Formation of Heptaleno[1,2-c]furans and Heptaleno[1,2-c]furanones

The dehydrogenation reaction of the heptalene-4,5-dimethanols 4a and 4d , which do not undergo the double-bond-shift (DBS) process at ambient temperature, with basic MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, leads to the formation of the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a and 6d , respectively, as well as to the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7a and 7d , respectively (cf. Scheme 2 and 8). The formation of both product types necessarily involves a DBS process (cf. Scheme 7). The dehydrogenation reaction of the DBS isomer of 4a , i.e., 5a , with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature results, in addition to 6a and 7a , in the formation of the heptaleno[1,2-c]-furan-1-one 8a and, in small amounts, of the heptalene-4,5-dicarbaldehyde 9a (cf. Scheme 3). The benzo[a]heptalene-6,7-dimethanol 4c with a fixed position of the C?C bonds of the heptalene skeleton, on dehydrogenation with MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂, gives only the corresponding furanone 11b (Scheme 4). By [²H₂]-labelling of the methanol function at C(7), it could be shown that the furanone formation takes place at the stage of the corresponding lactol [3-²H₂]- 15b (cf. Scheme 6). Heptalene-1,2-dimethanols 4c and 4e , which are, at room temperature, in thermal equilibrium with their corresponding DBS forms 5c and 5e , respectively, are dehydrogenated by MnO₂ in CH₂Cl₂ to give the corresponding heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6c and 6e as well as the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-3-ones 7c and 7e and, again, in small amounts, the heptaleno[1,2-c]furan-1-ones 8c and 8e , respectively (cf. Scheme 8). Therefore, it seems that the heptalene-1,2-dimethanols are responsible for the formation of the furan-1-ones (cf. Scheme 7). The methylenation of the furan-3-ones 7a and 7e with Tebbe's reagent leads to the formation of the 3-methyl-substituted heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 23a and 23e , respectively (cf. Scheme 9). The heptaleno[1,2-c]furans 6a, 6d , and 23a can be resolved into their antipodes on a Chiralcel OD column. The (P)-configuration is assigned to the heptaleno[1,2-c]furans showing a negative Cotton effect at ca. 320 nm in the CD spectrum in hexane (cf. Figs. 3–5 as well as Table 7). The (P)-configuration of (–)- 6a is correlated with the established (P)-configuration of the dimethanol (–)- 5a via dehydrogenation with MnO₂. The degree of twisting of the heptalene skeleton of 6 and 23 is determined by the Me-substitution pattern (cf. Table 9). The larger the heptalene gauche torsion angles are, the more hypsochromically shifted is the heptalene absorption band above 300 nm (cf. Table 7 and 8, as well as Figs. 6–9).     

1,2,3-Triazolo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-c]pyrimidines

Some new 1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[3, 4 -c]pyrimidmes were prepared starting from the corresponding 1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidines via the formation of the 1,2,4-triazole ring. Thus suitable hydrazino derivatives 6 were condensed with triethyl orthoformate, triethyl orthoacetate and triethyl orthobenzoate to give the expected tricyclic derivatives 7 , 8 and 9 . Intramolecular cyclization of the ethoxycarbonylhydrazino derivatives 10 gave the tricyclic compounds 11 bearing an hydroxyl group in the 3 position. The v-triazolo-s-triazolopyrimidine derivatives were tested towards the A₁ and A_2A adenosine receptors in binding assays, but they did not show any receptor affinity.     

Electrophilic substitution in benzo[b]thieno[2,3-c]pyridines. Nitration

A study was carried out on the nitration of substituted benzo[b]thieno[2,3-c]pyridines. Depending on the conditions, either one nitro group is introduced at C₍₆₎ or two nitro groups are introduced at C₍₆₎ and C₍₈₎. If C₍₆₎ is blocked, a mixture of products is formed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 706–709, May, 1993.     

The synthesis and chemical reactivity of thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c] pyridines

The syntheses and reactions of various thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c] pyridines are described. Molecular orbital calculations were performed on thieno[2,3-c]pyridine (1) in order to determine the most susceptible sites to electrophilic and nucleophilic attack. Superdelocalizability values, S_r- are reported for each position in this molecule to give relative orders of reactivity towards the two types of reactions. Electrophilic attack was found to occur experimentally at C-3 in all the thienopyridines studied. Peracid oxidation of thieno[2,3-c]- and thieno[3,2-c]pyridines produced only the N-oxide. The lack of reactivity of certain thienopyridines under Vilsmeier formylation and Friedel-Crafts acetylation conditions was related to their basicities. The dissociation constants of various thienopyridinium salts are reported.     

