An efficient microwave assisted synthesis of novel class of Rhodanine derivatives as potential HIV-1 and JSP-1 inhibitors

(Z)-5-(2-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-oxoethylidene)-3-phenyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one (7a-q) derivatives have been synthesized by the condensation reaction of 3-phenyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-ones (3a-h) with suitably substituted 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoacetaldehyde (6a-d) under microwave condition. The thioxothiazolidine-4-ones were prepared from the corresponding aromatic amines (1a-e) and di-(carboxymethyl)-trithiocarbonyl (2). The aldehydes (6a-h) were synthesized from the corresponding acid chlorides (5a-d) using HSnBu₃.     

Cyclodimerization of phenyliodoacetylene with elemental tellurium: New pathway to 1.3-ditellurofulvenes

Thermal reaction between PhCCI and powdered Te afforded a mixture of (E)-4-iodo-2-(iodo(phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,3-ditellurofulvene (1) and (Z)-4-iodo-2-(iodo(phenyl)-5-phenyl-1-(diiodo),3-ditellurofulvene (2), which was subsequently reduced to (Z)-4-iodo-2-(iodo(phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,3-ditellurofulvene (3). Formation of 1 and 3 as the thermodynamically most stable products has been rationalized using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Molecular structures of 1-3 were established crystallographically. In the solid state the coordination sphere of both tellurium atoms in 2 is extended by weak intermolecular Te?π interactions with the solvate molecule of toluene which completes the pseudo-trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry around each Te atom and assembles 2 into the chains along the crystallographic c-axis.     

Pd(0) catalyzed three-five-component C-2-arylallylation of active methylene heterocycles: pyrazolones, oxazolones, isoxazolones and N,N′-dimethylbarbituric acid

A Pd(0) catalyzed three-five-component cascade involving an aryl iodide, allene and a heterocyclic pronucleophile is used to prepare 2-arylallyl derivatives (10-12 and 16-24) from 3-phenyl-5-isoxazolone (6) and 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazolin-5-one (7) in moderate yield. Similar cascade allylation of masked amino acids 4-methyl-2-phenyl-4H-oxazol-5-one (8a), 4-benzyl-2-phenyl-4H-oxazol-5-one (8b) and 4-isopropyl-2-phenyl-4H-oxazol-5-one (8c) gave analogous products (25-37) in good yield. N,N-Dimethylbarbiturates (38-49) are similarly prepared from N,N-dimethylbarbituric acid (9) in excellent yield.     

Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of activated benzenes with methyl (E)-2-oxo-4-aryl-3-butenoates catalyzed by [Pybox/Sc(OTf)3]

The asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction between methyl (E)-2-oxo-4-aryl-3-butenoates (1a-c) and activated benzenes (2a-d) has been efficiently catalyzed by the Sc^III triflate complex of (4′S,5′S)-2,6-bis[4′-(triisopropylsilyl) oxymethyl-5′-phenyl-1′,3′-oxazolin-2′-yl]pyridine (pybox 3). The 4,4-diaryl-2-oxo-butyric acid methyl esters (4) are usually formed in good yields and the enantioselectivity is up to 99% ee. The sense of the stereoinduction can be rationalized with the same octahedral complex (10) between 1, pybox 3 and Sc triflate already proposed for other reactions involving pyruvates, and catalyzed by the same complex.     

