Synthesis of [1,5-A]Pyrimidinone Ring Derivatives

Cyclodehydrogenation of the benzalhydrazino derivatives 5 and 6 gave 6-cyano-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)- 2-phenyl-5-oxo-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (8) and 6-cyano-7-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-phenyl- 5-oxo-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (9) respectively. Melhylation, acetylation and benzylation of 8 gave the corresponding N-methyl, acetyl and benzyl derivatives 10-12 . Methylation of 5 with dimethylsulfate gave 2-benzalhydrazino-5-cyano-3-methyl-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-4-one (6) , of which the reaction with acetic anhydride in pyridine afforded the N-acetylbenzalhydrazino derivative 15 . The latter was also prepared from acetylation of 5 followed by medthylation with iodomethane. Acetylation of 5 with boiling acetic anhydride afforded the diacetyl derivative 16 , whereas its benzylation gave the mono-N-benzyl derivative 14 .     

Novel Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 3‐Substituted 5‐bromo‐7‐methyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐benzothiazoles

4‐Methyl acetanilide ( 1 ) on treatment with bromine in acetic acid, followed by hydrolysis with dilute HCl/NaOH solution, yielded 2‐bromo‐4‐methyl aniline ( 2 ), which on treatment with sodium thiocyanate in acetic acid afforded 2‐amino‐4‐bromo‐6‐methyl benzothiazole ( 3 ). Compound 3 in ethylene glycol was heated at 150°C with 80% hydrazine hydrate to get 4‐bromo‐2‐hydrazino‐6‐methyl benzothiazole ( 4 ). This hydrazino compound 4 on heating with formic acid for 3 h yielded 4‐bromo‐2‐hydrazinoformyl‐6‐methyl benzothiazole ( 5 ). Same compound 4 when heated independently with formic acid for 6 h/urea for 3 h/carbon disulfide in alkali afforded 5‐bromo‐7‐methyl ( 6 )/5‐bromo‐3‐hydroxy‐7‐methyl ( 7 )/5‐bromo‐3‐mercapto‐7‐methyl ( 8 )‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐benzothiazoles, respectively. Compound 4 on heating with acetic acid/acetic anhydride gave acetyl benzothiazolyl derivative 9 , which on cyclization with orthophosphoric acid yielded 5‐bromo‐3,7‐dimethyl‐1,2,4‐triazolo‐[3,4‐b]‐benzothiazole ( 10 ). All these newly synthesized compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli (Gram ?ve), Bacillus subtilis (Gram +ve), Erwinia carotovora, and Xanthomonas citri using ampicillin, streptomycin, and penicillin as a standard for comparison.     

Synthesis of Some New [1,8]Naphthyridine,Pyrido[2,3‐d]‐Pyrimidine,and Other Annulated Pyridine Derivatives

2‐Aminopyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 1 reacted with each of malononitrile, ethyl cyanacetate, benzylidenemalononitrile, diethyl malonate, and ethyl acetoacetate to give the corresponding [1,8]naphthyridine derivatives 3 , 5 , 8 , 11 , and 14 , respectively. Further annulations of 3 , 5 , and 8 gave the corresponding pyrido[2,3‐b][1,8]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 17 , pyrido[2,3‐h][1,6]naphthyridine‐3‐carbonitrile derivatives 18 and 19 , respectively. The reaction of 1 with formic acid, formamide, acetic anhydride, urea or thiourea, and 4‐isothiocyanatobenzenesulfonamide gave the pyridopyrimidine derivatives 20a , b , 21 , 22a , b , and 26 , respectively. Treatment of compound 1 with sulfuric acid afforded the amide derivative 27 . Compound 27 reacted with 4‐chlorobenzaldehyde and 1H‐indene‐1,3(2H)‐dione to give the pyridopyrimidine derivative 28 and spiro derivative 30 , respectively. In addition, compound 1 reacted with halo compounds afforded the pyrrolopyridine derivatives 32 and 34 . Finally, treatment of 1 with hydrazine hydrate gave the pyrazolopyridine derivative 35 . The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established by elemental and spectral data.     

