Synthesis and Reactions of 4-Chromanones

Many natural products, such as the plant insecticides rotenone and ageratochromene (precocene), some fungitoxic phytoalexins, hashish constituents, vitamin E, and plant pigments, contain the chroman ring system as common structural unit. Some years ago we discovered a particularly simple entry to this class of heterocyclic compounds: The condensation of o-hydroxyacetophenones with aliphatic aldehydes and ketones in the presence of pyrrolidine leads to 4-chromanones in good yields. The scope of application and limitations as well as modification of this versatile synthesis are outlined; the accompanying tables give a good indication of the wealth and variety of possible substituents. The reaction of o-hydroxyacetophenone, e. g. with glyoxylic acid or with α,β-unsaturated ketones, proceeds atypically. The majority of the new chromanones can be used, inter alia, for the preparation of chromones, chromones and chromons, and for the synthesis of tricyclic and larger ring systems.     

4-(2-Hydroxyaryl)-1,2,3-selenadiazoles as Precursors of Benzofuran-2-selenolates

The reaction of selenium dioxide with o-hydroxyacetophenone semicarbazones gives 4-(2-hydroxyaryl)-1,2,3-selenadiazoles which undergo ready decomposition by the action of potassium carbonate to form benzofuran-2-selenolates. The latter can be alkylated with methyl iodide and benzyl chloride and arylated with 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. Intermediate formation of 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)ethyneselenolate during decomposition of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles was proved by the isolation of methyl o-methoxyphenylethynyl selenide when the substrate was treated with potassium carbonate in the presence of methyl iodide.     

Synthesis and reactivity of 2-polyfluoroalkylchromene-4(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-thiones

2-Polyfluoroalkylchromene-4(4H)-thiones, synthesized from 2-polyfluoroalkylchromones and P₂S₅, react with aniline, phenylhydrazines, and hydroxylamine at the C(4) atom and afford corresponding anils, phenylhydrazones, and oximes of chromones. On heating in alcohol in the presence of concentrated HCl, chromone phenylhydrazones and oximes undergo ring closure to form 3-(2-hydroxyaryl)-1-phenyl-5-polyfluoroalkylpyrazoles and 5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxyaryl)-5-polyfluoroalkyl-Δ²-isoxazolines.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2188–2195, October, 2004.     

Spirophosphoranes and Polycyclic Hexacoordinated Phosphorus Derivatives in the Phosphorylation Reactions of Bis(O-Hydroxyaryl)Diimines

Abstract

A new approach to the synthesis of spirophosphoranes was developed. It is based on the reaction of hexamethyltriamidophosphite with bis(o-hydroxyaryl)diimines.     

Acid-catalyzed rearrangement of 2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazepin-5(4H)ones

2-Phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazepin-5(4H)ones (I) were converted into 2-(o-hydroxyaryl)-5-plienyl-2-oxazolines (II) and 3,4-diliydro-4-plienyl-8-hydroxyisoearbostyrils (III) by concentrated sulfuric acid. The ratio of II and III is dependent upon substituents present in the aromatic ring of the parent benzoxazepinones.     

4-(2-Hydroxyaryl)-1,2,3-thiadiazoles as a Source of 2-Benzofuranthiolates

Following the Hurd-Mori procedure, 4-(2-hydroxyaryl)-1,2,3-thiadiazoles were synthesized from o-hydroxyacetophenones. Treatment of the products with bases gives 2-benzofuranthiolates which can be involved in alkylation and arylation reactions.     

A Convenient Synthesis of Certain Benzo and Dibenzoxanthones and Chromones

Certain chromones and benzoxanthones were prepared by heating at 300–325° a mixture of 1-or 2-naphthol with either phenyl o-hydroxybenzoate or o-hydroxynaphthoate or a β-ketoester. The yields and purity of the products are superior to those obtained by the published procedures.     

Organic ions in the gas phase—XXIII: Loss of CH3 from polymethylbenzenes

The mass spectra of a series of deuteriated polymethylbenzenes confirm and extend the model derived from labeled p-xylenes for the loss of a methyl radical under electron impact. A methyl group flanked by two methyls undergoes no exchange before being lost. But one adjacent to an unsubstituted position appears to exchange with the o-hydrogen atom via a methyl-methylene-methyl cycle. At least in p-xylene, reformation of the methyl group may well be concerted with its loss. A similarly concerted coupling of CH₂ and H and loss of the resultant methyl group could account for an apparent inconsistency between the mass spectra of methyl alkyl and phenyl alkyl ketones.     

