2,2′-Bifurylidene-5,5′-diones,Coumarins, 3a, 7a-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ones,and 5H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-5-ones from propyne and carbon monoxide

The [Co₂ (CO)₈]-catalyzed reaction between propyne and CO in acetone at 110° and 170 bar was re-investigated. There are five major products: (E)-3,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bifurylidene-5,5′-dione ( 4 ), 3,5,8-trimethylcoumarin ( 8 ), 3a, 7a-dihydro-2,4,7,7a-tetramethyl-1H-inden-1-one ( 9 ), 2,6-dimethyl-5H-furo [3,2, -b]- pyran-5-one ( 11 ), and 2,7-dimethyl-5H-furo 3,2-b-pyran-5-one ( 12 ); of these, only one, 4 . had previously been recognized. In parallel experiments were obtained 2,6-dipentyl-5 H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-5-one ( 13 ), 2,7-dipentyl–5H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-5-one ( 14 ), 3a, 7a-dihydro-2,4,7,7a-tetrapentyl-1H-inden-1-one ( 15 ). And 3a, 7a-dihydro-2,4,6,7a-tetrapentyl-1H-inden-1-one ( 16 ) from hept-1-yne, and two further types of products from two atypical 1-alkynes: 3,6,9-tri(tert-butyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,6,8-trien-2-one ( 20 ) from (tert-butyl)acetylene and the exo-dimer 21 of 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one ( 22 ) from (trimethylsilyl)acetylene. Compounds 11,12 , and 20 were identified by X-ray analysis.     

Synthesis of 4H-furo[3,2-b]indole derivatives. III. Preparation of 4H-furo[3,2-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives

Methyl or ethyl 4H-furo[3,2-b]indole-2-carboxylates (Va,b) were prepared from deoxygenation of methyl or ethyl 5-(2-nitrophenyl)-2-furoates (IIIa,b) and thermolysis of methyl or ethyl 5-(2-azidophenyl)-2-furoates (VIIIa,b). 4H-Furo[3,2-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid amides (XIa-h) were obtained by the reaction of 4H-furo[3,2-b]indole-2-carboxyl chloride (X) with the appropriate amines.     

One-step synthesis of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-aryl-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indoles. Molecular and crystal structure of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-(4"-chloro-3"-nitrophenyl)-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indole

A one-step procedure was developed for the synthesis of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-aryl-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indoles involving the three-component reaction of 1-acetylindol-3(2H)-one with aromatic aldehydes and malononitrile in ethanol in the presence of triethylamine as the catalyst. The structure of 5-acetyl-2-amino-4-(4"-chloro-3"-nitrophenyl)-3-cyano-4H-pyrano[3,2-b]indole was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

1,4-Cycloaddition reactions. III. Synthesis of furo[3,2-c]pyrido[2,3-g]quinolines,Furo[2,3-a] [4,7]phenanthrolines,Furo[3,2-c]pyrrolo[2,3-g]quinolines,Furo[3,2-c]pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinolines,and Furo[3,2-c]furo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,3-g]quinolines from 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran and schiff bases

The 1,4-cycloaddition of 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran (II) to 1-acetyl-1,2,3,4-te trahydro-6-[(p-hydroxybenzylidene)amino]quinoline (VIII) in the presence of boron trifluoride gave two pairs of epimers, namely dl-10-acetyl-2,3,3a,4,5,7,8,9,10,11b-decahydro-4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-11b-methylfuro[3,2-c]pyrido[2,3-g]quinoline (IXa and b) and dl-8-acetyl-2,3,3a,4,5,8,9,10,11,-11c-decahydro-4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-11c-methylfuro[2,3-a][4,7]phenanthroline (Xa and b). dl-9-Acetyl-3,3a,4,5,7,8,9,10b-octahydro-4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-10b-methyl-2H-furo[3,2-c] pyrrolo-[2,3-g]quinoline (XIIIa) was the predominant product isolated from the reaction of II with 1-acetyl-5-[p-(hydroxybenzylidene)amino]indoline (XII). When 1-acetyl-6-[(p-hydroxybenzylidene)amino]indoline (XVI) was treated with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran (II), two epimers of dl-7-acetyl-3,3a,4,5,7,8,9,10b-octahydro-4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-10b-methyl-2H-furo[3,2-c]pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinoline (XVIIa and b) were obtained. dl-2,3,3a,4,5,6b,8,9,9a,10,11,12b-Dodecahydro-4,10-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)-6b,12b-dimethylfuro[3,2-c]furo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,3-g]quinoline (XX) was formed when 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran was allowed to react with N,N'-bis(p-methoxybenzylidene)-p-phenylcnediamine (XIX). Structure assignments were made from NMR spectra. None of the compounds exhibited appreciable biological activity.     

