On the rearrangement in dioxane/water of (Z)-arylhydrazones of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into (2-aryl-5-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ureas: substituent effects on the different reaction pathways

We have recently evidenced an interesting differential behavior in the reactivity in dioxane/water between the (Z)-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (1a) and the (Z)-phenylhydrazone (1b) of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole. The former rearranges into the relevant triazole 2a only at pS+ > 4.5 while undergoing hydrolysis at high proton concentration (pS+ < 3.5); on the contrary, the latter rearranges into 2b in the whole pS+ range examined (0.1 < or = pS+ < or = 14.9). Thus, for a deeper understanding of these differences we have now collected kinetic data on the rearrangement in dioxane/water of a series of 3- or 4-substituted (Z)-phenylhydrazones (1c-l) of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole in a wide range of proton concentrations (pS+ 0.1-12.3) with the aim of gaining information about the effect of the substituent on the course of the reaction. All of the (Z)-arylhydrazones studied rearrange via three different reaction routes (specific-acid-catalyzed, uncatalyzed, and general-base-catalyzed), and the relevant results have been examined by means of free energy relationships.     

Mononuclear heterocyclic rearrangement. Note I. Kinetic study of the rearrangement of the phenylhydrazone of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into 2,5-diphenyl-4-benzoylamino-1,2,3-triazole

The rates of the mononuclear heterocyclic rearrangement of the phenylhydrazone of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1) into 2,5-diphenyl-4-benzoylamino-1,2,3-triazole (II) have heen measured in dioxane/water (50:50, v:v) in the range of pS⁺ 3.8–12.2 at various temperatures and the activation parameters determined. On the basis of the results obtained, we present evidence for the occurrence of two different types of reaction: the first, base-catalyzed; the second, pS⁺ -independent. In the base-catalyzed range the catalysis is of the general type.     

On the use of multi-parameter free energy relationships: the rearrangement of (Z)-arylhydrazones of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into (2-aryl-5-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ureas

By using a multi-parameter approach (a combination of Hammett/Ingold-Yukawa-Tsuno/Fujita-Nishioka free energy relationships) the mononuclear rearrangements of heterocycles (MRH) rates for five new ortho-substituted and ten new di-, tri-, or tetra-substituted (Z)-arylhydrazones of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into the relevant (2-aryl-5-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ureas (in dioxane/water and in a large range of pS⁺ values) have been related to the electronic and proximity effects exerted by the present substituents, also considering previous results on some mono meta- and para-substituted (Z)-arylhydrazones. In every case, excellent correlation coefficients have been calculated (r² or R²≥0.996). Once more the study of MRH has furnished an interesting panel of different reactivity (three pathways of reaction have been evidenced: general-base-catalyzed, uncatalyzed, and specific-acid-catalyzed) and this has been useful in enlightening how polysubstitution can differently affect the MRH rates. Moreover 2,6-disubstitution on the (Z)-arylhydrazono moiety causes a significant increase of the reactivity in all of the three studied pathways. All of the collected data appear useful for understanding structure-reactivity/activity relationships in polysubstituted compounds.     

Optimization of the synthesis of 5-amino-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylacetic acid and bis(5-amino-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methane

The influence of the molar ratio and concentration of the reactants and of the temperature and time of the synthesis on the yield of malonic acid guanylhydrazides in the reaction of aminoguanidine with malonic acid in acidic aqueous solutions was examined, and improved procedures for preparing 5-amino-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylacetic acid and bis(5-amino-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methane were suggested.     

Synthesis and conversions of 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline

The reaction of the hydrazone 3a with hydrazine hydrate in DBU/ethanol conveniently gave 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline 6 . The reactions of 6 with an equimolar and 2-fold molar amount of nitrous acid afforded 3-(α-hydroxyimino-4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 9 and 3-(α-hydroxyimino-5-methyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 10 , respectively, which were converted into the 3-heteroarylisoxazolo[4,5-b]quin-oxalines 13a,b and 11 , respectively. Compound 9 was also cyclized into the 8-quinoxalinyl-1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 14a,b .     

On the synthesis and reactivity of the Z-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole

The synthesis of the title compound (4b) has been completed: its rearrangement (in dioxane/water; 1:1, v/v) into N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-5-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-ylurea (7) has been quantitatively studied in a wide reactivity (at 293 K, k(A) 10(-8) -4 s(-1)) and pS+ (4.5-14.1) range and compared with that of the Z-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (10), of the 3-(p-nitro)phenylureine of 5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (13), and of N-(5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-N'-p-nitrophenylformamidine (14). The results (reactivity, occurrence of specific or general base-catalysis, evidence for or absence of rate-limiting constants) have been well interpreted considering the structure of the side-chains involved and the stability of the final rings obtained in the rearrangements.     

Aroylation of 5-amino-2H-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-one

2-Aroyl-5-aroylamino-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-ones 2 have been synthesized through aroylation of 5-amino-2H-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-one ( 1 ) as an analog of cytosine. The aroylation was carried out with a substituted aroyl chloride in pyridine at 56–58°. It has been established that the intermediates of the reactions are 2-aroyl-5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-ones 3 on the basis of the spectral data, additional experimental information and ab initio molecular orbital calculations.     

Aroylation of 5-amino-2H-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-ones

2-Aroyl-5-aroylamino-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-ones ( 2 ) have been synthesized through aroylation of 5-arruno-2H-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-one ( 1 ) as an analog of cytosine. The aroylation was carried out with a substituted aroyl chloride in pyridine at 56～58°C. It has been established that the intermediates of the reactions are 2-aroyl-5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazolin-3-ones ( 3 ) on the basis of the spectral data, additional experimental information and ab initio molecular orbital calculations.     

