Synthesis of new pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one derivatives and some oxazolo[4,5-c]quinoline-2,4-diones

The new pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-one derivatives 3a-c and 6a-c were prepared by the following three steps: first the preparation of ethyl 4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylate derivatives 1 and 4 by reaction of isatoic anhydrides and ethyl malonate and ethyl acetoacetate respectively, then chloration of 1 and 4 with phosphorus oxychloride to give 2 and 5 and finally the condensation of 2 and 5 with hydrazine and its derivatives. In addition, the successful synthesis of oxazolo[4,5-c]quinoline-2,4-diones 9a-f are reported.     

Enantionselektive Synthese des L-Threonins

An Enantionselective Synthesis of L-Threonine An enantioselective synthesis of L-threonine ( 1 ) is described. Racemic ethyl 2-acetamido-3-oxobutyrate ( 6 ) was synthesized from ethyl acetoacetate ( 2 ) [4][5] and then transformed to the epimeric optically active alcohols 7a and 7b by microbiological reduction with Saccharomyces rouxii. The Mixture 7a/7b could be converted to 1 by slightly modified, known Methods in a yield of ca. 52% with respect to 7a/7b .     

Acylation of purine-8-thione and benzimidazole-2-thione: A reinvestigation of the site of acylation

Purine-8-thione ( 1 ) is acylated on nitrogen, not on sulfur as was previously reported. Thus, the reactions of 1 with ethyl chloroformate and with acetic anhydride yield, respectively, ethyl purine-8-thione-9( 7 )-carboxylate ( 3 ) and 9 ( 7 )acetylpurine-8-thione ( 7 ) as shown by independent synthesis and spectra. In like manner, benzimidazole-2-thione ( 10 ) reacts with acetic anhydride, ethyl chloroformate, benzoyl chloride, and cyclohexyl isocyanate to yield the corresponding N-acylated derivatives. In addition, 10 yields 1,3-dibenzoylbenzimidazole-2-thione on treatment with 2 equivalents of benzoyl chloride.     

The chemistry of 2H-3,1-benzoxazine-2,4(1H)-dione (isatoic anhydride). 10. Reactions with ester enolates. Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-3-prenyl-2(1H)-quinolinones,Crucial intermediates in the synthesis of quinoline alkaloids

N-Methylisatoic anhydride reacts with the lithium enolates of esters to produce β-ketoesters 4 in nearly quantitative yield. Thermal cyclization of these relatively unstable intermediates afford the corresponding 3-substituted-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2(1H)-quinolinones (5) in good yields. The reaction of the lithium enolate of 5-methyl-4-hexenoic acid ethyl ester ( 14 ) with various nuclear substituted isatoic anhydrides gives 4-hydroxyl-methyl-3-prenyl-2(1H)-quinolinones 8, 9 , and 18 which are highly desirable intermediates in the synthesis of a variety of quinoline alkaloids. Treatment of 18 with DDQ furnishes oricine in 73% yield.     

Efficient access to some new pyrimidine derivatives and their antimicrobial evaluation

1-[4-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-6-methyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-yl]ethanone ( 1 ) was used as a precursor for heterocyclic synthesis. Condensation of compound 1 with monochloroacetic acid and benzaldehyde gave thiazolopyrimidine 2 which in turn underwent cyclization with malononitrile dimmer to afford malononitrile derivative 3 . Also, the reaction of compound 1 with benzaldehyde under a basic condition produced chalcone 4 . Chalcone 4 can be used as a key intermediate for further preparation of heterocyclic compounds. In addition, compound 1 was allowed to react with malononitrile dimmer and/or ethyl chloroacetate to give pyrimidines 8 and 9 , respectively. Alkylation of compound 8 with ethyl chloroacetate afforded S-alkylated product 10 which was treated with hydrazine hydrate to yield the hydrazino derivative 11 . Alternative synthesis of compound 10 was taken place through reaction of compound 9 with malononitrile dimmer. The biological activity of the synthesized compounds was investigated. Compounds 1 , 4 , 5 , and 8 recorded high activities against Gram positive bacteria (S. aureus). Structures of the new synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analysis and spectral data.     

