Synthesis of benzazepines and their rearrangement to quinolines and pyrrolo(2,3-b) quinolines

BECKMANN or SCHMIDT rearrangement of ethyl trans-4-oxo-1-phenyl-2-tetralincarboxylate ( 2 ) affords ethyl trans-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1H-benzo [b] azepine-4-carboxylate ( 4 ). Mild treatment of trans-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-1 H-benzo-[b] azepine-4-carboxylic acid ( 7 ) with thionyl chloride and pyridine in dimethylformamide and subsequent reaction with an amine yields the corresponding benzazepine-4-carboxamide. If he it is applied during the preparation of the acid chloride, rearrangement occurs yielding cis and trans derivatives of hydrocarbostyril. 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-1,4-methano-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1 H-benzo-[b] azepinium chloride ( 25 ) reacts with primary or secondary amines to cis-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives. When heated above its melting point, trans-4,5-dihydro-2-methylamino-5-phenyl-3H-benzo-[b] azepine-4-carboxylic acid ( 29 ) rearranges with elimination of water to a mixture of cis-and trans-2,3,3a,4-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-oxo-4-phenyl-1H-pyrrolo [2,3-b] quinoline ( 32 and 31 ). The reduction of 31 was investigated. The mechanisms of the rearrangements are discussed.     

Benzimidazole condensed ring systems. 5. Studies on the Synthesis of Pyrimido[1,6-α]benzimidazole-1,3(2H,5H)-diones

The reaction of ethyl 1H-benzimidazole-2-acetate (1) with methyl or ethyl isocyantes 2a,b resulted in excellent yields of the respective 2-methyl- or 2-ethylpyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole-1,3(2H,5H)-diones 3a,b , while the reaction of 1 with phenyl isocyanate (2c) gave, unexpectedly, ethyl 2-(1-phenylcarbamoyl-1H,3H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-2-phenylcarbamoylacetate (4). Alkylation of 3 with trimethyl or triethyl phosphates 5a,b led to the 5-methyl or 5-ethyl derivatives 6a-d . Chlorination of 6 with sulfuryl chloride afforded the 4-chloro derivatives 7a-d.     

Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines. XLVI. Photochemistry of nitrones and oxaziridines

The cyclic nitrones 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5a ) and 1,3-dihydro-7-methylthio-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5b ) are photoisomerized to readily isolable oxaziridines, 7-chloro-4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4–5-tetrahydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one ( 6a ) and 4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7-methylthio-2H-1,4-benzo-diazepin-2-one ( 6b ). Oxaziridine 6b upon further irradiation gave ring expansion and ring contraction products, 4,6-dihydro-2-phenyl-9-methylthio-5H-1,3,6-benzoxadiazocin-5-one ( 7b ) and 4-benzoyl-3,4-dihydro-6-methylthioquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8b ) respectively. The ring contraction product, 4-benzoyl-6-chloro-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8a ), was obtained from irradiation of oxaziridine 6a .     

Thermische Reaktionen mit 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen; 1, 3-dipolare Cycloadditionen und En-Reaktionen

Benzonitrile p-nitrobenzylide ( 5 ) undergoes 1,3-dipolar cyclo-additions in the presence of 3-phenyl-2H-azirines ( 1 ), yielding in benzene at 0° 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes ( 7 , scheme 2). Under the basic conditions of the reaction mixture, 7 a and 7 b are partially converted to 2-(p-nitrophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1,6-dihydropyrimidines ( 8a, b ) which are dehydrogenated by oxygen to the corresponding pyrimidines 9a and 9b , respectively. 3-Phenyl-2H-azirines ( 1 ) form, on heating at 145° in xylene in the presence of the azalactone 32 (2,4-diphenyl-Δ²-oxazolin-5-one), 4-(aziridin-2′-yl)-2,4-diphenyl-Δ²-oxazolin-5-ones ( 33 , scheme 11). 33 arises from an ene reaction of the enol form of 32 with 1 . Similar ene reactions are observed with the azirines 1 and dimedone ( 37 , scheme 12). Under the ene reaction conditions (xylene, 145°), the non-isolated intermediate primary adducts ( 38a and 38b ) undergo rearrangements of the vinylcyclopane-cyclopentene type to give 6,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,3-diphenyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroisoindole ( 40 ) and 6, 6-dimethyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahedroindole ( 42 ), respectively.     

