Derivatives of benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene. 4. Synthesis of 1-(9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-yl)-3-alkylaminoazetidines

Thirteen 1-(9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-yl)-3-alkylaminoazetidines 11 have been synthesized in three steps from 4-amino-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene ( 6 ), which was obtained from the reduction of either 4-azido 4 or 4-hydroxyimino 5 derivatives. All the compounds have been evaluated as potential antidepressive agents.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des 4,5-Dihydro-10H-benzo [5, 6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophens

Several syntheses of 4,5-dihydro-10 H-benzo[5,6]-cyclohepta[1, 2-b]thiophen-10-one (I b) are described. The pharmacological properties of the compounds XIII, which derive from IB through basic substitution on position 10, are briefly mentioned.     

Stereoselektive Synthesen von (Z)-(10-Methoxy-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-yliden)essigsäure

Stereoselective Syntheses of (Z)-(10-Methoxy-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-4-ylidene)acetic Acid Two stereoselective syntheses for the antiinflammatory compound 1 ((Z)-isomer) are described. In the first approach (Strategy A, Scheme 1) the stereoselective synthesis of 1 was realized via the bicyclic compound 11 under thermodynamic conditions, followed by a thiophene annelation with retention of the double-bond geometry (Schemes 2–4). Optimized conditions were necessary to avoid (E/Z)-isomerization during annelation. In the second approach (Strategy B, Scheme 1), diastereoisomer 17b was obtained selectively from a mixture of the diastereoisomers 17b and 18b by combining thermodynamic epimerization and solubility differences (Scheme 5). Diastereoisomer 17b was converted into the tricyclic compound 23 using a novel thiophene annelation method which we described recently (Scheme 6). In a final step, a stereospecific ‘syn’-elimination transformed the sulfoxide 24 into the target compound 1 (Scheme 7). To avoid (E/Z)-isomerization, it was necessary to trap the sulfenic acid liberated during the reaction. The key reactions of both approaches are highly stereoselective (> 97:3).     

Derivatives of benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene. 1. Synthesis and cyclization of N-(9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta-[1,2--6]thiophene-4-ylmethyl)amides

Starting from ketone III several acyl derivatives of 4-aminomethyl-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta-[1,2--6]thiophene (VII) have been synthesized. The intramolecular cyclization of some of these new amides through the Bischler-Napieralski reaction is described.     

Imino-bridged heterocycles. II. Regiospecific synthesis of the 11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridin-6,11-imine and 5H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-5,10-imine systems

Regiospecific synthetic pathways for two of the eight isomeric benzocycloheptapyridinimines have been developed based upon intramolecular acid catalyzed additions between an amine function and an internal olefin. The requisite amines were generated from known tricyclic ketones by ketimine formation followed by sodium borohydride reduction.     

Addition of 3-thienyllithium to phthalic anhydride: A simple method for the synthesis of 9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-10-one

Addition of 3-thienyllithium to phthalic anhydride produces a mixture of materials from which 2-(3-thienoyl)benzoic acid was easily separated. Elaboration of the acid side chain and ring closure produced the title compound in good yield.     

Synthesis of 2-(1-methyl-4-piperylid-3-ene)-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]- cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophen-10-one,a new potential antiasthmatic analogue of zaditene

The title compound has been prepared in four steps from readily available starting material. The key reaction is the metallation of 10-methoxy-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene, which occurs exclusively at the desired 2 position.     

New heterocyclic systems. Benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyrrole and benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-f]pyrrolizidine derivatives

The synthesis of the polycyclic pyrrole acetic acids 9e, 13e and 13g by multistep processes from 1-bromo-4-phenylbutan-2-one ( 6c ) is reported. An instance of the use of the 2-chloroethyl moiety as a pyrrole nitrogen protecting group is described. The α-methylaminoketone ( 6e ) was synthesised by a novel two step process from 6c and methyl N-methylformimidate ( 12 ).     