The preparation of 2,6-diaminopyrazine, 2,6-diazidopyrazine and some of their derivatives

A much improved synthesis of the heretofore difficultly obtainable 2,6-diaminopyrazine (4) was afforded by the low-pressure catalytic hydrogenation (palladium on carbon) of 2,6-diazido-pyrazine (2) ; reaction of 2,6-dichloropyrazine (1) and sodium azide gave 2 in 84% yield. The outcome of the reduction was found to be solvent dependent: 1,2-dimethoxyethane containing aqueous ammonia gave 4 in 83% yield; 1,2-dimethoxyethane alone gave 5-aminotetrazolo[1,5-a]-pyrazine (3) in 26% yield. Additional alternative syntheses of 3 and 4 are described. A number of acyl and azo derivatives of 4 were prepared. Reactions of 2 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and ethyl acetate (base catalyzed) leading to vic-triazole derivatives are also described.     

Synthesis of a Single Repeat Unit of Type VIII Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharide 1

Abstract

We have synthesized a single repeat unit of type VIII Group B Streptococcus capsular polysaccharide, the structure of which is {L-Rhap(β1→4)-D-Glcp(β1→4)[Neu5Ac(α2→3)]-D-Galp(β→4)}_n. The synthesis presented three significant synthetic challenges namely: the L-Rhap(β→4)-D-Glcp bond, the Neu5Ac(α2→3)-D-Galp bond and 3,4-D-Galp branching. The L-Rhap bond was constructed in 60% yield (α:β 1:1.2) using 4-O-acetyl-2,3-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl bromide 6 as donor, silver silicate as promotor and 6-O-benzyl-2,3-di-O-benzoyl-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside as acceptor to yield disaccharide 18. The Neu5Ac(α2→3) linkage was synthesized in 66% yield using methyl [phenyl 5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-2-thio-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosid]onate as donor and triol 2-(trimethylsilyl) ethyl 6-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranoside as acceptor to give disaccharide 21. The 3,4-D-Galp branching was achieved by regioselective glycosylation of disaccharide diol 21 by disaccharide 18 in 28% yield to give protected tetrasaccharide 22. Tetrasaccharide 22 was deprotected to give as its 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl glycoside the title compound 1a. In addition the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group was cleaved and the tetrasaccharide coupled by glycosylation (via tetrasaccharide trichloroacetimidate) to a linker suitable for conjugation.

     

Research on nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds. XVI. Synthesis of 1, 3, 4, 14b-tetrahydro-2, 10-dimethyl-2H,10H-pyrazino[2, 1-d]pyrrolo[1, 2-b][1, 2, 5]benzotriazepine (1:1) maleate (10-methyl-10-azaaptazepine)

A synthesis of the potential antidepressant 1, 3, 4, 14b-tetrahydro-2, 10-ditnethyl-2H,10H-pyrazino[2, 1-d]-pyrrolo[1, 2-b][1, 2, 5]benzotriazepine 4 , structurally related to aptazepine, is reported in four steps. The key steps of the synthesis were the formation of the tricyclic compound ethyl 10, 11-dihydro-5-methyl-5H-pyrrolo[1, 2-6-b][1, 2, 5]benzotriazepine-11-carboxylate 6 via a Pictet-Spengler type condensation and the formation of the diketopiperazine 8 by cyclization of the chloroester 7 with methylamine.     