Facile rearrangement of 2-amino-3-carbethoxy-4-ethylfuro[3,2-b]pyridinium cation to 2-oxo-3-cyano-4-ethyl-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyridine

The rearrangement of 2-amino-3-carbethoxy-4-ethylfuro[3,2-b]pyridinium iodide in basic solution was studied. The reaction product is 2-oxo-3-cyano-4-ethyl-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyridine which was obtained also by alkylation with ethyl iodide and sodium hydride in dimethylformamide of 2-oxo-3-cyano-3H-furo[3,2-b]-pyridine or of p-nitrophenyl-3-acetoxypyridine-2-cyanacetate.     

Substituted ethyl 2-acyl-3-amino-6-methylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carboxylates as synthons for novel heterocycles

The triethylamine-catalyzed reaction of 4-substituted ethyl 2-acyl-3-amino-6-methylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carboxylates IIIa-h with 2,2,6-trimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one IV gave 4-substituted ethyl 3-acetyl-2-hydroxy-7-methylthieno[2,3-b:4,5-b′]dipyridine-9-carboxylates Va-h. Some of the thienodipyridines ( V ) reacted with excess IV to give 5-substituted ethyl 3-acetyl-4,8-dimethyl-2-oxo-2H-pyrano[2,3-b]-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-e]pyridine-10-carboxylates VI .     

Synthesis of 3-amino-5H-1,2,3-triazino[5,4-b]indol-4-one. New compounds with blood platelet antiaggregation activity

Starting with 3-aminoindole-2-carbohydrazide 1 a series of arylidene hydrazones 2 was obtained with good yields (79–85%). Upon treating 2 with nitrous acid a series of 3-arylidineamino-5H-1,2,3-triazino[5,4-b]indol-4-ones 3 was obtained (80–86%). The reaction of 4-methoxybenzylidene derivative 3e with hydrazine hydrate, in ethanol, gave 3-amino-5H-1,2,3-triazino[5,4-b]indol-4-one 4 (64%). However, by treating 3e in boiling hydrate, 3-aminoindole-2-carbaldehyde azine 5 was obtained (44%). By boiling 1 in N,N-dimethylformamide, 3-amino-5H-pyrimido[5,4-b]indol-4-one, 6 was obtained (52%).     

2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-b]pyrroles: synthesis and reactions

The synthesis and reactions of methyl 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylate (1a) are described. Upon reaction with methyl iodide, benzyl chloride, or acetic anhydride, this compound gave N-substituted products 1b-d. By hydrolysis of compounds 1a-c, the corresponding acids 2a-c were formed, or by reaction with hydrazine-hydrate, the corresponding carbohydrazides 3a-c were formed. By heating 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenly]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylic acid (2a) in acetic anhydride, 4-acetyl-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-b]pyrrole (4) was formed. By hydrolysis of 4, 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole (5a) was formed, and reactions with methyl iodide or benzyl chloride gave N-substituted products 5b-c. The reaction of 4 with dimethyl butynedioate gave substituted benzo[b]furan 6. Compound 3a reacted with triethyl orthoesters giving 7a-c, which afforded with phosphorus (V) sulphide the corresponding thiones 8a-c. The thiones 8a-c reacted with hydrazine hydrate to form hydrazine derivatives 9a-c. The reaction of triethyl orthoformiate with compounds 9a-c led to furo[2′,3′: 4,5]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 10a-c. Hydrazones 11a-c were formed from 3a-c and 5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furan-2-carboxaldehyde. The effect of microwave irradiation on some condensation reactions was compared with “classical” conditions. The results showed that microwave irradiation shortens the reaction time while affording comparable yields.     

Synthesis of spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones,spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones and spiro[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-diones via transannular reactions of eight membered ring intermediates

An auto oxidation-rearrangement product 4 was isolated from a high dilution reaction of ninhydrin with 3,4,5-trimethoxyaniline in water. A general synthesis of this compound and its derivatives 4–6 was devised by oxidation of tetrahydroindeno[1,2-b]indol-10-ones 1–3 with sodium periodate to give isoindolo[2,1-a]-indole-6,11-diones 4–6 in good yield. Compounds 4–6 can be easily transformed into spiro[1H-isobenzofuran-1,2′-2H-indole]-3,3′-diones 8–10 , spiro[2H-indole-2,1′-1H-isoindole]-3,3′-diones 11–13 and isoindole[1,2-a:2′,1′-b]pyrimidine-5,15-diones 15, 16 in high yields. Analogous reactions were performed on 3-amino-5a, 10a-dihydroxybenzo[b]indeno[2,1-d]furan-10-one ( 17 ) to give a dibenzoxocintrione 18 , spiro-[benzofuran-2,1′-isobenzofuran]-3,3′-dione 19 and an isoindol-1-one 20 .     

Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of the novel heteroannulated furo[3′,2′:6,7]chromeno[2,3-b]pyridines: Part 1

The chemical behavior of 4,9-dimethoxy-5-oxo-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-6-carbonitrile ( 1 ) was investigated toward some acyclic and cyclic active methylene ketones namely acetylacetone, ethyl acetoacetate, ethyl benzoylacetate, acetoacetanilide, dimedone, indanedione, pyrazolidine-3,5-dione and 5-methyl-2-phenyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one, barbituric acid and 1-allylthiobarbituric acid, and hippuric acid. A variety of novel heteroannulated furochromenopyridines were efficiently synthesized through a cascade reactions between 4,9-dimethoxy-5-oxo-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-6-carbonitrile ( 1 ) and the carbon nucleophilic reagents. Structures of the new products were inferred based on their analytical and spectral data.     

Alkylation of pyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrido[3,2-b]indol-4-one derivatives

Alkylation of 11-benzyl-3,11-dihydro-4H-pyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrido[3,2-b]indol-4-one with methyl iodide and methyl bromoacetate in DMF gave 3-alkylpyrimidopyridoindolones as the corresponding salts. The reaction in acetone in the presence of K₂CO₃ yielded 3,6-disubstitution products. Alkylation with DMF dimethyl acetal gave a mixture of the 3- and 6-alkylpyrimidopyridoindol-4-one bases. The structure of 4-oxo-4,6-dihydro-3H-pyrimido-[5′,4′:5,6]pyrido[3,2-b]indol-11-ium chloride (3b) was proved by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Straightforward method for the synthesis of 2H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-2-one derivatives starting from allomaltol

We developed a facile approach for the preparation of a rare 2H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-2-one system. The suggested method is based on a two-step process using unsubstituted allomaltol as a starting compound. The key stage of the considered route is a condensation of 2-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-ones with 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole. The advantages of the presented method are commercially available starting materials and convenient experimental procedures including simple isolation of the target compounds. The structure of one of the 2H-furo[3,2-b]pyran-2-ones was confirmed by x-ray diffraction.     

Efficient 1,6-addition reactions of 3-substituted oxindoles: Access to isoxazole-fused 3,3′-disubstituted oxindole scaffolds and hexahydro-1h-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-2-one scaffolds

Developed herein is a new methodology for a hybrid of two pharmacophoric oxindole and isoxazole motifs to construct isoxazole-fused 3,3′-disubstituted oxindole scaffolds via an efficient 1,6-addition reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles to 3-methyl-4-nitro-5-alkenylisoxazoles, which might generate novel drug-like molecules for biological screenings. The method gives an easy access to a series of isoxazole-fused 3,3′-disubstituted oxindoles with 26 examples in high yields (up to 92% yield) and good diastereoselectivity (up to >20:1), which makes possible the synthesis of libraries under similar circumstances. Subsequently, a sequential Michael addition/amidation/reductive cyclization process was designed for accessing this hexahydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-2-one scaffold, which is a key structural skeleton found in a large number of biologically active natural products and pharmaceutical compounds. Hexahydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-2-one scaffold 7cg could be obtained in 42.5% overall yield after 4 steps.     

Intramolecular cyclization of ketene containing both acyl andN-alkylimidoyl substituents. Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-2H,4H-furo[3,2-c] isoquinolin-2-one

Thermal decarbonylation of 1-benzyl-4,5-dibenzoyl-2,3-dihydropyrrole-2,3-dione yields benzoyl[N-benzyl(phenylglyoxalimidoyl)]ketene. The latter undergoes intramolecular cyclization to 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]isoquinolin-2-one. Which is oxidized to 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-2H,4H-furo[3,2-c]isoquinolin-2-one under the reaction conditions. The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound was studied by X-ray structural analysis. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 563–565, March, 1997.     

