An organic photochromic compound: (2S)‐2′‐ethoxy‐1,3,3‐trimethyl‐6′‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)spiro[indoline‐2,3′‐3′H‐naphtho[2,1‐b][1,4]oxazine]

In the course of our synthesis of hybrid photochromic compounds, the unexpected new organic photochromic title compound, C₂₉H₃₃N₃O₂, (I), was obtained. It is a derivative of the parent spirooxazine 1,3,3‐trimethyl‐6′‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)spiro[indoline‐2,3′‐3′H‐naphtho[2,1‐b][1,4]oxazine], (II). The 2′‐ethoxy group gives (I) different photochromic properties from its parent spirooxazine (II).     

Condensed Isoquinolines. 13. Synthesis of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrospiro[isoquinoline-4,1'-cyclopentane]-3-imines and Condensed Spirocyclic Systems Based on them

1-(2-Bromomethylphenyl)-1-cyclopentanecarbonitrile has been synthesized by the cycloalkylation of (2-methylphenyl)acetonitrile with 1,4-dibromobutane with subsequent bromination of the intermediate product with N-bromosuccinimide. The product serves as a convenient intermediate in the synthesis of derivatives of a series of heterospiro systems. Condensation of it with primary amines leads to the hydrobromides of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrospiro[isoquinoline-4,1'-cyclopentane]-3-imines, but with vicinal eneamino carbonyl compounds derivatives results in previously undescribed condensed spirocyclic systems, viz. spiro[5H-isoquino[2,3-a]quinazoline-7,1'-cyclopentane] and spiro[4H-thieno[3',2':5,6]pyrimido[1,2-b]isoquinoline-6,1'-cyclopentane].     

Chemistry of functionalized benzazepines. 5. Synthesis and chemical transformation of the 1,2,4,5-tetrahydrospiro-[3H-2-benzazepine-3,1′-cycloalkanes]

The synthesis of new spiro derivatives of tetrahydro-2-benzazepine was accomplished and their nitration, bromination, allylation, acetylation, formylation and oxidation reactions were studied. Nitration and bromi-nation of 5-methyl(1,5-dimethyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrahydrospiro[3H-2-benzazepine-3,1-cycloalkane] took place regioselectively on position C-8 of the phenyl ring. A nitrone was obtained for the first time in the title series. The structures of the compounds were established by ir and nmr spcctroscopy.     

Synthèse et propriétés photochromiques de 1, 3-dihydrospiro[2H-indole-2,3′-[3H]pyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxazines] et de 1,3-dihydrospiro[2H-indole-2,7′-[7H]thiazolo[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxazines]

Synthesis and Photochrmic Characteristics of 1,3-Dihydrospiro[2H-indole-2,3′-[3H-]pyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxazines] and 1,3-Dihydrospiro[2H-indole-2,7′[7H]thiazolo[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxazines] Two new series of 1,3-dihydrospiro[2H-indole-ozazine] derivatives were synthesized, the 1,3-dihydrospiro[2H-indole-2,3′-[3H]pyrimido[5,4]pyrimido[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxaines] 4-10 and the 1,3-dihydrospiro[2H-indole2,7′-[7H]thiazolo-[5,4-f][1,4]benzoxaines] 11–17 . These series extend the available range of photochromic properties (rate constant of thermal bleaching, UV/VIS spectrum of the opened coloured form, and photocoloration yield), an interesting feature of variable-transmission materials. The synthesis of these compounds (Scheme 1) required the preliminary synthesis of intermediate β-hydroxy-α-nitrosotherocycles 18 and 19 (Scheme 2). Important amounts of a coloured, non-photochromic, stable secondary product (See 20 ) were found in the condensation in the spiro[indole-thiazolobenzoxazine] series. The photochromic characteristics of the new derivatives were determined using a flash-photolysis apparatus coupled to a fast-scanning spectrometer. The role of the heteroatoms in the oxazine moiety and the role of substitutents in the indole moiety were investigated quantitatively through the study of the photochromic properties and the solvent effects. The presence of an S-atom gives rise to interesting properties which open up new prospects for synthesis and application.     