Generation of oxodiazonium ions 3. Synthesis of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline-1,5-dioxides

A reaction of 4-(N-nitramino)-3-phenylfuroxane with the Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ system leads to the formation of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline-1,5-dioxide, the first representative of furoxanocinnolines. The reaction presumably proceeds through the transformation of the nitramine fragment NHNO₂ to the oxodiazonium ion [N=N=O]⁺ with subsequent intramolecular attack by this cation on the phenyl ring. Furoxanocinnoline is also formed in the reaction of the 4-(N-nitramino)-3-phenylfuroxane O-methyl derivative with H₂SO₄. It is assumed that this reaction also proceeds with involvement of the intermediate cation [N=N=O]⁺ formed by the protonation of the N=N(O)OMe group and subsequent elimination of MeOH. 7-Nitro derivative is formed when furoxanocinnoline is nitrated with the concentrated HNO₃/H₂SO₄ mixture. The compounds obtained were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N NMR spectroscopy.     

Furopyridines. XXIII. Synthesis and reactions of chloropyridine derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine

Chlorination of the N-oxides of furo[2,3-b]- 1a , -[2,3-c]- 1b and -[3,2-c]pyridine 1c with phosphorus oxychloride afforded compounds substituted normally at the α- or λ-position to the ring nitrogen, 2a, 2′a, 2b, 2c, 2′c and 2′c , and in addition, in the case of 1b , compounds substituted on the furan ring, 2′b and 2″b . The structures of these compounds were confirmed from their ir, nmr and mass spectra. The major chlorinated products 2a, 2b and 2c were converted to methoxy- 5a, 5b and 5c , N-pyrrolidyl- 7a, 7b and 7c , and phenylthiofuropyridines 8a, 8b , and 8c .     

Radiolabeling of 1-[N',N'-bis(2-chloroethyl)-4-aminophenyl]-N-methyl-fullereno-C60-[1,9-c]pyrrolidine with 125I

Summary A procedure for labeling of a fullerene derivative 1-[N',N'-bis(2-chloroethyl)-4-aminophenyl]-N-methyl-fullereno-C₆₀-[1,9-c]pyrrolidine (C₆₀-C₁₃H₁₈N₂Cl₂) with ¹²⁵I is reported. The compound was first iodinated with a large excess of iodine monochloride and then radiolabeled by isotopic exchange with Na¹²⁵I in a toluene-water two-phase system. The dependence of the radiolabeling yield on the reaction temperature and exchange time was examined. The radiolabeling yield of the compound was as high as 94% after heating for 2 hours at 130 °C.     

Furopyridines. XIX. Reaction of furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine with acetic anhydride

Acetoxylation of N-oxide of furo[2,3-b]- 2a , -[3,2-b]- 2b , -[2,3-c]- 2c and -[3,2-c]pyridine 2d with acetic anhydride afforded compounds substituted normally at the α- or γ-position to the ring nitrogen, 3a, 4a, 4b, 3d, 4d, 8 and 9 , and in addition compounds substituted on the furan ring, 5a, 6a, 5b, 6b, 7b, 5c and 7c which were unexpected compounds. The structures of these compounds were established from the ir, nmr and mass spectra, and x-ray crystal analysis of 5b .     

Furopyridines. XXVII. Reactions of 2-methyl and 2-cyano derivatives of furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, - [2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine

Bromination of 2-methylfuropyridines 1a-d-Me gave the 3-bromo derivatives 2a-d , while the 2-cyano compounds 1a-d-CN resulted in the recovery of the starting compounds. Nitration of 1a-d-Me and 1a-d-CN did not yield the corresponding nitro derivative, except for 1-c-CN giving 3-nitro derivative 3c in 7% yield. N-Oxidation of 1a-d-Me and 1b-d-CN with m-chloroperbenzoic acid yielded the N-oxides 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN , whereas 1a-CN did not afford the N-oxide. Cyanation of N-oxides 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with trimethylsilyl cyanide gave the corresponding α-cyanopyridine compounds 5a-d-Me and 5b-d-CN . Chlorination of 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with phosphorus oxychloride also gave the α-chloropyridine compounds 6b-d-Me and 6b-d-CN , accompanying formation of γ-chloropyridine 6a-Me, 6′b-Me and 6′b-CN , β-chloropyridine 6′b-CN , and α'-chloropyridine derivatives 6′c-Me and 6′c-CN . Acetoxylation of 4a-d-Me and 4b-d-CN with acetic anhydride yielded α-acetoxypyridine compounds 7a-Me and 7b-CN , pyridone compounds 11d-Me, 11c-CN and 11d-CN , 3-acetoxy compounds 8, 9b, 9c , and 2-acetoxymethyl derivatives 10b and 10c.     