A One-Pot Synthesis of Dimethyl 2,3-O-Benzylidene-L-tartrate from L-Tartaric Acid

An economical one-pot synthesis of (-)-dimethyl 2,3-O-benzylidene-L-tartrate [(4R, 5S)-4,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane] and its enantiomer from the corresponding tartaric acids is reported in 83-91% yield. The desired benzylidene tartrate is obtained by reaction of tartaric acid and benzaldehyde (1.5 equiv) in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid in methanol followed by the addition of 3 equiv of trimethyl orthoformate, which reacts with the water generated in the reaction.     

Zur Photochemie von 3,5-Diaryl-2-isoxazolinen. 30. Mitteilung über Photoreaktionen

Irradiation of 3,5-diphenyl- or 3-(p-tolyl)-5-phenyl-2-isoxazoline ( 12 and 13 , respectively) in benzene with a high-pressure mercury lamp yields 4,5-diphenyl- or 4-(p-tolyl)-5-phenyl-3-oxazoline ( 17 and 19 , respectively) and the β-amino-chalcones 18 or 20 in addition to benzaldehyde, benzonitrile and p-tolunitrile, respectively (scheme 6 and ‘Anmerkg.’ p. 2600). The 3-oxazolines 17 and 19 are formed by route a (scheme 8) via 3-phenyl- or 3-(p-tolyl)-2H-azirine ( 23 , R = H and CH₃, respectively) and their photochemically rearranged successors, the nitrile methylides 24 , as intermediates. The discovery of this reaction has served as a basis for the quickly developing photochemistry of 3-aryl-2H-azirines [2] [24]. Photolysis of the 2-isoxazoline 13 in methanol leads to the formation of a mixture of syn/anti-p-tolyl trans-styryl ketoximes (syn/anti, trans- 30 ) and anti, cis- 30 , 2-(p-tolyl)-quinoline ( 29 ), the 4-hydroxymethylated derivative 32 of the latter (in small amounts), besides the β-aminochalcone 20 , benzaldehyde, p-tolualdehyde and p-tolunitrile (scheme 9). It could be shown that the stereoisomeric ketoximes 30 are photochemically interconvertible (scheme 12) and that at least one mechanism of formation of 2-(p-tolyl)-quinoline ( 29 ) is the photo-induced cyclisation of p-tolyl-cis-styryl ketoximes (cis- 30 ) (scheme 13). A tentative mechanism for the formation of p-tolual-dehyde is given in scheme 10; the crucial step is the protonation of p-tolunitrile methylide ( 24 , R = CH₃) by methanol at the nitrile carbon atom, after which hydrolysis yields the aldehyde.     

Azimine IV. Kinetik und Mechanismus der thermischen Stereoisomerisierung von 2,3-Diaryl-1-phthalimido-aziminen

Azimines IV. Kinetics and Mechanism of the Thermal Stereoisomerization of 2,3-Diaryl-1-phthalimido-azimines¹) Mixtures of (1E, 2Z)- and (1Z, 2E)-2-phenyl-1-phthalimido-3-p-tolyl-azimine ( 3a and 3b , resp.) and (1E, 2Z)- and (1Z, 2E)-3-phenyl-1-phthalimido-2-p-tolylazimine ( 4a and 4b , resp.) were obtained by the addition of oxidatively generated phthalimido-nitrene (6) to (E)- and (Z)-4-methyl-azobenzene ( 7a and 7b , resp.). Whereas complete separation of the 4 isomers 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b was not possible, partial separation by chromatography and crystallization led to 5 differently composed mixtures of azimine isomers. The spectroscopic properties of these mixtures (UV., ¹H-NMR.) were used to determine the ratios of isomers in the mixtures, and served as a tool for the assignment of constitution and configuration to those isomers which were dominant in each of these mixtures, respectively. Investigation of the isomerization of the azimines 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b within the 5 mixtures at various concentrations by ¹H-NMR.-spectroscopy at room temperature revealed that only stereoisomers are interconverted ( 3a ? 3b; 4a ? 4b) and that the (1E, 2Z) ? (1Z, 2E) stereoisomerization is a unimolecular reaction. These observations exclude an isomerization mechanism via an intermediate 1-phthalimido-triaziridine (2) or via dimerization of 1-phthalimido-azimines (1) , respectively. The 3-p-tolyl substituted stereoisomers 3a and 3b isomerized slightly slower than the 3-phenyl substituted ones 4a and 4b , an effect which is consistent with the assumption that the rate determining step of the interconversion of (1E, 2Z)- and (1Z, 2E)-1-phthalimido-azimines (1a ? 1b) is the stereoisomerization of the stereogenic center at N(2), N(3), either by inversion of N(3) or by rotation around the N(2), N(3) bond. The total isomerization process is assumed to occur via the thermodynamically less stable (1Z, 2Z)- and (1E, 2E)-isomers 1c and 1d , respectively, as intermediates in undetectably low concentrations which stay in rapidly established equilibria with the observed, thermodynamically more stable (1E, 2Z)- and (1Z, 2E)-isomers 1a and 1b , respectively. At higher temperatures, the azimines 3 and 4 are transformed into N-phenyl-N,N′-phthaloyl-N′-p-tolyl-hydrazine (8) with loss of nitrogen.     