Synthesis of spiropyrans and merocyanine dyes based on 1-benzothieno[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyrrole

A convenient method was developed for the synthesis of photochromic spiropyrans and merocyanine dyes of the 1-benzothieno[3,2-b]pyrroline series based on the conventional condensation of the analog of Fischer’s salt, viz., 1,2,3,3-tetramethyl-3H-[1]benzothieno-[3,2-b]pyrrolium triflate, with aromatic 2-hydroxyaldehydes. Unlike Fischer’s salt, benzothieno-pyrrolium salts readily undergo the [1,5]-sigmatropic rearrangement giving rise to 2H-[1]benzo-thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole derivatives. The latter compounds were used for the synthesis of the first representatives of the previously unknown spiro compounds and merocyanine dyes. The long-wavelength maxima of merocyanines of the 2H-benzothienopyrrole series are batho-chromically shifted by more than 100 nm with respect to the absorption maxima of the “classical” 3H-benzothienopyrrole analogs.     

Spiropyrans and spirooxazines. 3. Synthesis of photochromic 5′-(4,5-diphenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-spiro[indoline-2,3′-naphtho[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyran]

The reaction of 2-hydroxy-3-(4,5-diphenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-1-naphthaldehyde with 1,2,3,3-tetramethyl-3H-indolium perchlorate afforded photochromic spiro[indoline-2,3′-naphthopyran] containing a 4,5-diphenyloxazole group in position 5′ of the naphthopyran fragment. The merocyanine form of the spiropyran gave complexes with bivalent heavy cations.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 693–697, March, 2005.     

Photo- and ionochromic indoline spiropyrans based on 7,8-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-chromene-6-carbaldehyde

A number of indoline spiropyrans were synthesized from 7,8-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromene-6-carbaldehyde. The products were found to exhibit both photochromic and ionochromic properties. According to the UV, IR, and ¹H NMR spectral data, they exist in the spiro form. Irradiation at λ 365 nm in 2-methylbutane-propan-2-ol (4:1) at 203 K induces their isomerization into colored merocyanine structure. Addition of alkaline earth and transition metal salts to acetonitrile solutions of these compounds at room temperature changes the isomer ratio and leads to formation of merocyanine complexes characterized by different colors, so that visual detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺, Hg²⁺, and Pb²⁺ ions is possible.     

Spiropyrans and spirooxazines 8. 5��-(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)-substituted spiro[indoline-2,3��-naphthopyrans]: synthesis and spectral and photochromic properties

Novel photochromic 5??-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-substituted spiro[indoline-2,3??-naphthopyrans] possessing luminescence properties in both the cyclic and merocyanine forms were synthesized. Unlike the 8??-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-substituted benzopyran analogs, the synthesized compounds are characterized by the lower relative stability of the merocyanine isomers.     

Sensitivity and Resolution Development of Spiropyran‐based Molecular Photoswitches

The phenylazo moiety and its donor‐ and acceptor‐substituted derivatives are studied as effective auxochromes to improve their sensitivity and resolution for distinguishing between the spiro (SP; OFF) and mero (ON) forms in molecular photoswitching applications. Thus, 13 azospiropyran derivatives were synthesized and their spectroscopic and photokinetic behaviors were studied. The quality of photochromic reactions of the synthesized photochromic compounds were compared using a dose–response model. Interestingly, by replacing the nitro group in 6‐nitrospiropyran (ε = 0.42 × 10⁴ M^?1 cm^?1) with a simple phenylazo moiety, the SP form is still colorless and the color intensity of the merocyanine (MC) form is improved desirably by extending the conjugation length ( 1a , ε = 1.35 × 10⁴ M^?1 cm^?1). The presence of a hydrophilic OH group or a CH₃ group at the para position of phenylazo moiety revealed more or less the same photochromic properties as 1a . The OCH₃ group substituted at position 6 of the phenylazo moiety at the para position of the azobenzene moiety effectively increased the photochromic properties with the maximum k‐value for SP to MC switching. Meanwhile, Cl, Br, COOH, and NO₂ groups at the para position of the azobenzene moiety revealed the reduction in photochromic properties compared to 1a .     