Furopyridines. XX. Wittig-horner reaction of a phosphonate of reissert analogues of furo[3,2-c]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-b]pyridines

Furo[3,2-c]-( 1a ), -[2,3-c]- ( 1b ) and -[3,2-b]pyridine ( 1c ) were reacted with isopropyl chloroformate and trimethyl phosphite to give dimethyl 5-isopropoxycarbonyl-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-4-phosphonate ( 2a ), dimethyl 6-isopropoxycarbonyl-6,7-dihydrofuro[2,3-c]pyridine-7-phosphonate ( 2b ) and dimethyl 4-isopropoxycarbonyl-4,7-dihydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine-7-phosphonate ( 2c ) as unstable syrups. Reaction of 2b and 2c with n-butyllithium and then with benzaldehyde, p-methoxybenzaldehyde, p-cyanobenzalde-hyde or propionaldehyde afforded the normal Wittig reaction products 5b-H, 5b-OMe, 5b-CN, 5b-Et, 5c-H, 5c-H, 5c-OMe and 5c-CN , except for 2b with propionaldehyde. While, the same reactions of compound 2a and the reaction of 2b with propionaldehyde afforded the unexpected products, 5-isopropoxycar-bonylfuro[3,2-c]pyridinio-4-aryl-(or ethyl)methoxides 3a-H, 3a-OMe, 3a-CN and 3a-Et , 4-(1′-aryl(or ethyl)-1′-hydroxymethyl)furo[3,2-c]pyridines 4a-H, 4a-OMe, 4a-CN and 4a-Et accompanying formation of the normal products. Treatment of the normal Wittig reaction products with lithium diisopropylamide and then with acetone gave the derivatives alkylated at the 2-or the benzylic positions.     

Furopyridines. II. Bromination and nitration of furo[2,3-b]-, furo[3,2-b]-, furo[2,3-c]- and furo[3,2-c]pyridine

In order to reveal the reactivities of furopyridines, we undertook bromination and nitration of four furopyridines ( 1, 2, 3 and 4 ) whose chemical properties had been almost unknown. Bromination of 1, 2, 3 and 4 gave the corresponding trans-2,3-dibromo-2,3-dihydro derivatives 6, 8, 10 and 12 , respectively, which were converted to 3-bromofuropyridines 7, 9, 11 and 13 by treatment with sodium hydroxide in aqueous methanol. Nitration of 1 with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid afforded a mixture of addition products 14a, 14b and 14c and 2-nitro derivative 15 . Both 14a and 14b were easily converted to 15 by treatment with sodium bicarbonate. Compound 2 was nitrated to give a mixture of cis- and trans-2-nitro-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro derivative 16a and 16b and 2-nitro derivative 17 . The cis isomer 16a was transformed to the trans isomer 16b by refluxing on silica gel in ethyl acetate. Compound 16b was dehydrated with acetic anhydride to give 17 . Nitration of 3 gave a nitrolic acid derivative 20 . Nitration of 4 gave a mixture of 2-nitro derivative 22 and 3-(trinitromethyl)pyridin-4-ol ( 23 ). The structures of 20 and 23 were established by single crystal X-ray analysis. The differences of behavior observed in these reactions are discussed in connection with the results of the determination of pKa values and the relative reactivities of deuteriodeprotonation of these furopyridines.     

