Research on heterocyclic compounds. XXIII. Phenyl derivatives of fused imidazole systems

The reaction of various heteroarylamines with ethyl 2-benzoyl-2-bromoacetate was used to obtain some imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines, imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles and imidazo[2,1-b]benzothiazoles characterized by the presence of a phenyl moiety on the imidazole ring. In the case of thiazole and benzothiazole derivatives, unexpected by-products were isolated and their structures elucidated.     

Synthesis of Some New Imidazo[4,5-B]Pyridine Derivatives Using 2-Cyanomethyl-1-Methyl-1H-Imidazo[4,5-B]Pyridine

Abstract

The reactions of 2-cyanomethyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine with isothiocyanates, nitroso compounds, acid chlorides, and thioglycolic acid were investigated. New imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives with various substituents in 2-position and derivatives of the new pyrrolo[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine ring system were synthesized. The compounds obtained were tested in vitro for their tuberculostatic activity.     

Mutagenic heterocyclic nitrogen compounds related to protein pyrolysates. 1. Derivatives of dipyrido[1,2-a:3′,2′-d]imidazole

2-Amino-6-methyldipyrido[1,2-a:3′-2′-d]imidazole is one of the mutagenic principles of L-glutamic acid and casein pyrolysates. We prepared several isomeric amines of this compound, as well as their homologues methylated in different positions on the heterocyclic ring, either by nitration of the ring followed by reduction or from appropriate 4-azidodipyrido[1,2-a:3′,2′-d]imidazoles. The latter compounds, the heterocyclic ring itself and various functional derivatives (hydroxylated, carboxylated, hydrazinic) were synthesized from 2-aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via various reactions which are described herein.     

The mass spectra of some 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridines

We report here the mass spectral fragmentations of some derivatives of a new heterocyclic system 1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,2-e]pyridine. These compounds combine structural features of 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, but follow fragmentation pathways similar to the former.     

Formylation of Furyl-substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine and Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole

Vilsmeier formylation of 2-(2-furyl)-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, and also 6-(2-furyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole with 1 mole of reagent occurs at the free position of the imidazole ring, while with an excess of the reagent it also occurs at the position 5 of the furyl group.     

Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of [2.2]Paracyclophane-derived Fused Imidazo[1,2-a]heterocycles by Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé Reaction: Accessing Cyclophanyl Imidazole Ligands Library

This report describes the synthesis of a [2.2]paracyclophane-derived annulated 3-amino-imidazole ligand library through a Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé three-component reaction (GBB-3CR) approach employing formyl-cyclophanes in combination with diverse aliphatic and aromatic isocyanides and heteroaromatic amidines. The GBB-3CR process gives access to skeletally-diverse cyclophanyl imidazole ligands, namely 3-amino-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines. Additionally, a one-pot protocol for the GBB-3CR by an in situ generation of cyclophanyl isocyanide is demonstrated. The products were analyzed by detailed spectroscopic techniques, and the cyclophanyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine was confirmed unambiguously by single-crystal X-Ray crystallography. The cyclophanyl imidazole ligands can be readily transformed to showcase their useful utility in preparing N,C-palladacycles through regioselective ortho-palladation.     

Strategies for Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridine Derivatives: Carbene Transformations or C−H Functionalizations

The imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines are an important target in organic synthetic chemistry and have attracted critical attention of chemists mainly due to the discovery of the interesting properties exhibited by a great number of imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridine derivatives. Although lots of synthetic methods of imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines have been developed in the past years, the chemistry community faces continuing challenges to use green reagents, maximize atom economy and enrich the functional group diversity of product. Undoubtedly, with its low cost and lack of environmentally hazardous byproducts, cascade reactions and C?H functionalizations are ideal strategies for this field. In this record we highlight some of our progress toward the goal to synthesis of imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridine derivatives through carbene transformations or C?H functionalizations.     