Polycondensed heterocycles. IV. synthesis of 1,4-dioxo-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazine

A method for the synthesis of the title compound 3 consisted of an intramolecular cyclization in a stannic chloride catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction of N-(2-methylthiophenyl)-5-oxoproline chloride 10 , prepared by chlorination of the corresponding acid 9 obtained by hydrolysis of its ethyl ester 8 . Condensation of 2-methylthioaniline 4 with diethyl bromomalonate 5 afforded diethyl 2-methylthioanilinomalonate 6 which gave 8 either directly by reaction with ethyl acrylate or by alkylation with ethyl β-bromopropionate or ethyl acrylate and cyclization of resulting triethyl 2-(2-methylthio)anilino-2-carboxyglutarate 7 . This method was not convenient because of the poor yield of 3 (14%). On the other hand, cyclization of N-(2-mercaptophenyl)-5-oxoproline 14 with DCC and DMAP provided 3 in 45% yield. Oxidation with m-CPBA of the esters 11 and 8 , demethylation via the Pummerer rearrangement of the respective sulphoxides 12 and 17 with TFAA and oxidation with iodine of resulting N-(2-mercap-tophenyl)-5-oxoproline esters 13 and 18 gave the corresponding disulphides 16 and 19 . Hydrolysis of these latter compounds and reduction of the resulting bis[2-[2-(hydroxycarbonyl)-5-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl]phenyl] disulphide 15 with sodium dithionite afforded the required 14 . Deprotection of t-butyl ester 13 with TFA at 55° to obtain 14 led to 3 in 42% yield. Finally the Pummerer rearrangement of N-(2-methylsulphinylphenyl)-5-oxo-proline 20 yielded the mixture of 14 and 15 .     

Reaction of 2-dimethylaminomethylene-1,3-diones with dinucleophiles. VI. Synthesis of ethyl or methyl 1,5-disubstituted 1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates

Reaction of ethyl or methyl 3-oxoalkanoates with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal gave, generally in excellent yields, a series of ethyl or methyl 2-dimethylaminomethylene-3-oxoalkanoates II which reacted with phenylhydrazine to afford the esters of 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids III in high yields. Esters III were hydrolyzed to the relative 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids which were converted by heating to 5-substituted 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles in excellent yields. Reaction of II with methylhydrazine afforded in general a mixture of 3- and 5-substituted ethyl 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates with the exception of IIg , which gave in high yield methyl 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, which was hydrolyzed to the relative pyrazolecarboxylic acid. This afforded by heating 5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole in quantitative yield.     

Pyrrole-Annulated Heterocyclic Systems. Synthesis of 2H-Pyrrolo[3,4-b][1,5]benzothiazepine 4,4-Dioxide Derivatives

Condensation of 2-nitrothiophenol with ethyl propiolate afforded 3-(2-nitrophenylthio)propenoate. Oxidation of sulfur atom to sulfone group gave ethyl 3-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)propenoate, which underwent condensation with tosyl methylisocyanide (TosMIC) to yield ethyl 4-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)pyrrole-3-carboxylate. Reduction of nitro group afforded ethyl 4-(2-aminophenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate, which was cyclized to 2H-pyrrolo[3,4-b][1,5] benzothiazepin-10(9H)-one 4,4-dioxide. Similar procedure was used for the synthesis of 9,10-dihydro-10-methyl-2H-pyrrolo[3,4-b][1,5]benzothiazepine 4,4-dioxide.     

Synthesis and Structure of an Enantiomerically Pure C2 Symmetric Ferrocenyl Carbene

The straightforward, high‐yield synthesis and X‐ray structural analysis of the air‐stable planar‐chiral bis(ferrocenyl)carbene 1,3‐bis‐{(1R)‐1‐[(1R)‐1‐(trimethylsilyl)ferrocen‐2‐yl]ethyl}imidazol‐2‐ylidene ( 5 ) is reported. Compound 5 is obtained in four steps from the amine [(1R)‐1‐(dimethylamino)ethyl]ferrocene ( 1 ) upon diastereoselective silylation, methylation, nucleophilic substitution by imidazole, and deprotonation. The X‐ray crystal structure of the free carbene shows the typical conformational features of the 1,2‐disubstituted ferrocenyl units, as found in other ferrocenyl ligands derived from 1 .     

