Highly diastereoselective synthesis of spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indolin]-2′-ones via catalyst-free cyclopropanation using ethyl diazoacetate

Substituted 3-methyleneindolin-2-ones were efficiently cyclopropanated with ethyl diazoacetate to yield spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-indolin]-2′-ones in a catalyst-free and highly diastereoselective reaction in a mixture of ethanol–acetonitrile (1:1 v/v) as solvent.     

Spirobutyrolactone derived from 1-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one

X-ray diffraction and NMR spectral examination have shown that 1-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one reacts with methyl acrylate in methanol to give spiro[(1-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one)-4,5-butyrolactone]. The conformation has been shown to be the same in the crystal and in solution, the pyrazoline ring has been found to be nonplanar, the reasons for the acoplanarity established, stabilizing and destabilizing interactions studied, and the orientation of the phenyl substituent relative to the pyrazolin-5-one ring determined.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 909–913, July, 1988.     

Reduction of substituted spiro[cyclopropane-3-(1-pyrazolines)] to spiro[cyclopropane-3-pyrazolidines] and 1-(2-aminoethyl)cyclopropylamine derivatives

Raney nickel-catalyzed hydrogenation of 5-substituted spiro[cyclopropane-3-(1-pyrazoline)]-5-carboxylates occurs with N—N bond cleavage with simultaneous cyclocondensation to give 3-aminopyrrolidin-2-ones containing a spirocyclopropane fragment. The presence of the second ester group in the pyrazoline side chain, in the position ensuring the formation of a five-membered ring results in 6,11-diazadispiro[2.1.4.2]undecane-7,10-dione, the product of double cyclocondensation of the intermediate diamine. Hydrogenation of the aryl-substituted spiro[cyclopropane-3-(1-pyrazolines)] in the presence of acetone affords hexahydrospiro[cyclopropane-4-pyrimidines], which can be converted into the cyclopropane-containing 1,3-diamines in the individual state or as salts. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2482–2490, November, 2005.     

One-pot reaction for the concise synthesis of spiro[benzofuran-2,2′-naphthalen]-1′-one derivatives

A novel one-pot two-step protocol has been developed to synthesize various spiro[benzofuran-2,2′-naphthalen]-1′-one derivatives from the three-component reaction of tetralones, 2-hydroxyphenyl functionalized α,β-unsaturated ketones, and iodine. One C–C bond and one C–O bond have formed during this process. The notable features of this protocol are simple and mild reaction conditions, applicable to a wide range of readily available starting materials, good yields (up to 91%), and excellent stereoselectivities (up to 97:3).     

Reaction of 4-arylidene-3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolones with amines

The reaction of primary and secondary amines with 4-arylidenepyrazolones gives the corresponding ammonium salts of 4,4-benzylidenebis-5-pyrazolone derivatives but not adducts on the exocyclic C=C bond as was previously believed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 905–908, July, 1988.     

氮叶立德高立体选择性地合成螺[环丙烷-1,4'-吡唑啉-5'-酮] 衍生物的研究

螺环丙基杂环化合物是一类具有重要药理、生理活性的化合物, 研究和发展这类化合物的新的立体选择性合成方法是当前有机合成领域的一个热点. 对1,4-二氮杂双环[2.2.2]辛环(DABCO)衍生的氮叶立德与3-甲基-1-苯基-4-芳亚甲基-5-吡唑啉酮合成螺环丙基吡唑啉酮的反应做了研究, 并与胂叶立德所参与的类似反应的结果做了比较, 发现仅得到单一反式结构产物, 但存在exo和endo两种构型, 其中前者为主要产物. 产物结构由IR, MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 元素分析和X射线衍射鉴定. 还从反应机理角度对两种叶立德性质对反应的影响做了解释.     

An efficient synthesis of new 1-H-4′-methyl-3′,4′-dihydrospiro[piperidine-4,2′(1′H)quinoline] scaffolds

Efficient synthesis of new 3′,4′-dihydrospiro[piperidine-4,2′(1′H)quinolines] by a four step synthetic route based on 1-benzyl-4-piperidone reactivity is reported.     