Synthesis of polyfunctionalized furans from 3-acetyl-1-aryl-2-pentene-1,4-diones

The BF₃-catalyzed cyclization of 3-acetyl-1-aryl-2-pentene-1,4-diones 1a-e in the presence of water in boiling tetrahydrofuran gave bis(3-acetyl-5-aryl-2-furyl)methanes 2a-e in 26-79% yields along with a small amount of 3-acetyl-5-aryl-2-methylfurans 3a-e. The exact structure of 2a was determined by X-ray crystallography. The use of a half volume of the solvent for the reaction of 1a resulted in the formation of 2,4-bis(3-acetyl-5-phenyl-2-furfuryl)-3-acetyl-5-phenylfuran (4) together with 2a and 3a. A similar reaction of 1a was carried out in the presence of 3-acetyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-2-methylfuran (3d) to afford 4-(3-acetyl-5-phenyl-2-furfuryl)-3-acetyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-2-methylfuran (5) in 49% yield. The BF₃-catalyzed reaction of 1a with 2,4-pentanedione in dry tetrahydrofuran at 23°C gave 3-(3-acetyl-5-phenyl-2-furfuryl)-4-hydroxy-3-penten-2-one (6a) and 3-(3-acetyl-2-methyl-4-phenyl-5-furyl)-4-hydroxy-3-penten-2-one (7a) in 66 and 24% yields, respectively. The product distribution depended on the reaction temperature. A similar reaction of 1b-e also yielded the corresponding trisubstituted furans 6b-e and tetrasubstituted furans 7b-e in good yields. These results suggested the presence of the furfuryl carbocation intermediate A during the reaction. The one-pot synthesis of 6a and 7a was also achieved by a similar reaction using phenylglyoxal. The deoxygenation of 1a with triphenylphosphine gave 3a in 88% yield, while 1a was treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid to yield 3-acetyl-2-chloromethyl-5-phenylfuran (8) which was quantitatively transformed in ethanol into 3-acetyl-2-ethoxymethyl-5-phenylfuran (9) and in water into 3-acetyl-5-phenylfurfuryl alcohol (10), respectively. In addition, the Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopantadiene with 1a gave the corresponding [4+2] cycloaddition products 11 and 12.     

The reaction of 2-(1-hydropolyfluoro-1-alkenyl)-4H-3,1-benzoxin-4-ones with dinucleophilic reagents: a convenient route to fluoroalkylated nitrogen-containing tricyclic compounds

The reactions of 2-(1-hydropolyfluoro-1-alkenyl)-4H-3,1-benzoxin-4-ones (2) with hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine were investigated. The reaction of 2 with hydrazine hydrate in ethanol under reflux condition readily gave 2-fluoroalkyl-4H-pyrazolo[5,1-b]quinazolin-9-ones (3) in high yields. The reaction of 2 with phenyl hydrazine, however, resulted in the formation of 2-(2-phenyl-5-fluoroalkyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl) benzoic acids (7). Further treatment of 7 with PPA gave 1-phenyl-4,9-dihydro-3-fluoroalkyl-1H-pyrozolo[3,4-b]quinolin-4-ones (4) in 65-80% overall yields.     

Synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates, a new triazafulvalene system

(2E,3Z)-2-(1-Methyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-ylidene)-3-[(arylamino- or heteroarylamino)methylene]succinate 5 obtained by [2+2] cycloaddition of (5Z)-5-[(dimethylamino)methylene]-3-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (1) and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (2) followed by substitution of the dimethylamino group with aromatic or heteroaromatic amines, afforded by heating in ethanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide, potassium salts 6. Acidification of 6 with hydrochloric acid afforded mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-isomers of methyl 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates. On the other hand, alkylation of compounds 6 with methyl iodide or benzyl bromide produced the corresponding methyl (E)-4-(2-methoxy- or 2-benzyloxy-1-methyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-4(5H)-ylidene)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylates 9, derivatives of a new triazafulvalene system.     

Nickel-catalyzed multi-component connection reaction of isoprene, aldimines (lactamines), and diphenylzinc

Ni(acac)₂ catalyzes the four-component connection reaction of diphenylzinc, isoprene, aromatic aldehydes, and aromatic amines in this order and provides stereochemically homogeneous (E)-1-arylamino-1-aryl-3-methyl-5-phenyl-3-pentenes (1) in excellent yields. Aliphatic aldehydes react similarly and give (E)-1-arylamino-1-alkyl-3-methyl-5-phenyl-3-pentenes (1) in slightly reduced yields. When the alkyl groups are bulky, in addition to 1 are formed (E)-1-arylamino-1-alkyl-4-methyl-5-phenyl-3-pentenes (1′) as the minor products. Lactamines prepared in situ from five- and six-membered lactols and aromatic amines are more reactive than alkyl aldehyde aldimines and furnish (E)-4-arylamino-6-methyl-8-phenyl-6-octen-1-ols (4) and (E)-5-arylamino-7-methyl-9- phenyl-7-nonen-1-ols (5), respectively, in good yields with excellent E-stereoselectivity.     

