Synthesis of Hexahydro-1H-pyrido[3,2-c]azepines as Hypotensive Agents of Expected Calcium-Channel Blocking Activity

Michael addition reaction of 3-(4-fluorophenylamino)-2-cyclohexenone and its 5,5-dimethyl derivative to the acrylonitrile derivatives afforded the novel hexahydroquinolines. The target hexahydro-1H-pyrido[3,2-c]azepine derivatives were obtained via ring enlargement of the corresponding hexahydroquinolines under Schmedt conditions. Some novel pyrido[3,2-c]azepines showed hypotensive activity in vivo on normotensive anaesthetized male adult albino rats and their effects on the ventricular contraction and auricular rate of isolated rabbit hearts using Langendorff’s method and nefidipine as a reference drug were studied. Compounds 29 and 36 which bear some structural similarities to nefidipine exhibited the highest hypotensive activity and negative inotropic as well as chronotropic activities.     

Tandem transformations of tetrahydropyrrolo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyridines under the action of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. A novel route to pyrrolo[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]azocines

Reactions of substituted tetrahydropyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridines with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in protic and aprotic solvents were studied. A novel single-step method for the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-d]azocine derivatives was developed. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2513–2519, November, 2005.     

New mesoionic systems of azolopyridine series 2. Synthesis,structures, and biological activity of 2-aminothiazolo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]pyridinium salts and thiazolo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]pyridinium 2-imidates

A new procedure was developed for the synthesis of 2-aminothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium salts 8 by the reaction of 2-halo-N-phenacylpyridinium salts with KSCN. The anion compositions of salts 8 were studied by ion chromatography. Acylation of salts 8 afforded representatives of the previously unknown bicyclic mesoionic thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium 2-imidate system 9. The three-dimensional structures of 2-amino-3-(p-bromobenzoyl)thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium thiocyanate and N-trifluoroacetyl-3-(p-nitrobenzoyl)thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium 2-imidate were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 226–232, January, 2005.     

5-Arylidene Derivatives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Meldrum</Emphasis>’s Acid as Synthons in Pyrano[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyran Synthesis

Summary. The reactions of 5-arylidene derivatives of Meldrum’s acid with ethyl vinyl ether or N-vinyl-2-oxazolidinone yielded trans-trans-(2,4:4,7)-pyrano[4,3-b]pyrans, cis-trans-(2,4:4,7)-pyrano[4,3-b]pyrans, or diastereoisomeric mixtures of pyrano[4,3-b]pyrans and reactions with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran afforded Michael adducts. The reactions of 5-arylidene derivatives of Meldrum’s acid with cyanoacetic acid derivatives do not provide appropriate pyrans.     

Perhydrofuro[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]-, perhydropyrano[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]-, and 4-ethoxy-2-(5-R-furan-2-yl)tetrahydroquinolines. Synthesis and transformations

Partly hydrogenated 2-[5-methyl(bromo, nitro)furan-2-yl]-substituted furo[3,2-c]quinolines, pyrano-[3,2-c]quinolines, and 4-ethoxyquinolines were synthesized by the imino Diels-Alder (Povarov) reaction. Cycloadditions of these compounds with maleic, citraconic, and dibromomaleic anhydrides, as well as with acryloyl, methacryloyl, and cinnamoyl chlorides led to the formation of substituted epoxyisoindolo[2,1-a]-quinolines and -quinolinecarboxylic acids. Oxidation of the double C=C bond in the adducts, esterification of the carboxy group, and aromatization of the 7-oxabicycloheptene fragment were accomplished.     

Synthesis of 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyridine derivatives

2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one (I) was prepared by a three-step synthesis. Its reaction with phosphorus sulfide rendered thione II which was methylated to 2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-methylsulfanylfuro[3,2-c]pyridine (III). 5-Methyl-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one (IV) was obtained by the reaction of I with methyl iodide in PTC conditions. The chlorine atom in derivate V was replaced with heterocyclic secondary amines via nucleophilic substitution and 4-substituted furopyridines VIa and VIb were thus prepared. 2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-carboxylic acid (VII) was obtained by hydrolysis of the corresponding carbonitrile Va.     

Reactions of substituted furo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyrrole-5-carboxhydrazides and their biological activity

The reactions of substituted furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxhydrazides 1 with 5-arylfuran-2-carboxaldehydes 2, 4,5-disubstituted furan-2-carboxaldehydes 3 and thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde 4 has been studied. The advantage of microwave irradiation on some of these reactions was reflected in the reduced reaction time and increased yields. Reactions of 1 with 4-substituted 1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-ones 11 led to diacylhydrazines 13 or to imidazole derivatives 14 depending on the temperature. 1,2,4-Triazole-3-thione 17 was synthesized by two-step reaction of 1 with phenylisothiocyanate and subsequent base-catalyzed cyclization of thiosemicarbazide 16. The effects of hydrazones 5–10 on inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport in spinach chloroplasts and chlorophyll content in the antialgal suspensions of Chlorella vulgaris were investigated.     

