Flavonoids. 43 [1,2]. Deprotonation-initiated aryl migration with sulfur dioxide extrusion: A route to 2,3-dihydro-2,3-diaryl-3-hydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones

Treatment of trans-2,3-dihydro-2-aryl-3-nosyloxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones with various bases afforded 2,3-dihydro-r-2-aryl-t-3-hydroxy-c-(4-nitrophenyi)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones in a deprotonation-initiated aryl migration followed by sulfur dioxide extrusion. In the presence of hydroxide and methoxide ions a secondary ring cleavage has also been observed. However, the reaction of trans-2,3-dihydro-2-aryl-3-nosyloxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones with cyanide ions gave 2,3-dihydro-r-2-aryl-t-4-cyano-c-3,c4-epoxy-4H-1-benzopyrans in a carbonyl attack of cyanide followed by an internal substitution reaction.     

A study of the Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one derivatives

Summary The Claisen rearrangement of 7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 a) gave 7-hydroxy-8-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (3 a) and 2,3-dihydro-2,6-diphenyl-3-methyl-(7H)furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-7-one (7 a). 2-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (2 b) afforded4 b and7 b. 8-Methyl-7-(3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (12) gave only the alkali soluble product 7-hydroxy-8-methyl-6-(1-phenyl-2-propenyl)-3-phenyl-(4H)-1-benzopyran-4-one (13).3 a,4 b, and13 were further cyclized in acidic medium to9 a,10 b, and14 followed by dehydrogenation.This paper is dedicated to Dr. F. M. Dean, Department of Organic Chemistry, Robert Robinson Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, U. K., on his retirement     

Imidazolyl derivatives of the chroman ring 3

The synthesis of 2-methyl-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones 4 is described starting from 2-acetoxybenzoyl chlorides and 1,2-dimethylimidazole. Chromones 4 undergo alkaline ring opening to the corresponding 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethenols 5 which give ring closure to 2-substituted 3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones or 2,3-dihydro-3-(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones. The corresponding chromanols and chromenes can be easily obtained from chromones 4 .     

Imidazolyl derivatives of the chroman ring. 1

The synthesis of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-2,3-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-4-ones (I) through 3-bromo-2,3-dihydro-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones or more conveniently through chroman ring closure from 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-2′-hydroxyacetophenones is described. The ring closure also works well for the pyrazolyl derivatives. Compounds I and the corresponding imidazolylchromanols, -chromenes, and -chromans derived from the former, were pharmacologically investigated.     

Synthesis via pummerer intermediates. III. Rearrangements of 3-(methylsulfinyl)quinolinones, 3-(methylsulfinyl)cinnolinones, 3-(methylsulfinyl)chromanones and 3-(methylsulfinyl)chromones with acetic anhydride and with thionyl chloride

The reaction of 1-methyl-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4(1H)quinolinone ( 1 ) with acetic anhydride and thionyl chloride gave 3-[[(acetyloxy)methyl]thio]]-1-methyl-4(1H)quinolinone ( 2 ) and 3-[(chloromethyl)thio]-1-methyl-4(1H)quinolinone ( 3 ) respectively. 3-(Methylsulfinyl)-4(1H)cinnolinone ( 4 ) gave the corresponding products when treated under similar conditions. Treatment of 8-methoxy-3-(methylsulfinyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 11 ) with acetic anhydride and thionyl chloride gave bis addition vinyl Pummerer products 2,3-bis(acetyloxy)-2,3-dihydro-8-methoxy-3-(methylthio)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 12 ) and 2,3-dichloro-2,3-dihydro-8-methoxy-3-(methylthio)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 13 ), respectively.     