Silicon-carbon unsaturated compounds. 73. Photolysis of cis- and trans-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane in the presence of tert-butyl alcohol and acetone

Irradiation of cis-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane (1a) in the presence of tert-butyl alcohol in hexane with a low-pressure mercury lamp bearing a Vycor filter proceeded with high stereospecificity to give cis-2,3-benzo-1-tert-butoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (2a), in 33% isolated yield, together with a 15% yield of 1-[(tert-butoxy)methylphenylsilyl]-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane (3). The photolysis of trans-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-disilacyclohexane (1b) with tert-butyl alcohol under the same conditions gave stereospecifically trans-2,3-benzo-1-tert-butoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (2b) in 41% isolated yield, along with a 12% yield of 3. Similar photolysis of 1a and 1b with tert-butyl alcohol-d₁ produced 2a and 2b, respectively, in addition to 1-[(tert-butoxy)(monodeuteriomethyl)(phenyl)silyl]-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane. When 1a and 1b were photolyzed with acetone in a hexane solution, cis- and trans-2,3-benzo-1-isopropoxy-1,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4-disilacyclooct-2-ene (4a and 4b) were obtained in 25% and 23% isolated yield. In both photolyses, 1-(hydroxymethylphenylsilyl)-4-(methylphenylsilyl)butane (5) was also isolated in 4% and 5% yield, respectively. The photolysis of 1a with acetone-d₆ under the same conditions gave 4a-d₆ and 5-d₁ in 18% and 4% yields.     

A non-catalytic regioselective approach to the synthesis of (E)-stilbenes from suitably functionalized 2H-pyran-2-ones

Highly functionalized (E)-stilbenes 3a-m and 4-aryl-6-styryl-pyran-2-ylidineacetonitriles 4a-b have been prepared and delineated through the ring transformation of 6-aryl-3,4-disubstituted-2H-pyran-2-ones 1 with commercially available (E/Z)-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one 2 without the use of any catalyst.     

On the application of the extended Fujita-Nishioka equation to polysubstituted systems. A kinetic study of the rearrangement of several poly-substituted Z-arylhydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole into 2-aryl-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-1,2,3-triazoles in dioxane/water

The rearrangement rates of several di-, tri-, tetra- or penta-substituted Z-arylhydrazones of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (1a-18a) into the relevant 2-aryl-4-benzoylamino-5-phenyl-1,2,3-triazoles (1b-18b) have been determined in 1:1 (v:v) dioxane/water in a wide range of pS⁺ (3.80-12.50) at different temperatures. The kinetic data obtained have been correlated with those previously collected for the rearrangement of ortho-, meta- and para-substituted Z-arylhydrazones (19a-38a) by means of an extension of the linear free-energy relationship (LFER) proposed by Fujita and Nishioka, thus considering steric (E_s) and field (F_o) proximity effects in addition to the normal electronic effects (σ_o,m,p). Excellent correlation coefficients have been calculated (R≥0.999), with susceptibility constants (ρ, δ and f) close to those previously obtained for 19a-38a, when only excluding data for the 2,6-bis-ortho-substituted Z-arylhydrazones 11a and 16-18a, which show a reactivity much higher than foreseeable, evidencing the first case of ‘steric acceleration’ in mononuclear rearrangements of heterocycles. A rationale for such a behaviour is proposed.     

Control of electron demand in the cycloadditions of 2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-ones

3-Methoxy-5-chloro-6-methyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 4, 3-methoxy-5-chloro-6-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 5, 3-phenylsulfenyl-5-chloro-6-methyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 6, and 3-phenylsulfenyl-5-chloro-6-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 7, are ambident dienes and undergo Diels-Alder cycloadditions with electron neutral, rich and deficient dienophiles.     

