Chemistry and application of 4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehyde

The Chemistry and application of the title aldehyde and some simple derivatives thereof are reviewed.     

Study of the Reactivity of 6,8‐Dimethyl‐4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehyde Towards Amino‐6‐oxopyridine‐3‐carboxylate Derivatives

The condensation reactions of 6,8‐dimethyl‐4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehyde ( 1 ) with equimolar amounts of ethyl 2‐amino‐4‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐cyano‐1‐[(5,6‐diphenyl‐1,2,4‐triazin‐3‐yl)amino]‐6‐oxo‐1,6‐dihydropyridine‐3‐carboxylate ( 2 ) at different reaction conditions gave different chromanone and chromenone products 3 , 4 , 5 . Also, the condensation reactions of compound 1 with ethyl 5‐cyano‐1,2‐diamino‐4‐(3‐nitrophenyl)‐6‐oxo‐1,6‐dihydropyridine‐3‐carboxylate ( 6 ) in absolute ethanol, dry benzene, acetic acid, and/or dry xylene gave a variety of products 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 depending on the solvent used.     

Efficient Synthesis of Novel Coumarin‐3‐carboxamides (=2‐Oxo‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxamides) Containing Lipophilic Spacers

The novel coumarin‐3‐carboxamides (=2‐oxo‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxamides) 5a – 5g containing lipophilic spacers were synthesized through the Ugi‐four‐component reaction (Scheme 1). The reactions of aromatic aldehydes 1 , 4,4′‐oxybis[benzenamine] or 4,4′‐methylenebis[benzenamine] as diamine 2 , coumarin‐3‐carboxylic acid (=2‐oxo‐2H‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxylic acid; 3 ), and alkyl isocyanides 4 lead to the desired substituted coumarin‐3‐carboxamides 5a – 5g at room temperature with high bond‐forming efficiency. These novel coumarin derivatives exhibit brilliant fluorescence at 544 nm in CHCl₃.     

Synthesis of 3‐(4‐Oxo‐4H‐quinolizinyl‐3) and 3‐(4‐Oxo‐4H‐pyridino[1,2‐a]pyrimidinyl‐3) substituted lactic acid derivatives

A one‐step ‘ring switching’ transformation of (S)‐3‐[(dimethylamino)methylidene]‐5‐(methoxycarbonyl)tetrahydrofuran‐2‐one ( 4 ) with 2‐pyridineacetic acid derivatives ( 5–7 ) and 2‐aminopyridines ( 8, 9 ) afforded the corresponding 3‐(4‐oxo‐4H‐quinolizinyl‐3)‐ (15–17) and 3‐(4‐oxo‐4H‐pyridino[1,2‐a]pyrimidinyl‐3)‐2‐hydroxypropanoates ( 18, 19 ), respectively.     

Chemical Reactivity of Oxo‐ and Aza‐γ‐lactam Rings

Different mechanisms for the alkaline hydrolysis of oxo and aza‐γ‐lactam rings have been studied by ab initio calculations at the MP2/6‐31+G*//MP2/6‐31+G* and B3LYP/6‐31+G*//B3LYP/6‐31+G* levels. The tetrahedral intermediate can undergo two different reactions, the cleavage of the C₂−N₂ bond (the classical mechanism) and the cleavage of the C₂−X₆ bond (X=O, N). Both compounds present similar energy barriers for the classical fragmentation, and show considerably lower barriers for the alternative mechanism. Because of this reactivity, the compounds studied are expected to be β‐lactamase inhibitors.     

Synthesis of some new azole,azepine, pyridine,and pyrimidine derivatives using 6‐hydroxy‐4H‐4‐oxo[1]‐benzopyran‐3‐ carboxaldehyde as a versatile starting material

Condensation of 3‐formyl chromone 1 with hydroxylamine hydrochloride afforded the corresponding oxime 2 that was converted to nitrile 3 . Refluxing of oxime 2 and/or nitrile 3 with aceturic or hippuric acid gave 16 and 17 . Treatment of 1 with semicarbazide hydrochloride and thiosemicarbazide afforded the corresponding carbazones 5–6 that underwent cyclization with ethyl bromoacetate and/or chloroacetone yielding 7–8 . Also 1 reacted with acyclic active methylene reagents, e.g. malononitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, and ethyl acetoacetate to form compounds 11, 12 , and 13 . Reaction of 1 with bifunctional reagents, e.g. benzil, o‐phenylenediamine, o‐aminophenol, and o‐aminothiophenol yielding the corresponding imidazolyl bezopyranone and azepine derivatives 14–20 . Condensation of 1 with acyclic or heterocyclic compounds containing active methylene group, e.g. hippuric acid forming the condensed products 21–27 . © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:20–27, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20048     

Benzopyrans. Part 42. Reactions of 4‐Oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carbaldehyde with some active methylene compounds in the presence of ammonia

The title aldehyde 1 in the presence of ammonia gives the pyridine derivatives 9‐11 respectively with acetylacetone, diethyl malonate and ethyl cyanoacetate, and ethyl (or methyl)‐l‐benzopyrano[4,3‐b]pyri‐dine‐3‐carboxylate 22 (or 23 ) with ethyl (or methyl) acetoacetate. Acetylacetone pretreated with ammonia condenses with 1 giving the fused pyridine 24 . Ammonia converts the ester 6 to the pyridine 13 or 14 . Chromic acid oxidation of 22 and 23 affords the coumarinopyridines 25 and 26 , respectively.     

