The potential use of 6-amino-5-methoxy(methyl)-2,3-dimethyl-and 6-amino-5-methoxy(methyl)-1,2,3-trimethyl-indoles in the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-f]quinolines

The reaction of 6-amino-2,3-dimethyl-and 6-amino-1,2,3-trimethyl-5-methoxy(methyl)indoles with 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetic ester and of 6-amino-5-methoxy-1,2,3-trimethylindole also with other β-dicarbonyl compounds has been studied. It was found that all of the amines investigated undergo condensation readily to form the corresponding enamines while the possible subsequent cyclization to give pyrrolo[2,3-f]quinolines was found only for the condensation product of 6-amino-2,3,5-trimethylindole with 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetic ester. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp 97–103, January, 2006.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>]quinolines from 4-amino-2,3-dimethyl-and 4-amino-1,2,3-trimethylindoles

A study was carried out on the reactions of 4-amino-2,3-dimethyl-and 4-amino-1,2,3-trimethylindoles with acetylacetone, dibenzoylmethane, ethyl acetoacetate, ethyl trifluoroacetoacetate, and ethyl oxaloacetate. Methods were developed for the synthesis of a series of substituted pyrrolo-[2,3-h]quinolines. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1234–1242, August, 2007.     

Synthesis of Functionally Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-g]- and Pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines from 5-Amino-2-phenyl- and 5-Amino-1-methyl-2-phenylindoles

The behavior of 5-amino-2-phenyl- and 5-amino-1-methyl-2-phenylindoles in reactions with acetoacetic, trifluoroacetoacetic, and ethoxymethylenemalonic esters, leading to the preparation of pyrrolo[2,3-g]- and pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines with functional substituents has been studied.     

Synthesis of Functionally Substituted Pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinolines from 2,3-Dimethyl- and 1,2,3-Trimethyl-7-aminoindoles

Methods have been developed for the preparation of several functionally substituted pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinolines via the reaction of 2,3-dimethyl- and 1,2,3-trimethyl-7-aminoindoles with acetoacetic, trifluoroacetoacetic, and ethoxymethylenemalonic esters.     

Synthesis of Functionally Substituted Pyrrolo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>]quinolines from 6-Amino-7-methoxy-1,2,3-trimethylindole

The comparative reactivities of 6-amino-1,2,3-trimethyl- and 6-amino-7-methoxy-2,3-dimethylindoles with acetylacetone, dibenzoylmethane, and with aceto- and trifluoroacetoacetic esters have been studied. Methods have been developed for the preparation of some functionally substituted pyrrolo-[3,2-g]quinolines. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1529–1539, October, 2005.     

Synthesis of dihydrochromeno[4,3-b]pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines via intramolecular aza Diels-Alder reaction

An efficient and convenient one-pot intramolecular aza Diels-Alder approach for the synthesis of dihydrochromeno[4,3-b]pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolines has been reported. Particularly valuable features of this methodology include simple execution, inexpensive catalyst, and good product yields.     

Synthesis of pyrroloquinolines from substituted 6-aminoindoles and oxaloacetic ester

It was established that the initial condensation of substituted 6-aminoindoles and oxaloacetic ester in boiling benzene with the addition of catalytic amounts of acetic acid takes place exclusively through the carboxyl group of the keto ester with the formation of the corresponding enamines, which successfully undergo thermal cyclization (biphenyl, 280°C) to pyrroloquinolines. Here, irrespective of the nature of substituents at the N-1 and C-5 atoms enamines with a free position 7 are transformed into pyrrolo-[2,3-f]quinolines (structural analogs of vitamin PQQ) while 7-OMe-substituted enamines give pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinolines with linear fusion of the rings. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 991–1002, July, 2008.     

Naphthoindazoles. Synthesis of 4,11-Dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indazole-5,10-dione

The previously unknown 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indazole-5,10-dione has been obtained by the thermal cyclization of N-nitroso derivative of 2-acetamido-3-methyl-1,4-dimethoxyanthraquinone.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2,3-dimethylfuro[3,2-c]pyridines

Summary A number of substituted 2,3-dimethylfuro[3,2-c]pyridines was synthesized. 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-furyl)propenoic acid (1) was converted to the acid azide2, which in turn was cyclized to give 2,3-dimethyl-5H-furo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-one (3) by heating at 240°C in Dowtherm. The pyridone3 was chlorinated with phosphorus oxychloride to give4, which was reduced with zinc and acetic acid to 2,3-dimethylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine (5). Treatment of4 with several secondary heterocyclic amines led to compounds6a–6c. Reaction of pyridone3 with phosphorus pentasulfide rendered the thione7, which was methylated to8a. The 4-methoxy derivative8b was obtained from4 with sodium methoxide. 2,3,5-Trimethylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine-4-one (9) was obtained by reaction of3 with methyl iodide.Dedicated to Professor Dr.Fritz Sauter on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Synthesis of 2,10,11-Trisubstituted Indolo[3,2-b]quinolines

