α-Thioureidoalkylation of functionally substituted ureas: I. Tandem cyclization and esterification in reactions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(carboxyalkyl)ureas with 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxy-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thiones in alcohols

Acid-catalyzed reactions of N-(carboxyalkyl)ureas with 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxy-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thiones in methanol or propan-2-ol led to the formation of previously unknown ω-(4,6-dialkyl-2-oxo-3a,6a-diphenyl-5-thioxooctahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazol-1-yl)alkanoic acids and their methyl and isopropyl esters. The structure of some esters was proved by X-ray analysis. Methyl (4,6-diethyl-2-oxo-3a,6adiphenyl-5-thioxooctahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazol-1-yl)acetate showed anxiolytic effect.     

Cyanoacetylene and Its Derivatives: XXVI. Hydrohalogenation of 4-Alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-alkynenitriles

The reaction of 4-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2-alkynenitriles with hydrogen halides (HCl and HI) in dioxane is accompanied by intramolecular cyclization with formation of 5,5-dialkyl-4-halo-2-imino-2,5-dihydrofuran hydrohalides. Treatment of the latter with K₂CO₃ in ethanol yields 5,5-dialkyl-4-halo-2-imino-2,5-dihydrofurans.     

Two-step α-ureidoalkylation of ureas with 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones

Two-step α-ureidoalkylation of ureas with various 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones gave novel 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis(3-alkylureido)-, 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis[3-(2-pyrimidyl)ureido]-, or 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis(3,3-dialkylureido)imidazolidin-2-ones and ensembles of three imidazolidine rings. The structure of 4,5-bis(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)imidazolidin-2-one was confirmed by X-ray diffraction data. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 140–145, January, 2007.     

Regioselective reaction of 5,6-dialkyl-2-halopyridine-3,4-dicarbonitriles with ammonia

The reaction of 5,6-dialkyl-2-halopyridine-3,4-dicarbonitriles with alcoholic ammonia under elevated pressure gave 5,6-dialkyl-2-aminopyridine-3,4-dicarbonitriles as a result of nucleophilic replacement of the halogen atom by amino group. 6,7-Dialkyl-4-halo-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3(2H)-diimines were formed in analogous reaction at room temperature in the presence of potassium carbonate.     

α-Thioureidoalkylation of functionally substituted ureas: II. Synthesis of thio analogs of N-hydroxyalkyl-1,5-diphenylglycolurils

Reactions of N-(hydroxyalkyl)ureas with 4,5-dihydroxy-4,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2-thiones gave previously unknown 4,6-dialkyl-1-hydroxyalkyl-3a,6a-diphenyl-5-thioxooctahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazol-2-ones which may be regarded as thio analogs of N-(hydroxyalkyl)glycolurils.     

Synthesis of some 5H-imidazo[4,5-e]-as-triazin-6-(7H)ones (6-azapurin-8-ones)

Treatment of 1,3-dialkyl-7-azalumazine derivatives with alcoholic sodium hydroxide caused a benzylic acid type rearrangement followed by decarboxylation and oxidation by air to give the corresponding 5,7-dialkyl-5H-imidazo[4,5-e]-as-triazin-6-(7H)ones (7,9-dialkyl-6-azapurin-8-ones).     

α-Thioureidoalkylation of 4-alkyl- and 4-phenylthiosemicarbazides

Previously unknown 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-bis[4-alkyl(phenyl)thiosemicarbazido]imidazolidine-2-thiones and 4,5,7-trialkylperhydroimidazo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazine-3,6-dithiones have been synthesized by the α-thio-ureidoalkylation of 4-alkyl(phenyl)thiosemicarbazides using 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidine-2-thiones.     

4(And 5)-cyclopropylamino-5(and 4)halo-3(2H)pyridazinones. Formation and characterization of isomers

The reactions of 4,5-dihalo-3(2H)pyridazinones with ammonia and amines gave mixtures of 5-amino-4-halo- and 4-amino-5-halo-3(2H)pyridazinones separated by chromatography. Structures were elucidated by means of retention values (R_f) and confirmed by independent synthesis.     

α-Ureidoalkylation of thiosemicarbazide and aminoguanidine

azo[4,5-e][1,2,4]triazin-6-ones, 4,5-bis(3-thiosemicarbazido(guanidinoamino))imidazolidin-2-ones, and 1,3-dialkyl-4-(guanidinoimino)imidazolidin-2-ones by α-ureidoalkylation of thiosemicarbazide or aminoguanidine were found. A novel conglomerate in the series of imidazolidin-2-one derivatives was detected: 4,5-bis(guanidinoamino)-1,3-dimethylimid-azolidin-2-one dihydrochloride dihydrate. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 836–843, May, 2006.     

Synthesis of novel pyridazino[4,5-b][1,4]oxazine-3,5-diones

Novel pyridazino[4,5-b][1,4]oxazine-3,5-diones were synthesized from N-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethyl]-2-chloroacetamide (or 2-chloropropanamide) and 1-alkyl-5-halo-4-hydroxypyridazin-6-ones in good yield.     

Retro-Ene reaction. VI. Functionalization of 4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones using 1-acetyloxymethyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones as the 1-O, 3-N, 5-O ene-adduct

Functionalization of 1-acetyloxymethyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones via retro-ene reaction with some nucleophiles gave regioselectively only 5-halo-4-substitutedpyridazin-6-ones.     

Retro-ene reaction. V. Functionalization of 4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones using 1-hydroxymethyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones as 1–0, 3-n, 5–0 ene-adducts

Functionalization of 1-hydroxymethyl-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones via a retro-ene reaction with some nucleophiles gave regioselectively only 5-halo-4-substitutedpyridazin-6-ones.     