Transition-metal-free,visible-light-mediated regioselective C–H trifluoromethylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

A transition-metal-free, visible-light-induced trifluoromethylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines has been developed at mild conditions by employing cheap and commercially available anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid (AQN-2-CO₂H) as the photo-organocatalyst, and Langlois reagent as the trifluoromethylating reagent. A series of 3-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives with broad functionalities could be conveniently and efficiently obtained by direct regioselective functionalization.     

Novel approach in the synthesis of imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridine from phenyl acrylic acids

This paper describes highly efficient concise method for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine. It is a first report employing, amino pyridines, copper nitrate, and phenyl acrylic acids in the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine. The silent features of the devised protocol include the high yield, milder reaction conditions, and shorter reaction time.     

Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines

Several 1 1-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines have been used as starting material to prepare a number of derivatives of 9H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. The imidazole nucleus was built by reaction of amidines with ethyl bromopyruvate or aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal. Several derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine have been prepared by formylation of the pyrrole ring followed by formation of thioamides. Condensation of 11-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate afforded intermediate diesters which were transformed into the corresponding 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]-benzodiazepines.     

Acetylenchemie. 9. Mitt. Anellierte imidazole aus N-propinylamid-vorstufen

The Compound 2-(N-Formyl-N-prop-2′-inyl)aminopyridine was cyclised in boiling formic acid to 3-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, with 3-methylene-2H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine as the intermediate. Under similar conditions the 1,3-diprop-2-inylpyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-2,4-dione resulted from 1-methylimidazo[1,2-a]quinoline-4-carbonic acid-N-2-prop-2′-inylamide and from the 1-prop-2′-inylbenzo[b][1,8]naphthyridin-2-one the 1-methylbenzo[b]imidazo[1,2,3-ij]naphthyridine-4,7-dione as a new ring system, was obtained.     

11. Anil-Synthese. 16. Mitteilung. Über die Herstellung von styryl-derivaten des 2-phenyl-imidazo [1,2-a]pyridins

Preparation of styryl derivatives of 2-phenyl-imidazo [1, 2-a]pyridine 2-(p-Tolyl)-imidazo [1, 2-a]pyridines and 7-methyl-2-phenyl-imidazo [1,2-a]-pyridines can be converted, in dimethylformamide, on reaction with anils of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of potassium hydroxide or potassium t-butoxide, into the corresponding 2-(stilben-4-yl)- and 2-phenyl-7-styry1-imidazo [1, 2-a]-pyridines (‘Anil-Synthesis’). The 2-(p-tolyl)-imidazo [1,2-a]pyridines react far less readily than the 7-methyl-2-phenyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.     

Synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles underlain by application of 3-(4-Acetyl[phenyl)-2H-coumarin

3-(4-Acetylphenyl)-2H-chromen-2-one was obtained from 4-acetylphenyldiazonium chloride in the conditions of Meerwein reaction. Reactions of 3-[4-(2-bromoacetyl)phenyl]-2H-chromen-2-one with pyridine, 4-methylpyridine, quinoline, benzo[f]quinoline, and triphenylphosphine afforded quaternary salts, and with thioacetamide, thiourea, 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, and 6-aminopurine provided the corresponding derivatives of thiazole, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, imidazo[2,1-i]purine. In the reaction of the same bromo derivative with thiosemicarbazide and aromatic aldehydes a thiazole ring is built and the corresponding hydrazones are formed.     

