Preparation and root growth-inhibitory activity of N-substituted 2-(2-chloroacetamido)-3-(furan-2-yl)propanamides

A series of N-substituted 2-(2-chloroacetamido)-3-(furan-2-yl)propanamides (16--18) was prepared through the reaction of chloroacetyl chloride with N-substituted 2-amino-3-(furan-2-yl)propanamides (15), which were obtained via condensation of 2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamido)-3-(furan-2-yl)propanoic acid (Boc-furylalanine) (8) with amines (9, 11, 13), followed by hydrolysis of the resultant N-substituted Boc-furylalanine acid amides (10, 12, 14) in the presence of HCl/dioxane. The biological activity of the prepared 16, 17 and 18 as root growth inhibitors was examined by germination assay using rape seed. At the concentration of 5.0 x10 (-5) M, the most active compound, 2-(2-chloroacetamido)-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-3-(furan-2-yl)propanamide (16 n), showed potent root growth-inhibitory activity of 76% towards rape seedlings.     

Preparation and root growth-modulatory activity of N-substituted 2-acetylamino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(2-furyl)propanamides

N-Substituted 2-acetylamino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(2-furyl)propanamides (8) were synthesized through the reaction of amines (13) with 2-acetylamino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(2-furyl)propanoic acid (3b), which was prepared via condensation of 2-(bromomethyl)furan (10b) with diethyl acetamidomalonate, followed by partial hydrolysis of the resultant diethyl ester (3a) in the presence of barium hydroxide. However, bulky amines such as tert-butylamine or 2-trifluoromethylaniline did not afford the corresponding diamides (8). The biological activity of the prepared diamides (8) as root growth modulators was examined by germination assay using rape and leek seeds. N-(5-Bromo-2-thiazolyl)- and N-(4-chloro-2-benzothiazolyl)-2-acetylamino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(2-furyl)propanamides (8h, i) both potently inhibited the root growth of rape seedlings, but were less effective in the case of leek seeds. The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid completely inhibited root growth in both cases.     

Synthesis and reactivity of 3-(trichlorogermyl)propanoic acid and 3-(triphenylgermyl) propanoic acid

3-(Trichlorogermyl)propanoic acid (la) reacts with phenylmagnesium bromide in malar ratio 1:4 to give 3-(triphenylgermyl)propanoic acid (2a).In the compounds la and 2a theβ-carboxylic functional group shows some unusual properties when they react with excess of phenylmagnesium bromide.The compound la reacts with phenylmagnesium bromide in molar ratio 1:5 to give phenyl 2-(triphenylgermyl)ethylketone (3a) and in molar ratio 1:6 to give l,l-diphenyl-3-(triphenylgermyl)propanol (4a).The compound 2a reacts with phenylmagnesium bromide in molar ratio 1:2 to give 3a and in molar ratio 1:3 to give 4a also.Dehydration of the compound 4a with dilute hydrochloric acid seems especially easy.Moreover,the compound la reacted with phenylmagnsium bromide in molar ratio 1:6,then the mixture was treated with dilute hydrochloric acid to give 1,1-diphenyl-3-(triphenylgermyl)-1-propene (5a) in one pot reaction.Alkyl Ge-C bond in the compound 5a can be cleaved selectively by lithium aluminium hydride ( LiAlH4) in good yiel     

Synthesis of 1-(2-furyl)-2-nitropropen-3-ones

1-(2-Furyl)-2-nitropropen-3-ones were synthesized by reaction of nitrogen tetroxide with a number of , -unsaturated furylcarbonyl compounds. The 5-nitrofuryl derivative was obtained from 1-(2-furyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propen-3-one when the excess amount of N₂O₄ was increased. Replacement of bromine by a nitro group in the furan ring is observed in the case of the 5-bromofuryl derivative.Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1604–1606, December, 1977.     

Thermodynamic properties of furan-2-carboxylic and 3-(2-furyl)-2-propenoic acids

The standard enthalpies of combustion, formation, fusion, and sublimation of crystalline furan-2-carboxylic and 3-(2-furyl)-2-propenoic acids are determined by experimental methods and recalculated to 298 K. The possibility of using additive calculation schemes based on the principle of group contributions to calculate the standard enthalpies of vaporization and formation of substances with similar combinations of functional fragments in the gas phase is analyzed.     

Potentiometric study on the complex equilibria between ni(ii) and mn(ii) and 3-(2-furyl)-2-mercaptopropenoic and 3-(2-furyl)-2-mercaptopropanoic acids

Complex formation between Ni(II), Co(II) and Mn(II) and 3-(2-furyl)-2-mercaptopropenoic and 3-(2-furyl)-2-mercaptopropanoic acids has been studied using glass electrode potentiometry. Ligand-metal ion mixtures in 10% (v/v) ethanol-water containing 0.1 mol dm^–3KNO₃ were titrated with potassium hydroxide. The e.m.f. data obtained have been analyzed using the linearization method, and initial estimates of protonation constants for the ligands and complex formation constants have been refined with the MINIQUAD program.     

Synthesis and structure of 3-(3-acetoxyalkylcarbamoyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-1-yl)propanoic acids

Treatment of 1-(2-cyanoethyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(hydroxyalkyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamides with a solution of hydrogen chloride in aqueous acetic acid ensures selective transformation of the cyano group into amide or carboxy with simultaneous acetylation of the hydroxyalkyl fragments.     