Furopyridines. XXIV. Nitration,chlorination, acetoxylation and cyanation of 2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridine N-Oxides

Nitration of 2,3-dihydrofuro[3,2-b]- N-oxide 3b and -[2,3-c]pyridine N-oxide 3c afforded the nitropyridine compounds 4b, 5b and 6 from 3b and 4c, 5c, 5′c and 7 from 3c , while -[2,3-b]- N-oxide 3a and -[3,2-c]pyridine N-oxide 3d did not give the nitro compound. Chlorination of 3b and 3c with phosphorus oxychloride yielded mainly the chloropyridine derivatives 15b, 15′b from 3b and 15c and 15′c from 3c , whereas 3a and 3d gave pyridine derivatives formed through fission of the 1–2 ether bond of the furo-pyridines 13a , 14 and 13d . Acetoxylation of 3b and 3c gave 3-acetoxy derivatives 18b and 18c and the parent compound 1b and 1c . Acetoxylation of 3a yielded compounds formed through fission of the 1–2 bond 16 and 17 and 3d gave furopyridones 19 and 19 ′. Cyanation of 3b and 3c yielded mainly the cyanopyridine compounds 20b, 20c and 20′c . Cyanation of 3a and 3d gave the cyanopyridine compounds 20a , 20d and 20′d accompanying formation of the pyridine derivatives 21a, 21d and 21′d .     

1,4-Cyeloaddition reactions. IV. preparation of Cyclopenta[g]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,Cyclopenta- [f]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,Benzo[H]furo[3,2-c]quinolines,and Furo- [3,2-c]indeno[1,7-gh] quinolines from 2,3-Dihydro-5-methylfuran and schiff bases

The boron trifluoride catalyzed 1,4-addition of 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran to N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-5-indanamine (VI) gave 2 pairs of epimers, dl-3,3a,4,5,7,8,9,10b-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-10b-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[g]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (VIIa and b) and dl-3,3a, 4,-5,8,9,10,10c-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-10c-methyl-2H-cyclopenta[f]furo[3,2-c]quinoline (VIIIa and b). When 4-(benzylideneamino)-1-naphthol (IXa) was condensed with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran in an analogous manner, a mixture of two isomers of dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-5a-methyl-2-phenylbenzo[h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? H)] was obtained. Likewise, 4-[(p-hydroxybenzylidene)amino]-1-naphthol (IXb) and 4-(p-methoxybenzylidene)amino]-1-naphthol (IXc) gave a mixture of two isomers of dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-5a-methylbenzo[h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? OH)] and dl-1,2,2a,3,4,5a-hexahydro-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-5a-methylbenzo [h]furo[3,2-c]quinolin-7-ol [Xa and b (R ? OCH₃)], respectively. The condensation of N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-5-acenaphthenamine (XI) with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran afforded a mixture of two isomers of dl-2,3,3a,4,5,9,10,-11b-octahydro-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-11b-methylfuro[3,2-c]indeno[1,7-gh]quinoline (XIIa and b). Structural assignments for all of the products were made from NMR spectra. None of these compounds possessed appreciable biological activity.     

Generation of oxodiazonium ions 1. Synthesis of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-oxides

Methods for the synthesis of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-oxides, which include the reaction of 3-nitramino-4-(R-phenyl)furazans or their O-methyl derivatives with electrophilic agents, have been developed. Unsubstituted [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-oxide was synthesized from 3-nitramino-4-phenylfurazan upon the action of phosphorus anhydride or oleum, as well as from O-methyl derivative of 3-nitramino-4-phenylfurazan upon the action of H₂SO₄, MeSO₃H, CF₃CO₂H and BF₃·Et₂O, while 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-nitro-substituted [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-oxides — from the corresponding 3-nitramino-4-(nitrophenyl)furazans upon the action of the H₂SO₄-HNO₃ nitrating mixture. A suggestion has been made that an oxodiazonium ion is formed in these reactions from nitramines or their O-methyl derivatives upon the action of electrophilic agents, which is further involved into the intra-molecular reaction of electrophilic aromatic substitution (S _EAr) with the aryl group. The structure of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-N-oxides was confirmed by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N NMR spectra. Theoretical studies by the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) method of combined molecular system (O-methylated 3-nitramino-4-phenylfurazan + [H₃SO₄]⁺) resulted in calculation of thermodynamic parameters of the sequence of cascade elementary reactions leading to the formation of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[3,4-c]cinnoline 5-oxide.     

