1,2,3-benzotriazines. II. Reactions of benzimidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazines and naphth[1′,2′(2′,1′):4,5]imidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazine

A number of methyl- and halogeno-substituted benzimidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazines were subjected to a series of hydrolytic cleavages in acid media. The reactions of these compounds with dilute sulfuric acid yielded 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazoles. Concentrated hydrochloric acid produced a mixture of 2-(o-chlorophenyl)- and 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazoles. Hydrogen chloride in ethanol caused the formation of 2- phenylbenzimidazoles contaminated with small amounts of 2 - (o-chlorophenyl)benzimidazoles. The benzimidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazines underwent the Sandmeyer reaction to form 2-(o-chlorophenyl)- and 2-(o-bromophenyl)benzimidazoles in excellent yields. These reactions illustrated the behavior of these 1,2,3-triazines as internal diazonium compounds. Naphth[1′,2′(2′,1′):4,5]imidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazine behaved similarly. Bromination of some benzimidazo[1, 2 - c][1,2,3]benzotriazines in aqueous medium yielded bromine-substituted [1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazines.     

Organylthiochloroacetylenes: IV. Reaction with Thiourea

Alkylthiochloroacetylenes react with thiourea in acetone to form S-(alkylthioethynyl)isothiuronium chlorides and N-[1-(alkylthio)ethylidene]thioureas; phenylthiochloroacetylene reacts with thiourea to give 4-(phenylthio)-2-imino-1,3(3H)-thiazole hydrochloride.     

A facile synthesis of 5,7-dihydro-5-oxopyrido[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles. A new heterocyclic ring system

Reaction between 2-chloropyridine-3-carbonyl chloride and 1-alkyl-2-aminobenzimidazoles afforded the N-(1-alkylbenzimidazole-2-yl)-2-chloropyridine-3-carboxamides, which were cyclized to 5,7-dihydro-5-oxopyrido[3′,2′:5,6]pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles. The assigned structures of these hitherto unknown heterocyclic compounds were confirmed by their ir and ¹H nmr spectra and chemical evidence.     

1,2,3-benzotriazines. I. The synthesis of some benzimidazo [1,2-c][1,2,3]-benzotriazines and naphth[1′,2,(2′,1′):4,5]imidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazine

A number of substituted benzimidazo[1, 2-c][1,2,3]benzotriazines were prepared by the diazotization of the appropriate 2-(o-aminophenyl)benzimidazoles. Diazotization of 2-(o-aminophenyl)naphth[1,2-d]imidazole yielded a new heterocyclic ring system. Various methods of preparation of 2 - (o-aminophenyl)benzimidazoles were investigated. The condensation of o-phenylenediamines with anthranilic acids, in the presence of polyphosphoric acid, provided a convenient route to 2-(o-aminophenyl)benzimidazoles but in several cases the products were contaminated with considerable amounts of 6-(o-aminophenyl)benzimidazo[1,2 -c]quinazolines. 2 - (o-Aminophenyl)benzimidazoles were also obtained by the catalytic hydrogenation of 2-(o-nitrophenyl)benzimidazoles which resulted from the condensation of an o-phenylenediamine with an o-nitrobenzaldehyde in ethanol, nitrobenzene or acetic acid. When the condensation was carried out in nitrobenzene, small amounts of 2-(o-aminophenyl)benzimidazoles were also formed. The Weidenhagen synthesis, which involves the reaction of an aromatic diamine with an aldehyde in the presence of copper acetate and subsequent decomposition of the cuprous salt of the benzimidazole, yielded 2-(o-aminophenyl)benzimidazoles instead of the expected 2-(o-nitrophenyl)benzimidazoles when the decomposition was carried out in ethanol. When the cuprous salt was treated with hydrogen sulfide in dilute hydrochloric acid, a mixture of amino- and nitrobenzimidazoles resulted. The ultraviolet and infrared spectra of all the compounds prepared were examined.     

Synthesis of 2-mercaptobenzthiazole derivatives

The reactions of 2, 3-dihydrothiazolo- (I) and 2, 3-dihydrothiazino-1, 3-[2, 3-b]benzthiazolium chlorides (II) with water, aqueous sodium hydroxide, aqueous alcoholic ammonia, and hydrazine hydrate are investigated. Excess alcoholic potassium hydroxide cleaves I and II to o-(-mercaptoalkylamino) thiophenols, condensation of which with acetyl chloride followed by treatment of the reaction products with potassium iodide gives 2-methyl-3-(-mercaptoalkyl)benzthiazolium iodides. A series of dyes is prepared from these compounds.For Part V see [1]     

Synthesis of 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines and related compounds by acid catalyzed cyclization of allylic isothiuronium salts

Several allylic isothiuronium salts 6 have been shown to yield 4-substituted 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazines ( 2 ; R³ = H) and the 2-phenylimino compound 10 on exposure to trifluoroacetic acid or trifluoroacetic acid-stannic chloride. The overall process constitutes a convenient transformation of readily available ketones or aldehydes 3 into the target hetero-cycles. The scope and limitations of this approach are discussed in terms of carbenium ion intermediates ( 7 ). Whereas this method successfully led to the imidazo[2,l-b][1,3]thiazine 13 (93% from 12 ), its application to the synthesis of 2-amino-2-thiazolines (eg. 14 → 15 ) or imidazo-[2,1-b]thiazoles (eg. 16 → 17 ) was unsuccessful. The 2-acetylimino derivatives 9 were found to be useful for purification of the 2-aminothiazines.     