2-(5-Bromo-2-furyl)quinoxaline and 3-(5-bromo-2-furyl)-2-quinoxalone

2-(5-Bromo-2-furyl)quinoxaline and 3-(5-bromo-2-furyl)-2-quinoxalone were obtained by the action of bromine on the corresponding quinoxaline derivatives and also by condensation of o-phenylenediamine with, respectively, (5-bromo-2-furyl)glyoxal or (5-bromo-2-furyl)glyoxylic acid esters.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 404–406, March, 1973.     

Synthesis of new 1-C-(2-furyl)-and 3-C-(2-furyl)-hexopyranosides and 3-C-(2-furyl)-daunorubicin analogs

Summary Reaction of furan with 3,4-di-O-acetyl-L-rhamnal (1) afforded a mixture of epimeric 3-C-(2-furyl) glycals3 and4 and 1-C-(2-furyl)-hex-2-enopyranoses5 and6. Glycals3 and4 were transformed to 2-deoxy-glycosides9–13 and 3-deamino-3-C-(2-furyl)daunorubicines15 and16. Hex-2-enopyranosyl5 wascis hydroxylated with osmium tetroxide/N-methylmorpholine N-oxide to C-glycoside14.On leave from Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland     

Synthesis and properties of 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole

The electrophilic reactions (nitration, bromination, hydroxymethylation, formylation, acylation) and radical substitution reactions (nitration, arylation) of 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole have been studied. It was found that all of the reactions occur at position 5 of the furan ring. Only nitration in PPA gave the 5',6-dinitro derivative. Quantum-chemical calculation data for the electron density distribution in the neutral and protonated 2-(2-furyl)benzothiazole molecules are given. Dedicated to Boris Aleksandrovich Trofimov on his 70^th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1331–1338, September, 2008.     

Synthesis of 2-(3-furyl)-1H-benzimidazoles from 2-phenacyl-1H-benzimidazoles

C-Alkylation at the active methylene group of 2-phenacyl-1H-benzimidazoles with phenacyl bromides proceeds highly selectively with the formation of the corresponding 1,4-diketones, which on heating with hydrochloric acid are cyclized with the formation of the previously unknown 2-(2,5-diaryl-3-furyl)-1H-benzimidazoles. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1637–1645, November, 2007.     

Synthesis of 2-phenyl-3-(2-furyl) — and 2-phenyl-3-[β-(2-furyl)vinyl]-1,2-dihydro-naphtho[1,2-d]-1,2,4-triazines

The corresponding 2-phenyl-3-(2-furyl)- and 2-phenyl-3-[-(2-furyl)vinyl]-1,2-dihydronaphtho-[1,2-d]-1,2,4-triazines were obtained by heating Schiff bases [prepared by reaction of 1-(phenyl-azo)-2-aminonaphthalene with furfural, -(2-furyl)acrolein, and their 5-bromo and 5-nitro derivatives] in glacial acetic acid.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 158–160, February, 1973.     

Synthesis and three-dimensional structures of 2-(2-furyl)-acrylonitriles

Conditions for carrying out the Schmidt reaction that make it possible to obtain -(2-furyl)acrylonitriles in high yields were found. It was shown by PMR and IR spectroscopy that the furylacrylonitriles obtained have an E-s-cis configuration.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1169–1171, September, 1986.     

Synthesis and transformations of 2-(2-furyl)- and 2-[β-(2-furyl)vinyl] phenanthr [9,10]imidazoles

The corresponding 2-(2-furyl)- and 2-[-(2-furyl)vinyl] phenanthr[9,10]imidazoles were obtained by the condensation of 9,10 phenanthrenequinone with furfural, -(2-furyl)acrolein, and their 5-bromo and 5-nitro derivatives in the presence of ammonium acetate in glacial acetic acid. Their metallation, acetylation, nitration, and replacement of halogen by a nitro group were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1014–1016, August, 1971.     

Determination of the absolute configuration of chiral alpha-aryloxypropanoic acids using vibrational circular dichroism studies: 2-(2-chlorophenoxy) propanoic acid and 2-(3-chlorophenoxy) propanoic acid

The enantiomers of 2-(2-chlorophenoxy) propanoic acid and 2-(3-chlorophenoxy) propanoic acid were resolved on a chiral HPLC column and investigated using mid-infrared vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). Experimental infrared vibrational absorption and VCD spectra were measured in CDCl3 solution in the 2000-900 cm-1 region and compared with the ab initio predictions of absorption and VCD spectra. The predicted spectra were obtained with density functional theory using B3LYP/6-31G* basis set for the stable and dominant conformers. But the predicted spectra did not provide unambiguous structural information due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding in solution. To eliminate the hydrogen bonding effects, the acids were converted to the corresponding methyl esters and the experimental absorbance and VCD spectra of methyl esters were measured. B3LYP predicted spectra were also obtained for the stable and dominant conformers of the esters. From a comparison of the experimental VCD spectra of methyl esters with corresponding ab initio predictions, the absolute configurations of esters, and therefore of their parent acids, are unambiguously determined to be (+)-(R).