Reaction of ketenes with N,N-disubstituted α-aminomethyleneketones. XIX. Synthesis of N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-phenyl-2H-furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2-ones (4-amino-3-phenylangelicins). Crystal and molecular structure of 3-Phenylangelicin

1,4-Cycloaddition of phenylchloroketene to N,N-disubstituted 5-aminomethylene-6,7-dihydrobenzo[b]- furan-4(5H)-ones gave the corresponding adducts, namely N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-3-chloro-3,4,5,6-tetra- hydro-3-phenyl-2H-furo[2,3-h]-l-benzopyran-2-ones II , which were dehydrochlorinated with DBN to N,N-disubstituted 4-amino-5,6-dihydro-3-phenyl-2H-furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2-ones III . Compounds III afforded the title compounds IV by dehydrogenation with DDQ. In the cycloaddition step, 3-phenylangelicin V , whose structure was confirmed by ¹H-nmr shift reagents data and by X-ray crystal structure determination, was almost always formed, probably starting from II by dehydrochlorination, dehydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of the disubstituted amino group. Separation of V was achieved by alumina chromatography either in the cycloaddition step or, in most cases, in the dehydrochlorination step. 3-Phenylangelicin crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group R3, with cell parameters (hexagonal axes) a = b = 41.021(10), c = 3.888(2) Å. The angelicin moiety forms a dihedral angle of 42.1(1)° with the phenyl substituent. Disordered solvent molecules of ethyl acetate are clathrated in channels in the direction of the crystallographic axis c.     

The reaction of 4-alkyl-3-thiosemicarbazides with β-haloketones

The reactions of 4-alkyl-3-thiosemicarbazides with β-halophenones and o-halophenones gave 4,5-dihydro-N-alkyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioaraides and 3-phenyl-1H-indazoles, respectively.     

Action de O- et N-nucléophiles sur les sels de phényl-3 benzopyrylium-1

3-Phenyl-1-benzopyrylium percholorates 1a, 1i react exculusively at C-2 with ethanol and isopropyl alcohol, affording mixed acetals 2a, 3a, 3i . Aqueous ammonia gives symmetrical secondary amines 4a, 4b or bis(3-phenyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)amines, while with aqueous aliphatic amines (40%) bis-acetals 5a, 5b or 2,2′-oxy-bis(3-phenyl-2H-1-benzopyrans) are characterized. In some other acidic conditions, 5a and 5b are also obtained.     

A facile and practical preparation of 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one

In spite of the fact that several preparative methods for the synthesis of hydroxylated isoflavones were reported during the past fifty years, none is suitable for the preparation of isoflavones containing 5,7-dihydroxyl functions. This paper reports a simple, large scale preparation of 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 2a ) by the condensation of the readily available 4-nitrobenzyl 2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl ketone ( 1a ) and acetic-formic anhydride in high yields. Similar isoflavones, such as 7-hydroxy-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one ( 2b ) can also be obtained in good yields in analogous manner.     

The synthesis of methyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-3-dimethylaminopropenoate. The synthesis of trisubstituted pyrroles, 3-amino-2H-pyran-2-ones,fused 2H-pyran-2-ones and 4H-pyridin-4-ones

Methyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonyl)aimno-3-dimemylaminopropenoate ( 2 ) was prepared from methyl N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)glycinate ( 1 ) and t-butoxybis(dimethylamino)methane, and used as a reagent for preparation of substituted 3-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-4H-quinolizin-4-ones 5 and 6 , ?2H-pyran-2-ones 17–19 , ?2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones 28–31 , and -naphthopyrans 32–35 , ?2H-pyrano[3,2-c]pyridine-2,5-dione 46 , -pyrano-[4,3-b]pyran-2,5-dione 47 , -pyrano[3,2-c]benzopyran-2,5-dione 48 , -pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-6-ones 49 and 50 , -pyrano[2,3-d]pyrirnidin-7-ones 51 and 52 derivatives. In the reaction of 2 with 1,3-diketones trisubsti tuted pyrroles 14–16 were formed. Selective removal of benzyloxycarbonyl group was achieved by cat alytic transfer hydrogenation with Pd/C in the presence of cyclohexene to afford free 3-amino compounds 7 , 8 , 20 , 36–38 and 53–57 in yields better than 80%.     

A convenient synthesis of 3-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-2,4-dioxo-6-phenyl-, 3-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-6-phenyl-2-thioxo-, and 3-alkyl-2-arylimino-2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-6-phenyl-4H-1,3-thiazines

The reactions of 1-alkylamino-1-alkylthio-3-phenylpropene-3-thiones 3 with thiophosgene and phosgene in toluene, followed by treatment of the reaction mixture with triethylamine gave 3-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-6-phenyl-2-thioxo- 4 , 3-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-2,4-dioxo-6-phenyl-4H-1,3-thiazines 5 , respectively in good to excellent yields. Similarly treatment of compounds 3 with N-arylimidoyl dichloride in benzene at room temperature gave 3-alkyl-2-arylimino-2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-6-phenyl-4H-1,3-thiazines 6 in excellent yields. The reactions of compounds 3 with oxalyl chloride in toluene gave also 5 in good yields.     