Spiropyrans and spirooxazines

The Duff formylation of 5-bromo- or 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline leads to the corresponding 7-formyl derivatives, condensation of which with 2-methyleneindolines or 3H-indolium halides in the presence of a base afforded new photochromic 6′-halo-substituted spiro[indoline-2,2′-2H- pyrano[3,2-h]quinolines]. Thermal and photo-induced isomerization of compounds obtained have been investigated by 1H NMR and UV spectroscopy.     

含氧、氮、硫杂螺环结构的光致变色化合物研究进展

有机螺环光致变色化合物具有较好的化学稳定性、光敏性和抗光疲劳性, 可应用于光过滤器及光学记录存储. 为了获得性能优良的螺环光致变色化合物, 新的设计合成一直是该领域研究的热点. 总结了对含氧、氮、硫杂螺环结构的光致变色化合物的研究进展, 描述了螺环化合物的结构特征和部分化合物的合成过程, 展望了螺环光致变色化合物的发展前景.     

Studies in spiroheterocycles. Part XVII. synthesis of novel fluorine containing spiro[indole-pyranobenzopyran] and spiro[indenopyran-indole] derivatives

An elegant one-step synthesis of two novel spiro ring systems viz: spiro[3H-indole-3,4′-(2′-amino-3′-carbonitrile-[4′H]-pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran)]-2,5′(1H)-dione8 and spiro[(2-amino-3-carbonitrile-indeno[1,2-b]pyran)-4(5H)>3′-[3H]indole]-2′,5(1′H)-diones in 80–85% yields is described. The spiro heterocycles were prepared by the reactions of fluorine containing 3-dicyanomethylene-2H-indol-2-ones with 4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one and 1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione respectively. The synthesized compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, ir, pmr, ¹⁹F nmr and mass spectral data.     

Synthesis and photochromic properties of spiro (benzindoline-naphthoxazines)

A new photochromic compound belonging to the class of spiro(indoline-naphthoxazines) was synthesized. Nitration of this compound was carried out and the structures of two photochromic nitro-substituted products were determined. The photochromic properties of the products were studied in solvents of different polarity.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 732–736, April, 1995.     

Spiropyrans and spirooxazines. 2. Synthesis,structures, and photochromic properties of 6"-cyano-substituted spironaphthooxazines

A series of 6"-cyano-substituted spiro[indoline-2,3"-naphtho[2,1-b]oxazines] containing substituents with carbon chains of different lengths in the indoline fragment were synthesized. The structure of one of these spironaphthooxazines was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. The influence of substituents on the photochromic properties of the resulting compounds in solutions and polymeric films was studied.     

Preparation of Nitrogen Heterocycles of Spiro[Furo[2,3‐d]‐Pyrimidine]Pyrimidine Derivatives

Abstract

The NMR evaluation of the reaction progression of the bromination of heterocyclic dibarbiturates was used to develop an efficient synthetic procedure for the preparation of heterocyclic spiro[furo]pyrimidines. The structure of one of these compounds was confirmed by X‐ray analysis.     

MICROWAVE INDUCED DRY-MEDIA SYNTHESIS OF SPIRO[INDOLE-THIAZOLIDINONES/ THIAZINONES] AS POTENTIAL ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS AND STUDY OF THEIR REACTIONS

A series of new spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-thiazolidine]-2,4′(1H)-diones (IV) and spiro[3H-indole-3,2′-tetrahydro-1,3-thiazine]-2,4′(1H)-diones (V) have been synthesized in 85–93% yield by the one-pot environmentally benign microwave induced technique involving the cyclocondensation of 3-arylimino-2H-indol-2-ones (III) with thioacids viz. mercapto aceticacid (a)/3-mercapto propionicacid (b) using montmorillonite KSF as inorganic solid support. Intermediates (III) were synthesized in situ by the reaction of indole-2,3-diones (I) and substituted anilines (II). The spiro compounds have been further subjected to solvent-free acetylation, aminoalkylation and thiation under microwave irradiation using solid supports. The synthesized compounds have been screened in vitro for antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, and Collectotrichum capsici, and antitubercular acivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.     