Synthesis and reactions of 4-isopropylidene-1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones

The reactions of 4-isopropylidene-1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones 4a-d were investigated under a variety of conditions. In the presence of thiols or piperidine, 4a-d failed to yield conjugate addition products, presumably due to the steric bulk provided by the two methyl substituents of the isopropylidene side chain. Reaction of 4a-d with hydrazine derivatives gave the 1-aryl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-ones 3a-d and isopropyl-hydrazones. Treatment of 4a with potassium cyanide yielded a stable conjugate addition product which exists as a mixture of tautomers in different solvents. Also, oxidation of 4a with hydrogen peroxide gave a spiroepoxide 22 , while m-chloroperbenzoic acid oxidation afforded both the spiroepoxide 22 , and a small quantity of a hydroxyspiroepoxide 23.     

Acylation of fluorine-containing spiro[cyclopropane-1-pyrazolines] and dehydrohalogenation of the resulting adducts

Acylation of 6-(1-fluorovinyl)-6-methyl- and 6-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-4,5-diazaspiro[2.4]hept-4-enes with acetyl chloride proceeds as electrophilic addition to the N(5) atom and is accompanied by opening of the cyclopropane ring to give 1-acetyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)-5-(1-fluorovinyl)-5-methyl- and 1-acetyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)-5-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluorocyclobutyl)-4,5-dihydropyrazoles, respectively. Under the same conditions, acylation of 6-(2,3,3-trifluorocyclobut-1-enyl)-4,5-diazaspiro[2.4]hept-4-ene is not regioselective. The (2-chloroethyl) pyrazolines obtained undergo dehydrochlorination into vinylpyrazolines in the presence of an excess of MeONa in MeOH. The reaction of 4-acetyl-6-(2,3,3-trifluorocyclobut-1-enyl)-4,5-diazaspiro[2.4]hept-5-ene with MeONa results in selective replacement of the F atom at the double bond by a methoxy group.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 419–422, February, 2005.     

Syntheses of spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-oxindole]-2-carboxylic acid and cyclopropa[c]quinoline-7b-carboxylic acid and their derivatives

The synthesis of spiro[cyclopropane-1,3′-oxindole]-2-carboxylic acid, including novel 3-(2- and 3-pyridyl)-substituted analogues and the novel cyclopropa[c]quinoline-7b-carboxylic acid and their ester and amide derivatives is described. These syntheses involve diastereoselective cyclopropanation reactions of methyl 2-(2-nitrophenyl)acrylate and (3E)-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)- and (3E)-(pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one with ethyl (dimethyl sulfuranylidene) acetate (EDSA). The synthesis of methyl cyclopropa[c]quinoline-7b-carboxylate involves a regioselective reductive cyclization of a nitro-diester precursor. The relative stereochemistry of key compounds has been determined by single-crystal X-ray structural analysis.     

Alkyldithiocarboxylation of 3-hydroxy-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one

4-Alkyldithiocarboxylate-3,5-dihydroxy-1-phenylpyrazoles 2, are prepared in good yield by the reaction of 3-hydroxy-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one 1 with sodium acetate in dimethylformamide (DMF), carbon disulfide and alkyl halides.     

Chemistry of N-functionalized spirodihydroquinolines. Unusual access to the 3-methyl-4-(2-oxo-pyrrolidinyl-1)spiro[indane-1,1′-cyclohexanes] from 1-(3-cyanopropyl)-3,4-dihydrospiro[quinoline-2,1′-cyclohexanes]

The transformation of N-substituted 3,4-dihydrospiro[quinoline-2,1′-cyclohexanes] 2 and 3 has been examined in strong acid media, at elevated temperature. It was demonstrated that the N-(γ-cyanopropyl) spirodihydroquinolines 2 in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid or PPA underwent hydrolysis affording the γ-aminoacids 3. The spirodihydroquinoline ring rearrangement readily produces 4-(2-oxopyrrolidinyl-1)spiro[indane-1,1′-cyclohexanes] 5 in good yields. The structures of all synthesized compounds were established by means of homonuclear and inverse-detected 2D NMR experiments.     

