Heterocyclic Synthesis with Nitriles: Synthesis of Some New Thiophene,Pyridazine, Oxazine,Thiopyran, Pyrrole,and Pyrrolo[1,2‐b]pyridazine Derivatives

2‐Phenyl‐1,1,3‐tricyanopropene[α‐(cyanomethyl)benzylidene‐malononitrile] undergoes bromination with N‐bromosuccinimide (NBS) to afford 2‐phenyl‐1,1,3‐tricyano‐3‐bromopropene: [α(bromocyanomethyl)benzylidene malononitrile]. This bromo derivative undergoes reactions with sodium hydrogen sulfide, hydrazine hydrate, phenyl hydrazine, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, ethyl thioglycollate, urea derivatives, and cyanacetohydrazide to afford thiophene, 4H‐pyridazines, 4H‐oxazine and 4H‐thiopyran, N‐substituted pyrrole, and pyrrolo[1,2‐b]pyridazine derivatives respectively.     

Synthesis of Some New N‐Substituted Pyrroles,Pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazoline,and Diaza‐as‐indacene Derivatives

2‐Phenyl‐1,1,3‐tricyano‐3‐bromopropene 1 reacts with the aromatic amines 2a–f and 6a–c to afford the N‐substituted pyrroles 4a–d, the pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazoline derivatives 5a, b, and the diaza‐as‐indacene derivatives 7a–c and 8a–c, presumably via elimination of hydrogen bromide followed by cyclization of the formed acyclic intermediates. All structures are confirmed by analytical and spectral data.     

Novel Synthesis of N-Arylpyrrole,Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline,and Pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyridazine Derivatives

Phenacyl-malononitrile derivatives 1a,b react with dimethyl formamide dimethyl acetal (DMFDMA) in refluxing toluene to afford the enaminones 2a,b respectively. Compounds 2a and 2b react with the aromatic amines (aniline, p-toluidine, p-anisidine) in refluxing ethanol to afford the pyrroles 4a–f and with anthranilonitrile and methyl anthranilate to afford the pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolines 5a,b and 6a,b respectively. The pyrrole derivatives 4a–f react with hydrazine hydrate and phenyl hydrazine in refluxing ethanol to afford the pyrrolo[3,4-d] pyridazine derivatives 7a–f and 8a–f respectively.     

Synthesis and reactions of 3‐amino‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]‐quinazolin‐9‐one and 2‐hydrazino‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one

The reaction of 3‐N‐(2‐mercapto‐4‐oxo‐4H‐quinazolin‐3‐yl)acetamide ( 1 ) with hydrazine hydrate yielded 3‐amino‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolin‐9‐one ( 2 ). The reaction of 2 with o‐chlorobenzaldehyde and 2‐hydroxy‐naphthaldehyde gave the corresponding 3‐arylidene amino derivatives 3 and 4 , respectively. Condensation of 2 with 1‐nitroso‐2‐naphthol afforded the corresponding 3‐(2‐hydroxy‐naphthalen‐1‐yl‐diazenyl)‐2‐methyl‐3H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐b]quinazolin‐9‐one ( 5 ), which on subsequent reduction by SnCl₂ and HCl gave the hydrazino derivative 6. Reaction of 2 with phenyl isothiocyanate in refluxing ethanol yielded thiourea derivative 7. Ring closure of 7 subsequently cyclized on refluxing with phencyl bromide, oxalyl dichloride and chloroacetic acid afforded the corresponding thiazolidine derivatives 8, 9 and 10 , respectively. Reaction of 2‐mercapto‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 11 ) with hydrazine hydrate afforded 2‐hydrazino‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 12 ). The reactivity 12 towards carbon disulphide, acetyl acetone and ethyl acetoacetate gave 13, 14 and 15 , respectively. Condensation of 12 with isatin afforded 2‐[N‐(2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydroindol‐3‐ylidene)hydrazino]‐3‐phenylamino‐3H‐quinazolin‐4‐one ( 16 ). 2‐(4‐Oxo‐3‐phenylamino‐3,4‐dihydroquinazolin‐2‐ylamino)isoindole‐1,3‐dione ( 17 ) was synthesized by the reaction of 12 with phthalic anhydride. All isolated products were confirmed by their ir, ¹H nmr, ¹³C nmr and mass spectra.     