Synthesis of (±)-Pyrenolide B

In the synthesis of the title compound 12 , the important intermediate 7 was obtained in good yield from the easily available ethyl 5, 5-ethylenedioxy-2-oxocyclohexane-1-carboxylate ( 1 ) via ring enlargement of the bicyclic enol ether 5 (Scheme). Its reduction (NaBH₄ in EtOH) and subsequent protection with (t-Bu)Me₂Si resulted in the highly functionalized ten-membered lactone 9 . Introduction of the (Z)-configurated double bond, followed by deprotection and elimination of H₂O, gave (±)-pyrenolide B ( 12 ) in 16% overall yield.     

Pyrrolopyridazine nucleosides. The synthesis of certain 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-ones

Nucleosides of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-ones were prepared by the single-phase sodium salt glycosylation of appropriately functionalized pyrrole precursors. The glycosylation of the sodium salt of ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-formyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 4 ), or its azomethino derivative 7 , with 1-bromo-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-D-ribofuranose in acetonitrile afforded the corresponding substituted pyrrole nucleosides ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-formyl-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 5 ) and ethyl 4,5-dichloro-2-phenylazomethino-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate ( 8 ), respectively. The latter, upon treatment with hydrazine, afforded the annulated product 2,3-dichloro-1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-one ( 6 ), in good yield. The unsubstituted analog 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazin-4(5H)-one ( 9 ), was obtained upon catalytic dehalogenation of 6 . This report represents the first example of the synthesis of nucleosides of pyrrolopyridazines.     

Reinvestigation of the condensation of 2-hydrazinobenzothiazole with ethyl acetoacetate

The reaction of 2-hydrazinobenzothiazole (1) with ethyl acetoacetate has twice been reported to yield a fused triazepinobenzothiazolone, namely, 3-methyl[1,2,4]triazepino[3,4-b]benzothiazol-5(4H)-one (4). We have repeated this work and reassigned the reaction product as 2-(2-benzothiazolyl)-1,2-dihydro-5-methyl-3H-pyrazol-3-one (5) on the basis of X-ray crystallography.     

A new synthesis of dibenzo[b,g][1,5]naphthyridine-6,12(5H,1H)dione (epindolidione)

A new convenient synthesis of dibenzo[b,g][1,5]naphthyridine-6,12(5H,11H)dione starting from N-phenylglycine ethyl ester is described. Ester condensation of N-phenylglycine ethyl ester with diethyl oxalate followed by reaction with aniline under acid catalysis gave a mixture of diethyl dianilinomaleate and diethyl dianilinofumarate in 54% yield. Upon heating this mixture in a high-boiling inert solvent, 3-anilino-2-ethoxycarbonyl-4-quinolone was obtained in 72% yield. Final ring closure of the quinolone derivative using polyphosphoric acid gave the epindolidione.     

Reinvestigation of the Synthesis of Ketanserin (5) and its Hydrochloride Salt (5.HCl) via 3‐(2‐Chloroethyl)‐2,4‐(1H,3H)‐quinazolinedione (2) or Dihydro‐5H‐oxazole(2,3‐b)quinazolin‐5‐one (1)

The synthesis of ketanserin ( 5 ) and its hydrochloride salt ( 5.HCl ) using respectively equimolar amounts of 3‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐2,4‐(1H,3H)‐quinazolinedione ( 2 ) with 4‐(parafluorobenzoyl)piperidine ( 3 ) and dihydro‐5H‐oxazole(2,3‐b)quinazolin‐5‐one ( 1 ) with hydrochloride salt of 4‐(parafluorobenzoyl)piperidine ( 3.HCl ) is reinvestigated. The one‐pot reaction of ethyl‐2‐aminobenzoate with ethyl chloroformate and ethanol amine has afforded 3‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐2,4‐(1H,3H)‐quinazolinedione ( 2 ) (86%) that was then refluxed with 4‐(parafluorobenzoyl)piperidine ( 3 ) in ethyl methyl ketone in the presence of sodium carbonate to obtain free base of ketanserin (87%). In another attempt, a very pure hydrochloride salt of ketanserin ( 5.HCl ) was synthesized using equimolar amounts of dihydro‐5H‐oxazole(2,3‐b)quinazolin‐5‐one ( 1 ) and hydrochloride salt of 4‐(parafluorobenzoyl)piperidine ( 3.HCl ) by a solvent‐less fusion method. Thus, under optimized conditions, 180°C and a reaction time of 30 min, the powder mixture was transformed into glassy crystals that were initially readily soluble in chloroform but were transformed afterwards over time (2 h) to white precipitates ( 5.HCl ) suspended in chloroform with a yield of 72%.     