First synthesis of novel pentaheterocyclic ring system of 1,2,4‐triazolo[2″,3″:6′,1′]pyrimido[4′,5′:2,3]pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole

Reaction of 1‐amino‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (1) with dimethylformamide‐dimethylacetal (DMF‐DMA) gave 1 ‐[N,N‐(dimethylaminomethylene)amino]‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (2). Compounds (1) reacted with triethylorthoformate yielding 1‐[N‐(ethoxymethylene)amino]‐3‐arylpyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole‐2,4‐dicarbonitrile (3). 3‐Amino‐4‐imino‐5‐aryl‐6‐cyanopyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrido[1,2‐α] benzimidazole (4) was synthesized via condensation of either (2) or (3) with hydrazine hydrate. Reactions of (4) with acetic anhydride, ethyl chloroformate or aryl isothiocyanate yielded the respective derivative of the new ring system namely 1,2,4‐triazolo[2″,3″:6′,1′]pyrimido[4′,5′:2,3]pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazole (5–7).     

Chemical transformations of 3‐amino‐2‐quinolones

In order to find new antimalarial drugs, an exploration about the chemical properties of the starting compounds 3‐amino‐6‐chloro‐4‐phenyl‐1H‐quinolin‐2‐one ( 1 ) and 3‐amino‐4‐methyl‐1H‐quinolin‐2‐one ( 2 ) was developed. Acylation with acyl chloride, sulfonyl chloride and acetic anhydride were carried out. Despite a previous report [2], when acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride were assayed on 1 , only the diacetyl derivative 7 was obtained. When this compound was heated at reflux temperature in a mixture of acetic acid and acetic anhydride, it was transformed in the oxazoloquinoline 8 . Further reactions of the acyl derivatives with diazomethane afforded 1‐methylated compounds. Compound 2 gave the imine 16 by condensation with 4‐nitrobenzaldehyde.     

A modified bischler-napieralski reaction. Synthesis of 2,3,4,9- tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-B]indole derivatives and their base-catalyzed transformation to N-acetyl-N-[2-[1 -acetyl-2-[1 -(acetyloxy)-1-propenyl]- 1H-indol-3-yl]ethyl]acetamides

The treatment of N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]alkanamide, 1 (1), with phosphorus oxychloride under controlled conditions gave l-alkyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-ol, 2 . The reaction of 2 with acetic anhydride or with methyl isocyanate at room temperature resulted in the formation of amido carbinol 3 and urea carbinol 7, respectively. The former was transformed into amido ester 4 by boiling acetic anhydride. When the reaction of 3 with acetic anhydride was carried out in the presence of excess triethylamine at 105°, C-N bond cleavage of the tetrahydropyridine ring took place with concurrent bis(N-acetylation) to give the enol ester derivative 5 . The structures of all compounds are consistent with chemical and spectral evidence.     

Reaction of azole condensed quinoxaline N-oxides with acetic anhydride

The reaction of 7-chlorotetrazolo[1,5-α]quinoxaline 5-oxide 6a with acetic anhydride gave 7-chloro-5-(7-chlorotetrazolo[1,5-α]quinoxalin-4-yl)-4,5-dihydro-4-oxotetrazolo[1,5-α]quinoxaline 7a , while the reaction of 7-chloro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-α]quinoxaline 5-oxide 6b with acetic anhydride afforded 7-chloro-5-(7-chloro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-α]quinoxalin-4-yl)-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-α]quinoxaline 7b and 7-chloro-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-α]quinoxaline 8b . The reaction of compound 6a or 6b with acetic anhydride/acetic acid provided 7-chloro-4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-tetrazolo[1,5-α]quinoxaline 8a or compound 8b , respectively.     

Synthesis of some new pyrazoloquinazolinone and quinazolinone derivatives

The benzoxazinone derivative 2‐(6,8‐dibromo‐4‐oxo‐4H‐benzo[d]‐1,3‐oxazin‐2‐yl)‐3‐(4‐methoxyphenyl) acrylonitrile ( 1 ) has been used as a starting material for preparation of the hitherto unknown pyrazoloquinazolinone and quinazolinone derivatives. Under different conditions the benzoxazinone ( 1 ) was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to provide the pyrazolocarbonitrile derivative ( 2 ) and the azine derivative ( 3 ) and/or the pyrazoloquinazoline derivative ( 4 ). When ( 4 ) was conducted to react either with EAA (ethyl acetoacetate) or Ac₂O/AcOH (acetic anhydride/acetic acid) mixture or phthalic anhydride/acetic acid mixture, the pyrazoloquinazoline carbonitrile ( 5 ), pyrazolo‐quinazoline acetic acid ( 6 ) or the pyrazoloquinazolinone derivative ( 7 ) were formed respectively. When ( 1 ) was reacted with phenylhydrazine, a mixture of the quinazolinone derivative ( 8 ) and the hydrazone derivative ( 9 ) were obtained. The benzoxazinone derivative ( 1 ) was found also to react with benzylamine in ethanol or without solvent to give the quinazolinone derivative ( 10 ) or the quinazolindione ( 11 ) respectively. Fusion of ( 1 ) with ammonium acetate yielded the quinazolinone ( 12 ), which was methylated to give ( 13 ) and thiated to the thioxyquinazoline derivative ( 14 ), while reaction of ( 1 ) with formamide gave the N‐formylquinazoline derivative ( 15 ).     