Synthesis of some substituted pyridylsydnones

Synthesis of the I-oxide ( 2 ) of the photochromic N-(3-pyridyl) sydnone ( 1 ), of N-(5-bromo-3-pyridyl) sydnone ( 3 ), and the I-oxide ( 4 ) of 3 were undertaken in order to study the effect on photochromism exerted by substituents on the pyridine ring. Compounds 2 and 3 were prepared via the corresponding aminopyridines and N-pyridylglycines by the general procedure used earlier to prepare 1 . The required amines, 3-aminopyridine I-oxide and 3-amino-5-bromopyridine, were obtained by Hofmann rearrangement of the corresponding amides. An excellent preparation of 5-bromonicotinamide was developed involving bromination in thionyl chloride followed by reaction of the bromoacid chloride with ammonia in chloroform. Proof of structure for 2 and 3 was accomplished by acid hydrolysis to the corresponding hydrazines, which were isolated, respectively, as acetophenone 3-pyridylhydrazone I-oxide and as 5-bromo-3-pyridylhydrazine hydrochloride. These products were identical with samples prepared by reduction of the respective diazotized amines. Sydnone 4 eluded preparation by this general procedure. 3-Amino-5-bromopyridine I-oxide was prepared conveniently from 5-bromonicotinamide but attempts to prepare the corresponding glycine by catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of the amine and butyl glyoxylate afforded, in acid solution, N-(3-pyridyl)glycine and, in neutral or alkaline solution, the I-oxide of N-(3-pyridyl)glycine. Both products resulted from the reductive cleavage of the bromine atom. Neither 2 nor 3 was photochromic.     

Synthesis of functionalized spiropyran and spirooxazine derivatives and their photochromic properties

Three series of functionalized spiropyrans and spirooxazines derivatives were synthesized and their photochromic properties were investigated in particular regard to the fatigue resistance, the lifetime of the colored merocyanine form and the interaction of the colored form molecule. (1) Spiropyrans 5 and spironaphthooxazines 6 having an antioxidant group as a pendant exhibited higher fatigue resistance than that of the parent spiro compounds in solution. In particular, spiropyrans 5 showed higher resistance than parent compound 1 in the presence of an equimolar amount of the corresponding antioxidant. (2) bis-Spironaphthooxazines 8a–8i and 10 connected through a phosphoryl group exhibited higher fatigue resistance and longer lifetime of the colored merocyanine form than those of the parent spirooxazine 7. (3) Symmetrical bis-spiro photochromic compounds 15 and 16 and unsymmetrical bis-spiro compounds 13, 14 and 17 were synthesized. The bis-spiro photochromic compounds were found to undergo intramolecular interaction between the colored merocyanine forms.     

A new photochromic tetra­hydro­indolizine

The title compound, di­methyl 10b′‐(4‐fluoro­styryl)‐8′,9′‐di­methoxy‐4‐nitro‐5′,6′‐di­hydrospiro­[9H‐fluorene‐9,1′(10b′H)‐pyrrolo­[2,1‐a]­iso­quinoline]‐2′,3′‐di­carboxyl­ate, C₃₈H₃₁FN₂O₈, is a new photochromic tetra­hydro­indolizine. One of the C—C bonds at the spiro C atom is very long [1.630 (2) Å], thus explaining the photochromic behaviour.     

A new photochromic 8pi-system based on an azaheptatriene-tetrahydroazepinoisoquinoline electrocyclization

A new photochromic family of tetrahydroazepinoisoquinolines (THAI) 4a-i has been prepared. It undergoes light-induced ring opening from spiro compounds 4 to betaines 3 that decolorize in a very fast cyclizing reaction. Depending on substitution of the precursors 1 and 6, the photochromic styryltetrahydroindolizines (THI) 5k-q are formed in a periselective way. The conformation and configuration of the new photochromic THAI 4 and THI 5 were investigated by NMR and the structure of both compounds was proven by X-ray analysis. The photochromic properties were studied by laser flash photolysis, which afforded the lifetime of the colored form 3 and 3' in the micro- or nanosecond range.