Attempts to prepare some 3-substituted azolo[1,2-x]azines,intermediates in the synthesis of azaaplysinopsin derivatives

Some 3-substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]azines 4a-d were prepared in low yields from the corresponding 2-methylpyridines 1a,b and pyrazine derivatives 1c,d by quaternization with methyl bromoacetate followed by treatment with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal. Ethyl 2-pyridinylacetate ( 5 ) and 2-pyridinylaceto-nitrile ( 6 ) were converted with 4-(2-bromo-1-dimethylaminoethylidene)-2-phenyl-5(4H)-oxazolone ( 9 ) into pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives 10 and 12 , intermediates in the synthesis of azaaplysinopsins.     

A Green Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazolin‐5(1H)‐one Derivatives in Ionic Liquids Catalyzed by Iodine

A series of 2,3,3a,4‐tetrahydro‐3a‐methylpyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazolin‐5(1H)‐one derivatives were synthesized by a reaction of 2‐aminobenzamide and 5‐chloropentan‐2‐one at 80 °C catalyzed by iodine in ionic liquid of [BMIm]Br. Compared with the other methods, this novel method has the advantages of milder reaction conditions, high yields, environmental benignity, and metal‐free catalyst.     

Facile Access to Benzothiazole‐Containing Pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinolines and Pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinolines via Nitrogen Ylides

Quinoline and isoquinoline react with 2‐(bromoacetyl)benzothiazole ( 1 ) in dry benzene to give the corresponding quinolinium and isoquinolinium salts 2 and 10 which undergo base‐mediated [3+2] 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition with some acetylene and ethylene derivatives to give the corresponding benzothiazole‐containing pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoline and pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline derivatives.     

A versatile synthesis of 4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxalines

The reaction of 1‐(2‐aminophenyl)pyrrole with aromatic or heteroaromatic aldehydes in ethanol and catalytic amounts of acetic acid leads to 4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxalines in high yields. When aliphatic aldehydes were used under the same conditions, a slow oxidation to the corresponding pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxalines can occur; the oxidation can be avoided by preparing in situ the 5‐acetyl derivatives of the 4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxalines.     

Efficient Synthesis of Pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline and Pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoline Derivatives via One‐pot Two‐step Metal‐catalyzed Three‐component Reactions

A sequential one‐pot two‐step reaction for efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline and pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoline derivatives in good yields has been successfully developed. The reaction included firstly Cu‐catalyzed three‐component reaction of isoquinoline (quinoline), acetylenedicarboxylate and alkynylbenzene and then Pd‐catalyzed intramolecular C(sp)‐C(sp²) coupling reaction of initially formed 1‐alkenyl‐2‐alkynyl‐1,2‐dihydroisoquinoline (1,2‐dihydroquinoline).     

Cationic and mesoionic 1,3‐thiazolo‐[3,2‐c]quinazoline derivatives

4‐Allylthio‐2‐arylquinazolines 4a–c undergo cyclization by action of bromine to furnish 5‐aryl‐3‐bromomethyl‐2,3‐dihydrothiazolo[3,2‐c]quinazolin‐4‐ium bromides 5a–c . Compounds 5a–c undergo ring opening by action of water under acid catalysis to afford the corresponding dibromide derivatives 6a–c . Bromination of 3‐allyl‐2‐aryl‐4(3H)quinazolinethiones 7a–c leads to 5‐aryl‐2‐bromomethyl‐2,3‐dihydrothiazolo[3,2‐c]quinazolin‐4‐ium bromides 8a–c . However, anhydro‐3‐hydroxy‐5‐aryl‐1,3‐thiazolo[3,2‐c]quinazolin‐4‐ium hydroxide 10a–c were prepared by the cyclodehydration of the corresponding thioglycolic acids 9a–c with Ac₂O. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:576–580, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10148     

One‐Pot Synthesis of Novel Pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline‐4(5H)‐ones Using Benzene‐1,2‐diamine,Acetylenedicarboxylates, and β‐Nitrostyrene Derivatives

The reaction between a variety of o‐phenylenediamines (=benzene‐1,2‐diamines), dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, and derivatives of nitrostyrene (=(E)‐(2‐nitroethenyl)benzene) in the presence of sulfamic acid (SA; H₃NSO₃) as catalyst led to the corresponding pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline‐4(5H)‐one derivatives in high yields.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Pyrrole Heterocyclic Systems Bearing Amino Acid Units: Novel Pyrrol‐3‐ones,Pyrrolo[1,2‐a][3,1]benzoxazines,and Pyrrolo[2,1‐b][1,3]oxazoles

Furan‐3‐one derivatives 1 were converted into 2‐hydroxy‐pyrrole‐3‐ones 4 by reacting with various α‐ and β‐amino acids. In contrast, the reaction of furan‐3‐ones and 1‐aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid afforded spiro‐pyrrolo[2,1‐b][1,3]oxazoles 5 via the pyrrole‐3‐one intermediate under the same reaction conditions. Some of 2‐hydroxy‐pyrrole‐3‐ones 3 derived from anthranilic acids were transformed to pyrrolo[1,2‐a][3,1]benzoxazines via intramolecular esterification.     

An efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazolin‐5(1H)‐one derivatives with the aid of low‐valent titanium reagent

A short and facile synthesis of 2,3,3a,4‐tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazolin‐5(1H)‐ones and 2,3,3a,4‐tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinazoline‐1,5‐diones in good yields via the novel reductive cyclization of 2‐nitrobenzamides with haloketones or 4‐oxopentanoic acid promoted by low‐valent titanium reagent is described. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Synthesis and reactions of 11H‐benzo[b]pyrano[3,2‐f]indolizines an pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]pyrano[3,2‐c]quinolines

2‐Methyl‐3H‐indoles 1 cyclize with two equivalents of ethyl malonate 2 to form 4‐hydroxy‐11H‐benzo[b]pyrano[3,2‐f]indolizin‐2,5‐diones 3, whereas 2‐mefhyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐indoles 9 give under similar conditions regioisomer 8‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl‐4,5‐dihydro‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]pyrano[3,2‐c]quinolin‐7,10‐diones 10 . The pyrone rings of 3 and 9 can be cleaved either by alkaline hydrolysis to give 7‐acetyl‐8‐hydroxy‐10H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]indol‐6‐ones 4 or 5‐acetyl‐6‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo‐[3,2,1‐ij]quinolin‐4‐ones 11 , respectively. Chlorination of 3 and 9 with sulfurylchloride gives under subsequent ring opening 7‐dichloroacetyl‐8‐hydroxy‐10H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]indol‐6‐ones 5 or 5‐dichloracetyl‐6‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinolin‐4‐ones 12 . The dichloroacetyl group of 5 can be reduced with zinc to 7‐acetyl‐8‐hydroxy‐10H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]indol‐6‐ones 7. Treatment of the acetyl compounds 4, 7 and 11 with 90% sulfuric acid cleaves the acetyl group and yields 8‐hydroxy‐10H‐pyrido[1,2‐a]‐indol‐6‐ones 6 and 8 , and 6‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinolin‐4‐ones 13 . Reaction of dichloroacetyl compounds 12 with sodium azide yields 6‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐5‐(1H‐tetrazol‐5‐ylcarbonyl)‐1,2‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo[3,2,1‐ij]quinolin‐4‐ones 14 via intermediate geminal diazides.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. An additional reaction mechanism via an aziridine intermediate

The reaction of the 2-substituted 6-chloroquinoxaline 4-oxides 1a or 1b with 2-fold molar amount of methyl propiolate resulted in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction to give 8-chloro-1,3-bismethoxycarbonyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline 4a or 8-chloro-1,3-bismethoxycarbonyl-4-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrrolo-[1,2-a]quinoxaline 4b , respectively. Compound 4a or 4b was transformed into 8-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline 5a or 8-chloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline 5b , respectively. The structure of 4a,b was confirmed by the NOE measurement among the C₁ -H , C ₂-H and C ₉-H proton signals of 5a,b . An additional reaction mechanism was proposed for the ring transformation of isoxazolo[2,3-a]quinoxalines into pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines.     

Chemoselective C(sp3)?H Bond Activation for the Preparation of Condensed N‐Heterocycles

Condensed N‐heterocycles were prepared by using C? H activation reactions catalyzed by Pd(OAc)₂ (5 mol %) and (p‐tolyl)₃P (10 mol %). The key step of these ring closures is chemoselective intramolecular C? H activation of the methyl group at position 2 of the pyrrole ring. Functionalized 9H‐pyrrolo[1,2‐a]indoles and pyrrolo[1,2‐f]phenanthridine derivatives were prepared in good yields. The preparation of some complex N‐heterocycles by using successive reactions is also described.     