Synthesis of a new series of pyridine and fused pyridine derivatives

The reaction of 4-methyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-6-oxo-5-pyridine- carbonitrile (1) with arylidene malononitrile afforded isoquinoline derivatives 2a,b. 6-Chloro-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitile (3) obtained by chlorination of compound 1 with phosphoryl chloride was converted into 6-amino-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitrile (4) and 6-hydrazido-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridinecarbonitrile (5) in good yield, through reactions with ammonium acetate and hydrazine hydrate, respectively. Treatment of 4 with ethyl acetoacetate, acetic anhydride, formic acid, urea and thiourea gave the corresponding pyrido [2,3-d] pyrimidine derivatives 7-10a,b. A new series of 6-substituted-4-methyl-2-phenyl-5-pyridine carbonitriles 11-13 has been synthesized via reaction of 4 with phenyl isothiocyanate, benzenesulphonyl chloride and acetic anhydride. Treatment of 4 with malononitrile gave 1,8-naphthyridine derivative 14. The reactivity of hydrazide 5 towards acetic acid, phenylisothiocyanate and methylacrylate to give pyrazolo-[3,4-b]-pyridine derivatives 15-17 was studied. Treatment of 5 with acetic anhydride, phthalic anhydride and carbon disulphide gave pyridine derivatives 18,19 and 1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-a]-pyridine derivative 20.     

Synthesis of thiopyrano[2,3-d] pyrimidines and thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines

The reaction of 4-chloro-5-cyano-2-methylthiopyrimidine (I) with ethyl mercaptosuccinate (II) in refluxing ethanol containing sodium carbonate has afforded diethyl 3-amino-2-(methyl-thio)-7H-thiopyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,7-dicarboxylate (IV). Displacement of the methylthio group in IV with hydrazine gave the corresponding hydrazino derivative which underwent Schiff base formation with benzaldehyde or 2,6-dichlorobenzaldehyde. Treatment of IV in refluxing acetic anhydride afforded the corresponding diacetylated amino derivative. Partial saponification of IV with sodium hydroxide gave 5-amino-2-(methylthio)-7H-thiopyrano-[2,3-d]pyrimidine 6,7-dicarboxylic acid 6 ethyl ester (VIII). The reaction of 4-amino-6-chloro-5-cyano-2-phenylpyrirnidine (XI) with II resulted in the formation of ethyl 4-amino-6-(ethoxy-carbonyl)-5,6-dihydro-5-amino-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-acetate (XIII) which when subjected to hydrolysis gave ethyl 4,5-diamino-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-acetate isolated as the hydrochloride (XIV). Diazotization of IV with sodium nitrite in acetic acid unexpectedly afforded diethyl 5-(acetyloxy)-6,7-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2-(methylthio)-5H-thio-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,7-diearboxylate (XV). Several structural ambiguities were resolved by ir and pmr spectra.     

SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF SOME NEW THIENO[2,3-b]-PYRIDINES AND THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS

Abstract

3,5-Dicyano-6-mercapto-4-phenylpyridin-2(1H)-one (1) was reacted with ethyl chloroacetate to give compound (II) which on reaction with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding hydrazide derivative (III). Acylation of (III) with acetic acid, phenylisocyanate, or phenylisothiocyanate gave different monoacyl derivatives (IV-VI). Condensation of III with aromatic aldehydes and acetylacetone gave compounds VII_a-c, VIII respectively. Compound I was reacted with chloroanilides, bromoacetone and phenacyl bromide to yield the IX-XI; these and compound II gave thieno[2,3-b]-pyridines (XU-XV) on treatment with sodium ethoxide solution. Reaction of XII with acetic anhydride gave the diacetyl derivative XVI. Hydrolysis of compound XII with sodium hydroxide gave the corresponding acid (XVII) which on treatment with acetic anhydride gave the oxazine derivative (XVIII). Reaction of oxazine compound XVIII with ammonium acetate and hydrazine hydrate gave pyrido[3′,2′:4,5] thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4.7-dione derivative (XIX) and (XX) respectively. The N-amino derivative (XX) was reacted with 4-nitrobenzaldehyde to give the corresponding azomethine (XXI).