A new method has been developed for the synthesis of derivatives of indolo[3,2-b]quinolines-11 based on N-oxidization of 2-nitro-10-substituted indolo[3,2-b]quinolines with subsequent conversion of the mixtures obtained into 2-nitro-11-substituted indolo[3,2-b]quinolinones-11. A series of 2-nitro-11-substituted indolo[3,2-b]quinolines was prepared.     

Naphthoindoles. 10. Synthesis of 4,11-Dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and Some of Its Derivatives

4,11-Dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione (pyrroloquinizarin), its 11-dehydroxy derivative, and Mannich base were synthesized by demethylation of previously obtained methoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-diones.     

Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacenequinone 7*. Synthesis of naphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione derivatives

On chlorination of 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione with sulfuryl chloride in chloroform, its mono-, di-, and trichloro derivatives are formed depending on the conditions. Hydrolysis of the di- and trichloro derivatives gives a new polycondensed derivative of isatin, 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho-[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione. Its demethylation occurs effectively on extended heating with HBr in acetic acid and leads to 4,11-dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]isatin-5,10-dione (4,11-di-hydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-2,3,5,10-tetraone). *For Communication 6 see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1532–1536, October, 2008.     

Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones by a Michael-type Tandem Reaction

Summary. Although various thiazoles are known in literature for their biological and pharmacological properties only a few multi-step synthesis pathways for the preparation of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidinones have been reported, which are tedious and time-consuming. An alternative synthesis pathway is described, which allows the preparation of 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones in a one-step process based on a Michael-type tandem reaction. By heating of 2-thiobarbituric acid with ethyl 4-bromocrotonate in ethanol at 60°C for 2 h, a 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one was obtained in 73% yield, whereas carrying out the reaction at room temperature results in the formation of an unstable unsaturated ester. The structures of both, the α,β-unsaturated ester as well as the 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. Additionally, the structure of the 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one was investigated by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The described approach offers a significant improvement over previously reported synthesis pathways because it allows the simple preparation of 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-ones with good yields in a one-step reaction.     

Synthesis and Properties of 6-Amino-7-hetaryl-5-R-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles

We have established that when 5-chloro-6-[cyano(2,3-dihydro-1-R-benzo[d]azol-2-yl)methyl]-2,3-pyrazinedicarbonitriles are reacted with nucleophilic reagents (aliphatic and aromatic amines, hydrogen sulfide), annelation of the five-membered ring occurs on the [b] face of the pyrazine with formation of 6-amino-7-hetaryl-5-R-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles and 6-amino-7-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile respectively. Further heating with excess of acylating reagent leads to formation of a novel heterocyclic system 1H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2',3':4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyrimidine. Reaction of vicinal dinitriles with hydrazine hydrate leads to the novel system 1H-pyrrolo[2',3':5,6]pyrazino[2,3-d]pyridazine.     

Some chemical properties of 2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-one and 2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones

We have studied the reaction of 2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-one and 2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-[1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones with amines, alkylating reagents, and hydrogen peroxide. We have shown that the presence of an aryl substituent at the 2 position of [1,3-thiazino[3,2-a]benzimidazol-4-ones has a substantial effect on the direction of the reactions. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 445–452, March, 2006.     

Naphthoindoles. 9. Synthesis of N-derivatives of 4,11-Dimethoxynaphtho-[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione

N-Acetylation and several N-alkylation reactions have been carried out for the previously synthesized 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione.     

Zyzzyanone A, a novel pyrrolo[3,2-f]indole alkaloid from the Australian marine sponge Zyzzya fuliginosa

A new dipyrroloquinone, zyzzyanone A 1, having a pyrrolo[3,2-f]indole-4,8(1H,7H)-dione skeleton, was isolated from the Australian marine sponge Zyzzya fuliginosa, along with the known pyrroloquinoline alkaloids, makaluvamines C, E, G, H, and L, and damirones A and B. The structure of 1 was determined by spectroscopic data. Zyzzyanone A 1 shows moderate cytotoxic activity against mouse Ehrlich carcinoma cells (IC₅₀ 25 μg/mL), inhibits the cell division of fertilized sea urchin eggs at a concentration of 25 μg/mL, and exhibits UV-A and UV-B absorbing activity.