Catalyst-free one-pot synthesis of a new class of 2H-furo[3,2-c]chromene-2,4(3H)-dione and arylamino-bis(coumarin)methane derivatives on water

A catalyst-free, environmentally benign, and simple procedure has been developed for the efficient synthesis of novel 2H-furo[3,2-c]chromene-2,4(3H)-dione and 3,3′-((arylamino)methylene)bis(4-hydroxycoumarin) derivatives from one-pot three-component condensation of 4-hydroxycoumarin, glyoxalic acid monohydrate and various amines in water under reflux condition. In this green synthetic protocol, the solvent water itself catalyzed the reaction via hydrogen bonding. One-pot, high yields, short reaction times, simple operation, environmental friendly and easy workup procedure are highlights. This is the first report for the synthesis of 2H-furo[3,2-c]chromene-2,4(3H)-dione and arylamino-bis(coumarin)methane derivatives.     

New heterocyclic structures. [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido-[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine and thiazolo[3,2a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine

Derivatives of two new molecular structures, namely, 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one and 6,7-dihydro-9H-thiazolo[3,2-a][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d][pyrimidin-9-one, and derivatives of N-substituted sulfamic acid, namely, (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid and (7-amino-2,3-dihydro-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-on-6-yl)sulfamic acid, were separated out as by-products in the reduction reaction of 8-amino-3,4-dihydro-7-nitroso-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1- b][1,3]thiazin-6-one and 7-amino-2,3-dihydro-6-nitroso-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one derivatives, respectively, with sodium hydrosulfite. A mechanism of reaction, which hypothesizes the action of sodium hydrosulfite in an asymmetic form, is proposed. The results of single-crystal X-ray investigation on 7,8-dihydro-6H,10H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazin-10-one (R = 0.032 for 863 reflections) and (8-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-pyrimido[2,1-b]- [1,3]thiazin-6-on-7-yl)sulfamic acid, sodium salt (R = 0.028 for 3507 reflections) are reported.     

Action of 1,2-diamines and o-aminophenols on 1-alkyl-3-carboxyindole-2-acetic acid anhydrides. Preparation of new ring systems

1-Alkyl-3-carboxyindole-2-acetic acid anhydrides (I) react with ethylenediamine and with o-phenylenediamine to give directly 10-alkylimidazo[3,2:1′,2′]pyrido[4,5-b]indol-5(1H)-ones (II) and 5,6-dihydro-5-alkyl-13H-indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazol-13-one (V), respectively. However, anhydrides I react with o-aminophenol and with o-aminothiophenol to give carboxyindole-acetanilide derivatives IX, which can be cyclised to indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-b]benzoxazolone and indolo[2′,3′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-b]benzthiazolone (XI). Some derivatives of II and V were prepared to help in elucidating the structures.     

Synthesis of 4-methylfuro[3′,2′:5,6]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine

4-Methylfuro[3′,2′:5,6]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine ( 3 ) was synthetized from 2-acetylfuro[3,2-f]benzo[b]furan ( 4 ) or from 2-acetyl-5,6-dihydrofuro[3,2-f]benzo[b]furan ( 10 ). The key step involves a rearrangement-cyclization of azides 6 and 12 to form 4-methylfuro[3′,2′:5,6]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-1(2H) one ( 7 ) and 8,9-dihydro-4-methylfuro[3′,2′:5,6]benzofuro[3,2c]pyridin-1(2H)-one ( 13 ). Introduction of an aminoalkyl chain on carbon 1 was effected by substitution of 1-chloro-4-methylfuro[3′,2′:5,6]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine ( 8 ).     

Cyclocondensation of 3-amino-2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazole with oxalic acid derivatives

Refluxing 3-amino-2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazole ( 1 ) with diethyl oxalate ( 2a ) in a 2:1 molar ratio in dry pyridine provided 2,2′-binaphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole ( 3 ). On the other hand, when 1 was treated with excess amount of 2a in dimethylformamide, it afforded ethyl naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole-2-carboxylate ( 4a ) on heating and ethyl N-(2-iminonaphtho[1,2-d]thiazol-3-yl)oxamate ( 5 ) by stirring at room temperature. Cyclization of 5 upon fusion led to the formation of 3-hydroxy-2H-naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-one ( 6 ). Compound 6 could also be prepared directly from 1 by refluxing either with 2a neatly, in glacial acetic acid or with oxalic acid ( 2b ) in the same medium. The acid form of 4a might be obtained from 1 and 2b on heating in dimethylformamide, but it was decarboxylated to naphtho-[1′,2′:4,5]thiazolo[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazole ( 4b ) during the reaction.     

Reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin with 2-acetyloxiranes

The reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin with 2-acetyloxiranes in dimethylformamide in the presence of triethylamine gave 2,3-dihydro-4H-furo[3,2-c]chromen-4-ones which were converted into 4H-furo[3,2-c]-chromen-4-one derivatives as a result of dehydration or fragmentation.