Synthesis and properties of pyrimido[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]- and pyrido[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>]carbazole derivatives

Methods for the synthesis of substituted pyrimido [4,5-a]- and pyrido[4,3-a]carbazoles were proposed. Condensation of 2-(dimethylaminomethylene)-6-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-one with guanidine and thiourea afforded 2-amino-8-methyl-6,11-dihydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-a]carbazole and 8-methyl-3,5,6,11-tetrahydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-a]carbazole-2-thione, respectively. The reaction of cyano(6-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-ylidene)acetamide with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal gave N-(dimethylamino-methylene)cyano(6-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-1-ylidene)acetamide. Cyclization of the latter yielded 1-cyano-8-methyl-3,5,6,11-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,3-a]carbazol-2-one.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2740–2744, December, 2004.     

Dihydrofuran ring opening in the reactions of 2,3- dihydrofuro[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]coumarin-3-one with arylhydrazines

2,3-Dihydrofuro[3,2-c]coumarin-3-one reacts with arylhydrazines via two routes. The corresponding hydrazones are formed from arylhydrazines in alcohol and nitrophenylhydrazines in acetic acid or toluene. With phenylhydrazine and para-tolylhydrazine in toluene, 2,3-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]coumarin-3-one reacts unusually undergoing dihydrofuran ring opening and the formation of the corresponding 3-(2-imino-1-(2-arylhydrazinyl)ethylidene)-chromane-2,4-diones. The solvatochromic properties of the synthesized compounds were studied using electronic absorption spectra and quantum chemical calculations.     

Alternative Routes to the Pyrazolo[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis>][1,2,4]triazolo-[1,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyrimidine System

Formimidic acid esters derived from 1-substituted 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitriles reacted with carboxylic acid hydrazides on heating to give 2,7-disubstituted pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine derivatives as a result of double heterocyclization. The same compounds were obtained by thermal recyclization of 1-aroyl-2-(1-R-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazines.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2005, pp. 934–938.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Tyurin, Vorob’ev, Minyaeva, Krasnikov, Mezheritskii.     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis>][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyrimidines

Starting from 1,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ones, a synthesis pathway to the tricyclic pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines is described. Reaction of 1,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-d] pyrimidin-4-ones with phosphoryl chloride afforded the corresponding 4-chloro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines. Treatment of these compounds with hydrazine hydrate at reflux temperature gave the hydrazino derivatives, which were subsequently cyclized to the titled compounds on heating with orthoesters in ethanol. Correspondence: Abolghasem Davoodnia, Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad 91735-413, Iran.     

Ionic Liquid Promoted One-Pot Synthesis of Furo[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]pyrimidine-2,4(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-diones

Summary. The three-component condensation of aldehyde, N,N′-dimethylbarbituric acid and alkyl or aryl isocyanide afforded the corresponding furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide as an ionic liquid in high yields at room temperature within several minutes.     

Supramolecular isomerism in the hydrogen-bonded network of (5<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,10<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-3,8-dihydroxy-5,10-diethoxy-5,10-dihydrochromeno[5,4,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">cde</Emphasis>]chromene monohydrate

A new compound (5R, 10R)-3,8-dihydroxy-5,10-diethoxy-5,10-dihydrochromeno[5,4,3-cde]chromene monohydrate was obtained from 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in aerobic basic aqueous ethanol solution in the presence of manganese chloride and triethylamine and crystallized in orthorhombic P2₁2₁2₁ space group (denoted as 1). When 1 was recrystallized from aqueous methanol, it was transformed to another crystal (2) with the same composition but in P2₁/n space group. The drastic difference in the extensive hydrogen bond network makes 1 a 3D and 2 a 2D infinite supramolecular structure, respectively.     

4,5-Diamino-1-phenyl-1,7-dihydro-6<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazolo[3,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridin-6-one in the synthesis of fused tricyclic systems

Starting from the substituted 4,5-diaminopyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine, derivatives of a number of tricyclic systems, viz., imidazo[4,5-d]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine, pyrazolo[3,4-b][1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-d]pyridine, pyrazolo[3,4-b][1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyridine, and [1,3]oxazolo[5,4-b]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyridine, were synthesized and reaction schemes for the processes were proposed.     

Plant coumarins. 4.* Synthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-containing derivatives of oreoselone

Bromination of peucedanin by various reagents was studied. Conditions for forming 2-(1,3-dibromopropan-2-ylidene)-2H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-3,7-dione were found. Several 2-aminofuranocoumarins were synthesized by reaction of 2-bromoreoselone with derivatives of pyrrolidine, piperidine, and piperazine. The new compounds were interesting as potential biologically active compounds. *For Part 2, see [1]. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 289–294, May–June, 2009.     