On the application of the extended Fujita-Nishioka equation to polysubstituted systems. A kinetic study of the rearrangement of several poly-substituted Z-arylhydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into 2-aryl-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-1,2,3-triazoles in dioxane/water

The rearrangement rates of several di-, tri-, tetra- or penta-substituted Z-arylhydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1a-18a) into the relevant 2-aryl-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-1,2,3-triazoles (1b-18b) have been determined in 1:1 (v:v) dioxane/water in a wide range of pS⁺ (3.80-12.50) at different temperatures. The kinetic data obtained have been correlated with those previously collected for the rearrangement of ortho-, meta- and para-substituted Z-arylhydrazones (19a-38a) by means of an extension of the linear free-energy relationship (LFER) proposed by Fujita and Nishioka, thus considering steric (E_s) and field (F_o) proximity effects in addition to the normal electronic effects (σ_o,m,p). Excellent correlation coefficients have been calculated (R≥0.999), with susceptibility constants (ρ, δ and f) close to those previously obtained for 19a-38a, when only excluding data for the 2,6-bis-ortho-substituted Z-arylhydrazones 11a and 16-18a, which show a reactivity much higher than foreseeable, evidencing the first case of ‘steric acceleration’ in mononuclear rearrangements of heterocycles. A rationale for such a behaviour is proposed.     

Heterocyclic rearrangements. N,N-diphenylhydrazones,oximes and O-methyloximes of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole

The behaviour of (E)- and (Z)-N,N-diphenylhydrazones and O-Methyloximes of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole has been studied. When refluxed in benzene, or in dioxane-water (1:1), the (Z)-N,N-diphenylhydrazone 8Z gave the indazole 11 or the substituted semicarbazide 12 , respectively. The O-methyloxime 14Z did not give any rearrangement. A criticism of the oximation reaction of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole is also reported.     

Synthesis and reactions of thioamides of 5-amino-2-aryl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid

A method has been developed for obtaining thioamides of 5-amino-2-aryl-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid. Their heterocyclization reactions with bifunctional reagents has been studied. New heterocyclic polycyclic ensembles have been synthesized containing a 1,2,3-triazole fragment, a thiazole, and a residue of the natural alkaloid cytisine.     

Benzyne-mediated rearrangement of 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazines into 10-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)pyrido[1,2-a]indoles

The reaction between 5-R-6-R¹-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazines and benzyne generated in situ in toluene under reflux results in the formation of 10-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)pyrido[1,2-a]indoles 3 in up to 60% yields instead of the expected 3-R-4-R¹-1-(2-pyridyl)isoquinolines 2. The crystal structure of product 3c and the proposed mechanism for the formation of 3 are reported.     

On the dichotomic behavior of the Z-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole with acids in toluene and in dioxane/water: rearrangement versus hydrolysis

The mononuclear rearrangement (MRH) of the Z-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (4a) and of the Z-phenylhydrazone (4b) of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into the relevant triazoles 5a and 5b in toluene has been quantitatively investigated in the presence of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and of piperidine at 313.1 K. While the behavior in the presence of piperidine recalls the one previously evidenced for some Z-hydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole, the study of the reactivity in the presence of TCA has most interestingly evidenced a general-acid-catalyzed rearrangement for "both" 4a and 4b. Thus, 4a offers the first example of a solvent-dependent dichotomic behavior in MRH processes on 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as far as it undergoes an "acidic hydrolysis" in dioxane/water and a "rearrangement" in toluene.     

Crystal Structure of Ethyl 2-Methylthiamethylene-5-(4-bromoanilino)- 2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-carbonate

Compound ethyl 2-methylthiamethylene-5-(4-bromoanilino)-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-carbonate (6), C13H17BrN4O2S,Mr=373.28, crystallizes in the monoclinic P21/n space group with unit cell parameters a=0.55220(10) nm, b=2.6996(5)nm, c= 1.0596(2) nm, α= 90.00°, β= 103.83(3)°, γ=90.00°, V= 1.5338(5) nm3, Z=4, Dx= 1.617 Mg·m-3. The final Rwas 0.0488.     

Conversion of 2, 5-diphenyl-1, 3,4-oxadiazole to 3, 5-diphenyl-4-aryl-1, 2, 4-triazoles

2, 5-Diphenyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles are shown to react with aromatic amines on heating, to give 2, 5-diphenyl-4-aryl-1, 2, 4-triazoles.     

Conversion of 2, 5-diphenyl-1, 3,4-oxadiazole to 3, 5-diphenyl-4-aryl-1, 2, 4-triazoles

2, 5-Diphenyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles are shown to react with aromatic amines on heating, to give 2, 5-diphenyl-4-aryl-1, 2, 4-triazoles.     

Acid- and base-catalysis in the mononuclear rearrangement of some (Z)-arylhydrazones of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole in toluene: effect of substituents on the course of reaction

The reaction rates for the rearrangement of eleven (Z)-arylhydrazones of 5-amino-3-benzoyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole 3a-k into the relevant (2-aryl-5-phenyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ureas 4a-k in the presence of trichloroacetic acid or of piperidine have been determined in toluene at 313.1 K. The results have been related to the effect of the aryl substituent by using Hammett and/or Ingold-Yukawa-Tsuno correlations and have been compared with those previously collected in a protic polar solvent (dioxane/water) as well as with those on the analogous rearrangement of the corresponding (Z)-arylhydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole 1a-k in benzene. Some light can thus be shed on the general differences of chemical reactivity between protic polar (or dipolar aprotic) and apolar solvents.