Synthesis, stereochemical and conformational properties of trans-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-3-(1,2,4-triazolyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one oxime ethers

A convenient synthesis and structural characterization of (Z)- and (E)-trans-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-3-(1,2,4-triazolyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one oxime ethers has been achieved. By analysis of vicinal interproton coupling constants, it is believed that trans-2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-3-(1,2,4-triazolyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones which exist predominantly in the diequatorial half-chair or sofa conformation was found to exist predominantly in the diaxial orientation upon conversion to the corresponding oxime ether derivatives.     

A study of the catalytic reductive products of 2,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-3-(6-nitroveratrylidene)-4H-benzopyran-4-one. Part II

Although the previously reported (1,2) chemical reduction of 2,3-dihydro-3-(6-nitroveratry-lidene)-4H-benzopyran-4-one with stannous chloride occurred with cyclization to the 6H-[1]-benzopyrano [4,3-b]quinoline ring system, the present study of the catalytic (palladium/carbon) reduction of 2,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-3-(6-nitroveratrylidene)-4H-benzopyran-4-one ( 1 ) (3) has indicated that other products in addition to the expected benzopyranoquinoline ( 3 ) may be isolated, depending upon the conditions of the reduction. The products of the reduction of 1 , isolated and structurally determined, include 2,9,10-trimethoxy-6H-[1]benzopyrano-[4,3-b]quinoline(3),2,9,10-trimethoxy-6a,7,12,12a-tetrahydro-6H-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]-quinoline (2), the N-oxide of 3 (6 ), and 6-hydroxy-2,9,10-trimethoxy-6H-[l]benzopyrano-[4,3-b Jquinoline ( 8 ).     

Photooxygenation of 5-aryl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines leading to 4-amino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl ketones and,in the presence of sodium borohydride,to 5,6-dihyro-4(3H)-pyrimidinones

The photosensitized oxygenation of 5-aryl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines 1 in protic solvent led to the formation of the new 4-amino-1,3-5-triazin-2-yl ketones 2 in high yields. The structures of 2 were elucidated by spectroscopical means, especially by ¹³C-NMR and UV data. Photooxygenation of 2,4-diamino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidine 1a under reductive conditions, e.g. In the presence of excess NaBH₄, gave 2-amino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-t-6-ethyl-5,6-dihydro-r-5-hydroxy-4(3H)-pyrimidinone ( 4a ), the structure of which was determined by X-ray analysis. In the proposed mechanisms for both types of reactions, the dipolar ion 5 is assumed to be a common intermediate. For the new efficient synthesis of 1,3,5-triazines from 2,4-diaminopyrimidines, a 5-aryl substituent seems to be essential.     

The condensation products of 6-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran-4-one and 6-nitroveratraldehyde. Part I

The condensation of 2,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-4H-benzopyran-4-one ( 1 ) and 6-nitroveratr-aldehyde ( 2 ) gave the expected 2,3-dihydro-6-methoxy-3-(6-nitroveratrylidene)-4H-benzopyran-4-one ( 3 ) plus an unexpected product identified as 2,3-dihydro-3-(α-ethoxy-4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)-6-methoxy-4H-benzopyran-4-one ( 4 ).     

Synthesis of optically active 2-benzyldihydrobenzopyrans for the hypoglycemic agent englitazone

