Synthesis and Electrochemical Oxidation of Nitriles of 4-Aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acids

Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the alkylation of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiolate with iodoacetamide or by a three-component synthesis by condensing 2-arylmethylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with 2-cyanothioacetamide in the presence of piperidine with subsequent reaction with iodoacetamide. Nitriles of 4-aryl-2-carbamoylmethylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acids were obtained by the dehydration of 6-hydroxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines or with a one-reactor three-component system from 2-cyano-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)thioacrylamide, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and iodoacetamide. The electrochemical oxidation of the synthesized nitriles was investigated and it was established that derivatives of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine as a rule are oxidized readily to the corresponding 1,4-dihydropyridines. A comparative analysis has been carried out of the ability of hydrogenated pyridines to be oxidized electrochemically depending on the electron-withdrawing properties of the substituents in the heterocycle.     

Synthesis, Cardiovascular Activity, and Electrochemical Oxidation of Nitriles of 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acid

Nitriles of 4-aryl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid have been obtained by the methylation of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates; of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of piperidine, and of a mixture of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro- and 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates with methyl iodide. One-pot multicomponent synthesis has also been used in the condensation of ethyl 2-arylmethyleneacetoacetate, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide; of ethyl acetoacetate, 3-aryl-2-cyanothioacrylamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide; and of ethyl acetoacetate, an aromatic aldehyde, 2-cyanothioacetamide, piperidine, and methyl iodide. The latter, a five-component method, takes place rapidly and under mild conditions, it is efficient (yields of 75-96%, economy of time, labour, and resources) and green (there is no need to synthesize lachrymators, such as 3-aryl-2-cyanothioacrylamides).The cardiovascular activity and the electrochemical oxidation of the synthesized 2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridines have been investigated. A comparative analysis has been carried out of the ability towards electrochemical oxidation as a function of the electronic properties of the substituent at position 4 of the heterocycle.     

Synthesis and Antiradical Activity of 5-Acetyl-2-alkylthio-4-aryl-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic Acid Nitriles

The alkylation of 3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones or the condensation of an aromatic aldehyde, cyanothioacetamide, acetylacetone, and methyl iodide in the presence of piperidine has given a series of novel 5-acetyl-2-alkylthio-4-aryl-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid nitriles. A compound was obtained from 3,5-di(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde in the molecule of which were combined the active part of the antioxidant ionol and a 1,4-dihydropyridine ring. It was found that, among the compounds synthesized, the highest antiradical activity occurred in a compound having two hydroxyl groups in the 4-phenyl substituent.     

Synthesis of ethoxycarbonyl-1,4- and -1,2-dihydropyridinecarboxylic acid amides

3-Carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine were obtained by cyclocondensation of 2-benzylideneacetoacetic ester with -aminocrotonic acid amide or anilides. In the alkylation of 4-phenyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid anilides the amido group is initially alkylated, after which the ring NH group is alkylated, while the thiocarbamoyl group is converted to a cyano group. Reduction of the pyridinium salts gave 3- and 5-carbamoyl derivatives of 4-phenyl-1,2,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-5- and -3-carboxylic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1665–1673, December, 1991.     

Three-Component Synthesis and Optical Properties of Nicotinic Acid Esters Containing Buta-1,3-dien-1,1,3-tricarbonitrile Fragment

Three-component synthesis of ethyl 4-aryl-2-methyl-5-cyano-6-(dicyanomethylidene)-1,6-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylates was developed consisting in the reaction of acetoacetic ester, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile dimer in the presence of sodium nitrite. Optical properties of synthesized compounds were investigated and it was demonstrated that they possessed intensive fluorescence in solution and in solid state with emission maxima in the yellow and green region of the visible light.     

Synthesis and properties of ethyl esters of some 1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acids

The oxidation of diethyl 1-methyl- or 1-aryl-2,6-dimethyl-4-aryl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylates with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of perchloric acid gave the perchlorates of the corresponding pyridinium ions, the reduction of which with NaBH₄ is a preparative method for the synthesis of diethyl esters of 1-substituted 2,6-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acids. Derivatives of the 5-carboxylic acid of the corresponding 1,2-dihydropyridine are formed by alkaline hydrolysis of these esters.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1225–1228, September, 1982.     

