The molecular structure was elucidated by 2D NMR analysis. The spectral properties (MS, IR and UV) are also presented. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.