Significant in vitro gram-positive and gram negative antibacterial activities as well as anti-fungal effect were observed for some members of the series.     

Synthesis of Certain Fused Thienopyrimidines of Biological Interest

4‐(4‐Acetylphenylamino)cycloocteno[4,5]thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine ( 4 ) was prepared and condensed with certain aldehydes, phenylhydrazine, malononitrile to obtain 5a‐d , 6 and 7 , respectively. 4‐Hydrazino & 4‐substituted amino derivatives of 2‐arylcycloocteno[4,5]thienopyrimidines 10a‐c & 11a‐i were synthesized. Cyclization of the hydrazino compounds 10a‐c with orthoalkanoate esters or the arylidene derivatives 12a‐c with bromine in acetic acid afforded the fused triazolo system 13a‐i . Reaction of the hydrazino compound 10c with acetic anhydride gave 15 while the reaction of 10b,c with acid chlorides gave 16a‐d . Furthermore, the tetrazolothienopyrimidines 17a‐c were synthesized. Some of the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their antimicrobial activity.     

Functionalized 2‐Hydrazinobenzothiazole with Isatin and Some Carbohydrates under Conventional and Ultrasound Methods and Their Biological Activities

Several chemical reactions were carried out on 3‐(benzothiazol‐2‐yl‐hydrazono)‐1,3‐dihydro‐indol‐2‐one ( 2 ). 3‐(Benzothiazol‐2‐yl‐hydrazono)‐1‐alkyl‐1,3‐dihydro‐indol‐2‐one 3a , 3b , 3c have been achieved. Reaction of compound 2 with ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of K₂CO₃ resulted the uncyclized product 4 . Reaction of compound 2 with benzoyl chloride afforded dibenzoyl derivative 5 . Compound 2 was smoothly acetylated by acetic anhydride in pyridine to give diacetyl derivative 6b . Moreover, when compound 4 reacted with methyl hydrazine, it yielded dihydrazide derivative 7 , whereas the hydrazinolysis of this compound with hydrazine hydrate gave the monohydrazide derivative 8 . {N‐(Benzothiazol‐2‐yl‐N′‐(3‐oxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1,2,4‐triaza‐fluoren‐9‐ylidene)hydrazino]‐acetic acid ethyl ester ( 9 ) was prepared by ring closure of compound 8 by the action of glacial acetic acid. In addition, the reaction of 2‐hydrazinobenzothiazole ( 1 ) with d ‐glucose and d ‐arabinose in the presence of acetic acid yielded the hydrazones 10a , 10b , respectively. Acetylation of compound 10b gave compound 11b . On the other hand, compound 13 was obtained by the reaction of compound 1 with gama‐d ‐galactolactone ( 12 ). Acetylation of compound 13 with acetic anhydride in pyridin gave the corresponding N¹‐acetyl‐N²‐(benzothiazolyl)‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5,6‐penta‐O‐acetyl‐d ‐galacto‐hydrazide ( 14 ). Better yields and shorter reaction times were achieved using ultrasound irradiation. The structural investigation of the new compounds is based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Some selected derivatives were studied for their antimicrobial and antiviral activities.     

Reaction of β-aminocrotonamide with dibasic acid derivatives

Reaction of β-aminocrotonamide ( 1 ) with succinic anhydride gave β-succinaminocrotonamide ( 3a ), which was treated with base to cyclize to 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-2-pyrimidinepropanoic acid ( 4a ). Similarly, pyrimidinepentanoic acid derivative 4b was prepared from compound 1 and glutaric anhydride. Reaction of compound 1 with glutarate, adipate, and phthalate gave the corresponding pyrimidines 4b, 4c and 4d , while reaction of compound 1 with malonate gave 2-hydroxypyridine derivative 11 and dimethylpyrimidinone 4e . Reaction of dimethyl fumarate with compound 1 in the presence of methoxide gave a poor yield of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine derivative 13 .     