Synthesis of 3-amino-6-methyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives

The alkylation of piperidinium salts of substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiols with chloroacetonitrile or iodoacetamide gave 2-cyanomethylthio- and 2-carbamoylmethylthio-substituted 6-methyl-4-aryl(pyridyl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridines, which undergo intramolecular cyclization in basic media to give 3-amino-6-methyl-4-aryl(pyridyl)-5-ethoxycarbonyl-2-cyano(carbamoyl)-4,7-dihydrothieno[2,3-b]pyridines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 124–128, January, 1987.     

Synthesis of monosubstituted amides of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid

Monosubstituted amides of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid were obtained when acetoacetic acid anilide and 2-pyridylamide were used in place of acetoacetic ester in the Hantzsch synthesis.     

Methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate in the synthesis of heterocycles having a cyclopropyl substituent

Reactions of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with chloroacetone and ammonia, benzaldehyde and ammonia, and benzoquinone gave, respectively, methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate, dimethyl 2,6-dicyclopropyl-4-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate, and methyl 2-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxy-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate. Cyclization of methyl 3-cyclopropyl-3-oxopropanoate with ethyl chloro(arylhydrazono)ethanoates and other halohydrazones led to the formation of 3-substituted 1-aryl-5-cyclopropyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids, and 5-cyclopropyl-1-(quinolin-5-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid was obtained by reaction of the title compound with 5-azidoquinolines.     

Synthesis of 3-cyano-4-aryl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiones

The condensation of ethyl arylidenacetoacetate with cyanothioacetamide and of arylidenecyanothioacetamides with ethyl acetoacetate or of arylidenecyanothioacetamides with ethyl -aminocrotonate gave 3-cyano-4-aryl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiones. PMR spectroscopy showed that the 3-cyano-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiones are formed as a mixture of cis and trans isomers.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 95–102, January, 1985.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethylidene)-4-oxo-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic acids derivatives by recyclization of 5-arylfuran-2,3-diones under the action of cyanoacetic acid derivatives

Recyclization of 5-arylfuran-2,3-diones under the action of ethyl cyanoacetate or of malonic acid dinitrile resulting in the corresponding esters or nitriles of 2-amino-5-(2-aryl-2-oxoethylidene)-4-oxo-1Н-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic acids was investigated.     

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 1-(substituted-benzyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids and their 6,8-difluoro analogs

Alkylation of 6,7-difluoro-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester with substituted-benzyl chlorides gave 1-(substituted-benzyl)-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esters. Their treatment with piperazine or N-methylpiperazine in pyridine yielded 1-(substituted-benzyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(l-piperazinyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esters which were hydrolyzed with aqueous sodium hydroxide and then acidified with hydrochloric acid afforded the desired 1-(substituted-benzyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-iperazinyl)quinoline-3-carboxylic acids. The 6,8-difluoro analogs were prepared similarly using 6,7,8-trifluoro-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as a starting material. Some of these quinolones demonstrated fairly good antibacterial activities. Among them, 6-fluoro-1-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-1,4-dihydro-7-(1-iperazinyl)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ( 7d ) and 6,8-difluoro-1-(3-fluorophenylmethyl)-1,4-dihydro-7-(1-piperazinyl)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ( 8c ) are two of the best.     

1,4-Dihydropyridine-3,5-di-and 2-methyl-4-aryl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-3-carbothionic acid ethyl esters

Methods for the synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-di- and 4-aryl-5-oxo-4,5-dlhydro-1H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-3-carbothionic acid ethyl esters were developed. A comparative analysis of the physicochemical characteristics of this series of substances is given.Their reactivities in electrochemical and chemical oxidation reactions were studied. The electrochemical oxidation potentials of the thionic acid esters are found in a lower anodic range as compared with their oxygen analogs. According to the ionization constants, the thionic acid esters of 4,5-dihydroindenopyridines are stronger acids than the carbonyl esters; this is explained by participation of the free 3d orbitals of the sulfur atom in stabilization of the anion.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No.2, pp. 210–216, February, 1984.     