Cyclic acylimines and cyclic carbinolamides 1. 2-azaphenaiones.

2-Azaphenalone hydrochloride (VI), 2-methyl-1-azaphenalonium chloride (XIV), 3-phenyl-2-azaphenalone (XVIII) and 3-phenyl-2-methyl-2-azaphenalonium chloride (XXI) were synthesized and their chemical and physical properties were studied. At room temperature they add weak nucleophiles (e.g., alcohols, amides) as well as compounds possessing active methylene groups. The methanol addition products (e.g., V) reacted thermally or in the presence of an acid catalyst with nucleophiles to give products identical with those obtained from the azaphenalone hydrochlorides.     

Photoinduzierte 1, 3-dipolare Cycloaddition von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen an Azodicarbonsäure-diäthylester. 32. Mitteilung über Photoreaktionen

Irradiation of 2, 2-dimethyl-3-phenyl- ( 1a ), 2, 3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 1b ) or the azirine-precursors 1-azido-1-phenyl-propene ( 2a ) and 1-azido-1-phenyl-ethylene ( 2b ), respectively, in benzene in the presence of azodicarboxylic acid diethylester, yields the corresponding 1, 2-carbethoxy-3-phenyl-Δ³-1, 2, 4-triazolines 4a–d (Scheme 1). Refluxing 4 ( a, c or d ) in 0, 2–0, 4M aqueous ethanolic potassium hydroxide leads to the formation of the 1-carbethoxy-3-phenyl-Δ²-1, 2, 4-triazolines 6 ( a, c or d ). Under the same conditions 4b is converted to 3, 5-diphenyl-1, 2, 4-triazole ( 7b , Scheme 2). In 10M aqueous potassium hydroxide solution heating of either 4 ( c or d ) or 6 ( c or d ) yields the 3-phenyl-1, 2, 4-triazoles 7 ( c or d ). Photolysis of 1-carbethoxy-5, 5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-Δ²-1, 2, 4-triazoline ( 6a ) in benzene in the presence of oxygen and trifluoroacetic acid methylester gives the 5-methoxy-2, 2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-5-trifluoromethyl-3-oxazoline ( 13 , Scheme 5). 5, 5-Dimethyl-3-phenyl-1, 2, 4-triazole seems to be the intermediate, which on losing nitrogen gives the benzonitrile-isopropylide ( 3a ).     

Synthesis of 3-alkoxycarbonylaminomethylcarbonylamino-4-benzoyl-1,2-dihydropyridines and their cyclization to 5-phenyl-1,3,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-ones

The regiospecific reaction of 3-benzyloxycarbonylaminomethylcarbonylamino-4-benzoylpyridine (6a) , or 3-t-butoxycarbonylaminomethylcarbonylamino-4-benzoylpyridine (6b) , with either acetyl chloride or ethyl chloroformate, and either n-butylmagnesium chloride or phenylmagnesium bromide afforded the respective 1-acetyl (or ethoxycarbonyl)-2-n-butyl (or phenyl)-3-benzyloxy (or t-butoxy) carbonylaminomethylcarbonylami-no-4-benzoyl-1,2-dihydropyridines 7 in 60-75% yield. Reaction of 1-acetyl (or ethoxycarbonyl)-2-n-butyl (or phenyl)-3-t-butoxycarbonylaminomethylcarbonyl-4-benzoyl-1,2-dihydropyridines 7b, 7f, 7d, 7h with trifluoroacetic acid gave the corresponding 5-phenyl-8-acetyl (or ethoxycarbonyl)-9-n-butyl (or phenyl)-1,3,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-ones 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d respectively in 45–63% yield. N¹-Methylation of 5-phenyl-8-acetyl-9-n-butyl (or phenyl)-1,3,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-ones 8a, 8b using sodium hydride and iodomethane yielded the corresponding N¹-methyl derivatives 9a (48%) and 9b (54%). Oxidation of 5,9-diphenyl-8-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-one (8d) using p-chloranil afforded 1,3-dihydro-5,9-diphenyl-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-one (10) . 5-Phenyl-8-acetyl-9-n-butyl-1,3,8,9-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-e]-1,4-diazepin-2-one (8a) and the corresponding 8-ethoxycarbonyl analog 8c exhibited weak anticonvulsant activity indicating that 8a and 8c may be acting at the same site as the 7-halo-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one class of compounds.     