Water‐Soluble Flavonol (=3‐Hydroxy‐2‐phenyl‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐one) Derivatives: Chemical Synthesis,Colouring, and Antioxidant Properties

Water‐soluble derivatives of rutin, a very common glycoside of quercetin (=3,3′,4′,5,7‐pentahydroxyflavone=2‐(3,4‐dihydroxyphenyl)‐3,5,7‐trihydroxy‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐one) and a potent plant antioxidant from the flavonol family, were synthesized by simple chemical procedures aimed at introducing carboxy or sulfo groups at the sugar moiety (Scheme 1). Such derivatives form stable molecular complexes with malvin, a polyphenolic pigment from the anthocyanin family, and thereby prove to be very effective in the enhancement (hyperchromism) and variation (bathochromism) of natural colours. The H₂O‐solubilizing carboxylate and sulfate groups are shown to deeply modify the enthalpy‐entropy balance of the pigment‐flavonol complexation (copigmentation). A molecular interpretation of the complexation‐induced bathochromic shift in the pigment VIS band is proposed. Finally, the H₂O‐soluble rutin derivatives are shown to retain the high antioxidant ability of rutin as evidenced by their efficient trapping of the coloured radical DPPH (=2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐(2,4,6‐trinitrophenyl)hydrazyl).     

Synthesis,Antiproliferative, and c‐Src Kinase Inhibitory Activities of 4‐Oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran Derivatives

A new class of 4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran derivatives were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity examined against a panel of three human cancer cell lines, that is, breast carcinoma (MDA‐MB‐468), ovarian adenocarcinoma (SK‐OV‐3), and colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT‐29). Two compounds, that is, 3‐hexyl‐7,8‐dihydroxy‐4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran and (E)‐ethyl 3‐(7‐methoxy‐4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐yl)acrylate were found to be potent against all three cancer cell lines studied at 50 μM concentration. Also, the inhibitory potency of the compounds was evaluated against active Src kinase. A few of these compounds exhibited modest Src kinase inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 52–57 μM). Structure‐activity relationship studies with respect to the nature and position of substituents on the lead compounds could be further exploited for the design and development of more potent antiproliferative agents and/or Src kinase inhibitors.     

Reactions of 2‐amino‐4h‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐one with 4‐oxo‐4h‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carbaldehydes

The title aldehyde 1 reacts smoothly with the enamine moiety of 2 ‐aminochromone 2 to produce hitherto unreported 3‐(2‐hydroxybenzoyl)‐5H‐1‐benzopyrano[2,3‐b]pyridin‐5‐one (azaxanthone) 5 . This reaction has been extended for the synthesis of bisazaxanthone 9.     

Transformation of 4‐oxo‐4H‐[1]‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehydes into pyrazolo[3,4‐B]pyridines

Reaction of 6‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐4H‐[1]‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehyde 1 with 5‐amino‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenylpyrazole 2 in alcoholic reaction media in the presence of 4‐toluenesulfonic acid as catalyst afforded 5‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐methylbenzoyl)‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine 3 and 2‐methoxy‐6‐methyl‐3‐(3‐methyl‐1‐phenylpyrazol‐5‐ylaminomethylene)chroman‐4‐one 7 . We explain the mechanism of formation of both products on the basis of kinetic study of individual reaction steps.     

Quercetin (=2‐(3,4‐Dihydroxyphenyl)‐3,5,7‐trihydroxy‐4H‐1‐ benzopyran‐4‐one) Glycosides and Sulfates: Chemical Synthesis,Complexation, and Antioxidant Properties

Glycosides, acylated glycosides, and sulfates of quercetin (=3,3′,4′,5,7‐pentahydroxyflavone; 1 ), which is, together with its derivatives, among the most common polyphenols found in plants and in the human diet, were prepared and quantitatively investigated for their ability to bind metal ions (Al^III, Fe^II, Fe^III), enhance and vary natural colours (anthocyanin copigmentation), and trap potentially damaging radicals (antioxidant activity).     

