Reaction of Some Alkenols with Tetrachloromethane

 The reaction of some alkenols with tetrachloromethane in the presence of a radical initiator was investigated. Regarding the effects of structural features of the starting alkenol (number and position of methyl substituents at the double bond and at the carbinol carbon atom, constitutional relationship between the double bond and the hydroxyl group) there are two possible competing reactions: addition and cyclization. In the case of the simplest alkenols (without substituents and with a more remote double bond) addition occurs; mono- and disubstituted secondary and tertiary Δ⁴- and Δ⁵-alkenols cyclize in high yields to give the corresponding cyclic ethers.     

On the Synthesis of 2-Acetyl-4-aryl-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-ones by Reaction of Nitrilimines with α-Mercapto Alkanoic Acids

Summary.  N′-Arylacetonitrilimines were generated from acetohydrazonyl chlorides and reacted with mercaptoalkanoic acids forming 4-aryl-5-oxo-3-thiahexanoic acids. These were cyclized by reaction with dicyclohexyl carbodiimide yielding 2-acetyl-4-aryl-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-ones. Received November 13, 2001. Accepted January 9, 2002     

Synthesis of Some NewPyrimido[5,4-a]Indolizines

Summary.  The synthesis of new pyrimido[5,4-a]indolizines by reaction of 2-aminoindolizine-1-carbonitrile or ethyl 2-aminoindolizine-1-carboxylate with various electrophilic reagents is described. The structure of the products was confirmed by their elemental analysis and IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectra. The results of a preliminary antimicrobial screening are also presented. Received February 4, 2000. Accepted (revised) March 8, 2000     

Novel Fused Heterocycles: Synthesis and Activity of 5,6-Dihydro-7-thia-1,3,3a,5-tetraazainden-4-one and 1-Thia-3,4a,9-triazafluoren-4-one Derivatives

Summary.  Thiatetraazaindenone derivatives were synthesized by reaction of 3-substituted 1,2,4-triazole-5-thiols with N-substituted N-chloromethyl carbamoyl chlorides. A series of thiatriazafluorenone derivatives were also prepared by reaction of benzimidazole derivatives with the same substrate. Some of the new compounds show fungicidal, herbicidal, and insecticidal activity. Received February 14, 2000. Accepted (revised) April 11, 2000     

Synthesis of New Primary-Tertiary Alkyl Bisperoxides by Reaction of Tertiary Hydroperoxides with Bromoalkanesin a PTC System

Summary.  Syntheses of novel primary-tertiary bisperoxides were carried out under phase transfer catalysis conditions. The bisperoxides were obtained in good yields, the reaction times not exceeding four hours. Received January 15, 2001. Accepted (revised) February 9, 2001     

The Gould-Jacobs Reaction of5-Aminoquinoxaline

Summary.  Reaction of 5-aminoquinoxaline with alkoxymethylene derivatives affords the corresponding quinoxalinoaminoethylenes. These undergo a thermal cyclization to yield angularly annelated 10H-pyrido[2,3-f]quinoxalines. The structures of all products were deduced from their IR, UV, mass, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectra. Received September 24, 1999. Accepted November 18, 1999     

An Unusual Photoreaction of 3,4-Di-O-benzyl-hypericin

Summary.  Upon irradiation of 3,4-di-O-benzyl-hypericin and proton sponge (bis-1,8-N,N-dimethylamino-naphthalene) in benzene solution, a stable radical ion pair formed which exhibited an intense absorption band around 800 nm. This was advanced by UV/Vis, NMR, and ESR spectroscopy. In presence of oxygen, irradiation of this photoproduct led to an activated oxygen species which then attacked the proton sponge. Received July 17, 2000. Accepted July 20, 2000     

Reaction of 3-Cyano-2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene with Enaminonitriles

Summary.  2-Amino-3-cyano-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene with ethyl β-amino-α-cyano-γ-ethoxycarbonylcrotenoate yields the corresponding amide derivative. That compound reacts with benzenediazonium chloride to give the phenyl hydrazone derivative. This type of compounds was cyclized to give pyridazine and pyridine derivatives, respectively. Chemical reactivities of the latter were studied to give fused heterocyclic compounds with antimicrobial activities. Corresponding author. E-mail: rmmohareb@hotmail.com Received February 8, 2002; accepted (revised) March 28, 2002     

Determination of Thiosemicarbazones by Means of the Induced Iodine-Azide Reaction

