One-pot regioselective annulation toward 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazine scaffolds under controlled microwave heating

An efficient and general synthesis of 2-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazines under controlled microwave heating has been established. It consists of a microwave-assisted reductive N-arylmethylation of substituted 2-aminophenols with aromatic aldehydes followed by a one-pot base-mediated regioselective O-alkylation of the N-arylmethyl-2-aminophenols with 2-bromoalkanoates to give the acyclic intermediates, which cyclize spontaneously to furnish the benzoxazine scaffolds in good to excellent yields. It was found that microwave heating over 180 °C was necessary for ring closure of the acyclic intermediates possessing an electron-withdrawing group.     

Microwave-assisted one-pot U-4CR and intramolecular O-alkylation toward heterocyclic scaffolds

The one-pot U-4CR and intramolecular O-alkylation sequence starting from 2-aminophenols in combination with α-bromoalkanoic acids, aldehydes, and isocyanides under controlled microwave heating has been established for a rapid access to highly functionalized 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazines. With appropriate substitutions on the 1,4-benzoxazines, a microwave-assisted Cu-catalyzed intramolecular amidation was performed to furnish a novel class of heterocyclic conjugates of 1,4-benzoxazines with a 2-oxindole linked through a C-N single bond.     

Synthesis of alkyl 4-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylates as peptidomimetic building blocks

A general synthesis of new alkyl 4-alkyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylate peptidomimetic building blocks from the corresponding alkyl 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylates through carbanion oxidation is described.     

Synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives by the reaction of 2-chloro-1,4-benzothiazin-3-ones with ‘push-pull’ enamines

The reaction of 2-chloro-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines with ‘push-pull’ enamines was investigated. The reaction with the enamines occurs at the β-carbon atom in the presence of a small excess of triethylamine. As a result, a set of 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl derivatives of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and benzothiazinone spiro derivatives was prepared. On acidic hydrolysis of ethyl 2-ethyl-3-(methylimino)-2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-yl)butanoate, a new rearrangement affording ethyl 11-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2,5-methano-6,1,3-benzothiadiazocine-11-carboxylate was discovered. A plausible mechanism and factors influencing the course of the reaction are discussed.     

Synthesis of substituted 4-(3-alkyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines and 4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines

Substituted 2H-1,4-benzoxazines were synthesized from substituted 2-amino phenols and 1,2-dibromoethane using K₂CO₃ in good to excellent yields. The cyclized products were further reacted with alkyl bromides to obtain the desired N-substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines.     

Increasing appendage diversity on 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazines via Aphos–Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl chlorides

A library of 32 members of 3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-1,4-benzoxazines has been synthesized from two substituted 2-aminophenols via microwave-assisted one-pot regioselective annulation of 2-bromoalkanoates and subsequent Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of the chloro-substituted scaffolds. The latter transformation was carried out using our Aphos–Pd(OAc)₂ catalyst and the coupling of the aryl chlorides with arylboronic acids proceeded under mild reaction conditions at 60–80 °C in THF–H₂O (10:1) in the presence of K₃PO₄·3H₂O as the base to furnish the corresponding biaryl products in 80–98% yields.     

Totally regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (E)-3-arylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines under palladium catalyst

A new, one-pot palladium catalyzed reaction has been developed for the general synthesis of (E)-3-arylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines at room temperature. The reaction procedure tolerates various functional groups. The method is characterized by regio- and stereoselectivity, operational simplicity, mild reaction conditions, and short reaction time.     

Efficient synthesis of functionalized spiro-2,5-dihydro-1,2-λ-oxaphospholes

The reaction of ethyl propiolate with triphenylphosphine (Ph₃P) in the presence of N-alkylisatins led to ethyl 2,2,2-triphenyl-2,5-dihydro-1,2-λ⁵-oxaphosphole-4-carboxylate-spiro-1-alkyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ones in good yield. The reaction of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates with Ph₃P in the presence of N-alkylisatins led to dialkyl 2,2,2-triphenyl-2,5-dihydro-1,2-λ⁵-oxaphosphole-3,4-dicarboxylate-spiro-1-alkyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ones and alkyl 4-(alkoxy)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-3-furancarboxylate-spiro-1-alkyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ones.     

Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation leading to heterocyclic structures with two heteroatoms: a highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-4-alkyl-2-alkyl(aryl)idene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines and (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines.

A highly convenient method has been developed for the synthesis of (Z)-4-alkyl-2-alkyl(aryl)idene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 9 and (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 34-38 through palladium-copper-catalyzed reactions. Aryl halides 7 reacted with 2-[N-alkyl(benzyl)-N-prop-2'-ynyl]aminophenyl tosylate 6 in the presence of (PPh3)2PdCl2 (3 mol %), CuI(5 mol %) in triethylamine at room temperature to yield 2-[N-alkyl(benzyl)-N-(3-aryl-prop-2'-ynyl)]-aminophenyl tosylates 8 in extremely good yields (72-96%). The latter could then be cyclized with KOH in ethanol-water to Z-9 in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner. Similarly, palladium-copper-catalyzed reaction of 2-(prop-2'-ynyloxy)aniline (21) with aryl iodides 7 led to 22-26 which after tosylation and cyclization with cuprous iodide in CH3CN in the presence of K2CO3 and Bu4-NBr led to the (Z)-3-alkyl(aryl)idene-4-tosyl 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 34-38 in good overall yields. The Z-stereochemistry of the products was established from 1H NMR spectra, 3JCH values (between vinylic proton and methylenic carbon of the heterocyclic ring), NOE experiments, and X-ray analysis. The method was also found to be suitable for the synthesis of bis(benzoxazinylated) derivatives 17, 39, and 2-alkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines 18. Our method for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines is highly efficacious, using easily available starting materials under very mild conditions. Also the synthesis of some novel 5-substituted uracil derivatives 40 and 41 containing the benzoxazinyl moiety and of potential biological interest is being reported.     

Two directions of the reaction of 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxoalka-2,4-dienoic acid esters with anthranilic acid hydrazide

Methyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxoalka-2,4-dienoates reacted with anthranilic acid hydrazide to give methyl [5-alkyl-1-(2-aminobenzamido)-2-hydroxy-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]acetates. The reaction of anthranilic acid hydrazide with ethyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate afforded ethyl (2Z)-(3a-hydroxy-2-methyl-10-oxo-3,3a,5,10-tetrahydro-4H-pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-ylidene)acetate as solvate with one methanol molecule. The structure of the isolated compounds was determined on the basis of IR and NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction data.     

Stereoselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-methyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylic acids, -carboxylates and -carboxamides

(R)-Monomethyl 2-methyl-2-(2-nitrophenoxy)malonates obtained by PLE catalyzed hydrolysis of the corresponding dimethyl malonates undergo solvent-dependent enantioselective cyclization to afford (R)-methyl 2-methyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylates and (S)-2-methyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-2-carboxylic acids, respectively. These compounds are easily converted to enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure carboxamides, which are used as peptidomimetic building blocks.     

A new course of the Perkin cyclization of 2-(2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxy)alkanoic acids. Synthesis of 2-alkyl-7-methoxy-5-nitrobenzo[b]furans

2-Alkyl-7-methoxy-5-nitrobenzo[b]furan, 2-alkyl-9-methoxy-7-nitro-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-5H-benzo[e][1,4]-dioxepin-5-yl acetate and 2-alkyl-5-hydroxy-9-methoxy-7-nitro-5H-benzo[e][1,4]-dioxepin-3-one were formed as a result of the cyclization of 2-(2-formyl-6-methoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)alkanoic acids under classical Perkin reaction conditions. The products were characterized by spectroscopic methods and the mechanism of the cyclization is discussed.     

Palladium-catalyzed regiospecific tandem allylation of 2-aminophenols using 2-butene-1,4-diol

The direct activation of C-O bonds in 2-butene-1,4-diol by palladium complexes has been accelerated by carrying out the reactions in the presence of a titanium reagent. Palladium-catalyzed regiospecific tandem allylation of 2-aminophenols with 2-butene-1,4-diol leads to 3,4-dihydro-2-vinyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazines.     

A palladium-catalyzed facile and general method for the stereoselective synthesis of (E)-3-arylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines and their naphthoxazine analogues

Palladium-catalyzed cyclocondensation of an aryl iodide with N-tosyl-2-(prop-2′-ynyloxy)aniline at room temperature is shown to constitute a convenient general method for the synthesis of (E)-3-arylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines in moderate to very good yields. The method could also be extended to the synthesis of (E)-3-arylidene-2H-naphth[1,2-b][1,4]oxazines. The regio- and stereo-selectivity of the process, short reaction time, operational simplicity, and use of inexpensive starting materials represent its attractive features.     