Die Aminoalkylierung von Chinoxalinen und Chinoxalonen 6. Mitteilung über grignard-reaktionen mit halogenalkylaminen [1]

Quinoxaline and 2(1H)-quinoxalones react with organomagnesium salts differently from the corresponding phthalazines and quinazolines. 3-Dimethylaminopropyl-magnesiumchloride alkylates quinoxaline easily by addition to the 2 and 3 position forming a tetrahydroquinoxaline 2 , which can be dehydrogenated to the corresponding dialkylated quinoxaline 3 . The monosubstituted dihydroquinoxaline 5 is obtained only with difficulty. It can equally be dehydrogenated, yielding 6 . Quinoxalones react with CH₃MgI, C₆H₅MgBr, (CH₃)₂N? (CH₂)₃? MgCl by addition to the 3,4-C?N bond (not at the CO-group), yielding 11–13 . These dihydroquinoxalones are dehydrogenated to the 3-substituted 2(1H)-quinoxalones 14–16 . Only 3-phenyl-quinoxalone adds a Grignard reagent at the CO group, forming a 2-substituted 3-phenylquinoxaline ( 26 ). 3-Methyl-quinoxalone exhibits an abnormal behaviour: It is deprotonated by the mentioned reagents at the CH3 group, and the 3-methylenequinoxalone-anion so formed attacks another molecule of methylquinoxalone, finally yielding 32 and 33 .     

Derivatives of benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene 3. Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-3-oxobenzo[1,2]cyclohepta[3,4,5-hi]thieno[3,4-c]pyridine and 2,3,7,8-tetrahydro-3-oxothieno[2,1-b]cyclohepta[5,6,7-de]isoquinoline

The title compounds 3 and 4 were synthesized by cyclization via isocyanate of the Z and E-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene-4-ylidenacetic acids 8 and 9 , which in turn were prepared by the Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of ketone 5 with triethyl phosphonacetate followed by separation and independent hydrolysis of the corresponding esters 6 and 7 . The structures of these new compounds as well as the configurations of their isomeric precursors are described.     

Biginelli Synthesis of Regioisomeric 5,6-Dihydro-4H-benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyranopyrimidin-4-ones

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - A modified version of the three-component Biginelli reaction of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one with aromatic aldehydes and 1H-benzimidazol-2-amine has been...     

Derivatives of benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene. Synthesis of 2,3,7,8-tetrahydro-3-oxothieno[1,2-b]cyclohepta[5,6,7-de]isoquinoline and 1,2,3,7,8,11b-hexahydro-3-oxothieno[1,2-b]cyclohepta[5,6,7-de]isoquinoline

The synthesis of the title compounds was carried out by cyclization via isocyanate of (E)-4,5-dihydro-10H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]-thiophene-10-ylideneacetic acid and 4,5-dihydro-10H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]-thiophene-10-ylacetic acid respectively, which were obtained by the Wadsworth-Emmons modification of the Wittig reaction of 4,5-dihydro-10H-10-oxobenzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene and triethyl phosphonacetate. The structures of these new compounds are described.     

Furannes et pyrroles disubstitues en 2,3—XVIII : Synthese et rearrangement de 4H-dihydro-9,10 benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]furannones-4

Cyclisation of 2-arylethyl 3-furancarboxylic acid chlorides gives 4H-9,10-dihydro benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]furan-4-ones 8 only when the aryl moiety is activated by a m-methoxy group or when the 5-position of furyl acid chlorides is blocked by a substituent. If the Friedel-Crafts reaction is performed with an excess of aluminium chloride, 4H-5,6-dihydro benzo[3,4]cyclohepta[2,1-b]furan-4-ones 13 appear in lower yields probably through isomerisation of 8. The rearrangement 8 → 13 also occurs by treatment of 8 in boiling hydrated pyridine hydrochloride.     

Die Aminoalkylierung von Phtalazinen und Phtalazonen mit Hilfe der GRIGNARD-Reaktion. 4. Mitteilung über GRIGNARD-Reaktionen mit Halogenalkylaminen [1]

Phtalazines and 4(3H)-phthalazones are aminoalkylated in high yield by 3-dimethylaminopropyl-magnesiumchloride. Phthalazines add only one molecule of the GRIGNARD reagent at the C?N-double bond, giving mono-aminoalkylated 1,2-dihydrophthalazines which undergo no further reaction without previous oxydation. Phthalazones react with the carbonyl and the C?N-group yielding in one step di-aminoalkylated dihydrophthalazines. The dihydrophthalazines are easily oxydized with K₃Fe(CN)₆ to the corresponding phthalazines.