Dimeric tetrahedral complexes of manganese(II) and iron(II) with benzoyl hydrazones

Summary Dimeric manganese(II)and iron(II)complexes, (ML)₂, derived from benzoyl hydrazones ofo-hydroxyaryl aldehydes and ketones arc described and characterised by elemental analyses and by conductance, molecular weight, magnetic, electronic and i.r. spectral measurements. The dimeric nature of the complexes is revealed by i.r. spectra which show bands atca. 885 Mn²⁺ and 820 cm^–1 Fe²⁺, characteristic of ring vibrations. The i.r. spectra reveal the terdentate nature of the ligands. The electronic spectra in dimethylformamide are consistent with the tetrahedral nature of the complexes. The appreciable lowering in _eff is attributed to the presence of exchange interactions between two paramagnetic atomsvia oxygen bridges.Reprints of this article are not available.     

Preparation and structural characterization of a new class of stable thioketones: ortho-hydroxythioacetophenones

ortho-Hydroxythioacetophenone and four structurally related ortho-hydroxyaryl methyl thioketones have been prepared from the corresponding ketones by reaction with gaseous H₂S and HCl in ethanol under strictly controlled reaction conditions. The remarkable stability of the new monomeric thioketones seems to be due to a strong intramolecular O-H?SC hydrogen bonding.     

Efficient microwave-assisted direct C-benzoylation of phenols and naphthols with benzoic acid catalyzed by bismuth triflate under solvent-free or ionic liquid conditions

An efficient and simple route for the synthesis of ortho-hydroxyaryl ketones has been developed. The microwave-assisted direct C-benzoylation of phenols and naphthols in the presence of metal triflates afforded the corresponding ortho-hydroxyaryl ketones in moderate to excellent yields. Bismuth triflate showed the best catalytic performance compared to other metal triflates. The protocol has advantages including short reaction times, high chemoselectivity towards C-acylation, and simple work-up. Additionally, bismuth triflate can be easily recovered and reused several times without significant loss of catalytic performance.     

Reactions of 2-(trifluoromethyl)chromones with cyanoacetamides, ethyl cyanoacetate and diethyl malonate. Unexpected synthesis of benzo[c]coumarin derivatives

While 2-(trifluoromethyl)chromones react with cyanoacetamides in the presence of sodium ethoxide to produce 6-(2-hydroxyaryl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitriles, their reactions with ethyl cyanoacetate and diethyl malonate under the same conditions took an entirely different course and gave novel functionalized derivatives of 6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one.     

Synthetic and structural studies of some chloro-substituted methyl 2,1-benzisoxazole-3-carboxylates and related compounds

Methyl 5-chloro- and 5,7-dichloro-2,1-benzisoxazole-3-carboxylates have been synthesized by treatment of o-nitromandelic and 5-chloro-2-nitroamandelic methyl esters, respectively, with thionyl chloride under appropriate reaction conditions. The structural assignments of both heterocyclic products were based on elemental and spectral analyses, and their conversion to the corresponding 5-chloro- and 5,7-dichloro substituted 2,1-benzisoxazole-3-carboxylic acids and isatins. Methyl α-chloro-o-nitrophenylacetate and o-nitrophenylcarbomethoxymethinyl sulfite were also obtained from reactions of methyl o-nitromandelate and thionyl chloride. A possible reaction mechanism involving two consecutive nucleophilic substitutions of methyl o-nitromandelate with thionyl chloride was proposed to account for the formation of methyl 5-chloro-2,1-benzisoxazole-3-carboxylate.     

A facile synthesis of unsymmetrical heterocyclic azines by cyclodesulfurization: Reaction of methyl arylalkylidenehydrazinecarbodithioates with diamines

A new and facile synthesis of unsymmetrical heterocyclic azines is described. Methyl arylalkylidenehydraz-inecarbodithioates, prepared by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with methyl hydrazinecarbodithioate, were heated under reflux with various diamines in ethanol. Secondary diamines, such as N,N′-dimethyl-ethylenediamine, N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane or N,N′-dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine, reacted smoothly with loss of hydrogen sulfide to give good yields of unsymmetrical azines. However, primary diamines, such as ethylenediamine or o-phenylenediamine, and primary/secondary diamines, such as N-methylethyl-enediamine and N-methyl-1,3-diaminopropane gave, instead, only the corresponding uncyclized thiosemi-carbazones. A cyclodesulfurization mechanism for azine formation is discussed.     