Oxidation and photochemical reactions of 3-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazines

3-Phenyl-2H-1, 4-benzoxazines 4-oxides are light sensitive compounds, irradiation leads to 3-phenyl-2H-1,4-benoxazines and to their 3-oxidized derivatives, whenever possible. Intermediate oxaziridines are formed during the photolysis and transformed into stable nitroxide radicals. The structure of these radicals was confirmed through peracid oxidation of 3-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazines and 3-phenyl-3, 4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazines. A reaction mechanism is proposed on the basis of experimental observations.     

A tandem multi-component synthesis of 5,7-diaryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b][1,4]thiazin-2(3H)-ones

The five-component reaction of ethyl 2-[(2-oxopropyl)sulfanyl]acetate, aromatic aldehydes, and ammonium acetate affords two diastereomers of 5,7-diaryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b][1,4]thiazin-2(3H)-ones via a novel tandem Mannich-enamine-substitution sequence. Presumably, they are generated from ethyl 2-[(4-oxo-2,6-diaryl-3-piperidinyl)sulfanyl]acetates. During the formation of the trans-5,7-diaryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b][1,4]-thiazin-2(3H)-ones from ethyl 2-[(4-oxo-2,6-diaryl-3-piperidinyl)sulfanyl]acetates, the configuration at the carbon bearing an aryl group adjacent to the enamide CC double bond is inverted via ring opening and closure. When o-substituted benzaldehydes were employed in this reaction, 5,7-diaryl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b][1,4]thiazin-2(3H)-ones were obtained via air oxidation, along with trans-5,7-diaryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b][1,4]-thiazin-2(3H)-ones.     

Reactions of 5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-ones with methylamine

5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one reacts with methylamine to give methylammonium 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-olate, regardless of the solvent. The reaction of 3-acetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one with the same amine in ethanol or acetonitrile leads to the formation of methylammonium 3-acetyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-olate, while in dimethyl sulfoxide 5,6,8-trifluoro-7-methylamino-3-(1-methylaminoethylidene)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-2,4-dione is formed. The latter is also formed in the reaction of 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-4-hydroxy-3-(1-iminoethyl)-2H-chromen-2-one with methylamine in DMSO, whereas in ethanol and acetonitrile 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-3-(1-methylaminoethylidene)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-2,4-dione is obtained. 5,6,7,8-Tetrafluoro-3-(1-methylaminoethylidene)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-2,4-dione reacts with methylamine, yielding 7-mono-or 5,7-bis(methylamino)-substituted derivatives.     

Tetracarbonyl Systems: VII. Reactions of 1,3,4,6-Tetracarbonyl Compounds with o-Aminothiophenol in the Synthesis of Regioisomeric 3(2)-Aroylmethylene-1,4-benzothiazin-2(3)ones

In reaction of 1,6-diaryl-3,4-dihydroxy-2,4-hexadiene-1,6-diones with o-aminothiophenol (3Z)-3-aroylmethylene-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-2-ones were obtained in a preparative yield. In solution of the latter compounds an enamine-imine tautomerism was observed. In reaction of ethyl esters or amides of 2-substituted 6-aryl-3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxo-2,4-hexadienoic acids with the o-aminothiophenol regioisomeric 2-aroylmethylene-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-ones were formed.     

Reaction of methyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxo-2,4-alkadienoates with 2-aminophenol

Methyl [(3Z)-2-hydroxy-3-(2-oxoalkylidene)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-2-yl]acetates were prepared by reacting methyl 3,4-dihydroxy-6-oxo-2,4-alkadienoates with 2-aminophenol.     

Synthesis of phosphorylated isoindolinone derivatives

The synthesis of diethyl [2-(2-alkyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)ethyl]phosphonates and diethyl [3-(2-alkyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)propyl]phosphonates, via metallation (sec-BuLi) of N-substituted isoindolin-1-ones and then the reaction of the generated lithiated species 4 with diethyl vinylphosphonate or diethyl 3-bromopropylphosphonate, respectively, is described.