Facile Synthesis of Substituted Ethyl 2‐(Chloromethyl)‐2‐hydroxy‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxylates

Ethyl 2‐(chloromethyl)‐2‐hydroxy‐2H‐chromene‐3‐carboxylates 2a – 2j have been synthesized by reaction of substituted salicylaldehydes with ethyl 4‐chloro‐3‐oxobutanoate, in the presence of piperidine in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, in good yields.     

7‐Hydr­oxy‐6‐methoxy‐3‐[(2‐oxo‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐7‐yl)oxy]‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐one

The title compound, daphnoretin, C₁₉H₁₂O₇, was isolated from the leaves of Stellera chamaejasme L. Two independent mol­ecules are present in the asymmetric unit, with similar conformations. Each of the independent mol­ecules is composed of two chromene systems connected by an ether bridge. The dihedral angles between the mean planes of the two chromene systems are 86.9 (2) and 81.9 (3)°. Mol­ecules form chains via hydrogen bonds and adjacent chains are parallel to each other.     

A Novel and Efficient Synthesis of 3‐[(4,5‐Dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐3‐yl)carbonyl]‐2H‐chromen‐2‐ones (=3‐[(4,5‐Dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐3‐yl)carbonyl]‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐ones)

An efficient one‐pot synthesis of 3‐[(4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐3‐yl)carbonyl]‐2H‐chromen‐2‐one (=3‐[(4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐3yl)carbonyl]‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐one) derivatives 4 by a four‐component reaction of a salicylaldehyde 1 , 4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one, a benzylamine 2 , and a diaroylacetylene (=1,4‐diarylbut‐2‐yne‐1,4‐dione) 3 in EtOH is reported. This new protocol has the advantages of high yields (Table), and convenient operation. The structures of these coumarin (=2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐one) derivatives, which are important compounds in organic chemistry, were confirmed spectroscopically (IR, ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR, and EI‐MS) and by elemental analyses. A plausible mechanism for this reaction is proposed (Scheme 2).     

Synthesis of Bis‐Heterocyclic 1H‐Imidazole 3‐Oxides from 3‐Oxido‐1H‐imidazole‐4‐carbohydrazides

The reaction of 1H‐imidazole‐4‐carbohydrazides 1 , which are conveniently accessible by treatment of the corresponding esters with NH₂NH₂?H₂O, with isothiocyanates in refluxing EtOH led to thiosemicarbazides (=hydrazinecarbothioamides) 4 in high yields (Scheme 2). Whereas 4 in boiling aqueous NaOH yielded 2,4‐dihydro‐3H‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐thiones 5 , the reaction in concentrated H₂SO₄ at room temperature gave 1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐amines 6 . Similarly, the reaction of 1 with butyl isocyanate led to semicarbazides 7 , which, under basic conditions, undergo cyclization to give 2,4‐dihydro‐3H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐ones 8 (Scheme 3). Treatment of 1 with Ac₂O yielded the diacylhydrazine derivatives 9 exclusively, and the alternative isomerization of 1 to imidazol‐2‐ones was not observed (Scheme 4). It is important to note that, in all these transformations, the imidazole N‐oxide residue is retained. Furthermore, it was shown that imidazole N‐oxides bearing a 1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐thione or 1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐amine moiety undergo the S‐transfer reaction to give bis‐heterocyclic 1H‐imidazole‐2‐thiones 11 by treatment with 2,2,4,4‐tetramethylcyclobutane‐1,3‐dithione (Scheme 5).     

Simple,Efficient, and Catalyst‐Free Synthesis of (2‐Amino‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐yl)phosphonates in Polyethylene Glycol

Several (2‐amino‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐yl)phosphonates were efficiently synthesized by employing a multicomponent protocol involving a salicylaldehyde, malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate, and a trialkyl phosphite in polyethylene glycol. The latter could be recovered and re‐used. No additional solvent or catalyst was required. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the one‐pot preparation of (2‐amino‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐4‐yl)phosphonic acid dimethyl esters.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel 1‐Methyl‐3‐(4‐phenyl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)‐1H‐indazole Derivatives

A series of novel 1‐methyl‐3‐(4‐phenyl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)‐1H‐indazoles was synthesized in three steps from 5‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐indazol‐3‐yl)‐4‐phenyl‐2H‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3(4H)‐thiones. 5‐(1‐Methyl‐1H‐indazol‐3‐yl)‐4‐phenyl‐2H‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3(4H)‐thiones were converted into 1‐methyl‐3‐(5‐(methylsulfonyl)‐4‐phenyl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)‐1H‐indazoles upon methylation followed by treatment with aq. KMnO₄. The reaction of 1‐methyl‐3‐(5‐(methylsulfonyl)‐4‐phenyl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)‐1H‐indazoles with Raney nickel resulted in desulphonylation to afford corresponding 1‐methyl‐3‐(4‐phenyl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)‐1H‐indazoles. All the new synthesized compounds were characterized by spectral techniques.