[1]Benzofuro[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyridine synthesis and coordination reactions

(E)-3-(1-Benzofuran-2-yl)propenoic acid (1) was prepared from 1-benzofuran-2-carbaldehyde under the Doebner’s conditions. The obtained acid was converted to the corresponding azide 2, which was cyclized by heating in diphenyl ether to [1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-1(2H)-one (3). This compound was aromatized with phosphorus oxychloride to chloroderivative 4 which was reduced with zinc and acetic acid to the title compound 5. [1]Benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-2-oxide (6) was synthesized by reaction of 5 with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in dichloromethane. Treatment of 6 with benzoyl chloride and potassium cyanide (Reissert-Henze reaction) was shown to produce the corresponding [1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-1-carbonitrile (7). The title compound was used for preparation of complexes Cu₂(ac)₄(bfp)₂ (8) and CoCl₂(bfp)₂ (9), where ac=CH₃CO₂⁻ and bfp=[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine. Both oxygen atom of carboxylate ions is used in the coordination to Cu(II). Thermal properties of the complexes 8 and 9 have been studied by TG and DTA and both complexes exhibited high thermal stability while complex 9 are thermally more stable than complex 8.     

Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydropyrano[2,3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyrazole Derivatives

In reaction of 2-(2-thienyl)- and 2-(2-furyl)acrylonitriles with 3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone in the presence of basic catalysts 4-thienyl- and 4-furyl derivatives of 3,5-dimethyl-1,7-diphenyl-4,8-dihydropyrano-[2,3-c, 5,6-c]dipyrazole were obtained.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2005, pp. 756–758.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Vasyun’kina, Bykova, Plotkin, Ramsh.     

Annelation of drotaverine by <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-quinones to form hydroxyindolo- and hydroxybenzindoloisoquinoline derivatives

1-(3, 4-Diethoxybenzyl)-6, 7-diethoxy-3, 4-dihydroisoquinoline (drotaverine, 1a) reacts with p-benzoquinone (2) and p-naphthoquinone (3) in nitromethane or during fusion to give 5-(3, 4-diethoxyphenyl)-7, 8-diethoxy-3-hydroxy-5a, 10, 11, 12-tetrahydroindolo[2, 1-a]isoquinoline (4) and 7-(3, 4-diethoxyphenyl)-9, 10-diethoxy-5-hydroxy-7a, 12, 13, 14-tetrahydrobenz[g]indolo[2, 1-a]isoquinoline (5), respectively. Compounds 4 and 5 are smoothly alkylated at the oxygen atom in the presence of bases. The structure of one alkylation product, viz., 3-allyloxy-5-(3, 4-diethoxyphenyl)-7, 8-diethoxy-5a, 10, 11, 12-tetrahydroindolo[2, 1-a]isoquinoline, was established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 761–769, March, 2005.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>]pyridine

(E)-3-{5-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furan-2-yl}propenoic acid (I) was prepared from 5-[3-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]furan-2-carbaldehyde under the Doebner’s conditions. The obtained acid was converted to the corresponding azide II, which was cyclized by heating in diphenyl ether to 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-4-one (III). This compound was aromatized with phosphorus oxychloride to chloroderivative IV which was reduced with H₂NNH₂-Pd/C to the title compound V. 2-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridin-5-oxide (VI) was synthesized by reaction of V with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in dichloromethane. On treatment of VI with benzoyl chloride and potassium cyanide (Reissert-Henze reaction), corresponding 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridine-1-carbonitrile (VII) resulted. 5-Amino-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furo[3,2-c]pyridin-5-ium-4-methylbenzene sulfonate (VIII) was prepared by direct N-amination of the title compound V with 1-[(aminooxy)sulfonyl]-4-methylbenzene in dichloromethane. Then, VIII was transformed to a non-isolated zwitterionic N-imid IX which afforded the corresponding furo[3,2-c]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine carboxylic acid esters X, XI by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with dimethyl but-2-ynedionate (DBD) or ethyl propiolate. The structures of all compounds were confirmed by their IR and NMR spectra. Presented at the 1st International Conference “Applied Natural Sciences” on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, 7–9 November 2007.     

Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazol-3-ylmethyl-, 1,3,4-Oxa-, and -Thiadiazol-2-ylmethyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-[1,2,3]-triazolo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]pyrimidinediones

Summary. 1-Carbethoxymethyl-4,6-dimethyl-1H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine-5,7(4H,6H)-dione was synthesized and treated with hydrazine hydrate to give the corresponding hydrazide. The latter hydrazide was treated either with phenylisothiocyanate or with carbon disulfide/alc. KOH to afford the corresponding thiosemicarbazide and oxadiazole derivatives. Alkylation of 2-mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazole with dimethyl sulfate or ethyl chloroacetate gave the corresponding 2-methylthio-, and 2-ethylthioglycolate derivatives. Formation of 1,3,4-thiadiazole, 5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, and 1,3,4-oxadiazole were carried out by treating of the latter thiosemicarbazide with conc. H₂SO₄, NaOH/HCl, and HgO. Treating of 5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole with ethyl chloroacetate afforded the thioglycolate ester. Hydrolysis of the latter with hydrazine hydrate afforded the hydrazide derivatives. Condensation of these hydrazides with monosaccharide aldoses gave the corresponding sugar hydrazones. The novel compounds were tested for antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus and showed moderate activities.