Preparation of ω-tetrahydropyran-2-ylsulfanylalkylmagnesium chlorides: Useful reagents for the synthesis of 1-(ω-mercaptoalkyl)-1,2-dihydrobuckminsterfullerenes (C60)

ω-Tetrahydropyran-2-ylsulfanylalkylmagnesium chlorides are prepared as Grignard reagents containing protected mercaptoalkyl chains, which are useful for the direct introduction of ω-mercaptoalkyl chains to electrophiles. In order to prove the usefulness of these reagents, they were reacted with buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀) to give 1-(ω-mercaptoalkyl)-1,2-dihydrobuck minsterfullerenes after the deprotection of THP group with TFA.     

Preparation of ω-tetrahydropyran-2-ylsulfanylalkylmagnesium chlorides: Useful reagents for the synthesis of 1-(ω-mercaptoalkyl)-1,2-dihydrobuckminsterfullerenes (C60)

ω-Tetrahydropyran-2-ylsulfanylalkylmagnesium chlorides are prepared as Grignard reagents containing protected mercaptoalkyl chains, which are useful for the direct introduction of ω-mercaptoalkyl chains to electrophiles. In order to prove the usefulness of these reagents, they were reacted with buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀) to give 1-(ω-mercaptoalkyl)-1,2-dihydrobuck minsterfullerenes after the deprotection of THP group with TFA.     

Mass spectral study on thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazoles. Studies on heterocyclic compounds. IV

Condensation of α-halocarbonyl compounds and 2-mercaptobenzimidazole gives thiazolo-[3,2-a]benzimidazoles. This condensation occurred at the mercapto group of the benzimidazole followed by cyclization to form the thiazole ring. This was confirmed by the examination of the mass spectra of 2- and 3-methylthiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazoles, 2- and 3-phenylthiazolo[3,2-a]-benzimidazoles, and their derivatives.     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 13. Synthesis of N-[1-aryl(alkyl)-3-oxo-4,4,4-trichloro-1-buten-1-yl]-o-phenylenediamines and 2-trichloromethyl-4-aryl-3H-1,5-benzodiazepines

The synthesis and isolation of the intermediates N-[1-aryl(alkyl)-3-oxo-4,4,4-trichloro-1-buten-1-yl]-o-phenylenediamines 2a-f and the corresponding 2-trichloromethyl-4-aryl-3H-1,5-benzodiazepines 3c-g or benzimidazoles 4a-b derivatives obtained from the intramolecular cyclization of 2a-f or from direct cyclo-condensation reaction of β-alkoxyvinyl trichloromethyl ketones 1a-g with o-phenylenediamine, is reported. Depending of the structure of the β-alkoxyvinyl trichloromethyl ketones or the N-[1-aryl(alkyl)-3-oxo-4,4,4-trichloro-buten-1-yl]-o-phenylenediamines and the reactions conditions, benzimidazoles or 3H-1,5-benzodiazepines were obtained.     

Synthesis and transformations of 2,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydroimidazo [1,2-a]-benzimidazole derivatives

9-(H)Alkyl-2,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles were synthesized by the action of oxalyl chloride on 2-amino-1(H)alkylbenzimidazoles and subsequent cyclization of the resulting 2-amino-1-(H)alkyl-3-chlorooxalylbenzimidazolium chlorides in the presence of triethylamine. The behavior of the synthesized benzimidazoles with respect to the action of alkalis, lithium aluminum hydride, and ethylmagnesium bromide was studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1391–1395, October, 1976.     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[1′,5′:1,2]-1,3,5-triazino[5,6-a]benzimidazoles

The synthesis of a new class of tetracyclic bridgehead heterocycle pyrazolo[1′,5′:1,2]-1,3,5-triazino[5,6-a] benzimidazoles is reported. The key intermediate 2-(3-aminopyrazol-2-yl)benzimidazoles were prepared by the reaction of 2-hydrazinobenzimidazole with an appropriate reagent such as ethyl ethoxymethylenecyanoacetate, ethoxymethylenemalononitrile, β-cyanoacetophenone or α-formylphenylacetonitrile. The treatment of these key intermediates with triethylorthoesters afforded the corresponding pyrazolo[1′,5′:1,2]-1,3,5-triazino[5,6-a]benzimidazoles.     