4,5-Dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones in an α-ureidoalkylation reaction of N-(carboxyalkyl)-, N-(hydroxyalkyl)-, and N-(aminoalkyl)ureas 3. α-Ureidoalkylation of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]urea

α-Ureidoalkylation of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]urea with 1,3-unsubstituted, 1,3-dialkyl-, and 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones(thiones) was systematically studied. Hitherto unknown N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]glycolurils and their hydrochlorides were synthesized. The yields of the target glycoluril hydrochlorides decreased on going from 1,3-H₂- to 1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-ones and increased with the introduction of phenyl groups at the positions 4 and 5 of the starting 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-one. X-ray diffraction study showed that 2-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]glycoluril crystallizes in the form of a conglomerate.     

4-Oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolinyl- and Benzimidazolylacetonitriles in Annelation Reactions of a Haloquinoline Ring

The interaction of 4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolinyl- and benzimidazolylacetonitriles with 2,6-dihalobenzaldehydes leads to 3-(2,6-dihalophenyl)-2-(4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-quinazolinyl)acrylonitriles and 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-(2,6-dihalophenyl)acrylonitriles respectively. As a result of intramolecular cyclization of these nitriles 4-halo-12-oxo-12H-quino[2,1-b]quinazoline-6-carbonitriles and 4-halobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]quinoline-6-carbonitriles respectively are formed.     

α-Thioureidoalkylation of urea heteroanalogs

α-Thioureidoalkylation of urea heteroanalogs such as thiosemicarbazide, amino-guanidine, sulfamide, and sulfonamides with 4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidine-2-thiones has been studied. Previously unknown 4,5-bis[thiosemicarbazido(guanidinoamino)]imidazolidine-2-thiones, 5,7-dialkylperhydroimidazo[4,5- e][1,2,4]triazine-3,6-dithiones, 4,6-diethyl-5(3H)-thioxotetrahydro-1 H-imidazo[4,5- c][1,2,5]thiadiazole 2,2-dioxide, and 1,3-dialkyl-4-[guanidinoimino(arylsulfonylimino)]imidazolidine-2-thiones have been synthesized.     

Reactions of 1,3-Dialkyl-5-amino-1,3-dihydro-2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazo-[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridin-2-ones with acetylacetone and ethyl acetoacetate

1,3-Dialkyl-5-amino-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones reacted with acetylacetone to give the corresponding 4-(1,3-dialkyl-2-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ylamino)pent-3-en-2-ones which underwent intramolecular cyclization to 1,3-dialkyl-5,7-dimethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]-[1,8]naphthyridin-2-ones on heating in polyphosphoric acid or diphenyl ether. Analogous reaction of 1,3-dialkyl-5-amino-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones with ethyl acetoacetate led to the formation of ethyl 3-(1,3-dialkyl-2-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ylamino)but-2-enoates whose cyclization afforded 1,3-dialkyl-8-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[5,4-b][1,8]naphthyridin-2-ones.     

Direct functionalization of 4,5-dichloropyridazin-6-one

Direct functionalization of 4,5-dichloropyridazin-6-one with some nucleophiles in seven solvents gave regioselectively 5-halo-4-substituted-pyridazin-6-ones as main product. Reaction of 4,5-dichloropyridazin-6-one with 2-mercaptopyrimidine (2 equivalents) also afforded 4,5-di(pyrimidin-2-ylsulfanyl)pyridazin-6-one as the main product.     

Functionalization of 4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones using 1-(1,1-dibromo-2-oxopropyl) derivatives

Functionalization of 4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones using 1-(1,1-dibromo-2-oxopropyl)-4,5-dihalopyridazin-6-ones with some nucleophiles gave regioselectively only 5-halo-4-substituted-pyridazin-6-ones.     

Synthesis and thermolysis of tetrasubstituted cyclopropenes

Photolysis of 5-benzyl-2-methoxy-2,5-dimethyl-³-1, 3,4-oxadiazoline and of the 5,5-dibenzyl analogue with 300-nm light afforded 1-phenyl-2-diazopropane and 1,3-diphenyl-2-diazopropane, respectively. The diazoalkanes were intercepted, in situ, with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to afford 3-benzyl-4,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-3-methyl-3H-pyrazole and 3,3-dibenzyl-4,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-3H-pyrazole, respectively. Those pyrazoles are short-lived under the reaction conditions and undergo two major reactions. Photolysis prior to rearrangement affords the corresponding 3,3-dialkyI-1,2-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-cyclopropenes. Thermal 1,5-benzyl migration converts the two 3H-pyrazoles in part into the corresponding 4H-pyrazoles, which undergo photolysis to 2,3-dialkyl-1,3-bis(methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropenes.Thermolysis of the 3,3-dialkyl-1,2-bis(methoxycarbonyl) cyclopropenes affords conjugated dienes, presumably through the sequence cyclopropene vinyl carbene diene. The stereochemistry of the dienes was determined and a mechanism consistent with that stereochemistry is proposed.The 2,3-dialkyl-1,3-bis(methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropanes are very stable under conditions that convert isomeric 3,3-dialkyl-1,2-bis(methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropenes to conjugated dienes. It is proposed that the effect of substitution pattern on the thermolysis rate constants is the result of combined ground state and transition state factors.     

Recyclization of 1,3-dialkyl-6-nitro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-imidazo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridine-2,5(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-diones into imidazole derivatives

Treatment of 5-amino-1,3-dialkyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ones with sodium nitrite in aqueous HCl gave 1,3-dialkyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-2,5(3H,4H)-diones which were nitrated with potassium nitrate in sulfuric acid to 6-nitro derivatives, and the latter underwent recyclization into 4-amino-1,3-dialkyl-5-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ones by the action of hydrazine hydrate.