9-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α] pyrimidin-4-one and its derivatives

2-Amino-3-(o-bromobenzyloxy)pyridine ( 1 ) and ethyl acetoacetate gave 9-(o-bromobenzyl-oxy)-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrimidin-4-one ( 2 ) in 2% yield. When 1 and methyl β-amino-crotonate ( 3 ) were reacted, benzyl ether cleavage occurred and the products were 9-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-α]pyrimidin-4-one ( 4 ) and its ammonium salt ( 5 ). These observations led to an alternative synthesis in which 2-amino-3-pyridinol ( 6 ) and either 3 or methyl acetoacetate, ( 8 ) in diethylbenzene at 185° gave 4 in 86 and 87% yields, respectively, and the anion of 4 and o-bromobenzyl bromide gave 2 in 61% yield. Even in diethylbenzene at 185°, 1 and 8 gave only trace amounts of 2 . Thus, o-bromobenzylation of the 3-hydroxyl group in 6 markedly decreased the reactivity of the amino group in 6 toward reactions with acetoacetic esters.     

Design and synthesis of novel tricycles based on 4H-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one and 1,1-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-1lambda6-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one

This paper reports our recent efforts to develop novel tricycles based on 4H-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one ( 2) and 1,1-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-1lambda(6)-benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one (3) using 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (1). All of these tricycles integrate two privileged structures into one skeleton, including 3,8-dihydro-5-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (4, 10, 12), 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-5lambda(6)-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (5, 11), 3,8-dihydro-5-thia-1,2,3,8-tetraaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (6), 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-5lambda(6)-thia-1,2,3,8-tetraaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-7-one (7), 3,8-dihydro-1H-5-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-2,7-dione (8), and 5,5-dioxo-3,5,6,8-tetrahydro-1H-5lambda(6)-thia-1,3,8-triaza-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-2,7-dione (9). A typical library of scaffold 5 was synthesized in a parallel solution-phase manner and analyzed by HPLC-UV-MS or HPLC-UV-ELSD method.     

Synthesis of isomeric spiro[azafluoreneoxiranes] from 3-methyl-2-azafluorene and 4-azafluorene

Compounds that belong to the class of new spiran heterocyclic systems that contain azafluorene and oxirane fragments were obtained from the corresponding azafluorenes and benzaldehyde under interphase-catalysis conditions. The Z and E isomers of 3-methyl-3-phenylspiro(2-azafluorene-9,2-oxirane) and 3-phenylspiro(4-azafluorene-9,2-oxirane) were isolated, and their configurations were established by NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1393–1395, October, 1982.     

A new synthetic procedure to spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones

A new synthetic pathway to spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones was found starting from 3-chloromethylene-2-indolones 1 and Danishefsky's diene 2. Their synthesis consists of several steps involving the formation of the cycloadducts, the 6-chloro-4-trimethylsilyloxy-2-methoxyspiro[cyclohex-3-en-1,3′-indolin]-2′-one derivatives, transformed into spiro[cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones via 6-chloro-spiro[cyclohex-2-en-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-dione intermediates. The reduction of spiro[cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones gave spiro[cyclohexane-1,3′-indoline]-2′,4-diones 7. Using a ‘one pot reaction’, starting from 1 and 2, compounds 7 were obtained in satisfactory overall yield.     

Electro-catalyzed multicomponent transformation of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one to 1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives in green medium

An efficient and convenient synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives is described, using the electrogenerated anion of ethanol as the base in the presence of sodium bromide as an supporting electrolyte in a one-pot, three component condensation of malononitrile, aromatic aldehydes and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one. The reaction is carried out in an undivided cell containing an iron electrode as the cathode and a graphite electrode as the anode, at a constant current at room temperature.     

Highly stereoselective construction of spiro[4.5]decanes by SmI(2)-promoted ketyl radical mediated tandem cyclization

[reaction: see text] Ketyl radical mediated tandem cyclization of omega-alkynyl carbonyl compounds bearing activated alkene using SmI(2) gave spiro[4.5]decanes stereoselectively. In the presence of HMPA, alpha,beta-unsaturated esters and alkenyl phosphonates were converted to spiro[4.5]decanes and a monocyclic compound, respectively. In the presence of Sm, bicyclic lactones were obtained from alpha,beta-unsaturated esters. The spiro[4.5]decane was provided from an alkenyl phosphonate. Interestingly, the stereochemical changeover at the first cyclization has been controlled by means of a variety of activators.