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.     

Photochemische Cycloadditionen von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen an Carbonsäurechloride. 35. Mitteilung über Photoreaktionen

Irradiation of 2, 3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 1a ) and 1-azido-1-phenyl-propene, the precursor of 2-methyl-3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 1b ), in benzene, with a high pressure mercury lamp (pyrex filter) in the presence of acid chlorides yields the oxazoles 5a–d (Scheme 2). Photolysis of 2, 2-dimethyl-3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 1c ) under the same conditions gives after methanolysis the 5-methoxy-2, 2-dimethyl-4-phenyl-3-oxazolines 7a, b, d , while hydrolysis of the reaction mixture leads to the formation of the 1, 2-diketones 8a, c, d (Scheme 4). The suggested reaction path for all these reactions is a 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of the photochemically generated benzonitrilemethylides 2 to the carbonyl double bond of the acid chlorides to give the intermediates 4 , followed by either elimination of hydrogen chloride or solvolysis (Schemes 2 and 4). Irradiation of 1c in the presence of acetic acid anhydride leads via the intermediate 9 to the 5-hydroxy-3-oxazoline 10 and the 5-methylidene-3-oxazoline 11 (Scheme 5).     

Flavonoids. 41. Stereospecific synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-c-3-substituted-t-3-methyl-r-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones

The synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-t-3-mesyloxy-c-3-methyl-r-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (1) is described. The reaction of mesylate 1 with various nucleophiles, first of all O- and N-nucleophiles, yields the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-c-3-substituted-t-3-methyl-r-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones 2b, 7b, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 18 . Azide 14 is a useful intermediate for the synthesis of flavonoids 15–17 .     

Studies on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part VI. The action of methyl salicylate on some 5-aminopyrazoles

Some 1-phenyl-3-R-5-aminopyrazoles reacted with methyl salicylate to give N-(1-phenyl-3-R-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-methoxybenzamides ( 3a,b,c ), 1-phenyl-2-methyl-3-R-salicyloilimino-3-pyrazolines ( 4a,b,c ) together with 1-phenyl-3-R-5-methylamino pyrazoles ( 5a,b,c ). The structures of the new compounds 3 and 4 were determined on the basis of analytical and spectroscopic data as well as on the acid hydrolysis products.     

Five-Membered 2,3-Dioxo Heterocycles: L. Synthesis and Thermolysis of 3-Aroyl- and 3-Hetaroyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]quinoxalin-1,2,4-triones

(Z)-3-Phenacylidene- and (Z)-3-hetaroylmethylidene-1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-2-ones react with oxalyl chloride to give 3-acyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,2,4-triones. Thermolysis of the latter generates acyl(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes which are stabilized via [4 + 2]-cyclodimerization followed by [1,3]-acylotropic shift to afford 4-acyl-3-acyloxy-2-(3-oxo-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)-6-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrido[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,5-diones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 1101–1108.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Bozdyreva, Smirnova, Maslivets.     

12. Anil-Synthese. 17. Mitteilung. Über die Herstellung von styryl-derivaten des 2-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazolo [1,5-a]pyridins

Preparation of styryl derivatives of 2-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazolo [1,5-a]pyridine 7-Methyl-2-phenyl- and 2-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-pyridines react with anils of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of dimethyl-formamide and potassium hydroxide at 20–45° to yield the 2-phenyl-7-styryl- and 2-(2-chloro-stilben-4-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazolo [1,5-a]pyridines respectively (‘Anil Synthesis’). Further, the Schiff's bases derived from o-chloroaniline and 2-(p-formyl-phenyl)- and 7-formyl-2-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazolo [1,5-a]pyridine yield, with methyl- and with p-tolyl-substituted heterocycles, the corresponding heterocyclic substituted styryl and stilbenyl derivatives.     

Addition of trimethylsilyl azide and of “mixed anhydrides” to the N-C(3) σ-bond in 3-substituted-1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