 The iodine-azide reaction induced by eight thiosemicarbazones was investigated. Inducing properties of thiosemicarbazones are different and depend on the parent carbonyl compound used for synthesis. The inductor coefficients of the examined thiosemicarbazones vary from 61 to 176. Optimum conditions for the determination of microamounts of thiosemicarbazones are given. The detection limit for the determination by the back-titration method depends on the inducing activity and is 0.9 μg for phenyl-thiosemicarbazones and 2 μg for diethyl-thiosemicarbazone in a 5-mL sample, and this corresponds to a concentration of 0.9 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L and , respectively. The automatic titration with the diluted iodine solution decreases the detection limit to about 50 ng in a 10-mL sample. Received October 28, 1998. Revision April 9, 1999.     

Reaction of Triethyl Phosphite with Boron Tribromide

Summary.  Reaction of boron tribromide with triethyl phosphite led to the formation of triethyl tribromoborophosphate 1, a complex bearing a P→B bond. Received November 19, 1999. Accepted (revised) January 21, 2000     

On the Reaction between 1-Aza-1,3-dienes and Push-Pull Olefins of the Acyloxymethylidene-malononitrile Type

Summary.  The reaction between push-pull olefins of the acyloxymethylidene-malononitrile type and α, β-unsaturated hydrazones affords selectively 5-alkyl-2-cyano-6-(N′,N′-dimethylhydrazono)-hexa-2,4-dienenitriles. No [4+2]-cycloaddition products were detected. The structure elucidation of the obtained compounds and possible reaction mechanisms are discussed. Received March 9, 2000. Accepted March 20, 2000     

A Cyclic Voltammetric Study of Some Porphyrazines

Summary.  Some porphyrazines with dimethylamino- or trimethylammoniumethylsulfanyl substituents were studied in dichloromethane or dimethylsulfoxide solution by cyclic voltammetric methods. The cyclic voltammogram of metal free octakis-(dimethyl-aminoethylsulfanyl)-porphyrazine is characterized by three one-electron reduction waves which show quasi-reversible behaviour at all sweep rates observed; the same holds for its cobalt(II) derivative. The quaternized octacationic derivative, however, exhibits four one-electron reduction waves which are reversible at all sweep rates. The reaction mechanisms and diffusion coefficients were investigated. Received October 17, 2000. Accepted (revised) December 11, 2000     

Studies on Pyrimidines: Synthesis of Pyrimidine-Annelated Heterocycles from 5-Amino-6-cyclohex-2-enyl-1, 3-dimethyl-uracil

Summary.  Treatment of 5-amino-6-cyclohex-2-enyl-1, 3-dimethyl-uracil with pyridinium hydrotribromide or hexamethylenetetrammonium hydrotribromide furnished the corresponding linear heterocyclic 6-bromo-1, 3-dimethylhexahydroindolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2, 4-diones in 90% yield. Reaction of the same educt with molecular bromine in chloroform afforded the bicyclic 9-bromo-1, 3-dimethylhexahydrobicyclo[3.3.1]indolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2, 4-diones in 85% yield. Upon treatment of the above substrate with cold concentrated sulfuric acid, a mixture of 1, 3-dimethylhexahydro-indolo[3, 2-d]pyrimidine-2, 4-dione (28%) and 1, 3-dimethylhexahydrobicyclo[3.3.1]indolo[3, 2-d]pyrimidine-2, 4-dione (60%) was obtained. Received August 4, 2000. Accepted (revised) November 15, 2000     

A comment on “Some fundamental problems with zero-flux partitioning of electron densities”

 It is shown that the statement made by Cassam-Chenai and Jayatilaka regarding the atoms of AIM to the effect that “In particular, we shall demonstrate that these atoms are not a consequence of the Schwinger variation principle, as has been claimed” is false. Received: 15 June 2001 / Accepted: 10 October 2001 / Published online: 19 June 2002     

Microwave Assisted Mannich Reaction of Terminal Alkynes on Alumina

Summary.  Terminal alkynes, secondary amines, and formaldehyde undergo a Mannich reaction at room temperature in the presence of CuCl on Al₂O₃ without any organic solvent as reaction medium. The reaction can be promoted by microwave irradiation and is complete within one minute. Received May 2, 2001. Accepted (revised) June 25, 2001     

Colorimetric Microdetermination of Mercury(II) with Some Quinoxaline Azo Compounds in Presence of an Anionic Surfactant