Reaction of 2-aminobenzamide analogs and 2-aminothiophenol with ethyl 3-ethoxymethylene-2,4-dioxovalerate. Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinazoline and pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzothiazoline derivatives

The reaction of ethyl 3-ethoymethylene-2,4-dioxovalerate (EMDV) ( 1 ) with 2-aminobenzamide ( 2 ), 2-aminobenzthioamide ( 3 ), 2-aminobenzmethylamide ( 4 ) and 3-amino-2-methyl- or phenylpyrazole-4-carbox-amides ( 6 and 7 ) produced ethyl 3-aminomethylene-2,4-dioxovalerates ( 10, 15, 16, 18 and 19 ), which led to pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline-1,5-diones ( 11, 22 and 23 ) and pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyrimidine-1,5-diones ( 24 and 25 ) under the acidic condition, respectively. Analogously, 2-aminothiophenol reacted with 1 to give 21 , which was subsequently derived to pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzothiazolin-l-one ( 26 ) under the neutral condition. Furthermore, we prepared the heterocyclic steroidal molecules ( 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51 ) by condensation of 11 and 26 with hydrazine, methylhydrazine and phenylhydrazine.     

Synthesis and reactivity of some imidazo‐, triazolo‐ and tetrazolo‐isoquinoline derivatives

1‐Acetylirrüno‐3‐methyl‐1H‐isochromene‐4‐carbonitrile, 1 , reacts with glycine ethyl ester under basic conditions to give an imidazo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline derivative, while reaction with hydrazine hydrate in 1,4‐dioxane, with further chemistry, provides access to [1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐a]isoquinoline, [1,2,4]triazolo[3,4‐a]isoquinoline and tetrazolo[5,1‐a]isoquinoline analogs. Benzene ring nitration and radical bromination of substituent methyl groups were investigated in the four tricycles, with some different positional reactivities being found. Two bromomethyl derivatives so produced were oxidised; ethyl 2‐bromomethyl‐6‐cyano‐5‐methylimidazo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline‐3‐carboxylate gave the anticipated ethyl 6‐cyano‐2‐formyl‐5‐methylimidazo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline‐3‐carboxylate (which reacted further with hydrazine to form a new system, 8,9‐dihydro‐6‐methyl‐8‐oxopyridazino[4′,5′:4,5]imidazo[2,1‐a]isoquinoline‐5‐carbonitrile), while 5‐bromomethyl‐2‐methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐a]isoquinoline‐6‐carbonitrile unexpectedly gave directly another new system, 5,6‐dihydro‐5‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐7H‐pyrrolo[3,4‐c][1,2,4]triazolo[5,1‐a]isoquinolin‐7‐one.     

Synthesis of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines

Several 1 1-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines have been used as starting material to prepare a number of derivatives of 9H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines and 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines. The imidazole nucleus was built by reaction of amidines with ethyl bromopyruvate or aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal. Several derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine have been prepared by formylation of the pyrrole ring followed by formation of thioamides. Condensation of 11-amino-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate afforded intermediate diesters which were transformed into the corresponding 10H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]-benzodiazepines.     

5,6-Dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid diethyl ester,an useful synthon for the synthesis of new polycyclic nitrogen systems of pharmacological interest

This report describes the synthesis of derivatives of two nitrogen tetracyclic ring systems, respectively 9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine and spiro[piperidine-4,4′-[4H]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]-benzodiazepine], by the use of the diethyl ester of 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid as a synthon. This compound was obtained by condensation of 1-(2-aminomethylphenyl)-1H-pyrrole with diethyl 1,3-acetonedicarboxylate in acid medium. Pyrimidopyrrolobenzodiazepine derivatives were obtained by treating either the pyrrolobenzodiazepine 4,4-diacetate or the related 4-methyl-4-acetate with phenylisocyanate in boiling diethyl ether in the presence of sodium metal. The structure of 12,13-dihydro-11,13-dioxo-12-phenyl-9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, a product formed by loss of an acetate unit when 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetate, sodium metal and phenyl-isocyanate reacted in boiling xylene, was proved by catalytic reduction to 11,13-dioxo-12-phenyl-12,13,14,14a-tetrahydro-9H,11H-pyrimido[4,3-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, which was synthesized by unambiguous pathway via 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4-acetate. The 2,6-dioxospiro[piperidine-4,4′-[4H]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine] derivatives were synthesized from the N-BOC derivative of 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-4,4-diacetic acid diethyl ester, by hydrolysis followed by treatment with 2 equivalents of 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and then with aniline or benzylamine. Removal of BOC from the N-phenyl-2,6-dioxopiperidine derivative was obtained by heating the related spiroderivative in toluene in the presence of p-toluenesulphonic acid. Similar reaction failed when the N-benzyl-2,6-dioxopiperidine analog was used as substrate.