Trimethylsilyl azide adds smoothly to the highly strained N-C(3) σ-bond in 3-ethyl-1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]-butane ( 1 ) to afford an adduct, 2 , that reacts in situ with a variety of electrophilic reagents (i.e., ethyl chloroformate, p-toluenesulfonyl chloride, benzoyl chloride, acetyl chloride, and oxalyl chloride) to afford the corresponding N-substituted-3-azido-3-ethylazetidines 3–7 , respectively in 62–72% yield. Similarly, 1 reacts regiospecifically with “mixed anhydrides” (i.e., p-toluenesulfonyl acetate, methanesulfonyl acetate, and benzoyl trifluoromethanesulfonate) to afford the corresponding adducts, 8–10 , respectively) in 38–68% yield. Reaction of p-toluenesulfonyl azide with 1-aza-3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.0]butane ( 12 ) produces two products: N-(p-toluenesulfonyl-3-azido-3-phenylazetidine ( 13 , 15%) and a dimeric product, N-(N'-p-toluenesulfonyl-3′-phenyl-3′-azetidinyl)-3-azido-3-phenylazetidine ( 14 , 28%). Ethyl chloroformate adds to the N-C(3) σ-bond in 1-aza-3-(bromomethyl)bicyclo[1.1.0]butane ( 15 ) to afford N-carboethoxy-3-(bromomethyl)-3-chloroazetidine ( 16 ) in 73% yield.     

Reaktionen von o-Chinonen mit Aminen und Proteinen. 4. Mitteilung. 7a-Methyl-5,6-dioxo-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydroindol-Derivate aus 4-Methylbrenzcatechin und Enaminen

Reactions of o-Quinones with Amines and Proteins. 7a-Methyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahysroindole Derivatives from 4-Methylcatechol and Enamines Methyl l-[2′-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-7a-methyl-5,6-dioxo-5.6.7,7a-tetrahydro-indole-3-carboxylate ( 1 ) was isolated after the oxidation of 4-methylcatechol with silver ( 1 ) oxide in the presence of b?-alanine methyl ester in glacial acetic acid. The formation of 1 requires in situ dehydrogenation of the b?-aminocarboxylate and addition of the resulting enamine to 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone. Reaction of ethyl 3-(phenylamino)crotonate with 4-methyl-1,2-benzoquinone afforded ethyl 2,7a-dimethyl-5,6-dioxo-1-phenyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydroindole-3-carboxylate ( 6 ). Despite the fact that the yields are low, the addition of enamines to o-quinones represents an interesting novel extension of the Nenitzescu-reaction which is well known in the p-quinone series. Compound 1 may be considered as a novel model for the crosslinking of proteins by o-quinones. Formation of 1 was, however, not observed under physiological conditions.     

Studies on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part IV. Further investigation of the pschorr reaction with some pyrazole derivatives

Thermal decomposition of the diazonium sulfate derived from N-methyl-(1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-yl)-2-aminobenzamide afforded products formulated as 1-phenyl-3-methyl[2]benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazol-5-one (yield 10%), 1,4-dimethyl-3-phenylpyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinolin-5-one (yield 10%), N-methyl-(1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide (yield 8%) and 4′-hydroxy-2,3′-dimethyl-1′-phenylspiro[isoindoline-1,5′-[2]-pyrazolin]-3-one (yield 20%). Decomposition of the diazonium sulfate derived from N-methyl-(1,3-diphenylpyrazol-5-yl)-2-aminobenzamide gave products formulated as 7,9-dimethyldibenzo[e,g]pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3]-diazocin-10-(9H)one (yield 8%), 4-methyl-1,3-diphenylpyrazolo[3,4-c]isoquinolin-5-one (yield 7%) and 4′-hydroxy-2-methyl-1′,3′-diphenylspiro[isoindoline-1,5′-[2]pyrazolin]3-one (yield 10%). The spiro compounds 6a,b underwent thermal and acid-catalysed conversion into the hitherto unknown 2-benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazole ring system 7a,b in good yield. Analytical and spectral data are presented which supported the structures proposed.     

The structure of the diazonium coupling products of phenacyl thiocyanate and phenacyl selenocyanate with diazotized 3-phenyl-5-aminopyrazole

The reaction of diazotized 3-phenyl-5-aminopyrazole with phenacyl thiocyanate 1a and phenacyl selenocyanate 1b afforded directly 2-imino-3-(3-phenyl-5-pyrazolyl)-5-benzoyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazole monohydrate 9a and 2-imino-3-(3-phenyl-5-pyrazolyl)-5-benzoyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-selenadiazole monohydrate 9b , respectively. The products 9a and 9b were also obtained from the reaction of C-benzoyl-N-(3-phenyl-5-pyrazolyl)formohydrazidoyl bromide 10 with potassium thiocyanate and potassium selenocyanate, respectively. Acetylation, benzoylation, and nitrosation of 9 afforded the corresponding diacetyl, dibenzoyl, and nitroso derivatives 11-13 , respectively. Cyclization of C-benzoyl-N-(3-phenyl-5-pyrazolyl)-nitrilimine 6 was shown to give the pyrazolo [5,1-d]triazole 8 and not the pyrazolo[5,1-c]-as-triazine derivative 7 , as previously reported.