Synthesis and cytotoxic properties of derivatives of the tert-butyl ester of 7-alkylidene-3-methyl-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid

Sulfones of the tert-butyl esters of 7-arylmethylene-and 7-(2-furyl)methylene-3-methyl-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid were obtained by the condensation of the tert-butyl ester of 3-methyl-7-oxo-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid with arylmethylene-and 2-furylidenetriphenylphosphoranes and subsequent oxidation of the intermediate products by meta-chloroperbenzoic acid. The combination of the tert-butyl esters of 7E-bromomethylene-and 7,7-dibromomethylene-3-methyl-1,1-dioxo-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acids with trimethylsilylacetylene under conditions of the Sonogashira reaction gave the tert-butyl esters of 3-methyl-1,1-dioxo-7E-(3-trimethylsilyl-2-propynylidene)-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid and 3-methyl-1,1-dioxo-7-[1,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-pentadiyn-3-ylidene]-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid. The Vilsmeier reagent was used to incorporate the dimethylaminomethylene group at C-2 of the 7Z-and 7E-isomers of the tert-butyl ester of 7-(4-chlorophenyl)methylene-3-methyl-1,1-dioxo-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid. The cytotoxic properties of the derivatives of the tert-butyl ester of 7-alkylidene-3-methyl-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid in regard to cancer and normal cells in vitro depends on the structure and 7Z-or 7E-isomerism of the substituent in the 7-alkylidene group as well as the presence of a dimethylaminomethylene group at C-2 of the 3-cepheme system.     

A Novel Singlet Oxygen Reaction

Abstract— 1-Aryl-2-methyl-4,5-dihydropyrrol-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (a cyclic enamine) was observed to dehydrogenate to give 1-aryl-2-methyl-pyrrol-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester upon irradiation in the presence of oxygen and in the presence or absence of meso -tetraphenylporphine (TPP). N -Aryl cyclic amines were shown to be singlet oxygen sensitizers.     

Synthesis and oxidation of 2,6-dimethyl-3, 5-di(phenoxycarbonyl)-1,4-dihydropyridines

A number of new aryl esters of acetoacetic acid were obtained in the reaction of phenols with diketene in the presence of triethylamine. Reaction of the esters thus obtained with hexamethylenetetramine gave, for the first time, aryl esters of 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, the oxidation of which with chloranil gave the corresponding pyridines.     

The Mannich reaction in the synthesis of N,S-containing heterocycles 3. Unexpected direction of the aminomethylation reaction of N-methylmorpholinium 1-amino-2,4-dicyano-4-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3-butadienethiolate. One stage cascade synthesis of new derivatives of pyrido[1,2-<Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>][1,3,5]triazine

The interaction of N-methylmorpholinium 1-amino-2,4-dicyano-4-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3-butadienethiolate with primary amines and formaldehyde leads to the formation of ethyl esters of 7-cyano-6-thioxo-1,3,4,6-2H-pyrido[1,2-a][1,3,5]triazine-9-carboxylic acid in place of the expected derivatives of pyrido[2,1-b][1,3,5]thiadiazine. The structure of the ethyl ester of 7-cyano-3-phenyl-6-thioxo-1,3,4,6-2H-pyrido[1,2-a][1,3,5]triazine-9-carboxylic acid was demonstrated by X-ray structural analysis. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 1075–1081, July, 2007.     

Cyclopropanation of N-substituted 3-aryl-2-cyanoprop-2-enamides and derivatives of 5,5-Dimethyl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and 2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic acid with bromine-containing zinc enolates

Zinc enolates derived from 1-aryl-2,2-dibromoalkanones react with N-substituted 3-aryl-2-cyanoprop-2-enamides and 5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylic and 2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives to give, respectively, N-substituted 2-alkyl-3-aryl-2-aroyl-1-cyanocyclopropane-1-carboxamides, 6-(4-bromobenzoyl)-4,4,6-trimethyl-2-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and morpholide, and 1-alkyl-1-aroyl-2-oxo-1a,7b-dihydrocyclopropla[c]chromene-1a-carboxylic acids as a single geometric isomer. Treatment of 1-alkyl-1-aroyl-2-oxo-1a,7b-dihydrocyclopropa[c]chromene-1a-carboxylic acids with carboxylic acid anhydrides leads to the formation of the corresponding 9c-alkyl-1-aryl-3,4-dioxo-9b,9c-dihydro-2,5-dioxacyclopenta[2,3]cyclopropa[1,2-a]naphthalen-1-yl carboxylates.     

Three-component condensation in the synthesis of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-propyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione

Condensation of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and ethyl butyroylacetate results in 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-propyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione, whose further transformation affords the corresponding substituted 2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 173–175, January, 2000.     

Three-component condensation in the synthesis of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-propyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione

Condensation of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde with cyanothioacetamide and ethyl butyroylacetate results in 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-propyl-3,4-dihydropyridine-2(1H)-thione, whose further transformation affords the corresponding substituted 2-methylthio-1,4-dihydropyridine. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 173–175, January, 2000.