Summary.  A new simple, rapid, sensitive, and selective method is proposed for the microdetermination of mercury. Mercury(II) forms insoluble complexes with 2,3-dichloro-6-(2-hydroxy-3,5-dinitrophenylazo)-quinoxaline (1), 2,3-dichloro-6-(5-amino-3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-phenylazo)-quinoxaline (2), 2,3-dichloro-6-(2,7-dihydroxynaphth-1-ylazo)-quinoxaline (3), and 2,3-dichloro-6-(3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-naphth-1-ylazo)-quinoxaline (4) in aqueous acidic medium; the complexes can be made soluble by the action of an anionic surfactant. The solution of the pink coloured compounds is stable for at least 24 h. Beer’s law is obeyed over the concentration range from 0.1 to 2.8 μg · cm⁻³ of mercury. For a more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration ranges were found to be 0.25–2.5 μg · cm⁻³. The molar absorpitivity, Sandell sensitivity, and relative standard deviations were also calculated. A slight interference from Pd²⁺ and Cd²⁺ is exhibited by the first three ligands, whereas the last one is only negligibly affected by these metal ions. Strong interference from Ag(I) is evident for all ligands, whereas alkali, alkaline earth, and other transition metals tested posed negligible interference. 15 μg · cm⁻³ of Cd²⁺ and Pd²⁺ or 10 μg · cm⁻³ of Ag⁺ can be tolerated if 1.0 mg of potassium bromide and 2.0 mg of citrate as masking agents are added for the determination of 1.5 μg · cm⁻³ of mercury(II). The method was applied to the determination of methyl- and ethylmercury chloride and the analysis of environmental water samples. Received August 7, 2000. Accepted (revised) October 18, 2000     

Synthesis and Antiinflammatoryand Anticancer Activity Evaluation of Some Condensed Pyrimidines

Summary.  Upon condensation with 4-isothiocyanato-4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2,3-diaminonaphthalene and N-aminoethyladenosine gave in good yields substituted pyrimidonaphthoimidazole and imidazopyrimidine thione. Refluxing pyrimidobenzthiazole with methanol H₂SO₄ at pH∼1 resulted in S-methyl pyrimidobenzthiazole in moderate yield. Pyrimidobenzimidazole derivatives could be reacted to S-alkylated and N-acylated derivatives by refluxing with ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate in THF and by heating in an acetic acid/acetic anhydride mixture. Heating of pyrimidobenzimidazole with 75% aqueous H₂SO₄ on a water bath ended up in a rearranged product. All compounds gave correct ¹H NMR, IR, and HR mass spectra. Results of antiinflammatory, analgesic, and anticancer activity screening of the new compounds are described. Received October 29, 1999. Accepted (revised) January 13, 2000     

Preparation and Fungitoxicity of Some Dibromo-8-quinolinols

Summary.  2,5-, 3,5-, 3,6-, 3,7-, 4,5-, 5,6-, 5,7-, and 6,7-dibromo-8-quinolinols were prepared and tested against six fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Myrothecium verrucaria, Trichoderma viride, Mucor cirinelloides, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes) in Sabouraud dextrose broth. Most of the compounds were strongly antifungal, inhibiting five of the fungi below 1μg/cm³, but were somewhat less fungitoxic than the corresponding chloro analogues. M. cirinelloides was not inhibited by any of the compounds except 4,5-dibromo-8-quinolinol. This high level of fungitoxicity is attributed to intramolecular synergism. Received December 28, 2000. Accepted (revised) February 3, 2001     

Synthesis of Novel 2-Aminothiophene-3-carboxylates by Variations of the Gewald Reaction

Summary.  The synthesis of the title compounds through variations of the Gewald reaction is presented. Knoevenagel condensation of methylketone derivatives with methyl cyanoacetate and subsequent treatment of the α,β-unsaturated nitriles with sulfur and amine resulted in the corresponding 2-aminothiophenes 5 or isomers 9 and 10. Reaction of methylketone derivatives bearing a leaving group at the methyl group under modified Gewald conditions selectively led to the formation of 4-substituted 2-aminothiophenes 9a and 12. The introduction of the sulfur atom occurs through nucleophilic displacement with sodium sulfide. Received July 5, 2000. Accepted (revised) August 23, 2000     

Trifluoroacetic Anhydride Mediated Oxidative Functionalization of Some 2-Dimethylaminoethyl-Substituted Indoles

Summary.  2′-Dimethylamino-1′-trifluoroacetyl-2-vinylindole derivatives were prepared by trifluoroacetic anhydride assisted oxidation. Received July 20, 2001. Accepted (revised) September 24, 2001