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyfunctionally Substituted Heterocyclic Compounds Derived from 5‐Cinnamoylamino‐2‐Cyanomethyl‐1,3,4‐Thiadiazole

Cinnamoyl isothiocyanate 1 was reacted with 2‐cyanoethanoic acid hydrazide 2 to afford 1‐cyanoacetyl‐4‐substituted thiosemicarbazide 3, which on treatment with a mixture of glacial acetic acid and acetic anhydride gave the desired 5‐cinnamoylamino‐2‐cyanomethyl‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole 4 . Compound 4 was subjected to react with aromatic aldehydes, phenylisothiocyanate, carbon disulphide, and arylidene malononitrile to give coumarin 5 , thiazolidines 8 , 9, and 1,3,4‐thiadiazolo[3,2‐a]pyridine 13 derivatives. The structures of all synthesized compounds were ascertained by spectral and analytical data. Antimicrobial activity of some of prepared compounds was investigated, and compounds 7, 8 were found to exhibit the highest strength.     

Synthesis of Some New Pyrazolopyridines,Pyrazolothienopyridines, Pyrazolopyridothienopyrimidines and Pyrazolopyridothienotriazines

Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivative 3a was prepared and reacted with methyl iodide to give 4 or 5 depending on reaction conditions. Oxidation of 3a with iodine produced the corresponding disulphide derivative 6 , whereas oxidation with KMnO 4 gave the corresponding oxo derivative 7 . Oxidation of 4 afforded the corresponding sulphone derivative 8 , which on boiling in NaOH solution gave 7 . The reaction of compound 3a with chloroacetonitrile, ethyl chloroacetate, phenacyl bromide, and chloroacetanilide afforded 9a , b , 11 , and 12 respectively. Cyclication of the products 9a , b , 11 , and 12 yielded 10a , b , 13 , and 14 respectively. The reaction of compound 14 with ethyl orthoformate, nitrous acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, urea, CS 2 , and phenyl isothiocyanate afforded compounds 15-21 respectively.     

Utility of Enaminonitriles in Heterocyclic Synthesis: Synthesis of Some New Pyrazole,Pyridine, and Pyrimidine Derivatives

The starting (1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl)carbonohydrazonoyl dicyanide ( 2 ) was used as key intermediate for the synthesis of 3‐amino‐2‐(1,5‐dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐ylazo)‐[3‐substituted]‐1‐yl‐acrylonitrile derivatives ( 3 – 10 ). In addition, nitrile derivative 2 reacted with hydrazine hydrate or malononitrile to afford the corresponding 3,5‐diaminopyrazole 11 and enaminonitrile derivative 13 , respectively. On the other hand, compound 3 was subjected to react with malononitrile, acetic anhydride, triethylorthoformate, N,N‐dimethylformamide (DMF)‐dimethylacetal, thiourea, and hydroxylamine hydrchloride to afford antipyrine derivatives 16 – 21 . Moreover, the reaction of enaminonitrile 3 with carbon disulfide in pyridine afforded the pyrimidine derivative 22 , whereas, in NaOH/DMF followed by the addition of dimethyl sulphate afforded methyl carbonodithioate 24 . The reaction of enaminonitrile derivatives 3 – 5 with phenylisothiocyanate afforded the thiopyrimidine derivatives 25a – c . Finally, the enaminonitrile 4 reacted with 3‐(4‐chloro‐phenyl)‐1‐phenyl‐propenone to afford the pyridine derivative 27 . The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses and spectral data (IR, ¹³C‐NMR, ¹H–NMR, and MS).     

Conventional and Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis and Biological Activity Study of Novel Heterocycles Containing Pyran Moiety