Increasing the antibacterial activity of gallium(III) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa upon coordination to pyridine-derived thiosemicarbazones

Reaction of N(4)-phenyl-2-formylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Fo4Ph), N(4)-phenyl-2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Ac4Ph) and N(4)-phenyl-2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Bz4Ph) with gallium nitrate gave [Ga(H2Fo4Ph)₂](NO₃)₃ (1), [Ga(2Ac4Ph)₂]NO₃ (2) and [Ga(2Bz4Ph)₂]NO₃ (3). In all complexes coordination of the thiosemicarbazone via the N_py–N–S chelating system occurs. In 1 the thiosemicarbazone acts as a neutral ligand while in 2 and 3 the ligand is anionic. Upon slow diffusion of 2 in DMSO [Ga(2Ac4Ph)₂]NO₃·DMSO (2a) was formed. The crystal structure of 2a was determined. Upon coordination the antibacterial activity of both gallium and thiosemicarbazones against Pseudomonas aeruginosa significantly increases.     

2(H)-1,4-Oxazin-2-ones as ambident azadienes

3,5-Dichloro-6-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 3, 5-chloro-3,6-dimethyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 4, 5-chloro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 5 and 5-chloro-3,6-diphenyl-2(H)-1,4-oxazin-2-one 7, are ambident azadienes reacting efficiently and selectively with both electron rich and electron poor dienophiles.     

First cross-coupling reactions on halogenated 1H-1,2,4-triazole nucleosides

The halogenated 1H-1,2,4-triazole glycosides 6-10 were synthesized by BF₃-activated glycosylation of 3(5)-chloro-1,2,4-triazole (2), 3,5-dichloro-1,2,4-triazole (3), 3,5-dibromo-1,2,4-triazole (4), and 3(5)-bromo-5(3)-chloro-1,2,4-triazole (5) with 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranose (1). The β-anomeric major products 3-chloro-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (6β), 3,5-dichloro-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (7β), and 3,5-dibromo-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (8β) were used as starting materials for transition metal catalyzed C-C-coupling reactions. Arylations of the triazole ring of 7β, and 8β were successful in 5-position with phenylboronic acid, 4-vinylphenylboronic acid, and 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid, respectively, under Suzuki cross-coupling conditions (products 11-17). Moreover, a Cu-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of 8β is reported with 1-iodo-perfluorohexane yielding 3-perfluorohexyl-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (18). Compound 18 was depivaloylated to the trihydroxy derivative 19. The copper-mediated reaction of 8β with Rupert's reagent gave the bis(3-bromo-1-(2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-β-d-xylopyranosyl)-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl) (20).     

The reaction of 4-amino-2-oxazolines with isocyanates and isothiocyanates. Synthesis and X-ray structures of polysubstituted 2-imidazolidinones, 1,3-oxazolidines and 1,3-thiazolidines

Reactions of 4-alkylamino-2-phenyl-2-oxazolines 1 with isocyanates and isothiocyanates provide unprecedented efficient and regioselective heterocycle-heterocycle transformations. Compounds 1 reacted rapidly with tosyl isocyanate yielding directly 3-alkyl-4-benzamido-1-tosyl-2-imidazolidinones 4 in almost quantitative yields. The corresponding ureido intermediates 2 were not isolable species. However, the reactions with non-sulfonylated isocyanates or isothiocyanates were slower, leading to the expected ureido and thioureido derivatives 5, which were easily and efficiently transformed to either polysubstituted 2-imino-1,3-oxazolidine or 2-imino-1,3-thiazolidine hydrochlorides 7, respectively, by treatment with hydrochloric acid. The possible reasons for this disparity in chemical behaviour are discussed. X-ray crystallographic structures for 4-benzamido-3-methyl-1-tosyl-2-imidazolidinone 4b, 4-[1-isopropyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)ureido]-2-phenyl-2-oxazoline 5e, (Z)-3-benzyl-4-benzamido-2-phenylimino-1,3-oxazolidine hydrochloride 7a and (Z)-3-benzyl-4-benzamido-2-phenylimino-1,3-thiazolidine hydrochloride 7b have been determined.     