Reactions of pyridinium or isoquinolinium ketene dithioacetals with aromatic N-imines and S-imines

Reactions of ketene dithioacetals, 1-[1-substituted 2,2-bis(methylthio)ethenyl]pyridinium 1a-i or -isoquinolinium 2a,b iodides with aromatic N-imines, 1-aminopyridinium 3a-1,1 -aminoquinolinium ( 4 ), and 2-amino-isoquinolinium ( 5 ) mesitylene sulfonates gave the corresponding 2-methylthioimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 9a-k , 2-methylthiopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines 11a-q , 2-methylthioimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives 10a,b and 2-methylthiopyrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline ( 12 ). The benzoyl compounds, 1-[1-benzoyl-2,2-bis(methylthio)ethenyl]-pyridinium iodides 1g,h,i reacted with N-imine 3a to give the 3-benzoyl-2-methylthioimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 9h-k . The reaction of pyridinium ketene dithioacetals 1a,f,g (R¹ = COOE_t, COPh, and CN) with substituted pyridinium N-imines having an electron-withdrawing group on the pyridine ring afforded only the corresponding pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives 11j-r in good yields. Reactions of ketene dithioacetals with various S-imines are also described. Possible mechanisms for the formation of 9 and 11 are described.     

Amino acids in the synthesis of heterocyclic systems. The synthesis of 4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyridines and 4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidines

The pyridine and quinoline derivatives 2, 3 , and 6 with an activated methylene group atα-position in respect to the ring nitrogen atom were converted with 1, 8 , or 9 into fused pyrido[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives 4, 5, 7 , and 10 . In an analogous manner were the aminopyridines 16 and 17 transformed with thiazolone 9 into pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives 20, 21, 25 , and 26 .     

Aminomethylation of 2-(2-furyl)imidazo-[1,2-a]pyridine

The aminomethylation (morpholino- and piperidinomethylation) of 2-(2-furyl)imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridine proceeds primarily at the 3 position of the imidazopyridine system at equimolecular ratios of the reagents, but also proceeds at the 5 position of the furan ring when there is a slight excess of formaldehyde and amine. The structure of the product of monomorpholinomethylation was proved by nitration to give a mononitro derivative that was identical to the 3-morpholinomethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine prepared by the morpholinomethylation of 2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine. Thin-layer chromatography and IR and UV spectroscopy were used to prove the structures.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 818–821, June, 1971.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis and luminescent activity of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives

In this work, a series of phenacyl bromide derivatives was synthesized and employed as key intermediate for the synthesis of substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines. First, phenacyl bromide molecules were obtained from the bromination reaction of acetophenones assisted by microwave irradiation, obtaining the products 4a-v in a 15 minutes reaction with yields in the range of 50% to 99%. Subsequently, the conjugation of these molecules with 2-aminopyridine conduced to the production of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives ( 7a-v ) in a 60-second reaction with yields of 24% to 99%. Improved yields were determined with respect to those obtained with more tedious methodologies like thermally and mechanically assisted routes. Intense luminescence emissions in the purple and blue regions of the electromagnetic spectra were observed under UV excitation according to the nature of the substituents. This environmentally friendly methodology is expected to constitute an important class of organic compounds for the development of biomarkers, photochemical sensors, and medicinal applications.     

Further heterocyclic analogs of polyaryls

A series of indoles, indolizines, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, and quinolines, all of them heterocyclic analogs of polyaryls, have been prepared from diacetyl derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons.     

Efficient synthesis and antioxidant activity of coelenterazine analogues

A convenient and highly convergent method for the synthesis of new imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-based coelenterazine analogues is reported. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine core was constructed through a condensation between 2-aminopyridine analogues and arylglyoxals. Additionally, a new approach to the synthesis of benzylglyoxals was introduced. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines display moderate antioxidant activities at a low micromolar level in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).     

Recent synthetic scenario on imidazo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]pyridines chemical intermediate

Of the biologically important benzene fused heterocycles, the most important are those containing a ring-junction nitrogen. The majority of ring junction systems do not occur naturally, but they have been important from a theoretical viewpoint, for preparation of potentially active analogues. The imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines are an important class of nitrogen ring junction heterocyclic compounds. They have huge applications in medicinal chemistry and drug molecule production. Thus, the initial discussion focuses on synthetic strategies of imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines, and later we disclose the reactivity of the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines. This review is intended to summarize and discuss the most recent developments of synthesis and reactivity of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, mainly the contributions after 2007.