Two syntheses of some optically active 2-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyrans and benzopyran-4-ones are presented. An asymmetric synthesis starting from D- and L-phenylalanine was used to provide both enantiomers of 2-benzyl-6-(methoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran-4-one 19. Phenylalanine was diazotized in aqueous sulfuric acid to 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionic acid 6 which was converted in four steps to 1-bromo-2-(4-methoxycarbonylphenoxy)-3-phenylpropane 11. (4R,S)-Benzamido-2-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-6-(methoxycarbonyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-carboxylic acid 16 was prepared from 11 by amidoalkylation with α-hydroxyhippuric acid in methanesulfonic acid solution followed by spiroalkylation to (4R,S)-2-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-6-(methoxycarbonyl)spiro[4H-benzopyran-4,4′-2′-phenyloxazolidin]-5′-one 15. After the phenyloxazolidin-5-one 15 was hydrolyzed to the spirobenzamido carboxylic acid 16 , oxidative decarboxylation with sodium hypochlorite yielded optically active 2-benzyl-6-(methoxycarbonyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran-4-one 19. The ketone in 19 was reduced by hydrogenation over palladium on carbon to a methylene group and the ester was converted to the aldehyde to give both isomers of the desired intermediate 2-benzyl-6-(formyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran 25. The second synthesis relied on an enzymatic hydrolysis of ethyl 2,3-dihydrobenzopyran-2-carboxylate 27 with the lipase from P. fluorescens to provide the desired 2R-ester. The ester group in (R)- 27 was converted to the triflate (R)- 29. Displacement of the triflate group with phenylmagnesium bromide and cuprous bromide as catalyst gave 2R-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran (R)- 30. Formylation of (R)- 30 provided 2R-benzyl-6-(formyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-benzopyran (R)- 25 identical with that from the first synthesis. These optically active intermediates are used in the preparation of the hypoglycemic agent englitazone.     

Synthesis of uniquely substituted 4H-Chromeno[2,3-d] pyrimidin-2-one derivatives by l-Proline catalyzed green chemistry method

This paper describes synthesis of novel 4H-Chromeno[2,3-d] pyrimidin-2-one compounds by green chemistry method using l-proline as the catalyst. Firstly, a one-pot reaction of resorcinol, malononitrile, and benzaldehyde with proline in water at room temperature on reaction gave 2-amino-7-hydroxy-4-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-3-carbonitrile and in next step (2-amino-7-hydroxy-4-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-3-carbonitrile was alkylated in the presence of K₂CO₃ in dry acetone at 70–80 °C to give substituted benzopyran 3-carbonitriles. The amino and carbonitrile parts in the substrate were converted into different novel substituted chromeno derivatives on cyclization with urea. The presence of a pyrimidine ring makes this moiety highly biologically efficient.     

Synthesis of thiazolotriazepinones

The synthesis of 4,5-dihydro-7-phenylthiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazepin-3(2H)-one ( 4 ) from 2-propenoic acid 2-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)hydrazide ( 14 ), is reported. A synthesis of 4 which was reported earlier by Mahajan, Sondhi and Ralhan (9), from 3-chloropropanoic acid 2-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)hydrazide ( 3 ), is erroneous. We were able to cyclize 3 to 1-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)-3-pyrazolidinone ( 5 ). The cyclizations of 14 to 4 and 3 to 5 are consistent with the Baldwin Rules for Ring Closure.     

Prins-Reaktionen mit Arylaldehyden, 3. Mitt.

By reaction of excess benzaldehyde with cyclohexene in presence of sulfuric acid besider-2,c-4-diphenyl-(t-4aH,c-8aH)-hexahydro-4H-1,3-benzodioxin (2) andr-4-phenyl-(t-4aH,c-8aH)-hexahydro-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxathiin-2,2-dioxide (3),trans-2-benzyloxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone (5) and (E)-3-benzylidene-1-cyclohexenyl phenyl ketone (6) are obtained. The formation of5 and6 is shown to proceed via an acid catalyzedCannizzaro reaction of benzaldehyde.

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2. Mitt.:H. Griengl undK. P. Geppert, Mh. Chem.107, 675 (1976).     

Zur Photodimerisierung von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen. Vorläufige Mitteilung

Irradiation of 3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 2 ) in benzene solution with a high-pressure mercury lamp yields 4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene ( 4 ) and not 3-phenylimino-4-phenyl-1-azabicyclo[2,1,0]pentane ( 1 ), as had been reported previously by others [2]. 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 3 ) yields on irradiation a 2:1 mixture of 2-exo, 6-exo- and 2-exdo, 6-exo-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene (2-exo,6-exo- and 2-endo, 6-exo- 5 ). Irradiation of 2,3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 8 ) leads to the formation of 2,4,5-triphenyl-imidazole ( 9 ) and tetra-phenylpyrazine ( 10 ). The suggested reaction path for the generation of 9 and 10 is shown in Scheme 2.