Synthesis of 1-aryl-2-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,2-dihydrochromeno[2,3-c]pyrrole-3,9-diones and their analogs

Methyl o-hydroxybenzoylpyruvate heated with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine and aromatic aldehydes affords in a high yield 5-aryl-3-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones, which easily split off water at boiling in acetic acid and are converted into 1-aryl-2-[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,2-dihydrochromeno[2,3-c]pyrrol-3,9-diones. The developed route of synthesis provides a wide range of derivatives of 1-aryl-2-[ω-(dialkylamino)alkyl]-1,2-dihydrochromeno[2,3-c]pyrrole-3,9-diones.     

The synthesis of “stretched-out” analogs of lumazine, 6,7-dimethyllumazine and 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethyl-4-pteridinone

The synthesis of pyrazino[2,3-g]quinazolin-2,4-(1H,3H)dione ( 4 ) and its 7,8-dimethyl derivative ( 5 ), as linear benzo-separated lumazines, is reported. Also described is the preparation of 2-amino-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-7,8-dimethylpyrazino[2,3-g]quinazolin-4-one ( 6 ), as a linear benzo-separated analog of a synthetic cofactor for phenylalanine hydroxylase. All of the syntheses began with ethyl 2,4,5-triaminobenzoate ( 8 ) and proceeded through the appropriate derivatives of ethyl 6-aminoquinoxaline-7-carboxylate ( 9, 10 , and 11 ) which were subsequently ring closed to 4, 5 , and 6 .     

Synthesis of optically active af‐(1‐Ethyl‐3‐methylhexahydro‐1,3‐diazin‐5‐yl)‐ and N‐(1‐Ethyl‐5‐methyloctahydro‐1,5‐diazocin‐3‐yl)pyridine‐3‐carboxamides

As part of the structure‐activity relationship of the dopamine D₂ and serotonin 5‐HT₃ receptors antagonist 1, which is a clinical candidate with a broad antiemetic activity, the synthesis and dopamine D₂ and serotonin 5‐HT₃ receptors binding affinity of (R)‐5‐bromo‐N‐(1‐ethyl‐3‐methylhexahydro‐1,3‐diazin‐5‐yl)‐ and (R)‐5‐bromo‐N‐(1‐ethyl‐5‐methyloctahydro‐1,5‐diazocin‐3‐yl)‐2‐methoxy‐6‐methylaminopyridine‐3‐carboxam‐ides ( 2 and 3 ) are described. Treatment of 1‐ethyl‐2‐(p‐toluenesulfonyl)amino‐3‐methylaminopropane dihy‐drochloride ( 4a ) with paraformaldehyde and successive deprotection gave the 5‐aminohexahydro‐1,3‐diazine 6 in excellent yield. 3‐Amino‐1‐ethyl‐5‐methyloctahydro‐1,5‐diazocine ( 15 ) was prepared from 2‐(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino‐3‐[[N‐(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)‐N‐methyl]amino]‐1‐ethylaminopropane ( 9 ) through the intramolecular amidation of (R)‐3‐[N‐[(2‐benzyloxycarbonylamino‐3‐methylamino)propyl]‐N‐ethyl]aminopropionic acid trifluoroacetate ( 12 ), followed by lithium aluminum hydride reduction of the resulting 6‐oxo‐1‐ethyl‐5‐methyloctahydrodiazocine ( 13 ) in 41% yield. Reaction of the amines 6 and 15 with 5‐bromo‐2‐methoxy‐6‐methylaminopyridine‐3‐carboxylic acid furnished the desired 2 and 3 , which showed much less potent affinity for dopamine D₂ receptors than 1 .