Reaction of 2-Chloro-5(6)-nitrobenzimidazole with Cloromethylthiirane and Isomeric Composition of the Products

The alkylation of 2-chloro-5(6)-nitrobenzimidazole with 2-chloromethylthiirane was studied for the first time. Depending on the conditions, isomeric mixtures of nitro-substituted 2-chloro-1-(thietan-3-yl)benzimidazoles and dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazoles were obtained.     

Mesoporous Molecular Sieve MCM‐41 as a Novel and Efficient Catalyst to Synthesis of 2‐Substituted Benzimidazoles

o‐Phenylenediamine derivatives readily react with benzoyl chloride derivatives in the presence of MCM‐41 as catalyst to yield 2‐substituted benzimidazoles in very good yields.     

Photocycloaddition of Quinoxaline-2(1H)-thiones to Alkenes

A synthetically useful C? C bond formation involving the photochemical addition of quinoxaline-2(1H)-thiones to alkenes is described. Irradiation of the quinoxaline-2(1H)-thiones 1–4 in the presence of the alkenes 7 gave the 2-(2′-mercaptoalkyl)quinoxalines 8–11 in moderate-to-good yields via ring cleavage of an intermediate aminothietane with aromatization of the quinoxaline ring. The latter was formed by [2+2] photocycloaddition of the C?S bond of the quinoxaline-2(1H)-thione and the C?C bond of the alkene.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-Alkylation of benzimidazoles with ketonic Mannich bases and the reduction of the resulting 1-(3-oxopropyl)benzimidazoles

Benzimidazole, benzimidazoles diversely substituted at position 2, and 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole have been alkylated at N ¹ with ketonic Mannich bases derived from acetophenones, acetylnaphthalenes, 2-acetylthiophene and 1-tetralone to afford a series of novel 1-(3-oxopropyl)benzimidazoles. The reduction of these transamination products with NaBH₄ in methanol produced the corresponding 1-(3-hydroxypropyl)benzimidazoles in excellent yields.      

Photocycloaddition of Benzothiazole-2-thiones to Alkenes

The photocycloaddition of benzothiazole-2-thiones to electron-rich and aryl-substituted alkenes are described. Irradiation of N-unsubstituted benzothiazole-2-thione ( 1 ) in the presence of alkenes 3 gave 2-(2′-mercaptoalkyl)benzothiazoles 4 , and 2-substituted benzothiazoles 5 and 6 (in the case of 3a and 3h , resp.) through the ring cleavage of an intermediate 2-aminothietane (Schemes 1 and 3 ). The latter was formed by [2+2] cycloaddition of the C?S bond of 1 and the C?C bond of 3 . Irradiation of N-methylbenzothiazole-2-thione ( 2 ) and 2-methylpropene ( 3a ) gave the spiro-1,3-dithiane 8 , 1,2,6-benzodithiazocin-5-one 9 , and disulfide 10 . The structure of 9 was established by X-ray crystal-structure analysis.     

The synthesis of some 1-(β-diethylaminoethyl)-2-(p-ethoxybenzyl)-5-substituted benzimidazoles

The syntheses of several 5-substituted benzimidazoles structurally related to the highly active analgesic 1-(β-diethylaminoethyl)-2-(p-ethoxybenzyl)-5-nitrobenzimidazole are presented.     

S-(Trimethoxysilylmethyl)- and S-(Silatranylmethyl)isothiuronium Halides and Their N-Substituted Derivatives

Previously unknown S-(trimethoxysilylmethyl)- and S-(silatranylmethyl)isothiuronium halides and their N-substituted derivatives were prepared. According to the IR and UV spectra, these compounds exist in the solid state and in methanol and acetonitrile solutions in the form of two equilibrium salt structures: those with the positively charged nitrogen and carbon atoms, or predominantly in one of these. In solutions of the iodides in highly polar acetonitrile, the first salt structure can occur in an equilibrium with its dissociation products, S-organylisothiourea (or its N-substituted derivative) and hydrogen iodide.     

The synthesis of 2-chloro-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole and certain related derivatives

The synthesis of 2-chloro-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole (4b) has been accomplished by a condensation of 2-chloro-1-trimethylsilylbenzimidazole (1) with 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-D-ribofuranosyl bromide (2) followed by subsequent deacetylation. Nucleophilic displacement of the 2-chloro group has furnished several interesting 2-substituted-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazoles. 1-(β-D-Ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole (5) and 1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole-2-thione (6) were prepared from 4b and 6 was also prepared by condensation of 2 with silylated benzimidazole- 2-thione (3). Alkylation of 6 furnished certain 2-alkylthio-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazoles and oxidation of 6 with alkaline hydrogen peroxide produced 1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)benzimidazole-2-one (9). The assignment of anomeric configuration for all nucleosides reported is discussed.