Under both conventional and microwave methods, 2‐amino‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile derivative 1 was synthesized and reacted with different reagents. Thus, 2‐amino‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile derivative was treated with chloroacetyl chloride, phenyl isocyanate, cyanoacetic acid, benzoyl chloride, triethyl orthoformate, acetic anhydride/H₂SO₄, arylidene malononitrile, urea, and/or p‐aminosulphaguanidine producing chloroacetamide, 3‐phenylurea, cyanoacetamide, N‐benzoylpyran, ethylformimidate, pyranopyrimidin‐4‐one, pyranopyridine, pyranopyrimidin‐2‐one, and pyranopyrimidin‐2‐imine derivatives, respectively. Meanwhile, compound 1 was reacted with ethyl bromoacetate, phenacyl bromide, phthalic anhydride, different aromatic amines, and/or acetic acid/H₂SO₄ to produce 5‐aminopyrano[2,3‐b]pyrrole‐6‐carboxylate, dihydropyrano[2,3‐b]pyrrole‐6‐yl‐(phenyl)methanone, 1,3‐dioxoisoindolinyl pyran, 1,4‐dihydropyridine, and 2‐hydroxy‐1,4‐dihydropyridine derivatives, respectively. On the other hand, when compound 1 was allowed to react with maleic anhydride and/or hydrazine hydrate, pyran‐4‐oxobut‐2‐enoic acid and 3‐aminopyranopyrazole derivatives were obtained, respectively. Reaction of pyran‐4‐oxobut‐2‐enoic acid with malononitrile under different conditions gave 2‐(furan‐2‐yl)‐4H‐pyran and 2‐(4H‐pyran‐2‐yl)‐1H‐pyrrole derivatives, while condensation of 3‐aminopyranopyrazole with benzaldehyde gave 1,4‐dihydropyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazol‐3‐yl‐1‐phenylmethanimine derivative. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by the spectroscopic tools IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. Some of these compounds have been screened in vitro for antimicrobial activity against different strains of bacteria and fungi and also were tested against two cancer cell lines: mammary gland breast cancer (MCF‐7) and colon cancer (HCT‐118).     

Synthesis of Novel Pyridothienopyrimidines,Pyridothienopyrimidothiazines, Pyridothienopyrimidobenzthiazoles and Triazolopyridothienopyrimidines

The reaction of 3‐amino‐4,6‐dimethylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carboxamide (1a) or its N‐aryl derivatives 1b‐d with carbon disulphide gave the pyridothienopyrimidines 2a‐d , whilst when the same reaction was carried out using N¹‐arylidene‐3‐amino‐4,6‐dimethylthieno[2,3‐b]pyridine‐2‐carbohydrazides (1e‐h) , pyridothienothiazine 3 was obtained. Also, refluxing of 1b‐d with acetic anhydride afforded oxazinone derivative 4 . Compounds 2a and 2b‐d were also obtained by the treatment of thiazine 3 with ammonium acetate or aromatic amines, respectively. When compound 2a was allowed to react with arylidene malononitriles or ethyl α‐cyanocinnamate, novel pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1‐b][1,3] thiazines 5a‐c were obtained. Treatment of 2b‐d with bromine in acetic acid furnished the disulphide derivatives 6a‐c . U.V. irradiation of 2b‐d resulted in the formation of pyrido[3″,2″:4′,5′]thieno[3′,2′:4,5]pyrimido[2,1‐b]benzthiazoles 7a‐c . The reaction of 2a‐d with some halocarbonyl compounds afforded the corresponding S‐substituted thiopyrido thienopyrimidines 8a‐j . Compound 8b was readily cyclized into the corresponding thiazolo[3″,2″‐a]‐pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐d]pyrimidine 9 upon treatment with conc. sulphuric acid. Heating of 2a,b with hydrazine hydrate in pyridine afforded the hydrazino derivatives 11a,b . Reaction of ester 8c with hydrazine hydrate in ethanol gave acethydrazide 10 . Compounds 10 and 11a,b were used as versatile synthons for other new pyridothienopyrimidines 12–15 as well as [1,2,4] triazolopyridothienopyrimidines 16–19.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some New Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Cycloalka[e]thieno[2,3‐b]pyridine Moiety

Hydrolysis of ethyl 3-amino-4-aryl-cycloalka[e]thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylates ( 3a-d) gave the corresponding o-aminocarboxylic acids 4a-d . Heating the latter compounds ( 4a-d) with acetic anhydride furnished the oxazinone derivatives 5a-d which, in turn, underwent recyclization reaction to give the corresponding pyrimidinones 6a-d upon treatment with ammonium acetate in acetic acid. Reaction of 3-amino-4-aryl-cycloalka[e]thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamides ( 3f,h ) with triethyl orthoformate gave pyrimidinone derivatives 7a,b . Reaction of 3-amino-4-phenyl-cycloalka[e]thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamides 3e,h with aromatic aldehydes furnished tetrahydropyridothienopyrimidinones 8a-d . Chlorination of 7a,b and 6a-d by using phosphorous oxychloride produced 4-chlorocycloalka[5′,6′]pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives 9a-f which were used as key intermediates in the synthesis of several new cycloalkapyrido-thienopyrimidines 10a-f ˜ 14a-f . Moreover, some cycloalkapyridothienotriazinones 15a,b-17a,b were synthesized.