Furopyridines. XIII. Reaction of 2-methylfuro[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridines with lithium diisopropylamide

Lithiation of 2-methylfuro[2,3-b]- 1a , -[2,3-c]- 1c and -[3,2-c]pyridine 1d with lithium diisopropylamide at ?75° and subsequent treatment with deuterium chloride in deuterium oxide afforded 2-monodeuteriomethyl compounds 2a, 2c and 2d , while 2-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridine 1b gave a mixture of 1b, 2b , 2-methyl-3-deuteriofuro[3,2-b]pyridine 2′b and 2-(1-proynyl)pyridin-3-ol 5 . The same reaction of 1a at ?40° gave 3-(1,2-propadienyl)pyridin-2-ol 3 and 3-(2-propynyl)pyridin-2-ol 4 . Reaction of the lithio intermediates from 1a, 1c and 1d with benzaldehyde, propionaldehyde and acetone afforded the corresponding alcohol derivatives 6a, 6c, 6d, 7a, 7c, 7d, 8a, 8c and 8d in excellent yield; while the reaction of lithio intermediate from 1b gave the expected alcohols 6b and 8b in lower yields accompanied by formation of 3-alkylated compounds 9, 11, 12 and compound 5 . While reaction of the intermediates from 1a, 1b and 1d with N,N-dimethylacetamide yielded the 2-acetonyl compounds 13a, 13b and 13d in good yield, the same reaction of 1c did not give any acetylated product but recovery of the starting compound almost quantitatively.     

1,2,4-Triazino[4,3-c]- and [2,3-c]quinazolines

This paper describes the reactions of 2-o-aminophenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazine with a variety of reagents to give substituted 1,2,4-triazino[4,3-c]quinazolines or 1,2,4-triazino[2,3-c]quinazolines. Certain representative compounds of these two new heterocyclic systems were characterized by the tlc, ir, nmr, mass spectra, and identified by unequivacol synthesis.     

Furopyridines. XV . Synthesis and properties of ethyl 2-(3-furo[2,3-b]-, -[3,2-b]-, -[2,3-c]- and -[3,2-c]pyridyl)acetate

Ethyl 2-(3-furopyridyl)acetates 10a-d were synthesized from furopyridin-3(2H)-ones 4a-d by the Wittig-Horner reaction with diethyl cyanomethylphosphonate, hydrolysis and the subsequent esterification. Reaction of compounds 10a-d with lithium diisopropylamide (IDA) gave the corresponding methylene-lithiated intermediate, and the subsequent reaction with benzaldehyde, acetone and iodomethane afforded the methylene-alkylated product respectively, while N,N-dimethylacetamide did not give any reaction product. The 2-position of 10a, b and d is alkylated by the lithiation with excess of LDA and the successive reaction with an electrophile.     

Structural study of 5-methoxyfuro[3,2-e]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine

The nmr and X-ray diffraction data of the novel ring system furo[3,2-e]imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine are reported in this paper. The crystal and molecular structure of this compound (C₉H₇N₃O₂·1/2H₂O) has been solved at room temperature. Crystals are monoclinic in a space group of P2/n with cell constants a = 9.982(8), b = 13.526(9) and c = 13.981(9) Å, β = 107.44(5)°, V = 1800.9 ų, Z = 8, D_x = 1.462 Mg·m^?3. The structure was solved by full matrix least square refinement giving a final R = 0.054 (Rw = 0.069) for 1263 reflections (I>3.0σ(I)). The compound is essentially planar, existing in two slightly structural different forms, A and B. These are held in pairs with symmetry related molecules by hydrogen bonds formed with two water molecules. Then the dimeric units are stacked parallel to the c axis to form the tridimensional packing.     

Pyrrolocarbazoles. 4. Acetylation of 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole

It is shown that 1-acetyl and 1-chloroacetyl derivatives are formed in the Vilsmeier acylation of 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole. The 3,6-diacetyl derivative is formed by the action of Ac₂O without a catalyst, whereas the presence of catalytic amounts of H₃PO₄ leads to 1,6-diacetyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole. Only one reaction product, viz., the 9-acetyl derivative, is formed when AlCl₃ is used as the catalyst, while a mixture of acylation products was obtained in the presence of SnCl₄.See [1] for Communication 3.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 497–500, April, 1980.     

Furopyridines. XI. 13C NMR Spectra of 2- or 3-Substituted Furo[2,3-b]-, Furo[3,2-b]-, Furo[2,3-c]- and Furo[3,2-c]pyridine

The ¹³C nmr spectra of 2- or 3-monosubstituted furo[2,3-b]- 1a-1j , furo[3,2-b]- 2a-2j , furo[2,3-c]- 3a-3j and furo[3,2-c]pyridine derivatives 4a-4j are reported. Effects by change in annelation and substituent effects on ¹³C chemical shifts and carbon-proton coupling constants are discussed. The spectra of benzo[b]furan derivatives 5a-5j having the corresponding substituent are also reported for comparison.