Reactions of azulene and guaiazulene with all-trans-retinal and trans-cinnamaldehyde: comparative studies on spectroscopic, chemical, and electrochemical properties of monocarbenium-ions stabilized by expanded π-electron systems with an azulenyl or 3-guaiazulenyl group

Reaction of azulene (1) with all-trans-retinal in diethyl ether in the presence of hexafluorophosphoric acid at −10 °C for 1 h in a dark room gives the corresponding monocarbenium-ion compound, (2E,4E,6E,8E)-1-azulenyl-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ylium hexafluorophosphate (3), in 74% isolated yield. The spectroscopic, chemical, and electrochemical properties of 3 compared with those of the previously-documented (2E,4E,6E,8E)-1-(3-guaiazulenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ylium hexafluorophosphate (4) are reported. Along with the above delocalized monocarbenium-ion compounds 3 and 4, stabilized by the expanded π-electron systems possessing an azulenyl (or 3-guaiazulenyl) group, an efficient preparation as well as the spectroscopic, chemical, and electrochemical properties of (2E)-1-azulenyl-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ylium and (2E)-1-(3-guaiazulenyl)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ylium hexafluorophosphates (5 and 6) (90 and 96% isolated yields), having a similar partial structure [i.e., the (2E)-1-azulenyl-2-propen-1-ylium-ion or (2E)-1-(3-guaiazulenyl)-2-propen-1-ylium-ion part] to those of 3 and 4, is documented. Moreover, the crystal structure of 6, whose carbenium-ion framework is planar, is shown.     

New possibilities of 1,2,4-triazines functionalization: first examples of synthesis and structure of boron-containing 1,2,4-triazines

By oxidation of 3-thioderivatives of 1,2,4-triazine 1a,b 3-alkylsulfonic derivatives 2a,b were obtained. Interaction of the sulfonic derivative 2a with indole leads to 3-oxo-5-indolyl-5-phenyl-as-triazine 4. The sulfone 2a reacts with 1-ethyl-2,6-dimethylquinolinium iodide to give 3-(1-ethyl-6-methyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline-2-methylene)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazine 5. The 3-morpholino- 3 and 3-thioderivatives 6, 7a,b of as-triazine were obtained by interaction of the sulfone 2 with morpholine and organic boron-containing thiols. The crystal structure of boron-containing derivative of as-triazine 7b was investigated by X-ray analysis.     

Syntheses of metabolites of ethyl 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate (TAK-603)

Convenient and efficient syntheses of ethyl 4-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate (1d) and 10-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-7,8-dimethoxy-2H-pyridazino[4,5-b]quinolin-1-one (1e), metabolites of TAK-603 (1), have been achieved. Use of the methanesulfonyl as a protective group of the phenolic hydroxy for Friedel-Crafts reaction enabled a new simpler synthetic route of 1d in high yield. Chloromethyl derivative (23) was converted to formyl derivative (32) using the Kröhnke reaction, followed by cyclization with hydrazine, which formed a novel compound 1e.     

Syntheses of rac/meso-{PhP(3-t-Bu-C5H3)2}-Zr{RN(CH2)3NR}, structural analyses of rac-{PhP(3-t-Bu-C5H3)2}Zr{RN(CH2)3NR} (where R is SiMe3 or Ph), and meso to rac isomerization

Syntheses of rac/meso-{PhP(3-t-Bu-C₅H₃)₂}Zr{Me₃SiN(CH₂)₃NSiMe₃} (rac-3/meso-3) and rac/meso-{PhP(3-t-Bu-C₅H₃)₂}Zr{PhN(CH₂)₃NPh} (rac-4/meso-4) were achieved by metallation of K₂[PhP(3-t-Bu-C₅H₃)₂] · 1.3 THF (2) with Zr{RN(CH₂)₃NR}Cl₂(THF)₂ (where R = SiMe₃ or Ph, respectively) using ethereal solvent. These isomeric pairs were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C{¹H}, and ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectroscopy; rac-3 and rac-4 were also examined via single crystal X-ray crystallography. The structures of rac-3 and rac-4 are notable in the tendency of the cyclopentadienyl rings towards η³ coordination. While isolated samples of rac-3/meso-3 and rac-4/meso-4 slowly isomerize in tetrahydrofuran-d₈ to equilibrium ratios, the isomerization rate for 3 is more than 15-fold greater than that for 4. In addition, equilibrium ratios are rapidly reached when isolated samples of rac-3/meso-3 and rac-4/meso-4 are exposed to tetrabutylammonium chloride in tetrahydrofuran-d₈ solvent. We propose that a nucleophile (either chloride or the phosphine interannular linker) brings about dissociation of one cyclopentadienyl ring, thus promoting the rac/meso isomerization mechanism.