Thermische Cyclodehydratisierung von Salicylalkoholen; eine einfache Synthese von 4-substituierten 2H-Chromenen

Heating of 1-(o-hydroxyaryl)-2-propen-1-ols ( 9–13 ; see scheme 1) in diglyme solution at 147° leads to a 1,4-elimination of water to yield ω-vinyl-o-quinomethides ( b ; see scheme 2) as intermediates which cyclise rapidly to form 2H-chromenes ( 17–21 ). 1-(o-Hydroxyphenyl)-5-hexen-1-ol ( 14 ) on heating at 147° is transformed into o-(1,5-hexadienyl)-phenol ( 23 ). This phenol rearranges at higher temperature (270°) in N,N-diethylaniline to yield a mixture of 2,4-propanochromane ( 25 ) and cis- and trans-3,4-propanochromane (cis- and trans- 26 ). The kinetically controlled ratio of these compounds is 2,8:1:2,9. The formation of 25 and 26 can be explained by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction (see scheme 3).     

Condensation of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with trichloroacetonitrile as a route to 2-trichloromethylchromones and 4-hydroxycoumarins

Condensation of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with trichloroacetonitrile in the presence ofN-methylanilinomagnesium bromide affords hydroxyaryl β-amino-β-trichloromethylvinyl ketones, which are converted into 2-trichloromethylchromones upon treatment with concentrated HCl. The resulting compounds react with alcoholic solutions of NH₃ or KOH to form 3-amino-1-(2-hydroxyaryl)-4,4,4-trichlorobut-2-en-1-ones and 4-hydroxycoumarins, respectively. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 476–479, March, 2000.     

A facile synthesis of 2-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-amine and the corresponding S-oxides

A rapid synthesis of 2-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-amine and its S-oxides from o-nitrobenzonitrile is described. Also reported is the preparation of 2-phenylbenzo[b]thiophene-3-(2H)one, 1,1-dioxide from methyl o-nitrobenzoate.     

Photochemical Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Cyclopropyl Ketones

A series of di‐ and trisubstituted cyclopropyl ketones 11 were prepared by irradiation of ketones 3 and 5 , which bear a leaving group adjacent to the carbonyl C‐atom. The required ketones 3 could be easily synthesized either by functionalization of ketones 1 with a hypervalent iodine reagent, 2 , or by O‐sulfonylation of α‐hydroxy ketones 7 . The nitrates 5 were obtained by treatment of the corresponding α‐bromo ketones with AgNO₃. The irradiation of 3 and 5 must be performed in the presence of an acid scavenger (1‐methyl‐1H‐imidazole) to obtain the cyclopropanes 11 in good yields. The synthetic efficiency of the method was, among other things, demonstrated by the preparation of a highly strained bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane 11i in good yield. The mechanism of the photochemical cyclization was investigated by means of photokinetic measurements, as well as by quantum‐chemical calculations. It was shown that the presence of the leaving group substantially influences all steps of the photochemical reaction cascade. The X‐ray crystal structures of 11j and exo‐ 11k were also determined.     

Synthesis of 2‐Mercaptobenzaldehyde, 2‐Mercaptocyclohex‐1‐enecarboxaldehydes and 3‐Mercaptoacrylaldehydes

A novel one‐pot approach for the preparation of 2‐mercaptobenzaldehyde, 2‐mercaptocyclohex‐1‐enecarboxaldehydes and 3‐mercaptoacrylaldehydes [(Z)‐3‐mercapto‐2‐methyl‐3‐phenylacrylaldehyde, 3‐mercapto‐3‐(o‐tolyl)acrylaldehyde)] starting from ortho‐bromobenzaldehyde, 2‐chlorocyclohex‐1‐enecarbaldehydes, (Z)‐3‐chloro‐2‐methyl‐3‐phenylacrylaldehyde and 3‐chloro‐3‐(o‐tolyl)acrylaldehyde is reported. The reaction of sulfur with the Grignard reagent of the acetal for the protection of the aldehyde group affords the title compounds through hydrolysis with dilute hydrochloric acid in high yields.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of functionalized flavones and chromones

A facile microwave synthesis of functionalized flavones and chromones via the cyclization of 1-(2-hydroxyaryl)-3-aryl-1,3-propanedione is described.